Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement (TV 1996)

Detective Tennison investigates a seemingly straightforward drug murder that she believes is linked to a smugly smooth crime boss.

Director:

Philip Davis

Writer:

Guy Andrews

Stars:

Helen Mirren, David O'Hara, Julia Lane

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Helen Mirren	...	Jane Tennison
David O'Hara	...	DS Rankine
Julia Lane	...	DI Devanney
John Brobbey	...	DC Henry Adeliyeka
John McArdle	...	DCS Ballinger
Steven Mackintosh	...	The Street
Ray Emmet Brown	...	Michael Johns
Joseph Jacobs	...	Campbell Lafferty
David Norman	...	Tony Rice (as Dave Norman)
Martin Ronan	...	DS Pardy
Antony Audenshaw	...	DC Growse
Anne Hornby	...	DC Skinner
Gabrielle Reidy	...	Noreen Lafferty
Marsha Thomason	...	Janice Lafferty
Joe Speare	...	Radio

Storyline

Tennison on a new beat investigates the killing of a drug runner, with the runner's employer, "The Street," as her prime suspect. Meanwhile, The Street is conducting his own investigation into the killing, with the help of his team of hoodlums and his vicious Rottweilers. And as Tennison rankles that her subordinates accuse her of sleeping her way to the top, she begins an affair with her married supervisor.

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Plot Keywords:

rottweiler | prime suspect | detective | morgue | manchester england | 

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

PBS/Masterpiece Theatre

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 February 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Heißer Verdacht: Tödliche Verstrickung

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Granada Television, WGBH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

200 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Superintendent Jane Tennison: And Henry, don't call me ma'am. Call me boss, gov, anything but ma'am.

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Connections

Followed by Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (2003)

User Reviews

Tennison anyone?

"Prime Suspect 4" continues the exploits of the inscrutable and dogged seeker of truth and justice, Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison; the first of three miniseries (PS4, PS5, & PS6) with the notable absence of founding writer Lynda La Plante from the credits. Imbued with the same gritty reality of the first three series, the second three series pit Tennison against the forces of evil while coping with middle age, loneliness, indiscretions, a host of personal and professional problems, and resolutions which are sometimes less than ideal. PS4 conjures two stories while PS5 & PS6 are single stories which find Tennison seeking justice on behalf of the brutally wronged while waging war against institutions which are willing to sacrifice the interests of her victims for those of a greater good. In other words, to prevail, Tennison must overcome both evil and good forces, something which makes the always gray scenarios of the PS series yet grayer and the Tennison wars as much a matter of principle as of finding murderers. Very good stuff which only gets better from series to series. (B+)