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Overview

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Director:
Christopher Menaul
Writer:
Lynda La Plante (written by)
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Release Date:
23 January 1992 (USA) more
Plot:
A female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
11 wins & 6 nominations more
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(10 articles)
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Marvelous Near to Life Cold Blooded British Cop Film more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mobil Masterpiece Theatre: Prime Suspect (USA) (pre-release title)
Prime Suspect 1
Prime Suspect 1: A Price to Pay (Europe) (DVD title)
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Runtime:
207 min (2 parts)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo

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Trivia:
Lynda La Plante made this film after watching reality-TV crime shows. After calling Scotland Yard and learning that there were only four female DCIs, she interviewed one of them (Jackie Malton), who impressed her so much that La Plante decided to base the plot on Malton's experiences during her career. more
Quotes:
DI Frank Burkin: How'd the interview go?
DCI Jane Tennison: E D Williams is a 35 year old with history of a mental disorder who has a passion for watching trains at *Euston* station. Now either Sergeant Otley need his friggin' head seen to or he's sending me on a wild goose chase around London!
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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Marvelous Near to Life Cold Blooded British Cop Film, 5 July 2003
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Author: Samuel Cohen from Israel

What is excellant about this TV-Movie is that there are so many loose ends. We Do Not know if the Prime Suspect is guilty or not. This Happens in true life situations. We have Police Harassment and many Realistic Human situations. Enjoyable and Interesting. I watched DVD Version. Even DCI Jane Tennison is not perfect and makes human errors! Sam C.

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