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Prime Suspect: Scent of Darkness (1995) (TV)
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Writer:
Guy Hibbert (writer)
Release Date:
15 May 1995 (UK)
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Plot:
A series of brutal sex murders disturbingly similar to the pattern of Superintendent Jane Tennison's first major case leads to the awful suggestion that she may have caught the wrong man the first time. full summary | full synopsis
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Won Primetime Emmy.
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Let down by story and lead
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Cast
(in credits order) | Helen Mirren | ... | Supt. Jane Tennison |
 | Scott Neal | ... | Geoff |
| Marc Warren | ... | DC Andy Dyson |
| Stephen Boxer | ... | Supt. David Thorndike |
 | Stuart Wilson | ... | Dr. Patrick Schofield |
| Penelope Beaumont | ... | Dr. Elizabeth Bramwell |
| John Benfield | ... | Chief Supt. Kernan |
| Glen Berry | ... | Wayne |
 | Christopher Fulford | ... | DCI Tom Mitchell |
| Richard Hawley | ... | DI Richard Haskons |
| Alan Leith | ... | Supt. Howell |
| Antony Byrne | ... | DC Jason Headley |
| Tim Woodward | ... | George Marlow |
| Joseph Kpobie | ... | Al |
| Joyce Redman | ... | Doris Marlow |
| David Ryall | ... | Oscar Bream |
| Pip Donaghy | ... | Len Sheldon |
| Linda Henry | ... | Forensic Scientist |
| Elaine Lordan | ... | Shop assistant |
| Hugh Simon | ... | Chief Inspector Finlay |
| Christopher Ashley | ... | Antony Bramwell |
| Ray Fearon | ... | Mark Whitehouse |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Karen Salt | ... | Kate |
| Zoë Wanamaker | ... | Moyra Henson (in photograph) (uncredited) |
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| Paul Marcus | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Guy Hibbert | writer | |
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| Rebecca Eaton | .... | executive producer: USA | |
| Sally Head | .... | executive producer | |
| Brian Park | .... | producer | |
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| Stephen Warbeck | |||
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| David Odd | |||
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| Edward Mansell | |||
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| Doreen Jones | |||
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| Chris Truelove | |||
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| Iain Andrews | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Colin Ware | .... | prosthetic makeup designer | |
Sound Department | |||
| Nick Steer | .... | sound recordist | |
Editorial Department | |||
| David Boyle | .... | assistant film editor | |
| Chris Clarkson | .... | assistant film editor | |
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- Granada (1995) (worldwide) (DVD)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
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USA:105 min
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Nicely filmed and well acted, it has a lot of tension and suspense and is gripping. But Tennison is such a dragon that it's hard to sympathise with her, as she insults everyone around her and never apologises for her mistakes. Despite her detestable nature, Tennison never seems to get her comeuppance nor does she get put in her place.
Another let down is the story which, though gripping, is rather predictable in some respects and very difficult to believe in others. One never feels that one is getting anywhere by watching the story and feels that instead one is at the whim of the author, who himself probably hadn't thought up the ending till writing it. The attempt at introducing suspense by introducing some time pressure fails rather.
There is some comical garbled shouting exchanged by some officers, which is quite amusing. It's also worth noting that there's a large amount of smoking, especially by today's standards.
Overall not bad, but not good either. The main character is too hard to like and the story (especially the conclusion) too ridiculous.