Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement (1996) (TV)

Director:

Philip Davis

Writer:

Guy Andrews (written by)

Release Date:

9 February 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Rottweiler | Detective | Prime Suspect | Hospital | Love Affair

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

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

Runtime:

200 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Granada Television

Quotes:

Superintendent Jane Tennison: Listen, I don't know what you've heard about me, but, ehm...
DCS Ballinger: What have I heard?
Superintendent Jane Tennison: "That bloody Jane Tennison, she'll be storming into your nick, the balls of your best officers trailing from her jaws, spraying people with claret, calling people Masons, threatening resignation..." Well, I... I just wanted to tell you I'm not a complete maniac.
DCS Ballinger: Aren't you? How disappointing.

Movie Connections:

References Natural Born Killers (1994)

Good thriller, terrific performances by O'Hara and Mackintosh

This was the only Prime Suspect movie I saw. The story was good and very intense. Its main attractions are the phenomenal, awesome David O'Hara, a great actor in a good-cop character, and Steven Mackintosh, who was electrifying as a psycho drug dealer. But to put as great an actress as Helen Mirren in that PITIFUL character was just very sad. I don't know who came up with that character, but Tennison's errors of judgment were so lame and plenty that the character herself made me awfully embarrassed of being female. If male chauvinists ever need a proof positive that women ARE the inferior gender, they should look no further. A person like that can't be trusted with boiling an egg, let alone superintending in the PD. If you want to see Mirren in a role worthy of her talent, AND another mesmerizing performance by David O'Hara, go see "Some Mother's Son". But don't get me wrong: this is absolutely worth seeing!