Prime Suspect 1 | Helen Mirren, John Benfield | Cold. Steely. Ruthless. Ambitious.

Prime Suspect 1 | Helen Mirren, John Benfield | Great serie with a wonderfull actress

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Prime Suspect 1

	Prime Suspect 1 Helen Mirren, John Benfield Starz / Anchor Bay, 1997 average customer review:based on 42 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Cold. Steely. Ruthless. Ambitious.

In a typically understated British fashion, Prime Suspect delivers excellent performances by an edgy, raucous cast of locker-room cops and a steely-eyed, ambitious female Detective Chief Inspector (DCI), Tennison. She is cold and analytical, difficult to warm up to. Yet the plot works as she is pitted against a cadre of wary, cocky, antagonistic, young detectives in a race against the clock.

A prostitute has been brutally beaten and killed. Marlow is the prime suspect in the murder investigation. He remains the prime suspect throughout, and the viwer joins th einvestigation team to find other suspects. Undermined from within at every turn, DCI Tennison remains stubbornly resilient and determined to lead her unruly bunch of detectives through the painstaking process of solid detective work to solve this difficult case.

Somehow it all works marvelously well and the viewer is left to hoist a toast to the modern-day Miss Marple, "Here, here!" Quite so.

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Great serie with a wonderfull actress

I'm a fan of misteries and detectives series and the British series are the best. This one is incredible with the DCI Jane Tennison seeking not only for the killer but also for a recognition for her job and good performance, since she is the only female DCI in a place when man are used to rule. Helen Mirren is perfect for the role.

Great series - poor DVD

This is more of a review for people that loved the series Prime Suspet and are thinking about purchasing the dvd. The series is fantastic, but the dvds available in the US are quite poor quality. There are weird artifacts in the images as a result of poor compression rate, etc. If you want to get good high-quality dvds of this series you're better off ordering them from the UK (amazon.co.uk has them), but make sure your dvd player can play Region 2 dvds!

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Classic mystery, no major flaws

I think the serial killer plot has been done to death, but back when the Prime Suspect series started, it didn't seem tired.

It was very enjoyable to see this program again, so long after it was on television. My only complaint is that it is a bit too long. I think the editing could be tighter. But the plot and the acting can't be faulted.

As all the men on the detective squad are so "shocked" at a woman being put in charge of an investigation -- this aspect of the movie seems very dated now.

Contrary to another reviewer, I found the DVD quality very good. This was made for TV and one cannot expect the same vivid image of a theatrical feature. Two dual-layer discs for a 210 minute program certainly provides sufficient data rate.

Personally, I don't think this has good replay value, unless you intend to wait another ten years to watch it again. As such, the product seems overpriced to me. This is probably a better candidate for a rental.

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Prime Suspect Series

Helen Mirren is a professional work of art in herself. I am the proud owner of the Prime Suspect series 1 through 6 and have just caught up with No. 1 thanks to prompt delivery courtesy of Amazon.
It has been some time since I have seen No.1 but I wasn't dissapointed and thoroughly enjoyed the interplay between the characters culminating in the final courtroom scene. How did it go down??? Look and see

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