Prime Suspect 1 | 
 enlarge | Director: Christopher Menaul
Actors: Helen Mirren, John Benfield, Tom Bell, John Bowe, Zoë Wanamaker
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 6131
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 208 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: D92020D
ISBN: 0783123574
UPC: 026359202025
EAN: 9780783123578
ASIN: B0000AYJV5
Theatrical Release Date: January 23, 1992
Release Date: October 14, 2003
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Condition: Brand new factory sealed, gift giving condition
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Helen Mirren's Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison, the only female DCI on an old boy's club London homicide squad, is like a phantom lurking around the edges of the action while the men rush through their latest murder case, joshing and winking in the kind of male camaraderie the cop genre has celebrated for decades. When DCI Shefford dies of a sudden heart attack, Tennison demands to take over. Despite her superintendent's resistance ("Give her this case and she'll start expecting more."), she becomes the squad's first woman to head a murder investigation. Scrutinized at every moment by her superior officers, Tennison is faced with a case that spirals out from a single murder to a serial spree, a second-in-command who undermines her authority and her investigation at every turn, a team resistant to taking orders from a woman, and a private life unraveling due to her professional diligence. Lynda La Plant's script is a compelling thriller riddled with ambiguity that turns dead ends, blind alleys, and the mundane legwork of real-life cops into fascinating details. Mirren commands the role of Tennison with authority, intelligence, and a touch of overachieving desperation. Superb performances, excellent writing, and understated direction make this BBC miniseries one of the most involving mysteries in years. Look for future British stars Ralph Fiennes and Tom Wilkinson in supporting roles. --Sean Axmaker
Product Description
Helen Mirren (Teaching Mrs. Tingle/Gosford Park) introduces the character of Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison in the first of the series PRIME SUSPECT which aired on PBS in January 1992. There will be five series in all with a sixth currently set to air in the summer of 2004. When a young woman is found brutally murdered and the DCI in charge is unable to take up the case it is passed to Jane Tennison the first female DCI to handle such responsibility. Between a slippery suspect and resistance from her team of detectives Tennison has her hands full. But she's got the strength to take on them all.Running Time: 208 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 026359202025
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 Prime Suspect 1 August 28, 2008
cwallace (crown point, In)
Ordered this for my mom. Shipping was very fast. She loves the series. Have now purchased 1 thru 4-only three more to go!
Helen Mirren Rocks August 8, 2008
Forensic Fan (Texas, USA)
Storytelling at it's finest. Helen Mirren's performance in Prime Suspect was the springboard for Kyra Sedgewick's "Closer" and Holly Hunter's "Saving Grace". The first lady of this genre.
Prime Suspect 1 June 26, 2008
Ann (Milwaukee Wi USA)
I was very satisfied with the movie there was nothing wrong with it no skips or errors in the movie. It was mailed to me very fast. I was completely satisfied with my whole order.
Ann
Milwaukee Wi. USA
Engaging June 16, 2008
Nilmar (New York)
Helen Mirren has to be one of the greatest actresses I've ever seen. A compelling, riveting story which completely engages you, this is the first segment of a multi-part series made over many years. The series follows the heroine of the story, the first female police inspector to run a homicide unit, on the one hand contending with an overtly hostile "old boys club" , an idiot self centered live-in boyfriend, an unsupportive boss and a baby faced, likable serial killer.........and to add to her troubles she's got a tiny little drinking problem on the scale of "Godzilla has foot odor", all done in an understated, stiff upper lip, wry British humor style. A must have for any video collection. Highly recommended.
Gritty Crime Drama.... May 19, 2008
D. S. Thurlow (Alaska)
1992's "Prime Suspect 1" matches up superb British actress Helen Mirren with her signature role as tough, ambitious and flawed Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison. In this, the opening production of what became a long-running series on PBS, DCI Tennison gets her big break when the lead DCI on a rape and murder cased dies of a heart attack. Tennison convinces her reluctant boss to let her take over the case but she must face down resistance from the boys club murder squad.
The story itself is an intriguing and gritty murder mystery that becomes more complicated in each of its four component episodes. What seemed like a basic rape/murder is complicated by the discovery of an additional body and the possibility that both murders, and others, may be the work of a serial killer. The investigation is hindered by a inside cover-up to protect the original investigating officer, and by a lack of definitive evidence. Tennison and her crew must sort through a frustrating series of red herrings and blind alleys to get to the truth. The writers of this production were wildly successful in maintaining the suspense to the very end.
DCI Tennison is a highly capable police officer but distinctly a flawed hero. She is smart, persistent, and empathetic with the victims in the case. She is prepared to overturn every available rock to find the killer, but only her skill in office politics keeps her from being taken off the case when she steps on toes within the department. Her relentless drive and ambition cause her to slight her relationships with her live-in boyfriend (Tom Wilkinson) and her family. Her ruthlessness in solving the case takes her right to the limit of the law and perhaps a bit more, while her heavy drinking and smoking foreshadow future health problems.
"Prime Suspect 1" is very highly recommended as a superb British police procedural and as the opening act in a long-running and very successful crime drama series.
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