Product Description

The Prime Suspect - Complete Collection box set provides a full retrospective of the hard-hitting detective dramas that introduced us to DCI Jane Tennison.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15981 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-11-06
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 10
• Dimensions: 1.13 pounds
• Running time: 1402 minutes

DVD Description

The Prime Suspect – Complete Collection box set contains 10 discs and includes all episodes from the award-winning show's seven series. Alongside Tom Bell, Helen Mirren stars in the cop drama series as the hard-edged, chain-smoking Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison; she is later promoted to Detective Superintendent. In addition to dealing with the gritty day-to-day cases Tennison has to solve--involving serial killers, rapists and child abusers--the drama also delves into her personal battles, including her marriage problems and struggle with alcoholism. As an on-going sub-plot, Prime Suspect raises the issue of sexual discrimination in the workforce, as Tennison faces the enduring battle of forging a career in this very male-dominated profession. Created by Lynda La Plante, the show was first broadcast in 1991.

Synopsis

The Prime Suspect – Complete Collection box set provides a full retrospective of the hard-hitting detective dramas that introduced us to DCI Jane Tennison.

Customer Reviews

Top TV Drama
With the unsurpassable Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, battling her demons through 7 episodes of one of the best cop series ever made. Mirren's acting is quite breathtaking; moving, authentic and gritty. Throughout she is aided by excellent casts, the plots are believable and gripping. Truly top class, with not a dud amongst them.
My only niggle is the relatively high price of the box set, which costs about as much as purchasing the 7 episodes separately.

Quality acting and drama from all concerned!
I have just finished watching this set. I had seen some early episodes originally but watched all again. It is almost a bit "Lost on Mars" as the early series now do seem dated or rather perfectly portraying that time - the early 1990s. I found myself watching the clothes of DCI Tennison and of course the ageing of her in her character with all the trials and tribulations faced by a woman in the police force and in her personal life. She is a demanding , admirable yet imperfect character and it is heart wrenching to see the last episode when retirement beckons. Absolutely fantastic performance by Helen Mirren and of course the rest who make their characters just so believable!

British police drama at its very best
There are those that see Helen Mirren as their mother and there are others that seriously fancy her... hopefully those that do both are in a small group on their own...

This is truly Police Drama at its best. No Hollywood explosions, or tanned/musclebound/siliconed actors, simply gritty drama that feels as real as it can get. The plots are gripping and not plagued by too many Dickensian twists or coincidences. The actors are a combination of the famous and the not so famous, some indeed went on to bigger things at a later date. Sometimes Jane does not get her man and sometimes the obvious suspect (hence title) turns out to be the killer, however the path to get there, even at some of the 3.5 hour films keeps you riveted to the end.

You want proof? Watch the very first one. The eventual culprit can outcreep Hannibal Lecter any day...

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