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After a colleague suffers a near-fatal heart attack, Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison takes over an investigation into the murder of Delia Mornay, a young prostitute. The case is challenging enough in its own right, since Jane quickly determines that there is very little tangible evidence against the main suspect, an ex-convict. Worse, however, she suspects there is a cover-up going on in her department, where her male team of investigators isn't making a secret of their displeasure to be working for a woman. After a second body is discovered, what started as a single murder inquiry turns into an investigation stretching back over 10 years, forcing Jane to devote every waking hour to the case and taking a toll on her home life with her recently divorced live-in lover, Peter Rawlins.
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Helen Mirren is at the peak of her towering powers in the concluding season of Prime Suspect, wherein Jane Tennison delivers her final bow in a wistful finale that will satisfy fans of the iconic character.
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Melanie McFarland
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The simplest compliment we can give this profoundly stunning performance matches this chapter's finality: She is perfect.
Apr 12, 2019
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Mike Hale
New York Times
Through the ups and downs of a show that spread its handful of episodes across 15 years, Helen Mirren gave a performance that was a small miracle of depth, restraint and, perhaps above all, consistency.
Apr 12, 2019
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Matthew Gilbert
Boston Globe
As a woman bitterly sliding into oblivion, Mirren is a miracle of shrewd and yet intuitive acting. She bids farewell to TV's most unsweetened female detective with breathtaking, devastating pathos.
Apr 12, 2019
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Robert P. Laurence
San Diego Union-Tribune
Helen Mirren has played Tennison since the occasional British crime series began its PBS run in 1992, and if anybody has given a more intense and satisfying dramatic performance as the same character over such a stretch of time, I don't remember it.
Rated: 4/4
Apr 12, 2019
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Tom Gliatto
People Magazine
Over the years, the show has evolved into more of a virtuoso showcase for Mirren. She thunders through the role like a 12-fingered pianist on a caffeine buzz.
Apr 12, 2019
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Stuart Galbraith
DVDTalk.com
The Final Act is generally excellent and Mirren, not surprisingly, is superb.
Rated: 4.5/5
Apr 12, 2019
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this entire series is truly a masterful character study starring the unflinching helen mirren. i wish i had time to write a review for each season but alas, you'll have to accept my review that every season is a delectable treat.
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Episode 1
Aired Oct 15, 2006
The Final Act
While dealing with her alcoholism and the death of her father (Frank Finlay), Tennison solves the case of a murdered teenage girl before retiring.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 22, 2006
The Final Act
As the truth about Sallie's death emerges, the search for her killer ends in a shattering confrontation.
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