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8.5/10   616 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Lynda La Plante (written by)
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Release Date:
28 April 1994 (USA) more
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Plot:
Assigned to a Vice squad, Detective Jane Tennison investigates a child murder and discovers a sinister link to the police. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations more
User Reviews:
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Helen Mirren ... DCI Jane Tennison
Peter Capaldi ... Vera Reynolds

Michael Shannon ... Jake Hunter (as Michael J. Shannon)
Greg Saunders ... Connie

David Thewlis ... James Jackson

Danny Dyer ... Martin Fletcher
Tom Bell ... Sgt. Bill Otley
Richard Rees ... Mike Chow
Terrence Hardiman ... Commander Chiswick

Mark Strong ... Insp. Larry Hall
Karen Tomlin ... WPC Norma Hastings

Struan Rodger ... Supt. Halliday
Liza Sadovy ... WPC Kathy Bibby
John Benfield ... Chief Supt. Kernan
Stephen Boxer ... Supt. Thorndike
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Prime Suspect 3: The Keeper of Souls (Europe) (DVD title)
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Runtime:
207 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Trivia:
At the beginning of the film, in his lecture, Jake says something to the effect of, all known serial killers are male - with exception to a recent case in the United States. It is likely he is referring to Aileen Wuornos, who was arrested and charged in 1992 for murdering seven men. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Parker-Jones walks into the police station, he is alone, but after the interrogation room door is closed, his lawyer suddenly appears. more
Quotes:
DS Richard Haskons: [Seeing pornographic pictures of boy prostitutes] I'm glad my kids is girls.
WPC Kathy Bibby: You should see what they do to the girls.
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Movie Connections:
References Rebel Without a Cause (1955) more
Soundtrack:
Falling in Love Again more

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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful.
More of the same high standard, high quality, 4 November 2008
7/10
Author: BERSERKERpoetry from Nova Scotia, Canada

Like previous episodes of "Prime Suspect", this one has a very specific theme. The story revolves quite closely around the life of so-called 'rent boys' or the young male prostitutes. Helen Mirren is largely the same material to work with this time around. Once again, she is at odds with her male superiors, who do their best to work around and about and above her.

There's some very excellent acting this time around, mainly by David Thewlis and Peter Capaldi. They both get deep under their respective character's skins. Thewlis, especially, is engaging and infuriating as he dances around questions. There's some personal drama from Mirren's character this time around that is heartbreaking, and well-performed.

This is really more of the same, but in a good way. It takes enough different directions so as to maintain equal quality, and is certainly worth your time if you enjoyed the previous episodes.

RATING: 7.5 out of 10

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