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Final Prime Suspect airs tonight

by Bob Sassone, posted Nov 12th 2006 9:15AM

Helen MirrenThe final episode (episode? movie? miniseries) of PBS' acclaimed series Prime Suspect will air tonight (and conclude next Sunday - it's a two-parter, four hours). Tim Goodman over at The Bastard Machine has a review.

It's titled Prime Suspect: The Final Act and chronicles detective Jane Tennison's last case before retirement (she's almost 60 now), involving the search for a missing 14 year-old girl, a case that's a lot more complex than she first realizes. It also involves Tennison's heavy drinking and blackouts and sadness. OK, so it's not the most uplifting drama.

Actually, Helen Mirren has always given fantastic performances in these shows (she has won an Emmy for Best Actress and the show itself has won three Emmys), and Goodman says that this one is no exception. The state of Florida even figures into this last episode.

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purpleslog

My local paper said Tom Baker is in it. I had to set my VCR for that reason alone.

November 12 2006 at 9:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Holly Harnsongkram

My name's Holly Harnsongkram and I love Helen Mirren in everything she does. I'm not a royalist at all but I do want to see The Queen simply because she plays the old dear.

November 12 2006 at 4:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Marty Fitzpatrick

Hate to burst your bubble guys......the final Prime Suspect is a bit of a letdown. Helen Mirren is as fantastic as ever but the murder mystery is very ordinary and the killer is easy to spot. I won't spoil the ending suffice to say it's probably the best one they could come up with!

November 12 2006 at 12:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mary

I tivoed a David Tennant (the new Dr. Who) movie called Casanova. Really good movie. Now I'm hooked on Masterpiece Theater.

Prime Suspect is a part of Masterpiece Theater, so Ill be checking this out.

November 12 2006 at 12:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Whoosh

Hey Sassoney
I didn't know your tv got PBS


November 12 2006 at 11:58 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Fokk

Lrt's talk about it!

November 12 2006 at 10:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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