Product: Prime Suspect [VHS] (1992)
Rating: 4.0
Crisper than your average cop show...
This DVD is the first in a series of police mini-series starring Helen Mirren as Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison.Despite comments elsewhere, they were made by Granada for ITV (Main Commercial Channel) NOT the BBC. Each episode is designedaround a 5 minute commercial break roughly every 30 minutes.At the core of each is the tension between a woman leader in a male environment, trying to hunt down murderers. The question the men always ask is: Can she handle it?We see Tennison both at work and her personal life. The two are frequently in conflict.The procedure shown is correct at the time each programme was made. Senior police officers in British forces tend to have titles which are closer to their French counterparts (Superintendant, Inspector) than their American colleagues.