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Prime Suspect 1973 (TV Miniseries)

Prime Suspect 1973

2017

David Caffrey

Stefanie Martini, Sam Reid, Blake Harrison, Alun Armstrong ...

6.3

150

TV Series. Drama. Thriller TV Series (2017). 6 Episodes. 'Prime Suspect 1973' tells the story of 22-year-old Jane Tennison's first days in the police force, in which she endured flagrant sexism before being thrown in at the deep end with a murder enquiry.

	Media	Author	Review
		Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"As a stand-alone series, this might be a letdown, but as the beginning of a separate journey and an ongoing exploration, it's full of promise."
		Melanie McFarland Seattle Times	"An unnecessary prequel (...) Stefanie Martini fails to be stirring as a youthful, profoundly plain Jane Tennison (...) Your 270 minutes are better spent with those reliable classic episodes"
		Mike Hale The New York Times	"The problem, in large part, is the script’s narrow focus on prequelizing. It doesn’t have any ideas (...) It leaves us with a perfectly adequate cop show, one that doesn’t stand out among the ITV product line."
		John Anderson The Wall Street Journal	"Fans of the fictional female detective won’t be disappointed"
		Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"A well-paced, beautifully made and intelligent look back at young Tennison’s career — and easily one of the best shows you’ll find on TV this summer."
		Maureen Ryan Variety	"Installments runs past the 80-minute mark in order to tell a meandering, unexceptional story that could have used far more ruthless pruning and honing (...) Almost everyone in 'Tennison' behaves in a predictable way"
		Lucy Mangan The Guardian	"[It] fails to step out of the shadow of the original series (...) A programme that leaves you feeling more helpless and despairing is not what is needed right now."
		Michael Hogan Telegraph	"A damp squib (…) The series could conceivably have been saved by genuine chemistry between Tennison and Bradfield but unfortunately, there was none (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Kristi Turnquist Portland Oregonian	"A dull prequel (...) The plot, about a murdered young woman, is achingly familiar."

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