Prime Suspect: The Last Witness
Prime Suspect: The Last Witness Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.4 |
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"A detective's last stand against institutional rot"
Jane Tennison, the veteran detective played by Helen Mirren, is pulled back into an unsolved murder from years earlier when a body resurfaces and reopens old wounds. The case snags on immigration policy, buried corruption, and institutional racism, forcing Tennison to confront how much the job has cost her personally as her career winds down. It's a slow-burn procedural, heavier on atmosphere and moral weight than action, carried almost entirely by Mirren's weary, controlled performance and the show's unflinching look at systemic failure.
Helen Mirren's quietly devastating performance as a detective nearing the end of her career.
you want brisk action rather than a slow, dialogue-heavy procedural about institutional failure.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Part 1 | 8.0 | 225 | 102 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Part 2 | 8.4 | 232 | 101 min |