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Prime Suspect (Paperback)
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Prime Suspect (Paperback)
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April 7 1991 saw the broadcast of the first instalment of Prime
Suspect, a new crime series by screenwriter Lynda La Plante,
starring Helen Mirren as DCI Jane Tennison. The drama focused on
the desperate efforts of the Metropolitan Police to catch and
convict a serial killer targeting women in a series of particularly
gruesome attacks, while Tennison battles male colleagues who resent
her taking charge of the case. Over seven series, Prime Suspect
went on to tackle issues such as racism, homophobia and child
abuse, establishing La Plante as a leading TV dramatist; winning
multiple industry accolades for its stars and production team
(including a clutch of BAFTAs and EMMYs) and gaining distribution
all over the world. Deborah Jermyn's study examines exactly what
made Prime Suspect so distinctive and controversial and the role it
played in transforming the TV crime drama. Jermyn places the series
in the context of earlier TV crime series, particularly those such
as Juliet Bravo, The Gentle Touch and Cagney& Lacey that
featured female detectives, and traces its influence on those such
as Silent Witness and CSI that came after. Jermyn also relates the
institutionalised sexism and misogyny that Tennison confronts to
real-life discrimination and prejudice in British policing and its
attitudes to women, whether as investigators or victims, in cases
such as that of Assistant Chief Constable Alison Halford and the
distinction made between prostitutes and the 'innocent' victims of
the Yorkshire Ripper. Through a close analysis of key scenes,
Jermyn highlights the formal and aesthetic innovations of Prime
Suspect, in its attention to the detail of forensic work; its
unflinching portrayal of the bodies of murder victims and its
cinematic shooting style. Recognising Prime Suspect as one of the
most striking, acclaimed and influential texts in British
television history, Jermyn acknowledges the key roles played by the
original screenwriter La Plante and by Helen Mirren as Jane
Tennison.
General
Imprint: |
Bfi Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
BFI TV Classics |
Release date: |
June 2010 |
First published: |
2010 |
Authors: |
Deborah Jermyn
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Dimensions: |
190 x 135 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
144 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84457-305-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Television
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LSN: |
1-84457-305-2 |
Barcode: |
9781844573059 |
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