Prime Suspect: Tennison

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Season 1
  • Network: PBS , ITV
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 25, 2017
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Jun 15, 2017
    91
    Viewers will notice how skillfully Prime Suspect: Tennison reflects modern issues--such as workplace gender equity and police brutality--within a story that’s set 44 years ago. It has a subtle but effective sense of relevance that so many post-“Mad Men” dramas set in the ’70s and ’80s attempt but so often fumble.
  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Jun 23, 2017
    80
    Delivering what one is almost afraid to expect: first-rate acting, a solid sense of period and a multi-pronged storyline rife with those uncanny-yet-somehow-plausible coincidences native to the well-plotted 19th-century novel.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Jun 23, 2017
    70
    Martini was a solid pick. ... As for the stories inside Prime Suspect: Tennison, they hold up because they are gruesomely complicated (the murder of a 17-year-old girl that hardens Tennison) and ambitious (mob shenanigans in the B-storyline that also serve to slowly hone Tennison's deductive skills, which are innately there when we meet her). As a standalone series, this might be a letdown, but as the beginning of a separate journey and an ongoing exploration, it's full of promise.
  5. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ray Rahman
    Jun 19, 2017
    67
    Martini does an admirable job channeling Mirren's spirit. The cases, however, are uninspired, and the writing dull. [23 Jun 2017, p.59]
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User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13
  1. BlueMars
    Jul 1, 2017
    10
    This is a solid, beautifully made police drama. It doesn't match the original Prime Suspect, but the later Prime Suspects didn't either. TheThis is a solid, beautifully made police drama. It doesn't match the original Prime Suspect, but the later Prime Suspects didn't either. The plot is really strong, with lot of great characters and it's a massively enjoyable watch. Stefanie Martini is a great leading lady. Let's not forget this series is based on a book (written by the coproducer La Plante), so there's not a lot of room for development. In the book, Jane is rather weak and if anything, she is more involved in the investigation in the series and much stronger. Martini makes her her own character, rather than do an impression of Helen Mirren.

    Overall, it's hard to think of a series I've been more surprised by than this one. I recommend it.    … Full Review »
  2. atlantaloves
    Jul 2, 2017
    8
    Well I really liked the first episode and was expecting nothing after reading such bad reviews, so I totally recommend it. No, she is notWell I really liked the first episode and was expecting nothing after reading such bad reviews, so I totally recommend it. No, she is not Helen Mirren, but hey, nobody is folks! It's a good cop show. If you like a good ole British police drama you will enjoy this little series.… Full Review »
  3. Suttree
    Jun 26, 2017
    9
    Ms. Martini is very well cast. She carries the weight of presenting young Tennison with aplomb. It is in her mother's gestures while smokingMs. Martini is very well cast. She carries the weight of presenting young Tennison with aplomb. It is in her mother's gestures while smoking that I caught a glimpse of the great Helen Mirren. The pilot is quite engaging, promising a high caliber, if not quite spectacular, series. I'll be tuning in to this one. Ms. Martini appears to have a very bright future indeed.… Full Review »
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