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Prime Suspect 7 - The Final Act
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Product Details
- Starring: Helen Mirren, Stephen Tompkinson, Laura Greenwood, Eve Best, Gary Lewis (III)
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- Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
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- Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
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- Binding: DVD
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- Director: Philip Martin (IV)
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- EAN: 0054961975693
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- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
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- Label: Acorn Media
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- Manufacturer: Acorn Media
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- Number of Items: 2
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- Product Group: DVD
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- Publisher: Acorn Media
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- Release Date: 2007-09-11
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- Studio: Acorn Media
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- Theatrical Release Date: 2006-11-12
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- Title: Prime Suspect 7 - The Final Act
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- UPC: 054961975693
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Product Description: Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) has dedicated her life to pursuing criminals and, as she nears retirement, the stresses of the job and of proving herself in the man's world of law enforcement have taken their toll: she has virtually no life of her own as well as a serious alcohol problem. Ever dedicated to her job, Tennison is determined to solve one final case, that of a 14-year old girl Sallie Sturdy (Maxine Barton) who's gone missing, before she retires. Even as Detective Superintendent Tennison's father takes seriously ill and alcohol-induced blackouts hinder her investigative capabilities, Tennison remains resolute in her determination to solve the case. As the investigation progresses, Tennison develops an unusually close relationship with the missing girl's young friend Penny Phillips (Laura Greenwood), seeing much of her younger self in the headstrong girl, and struggles to maintain her focus and use her crime-solving instincts and sharp eye for detail to bring Sallie's killer to justice. In the end, Tennison must also find a way to come to terms with her own alcoholism and impending retirement. Prime Suspect was a groundbreaking British television series because of its portrayal of a powerful woman who dared to aspire to a leadership role in the man's world of police detective work. In the 15 years the series ran (1991-2006), every season tackled politically volatile subject matter, from sexism to racism and homophobia, while maintaining an intense attention to detail and a steadfast commitment to the accurate portrayal of law enforcement's investigative process. It was, one could argue, the precursor to modern crime series like CSI and Law and Order. Fittingly, these final episodes in the Prime Suspect series deal head-on with the controversy of inappropriate relationships between minors and adults. Oscar-winner Helen Mirren gives an incredibly strong performance and is backed by the considerable talents of Laura Greenwood, Stephen Tompkinson (as Sean Phillips), and the rest of the cast. Bonus features include a 45-minute behind the scenes featurette about the entire series, photo gallery, and cast filmographies. --Tami Horiuchi Beyond Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act 
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The Prime Suspect series | Stills from Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act (click for larger image)
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Customer Reviews
prime suspect 7
this season 7 was everything i expected and more. great dialog, tense scenes, building of characters and climatic surprises. i only hate that this is the LAST one!
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not my style
I loved the Midsomer Murders series (also British), so I thought I might like this. However, the setting is in the inner city slum areas and the star actress is an alcoholic, so the film was extremely depressing. Unless this wouldn't bother you, give it a pass.
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A memorable and heart-breaking conclusion to one of the best crime series ever
2007 Emmy Award Winner for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries, and Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act is as dynamic, brilliantly written, directed, paced, and acted as the rest of the series that started in 1991. The Final Act is filled with the unexpected plot turns and introduces interesting complex characters. Prime Suspect 7 was dedicated to the memory of Tom Bell (Otley) who returned as Sergeant Bill Otley and who died two weeks before the episode was screened. As in all Prime Suspects, Helen Mirren owns the screen as Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison working on her last case before retirement. This time, Jane investigates the missing of a 14-year-old girl while struggling with her alcoholism and coping with her father's death from incurable cancer. She dedicated all her life, talent, energy, and heart to her work where she had proved to be the best but the price she paid is incredibly high. The Final Act introduces a young actress Laura Greenwood (born in 1991) as 14 years old Penny. The scenes she shares with Mirren are "nothing short of phenomenal," according to David Bianculli of the New York Daily News, and I hope that her following roles will be as impressive as her first work next to one of the greatest modern actresses.
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Prime Suspect 7 - The Final Act
As was expected; superb acting, storyline and production.It goes to show that the quality of British television drama has not lost it's edge and is still the best.
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Great DVD
Helen Mirren is probably one of today's finest actors and she shines in this one once again. The plot is superb and extremely believable unlike the majority of CSI and similar American series. The actors are real live people not at all like computer generated dummies. All round a great DVD.
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