Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Director:

Tom Hooper

Writer:

Peter Berry (writer)

Release Date:

18 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison's investigation of the murder of a Bosnian refugee leads her to one, or possibly two, Serbian war criminals determined to silence the last witness to a massacre a decade before.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | False Identity | Female Cop | Female Detective | Hidden Truth

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 9 nominations

Cast

Helen Mirren	...	Det. Supt. Jane Tennison
Oleg Menshikov	...	Milan Lukic
Ben Miles	...	DCI Simon Finch
Robert Pugh	...	DS Alun Simms
Clare Holman	...	Elizabeth Lukic
Mark Strong	...	Det. Chief Supt. Larry Hall
Liam Cunningham	...	Robert West
Velibor Topic	...	Zigic
Barnaby Kay	...	DC Michael Phillips
Tanya Moodie	...	DC Lorna Greaves
Frank Finlay	...	Arnold Tennison
Phoebe Nicholls	...	Shaw
Rad Lazar	...	Kasim
Serge Soric	...	Dr. Mulagu
Ingeborga Dapkunaite	...	Jasmina

Also Known As:

ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre: Prime Suspect 6 (USA)
Prime Suspect the Last Witness (UK)

Runtime:

195 min | Finland:200 min (2 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Dover, Kent, England, UK

Company:

Independent Television (ITV)

Goofs:

Continuity: Tennison's glasses suddenly appear on her face during the second interview with Milan Lukic.

Quotes:

DS Alun Simms: Tick, tick, tick.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004) (TV)

Lucky Seven?

Is this the best of the lot? Those who've seen all of them talk a lot about 1 and 2. I haven't seen them yet. I'm tempted to order all seven on DVD.

This is a new format this time. Some things have changed but some things stayed the same. Again it's an intriguing case woven expertly in the lay-up by the writer and the filming team. And in this one perhaps more than in the others I've seen the cinematography is fantastic. Angles as if they're coming out of a Kubrick classic. There is much eye candy in here.

So Jane Tennison is back - and she's battling the same bad guys as ever. This time she's surrounded on all sides by the same type of motley crew: the ambitious career types, the slacker types, the mens club types - you know the drill.

But the lady's acting never gets boring. Mirren brings something special, something extra to whatever she's in.

This one will take you on an exotic journey. And it's not a walk in the park either. If 5 was one of the most intense (of those I've seen) then 6 can't be far behind.

As always, on top of all the other excellent work done on this series, you have the star. She's inimitable.