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The Worst Episodes of Prime Suspect

Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.

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  1. 7.2/10(12 votes)

    #1 - Inner Circles

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    S4:E2

    DS Tennison travels to a residential commuter suburb to investigate a murder which has been staged to look like suicide.

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  2. 7.3/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Errors of Judgement (2)

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    S5:E2

    Tennison's error of judgement has cost a young boy his life. She must use all her ingenuity to trap the man she believes is responsible.

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    Director:Phil Davis
  3. 7.6/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Operation Nadine (1)

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    S2:E1

    The body of a teenage girl is found and the investigation leads Jane into a community who distrust the police. Jane has recently had an affair with DS Bob Oswalde and he is assigned to the case. David Harvey confesses to the murder but neither Jane or Bob believe him. Bob is convinced that it is really the girl's young neighbour Tony Allen. Together they are able to discover who the real murderer is.

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  4. 7.7/10(15 votes)

    #4 - The Lost Child

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    S4:E1

    Following her promotion, Jane Tennison returns to Southampton Row to head an investigation into the murder of a young child.

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    Director:John Madden
  5. 8.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - The Scent of Darkness

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    S4:E3

    Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison finds her private and professional life in tatters when a series of murders lead to her old adversary, George Marlow.

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    Director:Paul Marcus
  6. 8.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Errors of Judgement (1)

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    S5:E1

    Jane Tennison has been transferred from the Met to Manchester and a drug runner is shot dead returning to his apartment and Tennison finds she is hot on the case.

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    Director:Phil Davis
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  8. 8.1/10(548 votes)

    #7 - Price to Pay (1)

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    S1:E1

    DCI Shefford dies suddenly whilst investigating a murder case. Jane Tennison is given the opportunity to take over the investigation which involves the brutal murder of a young girl. The girl's body has been badly mutilated and her hands have been tied behind her back. Jane suspects that it is the work of George Marlow. Jane also has to win the respect and approval of her male colleagues.

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  9. 8.2/10(465 votes)

    #8 - Price to Pay (2)

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    S1:E2

    The investigation continues.

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  10. 8.2/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Operation Nadine (2)

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    The investigation continues...

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  11. 8.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - The Last Witness (1)

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    S6:E1

    Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison has a new case when a woman who is found to be an illegal Bosnian refugee is found dead.

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    Director:Tom Hooper
  12. 8.3/10(3 votes)

    #11 - The Last Witness (2)

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    S6:E2

    Tennison travels to Bosnia where she makes a breakthrough, only to find her suspect is protected by the UK government.

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    Director:Tom Hooper
  13. 8.6/10(5 votes)

    #12 - The Keeper of Souls (1)

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    S3:E1

    Transferred to a new station with the new job of 'cleaning up the streets' of Soho, DCI Jane Tennison and her new team become involved in the seedy underworld of vice involving rent boys and transvestites, pornography and sickening abuse.

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  14. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #13 - The Keeper of Souls (2)

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    S3:E2

    A local photographer is questioned after being caught destroying evidence linking him with the victim, and further searches of his studio reveal some shocking video evidence.

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  15. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Final Act (1)

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    S7:E1

    Tony and Ruth Sturdy's 14 year old daughter Sallie is missing. Due to retire, this could be Tennison's last case: but she has more than this to contend with. Her father is seriously ill and she has turned to alcohol.

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    Director:Philip Martin
  16. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Final Act (2)

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    S7:E2

    Curtis Flynn flees the scene of his brutal encounter with Tennison. As the end draws near the truth surrounding the death of Sallie finally emerges and the hunt for the killer ends in a shattering confrontation.

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    Director:Philip Martin

Worst Episodes Summary

"Inner Circles" is the worst rated episode of "Prime Suspect". It scored 7.2/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Sarah Pia Anderson and written by Eric Deacon, it aired on 5/7/1995. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Errors of Judgement (2)".