The Worst Episodes of Prime Suspect

#1 Worst Episode
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7.2/10(13 votes)
#1 - Inner Circles
S4:E25/7/1995
DS Tennison travels to a residential commuter suburb to investigate a murder which has been staged to look like suicide.
Director:Sarah Pia Anderson
Writer:Eric Deacon
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Director:Sarah Pia Anderson
Writer:Eric Deacon
7.4/10(12 votes)
#2 - Errors of Judgement (2)
S5:E210/21/1996
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.
Director:Phil Davis
Writer:Guy Andrews
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Director:Phil Davis
Writer:Guy Andrews
7.5/10(19 votes)
#3 - The Lost Child
S4:E14/30/1995
Following her promotion, Jane Tennison returns to Southampton Row to head an investigation into the murder of a young child.
Director:John Madden
Writer:Paul Billing
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Director:John Madden
Writer:Paul Billing
7.8/10(6 votes)
#4 - Operation Nadine (1)
S2:E112/15/1992
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.
Director:John Strickland
Writers:Lynda La Plante, Allan Cubitt
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Director:John Strickland
Writers:Lynda La Plante, Allan Cubitt
8.0/10(4 votes)
#5 - The Scent of Darkness
S4:E35/15/1995
Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison finds her private and professional life in tatters when a series of murders lead to her old adversary, George Marlow.
Director:Paul Marcus
Writer:Guy Hibbert
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Director:Paul Marcus
Writer:Guy Hibbert
8.0/10(3 votes)
#6 - Errors of Judgement (1)
S5:E110/20/1996
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.
Director:Phil Davis
Writer:Guy Andrews
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Director:Phil Davis
Writer:Guy Andrews

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8.1/10(659 votes)
#7 - Price to Pay (1)
S1:E14/7/1991
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.
Director:Christopher Menaul
Writer:Lynda La Plante
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Director:Christopher Menaul
Writer:Lynda La Plante
8.2/10(565 votes)
#8 - Price to Pay (2)
S1:E24/8/1991
The investigation continues.
Director:Christopher Menaul
Writer:Lynda La Plante
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Director:Christopher Menaul
Writer:Lynda La Plante
8.2/10(4 votes)
#9 - The Last Witness (1)
S6:E111/9/2003
Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison has a new case when a woman who is found to be an illegal Bosnian refugee is found dead.
Director:Tom Hooper
Writer:Peter Berry
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Director:Tom Hooper
Writer:Peter Berry
8.2/10(4 votes)
#10 - The Last Witness (2)
S6:E211/10/2003
Tennison travels to Bosnia where she makes a breakthrough, only to find her suspect is protected by the UK government.
Director:Tom Hooper
Writer:Peter Berry
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Director:Tom Hooper
Writer:Peter Berry
8.3/10(6 votes)
#11 - Operation Nadine (2)
S2:E212/16/1992
The investigation continues...
Director:John Strickland
Writers:Lynda La Plante, Allan Cubitt
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Director:John Strickland
Writers:Lynda La Plante, Allan Cubitt
8.6/10(7 votes)
#12 - The Keeper of Souls (1)
S3:E112/19/1993
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.
Director:David Drury
Writer:Lynda La Plante
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Director:David Drury
Writer:Lynda La Plante
8.7/10(7 votes)
#13 - The Keeper of Souls (2)
S3:E212/20/1993
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.
Director:David Drury
Writer:Lynda La Plante
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Director:David Drury
Writer:Lynda La Plante
9.0/10(2 votes)
#14 - The Final Act (1)
S7:E110/15/2006
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.
Director:Philip Martin
Writer:Frank Deasy
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Director:Philip Martin
Writer:Frank Deasy
9.0/10(2 votes)
#15 - The Final Act (2)
S7:E210/22/2006
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.
Director:Philip Martin
Writer:Frank Deasy
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Director:Philip Martin
Writer:Frank Deasy