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Mirren back on the case in 'Prime' form

Murray, Steve

2004

Overview

[Jane Tennison] ultimately locates the victim's older sister, Jasmina (Ingeborga Dapkunaite), a hospital janitor. Jasmina hasn't reported her sister missing for the obvious reason: Contacting authorities would result in expulsion from the United Kingdom and a return to Bosnia, her land of birth and near-death during the \"ethnic cleansing\" of the early '90s. As usual in \"Prime Suspect,\" strong actors fill out the supporting roles. Dapkunaite is wrenching as a haunted survivor of atrocities. Playing a photojournalist who helps Tennison's inquiries, Liam Cunningham sketches in his uneasy personal history with Jane with a few awkward silences. Oleg Menshikov mixes warmth and chilliness as the optometrist who doubles as Zigic's translator. Even Phoebe Nicholls, so many years ago the youngest daughter in \"Brideshead Revisited,\" is memorable in a brief role as a governmental puppet master who shuts down Tennison's investigation. No one in the cast is a place holder. And Mirren, returning to the role after much too long, is playing at her peak. Photo The specter of early retirement haunts detective Jane Tennison ([Helen Mirren]) in \"Prime Suspect: The Last Witness.\" / WGBH Photo Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) and a fellow detective (Ben Miles) delve into a complex case in which a woman is strangled. / WGBH

• Publisher: Atlanta Journal Constitution, LLC
• Subject: Prime Suspect: The Last Witness / Television programs