Prime Suspect 1973 is a TV mini-series directed by David Caffrey in 2017 and based on the book Tennison by Lynda La Plante, first published in 2015. The TV series features Stefanie Martini, Sam Reid, Blake Harrison, Alun Armstrong, Andrew Brooke, Daniel Ezra, and others.
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“The TV series is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
Travel back to 1970s London to explore the early days of DCI Jane Tennison’s career. The series introduces us to Jane as a determined 22-year-old probationary officer, beginning her journey as a WPC in a world where chauvinism and bending the rules are the prevailing norms.
Movie vs Book
Year
2017
Minutes
60
Movie Rate
7.50
Source: IMDb
TV Mini-Series
Prime Suspect 1973
Director: David Caffrey
Country: UK
Year: 2017
Length: 1h / 6 episodes
Year
2015
Pages
576
Book Rate
7.98
S: Goodreads
Book
Tennison
Author: Lynda La Plante
Country: UK
First published in: 2015
Length: 576 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Tennison
User polls & recommendations
“To me the best book adaptations are like 'Brokeback Mountain.' Which is a short story, 21 pages, that expands so beautifully into a movie.”
DEREK CIANFRANCE (Filmmaker)
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