
Prime Suspect is a TV mini-series novelization written by Lynda La Plante in 1991 and based on the TV mini-series of the same name, directed by Christopher Menaul in 1991. The TV series features Helen Mirren, John Benfield, Tom Bell, Craig Fairbrass, Jack Ellis, Mossie Smith, and others.
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Year
1991
Minutes
207
Movie Rate
8.30
Source: IMDb
TV Mini-Series
Prime Suspect
Director: Christopher Menaul
Country: UK
Year: 1991
Length: 3hs27m / 2 episodes

Year
1991
Pages
343
Book Rate
7.88
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Book
Prime Suspect
Author: Lynda La Plante
Country: UK
First published in: 1991
Length: 343 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Prime Suspect
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Series by Alexandra Cunningham, Lynda La Plante
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