Prime Suspect is an American crime-drama television series developed by Alexandra Cunningham for NBC, based upon the British series of the same name created by Lynda La Plante. The series is executive produced by Cunningham, La Plante, Peter Berg, Sarah Aubrey, Julie Meldal-Johnson, Paul Buccieri and John McNamara and premiered in the United States on September 22, 2011.
On November 14, 2011, NBC replaced Prime Suspect in the Thursday night lineup with The Firm, starting on January 12, 2012.[1][2]
Maria Bello stars as tough-as-nails NYPD homicide Detective Jane Timoney, an outsider who has just transferred to a new squad where her new colleagues already dislike her, as she and the squad investigate crime in New York city. The series intimately explores Timoney's personal life, struggles, family, tasks, history, thoughts and experiences. Aidan Quinn plays Lt. Kevin Sweeney, Kirk Acevedo portrays Det. Luisito Calderon. The rest of the cast includes Joe Nieves as Det. Eddie Gautier, Brian O'Byrne as Det. Reg Duffy, Damon Gupton as Det. Evrard Velerio, Tim Griffin as Det. Augie Blando and Peter Gerety as Desmond Timoney, Jane's father.
As of December 22, 2011[update], 11 episodes of Prime Suspect have aired.
Contents |
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
| 1 | 13[3] | September 22, 2011 | January 22, 2012[4] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Peter Berg | Alexandra Cunningham | September 22, 2011 | 101 | 6.05[5] |
| Jane gets a rough start in her new New York homicide squad when she questions her new colleagues’ work on a mysterious murder case. After a series of brutal rapes, a woman is raped and murdered in front of her kids. Jane wants in on the case, but is rebutted by her colleagues. After going to her father for advice and when the head detective (on the case) dies of a heart attack, Jane is newly appointed the head detective much to her colleagues chagrin. Jane manages to find a unique angle to solve the crime. | ||||||
| 2 | "Carnivorous Sheep" | Jonas Pate | Alexandra Cunningham | September 29, 2011 | 102 | 5.69[6] |
| Jane is called into Duffy’s homicide and kidnapping case after Sweeney calls for all hands on deck. Duffy gets irritated with Jane after she suggests talking with the deceased woman’s employees. | ||||||
| 3 | "Bitch" | Michael Waxman | Liz Heldens | October 6, 2011 | 104 | 5.04[7] |
| Jane’s father’s bar is robbed while she’s helping out at the establishment. Calderon and Jane are assigned to the murder of a woman found in a dumpster. In other events, Jane gives the female cop (Elizabeth Rodriguez) investigating the bar robbery the cold shoulder. After solving the case, Jane finally starts to get some of the recognition she deserves. | ||||||
| 4 | "Great Guy, Yet: Dead" | Jonas Pate | John McNamara | October 13, 2011 | 103 | 4.60[8] |
| When a good-looking stockbroker is killed mysteriously, Jane automatically suspects his wife. Meanwhile, Jane enlists the help of a hypnotist to fight her addiction to smoking and, incidentally, to help solve the crime. Elsewhere, Matt is furious when his ex-wife suggests Jane shouldn’t attend their son’s birthday party. | ||||||
| 5 | "Regrets, I've Had a Few" | Stephen Williams | Randy Huggins | October 27, 2011 | 106 | 4.03[9] |
| While Jane investigates the death of a woman in the park, Duffy and Evrard look for the victim's stepfather. Jane and her father celebrate her parents' 45th wedding anniversary by remembering Jane's mother. | ||||||
| 6 | "Shame" | Jonas Pate | Tyler Bensinger | November 3, 2011 | 107 | 4.51[10] |
| A businessman in town for a hardware convention is found dead in his hotel room. The prostitute he hired the previous evening is the suspect. Within hours, the same suspect strikes again, only this time her victim - a Naval commander - survives. Meanwhile, Jane is distressed that her past relationship has become department gossip. | ||||||
| 7 | "Wednesday's Child" | Jonas Pate | Nichole Beattie | November 10, 2011 | 109 | 4.86[11] |
| A toddler dies at day care after suffering head trauma. | ||||||
| 8 | "Underwater" | Stephen Williams | Roberto Patino | November 17, 2011 | 108 | 4.34[12] |
| A young girl finds her parents dead, and becomes the target of the murder's associates. | ||||||
| 9 | "Gone to Pieces" | Laura Innes | Ron Fitzgerald | December 1, 2011 | 105 | 4.69[13] |
| A hit and run victim is linked to a porn producer. | ||||||
| 10 | "A Gorgeous Mosaic" | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Kevin J. Hynes | December 15, 2011 | 110 | 3.70[14] |
| A jewelry merchant is murdered, and an Irish gangster is implicated. | ||||||
| 11 | "The Great Wall of Silence" | Michael Waxman | Mike Sheehan | December 22, 2011 | 111 | 4.44[15] |
| 12 | "Ain't No Sunshine"[16] | January 22, 2012 | 112 | |||
| 13 | "Stuck in the Middle with You"[17] | January 22, 2012 | 113 | |||