Short But Really Good Series; Call it a Mini-Series

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Steve Sandor

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When the Chief of Detectives suddenly dies, the police officer with the most seniority (who happens to be a woman) becomes the new Chief, which doesn&apos;t go down well with all of the men of the Department.

Amy Prentiss

Prime Suspect

&apos;Prime Suspect&apos; is the title of the video I found this series on, this a cut down version of the first episode, &apos;Baptism of Fire.&apos; 

Any film or TV show has to have believability, no matter how far fetched but this show doesn&apos;t. Jessica Walter plays Amy Prentis, the new head of a San Francisco police department,she faces chauvinism and prejudice from the mostly male detectives and the press,plus a conniving city councillor. Trouble is, she doesn&apos;t seem tough enough or commanding in the role and just seems to wander from scene to scene while the actual cops do the work. So,it doesn&apos;t work for me and while the storyline isn&apos;t too bad, it could be any episode of Streets of San Francisco, Kojak, or any other generic cop show. 

William Shatner in a guest spot as a obsessed cop, steals the acting honours,even with his over the top style,which actually works in this part.

In conclusion, I&apos;m not too surprised the series only lasted for three episodes. Better female orientated detective shows are out there with Cagney &amp; Lacey to name but one.

'Prime Suspect' is the title of the video I found this series on, this a cut down version of the first episode, 'Baptism of Fire.' 

Any film or TV show has to have believability, no matter how far fetched but this show doesn't. Jessica Walter plays Amy Prentis, the new head of a San Francisco police department,she faces chauvinism and prejudice from the mostly male detectives and the press,plus a conniving city councillor. Trouble is, she doesn't seem tough enough or commanding in the role and just seems to wander from scene to scene while the actual cops do the work. So,it doesn't work for me and while the storyline isn't too bad, it could be any episode of Streets of San Francisco, Kojak, or any other generic cop show. 

William Shatner in a guest spot as a obsessed cop, steals the acting honours,even with his over the top style,which actually works in this part.

In conclusion, I'm not too surprised the series only lasted for three episodes. Better female orientated detective shows are out there with Cagney & Lacey to name but one.

When the Chief of Detectives suddenly dies, the police officer with the most seniority (who happens to be a woman) becomes the new Chief, which doesn't go down well with all of the men of the Department.

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