Prime Suspect: The Scent of Darkness

Prime Suspect: The Scent of Darkness

105 mins | May 15, 1995

A series of brutal sex murders disturbingly similar to the pattern of Superintendent Jane Tennison's (Dame Helen Mirren's) first major case leads to the awful suggestion that she may have caught the wrong man the first time.

Prime Suspect: The Scent of Darkness

105 mins | May 15, 1995

Prime Suspect: The Scent of Darkness
A series of brutal sex murders disturbingly similar to the pattern of Superintendent Jane Tennison's (Dame Helen Mirren's) first major case leads to the awful suggestion that she may have caught the wrong man the first time.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers
Original title Prime Suspect: The Scent of Darkness
Directors Paul Marcus
Writers Guy Hibbert

Cast

Helen Mirren

as Supt. Jane Tennison

Pip Donaghy

as Len Sheldon

Tim Woodward

as George Marlow

Stephen Boxer

as Supt. David Thorndike

Hugh Simon

as Chief Inspector Finlay

Alan Leith

as Supt. Howell

Stuart Wilson

as Dr. Patrick Schofield

Penelope Beaumont

as Dr. Elizabeth Bramwell

Christopher Ashley

as Anthony Bramwell

Glen Barry

as Wayne

Otis Munyangiri

as Pete

Scott Neal

as Geoff

Christopher Fulford

as DCI Tom Mitchell

Kelly Reilly

as Polly Henry

Sam Halpenny

as Bill Douglas

Linda Henry

as Forensic Scientist

Richard Hawley

as DI Richard Haskons

David Ryall

as Oscar Bream

John Benfield

as DCS Michael Kernan

Caroline Strong

as D.C. Catherine Cooper

Marc Warren

as DC Andy Dyson

Antony Byrne

as DC Jason Headley

Andreas Markos

as Takis Hulenkinis

Darrell D'Silva

as Andreas Hulenkinis

Tanya Ronder

as WPC Lawford

Stafford Gordon

as Commander Trayner

Ray Fearon

as Mark Whitehouse

Sadie Shimmin

as Mrs. Williams

Karen Salt

as Kate Matthew

Joyce Redman

as Doris Marlow

Ruth Carraway

as Kelly

Elaine Lordan

as Tracy

Dermot Keaney

as Raymond Harding

Thomas Craig

as DS Booth

Heather Emmanuel

as Nurse