EPISODE
Prime Suspect - Season 1
About Jane Timoney, an iconoclastic female detective who has to make her bones in a tough New York precinct that is dominated by men.
8 March 1959, Chicago, Illinois, USA
9 May 1970, Highland Park, Illinois, USA
30 November 1970, Detroit, Michigan, USA
17 February 1979, Houston, Texas, USA
12 March 1960, New York City, New York, USA
11 July 1952, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
7 April 1965, Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
15 February 1976, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
5 July 1979, New York City, New York, USA
29 September 1977, Richmond, Virginia, USA
September 22, 2011
Bello inhabits Jane nearly completely - it may be the best single performance in a new series this fall.
September 22, 2011
This stateside reboot has plenty of great things going for it.
September 22, 2011
Bello already exudes a raw intensity that should makes her path interesting. Not easy, but interesting.
September 22, 2011
How could this promising genealogy go so badly wrong?
July 02, 2018
Prime Suspect has some major kinks to work out of its pilot, but if it can get over that hump, it will prove a wonderful showcase of the fabulous Maria Bello's talents.
September 22, 2011
I liked it. A whole lot. It's not the British Prime Suspect, but it's wisely not trying to be.
September 22, 2011
Bello's performance as the weather-beaten Timoney, swabbing her emotional scars with alcohol, nicotine and invective, is easily the highlight of the fall television season.
September 22, 2011
Maria Bello elevates Prime Suspect to must-watch status.
September 22, 2011
This is a million miles from PBS and Mirren, but it works because of Bello's visceral energy.
September 22, 2011
The fact that the hat is the most memorable thing about (Bello's) role wouldn't be such a problem if the show's premise weren't so tired and the script weren't so perfunctory.
September 22, 2011
Jane Timoney's hostile workplace environment is like daycare compared with Jane Tennison's.
September 22, 2011
It's not destined to be a breakout hit, but Bello is riveting in a procedural with an edge that's new for NBC.