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Prime Suspect

TV·2011–2012·NBC·Drama, Crime, Thriller·1h·6.7·Created by Lynda La Plante, Alexandra Cunningham

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Prime Suspect follows tough-as-nails Detective Jane Timoney, who finds that being a homicide detective in New York City is tough enough and having to contend with a male-dominated police department to get respect makes it that much tougher. She's an outsider who has just transferred to a new precinct dominated by an impenetrable clique of a boys' club. Timoney has her own vices too -- with a questionable past -- and she tends to be forceful, rude and reckless. But she's also a brilliant cop who keeps her eye on one thing: the prime suspect.

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Maria BelloMaria BelloDetective Jane TimoneyAidan QuinnAidan QuinnLieutenant Kevin SweeneyDamon GuptonDamon GuptonDetective Evrard VelerioKirk AcevedoKirk AcevedoDetective Luisito CalderonTim GriffinTim GriffinDetective Augie BlandoBrían F. O'ByrneBrían F. O'ByrneDetective Reg DuffyKenny JohnsonKenny JohnsonMatt WebbPeter GeretyPeter GeretyDesmond Timoney

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