Sarah Pia Anderson Movies
- 2007
Nicki and Margene respond to a crisis at Juniper Creek; Bill and Don try to nip an advertising glitch in the bud; Ben shares a family secret with Brynn; Alby takes legal matters into his own hands. ~ Joe Friedrich, Rovi
- 2005
Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and Derek (Patrick Dempsey) argue bitterly over their treatment of a paralyzed mountain climber, but that's not the real problem between them. Meanwhile, Izzie (Katherine Heigl) becomes convinced that her patient Duff (Kevin Rahm) develops psychic powers during his seizures; George (T.R. Knight) has difficulty intubating a patient while his peers are watching; and Orthodox Jewish teenager Devo(Sarah Hagan) refuses to allow Alex (ustin Chambers) to insert a life-saving pig valve in her ailing heart. As for Cristina (Sandra Oh), her plans to abort her unborn baby are altered after she becomes acquainted with Zoey (Joan McMurtrey), a middle-aged, pregnant cancer victim. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 2001
Tired of Logan's (Michael Weatherly) obsessive single-mindedness, Max (Jessica Alba) takes leave of "Eyes Only" -- and gives up all thoughts of romance with Logan. This situation is dramatically altered by the intervention of international blood-smuggler Gerhardt Bronck (James Kidnie), who takes desperate measures to expose the identity of "Eyes Only." Meanwhile, Max's friend Original Cindy (Valarie Rae Miller) gets the lowdown on Normal's (J.C. MacKenzie) new girlfriend. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 2000
The real-life birthday of Gilmore Girls costar Alexis Bledel may well have been the inspiration for this episode, in which Bledel's character Rory finds herself in the middle of a familial tug-of-war. It seems that both Rory's mom, Lorelai (Lauren Graham), and her grandmother, Emily (Kelly Bishop), are planning separate Sweet Sixteen parties for the girl -- and both are so concerned over staging the best possible party that they have lost sight of what Rory really wants for this special occasion. The crisis leads to a strange reunion and another Moment of Truth between the two senior female members of the Gilmore clan. ~ Rovi
- 1999
John Thaw of Inspector Morse fame starred in this two-part British miniseries as renowned plastic surgeon Joe MacConnell. His torrid affair with his client Louise Ferman (Frances Barber) ended up having disastrous consequences on his wife and grown children. The story came to a head when McConnell's son James (Stuart Piper), a doctor in training, was involved with a crime that was inexorably linked to McConnell's infidelity. The first episode of Plastic Man, running 90 minutes, was seen in the U.K. on May 12, 1999; the concluding hour-long installment aired the following week. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Thaw, Sorcha Cusack, (more)
- 1997
When a blind homeless man abruptly regains his sight, Benton (Eriq La Salle) is hailed as a miracle worker -- and now dozens of other patients want to be anointed by "Saint Peter." Greene (Anthony Edwards) takes an important step toward getting his life back together during his treatment of 67-year-old rape victim. And Jeanie (Gloria Reuben) and Weaver (Laura Innes) temporarily bury the hatchet during a major crisis in one of their lives. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
For the fourth installment of the BBC crime series Prime Suspect, the producers experimented with the show's format. Instead of following police detective Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) through a single murder investigation over the course of four hours, Prime Suspect 4 includes three 90-minute, stand-alone mysteries. In "The Lost Child," Tennison investigates the disappearance of a child whose mother is unwittingly dating a convicted sex offender. In "Inner Circles," she traces the connection between the residents of a brutal housing development and the well-heeled denizens of an exclusive country club whose manager is brutally murdered. And "The Scent of Darkness" returns to the serial-killer investigation that made Tennison's career (in Prime Suspect 1) as additional murders with the same modus operandi bring up the possibility that she apprehended the wrong man. In addition to its new format, Prime Suspect 4 also depicts, in "The Lost Child," the first non-murder investigation of Tennison's career. Prime Suspect 4 originally aired April 30, May 7, and May 15, 1995, in the United Kingdom. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
- Starring:
- Helen Mirren, Glen Berry, (more)
- 1991
Created by Lynda La Plante, the sporadically broadcast British TV series Prime Suspect succeeded in bestowing international stardom upon actress Helen Mirren. Set in London, the series dealt with female homicide detective Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren), who did her best to do her job in the face of sexual prejudice on the job and political corruption from the higher-ups. Virtually every time that Tennison investigated a murder, the trail of clues led to a compromising situation for a prominent civic leader, who invariably pulled strings to get the heroine off his scent. Not unexpectedly, Tennison was plagued with feelings of doubt and inadequacy, especially whenever her instincts proved (initially) to be wrong. Even so, by the time the series had run its course, Tennison had been promoted to superintendent. Making its British debut on April 7, 1991, Prime Suspect was broadcast for six seasons, each season progressively retitled as Prime Suspect 2, Prime Suspect 3, and so forth. In America, the property was seen over the PBS network and the A&E cable service. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Helen Mirren
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