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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Prime Suspect
suganspice70 — 17 years ago(September 21, 2008 06:34 AM)
they all smoke wayyyy too much? it seems perps and officers smoke all the timedidnt anyone object to smoking in the office?
love Prime Suspect, but as a smoker.i must say, not even I smoke that much! -
planetmutty — 17 years ago(November 04, 2008 06:03 PM)
I guess things were a little different in 1991. Smoking in office buildings here has been banned for years now. But I remember in the late 80s it was still common for people to smoke at their desks and annoy the hell out of the rest of us who tried to remain healthy.
Jane Tennison did seem to smoke rather a lot. I mean, every time she got 2 seconds on her own, a fag would come out and she'd start puffing away.
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suganspice70 — 17 years ago(December 01, 2008 12:52 PM)
lol! tell me about it..and its in every scene!
i am a smoker, like i sed.but i am glad about the no smoking indoors thing, it must have been awful for non smokers to go home reeking of ciggs day in and day out -
gobears87 — 15 years ago(July 01, 2010 04:24 AM)
Agreed that all the smoking and drinking is a way to cope with the stress of the job.
In California, smoking in govt offices was banned around 1986 or 1987. And that started the whole trend of banning smoking in almost all indoor spaces, and most outdoor spaces accessible to the public througout the U.S.A. I can't imagine having to deal with 2nd-hand smoke at the office. -
grendelkhan — 15 years ago(September 24, 2010 02:38 PM)
Remember, this is a police station, with a highly stressful job. Smoking is just as prevalent in the UK as the US. Someone from the UK would be better able to discuss UK smoking laws of the era, if any.
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Nmb-734-395386 — 12 years ago(July 11, 2013 03:00 AM)
In the Uk, smoking was only banned in public places in 2007. In 1991 (When this was made) people could smoke whenever, wherever, so alot more people smoked. Also, as someone has already pointed out, smoking was a way for them to cope with the stress of the job.
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