Dear Prudence

Aug 23, 2008

1h 24m

★ 5.7

Prudence McCoy is the host of a successful helpful hints TV show, who discovers a hidden talent for crime solving.

Overview

Prudence MacIntyre, the 'New York home tips' TV show presenter, is sent on holiday, by studio boss Jeffrey Symcox, to a secluded lodge in Tassajero, Wyoming. The lodge was built on the last remnant of Indian land preserved by the Andrews family. Her celebrity status and sassy charm help quickly getting acquainted with local notables, including French heir Jean Phillipe Andrews, his land trust lawyer Doug Craig and police detective Eddie Duncan. Pru is with lodge caretaker Ruth Vigil when she discovers her estranged son JR is missing from his home after leaving a message. Pru finds blood, and although it's not JR's insists he must have been murdered. After her research assent, a computer whiz with a minor criminal record, joins her, and they soon get in danger snooping ahead of the incredulous authorities to discover several linked crimes.

Genres

Mystery

TV Movie

Drama

Production Companies

Granada America

Alberta Film Entertainment

Alexander/Mitchell Productions

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Cast

Prudence McCoy

Jane Seymour

Jamey Sheridan

Ryan Cartwright

Ruth Vigil

Tantoo Cardinal

Doug Craig

Rob Stewart

David Brown

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Dear Prudence

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