Connector for a shielded cable

An electrical connector for a shielded cable, comprising an assembly of at least two adjacent modules and electrical contact elements arranged in parallel rows defining a row direction and in parallel columns defining a column direction, wherein each module is provided with a housing of insulating material and electrical contact elements received in the housing and arranged next to each other in the direction of the columns, wherein each housing is mainly box shaped with a front wall, a back wall, sidewalls lying therebetween, an open upper side and an open lower side, wherein channels extend between the open upper and open lower sides, said channels being separated from each other by intermediate walls, and the contact elements being received in said channels, wherein one housing with its front wall adjoins the back wall of a next housing, characterized in that in each housing the front and back walls are provided with corresponding supporting points defining supporting locations, said supporting locations of adjacent modules being opposingly engaged, respectively, said supporting locations determining the distance in the direction of the rows between the contact elements of adjacent housings, wherein at least one housing is provided with a metal shielding plate mounted on the back wall thereof without interfering with the supporting locations of the back wall, wherein each housing is provided with a longitudinal ledge extending along an edge at its lower side in line with the front wall or the back wall, said ledge projecting with respect to the front or back wall, respectively, and determining one of the supporting locations, and wherein a plate with insertion openings is provided, common to the assembly of modules, said insertion openings joining the channels in the housings of adjacent modules, and a slot is provided in the plate for receiving said longitudinal ledge.