Painted Lady (mini series)

Painted Lady was a 1997 mini series, in which Helen Mirren portrayed Maggie Sheridan, a washed-up blues vocalist from the 1960s who had long since stopped performing, and had settled into a comfortable life on the Dublin estate of the father of her childhood friend, Sir Charles Stafford (Iain Cuthbertson). When Sir Charles is murdered in what appears to be a bungled robbery (in which a valuable sixteenth century painting is stolen), Maggie is drawn into the world of illegal art trade in an effort to solve the mystery and avenge her friend's murder, donning the persona of Polish Countess Magdelena Kreschinskaá. The role was created specifically for Mirren, as a means for her to try something a bit different from her Inspector Tennyson character on the popular Prime Suspect series. The series was a collaborative effort of Granada Television (UK) and PBS (US). It was broadcast in the US PBS's Masterpiece Theatre in December 1997. It costarred Franco Nero and Iain Glen.

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1997 - Helen Mirren - 1960s - Dublin - Iain Cuthbertson - Prime Suspect - Granada Television - PBS - Masterpiece Theatre - Franco Nero - Iain Glen

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