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Mirren Returns to PBS' 'Prime Suspect'

By Lynn Neary

Published April 9, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

It's been seven years since detective Jane Tennison last applied her world-weary determination to solving a case on Masterpiece Theatre's Prime Suspect. But on April 18, acclaimed British actress Helen Mirren revives Tennison's character, returning to PBS in Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness. Mirren speaks with NPR's Lynn Neary.

Lynn Neary

Lynn Neary is an NPR arts correspondent covering books and publishing.

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