Robin Parker Guest ContributorGlenda Jackson’s return to British TV after 27 years, with much of the interim spent as a Labour MP, was widely acclaimed as a tour de force upon its broadcast on BBC One last winter.In “Elizabeth is Missing,” the 83-year-old actor took viewers inside the mind of a dementia sufferer determined to crack the mystery of one, or possibly two, missing persons despite her unreliable memory.U.S.
public broadcaster PBS, which aired Jackson’s Emmy-winning turn as Elizabeth I in the 1970s, has chosen the 90-minute drama to kick off its 50th anniversary celebrations next year.
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