Rating: NR
Genre:
Mystery
Release Date: 09/28/2004
Sound: DD
Run Time: 204 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: WGBH Boston
Helen Mirren played the title character in the two-part British miniseries
Painted Lady. In the throes of poverty and drug abuse, Irish
folk singer
Maggie Sheridan (
Mirren) pulled herself together when her wealthy and well-connected landlord was murdered and robbed of several valuable works of art. Posing as an art dealer,
Maggie not only wreaked vengeance upon the thieves, but also had time left over for a torrid interracial romance. And, as a bonus, the heroine ended up a Countess, no less. Debuting over British television on December 7, 1997,
Painted Lady made its American TV bow on April 26, 1998.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide