Helen Mirren to make TV comeback after 10 years alongside Colin Firth

The 71-year-old is being lined up to appear in a brand new spy series
New role: Helen Mirren is being lined up for a new role alongside Colin Firth
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Jennifer Ruby15 August 2016

Helen Mirren is set to make her television comeback after nearly a decade.

The British actress, who was last on the small screen in Prime Suspect back in 2006, is expected to star in a new spy series opposite fellow heavyweight Colin Firth.

According to reports, the 71-year-old is in talks to take on the lead role in an adaptation of Charles Cumming’s Thomas Kell spy novels.

“Helen is interested in playing the role as it's a key character that just doesn't sit around in an office,” a source told The Sun.

The role in question would be intelligence boss Amelia Levine, who causes panic after going missing in action.

Firth is thought to be lined up to play Kell, who is tasked with tracking Levine across Europe and bringing her home.

“The books are great and Colin has been interested in them for years since he read the first one,” the source added.

Firth is also on board as a producer after purchasing the television rights to the books.

Following on from the success of The Night Manager, it seems that producers are keen to commission a brand new spy drama.

“Since The Night Manager TV bosses have been desperate to get their hands on the next big British spy drama because it was so successful around the world,” said the source.

Mirren has been a fixture on the big screen for the last few years and will next appear in Fast 8, the eighth film in the Fast and Furious franchise.

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