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Hey there, X-Files fans! Do you miss Dana Scully? Me too. And Mulder. They may be reuniting sometime in the future, but in the meantime you can get your Gillian Anderson fix soon on PBS. And it may be your last chance to see her in a television series. In interviews for this new six-part, Masterpiece Theatre program called Bleak House, Anderson says she's happy with her career in London as a stage and film actress (she lives there with her husband and daughter, Piper, who is now eleven!). In London, she says, she's considered an actor. She's done a lot of theatre there since leaving The X-Files in 2002. In America, she says, people think of her as a one-hit wonder.

In Bleak House, she plays Lady Dedlock, a frigid woman who, from what I gather, holds a dark secret that may turn a high-profile court case on its head. The Charles Dickens'-adaptation is a commentary on the Victorian-era convoluted courts system that, supposedly, has present-day applications. For the role, Anderson insisted her hair be dyed dark brown, even though the producers originally wanted the Scully-red look. She says, she knew she wanted to play the character as soon as she read the script, and when she put the costume on she transformed into Lady Dedlock. The series premieres on Sunday, January 22 on PBS at 9 pm EST.