Lynda's original script for the much-acclaimed Prime Suspectwon awards fromBAFTA,Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the 1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award. She says: “I am building her into every different department as she grows older until she reaches DCI. I’m looking to write another five.”

She has another home in the US, and dated a banker there for a few years. She says: “I ended it, but he seemed quite relieved actually.” He was 62, and she says she has no worries about dating younger men. She still cares about her appearance, and says: “You have to. I’m from Liverpool and it was all about the glamour when I was growing up. When the divorce came through, it was my time. I would have adopted four or five more. Yes, absolutely. But it wasn’t possible.”

It’s terrific to have that young energy around the house. Our ­relationship has given me so much more than I could have ever dreamed of.” In the aftermath of a fire at an isolated cottage, a badly charred body is discovered, along with the burnt remains of millions of stolen, untraceable bank notes. Sadly, she fell out with ITV in 2017 over Prime Suspect 1973, a prequel featuring the young WPC Jane Tennison, played by Stefanie Martini. Lynda says: “It broke me as I felt like I had been trampled on.” The first book in a brand-new series by Lynda La Plante, the international bestselling author who "practically invented the thriller." (Karin Slaughter) She says: “Absolutely. It wouldn’t worry me at all. But it’s finding somebody. Dating apps? I’m not sure that’s for me. We shall see what happens after all this crisis is over.”

And what he watches on TV for entertainment is hardly surprising. She says: “He likes watching crime documentaries.” For those investigating the fire, however, it was not so much the body that caught their attention, but rather, the remains of something in the fireplace. Anything with a crust and gravy. You can take the girl out of the North, but you can’t take the North out of the girl.”The gripping first book in a brand new thriller series by the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante. She says: “Sometimes I wish I didn’t have so much inspiration. I’m a dreadful insomniac and I spend hours awake at night plotting.” There must be plenty to inspire her in the current situation. But I will have had the most beautiful years of his life. I have tried to make his world as large as possible.” A compelling, clever plot with a brilliant cast of diverse characters. Utterly riveting." - Rachel Abbott Lynda is an honorary fellow of the British Film Institute and was awarded theBAFTADennis Potter Best Writer's Award in 2000. In 2008, she was awarded aCBEin the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to Literature, Drama and Charity.

In the aftermath of a fire at a derelict cottage, a badly charred body is discovered, along with the burnt remnants of millions of stolen, untraceable bank notes - the hidden legacy of Dolly Rawlins and her gang of Widows. A compelling, clever plot with a brilliant cast of diverse characters. Utterly riveting * RACHEL ABBOTT, million-selling author of ONLY THE INNOCENT * She was married to Richard La Plante for 17 years, before they divorced in 1996, and says: “I did try for my own child for many years but I had several miscarriages, and my then-husband didn’t want to adopt.I absolutely love Lynda La Plante and therefore could not wait to get my hands onto her latest novel. Thankfully Buried did not disappoint. Prime Suspect producer Sally Head (right) and actress Hellen Mirren with Lynda at the 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards She says: “In truth, the fear element about coronavirus is growing with everyone, but if you obey the rules, you can help keep yourself safe and everybody around you safe. I feel great compassion for people going down with it.” A compelling, clever plot with a brilliant cast of diverse characters. Utterly riveting' - RACHEL ABBOTT, million-selling author of ONLY THE INNOCENT They are still in touch almost 30 years after the first Prime Suspect series in 1991. She says: “We probably speak once a year. A big part of my heart belongs to the show and with Helen.”