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Wendell Pierce - Actor

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News Channel HDLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

The American TV series The Wire, which methodically dissected America's war with drugs, was an eye-opener for many. Shaun Ley interviews Wendell Pierce, whose role as detective Bunk Moreland brought him international attention. Now he's on stage in London as the protagonist in Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman. But it was Hurricane Katrina that defined him, when he rolled up his sleeves when his childhood home was smashed. After his city's darkest hour, when help failed to come, did Wendell Pierce fall out of love with America?
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Interviewer:
Shaun Ley
Interviewed Guest:
Wendell Pierce

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