back in october, i spoke to wendell pierce.est for his role in the tv series the wire. he is on the stage in london. this is his interview. welcome to hardtalk. i'm shaun ley. sometimes a tv drama does more than entertain. it brings alive to an audience a world they've failed to see. for many in the united states and beyond, the wire, which methodically dissected america's war with drugs, was an eye—opener. playing detective bunk moreland brought wendell pierce international attention. now he's on stage in london as willy loman, the protagonist in arthur miller's play, death of a salesman. wendell pierce describes the part he's playing as the american hamlet but is today's american reality, "you're on your own"? wendell pierce, welcome to hardtalk, thank you very much for coming into the studio. thank you for having me, shaun. let's begin, if we may, 1a years ago, hurricane katrina, you were visiting your parents when the evacuation was mandated. it was your family home, the city you had grown up in, the city where all your fri

playing detective bunk moreland brought wendell pierce international attention. he's on stage in london as willy loman, the protagonist in arthur miller's play, death of a salesman. wendell pierce describes the part he's playing as the american hamlet but is today's american reality, "you're on your own"? theme music plays wendell pierce welcome to hardtalk, thank you very much for coming into the studio. thank you for having me, shaun. let's begin, if we may, 1a years ago, hurricane katrina, you were visiting your parents when the evacuation was mandated. it was your family home, the city you had grown up in, the city where all your friends were from, and where your family still live. how vivid now are the pictures in your mind, the memories of what you saw when you returned to what had been your home? those images in my mind are indelible. they will always mark a distinct period in my life. for all of our lives, really. there is always pre—katrina and post—katrina new orleans. it will be the defining moment in new 0rleans‘s history, the recent history. you know