Killing Eve's Fiona Shaw has revealed that the hit BBC drama is so powerful it has "changed the game".
And in the wake of its success, it doesn't look like the award-winning actress has any plans to retire soon - in fact she wants to keep working.
The 61-year-old Irish star opened up about being part of such a big, female-led show to Good Housekeeping when she made the revelation.
Fiona, who plays Carolyn Martens, asked why there wasn't a series like Killing Eve around when she was in her late 30s and says she's "waited all my life" for the show.
The actress said she would have "enjoyed them" as she discussed how roles in TV have changed for women.
She added: "They weren't [making TV series like Killing Eve] because there was a feeling that you had to have the male storyteller and that the woman was always an addendum or, going right back to Shakespeare, always resolving her story in a domestic happiness.
"Women are often portrayed as virtuous, so it's wonderful to not always be good. I think Killing Eve has changed the landscape and the game."
At the height of her acting career she starred in Harry Potter as Petunia Dursley and has since worked alongside the likes of Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
And it looks like Fiona isn't ready to give it all up just yet as retirement approaches.
Opening up about her plans, she said: "I don't think I want to stop."
Fiona seems to be a busy woman, as she also directs operas and described it as "huge things to do".
She added: "It's like jumping out of an aeroplane: sometimes there's a parachute, but you're not sure you have one on.
"I have always chased the challenge of the thing that’s slightly out of reach, so I will always work, whether it’s acting or writing, because I find it very necessary. I don’t think I could stop."
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