I've been very lucky, this is my 30th year on TV.

We were the only black family in an estate with 1,000 white families. Liverpool being quite racist in the Sixties, it was a bit grim growing up.

The inventory process and stepping back in your life can sometimes be a very dark process. But it also can be extremely funny and surprising.

I'm busy and that's the way I like it - when I have too much downtime I get into trouble.

I've been very lucky, this is my 30th year on TV.

My life has been, I suppose, the most incredible series of highs and lows.

I have a stepladder. It's a very nice stepladder but it's sad that I never knew my real ladder.