I've rarely played glamorous roles. I don't mind looking plain on camera.

My agent asked if I fancied Robin Hood and I thought: 'Yeah, why not?' I hadn't watched it, to be honest, but I'd seen bits and knew it was really popular Saturday family viewing with heaps of action. I thought it would be great fun. I was up for a good old play-fighting and the scripts were terrifically exciting.

You can have a great script, and it can be a great show, but for whatever reason, it just doesn't take the public's interest.

It's very kind of 'Wuthering Heights' where my parents' house is, moors and deserted. It's very wild and mystic.

I want the chance to play very different characters, and I've always wanted to do more films.

When something is dramatized it provokes a much more emotive response than just hearing a story on the news.

Fashion does seem to have a 20s comeback every few seasons, and I completely see why. Its a very feminine look: the fabrics and the shapes are very pretty and distinctive.