I wanted to be a stage actor but I got stuck on television. It took a couple of years to get used to.

With your own children, you love them immediately - and with grandchildren, it's exactly the same.

Walking is my main method of relaxation. I don't go over my lines or try to solve the world's problems, I just enjoy the scenery and the wildlife.

Dementia is often regarded as an embarrassing condition that should be hushed up and not spoken about. But I feel passionately that more needs to be done to raise awareness, which is why I became an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society.

I'm very good at being out of work.

I wish people would take more care of the countryside.

People think I'm thick because of the characters I play. I think I'm brighter than the characters. Well, I hope I am.