Having spent a number of my younger years with trade-union parents attending NUT annual conferences, I feel comfortable with an agenda in my hand and a procedural format for debate.

I think politics can no longer be assigned to parliamentary activity and it probably never could be. But politics with a small p and the history of trade union movement really interests me.

I like acting in London-not least because it means I can go home after the show every day, rather than being on location making a film.

When your life is as precious as all our lives are, then it needs to be kept precious and looked after and treated well. And that is not something we should be sharing with a wider audience.

Part of me misses the days when we have four channels in England and we were all talking about everything all the time.

I don't always want a big meal after work - just some crisps and wine!

I'm not very good with stills. I get all twitchy.