Not a lot of people know this, but I'm very good at mathematics. When I was an angry teenager, I used to sit in my room and do quadratic equations to calm myself down.

I'm very shocked when I look at television and I see such an aggressive youth and image obsession in the representation of women on our screens.

My father Philip was an actor and appeared in everything from 'The Onedin Line' to 'Hedda Gabler' with Dame Diana Rigg.

I tend to opt for relaxed family holidays when I can.

I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.

Not a lot of people know this, but I'm very good at mathematics. When I was an angry teenager, I used to sit in my room and do quadratic equations to calm myself down.

Inside my heart, there's a 12-year-old girl who has always wanted to be Ginger Rogers.