I think one of the most important things I can give my children is the right to be themselves.

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

I think one of the most important things I can give my children is the right to be themselves.

As a child, I always remember our home, which was a flat just on the Barnes side of Hammersmith Bridge in London, buzzing with actors such as Patrick McGee and Peter Bowles. We were a family who were always on the go.

Agatha Christie holds special personal memories for me because my mum, a television producer called Pat Sandys, had been the first person to persaude the Agatha Christie estate to put one of her stories on TV.

I've been married to the same man - even after the separation - longer than most people in this business. I'm sick to death of people mentioning it.

Sometimes I'll work through the crossword sections of three separate papers.