At 27 Or So I Thought, You

Comedy And Drama Are Less Ageist Media For Women Than Stuff Like Light Entertainment. But In Tv Or Film, Women Have To Be More Pleasing On The Eye Than Men.

I Started Writing Sketches With Dennis Kelly, Who I Ended Up Writing 'pulling' With. We Entered A Bbc Competition And Did Quite Well, Then Started Writing Bits For Other People's Shows. You Wheedle Your Way In, Write Pilots And Eventually You End Up Writing A Sitcom.

Stresses In A Marriage And In Family Life, Sometimes They're Prompted By Whatever Is Going On In The Wider World As Well As What's Going On Behind Your Door.

You've Only Got A Short Shelf-life As An Actor, And I Want To Make The Most Of It While I Can.

You Feel You Can Pretend To Be Young Until You're 50, But After That, What Happens And How Do You Approach It?