![]() Sometimes good television doesn't depend on money, it depends on imagination and good people directing, casting and doing the job with talented people. Paddy said to me after "Why did you talk yourself out of that job?" But you've got to be available, otherwise casting people don't like it, quite rightly, and there's always 10 or 20 people waiting to replace you. I just thought "My God, I'm not giving this 100 per cent. I'd had to work extra hours on another TV job and I kept looking at the clock. When Sadie was about two, I went up to see lovely Paddy Stone, then casting director for Emmerdale (1972), about becoming one of the regulars. You kept on learning, and there were always places for you to learn, which there aren't so many of for young actors now. If you see a clip of it now it still holds up incredibly well - really good actors, great directors, and flying by the seat of your pants. ![]() In Corrie ( Coronation Street (1960)), I played Anita Reynolds, Len Fairclough's new girlfriend, and I was in it for five or six episodes. I even listen to Tom O'Connor albums because I love the Scouse accent so much! I think everyone who comes from Liverpool is proud to say so, because the city has such energy and life about it. ![]()
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