great fun but that thing where you go, "Wow, this is a story which should be out there" -- I've not done so much. It's nice to be able to share something that you think should be out there. What's the big difference between theatre and TV? The main difference is collaboration. You have so much more time to create a character and it's much more of a collaborative process. That's a fantastic process because in TV you don't have the time to do that. You pretty much learn your lines and sometimes if you're lucky you get a bit of rehearsal time. Does being in a popular TV show change things? Heartbeat was very different. I was quite unprepared because I didn't realise how popular it was with the general public. We did a lot of Richard And Judy and magazines, so I was recognised when I went out. Which is intrusive and a bit peculiar. Then you finish and after about six months people stop recognising you and you feel a bit odd again. It's a bit up and down. Do Midsomer Murders fans stop you in the street? I've not really been recognised that much from Midsomer. I've been lucky in that most of the shows I've done, they're family-friendly, nice entertainment. I've worked with actors who've played horrendous rapists or paedophiles and they get terrible abuse in public by people who confuse the boundaries. I've been quite lucky, the response has been quite nice. I know!