Sophie Aldred

"I meet women who say, "You were such a hero of mine. I loved the way you were so strong," and all that sort of thing – so I'm very proud to have played a character like that."

"I must say that I absolutely love the new series, I think it’s fantasic. I’m a bit of a Doctor Who fan now, and I always want to talk about the new series, but nobody will talk to me about that! They all want to know about the classic series."

"I think it’s probably human nature not to appreciate who we are being at any one point in time."