Everyone loves a slice of period-drama-pie, but I think the success of 'Upstairs Downstairs' is really down to the wonderful format that Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins created.

I think everyone loves a slash of red lipstick.

I don't really believe in cliques - I think everyone can be friends with everyone.

Even when I'm in quite a happy state of mind, I like writing really sad songs. I think a lot of people do.

He [Halifax] had said that he had known many kicked downstairs, but he never knew any kicked upstairs before.

It was fantastic returning to 'Being Human'. When I got cast in the role, at first I just thought it was for one episode, and the fans were really great about it, and it was really nice having that reaction.