麻豆约拍

You probably know her as the hapless MP, Nicola Murray, the former adversary of Malcolm Tucker in the political satire 'The Thick of it', or maybe as Superintendent Jean Vincent in 'Lewis'. Throw in 'The Day Today', 'Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge', 'Nighty Night' and you're getting close to the range of her work.

And now she's the envy of many a red blooded woman and man in her new role as Lady Whitework in the new series of Poldark.

She's also a writer with her second book, 'Impossible Things Before Breakfast', just out. Marie-Louise went to interview her with the Arts Show team shouting "She's brilliant!" So of course, she told her that...