I lived in Walsall when I was growing up and I still go back to see my dad, who’s in his 90s. It was a bustling place, there was a thriving market life. Every Saturday, me and my mates would walk thro

The Silent Witness star on her famous family and mischievous mutts

Brenda Blethyn OBE, chats to Lara Kilner about life after Vera , her acting regret and why now, more than ever, the idea of retiring is far from her mind…

It’s a funny old world

Natalie Sims Rees, 42, from Derby, is a former professional dancer who reached the final of C4’s The Great Pottery Throw Down last year. She lives with her wife Sarah and daughter Albie, six. I’ve alw

Sir Jonathan Pryce once said he’d retire at 60, but at 78 he shows no signs of slowing down. And now he’s finally back in Wales, where he has always belonged