The Railway Children and Call the Midwife star, 72, on having a baby on Christmas Day, the best day of her life and how she never really wanted to be an actor

T here is a low-level hum that forms the soundtrack to many women’s lives. It’s a conditioning. The silent expectation to be the architect of everyone’s day, managing the moods of daily life. Being th

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As All Creatures Great and Small leads our cracking Christmas preview, star NICHOLAS RALPH reveals why fans are in for a tree-mendous treat