I enjoyed showing a bit more leg in the last few stories. It was good fun, but it can be quite sexist. But it doesn't worry me personally all that much.

Before I got Doctor Who, I went to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. I went back to take the final grade exam, which is the grade you have to take before you can take the teacher's diploma.

I often look at a lot of Doctor Who stuff that’s about now, which no one has approached me about.

I don’t know if you’ve ever tried writing a Doctor Who story, but it’s a lot more difficult than it initially appears, especially if you’ve got more than one assistant.

I’m not really a science-fiction fan, I quite like the idea of getting away from the science-fiction side of it, for two episodes. It was lovely, it was a super story and great fun.

I’d like to do some more classical work if I do some more theatre.

The cybermen are good monsters, I think. My earliest memories are of the cybermen from when I used to watch when I was younger. It’s nice to have them back.

I love photography. My boyfriend’s got a great camera, which I bought for his birthday.

I’m a terrible person for carrying things around. I carry everything around with me, it’s like my home.

What you don’t see backstage is what really controls the show.