Channel 4 series Crashing and the Ab Fab movie in 2016.She has played Magda in the iconic BBC series between 1992 and 2012.She also had roles in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Crashing and Kevin & Perry Go Large.The star is now working behind the camera instead.While directing the new ITV murder mystery Holding based on the bestseller by Graham Norton, she tried to change the way rehearsals work and get the cast to bond before filming started.She said: “I want everyone to sit in a room and chat.
When I’m in a room with people, I say, ‘Well tell me about you — who are you and what do you feel about this?’.“It’s about allowing actors to talk about characters who aren’t their own character.“An hour can give you two minutes on screen that are fizzy and spicy and exciting… just from an open conversation.
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