I Would Love It If Anyone Gave

I Had A Mother Who Was Very Emotionally Demanding, Wanting To Be The Centre Of Attention. As They Say In Eastenders, She Thought It Was All About 'er. I Spent A Lot Of Time Trying To Work Out What Was Going On.

I'm Absolutely Delighted If People Think Of Me As A Reliable Purveyor Of Quality Period Stuff.

The Joy Of Writing Drama Is Putting Yourself Into Different People's Heads.

I Got Quite Cross When I Heard About Emma Thompson Adapting 'sense And Sensibility.' It Was Absolutely Childish Of Me, But I Thought, 'i Should Be Doing That. They Didn't Even Ask Me.' Some Mistake, Surely.

I Remain, However, Fairly Optimistic For The Future Of Period Drama Because It's Just Such A Popular Thing.