After a string of hits including Back to Life and Breeders, the actor and writer is hot property. So why does she only want to discuss crisps?

After last year’s dark comedy-drama about a former prisoner, the actor draws on her own experiences as a knackered parent for new show Breeders

The star and creator of the word-of-mouth TV hit on researching with ex-cons, mature sex and why she got kicked out of school science class

Her career depends on her ‘wiggly’ face and her most memorable TV character was built on a repertoire of snorts and whinnies. Now, in her latest stage role, the Episodes actor is talking fluent gobbledegook