Reality TV show you'd appear on: "I'd go for I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! for the thrill of living under the stars, even if the weather was shit." Photograph: Sarah Dunn
TV guilty pleasure: "Current affairs. That's escapism if you're talking relative to cosmic affairs. The trivial manoeuvring of terrestrial politicians somehow seems insignificant." Photograph: Sarah Dunn
TV idol: "Charles Wheeler, foreign correspondent for the BBC. He was a real raconteur and always so clear." Photograph: Sarah Dunn
TV show you would like to bring back: "Brookside. It was the soap that did serious issues well and I miss that." Photograph: Sarah Dunn
Favourite box set: "My missus bought me Breaking Bad for Christmas and I'm finding it as addictive as crystal meth." Photograph: Sarah Dunn
Dream TV role: "In 40 years I really want to be Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey." Photograph: Sarah Dunn
Favourite TV comedy: "Twenty Twelve was terrific and I really admire Eddie Izzard and Sanjeev Bhaskar." Photograph: Sarah Dunn
Favourite current shows: "I watch the news. That and football. I can't relate to drama. They're just actors, aren't they?" Photograph: Sarah Dunn
TV crush: "Nicholas Lyndhurst in Only Fools and Horses. I was a massive fan of the show. I met him and was completely starstruck." Photograph: Sarah Dunn
Favourite childhood TV: "Dallas and Dynasty. I was a sucker for glamorous women in shoulderpads eating fancy things like eggs benedict." Photograph: Sarah Dunn
Favourite childhood TV: "Captain Pugwash, Tiswas. When I was sick I'd watch Jamie and the Magic Torch. I wished I had his dog." Photograph: Sarah Dunn
What reality TV show would you appear on: "If my mum had her way, Strictly Come Dancing. She's always saying: 'You can dance. Go show 'em, love.'" Photograph: Sarah Dunn
Dream TV job: "Phil Glenister and I used to dream about hosting This Morning, just to see what sort of mess we'd make." Photograph: Sarah Dunn
Earliest TV memory: “Watching the 1966 World Cup with my dad.” Photograph: Sarah Dunn
TV guilty pleasure: “Trawlermen, as I love fishing. But not Extreme Fishing: I feel Robson Green just likes to catch big fish and laugh at them.” Photograph: Sarah Dunn
