“It's amazing what it opens up in women when you tell them you've just played a m…” — Jessica Raine

It was a very idyllic childhood, surrounded by utterly beautiful landscapes that I got very, very bored of when I hit my teens. But being on your own a lot and being bored is good for your imagination. It makes it stretch.

I grew up just outside Hay-on-Wye, on the borders of Wales, on a farm. It was an amazing childhood, but I got a bit stir crazy when I hit my teens. There was the feeling of having to get out, you know, but it was definitely idyllic.

Normally, I'm the one fawning over the man, but in 'Call The Midwife,' I'm the experienced woman.

I certainly love getting to know the babies if I'm going to be working with them.