“I think culture and art tell you what the soul of a nation is, and if we continue to chip away at the arts we are actually chipping away at our collective soul.”

British actress

Lesley Sharp is a British actress. She became widely known for playing Detective Constable Janet Scott in the ITV crime series Scott & Bailey, which ran from 2011 to 2016. Her screen work also includes Rita, Sue and Bob Too, The Rachel Papers, Naked, Priest, The Moonstone, Great Expectations, Daylight Robbery, Clocking Off, From Hell, Vera Drake, Afterlife, This Cop Life, The Full Monty, and Pillion. Her career spans film and television across several decades.