“What actors are involved in is a similar sort of psychological forensic examination of the characters they're playing. You try to have an idea about why somebody does what they do and you try not to be in judgmental about it. That is what psychologists and psychotherapists aim to do with their patients.”

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.