Les Dennis

First big thing was me and my girl, the musical.

And I love that.

But then I wanted to do some real heavy drama.

And the next thing that I did, which was real baptism by fire, was David Hare's Skylight, following the likes of Bill Nighy.

Challenging yourself.

Yeah, challenging myself.

But it was great.

Absolutely.

It takes a while to be taken seriously in it.

You know, so many years, I used to call Denise Welsh and say, I'm a revelation again, because she was the same as me, because she did Loose Women and kind of variety stuff.

She was not taken seriously as an actor, and she's a really good actor.

Yes.

And whenever she got a review, it was always a revelation.

They're quite good.

Okay.

Surprised that you're good at this, in other words.

When I very first started, I thought about training, but I'd already started making money in the clubs.

And so I didn't go down the drama school route.

My daughter is currently trying to do that right now.

And we're waiting to hear about whether she's got a place this this September.