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Sheila Hancock

Anita Rani meets Dame Sheila Hancock to hear her festive memories, from childhood as an evacuee to stage and screen success, married life and her connection to the Quaker faith.

Anita Rani meets up with actress Dame Sheila Hancock to discover what Christmas has meant to her throughout her life. Sheila shares memories of childhood spent living above a London pub and as a wartime evacuee, and reflects on a groundbreaking career that has taken her from sitcom success to stage, screen and radio stardom. She talks candidly about Christmases with family, friends and her late husband, actor John Thaw, and in the calm surroundings of her meeting house, she reveals how she lost her faith, only to rediscover comfort and purpose in life as a Quaker.

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Role Contributor
Presenter Anita Rani
Interviewed Guest Sheila Hancock
Editor Andy Greening
Executive Producer Matt Baker
Executive Producer Gareth Collett
Executive Producer Elliot Falk
Series Producer Jim Turner
Production Company Big Circus Media Ltd

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