From Byker Grove to pandemic A&E - the actor who trained as a nurse
Vicky worked with director Ken Loach in his 2019 film Sorry We Missed You and says "he is a bit of a folk hero to me"
She got her break alongside TV legends Ant and Dec at the start of their careers as well as Jill Halfpenny, who also went on to greater fame.Vicky, about to go into work, sees the ambulances queuing up and knows it is going to be another busy day She has also had parts in Derek, with Ricky Gervais, The Bill and Shameless, as well as roles as a nurse in Line of Duty, Doctors and Coronation Street.
Singing and dancing as Mospa in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of The Winter's Tale filmed for a lockdown audience for the BBC She recalled: "I felt more scared going into work in March last year because it felt like the calm before the storm. "Quite often on a shift you grab something from the vending machine to keep you going but then people were bringing in coffees and curries - it was so kind."
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