Veteran actress and former MP Glenda Jackson has said how there is a long way to go before there is gender equality in the TV industry.
The Elizabeth Is Missing star, who is nominated for the best actress award at tonight's BAFTAs, said while in other industries and professions women had made strides towards equality, the arts are lagging behind.
Jackson, 84, is one of the country's most decorated performers, with a career on stage and screen spanning more than 60 years.
She said: "I think certainly if one looks at theatre and not just in this country, but contemporary dramatists don't find women interesting enough to make them the central dramatic engine." Jackson, the winner of two best actress Academy Awards, said there have been