Singing. Quentin made a notable singing appearance in her early career as part of the original London chorus in Les Misérables. She later returned to musicals in 2011 playing Berthe in Pippin and a Pierrot in Oh!

Does Caroline Quentin ride a motorcycle?

I love my bike as it seems to take all the hard work out of climbing hills and over the past few months I have become an avid cyclist. I try to fit in two 12-mile bike rides every week. I have always enjoyed physical activity but being on my bike definitely beats other forms of exercise.

Did Caroline Quentin dance as a child?

Caroline's father was an RAF pilot and her mother was a housewife – she was the youngest of four sisters and had early ambitions of being a ballerina. At the age of 10 she won a scholarship to study dance at the Arts Educational School in Tring, Herts.