She made her name as a posh TV cop in the 80s and is now in her third major UK soap.
But it is snogging Hugh Grant in a stage drama that is one of Glynis Barber’s fondest memories. In fact, Hugh was also very keen and asked the then recently married actress not to stop.
She had become a household name as Sgt Harriet Makepeace, one half of hit TV detective duo Dempsey and Makepeace.