Janet Fielding

Janet Fielding: I'm on the board of Women In Film And Television and I ran it for the first four years. I was one of the people who set it up and I ran it for the first four years. I was angry about what was happening because I thought that, actually, just as you're beginning to learn what you're doing, know what you're doing, it's like somebody's turned the tap off. And that was true for women generally and still is much truer for the women than it is for the men. Much, much truer. And I was angry about it. And when I'm angry, I tend to do something about it. And… so I decided that the world needed to change.

Janet Fielding: (about her interview for Doctor Who) The producer, John Nathan-Turner, looked me up and down and asked how tall I was. I replied in my best Australian accent, "I'm five feet two, the minimum height for an airline hostess in Australia. I thought about being one once, so I checked it out." Then I took a breath. You see, I knew they were looking for an Australian air hostess in the series, and of course I was lying through my teeth - Australian air hostesses have to be much taller. I don't think he believed me, but I got the job!

Janet Fielding: I'm descended from convicts. I am, actually. My great-great-grandmother was transported for stealing two geese and her husband was transported for stealing a bolt of cloth. So, my family go back in Australia quite a long way.