Zoë plays Charlie Hungerford, the whip-smart mother-in-law of recently widowed detective Jim Bergerac, in this reimagining of the classic 80s drama set in Jersey. Season one is streaming on U; season two arrives on U and U&DRAMA on 16 April.

Zoë has joined the cast of this ITV crime drama as Zelda Radclyffe, the quirky aunt of Cambridge professor Jasper Tempest, who helps the police solve challenging murder cases. Season four aired on PBS in the US in 2025 and comes to the UK in 2026, while filming recently finished on season five.

Watch Zoë's Oxford Union interview for fascinating insights into her work and the acting profession

23 February 2017 17:01

You can now watch Zoë's interview at the Oxford Union, recorded in January, thanks to the famous debating society's YouTube channel. The lively, wide-ranging discussion is full of fascinating insights into Zoë's career on stage and screen, as well as her charity work.

Here are three of my favourite moments:

- 'It's mad. It's absolutely mad!' is how Zoe enthusiastically describes Britannia, the forthcoming Sky/Amazon TV drama set in 43 AD, in which she plays a Celtic queen.

- 'You have to be everything [as an actor],' Zoë's father, Sam Wanamaker, advised her. Acting alone isn't enough you need to be able to dance, sing, play sport and more!

- Zoë calls Zorba!, the Broadway musical she starred in during May 2015, 'the most exciting thing I've ever done'. She only had a few weeks to learn four songs and even less time to rehearse the show and learn the choreography. Incredible!

Thank you, Karoline, for bringing the video to my attention.

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