Peter Kay's Car Share star Sian Gibson on her acting career
Sian Gibson, from Mold, is best known for her collaboration with comedian Peter Kay in BAFTA Award winning series, Car Share.
And it was that, she says, which led to her acting career getting back on track, having virtually given up on the dream.
Gibson recently sat down with Woman's Hour presenter Kylie Pentelow to discuss that and the upcoming return of the hit BBC comedy 'The Power of Parker' in which she also stars.
That returns for a second series on Friday (May 30) and also stars the likes of Conleth Hill and Steve Pemberton.
Gibson co-wrote the show and stars as Kath, a mobile hairdresser by trade and the devoted mistress of her sister's husband.
Set around the fortunes of the Parker family's electrical shop in 1990s Stockport, the next instalment sees a shift of power between the trio of Kath, her sister Diane and the object of their affection, Martin Parker.
Speaking on Woman's Hour, Gibson talked of how Peter Kay's Car Share led to other opportunities for her acting-wise, after she had been working in a call centre.
She said: "Like many other actors, the work's not always there. I was very lucky when I left college that I could still play teenagers, but then I hit my 30's and the work really dried up. I wasn't getting any auditions.
"I was very lucky that Peter Kay's carshare came along and that Peter thought of me. I was very very lucky to have a friend who supported me like that."
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She added: "It was a massive sliding doors moment, because I live in north Wales, where I live its not the centre of the entertainment world.
"I was happy, I wasn't absolutely gutted that this could be the end of the career or the dream.
"But, I still live in the same place, the same village, so things haven't changed that much."
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