With a home in New South Wales, plus an Australian partner and citizenship, actress Miriam Margolyes is better qualified than most British celebs to embark on a travelogue Down Under.
This week, in the new three-part series Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian, the irrepressible Call the Midwife star hits the road in a motorhome on a two-month, 10,000km mission to find out more about the Australian dream and what it means to different people around the country –from Alice Springs to the Tiwi Islands.
Here, the Harry Potter star tells us about what she learnt on her Aussie road trip…
You first visited Australia in 1980. Did it live up to your expectations?
This story is from the July 18, 2020 edition of TV & Satellite Week.
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