Acclaimed actress Liza Goddard, who made her stage debut as a baby and hasn't looked back, is coming to Brum for ghostly thriller The Croft

LIZA Goddard has been a fixture on our screens for decades, from her breakthrough in BBC series Take Three Girls, through children’s TV favourite Woof!, to hit shows including Bergerac and Doctor Who.

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But her first love, she says, has always been the stage, so she’s delighted to be returning to it for her latest role, in Original Theatre's acclaimed production of atmospheric thriller The Croft.

"The concept of the play is really interesting,’ she explains. “It’s set in the Highlands, and I play a former inhabitant of a croft, who reveals her story to the modern-day visitors. I love the idea of it being a ghost story.”

The production, which also stars Caroline Harker (A Touch of Frost) and Gray O’Brien (Coronation Street), will be visiting venues across the country, including the Birmingham Rep.

Liza, 75, says the setting of the play feels close to home. “I've spent a lot of time in the Highlands. We have relatives who live in the Trossachs, and I absolutely adore it. I'd love to have my own little croft. But the locals might burn me at the stake for my Scottish accent in The Croft!”

She is no stranger to life on the road, having appeared in countless travelling productions including the recent hit revival of Michael Frayn’s farce Noises Off. “The nice thing about touring is that you get to see so many different cities. I probably know this country better than anyone thanks to my work.”