CULTURE
SHINING LIGHT
SIAN BROOKE
The star of BBC police drama Blue Lights on balancing her work in Belfast with motherhood after first shooting to fame in Sherlock
She has captivated viewers with her portrayal of rookie police officer Grace Ellis in the BBC’s gripping cop drama Blue Lights, which recently returned to our screens for a second season. And Siân Brooke tells us here how her father’s career in the police force helped inspire her performance. But the actress, 44, who has also appeared in Dr Foster and Sherlock, says her greatest role is being a mum to Ben, 11, and Archie, nine, her sons with her husband, actor and award-winning theatre director Bill Buckhurst, who is currently at the helm of the West End production of Sister Act: The Musical.