Good times with Leanne Best

Actor Leanne, 40, who has starred in Line Of Duty and Cold Feet, lives in London.

 The last great film you saw…

If Beale Street Could Talk destroyed me. Such beautiful performances, cinematography, music… all of it. It’s storytelling at its finest and most essential.

 The film you could watch over and over… I refuse to name it a guilty pleasure, but few things in life rival Practical Magic on a rainy Sunday under a blanket with a load of snacks.  The performance that made

you cry… I’m bound to sound incredibly saccharine, but honestly, watching the cast of Sweat [which Leanne starred in at the Gielgud Theatre earlier this year] in the rehearsal room. Each one of them had a moment that brought me to tears.

 The one play you’d tell everyone to see… The Son, which opened at Kiln Theatre and has transferred to the West End. Catch it.

 The podcast you loved…

I love [spiritual teacher] Ram Dass. His podcast Here And Now was a game changer for me.

 The last boxset you binge watched… Netflix’s Stranger Things. Epicness!  Top of your TV planner this month… I’ve been pretty useless of late because I’ve been working on stage, so I have Chernobyl [available on Now TV] primed and ready to go.  The album you loved… Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You. I had it on repeat.

 The last recommendation

you received… I had a brew with [theatre director] Indhu Rubasingham and she recommended the memoir Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala.

 The book that inspired you…

I’m a great lover of fiction but one that I return to time and again is Women Who Run With The Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés. It travels with me everywhere I go.

 The ticket you’d love to get your hands on… Springsteen. Always Springsteen.  Leanne is starring in Carnival Row, which is available to watch now on Amazon Prime

I binge watched Netflix’s Stranger Things.

Epicness!