January 18, 2014 - Express.co.uk - Sarah Parish INTERVIEW - Dates, Parties, Being a noisy neighbor

Atlantis actress Sarah Parish on dates, parties and being a noisy neighbour

THE Cutting It and Peak Practice actress on her ideal weekend with husband James Murray, parties and moving into a bigger house

By: Vicki Power

Published: Sat, January 18, 2014

Actress Sarah Parish lives in a cottage in Hampshire with her husband and their son, Nell [GETTY]

After finding fame in Peak Practice, Sarah Parish went on to star in Cutting It, Pillars Of The Earth, Mistresses and Atlantis. The 45-year-old actress lives in Hampshire with her husband, Primeval star James Murray, and their four-year-old daughter, Nell. She says:
“Friday nights are exciting. We’ve usually been busy in London all week and we’ll come back to our cottage in Hampshire. We’ll put Nell to bed, the babysitter will come, and we’ll go to the village pub, The Yew Tree.
"It’s got a big open fire and the whole village is there; everybody has a few beers and catches up. We’ll come home at 9.30pm for a late supper and to watch a bit of telly.
“On Saturday we’ll probably go shopping then afterwards walk our dog, Jake. Then we’ll come home, maybe read scripts and watch a film with Nell.

The 45-year-old actress loves to have big company at the weekends [GETTY]

Next year we’re moving to a bigger house. It’s right on the River Itchen, so Jim can fish and we can have more guests

Sarah Parish

“In the evening we’ll go to friends’ houses or have people over. Sometimes we’re pushing people out the door at 3am then getting up at 7am with Nell on Sunday.
"Jim will read the paper and I’ll potter about, then we’ll blow away the cobwebs on a walk.
“Next year we’re moving to a bigger house down the road. It’s right on the River Itchen, so Jim can fish and we can have more guests – we’re very sociable, and it’s great for Nell to have other kids around.
"We like a full house. We’re noisy neighbours!”
Sarah is a founder of Barretoned (barretoned.com), a ballet-inspired fitness class