Edie Falco

I started watching Nurse Jackie simpy because of Edie Falco. Any actor with a leading part in The Sopranos has to be worth a try. The BBC ran six episodes on the trot by which time I was hooked I have to say it's not like any hospital ward I've ever worked on but that was a long time ago. In spite of the drugs and the fact that she is cheating on a husband and a lover both of whom she appears to love (she slips her ring into her uniform pocket when on duty so the lover may not even know she is married with children) she is basically a caring, compassionate nurse.

In spite of the seriousness of the subjects dealt with there are hilarious moments such as when she has a mobile clutched to each ear as she murmurs to both men 'Love you!' and rings off. She has a habit of replacing a sucrose packet with some other substance and drops it into her coffee to see her through the day and unknowingly an officious supervisor helps herself and as a result demonstrates great physical comedy.
Each part is brilliantly played as one has come to expect in American shows of this calibre.

You can imagine I was not thrilled when after six episodes of twelve it vanished off the face of the earth but all is not lost. Thanks to Michael Ball on Sunday Brunch the next episode is tonight BBC2 at 10 pm and thence every Monday till the end. Look out for Zoey played by Merritt Weaver. When asked who she would like to play her in a movie of her life Edie said Merritt - she is scary- talented. so even though we don't look alike I'd be honoured if she would play me as there's nothing she can't do.