Interrogation: Anthony Head

You play a veteran crook returning to Britain from the Costa Del Crime in new drama The Invisibles. Have you ever been in trouble with the law?

Anthony Head: I’ve got three points on my driving licence. You only have to go over 30mph and you’re done for. My mum had a real innate sense of right and wrong when I was growing up, so I never dreamed of stealing.

Is it fun to play a criminal?

AH: Oh, it was great. Safe-cracking and things like that are fascinating. I was shown how to do it for the show, and when I watched the remake of

Anthony’s reality check

What was the last domesticated thing you did?

Hoovered and tidied up the kitchen yesterday. I fed the donkeys this morning. We all pitch in.

Have you ever worn sunglasses indoors?

I probably did when I was pretending to be a rock and roll star. And there was a period in LA when it was very cool to wear tinted lenses. I think they were orange too. Very cool indeed.

When did you last take public transport?

I got on the tube on Monday. If you don’t attract attention to yourself, you can almost be invisible.

How many fancy cars do you own?

I got a Mercedes drop-top convertible for my birthday. And Sarah has a truck for all the hay, bedding and stuff for the animals.

The Invisibles starts on Thursday, BBC1, 9pm

Words: Rhiannon Vivian.