Unbeknown to her, Tony Warren had written the part specially for her. He had seen her playing Judith Bliss in Noël Coward's Hay Fever (to this day he still considers her the finest actress to have ever played that part) and had made a mental note of her - "One day, I'll write a wonderful part for you!" he said. "She wore a purple dress with a silver stripe, and when Judith Bliss was supposed to be indignant, the silver sash would quiver...now it takes real talent to be able to do that....or a certain type of physique!"