In the Spotlight with Frances Crook

What three words best describe you? 
Happy, abrasive, dedicated

Imagine you were stuck on a desert island, and could take one person and one object, who and what would they be? 
My daughter and a  full bookcase

Who inspires you and why? 
All the people I work with, for their dedication and compassion

What is your favourite place in the world?  
A sicilian beach, not telling you where cos I dont want anyone else to go there

If you were on death row what would your last meal be? 
Huge

Which celebrity would you want to play the role of you in a film about your life? 
Susan Sarandon

What was the last CD you bought? 
Mozart, Don Giovanni

What is your favourite film of all time? 
West Side Story

What is the best present you have ever been given? 
An 18th century writing box by my mother on my 18th birthday

If you could do any job in the world, what would it be? 
Director of the Howard League for Penal Reform – Frances means freedom and Crook, well that’s obvious.  It was destiny.