The Cry

Helen FitzGerald is the second youngest of 13 children. She grew up in the small town of Kilmore, Victoria, Australia, and studied English and History at the University of Melbourne. Via India and London, Helen came to Glasgow University where she completed a Diploma and Masters in Social Work. She has worked as a probation and parole officer for ten years, most of it in Barlinnie, where she helps to prepare serious offenders for release. She's married to screenwriter Sergio Casci, and they have two children.

Since graduating from acting school in 1998, Lucy has been performing in theatres in the UK, including at the Royal Lyceum Theatre and Traverse Theatre. She has appeared on TV in Garrow's Law and Rivercity, and has performed in over 200 radio drama productions for the BBC, including four series of Paul Temple and many episodes of Daniel Deronda, Woman's Hour, Short Stories and Readings.