THE C WORD (BBC1, 9PM) ****Sheridan Smith is no stranger to playing real-life roles - in 2013, she won a Bafta for playing a Great Train Robber's wife in Mrs Biggs, and recently picked up another nomination for her performance in Cilla.But her role in The C Word is particularly close to her heart, as she got a chance to know the person she's portraying.The one-off drama, which also stars Paul Nicholls, Haydn Gwynne and Michael Maloney, is based on the book by Lisa Lynch, who was diagnosed with...
