Broadchurch star Olivia Colman says people should have the right to choose when they die.
Olivia's starring in a one-off drama The Dilemma, part of the BBC's The Secrets series (premieres Sunday, September 7), playing a vet whose terminally ill mother (Gavin & Stacey star Alison Steadman) begs for help to end her own life.
"I would fight for anyone's right to make that decision I think," said Olivia. "It's a tricky subject to get into, but if someone's a sentient bright being and they know where they're going to end up and they don't want to go there, then it's their decision and I'd support them in that decision.
"If you've ever loved anybody, the thought of seeing them in pain is awful!"
The subject gained much attention earlier this year following the death of Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street and, with a recent Zurich University study revealing that one in five people who use Swiss Assisted Suicide clinics is British, it's a subject that won't go away.
As for Olivia, she admits that after a string of hard-hitting roles in which she sheds several tears she's looking forward to doing something with a different mood.
"I might have to do a comedy next!"
