At only seventeen, and starting a life sentence for triple murder, life in HMP Larkhall doesn't look too good for new inmate Shaz - and is quite a role to take on for Lindsey's first major drama series. "Shaz seems completely unaware of the full implication of what she has actually done".

"I don't think that she has realised that 'life' means life. She has a sunny nature and sees everyone as a potential friend. She wants to have a laugh and is generally misguided".

On Lindsey's first day of filming with Bad Girls she "didn't really have a clue where I was going and walked on set, and as soon as the crew saw me they said, 'you must be playing Shaz'. I was just how they had expected her to look - which was a great feeling".

With her new hairstyle for Shaz, twenty-one year old Lindsey, with her 'pixie-ish' childlike looks, is still frequently asked for ID. "I knew I might have to have a new hair do for Shaz, as it was mentioned at the audition. Brian Park said how do you feel about a 'number one' shave all over and having it bleached white blonde. I immediately replied 'yeah yeah that's good, whatever!!!' - thinking aahhh! It's not as bad as I thought it was going to be and I quite like it now!"

"I think that Shaz is a bit of fresh air coming into the prison. She certainly livens things up. As soon as I come on set in the mornings, I just become Shaz. I spend my whole day doing silly stuff with Alicya Eyo, who plays Denny - hiding in laundry baskets and being a general nuisance to everyone. That way when we come to do our scenes we are at the right level and can just carry on. It was something that just happened and we found it easier to stay in character - which causes great amusement with the cast and crew!"