Meet Essex's answer to the Redgraves.

With the amount of experience they already have between them Sam, Liberty and Carita Morris could be the next in a long line of theatrical siblings to dominate both stage and screen.

Sam, 13, was the first to hit the big time when he was chosen to star alongside Men Behaving Badly star Neil Morrissey in the BBC comedy drama, Happy Birthday Shakespeare, last April.

His sister Liberty, six, is about to follow in her big brother's footsteps after she scooped a leading role in new BBC sitcom The Savages.

Now their younger sister, Carita, at the tender age of two, has got in on the act with a starring role in the new British Gas advert.

All three, from Cressing, near Braintree, are on the books of the Sylvia Young Theatre School, whose famous pupils include Spice Girl Emma Bunton and actress Samantha Janus.

Sam, who was in Oliver in the West End, is now looking for a part in a touring production of Dr Dolittle. Their mum, Bonita, said: "They absolutely adore it, particularly Sam, who cannot wait to get back on the stage."

They've got acting in the blood - Sam, Liberty and Carita Morris.

Picture: Steve Brading

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