Movie
Nothing Like a Dame
Overview
BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright on screen together for the first time as they reminisce over a long summer weekend in a house Joan once shared with Sir Laurence Olivier.
Details
- Release date
- 2018-05-02
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BBC, Purple Moo Pictures, Field Day Productions, Kew Media Group, Transmission Pictures
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Maggie Smith as Self
- Judi Dench as Self
- Eileen Atkins as Self
- Joan Plowright as Self
- Robert Altman as Self (archive footage)
- Frank Finlay as Self (archive footage)
- John Gielgud as Self (archive footage)
- Julian Glover as Self (archive footage)
- Sheridan Morley as Self (archive footage)
- Laurence Olivier as Self (archive footage)
- Kim Philby as Self (archive footage)
- Vanessa Redgrave as Self (archive footage)
Crew
- Roger Michell - Director
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