Nothing Like a Dame
Recounting the tales of lives of Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith, four from the most prominent on-screen characters. In this documentary, they discuss their long-lasting vocations and how they have achieved their present position of celebrated.
26 October 1942, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK
17 February 1976, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK
24 September 1972, England, UK
14 April 1904, South Kensington, London, England, UK
27 March 1935, London, England, UK
26 May 1908, Semley, Wiltshire, England, UK
30 January 1937, Greenwich, London, England, UK
December 5, 1941 in Ascot, Berkshire, England, UK
20 February 1925, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
3 August 1938, Limerick, Ireland
28 December 1934, Ilford, Essex, England, UK
17 February 1934, Allestree, Derbyshire, England, UK
9 July 1935, Liverpool, England, UK
8 February 1888, Pimlico, London, England, UK
22 February 1926, King's Cross, London, England, UK
9 December 1934, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
14 July 1931, Bristol, England, UK
21 February 1946, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
14 November 1948, Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England, UK
24 August 1988, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK
6 August 1926, Farnworth, Lancashire, England, UK
22 May 1907, Dorking, Surrey, England, UK
28 October 1929, Brigg, Lincolnshire, England, UK
21 April 1926, 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London, England, UK
5 June 1956, South Africa
16 June 1934, Clapton, London, England, UK
4 August 1900, St. Paul's Waldenbury, Hertfordshire, England, UK
May 04, 2018
And when Nothing Like a Dame draws to a close with audio of Dench reciting "our revels now are ended", the only possible response is to insist that they are not.
May 03, 2018
The rapport between this formidable quartet is palpable, and they all contribute some delightful stories.
April 30, 2018
The casualness of it all means that the few downbeat moments - chiefly thoughts on ageing - are all the more poignant.
June 06, 2018
ut despite "Mags" and "Jude" sometimes living up to their cantankerous reputations, this isn't an all-star episode of Grumpy Old Women. Instead, it's an absorbing and fascinating look back at the last 60 years of British stage and screen.
June 08, 2018
It's not just what she says but the way she says it, that makes Judi Dench's advice to her younger self so moving. Be less susceptible to falling in love, she says. This is one of the wonderful moments in this fly-on-the-wall documentary...
June 06, 2018
Its slow unfurling allowed us to imagine we were eavesdropping. Here was fame, but here, too, was intimacy.
June 07, 2018
A lovely, lively and quick little eavesdrop session.
June 24, 2018
You don't have to be familiar with all of their work to appreciate their experience and the words of wisdom they impart on the audience.
May 04, 2018
A torrent of mischief, gossip, swearing, recitations, singing and reminiscence.
June 13, 2018
It is hard to overstate the charm of this restrained and intimate film.
June 06, 2018
...the film plays out like you're sitting down for an afternoon cuppa with four of Britain's most talented actresses, listening to their stories and having a good old cackle, like friends do.
July 10, 2018
Director Roger Michell did a beautiful job with his gentle, hands-off approach, which led to a marvellously entertaining programme.
