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Nothing Like a Dame
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Four women who are considered from the most successful actresses in history, Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith, recount their tales of personal and work life and the troubles they face on their famous way.
Four women who are considered from the most successful actresses in history, Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith, recount their tales of personal and work life and the troubles they face on their famous way.
Actors:
Alan Rickman,
Terry Wogan,
Finty Williams,
John Gielgud,
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother,
Rory Kinnear,
George Devine
Alan Rickman
21 February 1946, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Terry Wogan
3 August 1938, Limerick, Ireland
Finty Williams
24 September 1972, England, UK
John Gielgud
14 April 1904, South Kensington, London, England, UK
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
4 August 1900, St. Pauls Waldenbury, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Rory Kinnear
17 February 1976, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK
George Devine
Genre:
Documentary
Director:
Roger Michell
Country:
United Kingdom
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21 February 1946, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Terry Wogan
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Finty Williams
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14 April 1904, South Kensington, London, England, UK
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
4 August 1900, St. Paul's Waldenbury, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Rory Kinnear
17 February 1976, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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May 03, 2018
The rapport between this formidable quartet is palpable, and they all contribute some delightful stories.
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 13, 2018
It is hard to overstate the charm of this restrained and intimate film.
April 30, 2018
The casualness of it all means that the few downbeat moments - chiefly thoughts on ageing - are all the more poignant.
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.
July 10, 2018
Director Roger Michell did a beautiful job with his gentle, hands-off approach, which led to a marvellously entertaining programme.
May 04, 2018
A torrent of mischief, gossip, swearing, recitations, singing and reminiscence.
June 07, 2018
A lovely, lively and quick little eavesdrop session.
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.
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.
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.