“You're invited.”
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.
Director: Roger Michell
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Maggie Smith
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Judi Dench
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Eileen Atkins
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Joan Plowright
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Robert Altman
Self (archive footage)
Frank Finlay
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John Gielgud
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Julian Glover
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Sheridan Morley
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Laurence Olivier
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Kim Philby
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Vanessa Redgrave
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Robert Stephens
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Michael Aspel
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Alan Bates
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George Devine
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Edith Evans
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Bob Hoskins
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rory Kinnear
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roger Michell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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