Nothing Like a Dame
“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.
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Maggie Smith
Self
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Downton Abbey
Judi Dench
Self
Known for
Skyfall
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Eileen Atkins
Self
Known for
Cold Mountain
Robin Hood
Joan Plowright
Self
Known for
101 Dalmatians
Dennis the Menace
Robert Altman
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Events
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Frank Finlay
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Pianist
Lifeforce
John Gielgud
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Elephant Man
Gandhi
Julian Glover
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Game of Thrones
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Sheridan Morley
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Judge John Deed
Mad Dogs
Laurence Olivier
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Rebecca
Spartacus
Kim Philby
Self (archive footage)
Also in
World in Action
Vanessa Redgrave
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Atonement
Roger Michell Director · Eben Bolter Cinematographer
United States release September 21, 2018 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Purple Moo Pictures, Field Day Productions
Production
BBC
Production
Purple Moo Pictures
Production
Field Day Productions
Production
Kew Media Group
Production
Transmission Pictures
Production
BBC Film
Studio
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 2, 2018
Limited theatrical
United States · September 21, 2018
Premiere · Los Angeles Film Festival
Australia
May 11, 2018 · Limited theatrical
Austria
April 25, 2019 · Digital
Denmark
October 11, 2018 · Theatrical
France
March 8, 2019 · TV · Histoire
January 22, 2025 · Physical · DVD
Germany
April 25, 2019 · Theatrical
August 29, 2019 · Physical
Greece
August 15, 2019 · Limited theatrical
Ireland
May 2, 2018 · Digital
Netherlands
February 21, 2019 · Theatrical
July 9, 2019 · Physical · DVD
Norway
May 2, 2018 · TV
South Korea
October 10, 2019 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 2, 2018 · TV · BBC Two
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