Judi Dench: Our National Treasure (2022)

8.0/10 • 66 min • Documentary

Overview

A profile of the actress from a strict Quaker upbringing in Yorkshire, through her staunch determination to make it as a thespian. There's also a look at her work in TV favourites such as A Fine Romance and As Time Goes By, where Judi's performances won her four BAFTA awards, and her tenure in the James Bond franchise.

Cast

Judi Dench

Self (archive footage)

Simon Callow

Miriam Margolyes

Penelope Wilton

Julie Graham

Lethal Bizzle

Samantha Bond

Bonnie Greer

Mark Lawson

Gyles Brandreth

Recommendations

The Class of ‘92

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

Directed by John Ford

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

I Am Heath Ledger

A Plastic Ocean

Seduced and Abandoned

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story

One Direction: This Is Us

Public Speaking

Night Will Fall

Being James Bond

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction