Nothing Like a Dame

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Maggie Smith Self

Judi Dench Self

Eileen Atkins Self

Joan Plowright Self

Robert Altman Self (archive footage)