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Joanna Lumley

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Breaking Of Bumbo,TheBreaking Of Bumbo,The (1970)
Dir. Andrew Sinclair
Feat. Joanna Lumley, Richard Warwick
Curiosity from 1960s 'swinging London', this has Joanna Lumley debuting as a drop–out who persuades a newly inducted British guardsman over to…
Ballad of Tam-Lin, TheBallad of Tam-Lin, The (The Devil's Widow) (1970)
Dir. Roddy McDowall
Feat. Ava Gardner, Ian McShane, Cyril Cusack
The only film that prolific acting great Roddy McDowall ever directed is this British folk horror based on the Celtic legend Tam Lin. Legendary…
Satanic Rites of Dracula, TheSatanic Rites of Dracula, The (1973)
Dir. Alan Gibson
Feat. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Joanna Lumley
When a group of Scotland Police Investigators think they have uncovered a case of vampirism, they call in Van Helsing to put a stop to Count…
New Avengers, The (TV Series)New Avengers, The (TV Series) (1976-1977)
Dir. James Hill
Feat. Patrick Macnee, Joanna Lumley, Gareth Hunt
The 1970s revision of the 60s show is simultaneously grittier and sillier than the original. Patrick Macnee returns, but Joanna Lumley and Gareth…
Sapphire and Steel (TV Series)Sapphire and Steel (TV Series) (1979- 1982) Recommended
Dir. Shaun O'Riordan
Feat. Joanna Lumley, David McCallum
A pre–AB FAB Joanna Lumley and a post–INVISIBLE MAN David McCallum cavort around in eerie abodes repairing 'tears in time'. High concept,…
Eric Sykes CollectionEric Sykes Collection (The Plank, Rhubarb Rhubarb!, It's Your Move, Mr H. Is Late, The Big Freeze, The Eric Sykes Show, The Likes of Sykes) (1979-1993) Recommended
Dir. Eric Sykes
Feat. Eric Sykes, Arthur Lowe, Tommy Cooper
A ridiculously long list of British comic talent star in these slapstick masterpieces from the 1970s and 80s, all of which are virtually dialogue…
Trail of the Pink PantherTrail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Peter Sellers, David Niven, Herbert Lom
Inspector Clouseau is back again despite the death of the star, Peter Sellers. Using previously unseen footage and newly created linking material,…
Absolutely Fabulous (TV Series)Absolutely Fabulous (TV Series) (1992-2002) Recommended
Dir. Bob Spiers
Feat. Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley
Comedy darling Jennifer Saunders and sweetie Joanna Lumley tap a popular vein and strike gold with this Saunders–penned post–feminist…
Joanna Lumley: Girl FridayJoanna Lumley: Girl Friday (1994)
Feat. Joanna Lumley
Considered one of the first programmes to experiment with the celebrity travelogue concept, this vintage BBC series features Joanna Lumley as a 'fish…
Cold Comfort FarmCold Comfort Farm (1996) Recommended
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellen
A beguiling comedy transpires when a penniless woman of society is forced to live with her yokel cousins. Full of eccentric dialogue and characters,…
Class Act (TV Series)Class Act (TV Series) (1996)
Feat. Joanna Lumley, Nadine Garner
Joanna Lumley plays a fallen aristocrat who turns to burglary and deception after a stint in jail for fraud in this savvy British sitcom. 14 episodes.
Innocent LiesInnocent Lies (Halcyon Days) (1997)
Dir. Patrick DeWolfe
Feat. Joanna Lumley, Stephen Dorff, Gabrielle Anwar
An English detective arrives in pre–WWII France to unravel a murder–mystery in a household fraught with Freudian overtones: matriarch…
Sweeney ToddSweeney Todd (1997)
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Joanna Lumley
Based on the true story of the demon barbers of Fleet Street, Ben Kingsley and Joanna Lumley attend this gruesome tale of the esteemed barbershop in…
Parting ShotsParting Shots (1998)
Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Chris Rea, Bob Hoskins, Ben Kingsley
Once–fashionable photographer Chris Rea finds out he only has months to live, and decides to get his own back at those that have made his life…
Coming Home (TV mini-series)Coming Home (TV mini-series) (1998)
Dir. Giles Foster
Feat. Joanna Lumley, Peter O'Toole, Emily Mortimer
Star–studded adaptation of Rosamunde Pilcher's best–selling novel of love, friendship and the discovery of womanhood set on the Cornish…
Mad CowsMad Cows (1999)
Dir. Sara Sugarman
Feat. Joanna Lumley, Anna Friel, Prunella Scales
Joanne Lumley revives her Ab–Fab persona as a credit card fraudster who helps out a struggling first–time mother – lippy Aussie…
Dr Willoughby (TV Series)Dr Willoughby (TV Series) (1999)
Feat. Joanna Lumley
Backstage comedy, set on the set of a cheesy daytime soap, that follows melodramatic storylines of the show and the personal lives of it's cast and…
Maybe BabyMaybe Baby (2000)
Dir. Ben Elton
Feat. Hugh Laurie, Joely Richardson, Rowan Atkinson
Brit comic whizz–kid Ben Elton has a crack at the directing whip, adapting his semi–autobiographical novel about infertility;…
Cat's Meow, TheCat's Meow, The (2001)
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Eddie Izzard, Kirsten Dunst, Edward Herrmann
Returning to the dir.’s chair, Peter Bogdanovich revisits one of the juiciest scandals in Hollywood history: the mysterious death of filmmaker…
Marple (TV Series) [Geraldine McEwan]Marple (TV Series) [Geraldine McEwan] (2004-2005)
Dir. Andy Wilson, John Strickland, Charles Palmer
Feat. Geraldine McEwan, Derek Jacobi, John Hannah
Four episodes from the most recent adaptation of Agatha Christie's novels set around her indefatiguable elderly heroine and amateur detective Miss…
Ella EnchantedElla Enchanted (2004)
Dir. Tommy O’Haver
Feat. Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes
Anne Hathaway (THE PRINCESS DIARIES) stars in this family fantasy as a princess who must travel to distant lands to offload her gift (curse) of…
Final Chance to Save (TV Series)Final Chance to Save (TV Series) (2005-2006)
Feat. Joanna Lumley, Bill Bailey, Vic Reeves
An eight–part series focused on efforts to save various endangered species from extinction, with a team of experts assisted by a celebrity…
Jam and Jerusalem (TV Series)Jam and Jerusalem (TV Series) (Clatterford) (2006)
Feat. Sue Johnston, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French
Jennifer Saunders penned this eccentric ensemble comedy about 'The Women's Guild', an eclectic sisterhood of ladies in small town Clatterford who…
Boogie WoogieBoogie Woogie (2009)
Dir. Duncan Ward
Feat. Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson, Alan Cumming
Broad satire of the modern art scene with Danny Huston as a supercilious art dealer scheming to get his hands on a rare Mondrian. Hugely…
Marple (TV Series) [Julia McKenzie]Marple (TV Series) [Julia McKenzie] (2009-2011)
Dir. John Strickland, Nicholas Renton, Charles Palmer
Feat. Julia McKenzie, Prunella Scales, Rik Mayall
Yet another regeneration of British TV's long–running Agatha Christie serial, with Julia McKenzie taking the reins from Geraldine McEwan, who…
Joanna Lumley's NileJoanna Lumley's Nile (2010)
Feat. Joanna Lumley
A North African travelogue under the stewardship of AB FAB's Joanna Lumley, this likeable cultural and geographical series takes in the deserts,…
Late BloomersLate Bloomers (2011)
Dir. Julie Gavras
Feat. William Hurt, Isabella Rossellini, Joanna Lumley
A breezy depiction of the late–life crisis, with old married couple William Hurt and Isabella Rossellini scrambling in opposite directions when…
Wolf of Wall Street, TheWolf of Wall Street, The (2013) Aro Favourite
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie
Martin Scorsese directs this dazzling biopic of the deplorable life and times of stockbroker Jordan Belfort, a notorious Wall Street upstart who…
She's Funny That WayShe's Funny That Way (2015)
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Imogen Poots, Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston
Peter Bogdanovich returns to the screwball comedy genre is an enjoyable slice of nostalgia. On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle…
Absolutely AnythingAbsolutely Anything (2015)
Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Sanjeev Bhaskar
Mony Python and Simon Pegg feature in this undemanding comedy in which a group of eccentric aliens confer a human being with the power to do…
Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieAbsolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
Dir. Mandie Fletcher
Feat. Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Jane Horrocks
The raucous return of Edina and Patsy sees the duo go on the run after attracting both media and police attention for accidentally knocking Kate Moss…
Joanna Lumley's JapanJoanna Lumley's Japan (2016)
Feat. Joanna Lumley
British actress and presenter Joanna Lumley continues her series of travel documentaries with a 2,000 mile journey across the four main islands of…
Finding Your FeetFinding Your Feet (2017)
Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie
A newly divorced woman finds a new lease on life and love when she is dragged along to a community dance class and meets the delightful array of…
Joanna Lumley's IndiaJoanna Lumley's India (2017)
Feat. Joanna Lumley
Actress and presenter Joanna Lumley, who was born in India in the last days of The Raj, travels back this country to explore it's wildlife, culture,…

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