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Judi Dench

Director, Actor

 
Terence Rattigan Collection, TheTerence Rattigan Collection, The (1962-1994)
Feat. Kenneth More, Ralph Richardson, Geraldine McEwan
A boxed compendium of Terence Rattigan's finest work, a British playwright reknowned for his profound understanding of the human heart and his…
A Study in TerrorA Study in Terror (1965)
Dir. James Hill
Feat. John Neville, Robert Morley, Donald Houston
Carefully crafted, though at times crude and bloody, Sherlock Holmes mystery (not by Conan Doyle), with the sleuth pursuing the murderous Jack the…
Judi Dench Collection, TheJudi Dench Collection, The (Absolute Hell, Cherry Orchard, Going Gently, Ghosts, Make and Break, Talking to a Stranger) (1966-1987)
Feat. Judi Dench
Dame Judi compendium, consisting of six sterling performances.
Talking to a Stranger (TV series)Talking to a Stranger (TV series) (1966)
Dir. Christopher Morahan
Feat. Judi Dench
Seminal, BAFTA–winning, Emmy–nominated 1960s made–for–TV British drama written by John Hopkins, about a family trauma, told…
Midsummer Night's Dream, AMidsummer Night's Dream, A (1968)
Dir. Sir Peter Hall
Feat. Helen Mirren, David Warner, Diana Rigg
The Royal Shakespeare Company's film production of one of Shakespeare's most hilarious and witty plays, featuring a strong ensemble cast.
American Film Theatre - LutherAmerican Film Theatre - Luther (1973)
Dir. Guy Green
Feat. Stacy Keach, Patrick Magee, Hugh Griffith
Although receiving a somewhat muted reaction when originally released, this American Film Theatre production is a worthy adaptation of John Osborne's…
Langrishe, Go DownLangrishe, Go Down (1978)
Dir. David Jones
Feat. Judi Dench, Jeremy Irons, Harold Pinter
Teledrama about a steamy affair in 1930s Dublin between a lonely spinster (Dench) and a parasitic intellectual (Irons), on her family's…
MacbethMacbeth (1979)
Dir. Philip Casson
Feat. Ian McKellen, Judi Dench
Excellent version of the 'Scottish play' that translates Trevor Nunn's RSC stage version to television complete with minimalistic staging and some…
Fine Romance, A (TV Series)Fine Romance, A (TV Series) (1981-1984)
Feat. Judi Dench, Michael Williams
Dame Judi Dench stars opposite her real–life husband, Michael Williams, in this touching Britcom about middle–aged romance between two…
Going GentlyGoing Gently (1981)
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Norman Wisdom, Fulton MacKay
Quality BBC television drama about a group of terminally ill patients on a cancer ward.
Cherry Orchard, TheCherry Orchard, The (1981)
Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Timothy Spall
BBC television drama based on the classic 1904 play by Anton Chekhov about the decline of the Russian aristocracy in general and one high–born…
Saigon - Year of the CatSaigon - Year of the Cat (1983)
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Frederic Forrest, E.G. Marshall
Potent romantic drama set during the South Vietnam collapse with Dench as a depressed loan officer who falls into the arms of CIA interrogator…
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985)
Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Ian Holm, Judi Dench
Based on Noel Coward's play about an English couple who lived on the South Pacific island of Cowrie, this telemovie is graced with top cast and…
Me and the Girls / Bon Voyage / Mr. and Mrs. EdgehillMe and the Girls / Bon Voyage / Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 6) (1985)
Dir. Jack Gold, Gavin Millar
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Robert Glenister, Nigel Havers
– Me and the Girls (85') Touching drama centred on a terminally ill gay man reminiscing on his past life performing and managing a dance…
WetherbyWetherby (1985)
Dir. David Hare
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Holm, Judi Dench
Haunting psychodrama with Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench as guests at a dinner party that is overshadowed by a repressed tragedy which threatens to…
Make and BreakMake and Break (1987)
Dir. Michael Frayn
Feat. Judi Dench, Robert Hardy
BBC television drama, directed by Michael Frayn and based on his play of the same name, stars Hardy as a building industry boss, unaware of his…
GhostsGhosts (1987)
Dir. Elijah Moshinsky
Feat. Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Kenneth Branagh
BBC television adaptation of Ibsen's great, once–controversial play about secrets and lies, sex and hypocrisy, starring Judy Dench as Mrs…
Behaving Badly (TV mini-series)Behaving Badly (TV mini-series) (1989)
Dir. David Tucker
Feat. Judi Dench, Frances Barber, Maurice Denham
A bleak though blackly–comic mini–series with Judi Dench as a dowdy housewife who belatedly comes out of her shell after her husband of…
Look Back in AngerLook Back in Anger (1989)
Dir. Judi Dench
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Siobhan Redmond
TV production of John Osborne's influential play from the 50's, directed by Judi Dench. Kenneth Branagh plays the educated but disaffected "angry…
Absolute HellAbsolute Hell (1991)
Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Judi Dench, Francesca Annis
Classic BBC television production based on Rodney Ackland's book of the same name: a black, bleak comedy about about a sex–addicted , boozy…
As Time Goes By (TV Series)As Time Goes By (TV Series) (1992)
Dir. Sydney Lotterby
Feat. Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer
A justifiably celebrated British sitcom, in which youthful 1950s lovers Dench and Palmer accidentally reconnect in middle age and tentatively…
GoldeneyeGoldeneye (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Isabella Scorupco
Brosnan cuts the mustard as the new 007, aided by shrewd modifications that thoroughly re–invigorate the franchise – playful,…
Jack and SarahJack and Sarah (1996)
Dir. Tim Sullivan
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Samantha Mathis, Ian McKellen
The 'four weddings' formula is tweaked for another Grant – Richard E. (Withnail), who becomes an unwitting solo father after his wife dies.…
Mrs. BrownMrs. Brown (Her Majesty Mrs. Brown) (1997) Recommended
Dir. John Madden
Feat. Judi Dench, Billy Connolly
Finely accomplished drama about the passionate, if platonic, friendship between Queen Victoria and her loyal servant – a relationship that…
Shakespeare in LoveShakespeare in Love (1998) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Madden
Feat. Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judi Dench
Shakespeare's art imitates life according to this gloriously fanciful, Oscar–winning tragicomedy, as the Bard himself (Joseph Fiennes), stuck…
Tea with MussoliniTea with Mussolini (1999)
Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith
Dir. Franco Zeffirelli's childhood memoirs form the basis of this well–mannered period fancy that draws weight from the grand Dames of British…
World Is Not Enough, TheWorld Is Not Enough, The (1999)
Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Robert Carlyle, Sophie Marceau
Pierce Brosnan is back for a third time in the most cartoonish entry in many a season, with in–jokes, sexual allusions and fire–power…
ChocolatChocolat (2000) Recommended
Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Lena Olin
Light and fluffy ‘food–comedy’ of international mien in which, after a shaky start, Juliette Binoche gets into the heart of an crusty…
Last of the Blonde Bombshells, TheLast of the Blonde Bombshells, The (2000)
Dir. Gillies MacKinnon
Feat. Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Leslie Caron
Charming light drama about a recently–widowed Judi Dench who decides to revive her saxophone playing, eventually getting the idea to reunite…
IrisIris (2001) Recommended
Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Kate Winslet, Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent
Moving biopic of British novelist Iris Murdoch and her journey from literary genius to the mental wilderness of Alzheimers, that unquestionably rests…

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