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Nothing Like a Dame
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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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Nothing Like a Dame is available to stream on Acorn TV, Acorn TV (Via Amazon Prime), DirecTV On Demand, Philo, Sundance, SundanceNow Doc Club, SundanceNow Doc Club (Via Amazon Prime), YouTube TV, and Kanopy in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and Google Play. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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Synopsis
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.
More about Nothing Like a Dame
Cast
Maggie SmithSelf
Judi DenchSelf
Eileen AtkinsSelf
Joan PlowrightSelf
Robert AltmanSelf (archive footage)
Frank FinlaySelf (archive footage)
John GielgudSelf (archive footage)
Julian GloverSelf (archive footage)Credits
- Directed by
- Roger Michell
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
BBCUnited Kingdom
Purple Moo PicturesUnited Kingdom- Field Day Productions
- Kew Media Group
- Transmission Pictures
