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Dench donates Shakespeare In Love playhouse set to theatre group -
15 September 2009
-A theatre set handed to the British Shakespeare Company by actress Dame Judi Dench is to be turned into a real playhouse.-
-Dench offered the oak-timbered set, modelled on London's 16th century Rose Theatre for 1998 movie Shakespeare In Love, to the troupe after sh
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Awards for United 93, Dench and Craig -
5 February 2007
for best film, while Peter Morgan was awarded best screenplay for his efforts on The Queen and The Last King of Scotland.-Dame Judi Dench pipped Dame Helen Mirren to the post for the best actress award, being recognised for her role as an obsessive teacher in recen
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Judi Dench - filmography
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Nine
(2009)
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz
Director: Rob Marshall
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Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.
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Rage
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Jude Law, Judi Dench, Eddie Izzard
Director: Sally Potter
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Expose of the inner lives of a group of people who work at a New York fashion house. Shot as though from a cellphone camera, events begin to unfold over a seven day period that turn what appeared to be a runway accident into a potential murder.
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36%
from 75 members
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Quantum of Solace
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric
Director: Marc Forster
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Quantum Of Solace continues the high octane adventures of James Bond (Daniel Craig) in Casino Royale. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M (Judi Dench) interrogate Mr White (..read more »
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Cranford - BLU-RAY Version
(2 discs)
(2007)
Starring: Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Francesca Annis
Director: Simon Curtis
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Set in a 1840s Cranford - a small, idyllic Northern English town - where the residents are coping with a sea of change that includes a new railway network that threatens to unleash a tide of immigrant workers that the locals fear will reduce their town to lawlessness...
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from 90 members
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Cranford - Complete BBC Series
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Judi Dench, Michael Gambon, Francesca Annis
Director: Simon Curtis
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This is the DVD of the lavish BBC costume drama, Cranford, based on three of Elizabeth Gaskell's novels including Cranford itself. The cast boasts some of Britain's best-loved and most experienced actresses, including Dame Judi Dench, Dame Eileen Atkins, Imelda Staunton and Francesca Annis. The ..read more »
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from 2,405 members
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Doogal
(2006)
Starring: Chevy Chase, Judi Dench
Director: Dave Borthwick, Jean Duval
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An old legend tells of three magic jewels whose powers can combine to create a force so great that it could even freeze the sun... if it fell into the wrong hands. When the evil sorcerer Zeebad (Jon Stewart) escapes from his ancient prison, he vows to exact revenge by deep-freezing the earth ..read more »
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from 29 members
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Casino Royale - BLU-RAY Version
(2006)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Director: Martin Campbell
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CASINO ROYALE introduces JAMES BOND before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to "00" status.Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Madagascar, where he is to spy on a terrorist, MOLLAKA (Sebastien ..read more »
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from 5,556 members
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Notes On A Scandal
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Tom Georgeson
Director: Richard Eyre
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When Barbara Covett (Dame Judi Dench), a domineering and solitary teacher at a decaying state-run secondary school in London meets the school's new art teacher, Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchette) her world is turned upside down. Sheba appears to be the kindred spirit and loyal friend Barbara has always ..read more »
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from 51,349 members
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Casino Royale
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Director: Martin Campbell
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CASINO ROYALE introduces JAMES BOND before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to "00" status.Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Madagascar, where he is to spy on a terrorist, MOLLAKA (Sebastien ..read more »
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76%
from 98,794 members
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Pride and Prejudice
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Brenda Blethyn
Director: Joe Wright
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This version of Jane Austen's fiercely beloved novel has the daunting task of living up not only to the classic book, but also to the excellent 1995 miniseries of the same name. Yet 2005's Pride & Prejudice is up to the task, thanks to lively pacing, a witty script, an excellent cast, and clever ..read more »
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Mrs Henderson Presents
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Will Young
Director: Stephen Frears
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Wartime entertainment takes a new turn when Mrs Henderson decides to offer an all naked female dance troupe to bring some cheer in times of trouble. Based on true events at the Windmill Theatre in London's West End.
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The Chronicles Of Riddick
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Colm Feore
Director: David N. Twohy
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This science fiction anthology features DOOM, together with PITCH BLACK and the sequel, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK. PITCH BLACK is a dark, atmospheric sci-fi thriller with a sharp sense of humour, in which a spacecraft crashes on a mysterious planet, forcing the remaining survivors to seek help from ..read more »
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from 41,433 members
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Ladies In Lavender
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Daniel Brühl
Director: Charles Dance
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Set in 1936, Ladies in Lavender is the charming and sweetly melancholic story about two ageing spinster sisters whose peaceable Cornwall existence is disrupted when the take a young man into their care... and their hearts.
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from 28,159 members
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Home On The Range
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: roseanne barr, roseanne barr (voice), Roseanne Barr
Director: Will Finn, John Sanford
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The American West is brought to the screen in vivid purple and blue animation in Disney's barnyard adventure HOME ON THE RANGE. With geometric patches representing a vast expanse of farmland, and landscapes ranging from rocky desert to lush green pastures, this classic cartoon--no Pixar influence ..read more »
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from 10,367 members
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The Importance Of Being Earnest
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, Reese Witherspoon
Director: Oliver Parker
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In his second adaptation of an Oscar Wilde play, writer-director Oliver Parker (AN IDEAL HUSBAND) assembles a peerless cast to engage in this witty comedy of manners and mistaken identity. In 1890s London, rakish Algernon Montcrieff (Rupert Everett, who also starred in HUSBAND) runs into his friend,..read more »
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Die Another Day - BLU-RAY Version
(2002)
Starring: Samantha Bond, Halle Berry, John Cleese
Director: Lee Tamahori
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In DIE ANOTHER DAY--the 20th James Bond adventure--007 (Pierce Brosnan) gets off to a rough start when he's captured and subsequently tortured during an assignment in North Korea. When the suave secret agent is eventually liberated, he embarks on a dangerous mission that involves tracking a ..read more »
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The Life Of Shakespeare
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Ian Richardson, Judi Dench
Director: Alan Tibbitts
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A profile of the life and work of William Shakespeare, the world's most famous dramatist. Features archive material, period cameo scenes and music by The Shakespeare's Globe Musicians. Filmed on location in Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-Upon-Avon and London, this programme attempts to bring ..read more »
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from 75 members
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Die Another Day
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Colin Salmon, Halle Berry
Director: Lee Tamahori
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In DIE ANOTHER DAY, the 20th James Bond adventure, 007 (Pierce Brosnan) gets off to a rough start when he's captured and subsequently tortured during an assignment in North Korea. When the suave secret agent is eventually liberated, he embarks on a dangerous mission that involves tracking a ..read more »
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The Shipping News
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
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Lasse Hallstrom (CHOCOLAT, MY LIFE AS A DOG) presents this strong, quiet, chillingly deep adaptation of the popular novel by E. Annie Proulx. In a fishing port set in the Canadian province of Newfoundland, newspaper journalist Quoyle (Kevin Spacey), his young daughter Bunny (Alyssa Gainer), and his ..read more »
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Iris
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville
Director: Richard Eyre
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Based on the book ELEGY FOR IRIS, by John Bayley, this biopic tells the inspiring and heartbreaking story of the writer's 40-year romance with English novelist Dame Iris Murdoch. The film cuts back and forth between the young Iris and John (played by Kate Winslet and Hugh Bonneville), at the height ..read more »
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Last Of The Blonde Bombshells
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Leslie Caron
Director: Gillies Mackinnon
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Elizabeth, the youngest of The Blonde Bombshells, recalls her days during the Second World War when the group entertained the nation. When she meets up with Patrick, the only male member of the group, she has the idea on reforming the band to play together again for one last time.
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from 627 members
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Into The Arms Of Strangers: Stories Of T...
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Judi Dench
Director: Mark Jonathan Harris
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INTO THE ARMS OF STRANGERS, the stunning, heartrending documentary feature directed by Mark Jonathan Harris and narrated by Judi Dench, details the rescue of 10,000 German, Austrian, and Czechoslovakian Jewish children just prior to the outbreak of WWII. A labor of love for producer Deborah ..read more »
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Chocolat
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Carrie-Anne Moss
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
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Lasse Hallstrom's CHOCOLAT is set in the late 1950s, but it might as well be the late 1850s in a small French town where everyone behaves as they should (supposedly), and attends church regularly. When a strong north wind blows through town, it brings the vivacious and mysterious Vianne (Juliette ..read more »
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The World Is Not Enough
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Judi Dench
Director: Michael Apted
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Complete with ski chases, casino hijinks, high-tech gadgetry, and sultry women, the 19th installment in the James Bond franchise features the increasingly at ease Pierce Brosnan in his third appearance as 007, in a race to save the world's oil supply. Sophie Marceau (BRAVEHEART) stars as Elektra ..read more »
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Tomorrow Never Dies
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Teri Hatcher, Don Baker
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
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The British super spy goes after a ruthless media baron (an amalgam of Ted Turner, Rupert Murdoch, and Bill Gates, played with feisty aplomb by Pryce) whose diabolical plans include instigating World War III so that his empire can obtain an exclusive (a la CNN during the Gulf War). This time, 007 ..read more »
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from 16,506 members
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Mrs Brown
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Ann Sheridan
Director: John Madden
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While grieving for her dead husband, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria falls under the healthy influence of John Brown, the unapologetically brash Scottish manservant who oversees the royal retreat at Balmoral. When the two become close friends--and perhaps even physical intimates--the royal family and ..read more »
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from 4,281 members
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Jack And Sarah
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Richard E. Grant, Samantha Mathis, Judi Dench
Director: Tim Sullivan
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In this charming British romantic comedy, Jack (Richard E, Grant), a recently widowed father, quickly learns that his yuppie lifestyle and workaholic ways don't mesh too well with a new baby's needs. Overwhelmed by the responsibilities of caring for his infant daughter, he hires Amy (Samantha ..read more »
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GoldenEye
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Famke Janssen
Director: Martin Campbell
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Armed with his license to kill, James Bond (Agent 007) races to Russia in search of the stolen access codes for GoldenEye, an awesome space weapon that can fire a devastating electromagnetic pulse toward the Earth. However, Bond is up against an enemy who anticipates his every move: Alec Trevelyan, ..read more »
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As Time Goes By - Series 1 & 2
(3 discs)
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Geoffrey Palmer, Judi Dench
Director: Sydney Lotterby
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When Jean Pargetter (Judi Dench), owner of Type for You secretarial agency, sends her daughter out to dinner with an unsatisfied client, she has no idea that a romance that started when she 19 years old, will be rekindled. The prickly client is Lionel Hardcastle (Geoffrey Palmer), her sweetheart ..read more »
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Look Back In Anger
(1989)
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson
Director: Judi Dench
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Adaptation of the John Osborne play, about Jimmy Porter, a selfish, very "angry young man" who feels the world is against him and takes it out on his wife, by seducing her best friend; a woman he originally despised. Starring Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson, this Renaissance Theatre Company ..read more »
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Henry V
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Paul Scofield
Director: Kenneth Branagh
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Kenneth Branagh makes his directorial debut and also plays the title role in HENRY V, an ambitious film that began a resurgence of interest in films of Shakespeare's plays. Henry is a young king seeking a way to make his mark on history. He gets his chance when he learns he can make a legal claim ..read more »
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A Handful Of Dust
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: James Wilby, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Rupert Graves
Director: Charles Sturridge
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Tony and Brenda appear to have the perfect marriage - living in the fashionable England of the 30's in a Victorian country estate. But when Tony invites the dashing, yet penniless young socialite John Beaver for a weekend stay, he unknowingly ignites a series of shattering events - passion, ..read more »
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84 Charing Cross Road
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Eleanor David
Director: David Jones
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While searching for rare English books, New York writer Helene Hanff's (Anne Bancroft) letter to a London bookstore, run by Frank Doel (Anthony Hopkins), begins a relationship between the two that spans two decades and two continents. Although their personalities and cultures are miles apart, their ..read more »
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A Room With A View
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Helena Bonham-Carter
Director: James Ivory
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Unfortunately this title is currently unavailable for rental. This may be due to the title being deleted or on a limited release. We will continue to rent this title as soon as stock becomes available.
E.M. Forster's 1908 novel, A ROOM WITH A VIEW, is adapted for the screen by director James ..read more »
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The Angelic Conversation
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Judi Dench
Director: Derek Jarman
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Derek Jarman takes fourteen of Shakespeare's sonnets (read by Judi Dench) as a basis for a visual celebration of the senses.
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Macbeth
on DVD
(1978)
Starring: Ian McKellen, Judi Dench
Director: Philip Casson
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Trevor Nunn's film of William Shakespeare's tragedy of ambition and witchcraft attempts to recreate his acclaimed 1976 staging of the play. Ian McKellen and Judi Dench play the ambitious pair who murder their way to the Scottish throne. Nunn's film retains the spare, simple look of his stage ..read more »
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Luther
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Stacy Keach, Patrick Magee, Hugh Griffith
Director: Guy Green
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This adaptation of John Osborne's LUTHER was part of the American Film Theater series, conceived in the 1970s by producer Ely Landau and meant to be shown theatrically just like a play, with tickets sold in advance. Stacy Keach stars as Martin Luther, the German priest who, during the 16th century, ..read more »
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Four In The Morning
on DVD
(1965)
Starring: Judi Dench, Ann Lynn, Joe Melia
Director: Anthony Simmons
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Award-winning drama starring Judi Dench in one of her first movie roles. A man (Brian Phelan) picks up his girlfriend (Ann Lynn) after she finishes her shift as a nightclub dancer. They go for a moonlight stroll along the river but soon begin playing petty games with each other's emotions. ..read more »
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Judi Dench At The BBC
(6 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Judi Dench
Director: Michael Frayn
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Collection of eight lavish BBC productions spanning four decades and featuring the multi-talented Judi Dench.
Titles include:
Talking to a Stranger (1966)
Keep an Eye on Amélie (1973)
The Cherry Orchard (1981)
Going Gently (1981)
Ghosts (1987)
Make and Break (1987)
Can You Hear Me ..read more »
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As Time Goes By - Series 7
on DVD
Starring: Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer
Director: Sydney Lotterby
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Lionel and Jean were lovers many years ago at the time of the Korean War. They are separated by a misunderstanding but meet again by chance when Lionel needs a secretary from Jean's firm. He takes her daughter, Judy, out on a date and discovers she is Jean's daughter. The two reunite and fall back ..read more »
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As Time Goes By - Series 9
on DVD
Starring: Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer
Director: Sydney Lotterby
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Includes all four episodes of the ninth and final series of the ever popular sitcom, plus a two-part retrospective 'You Must Remember This'. Jean (Dame Judi Dench) and Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer) contine to rekindle the heat of old flames.
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Fine Romance, A - Series 1
Starring: Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Susan Penhaligon
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Unfortunately this title is currently unavailable for rental. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.
Husband and wife team and Royal Shakespeare Company players Dame Judi Dench and Michael Williams star in a much-admird comedy series from the early 1980s. She plays Laura, who is ..read more »
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Fine Romance, A - Series 2
Starring: Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Susan Penhaligon
Director: James Cellan Jones
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From the vaults of British television comes a comedy gem starring two consummate actors who were also a couple in real life: Dame Judi Dench and her husband Michael Williams. ..read more »
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As Time Goes By - Series 8
on DVD
Starring: Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer
Director: Sydney Lotterby
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Lionel is an ex-army officer who has returned to England to write his memoirs. Fate reunited him with his lost love of 38 years ago, Jean. Features episodes from the eighth series of the television comedy.
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Fine Romance, A - Series 3
Starring: Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Susan Penhaligon
Director: Don Leaver
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Husband and wife team and Royal Shakespeare Company players Dame Judi Dench and Michael Williams star in this BAFTA award-winning ITV series from the early 1980s. Laura and Mike ..read more »
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Cranford - The Specials
Starring: Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce
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Welcome to Cranford, where all changes and all remains the same. Miss Matty's house is full of life and bustle. Her dream of having a child in the house has been realised in the birth of Tilly, daughter of her maid Martha and carpenter Jem. The shadow of the railway still looms but, to the relief ..read more »
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Due for release on 28th December 2009
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As Time Goes By - Series 4
(3 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer
Director: Sydney Lotterby
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Lionel is an ex-army officer who returns to England to write his memoirs. Fate reunites him with his lost love of 38 years ago, Jean. Can their love be rekindled? Features episodes from the fourth series of the television comedy.
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Angelina Ballerina - Big Performance
(2 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Finty Williams, Judi Dench
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Features eight animated episodes based on the books by Helen Craig and Katharine Holabird. Episodes include: 'The Royal Banquet', 'Angelina Mouse Detective', 'Angelina's Baby Sister', 'Midnight Muddle', 'The Silver Locket', 'Show And Tell', 'The Proposal' and 'Heads And Tails'.
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As Time Goes By - Series 6
on DVD
Starring: Geoffrey Palmer, Judi Dench, Philip Bretherton
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In the early 1950s a young army officer and a student nurse fell in love. Meeting up again after 38 years, older, wiser but still capricious, Jean and Lionel discover that love has a different pace and new priorities as time goes by, but that the heat of old flames can be rekindled. Jean thinks ..read more »
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As Time Goes By - Series 5
on DVD
Starring: Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer
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Lionel is an ex-army officer who returns to England to write his memoirs. Fate reunites him with his lost love of 38 years ago, Jean. Can their love be rekindled? Features episodes from the sixth series of the television comedy.
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Hey Mr Producer
on DVD
Starring: Julie Andrews, Michael Ball, Judi Dench
Director: Hey Mr Producer!
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Selected scenes from the productions of the world's most successful musical producer, Cameron Mackintosh, filmed at London's Lyceum Theatre in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen and his Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh.
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Angelic Conversation
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(1985)
Starring: Judi Dench
Director: Derek Jarman
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Run time: 81 minutes
The imagery of young male figures in a variety of locations and pursuits is counterpointed with Judi Dench's readings of fourteen Shakespearean sonnets, almost all from those of the first 126 sonnets addressed to a young man.
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Judi Dench facts
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5 August 2004
...ut in the supporting ones also. Many familar names to the British movie goer... Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Maggie Smith and Denholm Elliot to name a few. Helena Bonham Car...
A gentle story, beautifully acted 12 August 2004
