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Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words. Joanna Lumley
Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words

Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words

  • TV documentary
  • Channel 5
  • 2023
  • 1 episode

Documentary celebrating Joanna Lumley's career. Also features Jane Horrocks, Helen Lederer, Ruby Wax, Roger Allam, David McCallum and William Roache

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Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words. Joanna Lumley

Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2023
Episodes
1
Features
Joanna Lumley, Jane Horrocks, Helen Lederer, Ruby Wax, Roger Allam, David McCallum and William Roache
Producers
Mark Wells and Grant Philpott
Company

Featuring an exclusive, in-depth interview with Joanna as well as conversations with friends and colleagues, this two-hour special offers a unique insight into the career of one of Britain's most cherished national treasures.

Dame Joanna Lumley offers a first-person retrospective of some of the most memorable screen roles she has enjoyed during her long and highly successful career. From The New Avengers and Sapphire & Steel to Absolutely Fabulous, Joanna candidly reflects on the roles she's loved and shares clips of some of her favourite moments.

The film includes exclusive interviews with Joanna's peers and friends including William Roache (Coronation Street), David McCallum (Sapphire & Steel), Ruby Wax (The Full Wax - Joanna was a regular contributor). It also contains conversations with Endeavour actor Roger Allam, who she works with on BBC Radio 4 series Conversations From A Long Marriage. The documentary also features special interviews with Joanna's Absolutely Fabulous co-stars - Helen Lederer and Jane Horrocks. Each person offers their own insights on working with Joanna on some of her most-celebrated projects.

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Additional details

Also known as
  • Joanna Lumley: In Her Own Words
Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

All previous repeats
  • Saturday 20th April 2024 at 5:05pm on C5

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