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
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2023
- Channel
- Channel 5
- 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
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- Joanna Lumley: In Her Own Words
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 16th April 2023 at 9pm on Channel 5
- Episode length
- 120 minutes
- All previous repeats
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- Saturday 20th April 2024 at 5:05pm on C5