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Dame Judi Dench Remembers... Mr and Mrs Edgehill

Dame Judi Dench looks back on the 1985 TV drama Mr and Mrs Edgehill, based on a Noel Coward short story, in which she and Sir Ian Holm played the titular husband and wife.

Dame Judi Dench looks back on her role in 1985s Mr and Mrs Edgehill, a one-off drama based on a Noel Coward short story, which saw her and Sir Ian Holm playing husband and wife Eustace and Dorrie Edgehill.

Set around the start of World War II and filmed in Sri Lanka, the story follows the Edgehills as they change their plans to return home to the UK and instead take on a new set of responsibilities – a little too enthusiastically in the eyes of the British government.

Here, Dame Judi recalls her experience of filming on the beaches of Sri Lanka, working with a close friend and creating the character of Dorrie, who turned out to be one of her favourites.

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9 minutes

On TV

Sun 15 Dec 2024 21:35

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Role Contributor
Interviewed Guest Judi Dench
Series Producer Simon Goretzki

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