Joanna Lumley
Dame Joanna Lamond Lumley DBE FRGS (born 1 May 1946) is a British actress, presenter, former model, author, television producer, and activist. She has won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012), and was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of La Bête. In 2013, she received the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards, and in 2017 she was honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship award. Lumley's other television credits include The New Avengers (1976–1977), Sapphire & Steel (1979–1982), Sensitive Skin (2005–2007), Jam & Jerusalem (2006–2008) and Finding Alice (2021–present) as well as playing Elaine Perkins in Coronation Street in 1973. Her film appearances include On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), Shirley Valentine (1989), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Ella Enchanted (2004), Corpse Bride (2005), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016). She had roles in two episodes of Are You Being Served? (1973–1975) written by Jeremy Lloyd, whom she had married and divorced three years prior to her first appearance on the show. Lumley is an advocate and human rights activist for Survival International and the Gurkha Justice Campaign. She supports charities and animal welfare groups, such as Compassion in World Farming and Vegetarians' International Voice for Animals. Lumley was made a Dame (DBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to drama, entertainment and charity.
Corpse Bride
as Maudeline Everglot (voice)In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the...
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The Wolf of Wall Street
as Aunt EmmaA New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving...
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Me Before You
as Mary RawlinsonA small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes...
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Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the...
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EuroTrip
as Hostel ClerkWhen Scott learns that his longtime cyber-buddy from Berlin is a gorgeous young woman, he and...
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Curse of the Pink Panther
as Countess ChandraInspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look...
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service
as The English GirlJames Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat in the Swiss alps...
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Ella Enchanted
as Dame OlgaElla lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a...
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James and the Giant Peach
as Aunt SpikerWhen the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in...
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The Magic Roundabout
as Ermintrude (voice)A shaggy, candy-loving puppy named Dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous...
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Trail of the Pink Panther
as Marie JouvetThe Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief...
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Absolutely Anything
as FenellaEccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.
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Alice in Wonderland
as Tiger Lily (voice)Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets...
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula
as Jessica Van HelsingThe police and British security forces call in Professor Van Helsing to help them investigate...
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Shirley Valentine
as Marjorie MajorsWondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine...
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Finding Your Feet
as JackieA lady has her prim and proper life turned upside down after discovering her husband's affair.
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She's Funny That Way
as Vivian ClaremontOn the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover,...
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The Cat's Meow
as Elinor GlynSemi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William...
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Falling for Figaro
as Meghan Geoffrey-BishopA brilliant young fund manager leaves her unfulfilling job and long-term boyfriend to chase her...
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Cold Comfort Farm
as Mary SmilingIn this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl...
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Prince Valiant
as Morgan Le FeyAn Arthurian legend of young Prince Valiant, son of the King of Scandia. After the King is...
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Some Girls Do
as Robot Saboteur (uncredited)A series of unexplainable accidents befall the people and companies responsible for developing...
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Boogie Woogie
as Mrs. Alfreda RhinegoldIn London's contemporary art world, everyone has a hustle. Art Spindle runs a high-end gallery:...
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The Making of a Lady
as Lady Maria ByrnePoor but intelligent Emily Fox Seton accepts a marriage proposal from the older Lord James...
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The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
as SelfDawn French and Richard Curtis take viewers on a joyful stroll down memory lane as they look...
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Maybe Baby
as ShielaSam and Lucie Bell are a married couple who seem to have it all: good looks, successful careers,...
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
as Patsy StoneEdina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to;...
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context...
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Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights
as HerselfComedy icon Joanna Lumley pursues a life-long dream to track down the elusive and beautiful...
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The House That Dripped Blood
as uncreditedA Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.
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Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
as The Female DoctorBefore the Doctor can settle down to married life, he must face one last confrontation with his...
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The Forgotten Toys
as Annie (voice)A festive tale about two lost toys searching for a new home.
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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
as Half Tusk (voice)Whispers, an innocent and adorable baby elephant who's just learning to walk on his own four...
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Parting Shots
as FredaHarry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only...
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Twiggy
as uncreditedTwiggy takes a comprehensive look at the life story of UK model and cultural icon Twiggy, real...
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
as Patsy StoneEddy and Patsy prepare to go on a skiing holiday to hopefully indulge in the jet-setting...
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Gangsta Granny
as The QueenA young boy is bored spending time with his dull grandma until he discovers she's an...
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Stories of Lost Souls
as Last in LineSeven (or six - depending on the version) short stories of conquest, desperation and the will to...
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Innocent Lies
as Lady Helena GravesIn September 1938 a British detective comes to a small French coastal town in order to...
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Carnage: Swallowing the Past
as Herself (voice)It's 2067, the UK is vegan, but older generations are suffering the guilt of their carnivorous...
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Late Bloomers
as CharlotteLate Bloomers stars Isabella Rossellini and William Hurt as a married couple pulled apart by the...
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The Plank
as HitcherClassic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building...
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Lady NarboroughIn a profile pic-obsessed, filter-fixated world where online and reality blur, influencer Dorian...
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Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
as HerselfIan Fleming: Where Bond Began
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The Ballad of Tam Lin
as GeorgiaBased upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging...
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Coming Home
as Diana Carey-LewisDrama about the Dunar and Carey-Lewis families, before during and after WW2.
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7 Up & Me
as Narrator (voice)In celebration of the release of 63 Up, the 2019 installment of Michael Apted's groundbreaking...
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Mad Cows
as GillianWhen her TV star husband Alex decides to divorce her so that he can start a career in politics,...
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And the Winner Isn't
as SelfA satirical documentary charting Geoffrey Moore and his daughter Ambra’s journey through...
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20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
as Herself - HostExclusive performances and behind-the-scenes footage of the band
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The Tale of Sweeney Todd
as Mrs. LovettThe fictional tale of the murderous 19th century barber (Ben Kinglsey) who sold his kills to a...
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An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
as uncreditedDame Edna Everage takes questions from a celebrity audience about her life and career.
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50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Narrator (voice)Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing...
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Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
as Miss ParkynBased on the hit play. A British Government Minister puts forward a bill to battle filth in the...
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The Genius of Roald Dahl
as HerselfDavid Walliams explores the magic behind the storytelling of Roald Dahl, one of the world's most...
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Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
as SelfA star-studded retrospective reunites the lead cast for the first time since 2016 to rampage...
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Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
as Self - PresenterAb Fab stars Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley share 25 years of friendship. The two funny...
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Electric Blue - The Movie
as (archive footage)A compilation of clips, hosted by Marilyn Chambers, taken from the 'Electric Blue' series of...
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Wogan on Wodehouse
as SelfTerry Wogan looks at the life and work of the writer P.G. Wodehouse, including interviews from...
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Nancherrow
as Diana Carey-LewisThe basic story involves Loveday's struggle to keep the estate Nancherrow in the family after...
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Standing Room Only
as Last in lineA group of theatre-goers wait in line to see a show by the "Man of a Thousand Faces". Throughout...
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Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark
as Herself - PresenterIn search of the truth behind the story of Noah's Flood, Joanna Lumley and her team examine the...
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A Rather English Marriage
as Liz FranksA squadron leader and a retired milkman decide to bury their differences and move in together...
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Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
as SelfThe illustrator and author paints scenes from a 70-year-long career, including his work with...
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The Weather in the Streets
as KatePassion comes calling when a man suffering through an unhappy marriage in 1920s England runs...
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A Ghost in Monte Carlo
as Lady DraytonA chance meeting between British nobleman and lovely young Mistral foils a plot by her...
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Games That Lovers Play
as Fanny HillJoanna Lumley and Penny Brahms star as notorious prostitutes Fanny Hill and Lady Chatterley...
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Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special
as uncreditedA compilation of nude celebrity scenes
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Attenborough at 90
as SelfIn celebration of his ninetieth birthday, Sir David Attenborough shares extraordinary highlights...
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Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
as Patsy Stone (archive footage)During the filming of her very own documentary, 'A Day in My Life', Edina drops in on her mother...
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In Search of Dracula
as HerselfMark Gatiss explores and celebrates Dracula, an icon of popular culture, asking just why we keep...
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How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
as Patsy Stone (archive footage)Jennifer Saunders hosts a party of AbFab outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage.
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Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan
as PresenterThis inspiring film sees Joanna Lumley travel around the UK following adventurer Sacha Dench as...
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The Breaking of Bumbo
as SusieThe hilarious adventures of young Bumbo Bailey, who enlists in the Brigade of Guards and is...
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imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
as Selfimagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders,...
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My Week with Maisy
as Mrs. FosterMrs Foster, a retired lady whose cup is half empty, is starting chemotherapy and is...
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Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me
as SelfJoanna Lumley travels to the USA to follow in the King of Rock 'n' Roll's footsteps.
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Mirrorball
as Jackie RivieraVivienne Keill and Jackie Riviera are a couple of aging stage actresses who live in vertically...
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Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words
as SelfDame Joanna Lumley offers a first-person retrospective of her most memorable screen roles.
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The Snowman Live Stage Show
as NarratorThe stage version of Raymond Briggs’ much-loved book has been delighting children everywhere...
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Girl Friday
as PresenterGlamorous actress Joanna Lumley undergoes a week's hardship on an isolated island off the coast...
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Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am
as PresenterJoanna Lumley is on a mission to get to know the elusive, slightly eccentric front man of the...
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Counting Tigers
as Narrator (voice)This special feature showcases the intricacies of monitoring tigers in India and highlighting...
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as SelfAfter Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - GuestBravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...
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The Graham Norton Show
as SelfEach week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...
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The One Show
as SelfA topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
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Top Gear
as SelfThis fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary,...
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Eurovision Song Contest
as Self - UK’s SpokespersonThe Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the...
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The Avengers
as PurdeyThe Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....
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Agatha Christie's Marple
as Dolly BantryThe adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St...
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Tony Awards
as Self - NomineeThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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Fool Me Once
as Judith BurkettWhen ex-soldier Maya sees her murdered husband on a secret nanny cam, she uncovers a deadly...
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RuPaul's Drag Race UK
as Self - JudgeRuPaul has made the trip across the pond in search of a queen with the most charisma,...
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Wogan
as SelfChat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable...
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Wogan
as Self - PresenterChat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable...
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Summer Camp Island
as Adult Susie (voice)Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at a strange summer camp, full of fantastical things ranging...
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Lewis
as Esme FordInspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned...
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The Last Leg
as selfAdam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the...
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The Last Leg
as SelfAdam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the...
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Absolutely Fabulous
as PatsySet in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend...
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Are You Being Served?
as Miss FrenchThis comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's fictional "Grace...
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Jonathan Creek
as Rosalind TartikoffWorking from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural...
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An Audience with...
as SelfAn Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend...
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The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
as Narrator (voice)It's nothing but fun and excitement for Mickey and his best pals – Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy...
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The New Avengers
as PurdeyThe New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during...
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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as SelfThe big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside...
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Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self - Guest AnnouncerA gameshow hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances.
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Lovejoy
as Victoria CaveroThe adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...
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Going Live!
as SelfGoing Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It...
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Cluedo
as Mrs. PeacockCluedo was a UK television game show based on the board game of the same name. Each week, a...
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Jam and Jerusalem
as Delilah StaggJam and Jerusalem is a British sit-com that aired on BBC One from 2006 to 2009. Written by...
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Jam and Jerusalem
as DelilahJam and Jerusalem is a British sit-com that aired on BBC One from 2006 to 2009. Written by...
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Sapphire & Steel
as SapphireSapphire & Steel is a British television science-fiction fantasy series starring David McCallum...
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French & Saunders
as SelfFrench and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic...
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Mistresses
as Vivienne RodenFollows the lives of four female friends and their involvement in an array of marital and...
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Celebrity Gogglebox
as SelfA rolling cast of famous faces, some of Britain's best loved personalities, turn their hand to...
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The Mrs Merton Show
as SelfThe Mrs Merton Show is a mock chat show starring Caroline Aherne as the elderly host Mrs Merton....
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Roseanne
as uncreditedA working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford,...
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The Kenny Everett Television Show
as VariousSketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.
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Parkinson
as SelfMichael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.
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Steptoe and Son
as BuntySteptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and...
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Blankety Blank
as uncreditedBradley Walsh presents the triumphant return of Britain's blank-iest game show. Can he control...
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Mistral's Daughter
as Lally LongbridgeBeautiful and naïve Maggy Lunel arrives in Paris completely broke. She becomes an artist's model...
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Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure
as Self - PresenterJoanna Lumley sets off on one of her most epic voyages yet, a journey through the world’s...
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Sensitive Skin
as Davina JacksonBittersweet comedy about a 61-year-old former model trying to cope with life in London.
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Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure
as Self - PresenterThe cameras follow Joanna Lumley as she travels from East to West on a Trans-Siberian adventure....
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Class Act
as Kate SwiftClass Act was a short-lived British comedy drama series produced in the early to mid-1990s by...
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The Foxbusters
as Sims / Evita / Voracity (voice)The show is primarily set on Foxearth Farm, a fictional farm based in the English countryside...
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My Dad's the Prime Minister
as uncreditedMy Dad's the Prime Minister is a British sitcom written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman. It...
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Late Night Lycett
as Self - GuestJoe Lycett is back broadcasting live from his hometown of Birmingham. Each Friday a mix of Joe's...
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The Cuckoo Waltz
as Harriet PauldenThe Cuckoo Waltz was a British television sitcom made by Granada Television for the ITV network...
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Oxbridge Blues
as GigiAn anthology series of seven linked plays about the lives of people connected with the...
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Nancherrow
as uncreditedWhen Colonel Carey-Lewis dies, his irrepressible daughter, Loveday, inherits Nancherrow and...
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The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
as Self - GuestStand-up comedian Michael McIntyre sits in the interviewer's chair for the very first time, as...
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Finding Alice
as SarahAlice's partner of 20 years, Harry, falls down the stairs and dies soon after the couple move...
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Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
as Narrator (voice)Documentary series going behind the scenes at Britain's busiest and biggest international...
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The BAFTA Awards
as HostBAFTA presents awards for film, television and games, including children's entertainment, at a...
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Posh Nosh
as Narrator (voice)Simon and Minty prepare various dishes ranging from architect's fish and chips to bread AND...
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Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti
as Herself - PresenterJoanna Lumley travels across two of the most enigmatic countries in the Caribbean Cuba and Haiti...
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The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
as Self - ContestantComic Relief takes over the Great British Bake Off tent. Different celebrity faces battle it out...
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Final Chance to Save
as HerselfSky One introduces the start of a new ongoing documentary series that highlights the potential...
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Joanna Lumley's Japan
as HerselfThe British actress goes on a 2,000 mile journey across the four main islands of Japan,...
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Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunderdragon
as HerselfA journey of discovery for Joanna Lumley as she travels through the beautiful but little known...
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The Glory Boys
as HelenSet in London, this three-part British miniseries was adapted by Gerald Seymour from his own...
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Joanna Lumley's Britain
as Self - HostAfter a lifetime of travels that have taken her across the globe, Joanna Lumley is making her...
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Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
as SelfJustin Lee Collins: Good Times is British comedy chat show hosted by comedian Justin Lee Collins...
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Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure
as Self - PresenterJoanna Lumley's grandest and most challenging journey yet, a breath-taking odyssey from Venice...
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A Bucket O' French and Saunders
as uncreditedCompilation of vintage clips from French and Saunders, along with new material.
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Coming Home
as Diana Carey-LewisAlone and without her parents, Judith Dunbar spends her school days in a boarding school. When...
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Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home – Travels in My Own Land
as uncredited“I seem to have spent a lifetime travelling the world, but as I get older, I realise there’s so...
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The Forgotten Toys
as Annie (voice)The Forgotten Toys is an animated series made by Hibbert Ralph Entertainment, featuring the...
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Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
as SelfMichael Palin revisits his first four TV travel documentaries. He draws on his personal archive...
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Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
as NarratorComedian Rosie Jones takes celebrity friends on thrilling outings around Britain, gorging on...
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Joanna Lumley's India
as HerselfJoanna Lumley returns to the country of her birth for a deeply personal journey around the...
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Dr Willoughby
as Donna SinclairDr Willoughby is a British sitcom broadcast on ITV from 14 November - 13 December 1999. The...
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Live from Studio Five
as SelfLive from Studio Five was an early-evening British magazine programme which was produced by Sky...
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Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World
as Self - PresenterThe nation’s favourite travel companion, Dame Joanna Lumley, is on an adventure to three of the...
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Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures
as CastJoanna Lumley has travelled the world but now she's revealing the unseen moments of how her...
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Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey
as HerselfJoanna Lumley explores the culture and history of Greece.
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Up in Town
as Madison BlakelockSix short monologues by middle-aged and lonely Madison Blakelock.
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Joanna Lumley's Postcards From My Travels
as uncreditedSEASONED traveller Joanna Lumley shares some of her best travel adventures with viewers in this...
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