Joanna Lumley
Birthday: Born in 1946-05-01 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
Deathday: Alive
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.
TV Credits
Top Gear
Character: Self
This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff....
Are You Being Served?
Character: Miss French
This comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's fictional "Grace Brothers" department store, is full of sexual innuendo, slapstick, visual gags, and double entendres. Much of the show's humor parodies Britain's class system, and many of the show's characters are based on stereotypes of the period, including the effeminate Mr. Humphries and the rich, but stingy, store owner....
Jam and Jerusalem
Character: Delilah Stagg
Jam and Jerusalem is a British sit-com that aired on BBC One from 2006 to 2009. Written by Jennifer Saunders and Abigail Wilson, it starred Sue Johnston, Jennifer Saunders, Pauline McLynn, Dawn French, Maggie Steed, David Mitchell, and Sally Phillips. Earlier episodes also starred Joanna Lumley and Doreen Mantle. On BBC America the first series was aired as Clatterford. The show centres on a Women's Guild in a fictional small West Country town called Clatterford St. Mary. It first aired on 24 N...
The One Show
Character: Self
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One....
Lewis
Character: Esme Ford
Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them....
Finding Alice
Character: Sarah
Alice's partner of 20 years, Harry, falls down the stairs and dies soon after the couple move into the dream home he designed. Alice discovers that some men, including her late ex, hide stuff that they don't want to deal with....
Sapphire & Steel
Character: Sapphire
Sapphire & Steel is a British television science-fiction fantasy series starring David McCallum as Steel and Joanna Lumley as Sapphire. Produced by ATV, it ran from 1979 to 1982 on the ITV network. The series was created by Peter J. Hammond who conceived the programme under the working title The Time Menders, after a stay in an allegedly haunted castle. Hammond also wrote all the stories except for the fifth, which was co-written by Don Houghton and Anthony Read. In 2004, Sapphire and Steel ret...
Roseanne
Character:
A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois....
Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home – Travels in My Own Land
Character:
“I seem to have spent a lifetime travelling the world, but as I get older, I realise there’s so much of my own country I haven’t seen. So, I decided that using my traveller’s eyes…I’m going to turn that vision onto this country, the place that I now call home.” Joanna Lumley. After a lifetime of travels that have taken her across the globe, Joanna Lumley is making her most personal journey yet. Over three episodes, she’ll travel from the Yorkshire Dales to St Michael’s Mount, from the Highlands...
Absolutely Fabulous
Character: Patsy
Set in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their constant drug abuse and outrageous selfishness. Numerous in-jokes and heavy doses of cruel humour have made this series a cult hit in the UK and abroad....
Lovejoy
Character: Victoria Cavero
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries....
The BAFTA Awards
Character: Host
BAFTA presents awards for film, television and games, including children's entertainment, at a number of annual ceremonies across the UK and in Los Angeles, USA....
Up in Town
Character: Madison Blakelock
Six short monologues by middle-aged and lonely Madison Blakelock....
The Cuckoo Waltz
Character: Harriet Paulden
The Cuckoo Waltz was a British television sitcom made by Granada Television for the ITV network between 1975 and 1977 and in 1980. The series which was set in 1970s and Manchester, written by Geoffrey Lancashire, produced and directed by Bill Gilmour, dealt with the comic complications that ensue when impoverished newlyweds Chris and Fliss Hawthorne take in a lodger, Gavin Rumsey, to ease their financial problems. Collins left after 3 series and was replaced by Ian Saynor as Adrian Lockett in t...
The New Avengers
Character: Purdey
The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The Avengers and was developed by Albert Fennell and Brian Clemens. A joint United Kingdom-France-Canada production, the show picks up the adventures of John Steed and his team of Avengers fighting evil plots and world domination. Whereas in the original series Steed had almost always been partnered with a woman, in the new series he had two partners:...
Dr Willoughby
Character: Donna Sinclair
Dr Willoughby is a British sitcom broadcast on ITV from 14 November - 13 December 1999. The show was set on the set of a fictional soap opera, also called Dr Willoughby and followed the often over dramatic storylines and the personal lives of the cast and crew. Joanna Lumley plays Donna Sinclair, who plays the fictional part of Dr Willoughby. Donna is less than popular with her co-stars and her producer and gets less fanmail than anyone else, including new cast member Crystal and long standing...
Sensitive Skin
Character: Davina Jackson
Bittersweet comedy about a 61-year-old former model trying to cope with life in London....
Class Act
Character: Kate Swift
Class Act was a short-lived British comedy drama series produced in the early to mid-1990s by Verity Lambert. The series starred Joanna Lumley, Nadine Garner, and John Bowe....
Live from Studio Five
Character: Self
Live from Studio Five was an early-evening British magazine programme which was produced by Sky News for Channel 5. It was presented by Kate Walsh and a line-up of other co-presenters during its run. It consisted of interviews and discussing topical issues, with an emphasis on showbusiness news and celebrity gossip, after originally covering stories from a popular news agenda. It aired its final edition on 4 February 2011 and was replaced by OK! TV in February 2011 which lasted just nine months ...
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Character: Self
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times is British comedy chat show hosted by comedian Justin Lee Collins which aired on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom. The format is a weekly chat show that consists of a mixture of celebrity guests, comic stunts and musical performances....
Mistral's Daughter
Character: Lally Longbridge
Beautiful and naïve Maggy Lunel arrives in Paris completely broke. She becomes an artist's model and the toast of Paris, attracting the attention of Picasso-like painter Julien Mistral, an arrogant and selfish man who places his work above everything. Their paths diverge as Mistral's art catches the eye of a rich American woman who becomes his patroness and eventually his wife. During the war years in France, Mistral collaborates with the Nazis in order to continue with his work, a decision that...
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
Character: Narrator (voice)
It's nothing but fun and excitement for Mickey and his best pals – Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto - as they embark on their greatest adventures yet, navigating the curveballs of a wild and zany world where the magic of Disney makes the impossible possible....
Joanna Lumley's Britain
Character: Self - Host
After a lifetime of travels that have taken her across the globe, Joanna Lumley is making her most personal journey yet, retracing old steps and exploring the wonders of the country she calls home....
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Character: Various
Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett....
Mistresses
Character: Vivienne Roden
Follows the lives of four female friends and their involvement in an array of marital and extramarital relationships....
Oxbridge Blues
Character: Gigi
An anthology series of seven linked plays about the lives of people connected with the universities of Oxford and Cambridge....
Tony Awards
Character: Self - Nominee
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre....
Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure
Character: Self - Presenter
The cameras follow Joanna Lumley as she travels from East to West on a Trans-Siberian adventure. She starts in Hong Kong and crosses 5777 miles of both Asia and Europe, through seven time zones, taking in an immense panorama of vistas and cultures, people and places, before her final arrival in Moscow....
French & Saunders
Character: Self
French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act....
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
Character:
Compilation of vintage clips from French and Saunders, along with new material....
My Dad's the Prime Minister
Character:
My Dad's the Prime Minister is a British sitcom written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman. It centres around the life of the Prime Minister, his family and his spin doctor. Its main cast include Robert Bathurst, Joe Prospero, Carla Mendonça, Brian Bovell and Emma Sackville. It was filmed at Bushey in Watford, and extras included students of the nearby Bushey Hall School and Bushey Meads School. Series 1 was shown on BBC 1 as part of CBBC, in April and May 2003. Season 2 was shown later in the even...
Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure
Character: Self - Presenter
Joanna Lumley sets off on one of her most epic voyages yet, a journey through the world’s greatest spice continents to discover the rich tapestry of flavours and cultures which have shaped our world. Touring Indonesia, Zanzibar, India and Madagascar, Joanna explores the centuries-old spice trade in this brand new four-part series of discovery....
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
Character: Narrator (voice)
Documentary series going behind the scenes at Britain's busiest and biggest international airport - London Heathrow....
Jonathan Creek
Character: Rosalind Tartikoff
Working from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles. He soon puts this ability to the use of solving impossible crimes and mysterious murders....
Joanna Lumley's Japan
Character: Herself
The British actress goes on a 2,000 mile journey across the four main islands of Japan, travelling from North to South meeting local people and absorbing the culture....
The Graham Norton Show
Character: Self
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out....
Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunderdragon
Character: Herself
A journey of discovery for Joanna Lumley as she travels through the beautiful but little known country of Bhutan in an attempt to rediscover the route taken by her grand parents more than sixty years ago....
An Audience with...
Character: Self
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style....
The Mrs Merton Show
Character: Self
The Mrs Merton Show is a mock chat show starring Caroline Aherne as the elderly host Mrs Merton. It ran from 10 February 1995 to 2 April 1998 and was produced by Granada Television and aired on the BBC. The writers included Aherne, Craig Cash, Dave Gorman and Henry Normal. Prior to TV success, Aherne's Mrs Merton character appeared on Frank Sidebottom's album "5/9/88", then made her TV debut on the 1991 Channel 4 gameshow Remote Control, hosted by Anthony H Wilson. The chat show was followed up...
Joanna Lumley's India
Character: Herself
Joanna Lumley returns to the country of her birth for a deeply personal journey around the vibrant and unique country of India, traveling its length and breadth, an immersive and extraordinary exploration of its diverse landscapes, varying cultural traditions and incomparable spirit. Along the way, she meets an eclectic mix of people and discovers how independence has shaped India into the constantly evolving and endlessly fascinating country it is today....
Agatha Christie's Marple
Character: Dolly Bantry
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over....
Summer Camp Island
Character: Adult Susie (voice)
Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at a strange summer camp, full of fantastical things ranging from magical camp counselors to sticky notes that are portals to other dimensions....
The Foxbusters
Character: Sims / Evita / Voracity (voice)
The show is primarily set on Foxearth Farm, a fictional farm based in the English countryside which is dominated by a variety of animals, particularly the chickens. The Foxbusters are three chickens, Ransome, Sims and Jeffries, who have the unlikely ability to fly. Each has a different personality; Ransome is the best flyer, Sims is the smartest and Jeffries is the comic relief. The Foxbusters also have the ability to spit grit like machine guns, and drop hard-boiled eggs like they were bombs - ...
The Forgotten Toys
Character: Annie (voice)
The Forgotten Toys is an animated series made by Hibbert Ralph Entertainment, featuring the voices of Joanna Lumley and Bob Hoskins. The voice of Andrew Sachs is also featured. It is a poignant tale of abandoned toys who are searching for a child to love them....
Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World
Character: Self - Presenter
The nation’s favourite travel companion, Dame Joanna Lumley, is on an adventure to three of the world’s greatest cities, Berlin, Paris and Rome, for this brand-new ITV documentary series....
The Avengers
Character: Purdey
The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish and assertive women: Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King. Later episodes increasingly incorporated elements of science fiction and fantasy, parody and British eccentricity....
The Glory Boys
Character: Helen
Set in London, this three-part British miniseries was adapted by Gerald Seymour from his own novel. A visiting Israeli scientist was targeted for assassination by two different terrorist organizations: one Irish, one Arab. After working at cross-purposes for an extended length of time, the hired killers from both factions decided to join forces to carry out their murderous assignment....
Wogan
Character: Self
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities....
Coming Home
Character: Diana Carey-Lewis
Alone and without her parents, Judith Dunbar spends her school days in a boarding school. When her friend Loveday invites her to Gut Nancherrow one day, it is love at first sight for Judith. The elegant lady of the house Diana, her husband Colonel Cary-Lewis and Loveday's siblings Edward and Athena immediately fall in love with her and treat her like family. But the outbreak of the Second World War put an end to the idyll on Nancherrow overnight. A long, thorny road lies ahead of Judith until sh...
Nancherrow
Character:
When Colonel Carey-Lewis dies, his irrepressible daughter, Loveday, inherits Nancherrow and fights to keep it alive so that her son Nat will eventually take over from her....
The Last Leg
Character: Self
Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days....
Wogan
Character: Self - Presenter
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities....
Jam and Jerusalem
Character: Delilah
Jam and Jerusalem is a British sit-com that aired on BBC One from 2006 to 2009. Written by Jennifer Saunders and Abigail Wilson, it starred Sue Johnston, Jennifer Saunders, Pauline McLynn, Dawn French, Maggie Steed, David Mitchell, and Sally Phillips. Earlier episodes also starred Joanna Lumley and Doreen Mantle. On BBC America the first series was aired as Clatterford. The show centres on a Women's Guild in a fictional small West Country town called Clatterford St. Mary. It first aired on 24 N...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character: Self
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York....
Celebrity Gogglebox
Character: Self
A rolling cast of famous faces, some of Britain's best loved personalities, turn their hand to being the country's most opinionated viewers, sharing their opinions on what they have been watching during the week....
Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure
Character: Self - Presenter
Joanna Lumley's grandest and most challenging journey yet, a breath-taking odyssey from Venice to the Chinese border along the veins of the ancient Silk Road. Joanna's odyssey will see her travel through an array of fabulous landscapes. Starting in the Chinese city of Xian, she will cross continents, deserts, mountains and steppe....
Late Night Lycett
Character: Self - Guest
Joe Lycett is back broadcasting live from his hometown of Birmingham. Each Friday a mix of Joe's community of local legends, LGBTQ+ heroes and allies will join him alongside celebrities and big-name guests from the worlds of comedy, television, music and film....
Going Live!
Character: Self
Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It was presented by Phillip Schofield and Sarah Greene. Other presenters included Trevor and Simon, Peter Simon, Emma Forbes, and puppet Gordon the Gopher. The show was broadcast during the autumn to spring seasons, with other shows such as the 8:15 from Manchester and Parallel 9 taking over during the summer months. It was preceded by Saturday Superstore, and succeeded by Live & Kicking. In 1988, when ...
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
Character: Narrator
Comedian Rosie Jones takes celebrity friends on thrilling outings around Britain, gorging on culture, learning local traditions and seeking excitement in the unlikeliest of places...
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Character: Self - Contestant
Comic Relief takes over the Great British Bake Off tent. Different celebrity faces battle it out with their baking skills to claim one of the coveted Comic Relief Star Baker titles....
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
Character: Self - Guest
Stand-up comedian Michael McIntyre sits in the interviewer's chair for the very first time, as he welcomes celebrity guests to chat, bringing his own unique brand of humour to the conversation....
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Character: Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul has made the trip across the pond in search of a queen with the most charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent in all the land....
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character: Self - Guest
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities....
Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey
Character: Herself
Joanna Lumley explores the culture and history of Greece....
Posh Nosh
Character: Narrator (voice)
Simon and Minty prepare various dishes ranging from architect's fish and chips to bread AND butter pudding, offering snooty and frequently surreal commentary along the way....
Champs-Elysées
Character: Self
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Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
Character: Self
Michael Palin revisits his first four TV travel documentaries. He draws on his personal archive of audio recordings and diary notebooks, and reflects on how he became a seasoned global traveller. Featuring contributions from fans and friends, including David Attenborough, Joanna Lumley and Simon Reeve....
Steptoe and Son
Character: Bunty
Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who deal in selling used items. They live on Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series were broadcast by the BBC from 1962 to 1965, followed by a second run from 1970 to 1974. Its theme tune, "Old Ned", was composed by Ron Grainer. The series was voted 15th in a 2004 BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. It was remade ...
Blankety Blank
Character:
Bradley Walsh presents the triumphant return of Britain's blank-iest game show. Can he control his celebrity panel and help contestants win the coveted cheque book and pen?...
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Character: Self
The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics....
Final Chance to Save
Character: Herself
Sky One introduces the start of a new ongoing documentary series that highlights the potential extinction of some of the world's most famous species. Working with Tiger Aspect Productions, the series follows a team of experts assisted by a wellknown personality. Each documentary will highlight the plight of the world's most endangered animals including the tigers of India, Aye-Ayes and Gorillas. Presenters include Sanjeev Bhaskar, Bill Bailey, Miranda Richardson and Joe Simpson. Each of the pres...
Eurovision Song Contest
Character: Self - UK’s Spokesperson
The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner....
Cluedo
Character: Mrs. Peacock
Cluedo was a UK television game show based on the board game of the same name. Each week, a reenactment of the murder at the stately home Arlington Grange of a visiting guest was played and, through a combination of interrogating the suspects and deduction, celebrity guests had to discover who committed the murder, which of six weapons and in which room it was committed, whilst viewers were invited to play along at home....
Joanna Lumley's Postcards From My Travels
Character:
SEASONED traveller Joanna Lumley shares some of her best travel adventures with viewers in this series Joanna Lumley's Postcards....
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Character: Self - Guest Announcer
A gameshow hosted by Ant and Dec filled with stunts, sketches, and special guest appearances....
Fool Me Once
Character: Judith Burkett
When ex-soldier Maya sees her murdered husband on a secret nanny cam, she uncovers a deadly conspiracy that stretches deep into the past....
Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti
Character: Herself - Presenter
Joanna Lumley travels across two of the most enigmatic countries in the Caribbean Cuba and Haiti to explore and uncover the hidden gems that these countries have to offer...
Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures
Character: Cast
Joanna Lumley has travelled the world but now she's revealing the unseen moments of how her travelogues are made and why she loves making them....
Parkinson
Character: Self
Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show....
Jewels of the Med
Character: Narrator
Joanna Lumley narrates this exploration of the Mediterranean....
Jewel of the Med: Majorca and Menorca
Character: Narrator
Joanna Lumley narrates, as we meet locals and explore traditions in Majorca and Menorca....
Movie Credits
James and the Giant Peach
Character: Aunt Spiker
When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands....
Corpse Bride
Character: Maudeline Everglot (voice)
In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living....
The House That Dripped Blood
Character:
A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house....
Prince Valiant
Character: Morgan Le Fey
An Arthurian legend of young Prince Valiant, son of the King of Scandia. After the King is exiled by an evil leader, the Prince travels to Camelot to secure the aid of King Arthur in helping restore his family to power and prevent a plot by the Black Knight....
Cold Comfort Farm
Character: Mary Smiling
In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough relatives, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. With a take-charge attitude and some encouragement from her mischievous friend, Mary, Flora changes the Starkadders' lives forever when she settles into their rustic estate, bringing the backward clan up to date and finding inspiration for her novel in the process....
The Cat's Meow
Character: Elinor Glyn
Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924....
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Character: Jessica Van Helsing
The police and British security forces call in Professor Van Helsing to help them investigate Satanic ritual which has been occurring in a large country house, and which has been attended by a government minister, an eminent scientist and secret service chief. The owner of the house is a mysterious property tycoon who is found to be behind a sinister plot involving a deadly plague. It is in fact Dracula who, sick of his interminable existence, has decided that he must end it all in the only poss...
Maybe Baby
Character: Shiela
Sam and Lucie Bell are a married couple who seem to have it all: good looks, successful careers, matching motorbikes, and an enthusiastic love life. The only thing they lack is the one thing they want more—a baby....
Ella Enchanted
Character: Dame Olga
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once Ella finds herself in the hands of several unscrupulous characters whom she quite literally cannot disobey. Determined to gain control of her life and decisions, Ella sets off on a journey to find her fairy godmother who she hopes will lift the curse. The path, how...
Curse of the Pink Panther
Character: Countess Chandra
Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him. However, Clouseau's enemy, Dreyfus, rigs the Surete's computer to select, instead, the world's WORST detective, NYPD Sgt. Clifton Sleigh. Sleigh obtusely bungles his way past assassins and corrupt officials as though he were Clouseau's American cousin....
Attenborough at 90
Character: Self
In celebration of his ninetieth birthday, Sir David Attenborough shares extraordinary highlights of his life and career with broadcaster Kirsty Young, including the inspiring people he has met, the extraordinary journeys he has made and the remarkable animal encounters he has had across the globe. Joined by colleagues and friends, including Michael Palin and Chris Packham, Sir David shares some of the unforgettable moments from his unparalleled career, from capturing unique animal behaviour for ...
Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan
Character: Presenter
This inspiring film sees Joanna Lumley travel around the UK following adventurer Sacha Dench as she takes to the skies with just her electric paramotor to attempt an epic journey around the British coast whilst raising awareness about climate change....
The Magic Roundabout
Character: Ermintrude (voice)
A shaggy, candy-loving puppy named Dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor -- the evil ice sorcerer ZeeBad (Zebedee's evil twin). As the world is placed in mortal danger Zeebad who wants to turn the world to ice. Doogal and his friends must recover 3 diamonds that are needed to stop him....
Mad Cows
Character: Gillian
When her TV star husband Alex decides to divorce her so that he can start a career in politics, newly single mother Maddy goes shoplifting and ends up in jail. Losing custody of her infant child, Maddy hatches a scheme to break out of prison with the assistance of her friend Gillian, who's avoiding the law herself for credit card fraud. Now Maddy has to find the couple who have adopted her son and avoid falling in love with selfish Alex all over again....
Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words
Character: Self
Dame Joanna Lumley offers a first-person retrospective of her most memorable screen roles....
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
Character: Self
The illustrator and author paints scenes from a 70-year-long career, including his work with Roald Dahl. With David Walliams, Joanna Lumley, Peter Capaldi, Ore Oduba and Michael Rosen....
A Rather English Marriage
Character: Liz Franks
A squadron leader and a retired milkman decide to bury their differences and move in together after they are both widowed on the very same night. They become a companionable if odd couple, until their unlikely friendship is threatened by the arrival of an alluring woman with a hidden agenda....
Shirley Valentine
Character: Marjorie Majors
Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light....
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Character: Half Tusk (voice)
Whispers, an innocent and adorable baby elephant who's just learning to walk on his own four feet, finds himself separated from his loving mother, Gentle Heart. In his desperate search to find her, he meets the cynical loner Groove, an outcast from her own herd who never wanted to be a mother. Together, this unlikely pair brave danger after danger on their incredible journey to find water and Whispers' mother....
Innocent Lies
Character: Lady Helena Graves
In September 1938 a British detective comes to a small French coastal town in order to investigate the death of a colleague. Prime suspects are the members of English aristocratic family with plenty of skeletons in the closet. This is a loose adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel Towards Zero....
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
Character: Lady Drayton
A chance meeting between British nobleman and lovely young Mistral foils a plot by her manipulating Aunt Emilie to avenge the death of her sister, Mistral's mother, who died in childbirth. But when an unscrupulous blackmailer and a rapacious Rajah enter the plot, the growing attraction between Lord and convent girl becomes yet more fraught with Danger....
Late Bloomers
Character: Charlotte
Late Bloomers stars Isabella Rossellini and William Hurt as a married couple pulled apart by the threat of old age. Each reacts in a different way: Hurt’s distinguished architect chases after his glory days, while Rossellini’s housewife installs handrails about the house....
The Wolf of Wall Street
Character: Aunt Emma
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography....
The Ballad of Tam Lin
Character: Georgia
Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention wanders to a lovely girl, he is doomed to ritual sacrifice by the sorceress....
Counting Tigers
Character: Narrator (voice)
This special feature showcases the intricacies of monitoring tigers in India and highlighting the positive impact on their global population....
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Character: Narrator (voice)
Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two....
Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights
Character: Herself
Comedy icon Joanna Lumley pursues a life-long dream to track down the elusive and beautiful Northern Lights. She travels North across the Arctic Circle, up through Norway and finally to Svalbard, the most northerly permanently inhabited place on Earth, where she has to cope with temperatures approaching minus 30° C. Joanna’s journey takes her from train to boat and huskysled to snowmobile as she is pulled ever northwards and finally, in a breathtaking climax to the film, Joanna gets to see with...
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
Character: Mrs. Lovett
The fictional tale of the murderous 19th century barber (Ben Kinglsey) who sold his kills to a neighboring butcher (Joanna Lumley) for her renowned meat pies. A young innocent (Selina Boyack) and the dashing inspector (Campbell Scott) who tries to solve the murders are also thrown into the mix....
Nancherrow
Character: Diana Carey-Lewis
The basic story involves Loveday's struggle to keep the estate Nancherrow in the family after the death of her father....
Coming Home
Character: Diana Carey-Lewis
Drama about the Dunar and Carey-Lewis families, before during and after WW2....
The Making of a Lady
Character: Lady Maria Byrne
Poor but intelligent Emily Fox Seton accepts a marriage proposal from the older Lord James Walderhurst, a widower pushed into providing an heir by his haughty aunt Maria....
The Breaking of Bumbo
Character: Susie
The hilarious adventures of young Bumbo Bailey, who enlists in the Brigade of Guards and is based in the prestigious Wellington Barracks in London in the Swinging Sixties. He regards his social life as important as his military....
Gangsta Granny
Character: The Queen
A young boy is bored spending time with his dull grandma until he discovers she's an international Jewel thief....
She's Funny That Way
Character: Vivian Claremont
On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production....
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Character: Patsy Stone
Eddy and Patsy prepare to go on a skiing holiday to hopefully indulge in the jet-setting lifestyle of the international celebrity elite when Saffy is proposed to by her stuffy, upper-class boyfriend, Paolo. Eddy hits the slopes and has a near death experience where God appears to her and tells her it's not yet her time. When Eddy comes to, she waits for a sign that she should get involved in Saffy's wedding. As she returns to the house, it appears all hell has broken loose- relatives piling up, ...
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
Character: Patsy Stone (archive footage)
During the filming of her very own documentary, 'A Day in My Life', Edina drops in on her mother who's working in a Help the Aged charity shop. There, she reminisces about the people and events which have made her what she is today....
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Character: Patsy Stone (archive footage)
Jennifer Saunders hosts a party of AbFab outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage....
Boogie Woogie
Character: Mrs. Alfreda Rhinegold
In London's contemporary art world, everyone has a hustle. Art Spindle runs a high-end gallery: he hopes to flip a Mondrian for millions. One of his assistants, Beth, is sleeping with Art's most acquisitive client, Bob Macclestone. Beth wants Bob to set her up in her own gallery, so she helps him go behind Art's back for the Mondrian. Bob's wife, Jean, sets her eye on a young conceptual artist, Jo, who lusts after Art's newest assistant, Paige. Meanwhile, self-absorbed videographer Elaine is che...
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Character:
Dame Edna Everage takes questions from a celebrity audience about her life and career....
My Week with Maisy
Character: Mrs. Foster
Mrs Foster, a retired lady whose cup is half empty, is starting chemotherapy and is understandably anxious. The last thing she needs, is to have to share the treatment room with a 'know it all child' who wants to grow up to be a lesbian. But through their unexpected friendship, Maisy Jones gives Mrs Foster much more than just a glimmer of hope....
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Character: The English Girl
James Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat in the Swiss alps where he is training an army of beautiful, lethal women. Along the way, Bond falls for Italian contessa Tracy Draco, and marries her in order to get closer to Blofeld....
Absolutely Anything
Character: Fenella
Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving....
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Character: Self
imagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders, exploring a brand of comedy based on satire, silliness and, above all, friendship....
Games That Lovers Play
Character: Fanny Hill
Joanna Lumley and Penny Brahms star as notorious prostitutes Fanny Hill and Lady Chatterley faced with the challenge of seducing the seemingly impossible in this 1970s sex comedy...
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Character: The Female Doctor
Before the Doctor can settle down to married life, he must face one last confrontation with his deadly enemy of certain death - the Master....
Trail of the Pink Panther
Character: Marie Jouvet
The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspector Clouseau from France. His plane disappears en-route. This time, famous French TV reporter Marie Jouvet sets out to solve the mystery and starts to interview everybody connected to Clouseau....
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Character: Patsy Stone
Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London's trendiest hot-spots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more!...
Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special
Character:
A compilation of nude celebrity scenes...
Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me
Character: Self
Joanna Lumley travels to the USA to follow in the King of Rock 'n' Roll's footsteps....
Girl Friday
Character: Presenter
Glamorous actress Joanna Lumley undergoes a week's hardship on an isolated island off the coast of Madagascar. She is given a brief lesson in survival by the Royal Marines and is then deposited on the island with few provisions but a large BBC crew for company. With comic results Ms Lumley attempts to build a shelter and forage for food before succumbing to the offers of goodies from the camera crew....
Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am
Character: Presenter
Joanna Lumley is on a mission to get to know the elusive, slightly eccentric front man of the Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am. She travels to Los Angeles to spend time with The Voice judge, music performer, producer, and social entrepreneur in his home town....
Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark
Character: Herself - Presenter
In search of the truth behind the story of Noah's Flood, Joanna Lumley and her team examine the theory that Noah's Ark was preserved on Mount Ararat, in Turkish Armenia....
Alice in Wonderland
Character: Tiger Lily (voice)
Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy White Knight, a rude caterpillar, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts and can grow ten feet tall or shrink to three inches. But will she ever be able to return home?...
Me Before You
Character: Mary Rawlinson
A small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes wheelchair bound following an accident. The man decides his life is not worth living until the girl is hired for six months to be his new caretaker. Worlds apart and trapped together by circumstance, the two get off to a rocky start. But the girl becomes determined to prove to the man that life is worth living and as they embark on a series of adventures together, each finds their world changing in ways nei...
Finding Your Feet
Character: Jackie
A lady has her prim and proper life turned upside down after discovering her husband's affair....
The Snowman Live Stage Show
Character: Narrator
The stage version of Raymond Briggs’ much-loved book has been delighting children everywhere since its premiere at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1993. Watch spellbound as The Snowman and James literally fly through the night sky above you before escaping the clutches of the evil Jack Frost, before partying with Father Christmas and snowy friends including those comical penguins!...
Stories of Lost Souls
Character: Last in Line
Seven (or six - depending on the version) short stories of conquest, desperation and the will to overcome....
Standing Room Only
Character: Last in line
A group of theatre-goers wait in line to see a show by the "Man of a Thousand Faces". Throughout the film they encounter an elderly woman, and a Rastafarian man....
Parting Shots
Character: Freda
Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only three months to live. After thinking things over, he decides that since he is dying anyway, he will kill or destroy all the people that ever crossed or hurt him during his life - after all, he will be dead anyway long before he can come to trial and get his just desserts from society. Harry hires an assassin to finish himself off in style, and even has time to fall in love with Jill. However, there's...
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Character: Herself (voice)
It's 2067, the UK is vegan, but older generations are suffering the guilt of their carnivorous past. Simon Amstell asks us to forgive them for the horrors of what they swallowed....
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Character: Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The Likely Lads to I'm Alan Partridge, we find out the inspiration behind some of the most-loved characters and how they reflect the times they were living in....
Some Girls Do
Character: Robot Saboteur (uncredited)
A series of unexplainable accidents befall the people and companies responsible for developing the world's first supersonic airliner. A British agent is sent to investigate and with the help of another agent uncovers a plot masterminded by Carl Petersen who stands to gain eight million pounds if the aircraft is not ready by a certain date....
Paddington 2
Character: Felicity Fanshaw
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen....
And the Winner Isn't
Character: Self
A satirical documentary charting Geoffrey Moore and his daughter Ambra’s journey through Hollywood, as the pair track down celebrities and industry insiders in their bid to find out what it takes to become an Academy Award winner....
Wogan on Wodehouse
Character: Self
Terry Wogan looks at the life and work of the writer P.G. Wodehouse, including interviews from rarely seen archive footage....
EuroTrip
Character: Hostel Clerk
When Scott learns that his longtime cyber-buddy from Berlin is a gorgeous young woman, he and his friends embark on a trip across Europe....
The Forgotten Toys
Character: Annie (voice)
A festive tale about two lost toys searching for a new home....
The Weather in the Streets
Character: Kate
Passion comes calling when a man suffering through an unhappy marriage in 1920s England runs into first love....
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
Character: Self - Presenter
Ab Fab stars Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley share 25 years of friendship. The two funny ladies head to the Champagne region of France to find out how their favourite glass of fizz is made....
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
Character: Miss Parkyn
Based on the hit play. A British Government Minister puts forward a bill to battle filth in the UK but that doesn't stop him having an affair with both his secretary, Miss Parkyn and Wendy, the wife of a high-up reporter. Opponents to the bill - mainly some hippy girls, lead by Johnny, kidnap the Minister's best friend and co-founder of the bill, Barry Ovis just as he was getting married to his fiancee, Joan. Barry escapes, just before the police raid the hippies hiding place - to claim that Ovi...
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
Character: Herself
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began...
7 Up & Me
Character: Narrator (voice)
In celebration of the release of 63 Up, the 2019 installment of Michael Apted's groundbreaking documentary series that began in 1964, a number of British and American celebrity fans now discuss its impact on popular culture and its lasting legacy. The film also candidly explores pivotal moments of celebrities’ own lives—from school days and first loves to family and fulfilled ambitions—while tapping into changes in social history around topics such as class, education, and parenting....
Electric Blue - The Movie
Character: (archive footage)
A compilation of clips, hosted by Marilyn Chambers, taken from the 'Electric Blue' series of video tapes....
Electric Blue 002
Character: (archive footage)
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The Genius of Roald Dahl
Character: Herself
David Walliams explores the magic behind the storytelling of Roald Dahl, one of the world's most successful children's authors, to try to understand the great writer's special touch and appeal....
In Search of Dracula
Character: Herself
Mark Gatiss explores and celebrates Dracula, an icon of popular culture, asking just why we keep coming back to the count....
20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
Character: Herself - Host
Exclusive performances and behind-the-scenes footage of the band...
Falling for Figaro
Character: Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop
A brilliant young fund manager leaves her unfulfilling job and long-term boyfriend to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer in the Scottish Highlands....
The Plank
Character: Hitcher
Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of a few mumbled sounds to convey the appropriate emotion. TV remake of the 1967 short....
Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years
Character: Narrator
Featuring a whole host of Coronation Street stars past and present, this special explores the legacy of the world's longest-running soap opera....
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Character: Self
Dawn French and Richard Curtis take viewers on a joyful stroll down memory lane as they look back at their favorite Dibley moments, and for the first time, tell the definitive story of the making of the show. The pair are joined by a host of guest stars and celebrity fans including Kylie Minogue, Hugh Bonneville, and Joanna Lumley, as well as writer Paul Mayhew-Archer, producer Jon Plowman, and James Fleet (Hugo Horton)....
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Character: Lady Narborough
In a profile pic-obsessed, filter-fixated world where online and reality blur, influencer Dorian Gray makes a deal. For his social star never to fade. For the perfect self he broadcasts to the world to always remain. But as his mental health starts to decline, as corruption and murderous depravity start to creep into his world, the true and horrific cost of his deal will soon need to be met....
Mirrorball
Character: Jackie Riviera
Vivienne Keill and Jackie Riviera are a couple of aging stage actresses who live in vertically adjacent flats. The two are of questionable talent, and their careers seem to be at a standstill. During the course of the pilot, Vivienne has the opportunity to be cast in a new show but delivers a horrifying rendition of the standard "Send in the Clowns", thanks in part to Jackie's off-kilter advice....
Twiggy
Character:
Twiggy takes a comprehensive look at the life story of UK model and cultural icon Twiggy, real name Lesley Lawson, whose career kickstarted in the 1960s. It features interviews with Twiggy and her husband Leigh Lawson, as well as commentary from Erin O’Connor, Paul McCartney, Lulu, Poppy Delavigne, Brooke Shields, Pattie Boyd and Zandra Rhodes....
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Character: Self
A star-studded retrospective reunites the lead cast for the first time since 2016 to rampage down memory lane revealing how the show was made, pay tribute to much-missed castmember June Whitfield, and celebrate its ground-breaking influence on female comedy....