In Nothing Like A Dame, Dame Joan and her famous friends discussed her husband, Lord Laurence Olivier, ageing, and their experiences in acting.

BBC documentary Nothing Like A Dame saw Dame Joan Plowright – who died on Friday aged 95 – meet up with friends Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith and Dame Eileen Atkins, to discuss life ...

Four legends of British stage and film — Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Joan Plowright — reminisce about their decades-long careers and friendships, sharing candid stories and ...

The actors have called on the broadcaster's director-general Tim Davie and culture secretary Lisa Nandy to reverse their decision.

The actors have called on the broadcaster's director-general Tim Davie and culture secretary Lisa Nandy to reverse their decision.

BBC Arts The Duchess of Malfi, 1972 production Classic BBC Television adaptation of John Webster's play, directed by James MacTaggart

As a founding member of the English Stage Company at the Royal Court, the theatre’s honorary president, and the wife of Laurence Olivier, first director of the National Theatre, Plowright played a key role in the transformation of UK theatre in the mid-20th century.