Nothing Like a Dame

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Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith

Self

Judi Dench
Judi Dench

Self

Eileen Atkins
Eileen Atkins

Self

Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright

Self

Robert Altman
Robert Altman

Self (archive footage)

Frank Finlay
Frank Finlay

Self (archive footage)

John Gielgud
John Gielgud

Self (archive footage)

Julian Glover
Julian Glover

Self (archive footage)

Sheridan Morley
Sheridan Morley

Self (archive footage)

Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier

Self (archive footage)

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