South African-born Roger Michell, (director of Notting Hill, Changing Lanes, My Cousin Rachel) brings us this British documentary which follows Dames Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Eileen Atkins and Joan Plowright as they take a look back at their lives and careers while spending a weekend at a country retreat.

From time to time four old friends, all extraordinary actresses, meet up in the English countryside to gossip, to remember and to laugh. For once they let the cameras in...

Nothing Like A Dame is a unique celebration of the lives and careers of four iconic actresses: Dame Eileen Atkins, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Joan Plowright and Dame Maggie Smith. All four have gone from being fledgling actresses in the 1950s to acting royalty. They've watched each other's careers grow and bloom and have celebrated life's ups and downs together. Nothing Like A Dame invites you to spend time with these acting legends as they talk about their lives and their professional experiences across theatre, television and film.

Candid, funny, caustic, irreverent, poignant and utterly engrossing, this unmissable documentary film is proof that there is truly nothing like a Dame...

Few things in life can be relied upon, but the drama, humour and wildly disparate personalities of Doc Martin and Portwenn are always guaranteed to bring joy to viewers everywhere.

As we join the Doctor in this eighth season, we find his relationship with his wife Louisa back on a more even keel, although juggling their jobs with baby care is proving more challenging daily. Meanwhile Bert and Al Large face challenges of their own, with brewing whisky and running a B&B not quite turning out as they had hoped; Mrs Tishell suffers a terrible and unexpected setback in her life; and Penhale, already facing romantic challenges, faces a mini crime spree and decides to host a Police Open Day. Newcomers to the village include a new curate as well as Morwenna’s parents, Jack and Tara who worked as missionaries in Kenya; and the village sees the return of Beth, the American tourist and veterinarian Angela Sim.

And swimming through the maelstrom of it all is Doctor Ellingham, suffering humanity’s foibles with little tolerance and suffering literally with a newly adopted dog, against his better judgment, underfoot

One of the most loved television series of all time is brought back to life with a stellar cast and a story full of scandal, romance and intrigue set against a sweeping historical backdrop.

1936. The house at 165 Eaton Place has stood empty since the Bellamy family sold it six years earlier. Now the doors are finally flung open by new owners, diplomat Sir Hallam, his wife Lady Agnes, and, back from the Raj, Maud, Lady Holland, his mother. With the arrival of Agnes’s debutante sister, Lady Persie, the sumptuous home is ready to come to life.

And who better than Rose, the house’s former parlourmaid, to recruit the new staff? The new 'downstairs' family is as full of characters as its previous incarnation with the highly strung butler Mr Pritchard, cook Mrs Thackeray, chauffeur Harry Spargo and a vivacious and spirited young team.

Soon both the elegant upstairs world and the downstairs staff have built their own labyrinth of secrets, lies and scandal, and as they feel the tremors of royal and political upheaval and the ominous threat of war, the house reverberates to the familiar sounds of rumour, excitement and dread…

One of the most loved television series of all time is brought back to life with a stellar cast and a story full of scandal, romance and intrigue set against a sweeping historical backdrop.

Season 1
1936. The house at 165 Eaton Place has stood empty since the Bellamy family sold it six years earlier. Now the doors are finally flung open by new owners, diplomat Sir Hallam, his wife Lady Agnes, and, back from the Raj, Maud, Lady Holland, his mother. With the arrival of Agnes’s debutante sister, Lady Persie, the sumptuous home is ready to come to life. And who better than Rose, the house’s former parlourmaid, to recruit the new staff? The new 'downstairs' family is as full of characters as its previous incarnation with the highly strung butler Mr Pritchard, cook Mrs Thackeray, chauffeur Harry Spargo and a vivacious and spirited young team. Soon both the elegant upstairs world and the downstairs staff have built their own labyrinth of secrets, lies and scandal, and as they feel the tremors of royal and political upheaval and the ominous threat of war, the house reverberates to the familiar sounds of rumour, excitement and dread…

Season 2
Set in the year preceding World War Two, 165 Eaton Place reopens its doors and welcomes you back into the enthralling lives of its inhabitants, both upstairs and down. Now a well‐established and thriving household in the heart of London, life in Eaton Place has moved on; Lady Agnes and Sir Hallam’s family is complete with the addition of two small children and London has settled into an easy peace with the apparent aversion of war. But with both upstairs and downstairs harbouring life‐changing secrets and the menace of war creeping ever closer, the smooth running of Eaton Place threatens to come crashing to a shattering halt. And as romance, heartbreak and intrigue engulf the household, its inhabitants discover that the real threat is much closer to home…

Ridley Scott directs this historical action adventure starring Russell Crowe. After the death of Richard the Lionheart (Danny Huston) in the Crusades, Sir Robin of Loxley returns from war to his home in the north of England. There, he comes up against the oppressive regime imposed by the tyrannical new Sheriff of Nottingham (Matthew Macfadyen). Robin summons up a group of supporters and puts his formidable archery skills to use in an effort to free the people from corruption and political injustice. Cate Blanchett co-stars as Maid Marian.

Amanda Bynes (Big Fat Liar) and Colin Firth (Bridget Jones's Diary) star in this irresistibly funny comedy. Amanda stars as Daphne, an irrepressible American teen who impulsively jets over from the US to meet her aristocratic father for the first time. Determined to fit into her dad's world, Daphne stifles her vibrant personality to be the perfect daughter, plunging into a whirl of garden parties, fashion shows and more. Can good intentions and proper etiquette conquer all? Not if it means Daphne must also abandon who she really is. She's going to remain true to herself and she's going to do it with a courage and style every girl wants to see.

Sweeping American Civil War drama based on the novel by Charles Frazier, directed by Anthony Minghella (The English Patient, The Talented Mr Ripley). Jude Law stars as Inman, a wounded Confederate soldier who is slowly making the perilous journey back to his home town of Cold Mountain in North Carolina, meeting a string of colourful characters along the way (played by actors including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Ray Winstone and Kathy Baker). At home waits Ada Monroe (Nicole Kidman), the pre-war sweetheart to whom he has vowed to return. In his absence Ada, the shy and reserved daughter of a preacher (Donald Sutherland), has befriended the feisty Ruby (Renée Zellweger), a tough-talking young woman who can work the land as well as any man. Ruby supports Ada both emotionally and practically as she waits for Inman's return - but as the war drags on and her letters go unanswered, Ada finds it increasingly difficult to keep the faith.

The complete collection of Alan Bennett's twelve monologues, which tell the bittersweet tales of 'ordinary, uneventful, desperate lives'. Patricia Routledge stars in 'A Lady of Letters', Maggie Smith in 'Bed Among the Lentils', Stephanie Cole in 'Soldiering On', Julie Walters in 'Her Big Chance', Thora Hird in 'A Cream Cracker Under the Settee', Patricia Routledge in 'Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet', Eileen Atkins in 'The Hand of God', David Haig in 'Playing Sandwiches', Julie Walters in 'The Outside Dog', Penelope Wilton in 'Nights in the Gardens of Spain' and Thora Hird in 'Waiting for the Telegram'.

Romantic drama set during World War II. In the early days of Nazi-occupied France, Lucile (Michelle Williams) waits to hear of news from her captive husband, whilst staying in the house of her overpowering mother-in-law (Kristin Scott Thomas). But as refugees fleeing Paris begin to arrive in the town, they are soon followed by German officers who take up posts and residence in the locals' homes. At first Lucile tries to avoid all attempts at contact with Bruno von Falk (Matthias Schoenaerts), their resident officer, but she is won over by the charming German and together the pair must face the repercussions of the inevitably engulfing war.

All 15 episodes from the television series featuring productions of eight history plays by William Shakespeare. Adapted from the plays 'Richard II', 'Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2', 'Henry V', 'Henry VI: Parts 1, 2 and 3' and 'Richard III', the series includes performances by actors such as Frank Pettingell, Angela Baddeley, Robert Hardy, Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench and Sean Connery. The episodes are: 'Richard II: The Hollow Crown', 'Richard II: The Deposing of a King', 'Henry IV: Rebellion from the North', 'Henry IV: The Road to Shrewsbury', 'Henry IV: The New Conspiracy', 'Henry IV: Uneasy Lies the Head', 'Henry V: Signs of War', 'Henry V: The Band of Brothers', 'Henry VI: The Red Rose and the White', 'Henry VI: The Fall of a Protector', 'Henry VI: The Rabble from Kent', 'Henry VI: The Morning's War', 'Henry VI: The Sun in Splendour', 'Richard III: The Dangerous Brother' and 'Richard III: The Boar Hunt'.

Feature-length made-for-TV drama directed by Norman Stone, forming part of the 'Screen Two' anthology series produced by the BBC. Starring Dirk Bogarde and Helena Bonham Carter, the drama follows a secretive cult as it puts into motion its plan to create a new European order. When the former TV personality they hired to front the organisation begins to have serious doubts about their aims, they must rethink their strategy if their plan is to work. The cast also features Alan Curtis, Richard Cubison and Bruce Boa.

Both instalments of the 2009 Christmas special of the BBC costume drama starring Judi Dench. The two-part episode picks up the story in September 1844, a year since the small Cheshire market town celebrated the wedding of Sophy (Kimberley Nixon) and Dr Harrison (Simon Woods). Miss Matty (Dench) knows only too well that faces will always come and go in Cranford, but for now she is happy that her brother Peter (Nicholas Le Prevost) is home from India and that Martha (Claudie Blakley) is enjoying her newfound motherhood. Meanwhile, Lady Ludlow (Francesca Annis) is awaiting the return of her son Septimus (Rory Kinnear), and young Harry Gregson (Alex Etel) is set to begin his education at Shrewsbury.

New parents Lucy and Gino Carlesi want only the best for their newborn child. But their baby boy has something of the night about him, filled with an inexplicable hatred. The freak child develops quickly becoming super strong. Despite the baby's presence at the site of various deaths, the doctors refuse to believe the child can be implicated. Only Sister Albana (Eileen Atkins) senses the evil within the tiny tot.

British comedy starring Dakota Blue Richards, Christian McKay and Miles Jupp. When a group of men face the daunting prospect of finding a new local pub after theirs is threatened with closure, they pool together to figure out a way to raise enough cash to save the pub. When they decide to write a novel based on the popular 'mummy porn' genre, they contact a publisher (Eileen Atkins), pretending to be the author's agents, who agrees to publish the book on the condition that the author commit herself to a book tour. Desperate for the deal to go through, David (McKay) asks his sister-in-law Zoe (Richards) to pretend to be the author of their prospective best-seller for the sake of the press. All goes to plan until a studio buys the film rights and asks Zoe to play the lead...

Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West first met in 1922 when they were aged 40 and their correspondence continued for the next 20 years until Virginia's suicide in 1941. While Vita revered Virginia's genius, Virginia was at times dismisive of Vita's litterary skills. Eileen Atkins' dramatisation of their correspondence was originally presented at Chichester Theatre in 1992 and at London's Ambassadors Theatre in 1993 and provides a challenging two-hander for women.

Set in 1930s London, Ballet Shoes tells the inspiring tale of Pauline (Emma Watson) Petrova (Yasmin Paige) and Posy Fossil (Lucy Boynton), who are adopted by an eccentric explorer, "Gum" (Richard Griffiths), and raised as sisters by his selfless niece (Emilia Fox) and her nurse (Victoria Wood).

Each of the girls has a dream to fulfil; Pauline longs to an actress, Petrova yearns to be actress, Petrova yearns to be an aviator, and Posy seems born to be a ballerina. But when "Gum" disappears, the money runs out and feisty, ambitious and devoted Fossils find they must fight to survive...

Woody Allen writes and directs this romantic comedy starring Colin Firth and Emma Stone. In the 1920s, English magician and illusionist Stanley Crawford (Firth), who on stage masquerades as Chinese conjuror Wei Ling Soo, travels to the French Riviera where he attempts to expose the secrets of spirit medium Sophie Baker (Stone). Sophie is suspected of exploiting the wealthy Catledge family and Stanley finds her staying in their home, having been invited there by Grace Catledge (Jacki Weaver), who wants the clairvoyant's help in contacting her deceased husband. Though he is initially certain she is a fraud, the more time Stanley spends with Sophie, the more he begins to believe she might be genuine. The cast also includes Marcia Gay Harden, Eileen Atkins and Simon McBurney.

British crime caper starring Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt. Victor Maynard (Nighy) is a lonely, uptight middle-aged mummy's boy who also happens to be a lethally efficient professional hitman. His last assignment before he retires is to take out con artist Rose (Blunt) for gangster client Ferguson (Rupert Everett). But finding himself increasingly attracted to the bold and beautiful Rose, Victor is unable to complete the job, and instead ends up trying to save her and delivery boy witness Tony (Rupert Grint) from the murderous intentions of his less-than-happy client.

Romantic drama set during World War II. In the early days of Nazi-occupied France, Lucile (Michelle Williams) waits to hear of news from her captive husband, whilst staying in the house of her overpowering mother-in-law (Kristin Scott Thomas). But as refugees fleeing Paris begin to arrive in the town, they are soon followed by German officers who take up posts and residence in the locals' homes. At first Lucile tries to avoid all attempts at contact with Bruno von Falk (Matthias Schoenaerts), their resident officer, but she is won over by the charming German and together the pair must face the repercussions of the inevitably engulfing war.

British crime caper starring Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt. Victor Maynard (Nighy) is a lonely, uptight middle-aged mummy's boy who also happens to be a lethally efficient professional hitman. His last assignment before he retires is to take out con artist Rose (Blunt) for gangster client Ferguson (Rupert Everett). But finding himself increasingly attracted to the bold and beautiful Rose, Victor is unable to complete the job, and instead ends up trying to save her and delivery boy witness Tony (Rupert Grint) from the murderous intentions of his less-than-happy client.

Darker and more intense than the first collection, these six stories uncover the secrets behind ordinary suburban lives. From Patricia Routledge's Miss Fozzard, whose new chiropodist turns out to be rather peculiar, to Eileen Atkins' portryal of an antiques dealer who lets a masterpiece slip through her fingers, the characters come alive through Bennett's writing. These tales of desperation and loneliness are handled with the lightness of touch, compassion and shrewdly observed detail that have made Alan Bennett one of the country's best-loved writers. The stories included are: 'Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet' read by Patricia Routledge; 'The Hand of God' read by Eileen Atkins; 'Playing Sandwiches' read by David Haig; 'The Outside Dog' read by Julie Walters; 'Nights in the Gardens of Spain' read by Penelope Wilton and 'Waiting for the Telegram' read by Thora Hird. 3 CDs. 3 hrs 22 mins.

'This book is going to be a hit, and can only consolidate Duffy's position as one of the most widely read British poets of her generation'. - Robert Crawford, "Herald". 'It sparkles with wit, intelligence and an impressive lightness of touch, while drawing on some weighty emotional experiences: loneliness, jealousy, self-loathing, desire, the fierceness of a mother's love.' - Christina Patterson, "Independent". 'She reveals the foibles of the great, the ghastly and the ordinary bloke and the sufferings of those closest to them. The result is a melange of history lesson, fairy-tale and modern-day domestic tragedy, with the occasional joke thrown in for good measure...Duffy's poetics are flawless - she never misses a beat, her pace is exhilarating, and her language is original and exciting'. - "Scotsman". 'These thirty poems vibrate with intense colloquialisms, physicality, energy, freshness and cheek. Many of them are very funny...the best are inventive, subversive and written with great rhythmical and rhyming dash.' - "Sunday Telegraph".