Which is why, I’m sure, all those marvellous old actors keep at it. Judi Dench, the late great Maggie Smith, Ian McKellen – all seem determined to keep tottering on until they fall off the ...

Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Paul McCartney, J.K. Rowling, Margaret Atwood, Sir Elton John, Sir Paul Smith, Sir Quentin Blake, Sir Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan and Dame Anna Wintour to bring the current ...

The latest addition is author, screenwriter and 2017 Nobel laureate Sir Kazuo Ishiguro, who joins the likes of Sir David Attenborough, David Hockney, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen ... deaths – ...

Documentary Nothing Like A Dame saw Dame Joan – who died on Friday aged 95 – meet up with friends Dame Judi, Dame Maggie Smith and Dame Eileen Atkins, to discuss life, ageing and their careers.

Michelle Dockery has confirmed the new Downtown Abbey film will include a moving tribute to Dame Maggie Smith (Picture: Jaap Buitendijk/Focus/Kobal/Shutterstock) The ...

AS DOWNTOWN Abbey fans eagerly await the third installment of the beloved film series, some of Dame Maggie Smith's unique privileges on set have been revealed. When the TV series was filmed at the ...

Part of an astonishing generation of British actors, including Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith, Plowright won a Tony Award, two Golden Globes and nominations for an ...

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Ian McKellen helped ignite the Brenaissance! When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If it’s something I learned from Ian ...

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