And Furthermore

From the moment Judi Dench appeared as a teenager in the York Mystery Plays it was clear that a new star was born. In London in her early twenties she played Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s memorable Old Vic production and the world took notice. In the theatre she has played every classic role. On television she has done two sit-coms - FINE ROMANCE (opposite her late husband Michael Williams) and more recently AS TIME GOES BY as well as plays and classic serials (MIDDLEMARCH and most recently CRANFORD). In the cinema her films have ranged from LADIES IN LAVENDER (opposite Maggie Smith) to NOTES ON A SCANDAL with Cate Blanchett, but her role as ‘M’ in the last six James Bond films has gained her a new audience around the world.

Here she tells her story for the first time in her own words.