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Dame Judi Dench Special

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One East HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 2 months

In a special episode, Dame Judi Dench reveals her love of the countryside – and Scotland in particular. From picnics to camping, saving the arts in rural communities and a lifelong passion for wildlife, the legend of stage and screen joins Charlotte Smith in the grounds of Inveraray Castle to reflect on the impact the countryside has had on her and her family.

Dame Judi is a talented watercolourist, inspired by the Scottish landscape. So how will she take to oils? She’s joined by her grandson Sam to check in on a tartan that’s being created for her, in which every thread tells a personal story.

Adam Henson meets Dame Judi’s partner David Mills, an award-winning farmer who gave up dairying to create the British Wildlife Centre on his Surrey farm. It was Judi’s love of otters that brought the two together. And wildlife film-maker Hamza Yassin takes her to a secret location in a bid to help Dame Judi fulfil a lifetime ambition – to see golden eagles in the wild. Show less

Contributors

Participant:
Judi Dench
Participant:
Sam Williams
Participant:
David Mills
Presenter:
Charlotte Smith
Presenter:
Adam Henson
Presenter:
Hamza Yassin
Series Editor:
Mark Beech
Series Producer:
Gavin Ahern

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