- Actors: Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith
- Format: Subtitled, Widescreen
- Number of discs: 1
- Rated: Not RatedNR
- Studio: IFC Independent Film
- Release Date: May 5, 2020
- Run Time: 84 minutes
Four legendary British actresses from stage
and screen, all of which have been given an honorary Dame status, have been
friends for over 50 years. Apparently Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins,
and Joan Plowright all keep in touch by spending weekends together reminiscing
in a country getaway one of them owns, and allowed a film crew to intrude on
one of these sessions for the documentary, Tea
with the Dames. The title was originally Nothing Like a Dame, which can still be seen several times in the
film itself, as the production becomes a part of the film. The change wasn’t
made because the beverage they drink (they have champagne, but no tea), but
because of the direction of the conversation, which contains some gossip from
their classic days of stage and screen.
