Joanna Lumley
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cyberrich wrote:
One of Joanna's more recent roles is a guest appearance in a BBC comedy called Motherland, a role she is reprising in the new Christmas special. I've never seen this show. I'll have to see if it's on the iplayer. Has anyone seen this yet? What did you think of this show and Joanna's performance
I'm amazed of her acting range..and it only gets better with time...she's come a long ways from her debut in OHMSS, and several yrs later, with the new avengers...
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I would say it was just a couple of years back, but 2005-2007 would be more like it. Anyway, she did a tremendous job in Hugo Blick's Sensitive Skin as just gone sixty woman 'coping with life's unexpected problems'.
She had a sister to him she was desperately close, played by the brilliant Maggie Steed, but with whom she'd have terrible, squabbling fall outs.
It was a tremendous performance of great subtlety.
In Motherland she plays a grandmother, so remote from the notion of grandchildren, one actually feels some sympathy for the dreadful Amanda (Lady Punch).
She had a sister to him she was desperately close, played by the brilliant Maggie Steed, but with whom she'd have terrible, squabbling fall outs.
It was a tremendous performance of great subtlety.
In Motherland she plays a grandmother, so remote from the notion of grandchildren, one actually feels some sympathy for the dreadful Amanda (Lady Punch).
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Re: Joanna Lumley
Christmas treat... new interview...
"As a special Christmas treat Rob welcomes the Absolutely Fabulous national treasure and living legend Joanna Lumley on the pod this week. With an extensive and eclectic career under her belt, Rob finds out what London was like in the swinging sixties, how Joanna landed the role of Patsy in Ab Fab and what it was like working with Margot Robbie and Martin Scorsese."
The New Avengers first mentioned at 11'10".
"As a special Christmas treat Rob welcomes the Absolutely Fabulous national treasure and living legend Joanna Lumley on the pod this week. With an extensive and eclectic career under her belt, Rob finds out what London was like in the swinging sixties, how Joanna landed the role of Patsy in Ab Fab and what it was like working with Margot Robbie and Martin Scorsese."
The New Avengers first mentioned at 11'10".
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The full-length one (audio only) is well worth a listen too (there are links below the video).
(Mousemeat will be please to hear that they chat about Elvis Presley and his acting from about 32 mins in.)
(Mousemeat will be please to hear that they chat about Elvis Presley and his acting from about 32 mins in.)
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My friend Phil also mentioned this on 3 January, is it the same interview?
Just on Internet in the lounge, TV on in background, the show was the daily BBC show discussing topical subjects called the One Show. one of the guests is Joanna Lumley, I looked up to watch her interview, she discussed a helicopter stunt she did on The New Avengers including the relevant clip, she mentioned the budget constraints was the reason she did it rather than a stuntwoman, also that she wasn't scared but it was uncomfortable.
It will be on BBC iPlayer for a few weeks, broadcast today 7pm on BBC1, will it accessible were you are?
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