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Mrs Henderson Presents

In 1937, widowed Laura Henderson buys a derelict West End theatre and hires an impresario to run it. Her idea of using on-stage nudity to attract audiences when business falls off presents the unlikely pair with a number of hurdles.

1 hour, 39 minutes

Last on

Christmas Day 201723:05
BBC Two

Music Played

  • Claude‐Joseph Rouget de l’Isle

    La Marseillaise

  • Harry Warren

    I'll String Along with You

    Lyricist: Al Dubin.

  • Noel Gay

    Letting in the Sunshine

  • George Fenton

    Inspiration

    Composer: Simon Chamberlain.

  • George Fenton

    The Grecian Frieze

    Composer: Simon Chamberlain.

  • Burton Lane

    Blue Nightfall

    Lyricist: Frank Loesser.

  • George Fenton

    Sails of the Windmill

    Composer: Simon Chamberlain.

  • Matty Malneck

    Goody Goody

    Lyricist: Johnny Mercer.

  • John Walter Bratton

    Teddy Bears' Picnic

    Lyricist: Jimmy Kennedy.

  • George Fenton

    Babies of the Blitz

    Composer: Simon Chamberlain.

  • Jerome Kern

    All the Things You Are

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.

  • Jack Scholl

    Girl in the Little Green Hat

    Composer: Bradford Browne. Composer: Max Rich.

  • George Fenton

    Bored With Widowhood

  • George Fenton

    Revuedeville

  • George Fenton

    Sweet Inspiration

  • George Fenton

    Vivian Van Damm

  • Sir Thomas Allen & George Fenton

    The Fall of France: La Marsellaise

  • George Fenton & Will Young

    The Blitz (Bombing; The Grecian Frieze; Defiance)

  • Camille O’Sullivan

    Blue Nightfall

  • George Fenton

    Elegy

  • Will Young

    Girl In The Little Green Hat

Credits

Mrs Laura HendersonJudi Dench
Vivian Van DammBob Hoskins
BertieWill Young
Lord CromerChristopher Guest
MaureenKelly Reilly
Lady ConwayThelma Barlow
DorisAnna Brewster
FrancesRosalind Halstead
VeraSarah Solemani
PeggyNatalia Tena
WriterMartin Sherman
DirectorStephen Frears
ProducerNorma Heyman
WriterKathy Rose
WriterDavid Rose
WriterMartin Sherman

Broadcasts

  • Fri 29 Dec 200621:00
    BBC One except London
  • Thu 27 Dec 200721:00
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Sun 13 Jun 201022:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 14 Dec 201422:30
    BBC Two Scotland, HD, Wales & England only
  • Wed 20 May 201523:20
    BBC Two England, Wales, Northern Ireland & HD only
  • Thu 21 May 201500:50
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Christmas Day 201723:05
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire

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