A real-life Dame and a fictional Lady - Eileen Atkins and Adjoa Andoh, Bridgerton’s Lady Danbury - pair up to discover they’re kindred spirits, with a surprising amount in common. Their wide-ranging conversation takes in Eileen’s working class roots, her pushy stage mum, a naughty deception that paid off at the Guildhall, the letters of Virginia Woolf, co-creating two TV juggernauts - Upstairs, Downstairs and The House of Elliot, and how to stay young and limber; and Adjoa’s teenage yearning to be on the stage, quitting her Law degree to follow her dreams, her textbook 80s life on the road with a feminist touring company, the magic of actors and audiences coming together in theatre, and the joy of Shonda Rhimes. 

Introduced by Samantha Bond. Music by Dan Gillespie Sells. 

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Produced by Robert Rees and executive produced by Kevin Mundye and Rich Evans. 

Artwork by Ollie at Feast Creative.

Editing by Matt and Scott at Podmonkey. 

Acting for Others Presents… is a Simple Beast Production.

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