Acting legend Dame Judi Dench and The Repair Shop host Jay Blades struck up an immediate friendship when the Oscar-winner took part in two special editions of the hit BBC restoration show in 2022.
Now, in new C4 documentary Dame Judi and Jay: The Odd Couple, the pals embark on a nostalgic trip to places that have been significant for them, from East London, where Blades grew up, to Stratford-upon-Avon, where Dench worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Here, Dench, 89, and Blades, 54, reveal more…
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