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Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me

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Director Simon Draper sets out to make a podcast with actress Miriam Margolyes, but the project soon becomes sidetracked as Simon is drawn ever deeper into her orbit. The podcast becomes a chaotic, joyful road trip, revealing Miriam’s true legacy isn’t just her work but the lives she’s quietly transformed, beginning with Simon.

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Carol Midgley The Times (UK) 6h
4/5
I can never imagine Margolyes doing one of those polished Netflix vanity marathons beloved by Gordon Ramsay and the Beckhams. This one — quirky, random, not always flattering, but “real” — was the right kind of vehicle for her. Go to Full Review
Jasper Rees Daily Telegraph (UK) 21h
3/5
Draper is a different sort of supplicant, a beta-bloke in pursuit of a payday. After two years traipsing after [Miriam Margolyes]...he has gathered enough material to cobble together a late-life epitaph of a woman who refuses to go quietly. Go to Full Review
Charlotte Ivers Sunday Times (UK) 6h
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this show. Go to Full Review
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Synopsis Director Simon Draper sets out to make a podcast with actress Miriam Margolyes, but the project soon becomes sidetracked as Simon is drawn ever deeper into her orbit. The podcast becomes a chaotic, joyful road trip, revealing Miriam’s true legacy isn’t just her work but the lives she’s quietly transformed, beginning with Simon.
Director
Simon Draper
Production Co
Rex TV
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
58m