Series 6

Series 6

2025-06-05
4 Episodes

Overview

A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers.

Episodes

Spartacus

1. Spartacus

2025-06-05

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Celia Imrie tells the story of the 1960 epic Spartacus, starring Kirk Douglas, revealing how the film, which was then the most expensive of all time, made it onto the big screen.

The Silence of the Lambs

2. The Silence of the Lambs

2025-08-21

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Celia Imrie takes a trip through the BBC archives on a forensic examination of one of cinema’s most frightening franchises, The Silence of the Lambs.

The Godfather Trilogy

3. The Godfather Trilogy

2025-08-28

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Celia Imrie explores the story behind Francis Ford Coppola’s acclaimed Godfather series, featuring insights from cast members Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, James Caan, Robert Duvall and Coppola himself.

Psycho

4. Psycho

2025-12-11

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Celia Imrie takes a journey in the BBC’s archives to tell the story of one of the most acclaimed films of all time, Alfred Hitchcock’s groundbreaking 1960 horror, Psycho.