Imelda Staunton | Episode 21

Welcome to the best birthday bash in town. It’s our host Michael’s birthday episode and therefore he was so kindly given free rein to choose any performer of his choosing and (thank heavens) he chose a great one. It’s Imelda Staunton. Imelda was inevitably going to crop up as a favourite of both of ours and it was a real treat to revisit some of her wonderful film work for the pod this time round. Known to many as the giggly yet terrifying Professor Umbridge in Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix we start here before venturing into her other unforgettable turns in the likes of Vera Drake, Another Year, Pride, and Shakespeare In Love. We then have a good old Imelda-themed quiz for Michael to take on. Can he prove to be the fan he has always claimed to be? You’ll have to join us to find out. This is a good one for fans of film scores. We of course then wrap up as always by sharing some of our fantasy film suggestions that we deeply hope a Hollywood bigwig will pick up and turn into the future blockbuster they deserve to be. So please join us for our final entry of Don’t Know Her in 2021 and thank you all so much for joining us throughout the first year of our podcast adventure. Follow @dontknow_her on Twitter and Instagram to keep updated on upcoming episodes and to have your say on future episodes.