Miriam Margolyes will say literally anything and Alan Yentob can't stop her.
Miriam Margolyes is one of Britain’s best loved and most provocative actresses. Across her eclectic career, she has played scene-stealing turns in Blackadder, voiced some of our most well-known adverts and found fame internationally as Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films.
Acting
Margolyes performing herself is peak meta-theatre.
Direction
Lloyd lets chaos reign—no safety nets for Yentob.
Editing
Tight 66 minutes, zero filler, all killer.
Director
Simon Lloyd
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Margolyes was the first woman to say 'fuck' on British television in a 1963 university production, predating her by decades.
The title 'Up for Grabs' references both her auctioneer father and her own willingness to put everything—reputation included—on the table.
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