Dame Judi Dench to star in movie adaptation of Alan Bennett play
Dame Judi Dench and Sir Derek Jacobi will star in a movie adaptation of Alan Bennett's last play. The veteran actor will appear together in hospital drama 'Allelujah!' in an adaptation of the 87-year-old writer's most recent stage production from 'Call the Midwife' creator Heidi Thomas. The story is set in the geriatric ward of a Yorkshire hospital, the Bethlehem, which is threatened with closure, with the 'Skyfall' actress portraying a former librarian, who is now a patient on the facility's Dusty Springfield ward, while Derek will play a former headmaster who has also been admitted to that a...