Dame Judi Dench and Jay Blades may seem like an unlikely pairing, but it seems they have all the right chemistry for a brand new one-off documentary, The Odd Couple.
Jay and Dame Judi first met on The Repair Shop three years ago, when Judi starred on the show with hopes that the restorers could restore a pocket watch that belonged to her late husband, Michael Williams.
Now, Judi and Jay have taken their bond to the next level, with Jay even visiting Judi’s late husband’s grave in a heart-wrenching scene.
Dame Judi Dench and Jay Blades new documentary
Although the pals seem to get along like a house on fire, they didn’t come up with the concept of the show on their own – in fact, Judi’s daughter Finty did.
“We were having a chat; I was just seeing how her mum was doing,” Jay explained to OK!. He recalled: “She said: ‘Mum would love to work with you,’ And I said: ‘I’d love to work with her,’ ‘Think of some ideas Jay,’ is what she said. So, I did, and we started thinking about places we could go together – places that she holds dearly to her, and places I hold dearly to me.”
In their new project, the pair will embark on a journey where they visit places with special meanings for them, including The Old Vic theatre in London, where Judi has performed numerous times.
Visiting Michael’s grave
Sharing an intimate moment, the pair also visit the grave of Judi’s late husband, Michael Williams. They will be seen travelling to Stratford upon Avon, where Judi had lived with Michael and Finty years before.
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