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Great British Theatre

A series of blockbuster theatre productions filmed live by the National Theatre.

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[HUM OF CONVERSATION] - Great British Theatre

[HUM OF CONVERSATION]

Suddenly Frodo saw before him
a black chasm. - Great British Theatre

Suddenly Frodo saw before him a black chasm.

At the end of the hall,
the floor vanished - Great British Theatre

At the end of the hall, the floor vanished

The outer door could only be reached
by a slender bridge of stone, - Great British Theatre

The outer door could only be reached by a slender bridge of ...

At the brink, Gandalf halted and
the others came up in a pack behind. - Great British Theatre

At the brink, Gandalf halted and the others came up in a pac...

"Lead the way, Gimli:
Pippin and Merry next. - Great British Theatre

"Lead the way, Gimli: Pippin and Merry next.

"Straight on and up the stair
beyond the door!" - Great British Theatre

"Straight on and up the stair beyond the door!"

What it was could not be seen:
it was like a great shadow, - Great British Theatre

What it was could not be seen: it was like a great shadow,

It came to the edge of the fire.
The light faded, - Great British Theatre

It came to the edge of the fire. The light faded,

And the flames roared up to greet it
and wreathed about it. - Great British Theatre

And the flames roared up to greet it and wreathed about it.

In its right hand was a blade - Great British Theatre

In its right hand was a blade

In its other hand,
it held a whip of many thongs. - Great British Theatre

In its other hand, it held a whip of many thongs.

"Now I understand!" - Great British Theatre

"Now I understand!"

The dark figure streaming with fire
raced towards them. - Great British Theatre

The dark figure streaming with fire raced towards them.

"Over the bridge!" cried Gandalf,
recalling his strength. - Great British Theatre

"Over the bridge!" cried Gandalf, recalling his st...

"Fly! This is a foe
beyond any of you. - Great British Theatre

"Fly! This is a foe beyond any of you.

"Fly!" - Great British Theatre

His enemy halted again, facing him, - Great British Theatre

His enemy halted again, facing him,

It raised its whip.
The thongs whined and cracked. - Great British Theatre

It raised its whip. The thongs whined and cracked.

But still Gandalf stood firm.
"You cannot pass!" - Great British Theatre

But still Gandalf stood firm. "You cannot pass!"

"I am a servant of the Secret Fire,
wielder of the Flame of Anor. - Great British Theatre

"I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the Flam...

"The dark fire will not avail you,
flame of Udûn. - Great British Theatre

"The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn.

"You cannot pass." - Great British Theatre

"You cannot pass."

It stepped forward slowly
on to the bridge - Great British Theatre

It stepped forward slowly on to the bridge

But still Gandalf could be seen,
glimmering in the gloom. - Great British Theatre

But still Gandalf could be seen, glimmering in the gloom.

Then from out of the shadow,
a red sword leaped, flaming. - Great British Theatre

Then from out of the shadow, a red sword leaped, flaming.

And the Balrog fell back and its
sword flew up in molten fragments. - Great British Theatre

And the Balrog fell back and its sword flew up in molten fra...

And then with a bound,
it leapt full upon the bridge. - Great British Theatre

And then with a bound, it leapt full upon the bridge.

And at that moment Gandalf,
crying aloud, - Great British Theatre

And at that moment Gandalf, crying aloud,

"You shall not pass!" - Great British Theatre

"You shall not pass!"

Right at the Balrog's feet it broke - Great British Theatre

Right at the Balrog's feet it broke

And with a terrible cry,
the Balrog fell forward, - Great British Theatre

And with a terrible cry, the Balrog fell forward,

But even as it fell,
it swung its whip - Great British Theatre

But even as it fell, it swung its whip

He staggered and fell, - Great British Theatre

He staggered and fell,

"Fly, you fools!" - Great British Theatre

"Fly, you fools!"

Just in case you didn't realise, - Great British Theatre

Just in case you didn't realise,

[LAUGHTER] - Great British Theatre

John, Ronald...
What does the other R for, do you know? - Great British Theatre

John, Ronald... What does the other R for, do you know?

[SILENCE] - Great British Theatre

And I did perhaps wonder whether
I wasn't being a bit little foolhardy - Great British Theatre

And I did perhaps wonder whether I wasn't being a bit l...

Of course, ever since, - Great British Theatre

Of course, ever since,

And some of them confide
almost reverentially, - Great British Theatre

And some of them confide almost reverentially,

It's 1,137 pages. - Great British Theatre

It's 1,137 pages.

I'd just arrived in New Zealand, - Great British Theatre

I'd just arrived in New Zealand,

That's how I met for the first time
the four adorable hobbits. - Great British Theatre

That's how I met for the first time the four adorable h...

And the glamorous three ― - Great British Theatre

And the glamorous three ―

And sitting next to me,
a rival wizard, Saruman. - Great British Theatre

And sitting next to me, a rival wizard, Saruman.

Christopher Frank Carandini Lee... - Great British Theatre

Christopher Frank Carandini Lee...

..the veteran of 200 movies, - Great British Theatre

..the veteran of 200 movies,

And quite early on in the meal, - Great British Theatre

And quite early on in the meal,

I promise you, they were gleaming
as if he was contemplating a virgin neck. - Great British Theatre

I promise you, they were gleaming as if he was contemplating...

And then he confided,
"I read Lord of the Rings every year. - Great British Theatre

And then he confided, "I read Lord of the Rings every y...

"I've always thought
I should play Gandalf." - Great British Theatre

"I've always thought I should play Gandalf."

Look, welcome
to the Harold Pinter Theatre. - Great British Theatre

Look, welcome to the Harold Pinter Theatre.

Good to have a theatre
named after a playwright. Look at it. - Great British Theatre

Good to have a theatre named after a playwright. Look at it.

And one of the first actors on this stage
was the actor/manager Herbert Beerbohm, - Great British Theatre

And one of the first actors on this stage was the actor/mana...

And he lived there and put on his famous
extravagant productions of Shakespeare. - Great British Theatre

And he lived there and put on his famous extravagant product...

He was thought to be a bit old-fashioned, - Great British Theatre

He was thought to be a bit old-fashioned,

He was the first actor
ever to have his voice recorded. - Great British Theatre

He was the first actor ever to have his voice recorded.

Beerbohm's a German name, - Great British Theatre

Beerbohm's a German name,

And so he translated the last syllable
into English - Great British Theatre

And so he translated the last syllable into English

I've been visiting theatres I know well, - Great British Theatre

I've been visiting theatres I know well,

And the first one was only last year, - Great British Theatre

And the first one was only last year,

Then 15 theatres in London
and then round England and Wales. - Great British Theatre

Then 15 theatres in London and then round England and Wales.

And we ended up, beautifully, in Orkney. - Great British Theatre

And we ended up, beautifully, in Orkney.

That's in Ballymena in County Antrim, - Great British Theatre

That's in Ballymena in County Antrim,

We were bequeathed
this dreadful surname... - Great British Theatre

We were bequeathed this dreadful surname...

Just for the record,
it's capital M, small C, - Great British Theatre

Just for the record, it's capital M, small C,

It's not A-N. and of course, it doesn't
really matter, but I used to think it did. - Great British Theatre

It's not A-N. and of course, it doesn't really mat...

And I wondered whether I shouldn't
adopt a stage name - Great British Theatre

And I wondered whether I shouldn't adopt a stage name

Then I remembered working with the actor
Timothy Carlton, - Great British Theatre

Then I remembered working with the actor Timothy Carlton,

And Tim said to me one day, "You know,
my real surname, it's not Carlton at all. - Great British Theatre

And Tim said to me one day, "You know, my real surname,...

[APPLAUSE] - Great British Theatre

♪ Unpack the luggage - Great British Theatre

♪ Unpack the luggage

[LAUGHTER] - Great British Theatre

During rehearsals for this said, - Great British Theatre

During rehearsals for this said,

"Sean, what on earth
would I be doing inside a box?" - Great British Theatre

"Sean, what on earth would I be doing inside a box?&quo...

[AUDIENCE GASPS] - Great British Theatre

[AUDIENCE GASPS]

Gandalf's sword, given to me
on my last day of shooting, - Great British Theatre

Gandalf's sword, given to me on my last day of shooting...

Glamdring is in retirement now,
lives in my hall, - Great British Theatre

Glamdring is in retirement now, lives in my hall,

..and my two walking-sticks
from The Da Vinci Code. - Great British Theatre

..and my two walking-sticks from The Da Vinci Code.

Is there a youngster further back - Great British Theatre

Is there a youngster further back

― Hello.
― [APPLAUSE] - Great British Theatre

― Hello. ― [APPLAUSE]

[LAUGHTER] - Great British Theatre

[LAUGHTER] - Great British Theatre

[LAUGHTER] - Great British Theatre

― It looks like a sword...
― (DING) - Great British Theatre

― It looks like a sword... ― (DING)

(AUDIENCE GASPS) - Great British Theatre

(AUDIENCE GASPS)

(APPLAUSE DROWNS OUT SPEECH) - Great British Theatre

(APPLAUSE DROWNS OUT SPEECH)

When you get home,
Google Samuel Dunseith McKellen ― - Great British Theatre

When you get home, Google Samuel Dunseith McKellen ―

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A series of blockbuster theatre productions filmed live by the National Theatre.

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Genre: drama

Year: 2021

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Released: 10 Jun 2021

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