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Quintessentially British

A feature documentary celebrating everything great and British

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It's so interesting
that apparently Her Majesty, - Quintessentially British

It's so interesting that apparently Her Majesty,

We're at a
quintessentially British event, - Quintessentially British

We're at a quintessentially British event,

I've obviously been to Blenheim, - Quintessentially British

I've obviously been to Blenheim,

So Your Grace,
would you like to present Ben - Quintessentially British

So Your Grace, would you like to present Ben

We've been before,
we've enjoyed it, I like cars - Quintessentially British

We've been before, we've enjoyed it, I like cars

What would you
say is the defining qualities - Quintessentially British

What would you say is the defining qualities

I think we're very relaxed
and creative and I suppose - Quintessentially British

I think we're very relaxed and creative and I suppose

And you think
of all the incredible things - Quintessentially British

And you think of all the incredible things

I mean, it's an absolutely
fantastic mélange - Quintessentially British

I mean, it's an absolutely fantastic mélange

Unique, I think, probably is
the best way to describe it. - Quintessentially British

Unique, I think, probably is the best way to describe it.

It's very difficult to pin down - Quintessentially British

It's very difficult to pin down

There is something
about self-deprecation, - Quintessentially British

There is something about self-deprecation,

Being in a garden,
a green space. - Quintessentially British

Being in a garden, a green space.

I think of our British
sense of humor is really - Quintessentially British

I think of our British sense of humor is really

I think the way we speak, - Quintessentially British

I think the way we speak,

There's always "Well, what did
he mean when he said that?" - Quintessentially British

There's always "Well, what did he mean when he sai...

When American friends
of mine come over here, - Quintessentially British

When American friends of mine come over here,

But you know, they're polite
in a way that you know, - Quintessentially British

But you know, they're polite in a way that you know,

You know,
when they meet each other - Quintessentially British

You know, when they meet each other

We do like to go our own way
and do our own thing, - Quintessentially British

We do like to go our own way and do our own thing,

But in truth, anyone who's spent - Quintessentially British

But in truth, anyone who's spent

I think if you ask my wife - Quintessentially British

I think if you ask my wife

If the cliché of the Englishman
is his politeness, - Quintessentially British

If the cliché of the Englishman is his politeness,

We love the theatre,
because so many of us are - Quintessentially British

We love the theatre, because so many of us are

And the most famous Englishman
who ever lived wrote plays, - Quintessentially British

And the most famous Englishman who ever lived wrote plays,

And everyone loves storytelling
it's a very, very basic need. - Quintessentially British

And everyone loves storytelling it's a very, very basic...

But the Brits have caught on
to it, perhaps more than most. - Quintessentially British

But the Brits have caught on to it, perhaps more than most.

I began to like Shakespeare
by going to see his plays. - Quintessentially British

I began to like Shakespeare by going to see his plays.

He knew, it seems better - Quintessentially British

He knew, it seems better

That's the basis of it all - Quintessentially British

That's the basis of it all

Shakespeare,
in one speech tells you - Quintessentially British

Shakespeare, in one speech tells you

We love tales of horror
and violence and murder - Quintessentially British

We love tales of horror and violence and murder

He only
invented one plot for himself - Quintessentially British

He only invented one plot for himself

What? From history books, - Quintessentially British

What? From history books,

We filmed Hamlet before
we put it onto the stage - Quintessentially British

We filmed Hamlet before we put it onto the stage

The Duke of Edinburgh dying
as we were filming a play - Quintessentially British

The Duke of Edinburgh dying as we were filming a play

And here we were in
the shadow of Windsor Castle, - Quintessentially British

And here we were in the shadow of Windsor Castle,

Here we are doing a story
about a queen who - Quintessentially British

Here we are doing a story about a queen who

Ian McKellen was wary
of playing Hamlet - Quintessentially British

Ian McKellen was wary of playing Hamlet

But I thought he can respect
the language and the poetry, - Quintessentially British

But I thought he can respect the language and the poetry,

Because whilst he's known
now as Gandalf, he's still - Quintessentially British

Because whilst he's known now as Gandalf, he's sti...

Oh, we're living in an age
when an 82 year old man - Quintessentially British

Oh, we're living in an age when an 82 year old man

And never forget,
you can never forget - Quintessentially British

And never forget, you can never forget

We were filming
with Sir Ian McKellen - Quintessentially British

We were filming with Sir Ian McKellen

What is it
about Shakespeare that is - Quintessentially British

What is it about Shakespeare that is

And I was brought up
on Shakespeare as a little girl, - Quintessentially British

And I was brought up on Shakespeare as a little girl,

Reams of it, I could do
a whole play for you now. - Quintessentially British

Reams of it, I could do a whole play for you now.

If you like the Dream or Twelfth
Night, I could do all that. - Quintessentially British

If you like the Dream or Twelfth Night, I could do all that.

It's a good note
to give to tired old actors - Quintessentially British

It's a good note to give to tired old actors

Italians, the cliche for us
who are not Italians, - Quintessentially British

Italians, the cliche for us who are not Italians,

But done with great flair
and imagination and metaphor - Quintessentially British

But done with great flair and imagination and metaphor

I mean, we've had
the Victorian era to live - Quintessentially British

I mean, we've had the Victorian era to live

My world
at the moment, we talk so much - Quintessentially British

My world at the moment, we talk so much

And I think what's
so interesting about the Queen, - Quintessentially British

And I think what's so interesting about the Queen,

They've always supported
the Savile Row's, - Quintessentially British

They've always supported the Savile Row's,

And that's so important
to them to support these brands - Quintessentially British

And that's so important to them to support these brands

I have to confess that
I have never, ever been able - Quintessentially British

I have to confess that I have never, ever been able

But I think there is something
about precision tailoring, - Quintessentially British

But I think there is something about precision tailoring,

The sartorial
elegance, which is actually - Quintessentially British

The sartorial elegance, which is actually

I think the British
are known for it - Quintessentially British

I think the British are known for it

And some ways, of course,
that's what His Royal Highness - Quintessentially British

And some ways, of course, that's what His Royal Highnes...

He always encouraged people
to be the best - Quintessentially British

He always encouraged people to be the best

Not half tying a tie,
but tying a tie really well. - Quintessentially British

Not half tying a tie, but tying a tie really well.

Learning how to do something
really well, you know, - Quintessentially British

Learning how to do something really well, you know,

And I still find I look
at someone's shoes, - Quintessentially British

And I still find I look at someone's shoes,

My husband gave our son
a 21st birthday present - Quintessentially British

My husband gave our son a 21st birthday present

So it's that wonderful process
of choosing the fabric, - Quintessentially British

So it's that wonderful process of choosing the fabric,

That whole process and journey
is a delight to watch. - Quintessentially British

That whole process and journey is a delight to watch.

Through the generations it's
survived and it's survived - Quintessentially British

Through the generations it's survived and it's sur...

We don't claim to be
in fashion at any one time, - Quintessentially British

We don't claim to be in fashion at any one time,

Bespoke is a tailoring term
and the young will - Quintessentially British

Bespoke is a tailoring term and the young will

Henry Poole
really is the founding fathers - Quintessentially British

Henry Poole really is the founding fathers

It's a great honour to be
at Henry Poole and being known - Quintessentially British

It's a great honour to be at Henry Poole and being know...

Winston Churchill was probably
one of our great men - Quintessentially British

Winston Churchill was probably one of our great men

And of course, he came to us
as a young, slim gentleman - Quintessentially British

And of course, he came to us as a young, slim gentleman

And my grandfather remembered
talking about his suits - Quintessentially British

And my grandfather remembered talking about his suits

And they would always find
little bits of ash - Quintessentially British

And they would always find little bits of ash

But he was apparently
a wonderful man, - Quintessentially British

But he was apparently a wonderful man,

So we would have
measured Winston's father, - Quintessentially British

So we would have measured Winston's father,

Later on in life, Winston came
to us in 1906, which is there, - Quintessentially British

Later on in life, Winston came to us in 1906, which is there...

You'll always meet customers
and get to know them, - Quintessentially British

You'll always meet customers and get to know them,

- I should.
- Four working buttons - Quintessentially British

- I should. - Four working buttons

You're not strong on the thigh, - Quintessentially British

You're not strong on the thigh,

So, single-breasted,
button two, notched lapel. - Quintessentially British

So, single-breasted, button two, notched lapel.

So, that's your plain
weave with no colorway. - Quintessentially British

So, that's your plain weave with no colorway.

That's your pinhead,
showing the actual distances - Quintessentially British

That's your pinhead, showing the actual distances

So, Simon, I think executive
decision, I think let's go... - Quintessentially British

So, Simon, I think executive decision, I think let's go...

And also it has
a bit more character, - Quintessentially British

And also it has a bit more character,

So when you mention Savile Row,
I immediately think - Quintessentially British

So when you mention Savile Row, I immediately think

Sadly a bit
before my time on the row. - Quintessentially British

Sadly a bit before my time on the row.

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A feature documentary celebrating everything great and British

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Director: Frank Mannion

Writer: Frank Mannion

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Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

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ImdbRating: 5.3

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Released: 12 Aug 2022

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