Notes On A Scandal
It was great to see Judi Dench bring out her dark side as scheming, twisted schoolteacher Barbara in this taut drama from Richard Eyre. In the space of a few lines of voiceover, one of Britain's most beloved national treasures became pure evil in drip dry knitwear.

Best Bit: Barbara's scathing voiceover: "Here come the local pubescent proles..."

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