Talking Pictures (2013)

Name: Talking Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Celia Imrie

Documentary

A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers.

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

7.47 avg 23 episodes 9.4 → 7.2 40 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bette Davis: Talking Pictures	9.4	64
2	John Mills: Talking Pictures	6.1	14
3	David Niven: Talking Pictures	8.1	8
4	Gene Kelly: Talking Pictures	7.5	10
5	John Wayne: Talking Pictures	7.2	12
6	Tony Curtis: Talking Pictures	7.4	7
7	Dirk Bogarde: Talking Pictures	7.7	7
8	James Stewart: Talking Pictures	7.6	5
10	Orson Welles: Talking Pictures	6.9	11
11	Ingrid Bergman: Talking Pictures	7.6	5
12	Alec Guinness: Talking Pictures	8.0	10
13	Gregory Peck: Talking Pictures	7.2	5
16	Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers: Talking Pictures	7.6	8
17	Richard Burton	7.5	6
18	Alfred Hitchcock	8.1	12
19	Shirley MacLaine	7.4	5
21	Richard Attenborough: Talking Pictures	6.8	6
22	Deborah Kerr	6.9	7
23	Laurence Olivier: Talking Pictures	7.7	7
25	Paul Newman	7.0	5
31	Maggie Smith	7.3	9
33	Michael Caine	7.5	13
34	Sean Connery: Talking Pictures	7.2	11

7.00 avg 13 episodes 7.0 → 7.9 31 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
4	Albert Finney	7.0	9
5	Noel Coward	7.1	7
7	Hollywood's Great Directors	7.0	5
9	Hitchcock's Leading Actors	7.0	12
10	Christopher Lee	6.6	8
11	Omar Sharif	7.2	6
12	Musicals	6.8	6
13	Anthony Hopkins	6.6	8
16	Great British Comedies	6.5	9
18	Sex Symbols	6.7	7
28	Jane Fonda	7.3	6
30	Barry Norman	7.3	7
31	Epics	7.9	7

7.90 avg 3 episodes 8.0 → 7.4 30 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Westerns	8.0	5
4	Joan Collins	8.3	7
6	Agatha Christie	7.4	8