Steve Coogan Video Interview On ‘Philomena,’ Judi Dench

Steve Coogan stars opposite Dame Judi Dench in Philomena, a film based on the true story of an Irish mother who was forced to give her newborn up for adoption by the Catholic Church. Journalist Martin Sixsmith (Coogan) hears the story of Philomena Lee (Dench) and helps her track down her lost son in a journey that takes them to the U.S.

Coogan was impressed by his experience working with Dame Judi. He was struck by “how un-precious, unpretentious and easy she was to work with [she was],” Coogan told Uinterview exclusively. “She is very un-grand; she is very workmanlike. She showed up in the morning she had to, to do a day’s work and did it very festively, very studiously, never complained and was very open to talking about things. Just a dream!”

Interview by Erik Meers