The Life and Death of Lily Savage

Mar 29, 2024

1h 4m

★ 7.0

Overview

Intimate documentary exploring how Paul O'Grady's creation, Lily Savage, took mainstream TV by storm. Unravel the real story of Lily with insights from Paul's daughter and famous pals.

Genres

Documentary

Comedy

Production Companies

Silver Star Productions

Olga TV

The Life and Death of Lily Savage Trailers

Cast

Self (archive footage)

Paul O'Grady

Self

Jo Brand

Self

Alan Carr

Self

Julian Clary

Self

Jools Holland

Self

Ian McKellen

Self

Sharyn Mousley

Self

Graham Norton

Self

Sheila Rudd

Self

Gaby Roslin

Self

Brenda Gilhooly

Self

Mark Trevorrow

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