Lives Well Lived 2025 (Season 3, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 82 min | Documentary

Lives Well Lived

2025 (Season 3, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 82 min | Documentary

Kirsty Wark looks back at the lives of famous figures who died in 2025, focusing on Robert Redford, Diane Keaton, Gene Hackman, Cleo Laine, Norman Tebbit, Patricia Routledge, Prunella Scales and Brian Wilson.

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Dec 27, 2025 (United Kingdom)

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30 cast members

Name	Known for
Kirsty Wark Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Black Mirror (2011)
Richard Ashcroft Self Self See fewer	The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
Alan Bennett Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Lady in the Van (2015)
David Blunkett Self (as Lord Blunkett) Self (as Lord Blunkett) See fewer	The Wilderness Years (1995)
Jimmy Cliff Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Harder They Come (1972)
Jilly Cooper Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Rivals (2024)
John Cusack Self Self See fewer	Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Michael Dobbs Self (as Lord Dobbs) Self (as Lord Dobbs) See fewer	House of Cards (2013)
Sarah Douglas Self Self See fewer	Superman II (1980)
Ralph Fiennes Self Self See fewer	The Constant Gardener (2005)
James Galway Self (as Sir James Galway) Self (as Sir James Galway) See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Jeremy Gittins Self Self See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Gene Hackman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The French Connection (1971)
Sheila Hancock Self (as Dame Sheila Hancock) Self (as Dame Sheila Hancock) See fewer	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
Al Jardine Self Self See fewer	Home Improvement (1991)
Diane Keaton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Annie Hall (1977)
Cleo Laine Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Third Alibi (1961)
Denis Law Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Perfect Match (1995)
Kevin Macdonald Self Self See fewer	The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Elizabeth McGovern Self Self See fewer	Ordinary People (1980)
Dominic Monaghan Self Self See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Robert Redford Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Natural (1984)
Patricia Routledge Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Keeping Up Appearances (1990)
Kandace Springs Self Self See fewer	Ghostface Killah: Love Don't Live Here No More (2014)
Sting Self Self See fewer	The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
Norman Tebbit Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	People, Politics & Planes
Denzel Washington Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Fences (2016)
Brian Wilson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Love & Mercy (2014)
Reese Witherspoon Self Self See fewer	Wild (I) (2014)
Bob Woodward Self Self See fewer	All the President's Men (1976)