Angela lansbury returns to poplar - dies 11 october 2022.mp4 | Rosie Hayes

On Sunday 6 April 2014, Dame Angela returned to the place where she grew up in London. It was to spend the day meeting and chatting with the locals and catching up on old times. At the time she was 88. Her first stop was the open air cinema in Chrisp Street Market. Here she introduced a free family screening of Bedknobs and Broomsticks. She even got to sit on the original bed again! The star later joined an audience at Spotlight. This was where she was ‘grilled’ by Sir Christopher Frayling former Chairman of the Arts Council. He wanted to know all about her career. But it was her grandfather George Lansbury who took centre stage during Angela Lansbury’s visit. Mr Lansbury was Labour MP for Bow and Bromley from 1932-1935. The Lansbury Estate in Poplar is named after him and a memorial was unveiled in nearby Rocky Park. Produced and filmed by Rosie Hayes, ynuk.tv