BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M 9 years old

Alan Yentob joins Bette Midler on a journey through the chorus lines of Broadway and the bathhouses and nightclubs of the 1970s to the very top of the film industry.

BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M

For five decades the woman they call the Divine Miss M has forged a path which has taken her from a pineapple-canning factory in Honolulu to becoming a Hollywood legend. Alan Yentob joins Bette Midler on a journey through the chorus lines of Broadway and the bathhouses and nightclubs of the 1970s to the very top of the film industry. Her combination of a soulful voice and the raucous wit of Mae West has made her name as an outrageous, but always captivating, all-round entertainer.

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BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M Cast

Name Character
Bette Midler She was 68, now 78 years old
Marc Shaiman He was 55, now 64 years old
Alan Yentob He was 67, now 77 years old

BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M Crew

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BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M poster
BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M (9 years)

Alan Yentob joins Bette Midler on a journey through the chorus lines of Broadway and the bathhouses and nightclubs of the 1970s to the very top of the film industry.

  • Release day: Tuesday, November 11, 2014
  • Runtime: 76 minutes