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My Week with Marilyn

The tale of a young film studio assistant's brief relationship with screen goddess Marilyn Monroe, set against a backdrop of the making of The Prince and the Showgirl.

It is 1956, and The Prince and the Showgirl is being made at Pinewood Studios in London, directed by and starring Laurence Olivier, who has recruited one of the biggest Hollywood stars of all time, Marilyn Monroe, to co-star with him.

Colin Clark, a junior assistant on the production, is assigned the job of looking after Marilyn and keeps a journal about the week he spent with her. It proves to be a turbulent experience as Marilyn is going through marital problems with her husband and uses Colin as a much-needed sounding board for all her pent-up neurosis.

Acclaimed drama from BBC Films based on Clark's real-life diaries.

12 days left to watch

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Thu 28 May 2026 23:50
BBC Four

Music Played

  • Michelle Williams

    'When Love Goes Wrong, Nothin' Goes Right' & 'Heat Wave'

  • Conrad Pope

    Colin Runs Off To The The Circus

  • Conrad Pope

    Colin Joins The Circus/Mr Jacobs

  • Lang Lang

    Driving Through Pinewood

  • Conrad Pope

    Colin and Vivian

  • Dean Martin

    Memories Are Made Of This

  • Lang Lang

    Paparazzi

  • Conrad Pope

    Lucy

  • La Tropicana Orchestra

    Uno, Dos, Tres

  • Johnny Ace with The Beale Streeters

    Ace's Wild

  • Conrad Pope

    Arthur's Notebook

  • Conrad Pope

    Remembering Marilyn

  • Nat King Cole

    You Stepped Out Of A Dream

  • Conrad Pope

    Eton Schoolyard

  • Nat King Cole

    Autumn Leaves

  • Conrad Pope

    Overdose

  • Conrad Pope

    Colin and Marilyn

  • Conrad Pope

    Colin's Heartbreak

  • Michelle Williams

    It's A Wrap, I Found A Dream

  • Conrad Pope

    Such Stuff That Dreams Are Made of

  • Michelle Williams

    That Old Black Magic

  • Lang Lang

    Marilyn's Theme

Credits

Marilyn Monroe Michelle Williams
Colin Clark Eddie Redmayne
Laurence Olivier Kenneth Branagh
Vivien Leigh Julia Ormond
Dame Sybil Thorndike Judi Dench
Paula Strasberg Zoe Wanamaker
Sir Owen Morshead Derek Jacobi
Barry Jim Carter
Arthur Jacobs Toby Jones
Arthur Miller Dougray Scott
Sir Kenneth Clark Pip Torrens
Lady Jane Clark Geraldine Somerville
Lucy Emma Watson
Author Ruth Fowler
Writer Adrian Hodges
Director Simon Curtis

Broadcasts

  • Thu 13 Mar 2014 21:00
    BBC Two
  • Sat 6 Jun 2015 22:00
    BBC Two England & HD only
  • Sat 6 Jun 2015 23:00
    BBC Two except England & HD
  • Wed 11 May 2016 22:00
    BBC Four
  • Wed 23 Nov 2016 22:00
    BBC Four
  • Boxing Day 2017 00:45
    BBC Two
  • Boxing Day 2018 00:35
    BBC One
  • Sun 9 Feb 2020 23:30
    BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Mon 14 Dec 2020 02:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 3 Jun 2021 21:00
    BBC Four
  • Tue 21 Dec 2021 00:50
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Tue 2 Jul 2024 00:30
    BBC One except HD
  • Sat 14 Dec 2024 00:30
    BBC One except HD, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Wales & Wales HD
  • Fri 20 Dec 2024 00:10
    BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Sun 7 Sep 2025 00:05
    BBC One except HD
  • Sat 23 May 2026 23:20
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Thu 28 May 2026 23:50
    BBC Four

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