
Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes
Elizabeth David is the most important cookery writer of the 20th century. David's public image was of an elegant, respectable and somewhat austere figure. In reality she was a deeply unconventional person with a profound passion for food, life and men.
Where to Watch
Availability: United States
No regional provider information is available for United States.
Streaming availability data provided by JustWatch.
Top Cast

Catherine McCormack
Elizabeth David

Greg Wise
Peter Higgins

Karl Johnson
Norman Douglas

Kieran O'Brien
Charles Gibson Cowan

Andrew Havill
Tony David
Jacqueline Defferary
Bulgie
Tilly Blackwood
Doreen

Martin Savage
George

Jane Lapotaire
Ernestine Carter

Sophie Duval
TV Reporter

Andrew MacBean
Auctioneer
Laura Lonsdale
Waitress

Alan Cox
Cuthbert

Emma Campbell-Jones
Frances

Bart Ruspoli
Doctor

Neville Phillips
Diner
Penelope Beaumont
Mrs Diner

Lucy Scott
Patricia

Georgie Glen
Pamela
Crew
Directors
Writers
More Like This

Effie Gray
2014 · ★ 6.0

Eleanor the Great
2025 · ★ 6.8

Shirley
2020 · ★ 6.1

Life
2015 · ★ 6.0

Hounddog
2008 · ★ 6.5

Lucky Them
2013 · ★ 6.0

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994 · ★ 5.9

Sky
2016 · ★ 6.2

Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B
2014 · ★ 6.5

TalhotBlond
2012 · ★ 6.3

The Good Neighbor
2022 · ★ 6.7

Hands of Stone
2016 · ★ 6.6

Goodbye June
2025 · ★ 6.5

The Girl in the Book
2015 · ★ 5.8

The Safety of Objects
2002 · ★ 6.5

Killer's Kiss
1955 · ★ 6.3

The Trials of Cate McCall
2013 · ★ 6.4

Grey Gardens
2009 · ★ 6.8

The Salt Path
2025 · ★ 6.6

Rogue Agent
2022 · ★ 6.3
More from This Director

Stolen Girl
2025 · ★ 6.5

The Aftermath
2019 · ★ 6.4

Testament of Youth
2015 · ★ 7.2

The Thirteenth Tale
2013 · ★ 6.5

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
2010 · ★ 6.5

Margaret
2009 · ★ 5.7

9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers
2009 · ★ 7.7

LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes
2026

HG Wells: War with the World
2006 · ★ 6.5

The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart
2005

Chopin Saved My Life
2013

Fashion Victim: The Killing of Gianni Versace
2001 · ★ 8.0

The Human Voice
2022

Voices From Inside The Towers
2011

The Russian Cracker
1999
More Featuring Catherine McCormack

Braveheart
1995 · ★ 7.9

28 Weeks Later
2007 · ★ 6.6

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
2016 · ★ 7.8

Spy Game
2001 · ★ 6.9

My Oxford Year
2025 · ★ 7.0

The Tailor of Panama
2001 · ★ 6.0

Shadow of the Vampire
2000 · ★ 6.7

Magic in the Moonlight
2014 · ★ 6.5

Dangerous Beauty
1998 · ★ 7.0

A Sound of Thunder
2005 · ★ 4.8

The Song of Names
2019 · ★ 6.7

Promise at Dawn
2017 · ★ 7.2

The Weight of Water
2001 · ★ 5.4

Strings
2004 · ★ 6.6

Cordelia
2019 · ★ 5.0
