60 Minutes Australia: A New Dawn (2015)

Dawn French is the roly-poly, rambunctious queen of UK comedy. We know her as one half of French and Saunders - perhaps the most successful British female comic act in history. She was the Vicar of Dibley for 13 straight series. And she's a successful author and novelist to boot. Now Dawn French is coming to Australia with her one-woman show that sold out across the UK. But for all her public brashness, Dawn is a remarkably private person. Fame, she says, is “toxic” and she avoids it at all costs. So when Liz Hayes had the opportunity to spend some quiet time with her in the beautiful corner of southern England she calls home, it was an offer too good to refuse.
Reporter: Liz Hayes
Producer: Gareth Harvey