actor, gardener, punk, prankster, ‘dreadful’ cook

Judi Dench’s home is exactly what one would imagine it to be. A haven in the heart of east Surrey, where the 90-year-old actor has lived for more than 40 years, it’s where she and her late husband, the actor Michael Williams, brought up their daughter Finty. The farmhouse, with its ancient 14th-century bones, is as warm and enveloping as its owner. Deep sofas and a large inglenook fire are the first things you see when you enter via an old wooden door. “Mind your head!” she’s…