Dench, as Miss Matty Jenkyns, co-starred with Eileen Atkins, Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton and Francesca Annis in the BBC One five-part series "Cranford".
Leta 2006 je končala z igranjem vloge gospe Quickly v novem muzikalu Shakespearjevega kraljevega gledališča, "The Merry Wives", različici igre "The Merry Wives of Windsor".