Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Widely celebrated as Alan Bennett's masterpieces, his multi-award-winning Talking Heads return to BBC One. Filmed during lockdown under social distancing guidelines, a new generation of Britain's finest actors star in 10 of Bennett's classic scripts, alongside two brand new Talking Heads penned by the acclaimed writer last year.
- 2020-2020
- 1 season
- Comedy, Drama
Widely celebrated as Alan Bennett's masterpieces, his multi-award-winning Talking Heads return to BBC One. Filmed during lockdown under social distancing guidelines, a new generation of Britain's finest actors star in 10 of Bennett's classic scripts, alongside two brand new Talking Heads penned by the acclaimed writer last year.
Season 1 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
A Lady of Letters
32 mins
Spinster Irene puts pen to paper to complain about the many, many wrongs she sees around her. However, she ends up on the wrong side of the law when she misreads completely the situation of the family living in the house opposite.
Episode 2
An Ordinary Woman
36 mins
Gwen begins to develop incestuous thoughts about her 15-year-old son Michael. She is unable to confide in her husband and sees herself as too normal to admit to anything so shocking, until a revelation brings matters to a head.
Episode 3
Soldiering On
37 mins
Muriel's son Giles appears with papers for her to sign. It turns out she is quite a rich widow. But soon there's a liquidity problem, and Giles could be to blame.
Episode 4
Her Big Chance
42 mins
Actor Lesley prides herself on her professionalism, even if it's for a walk-on role. She is thrilled to land the role of Travis, who spends the film bikini-clad on a yacht.
Episode 5
Playing Sandwiches
28 mins
Middle-aged park-keeper Wilfred is full of righteous indignation about litter, graffiti, vandalism and unleashed dogs. Nonetheless, his patchy employment record and the fact that he and his long-suffering wife have had to move houses reflect that he has his own, secret vices.
Episode 6
A Chip in the Sugar
33 mins
Graham is his mam's number one. But when they bump into semi-retired Mr Turnbull, Graham discovers she had a life before Dad and fully intends to have another.
Episode 7
The Outside Dog
32 mins
Marjory is a compulsively hygienic woman, whose husband's demands for sex fill her with dread. So she's grateful for any time that he spends outside the house, even when a wave of shocking crimes spreads through their neighbourhood.
Episode 8
Bed Among the Lentils
46 mins
Susan is not cut out to be the vicar's wife. When she meets Mr. Ramesh in his shop, she discovers what else life can offer.
Episode 9
Nights in the Garden of Spain
34 mins
Rosemary recalls the morning she was accosted by Mrs McCorquodale, who had shot her husband. A friendship began, until Rosemary had to look again at her own marriage.
Episode 10
The Hand of God
28 mins
Celia runs an antiques shop. But after she is given an old frame containing the smudgy drawing of a finger, she discovers she's less of an expert than she thought.
Episode 11
Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet
39 mins
Miss Fozzard has a new chiropodist, Mr. Dunderdale, though technically he's retired. Their weekly appointments soon raise the tricky question of who is treating whom.
Episode 12
The Shrine
26 mins
Lorna visits the spot where Clifford's motorbike crashed, hoping for some closure. But one day she finds someone else has left some flowers on the shrine.
