Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
New versions of Alan Bennett's much-loved monologues, with some of the best known British performers of their time.
Cast:Jodie Comer , Harriet Walter , Martin Freeman , Lesley Manville , Kristin Scott Thomas , Sarah Lancashire , Imelda Staunton , Monica Dolan , Tamsin Greig , Maxine Peake , Rochenda Sandall , Lucian Msamati
S1.E1 ∙ A Lady of Letters
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.
S1.E2 ∙ An Ordinary Woman
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.
S1.E3 ∙ Soldiering On
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.
S1.E4 ∙ Her Big Chance
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.
S1.E5 ∙ Playing Sandwiches
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.
S1.E6 ∙ A Chip in the Sugar
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.
S1.E7 ∙ The Outside Dog
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.
S1.E8 ∙ Bed Among the Lentils
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.
S1.E9 ∙ Nights in the Garden of Spain
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.
S1.E10 ∙ The Hand of God
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.
S1.E11 ∙ Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet
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.
S1.E12 ∙ The Shrine
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.
