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Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

2020 · 1 season

Quietly devastating monologues that feel like intimate confessions, blending wry humour with deep loneliness and regret.

Created by: Alan Bennett
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Imelda Staunton, Sarah Lancashire, Harriet Walter

Overview: 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.

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Created by: Alan Bennett
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Imelda Staunton, Sarah Lancashire, Harriet Walter

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
loneliness
identity
class
memory
Places: home
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: comedy, drama
Created by: Alan Bennett
Written by: Alan Bennett
Starring: Imelda Staunton, Sarah Lancashire, Harriet Walter, Jodie Comer, Lucian Msamati, Martin Freeman, Rochenda Sandall, Lesley Manville
Length: 1 seasons, 12 episodes, 35 min each
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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