Alan Bennett Movies

  • 1982
    Intensive Care

    Intensive Care

    Intensive Care

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    When Denis Midgley's father is rushed to hospital, Midgley drops everything to be by his side. They've never really got on, so Midgley wants to be...

    Intensive Care
  • 1978
    Doris and Doreen

    Doris and Doreen

    Doris and Doreen

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    A series of pink forms has Doris and Doreen fearing for their cushy jobs.

    Doris and Doreen
  • 1978
    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

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    A repressed night-school teacher, secretly homosexual, struggles to cope with his demanding, eccentric mother.

    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
  • 1964
    Beyond the Fringe

    Beyond the Fringe

    Beyond the Fringe

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    A TV version of the stage show originally performed at the Edinburgh Fringe (August 1960) and in London (Fortune Theatre, May 1961) and Broadway...

    Beyond the Fringe
  • 2003
    The Young Visiters

    The Young Visiters

    The Young Visiters

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    The Young Visiters, written in twelve days by nine-year-old Daisy Ashford in 1890, is a surreal blend of naiveté, precocious perception and...

    The Young Visiters
  • 1978
    A Visit from Miss Prothero

    A Visit from Miss Prothero

    A Visit from Miss Prothero

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    Arthur Dodsworth has recently retired. He lives alone except for his budgie and memories of his late wife Winnie. One afternoon his nap is...

    A Visit from Miss Prothero
  • 1979
    The Old Crowd

    The Old Crowd

    The Old Crowd

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    George and Betty, a middle-class English couple, have just moved into a big Edwardian house in London and are throwing a party to celebrate....

    The Old Crowd
  • 1998
    Talking Heads 2

    Talking Heads 2

    Talking Heads 2

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    A series of monologues.

    Talking Heads 2
  • 1996
    The Willows in Winter

    The Willows in Winter

    The Willows in Winter

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    Hailed as the "rightful heir" to "The Wind in the Willows", William Horwood's critically acclaimed sequel comes to magical life in this beautifully...

    The Willows in Winter
  • 1972
    A Day Out

    A Day Out

    A Day Out

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    Alan Bennett's debut play for television follows the members of a Halifax cycling club, on an outing from Halifax to the ruins of Fountains Abbey....

    A Day Out
  • 2003
    The Importance of Being Morrissey

    The Importance of Being Morrissey

    The Importance of Being Morrissey

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    Featuring interviews by famous fans and followers, this rare documentary encapsulates the essence of the controversial, enigmatic, and deliciously...

    The Importance of Being Morrissey
  • 1979
    One Fine Day

    One Fine Day

    One Fine Day

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    Alan Bennett's play about the mid-life crisis of an estate agent.

    One Fine Day
  • 1988
    Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

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    Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls: a man dominated by his mother, a vicar's wife, an inveterate letter writer, a...

    Talking Heads
  • 1988
    Dinner at Noon

    Dinner at Noon

    Dinner at Noon

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    Writer Alan Bennett visits a hotel in the north of England, observes the guests, and reminisces about his experiences of staying in boarding-houses...

    Dinner at Noon
  • 1982
    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

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    Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums –...

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
  • 1995
    Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

    Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

    Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

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    A documentary about the life of British satirist and founder of 'Private Eye' Peter Cook. “marvelous, engrossing tribute” Allison...

    Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
  • 1982
    Our Winnie

    Our Winnie

    Our Winnie

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    Winnie is a mentally handicapped woman who lives with her elderly mother (Cora) and aunt (Ida). They visit the cemetery where Winnie’s father...

    Our Winnie
  • 1986
    The Insurance Man

    The Insurance Man

    The Insurance Man

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    Franz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a skin-rash, like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it...

    The Insurance Man
  • 1977
    A Little Outing

    A Little Outing

    A Little Outing

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    Mam likes to make the weekly visit to Grandad into a proper little outing.

    A Little Outing
  • 2017
    Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety

    Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety

    Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety

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    Thirty years after his BBC film The Auden Landscape, director Adam Low returns to the poet and his work. Following surges of popularity - from...

    Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety