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  • 2020-06-23T20:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 35m
  • 6h 50m (12 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • 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.

12 episodes

Series Premiere

2020-06-23T20:00:00Z

1x01 A Lady of Letters

Series Premiere

1x01 A Lady of Letters

  • 2020-06-23T20:00:00Z31m

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.

2020-06-23T20:00:00Z

1x02 An Ordinary Woman

1x02 An Ordinary Woman

  • 2020-06-23T20:00:00Z35m

Michael is only 15, but you wouldn’t know. Gwen thought there would be something that gave you immunity, that you couldn’t fall for your own child.

2020-06-25T20:00:00Z

1x03 Soldiering On

1x03 Soldiering On

  • 2020-06-25T20:00:00Z36m

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.

2020-06-29T20:00:00Z

1x04 Her Big Chance

1x04 Her Big Chance

  • 2020-06-29T20:00:00Z42m

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.

2020-06-29T20:00:00Z

1x05 Playing Sandwiches

1x05 Playing Sandwiches

  • 2020-06-29T20:00:00Z28m

Wilfred is a parks attendant. After he befriends a young girl, it becomes clear why nobody can trace his records.

2020-06-30T20:00:00Z

1x06 A Chip in the Sugar

1x06 A Chip in the Sugar

  • 2020-06-30T20:00:00Z33m

Graham is his mam’s number one. But when they bump into semi-retired Mr Turnbull, Graham discovers she had a life pre-Dad and fully intends to have another.

2020-06-30T20:00:00Z

1x07 The Outside Dog

1x07 The Outside Dog

  • 2020-06-30T20:00:00Z32m

Marjory hates husband Stuart’s dog, Tina. He takes her out late, comes in at midnight, clothes in the wash, naked to bed and then starts carrying on. Then the police arrive.

2020-07-01T20:00:00Z

1x08 Bed Among the Lentils

1x08 Bed Among the Lentils

  • 2020-07-01T20:00:00Z46m

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

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. (Set in the 1990s).

2020-07-02T20:00:00Z

1x10 The Hand of God

1x10 The Hand of God

  • 2020-07-02T20:00:00Z28m

Celia runs an antiques shop. But after she buys a lovely old frame containing the smudgy drawing of a finger, she discovers she’s less of an expert than she thought.

1x11 Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet

  • 2020-07-08T20:00:00Z39m

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.

Season Finale

2020-07-09T20:00:00Z

1x12 The Shrine

Season Finale

1x12 The Shrine

  • 2020-07-09T20:00:00Z26m

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.

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