Talking Heads
Alan Bennett’s critically acclaimed and multi-award winning Talking Heads return to television.
Published: 16 June 2020
Filmed under difficult circumstances during Britain’s Covid-19 lockdown, the self-contained nature of Bennett’s monologues allowed an opportunity to tell entertaining and poignant stories while following safe working practices and social distancing guidelines.
The 12 Talking Heads films star, in alphabetical order:
- Jodie Comer in Her Big Chance (1988), directed by Josie Rourke
- Monica Dolan in The Shrine (2019), directed by Nicholas Hytner
- Martin Freeman in A Chip In The Sugar (1988), directed by Jeremy Herrin
- Tamsin Greig in Nights In The Garden Of Spain (1998), directed by Marianne Elliott
- Sarah Lancashire in An Ordinary Woman (2019), directed by Nicholas Hytner
- Lesley Manville in Bed Among The Lentils (1988), directed by Nicholas Hytner
- Lucian Msamati in Playing Sandwiches (1998), directed by Jeremy Herrin
- Maxine Peake in Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet (1988), directed by Sarah Frankcom
- Rochenda Sandall in The Outside Dog (1998), directed by Nadia Fall
- Kristin Scott Thomas in The Hand Of God (1998), directed by Jonathan Kent
- Imelda Staunton in A Lady Of Letters (1988), directed by Jonathan Kent
- Harriet Walter in Soldiering On (1988), directed by Marianne Elliott
Talking Heads is a London Theatre Company production for BBC One. The series is produced by Nicholas Hytner and Kevin Loader, and co-produced by Steve Clark Hall. Executive Producers are Nick Starr and Anthony Jones for London Theatre Company, and Piers Wenger for the BBC. Filming took place at BBC Elstree Studios using existing sets and facilities provided by BBC Studios.
BBC Studios will distribute the series internationally.
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