Talking Heads (British TV series)

Talking Heads is a 1988 TV series of dramatic monologues written for BBC television by British playwright Alan Bennett. The first series was broadcast on BBC1 in 1988, and adapted for radio on BBC Radio 4 in 1991. A second series was broadcast on BBC Two in 1998. They have since been included on the A-level and GCSE English Literature syllabus. Some episodes aired on PBS in the United States as part of its Masterpiece Theatre programme.

This article is about the British TV show Talking Heads. For other meanings, see Talking head (disambiguation).

Talking Heads
Title screen of the first series, with animated characterisation of Alan Bennett.
Also known asAlan Bennett's Talking Heads
Created byAlan Bennett
StarringAlan Bennett
Maggie Smith
Julie Walters
Patricia Routledge
Thora Hird
David Haig
Eileen Atkins
Penelope Wilton
Stephanie Cole
Music byGeorge Fenton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes15 (including stand-alone play) (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerInnes Lloyd
Running time30–40 mins
Original release
NetworkBBC One (1988, 2020)
BBC Two (1998)
Release19 April 1988 (1988-04-19) –
9 July 2020 (2020-07-09)

In 2020, the BBC remade 10 of the existing episodes, with two brand new stories.

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