Talking Heads (British TV series)
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This article is about the British TV show Talking Heads. For other meanings, see Talking head (disambiguation).
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.
Quick Facts Talking Heads, Also known as ...
Talking Heads | |
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Also known as | Alan Bennett's Talking Heads |
Created by | Alan Bennett |
Starring | Alan Bennett Maggie Smith Julie Walters Patricia Routledge Thora Hird David Haig Eileen Atkins Penelope Wilton Stephanie Cole |
Music by | George Fenton |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 15 (including stand-alone play) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producer | Innes Lloyd |
Running time | 30ā40 mins |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One (1988, 2020) BBC Two (1998) |
Release | 19 April 1988 (1988-04-19) ā 9 July 2020 (2020-07-09) |
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In 2020, the BBC remade 10 of the existing episodes, with two brand new stories.[1][2]