About this season
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.
Episodes (12)
1. A Lady of Letters
Aired 23 June 2020 • 31 min
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.
2. An Ordinary Woman
Aired 23 June 2020 • 35 min
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.
3. Soldiering On
Aired 25 June 2020 • 36 min
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.
4. Her Big Chance
Aired 29 June 2020 • 42 min
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.
5. Playing Sandwiches
Aired 29 June 2020 • 28 min
Wilfred is a parks attendant. After he befriends a young girl, it becomes clear why nobody can trace his records.
6. A Chip in the Sugar
Aired 30 June 2020 • 33 min
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.
7. The Outside Dog
Aired 30 June 2020 • 32 min
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.
8. Bed Among the Lentils
Aired 1 July 2020 • 46 min
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
9. Nights in the Garden of Spain
Aired 1 July 2020 • 34 min
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).
10. The Hand of God
Aired 2 July 2020 • 28 min
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.
11. Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet
Aired 8 July 2020 • 39 min
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.
12. The Shrine
Aired 9 July 2020 • 26 min
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.