Rent Alan Bennett at the BBC (1994)
3.9 of 5 from 56 ratings
10h 11min
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- Synopsis:
Alan Bennett is one of Britain's most popular and prolific authors and playwrights. He initially wrote for the stage, but found that with his observant eye for the absurdities of modern life and sharp ear for dialogue, his work transferred easily and effectively to the small screen. This collection brings together many of Alan Bennett's previously unreleased BBC productions dating from 1972 through to 1994. It includes his first television play, 'A Day Out'; autobiographical pieces such as 'Dinner at Noon' and 'Portrait or Bust' and celebrated plays such as 'A Woman of No Importance', 'An Englishman Abroad' and 'A Question of Attribution'. The plays, each with a specially recorded introduction by Alan Bennett, feature a number of great British actors including Daniel Day Lewis, Alan Bates, Patricia Routledge, Janet McTeer, James Fox and Prunella Scales and number Richard Eyre, Stephen Frears and John Schlesinger among the directors. - Actors:
- David Waller, James Cossins, John Normington, Philip Locke, Dave Hill, Brian Glover, Paul Shane, Don McKillop, Bernard Wrigley, Paul Greenwood, Paul Rosebury, Dorothy Reynolds, Virginia Bell, Helen Fraser, Maggie Jones, Sharon Campbell, Rosalind Elliot, George Fenton, Anthony Andrews, Anna Wing
- Directors:
- Stephen Frears, Jonathan Stedall, John Schlesinger, Giles Foster
- Producers:
- Innes Lloyd, Jonathan Stedall
- Writers:
- Alan Bennett
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, British TV, TV Action & Adventure, TV Comedies, TV Crimes, TV Documentaries, TV Dramas
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