Writing
Alan Bennett
- Titles
- 71movies29TV shows
- Career
Active from 1964 to 2025, busiest in 1982 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 12top three billing
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Talking Heads 285/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.6average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay6.3average 3.7
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.7
- Biographical3.4average 1.0
- Class & Capitalism5.6average 3.3
- Satire & Parody4.3average 2.3
- Social Commentary6.9average 4.9
- Politics4.3average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.1, average 4.9
- Violence2.1, average 4.2
- Scare1.0, average 2.6
- Tension4.6, average 6.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 7
- Character Study 6
- British Social Realism 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Psychological Depth 4
- Gentle Humor 3
- Anthology Drama 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Political Commentary 3
- Sharp Dialogue 3
- Character-Driven Narrative 3
- Melancholy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
George FentonComposerThe Lady in the Van, The Choral, In Love and War, The History Boys, The Madness of King George, +10 more
Stephen FrearsDirectorPlay for Today, BBC2 Play of the Week, Prick Up Your Ears, Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf, One Fine Day, +5 more
Stuart BurgeDirectorPlay for Today, Talking Heads, Breaking Up, Talking Heads 2, Dinner at Noon, +4 more- GGiles FosterDirectorPlay for Today, Talking Heads, All Day on the Sands, A Woman of No Importance., Say Something Happened, +2 more
Nicholas HytnerDirectorThe Lady in the Van, The Choral, The History Boys, The Madness of King George, National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage, +2 more
Julie WaltersActorPrick Up Your Ears, Julie Walters and Friends, Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Intensive Care, Say Something Happened- KKen PearceEditorThe Insurance Man, Sunset Across the Bay, A Day Out, An Englishman Abroad, 102 Boulevard Haussmann
Udayan PrasadDirectorTalking Heads, One Fine Day, 102 Boulevard Haussmann, Talking Heads 2, Playing Sandwiches
Frances de la TourActorThe Lady in the Van, National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage, National Theatre Live: People, National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Richard GriffithsActorThe History Boys, A Private Function, National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art, The Merry Wives of Windsor
Gavin MillarDirectorPlay for Today, Talking Heads, Intensive Care, Talking Heads 2
James CordenActorThe Lady in the Van, The History Boys, National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Movies and TV shows
722020s
2 titles · average score 53
Writer
Executive Producer, Writer
2010s
7 titles · average score 72
as Alan Bennett (2014)
as Mole (voice)
2000s
3 titles · average score 64
Screenplay, Author
TV show · as Owl
as Narrator (voice)
1990s
19 titles · average score 68
TV show · as Alan Bennett (voice)
Writer
as Porter
as Mole (voice)
as 2nd MP
Writer
as Hugh Trevor-Roper
TV show · Creator
1980s
20 titles · average score 72
TV show · as Graham Whittaker
Writer, Director
Writer
Screenplay
TV show · as Lord Pinkrose
Writer
TV show · as Mr. Posner
Story, Screenplay
as Denis Midgley
as Justice Shallow
1970s
15 titles · average score 60
Writer
Writer
as Mr Petty
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Writer
TV show · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Writer
TV show · as Denis Midgley
as Osric
1960s
5 titles · average score 65
TV show · as Osric
as Mouse
TV show
as Eryximachus
as Various Characters
1950s
1 title · average score 85
TV show · as Osric