Writing
Alan Bennett
- Titles
- 69movies26TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19642023
- Leading roles
- 12top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.5average 2.6
- Biographical3.8average 0.9
- Wit & Wordplay6.4average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism5.6average 3.3
- Satire & Parody4.5average 2.3
- Social Commentary7.1average 4.9
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.6
- Politics4.1average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.4, average 5.1
- Violence2.2, average 4.3
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
- Tension4.9, average 6.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 9
- Character-Driven 7
- Psychological Depth 4
- Sharp Dialogue 4
- Character Study 4
- Melancholy 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Character Studies 3
- Thought-Provoking 3
- British Television 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Intimate Storytelling 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
George FentonComposerThe Lady in the Van, In Love and War, The Madness of King George, The History Boys, Allelujah, +9 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
Nicholas HytnerDirectorThe Choral, The Lady in the Van, The Madness of King George, The History Boys, National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage, +2 more
Julie WaltersActorPrick Up Your Ears, Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Julie Walters and Friends, Intensive Care, Say Something Happened- KKen PearceEditor102 Boulevard Haussmann, Sunset Across the Bay, An Englishman Abroad, The Insurance Man, A Day Out
- GGiles FosterDirectorTalking Heads, All Day on the Sands, A Woman of No Importance., Talking Heads, Say Something Happened
Stuart BurgeDirectorPlay for Today, Talking Heads, Talking Heads 2, Talking Heads, Dinner at Noon
Richard GriffithsActorThe History Boys, A Private Function, The Merry Wives of Windsor, National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Frances de la TourActorThe Lady in the Van, National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage, National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art, National Theatre Live: People
Patricia RoutledgeActorA Visit from Miss Prothero, A Woman of No Importance., Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet, Doris and Doreen
Gavin MillarDirectorPlay for Today, Talking Heads, Intensive Care, Talking Heads 2
Udayan PrasadDirectorTalking Heads, One Fine Day, 102 Boulevard Haussmann, Talking Heads 2
Movies and TV shows
71Upcoming
1 titles
64
The Choral
Writer
2020s
2 titles · average score 56
56
Allelujah (2023)
Executive Producer, Writer
Her Big Chance (2020)
Writer
2010s
7 titles · average score 70
65
The Lady in the Van (2015)
as Alan Bennett (2014)
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time (2013)
as Mole (voice)
2000s
3 titles · average score 63
67
The History Boys (2006)
Screenplay, Author
Meg and Mog (2003)
TV show · as Owl
60
The Young Visiters (2003)
as Narrator (voice)
1990s
19 titles · average score 69
77
Family Guy (1999)
TV show · as Alan Bennett (voice)
60
In Love and War (1996)
as Porter
The Willows in Winter (1996)
as Mole
70
The Madness of King George (1994)
as 2nd MP
Portrait or Bust (1994)
Writer
Selling Hitler (1993)
as Hugh Trevor-Roper
Selling Hitler (1991)
TV show · as Hugh Trevor-Roper
1980s
18 titles · average score 68
74
Talking Heads (1988)
TV show · as Graham Whittaker
68
Talking Heads (1988)
Writer, Director
69
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Screenplay
70
Fortunes of War (1987)
TV show · as Lord Pinkrose
66
Little Dorrit (1987)
as The Bishop
The Insurance Man (1986)
Writer
66
Dreamchild (1985)
as Mock Turtle (voice)
64
A Private Function (1984)
Story, Screenplay
Intensive Care (1982)
as Denis Midgley
The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)
as Justice Shallow
1970s
16 titles · average score 60
One Fine Day (1979)
Writer
Afternoon Off (1979)
as Mr Petty
The Old Crowd (1979)
Writer
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978)
as Narrator (voice)
A Visit from Miss Prothero (1978)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Doris and Doreen (1978)
Writer
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
TV show · as Justice Shallow
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)
TV show · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Day Out (1972)
Writer
70
Play for Today (1970)
TV show · as Denis Midgley
1960s
4 titles · average score 62
62
Alice in Wonderland (1966)
as Mouse
On the Margin (1966)
TV show
The Drinking Party (1965)
as Eryximachus
Beyond the Fringe (1964)
as Various Characters
1950s
1 titles · average score 83
83
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as Osric