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
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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
41Upcoming
1 titles
64
The Choral
Writer
2020s
2 titles · average score 56
56
Allelujah (2023)
Executive Producer, Writer
Her Big Chance (2020)
Writer
2010s
5 titles · average score 68
2000s
1 titles · average score 67
67
The History Boys (2006)
Screenplay, Author
1990s
8 titles · average score 70
Talking Heads 2 (1998)
Writer
Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet (1998)
Writer, Executive Producer
70
The Madness of King George (1994)
as 2nd MP
Portrait or Bust (1994)
Writer
A Life in Death (1991)
Writers' Assistant
1980s
13 titles · average score 67
68
Talking Heads (1988)
Writer, Director
Dinner at Noon (1988)
Writer
Bed Among the Lentils (1988)
Writer, Director
69
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Screenplay
The Insurance Man (1986)
Writer
64
A Private Function (1984)
Story, Screenplay
Intensive Care (1982)
as Denis Midgley
Our Winnie (1982)
Writer
Marks (1982)
Writer
1970s
10 titles
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
A Little Outing (1977)
Writer
A Day Out (1972)
Writer
1960s
1 titles
Beyond the Fringe (1964)
as Various Characters