Writing
Alan Bennett
- Titles
- 67movies29TV 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
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.7
- Wit & Wordplay6.2average 3.7
- Biographical3.4average 1.0
- Class & Capitalism5.6average 3.3
- Satire & Parody4.3average 2.3
- Social Commentary6.9average 4.9
- Wholesome4.9average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.3, average 5.0
- Violence2.0, average 4.3
- Scare1.0, average 2.6
- Crime2.3, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 9
- Character-Driven 6
- Character Study 5
- British Social Realism 4
- Psychological Depth 4
- Historical Setting 3
- Melancholy 3
- Sharp Dialogue 3
- Political Satire 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Superb Acting 2
- Witty Dialogue 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
George FentonComposerThe Choral, The Lady in the Van, In Love and War, The Madness of King George, The History Boys, +10 more
Stephen FrearsDirectorPlay for Today, BBC2 Play of the Week, Prick Up Your Ears, Sunset Across the Bay, Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf, +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- GGiles FosterDirectorPlay for Today, Talking Heads, All Day on the Sands, A Woman of No Importance., Talking Heads, +1 more
Stuart BurgeDirectorPlay for Today, Breaking Up, Talking Heads, Talking Heads 2, Talking Heads, +1 more
Julie WaltersActorPrick Up Your Ears, Julie Walters and Friends, Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Intensive Care, Say Something Happened- KKen PearceEditorSunset Across the Bay, An Englishman Abroad, The Insurance Man, 102 Boulevard Haussmann, A Day Out
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
Udayan PrasadDirectorTalking Heads, Talking Heads 2, 102 Boulevard Haussmann, One Fine Day
Gavin MillarDirectorPlay for Today, Talking Heads, Talking Heads 2, Intensive Care
Dominic CooperActorThe Lady in the Van, The History Boys, National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Movies and TV shows
182020s
1 title · average score 63
63
The Choral (2025)
Writer
1990s
6 titles · average score 65
66
A Dance to the Music of Time (1997)
TV show · as Sillery
33
In Love and War (1996)
as Porter
72
The Wind in the Willows (1995)
as Mole (voice)
82
The Madness of King George (1994)
as 2nd MP
Ashenden (1991)
TV show · as Grantly Caypor
1980s
7 titles · average score 73
68
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Screenplay
69
Fortunes of War (1987)
TV show · as Lord Pinkrose
67
Little Dorrit (1987)
as The Bishop
85
Dreamchild (1985)
as Mock Turtle (voice)
77
A Private Function (1984)
Screenplay, Story
The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)
as Justice Shallow
Marks (1982)
Writer
1970s
2 titles
Long Shot (1978)
as Neville's Doctor
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)
TV show · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1960s
1 title
On the Margin (1966)
TV show
1950s
1 title · average score 85
85
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as Osric