Writing
Alan Bennett
- Titles
- 69movies29TV shows
- Career
Active from 1964 to 2025, busiest in 1982 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 12top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Talking Heads 285/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.4average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay6.3average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism5.8average 3.3
- Biographical3.4average 0.9
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Satire & Parody4.6average 2.3
- Social Commentary7.0average 4.9
- Politics4.3average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.3, average 5.1
- Violence2.0, average 4.3
- Scare1.0, average 2.6
- Mystery2.9, average 4.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 9
- Character-Driven 6
- British Social Realism 4
- Sharp Dialogue 4
- Psychological Depth 4
- Character Study 4
- Historical Setting 3
- Melancholy 3
- Intimate Storytelling 3
- Political Satire 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Thought-Provoking 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
George FentonComposerThe Choral, In Love and War, The Lady in the Van, The Madness of King George, The History Boys, +10 more
Stephen FrearsDirectorPlay for Today, BBC2 Play of the Week, Prick Up Your Ears, Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Sunset Across the Bay, +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, 102 Boulevard Haussmann, A Day Out, The Insurance Man
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, One Fine Day, 102 Boulevard Haussmann, Talking Heads 2
Gavin MillarDirectorPlay for Today, Talking Heads, Intensive Care, Talking Heads 2
Maggie SmithActorThe Lady in the Van, A Private Function, Bed Among the Lentils
Movies and TV shows
141990s
5 titles · average score 63
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
Julie Walters and Friends (1991)
TV show · Creator
1980s
2 titles · average score 81
85
Dreamchild (1985)
as Mock Turtle (voice)
77
A Private Function (1984)
Story, Screenplay
1970s
3 titles · average score 72
Doris and Doreen (1978)
Writer
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)
TV show · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
72
Play for Today (1970)
TV show · as Denis Midgley
1960s
3 titles
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
TV show · as Osric
On the Margin (1966)
TV show
Beyond the Fringe (1964)
as Various Characters
1950s
1 title · average score 85
85
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as Osric