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Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Drama
Widely celebrated as Alan Bennett's masterpieces, his multi-award-winning Talking Heads return to BBC One. Filmed during lockdown under social distancing guidelines, a new generation of Britain's finest actors star in 10 of Bennett's classic scripts, alongside two brand new Talking Heads penned by the acclaimed writer last year.Talking Heads is a London Theatre Company production for BBC One. All 12 Talking Heads will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer from the evening of Tuesday 23 June.
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Premiered
- June 23, 2020
- Ended
- June 23, 2020
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