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1. The Choral
Pre-production
A choral society's male members enlist in World War I, leaving the demanding Dr. Guthrie to recruit teenagers. Together, they experience the joy of singing while the young boys grapple with their impending conscription into the army.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Jim Broadbent, Simon Russell Beale
2. Alan Bennett Remembers... An Englishman Abroad (2023 TV Special)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Alan Bennett looks back on his drama An Englishman Abroad (1983).
Star: Alan Bennett
3. Allelujah (2022)
99 min | Drama
The story of a geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital threatened with closure.
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Jesse Akele, Lorraine Ashbourne, Nivedita Bhargava, David Bradley
Votes: 1,712
4. Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War (2022)
87 min | Documentary
ERIC RAVILIOUS - DRAWN TO WAR is the first major feature film about Eric Ravilious (1903-1942), the much loved but hugely underestimated British Official War Artist artist, killed in a ... See full summary »
Director: Margy Kinmonth | Stars: Paris Agar, Alan Bennett, Anne Desmet, Freddie Fox
Votes: 55
5. Stewart Lee: Tornado (2022 TV Special)
59 min | Comedy
Director: Al Campbell | Stars: Stewart Lee, Alan Bennett
Votes: 221
6. The Queen: 70 Glorious Years (2022 TV Special)
59 min | Documentary
Marking 70 years since the Queen ascended the throne, Britain's best-loved stars share memories of the changes they have lived through during her reign.
Stars: Nicola Adams, David Attenborough, Joan Bakewell, John Barrowman
7. Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
413 min | Comedy, Drama
New versions of Alan Bennett's much-loved monologues, with some of the best known British performers of their time.
Stars: Jodie Comer, Martin Freeman, Harriet Walter, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 564
8.
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
Episode:
Her Big Chance
(2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Drama
Actor Lesley prides herself on her professionalism, even if it's for a walk-on role. She is thrilled to land the role of Travis, who spends the film bikini-clad on a yacht.
Director: Josie Rourke | Star: Jodie Comer
Votes: 183
9.
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
Episode:
The Shrine
(2020)
TV-14 | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
Lorna visits the spot where Clifford's motorbike crashed, hoping for some closure. But one day she finds someone else has left some flowers on the shrine.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Star: Monica Dolan
Votes: 61
10.
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
Episode:
A Chip in the Sugar
(2020)
TV-14 | 33 min | Comedy, Drama
Graham is his mam's number one. But when they bump into semi-retired Mr Turnbull, Graham discovers she had a life before Dad and fully intends to have another.
Director: Jeremy Herrin | Star: Martin Freeman
Votes: 105
11.
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
Episode:
Nights in the Garden of Spain
(2020)
TV-14 | 34 min | Comedy, Drama
Rosemary recalls the morning she was accosted by Mrs McCorquodale, who had shot her husband. A friendship began, until Rosemary had to look again at her own marriage.
Director: Marianne Elliott | Star: Tamsin Greig
Votes: 76
12.
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
Episode:
An Ordinary Woman
(2020)
TV-14 | 36 min | Comedy, Drama
Gwen begins to develop incestuous thoughts about her 15-year-old son Michael. She is unable to confide in her husband and sees herself as too normal to admit to anything so shocking, until a revelation brings matters to a head.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Star: Sarah Lancashire
Votes: 142
13.
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
Episode:
Bed Among the Lentils
(2020)
TV-14 | 46 min | Comedy, Drama
Susan is not cut out to be the vicar's wife. When she meets Mr. Ramesh in his shop, she discovers what else life can offer.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Star: Lesley Manville
Votes: 83
14.
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
Episode:
Playing Sandwiches
(2020)
TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy, Drama
Middle-aged park-keeper Wilfred is full of righteous indignation about litter, graffiti, vandalism and unleashed dogs. Nonetheless, his patchy employment record and the fact that he and his... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Herrin | Star: Lucian Msamati
Votes: 83
15.
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
Episode:
Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet
(2020)
TV-14 | 39 min | Comedy, Drama
Miss Fozzard has a new chiropodist, Mr. Dunderdale, though technically he's retired. Their weekly appointments soon raise the tricky question of who is treating whom.
Director: Sarah Frankcom | Star: Maxine Peake
Votes: 65
16.
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
Episode:
The Outside Dog
(2020)
TV-14 | 32 min | Comedy, Drama
Marjory is a compulsively hygienic woman, whose husband's demands for sex fill her with dread. So she's grateful for any time that he spends outside the house, even when a wave of shocking crimes spreads through their neighbourhood.
Director: Nadia Fall | Star: Rochenda Sandall
Votes: 82
17.
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
Episode:
The Hand of God
(2020)
TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy, Drama
Celia runs an antiques shop. But after she is given an old frame containing the smudgy drawing of a finger, she discovers she's less of an expert than she thought.
Director: Jonathan Kent | Star: Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 68
18.
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
Episode:
A Lady of Letters
(2020)
TV-14 | 32 min | Comedy, Drama
Spinster Irene puts pen to paper to complain about the many, many wrongs she sees around her. However, she ends up on the wrong side of the law when she misreads completely the situation of the family living in the house opposite.
Director: Jonathan Kent | Star: Imelda Staunton
Votes: 175
19.
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
Episode:
Soldiering On
(2020)
TV-14 | 37 min | Comedy, Drama
Muriel's son Giles appears with papers for her to sign. It turns out she is quite a rich widow. But soon there's a liquidity problem, and Giles could be to blame.
Director: Marianne Elliott | Star: Harriet Walter
Votes: 114
20. National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III (2018)
210 min | Drama
With the King's mind unravelling at a dramatic pace, ambitious politicians and the scheming Prince of Wales threaten to undermine the power of the Crown, and expose the fine line between a King and a man.
Directors: Adam Penford, Matt Woodward | Stars: Nadia Albina, Nicholas Bishop, Mark Gatiss, Debra Gillett
Votes: 322
21. National Theatre Live: Allelujah! (2018)
170 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The Beth, an old fashioned cradle-to-grave hospital serving a town on the edge of the Pennines, is threatened with closure as part of an NHS efficiency drive.
Directors: Nicholas Hytner, Tim Van Someren | Stars: Samuel Barnett, Sam Bond, Jacqueline Chan, Jacqueline Clarke
Votes: 53
22. Stop All the Clocks: WH Auden in an Age of Anxiety (2017 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Adam Low | Stars: W.H. Auden, Alan Bennett
23. Alan Bennett's Diaries (2016)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
A year in the life of British playwright Alan Bennett as he's finishing the latest tome of his diaries for his publisher.
Director: Adam Low | Stars: Alan Bennett, Nicholas Hytner, Sue Powell, Rupert Thomas
Votes: 34
25. The Making of 'The Lady in the Van' (2016 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Nicholas Hytner, Alan Bennett, Maggie Smith, Kevin Loader
26. The Lady in the Van (2015)
PG-13 | 104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her van that's parked in his driveway.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent, Clare Hammond
Votes: 32,012 | Gross: $10.02M
27. Going Out (IV) (2015)
4 min | Short, Drama
24 year old Beth tells the story of her 'ordinary life' as she gets ready for a night out.
Director: Nicholas Connor | Star: Rebecca Eastham
28. Alan Bennett at 80: Bennett Meets Hytner (2014 TV Special)
59 min | Talk-Show
On the occasion of his 80th birthday, Alan Bennett talks to theatre director Nicholas Hytner about his life and playwriting career.
Director: Basil Comely | Stars: Alan Bennett, Nicholas Hytner
29. Fifty Years on Stage (2013 TV Movie)
151 min | Comedy, Drama
The Royal National Theatre celebrates 50 years of excellent theatre, with extracts of some of the best plays of the last five decades, peformed by the countries best performers.
Directors: Nicholas Hytner, Tim Van Someren, Howard Davies, Rufus Norris, Alex Sims | Stars: Roger Allam, Samuel Anderson, Alan Ayckbourn, Jonathan Bailey
Votes: 280
30. National Theatre Live: People (2013)
152 min | Drama
People spoil things; there are so many of them and the last thing one wants is them traipsing through one's house. But with the park a jungle and a bath on the billiard table, what is one to do?
Directors: Nicholas Hytner, Robin Lough | Stars: Franc Ashman, Linda Bassett, Ellie Burrow, Selina Cadell
Votes: 32
31. Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time (2013 TV Movie)
TV-Y | 28 min | Animation, Family
Join Mouse and Mole at their Twelfth Night party! After the two have an argument, Mole spends the night outside in his armchair. He dreams that his new snow-mole comes to life and transports him to a land where his wishes are granted!
Director: Joy Whitby | Stars: Alan Bennett, Richard Briers, Imelda Staunton
Votes: 53
32. The Native Hue of Resolution (2013)
104 min | Documentary
Director: Rory Clark | Stars: Peter Purves, Alan Bennett, Cilla Black, David Bowie
33.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Brian's Play
(2013)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Brian receives widespread acclaim for his new play, until Stewie writes one overnight that puts his to shame.
Directors: Joseph Lee, Dominic Bianchi, James Purdum | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 1,434
34. My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment (2012 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
My Friend Sam - Living For The Moment is about an extraordinary man: Sam Frears. Sam was born with an extremely rare genetic disorder called Familial Dysautonomia. When born, he had 50 per ... See full summary »
Director: Toby Reisz | Stars: Alan Bennett, Sam Frears, Stephen Frears
Votes: 9
35.
Imagine (2003– )
Episode:
Books: The Last Chapter?
(2011)
TV-14 | Biography, History
The history of the books since the scroll until the e-book and how the digital revolution is reshaping the traditional book, the publishing market, the authors and their readers.
Director: Tim Kirby | Stars: Alan Yentob, Julian Barnes, Alan Bennett, Douglas Coupland
36.
Timeshift (2002–2017)
Episode:
The Golden Age of Trams: A Streetcar Named Desire
(2011)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Julia Foot | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, Alan Bennett, Roy Hattersley, Ken Dodd
Votes: 5
37. National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art (2010)
180 min | Comedy, Drama
Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W H Auden.
Directors: Nicholas Hytner, Robin Lough | Stars: Richard Griffiths, Alex Jennings, Adrian Scarborough, Stephen Wight
Votes: 96
38. Alan Bennett and the Habit of Art (2010)
54 min | Documentary
Alan Bennett and director Nicholas Hytner discuss and dissect the process they went through to produce the final version of The Habit of Art, the critically acclaimed play in which a group ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Low | Stars: W.H. Auden, Alan Bennett, Benjamin Britten, Richard Griffiths
39. Being Alan Bennett (2009 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
Director: Archie Powell | Star: Alan Bennett
41. Alan Bennett Interview (2009 Video)
38 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Alan Bennett, Alan Bates, Coral Browne, James Cossins
42. Alan Bennett at the BBC: Introductions (2009 Video)
21 min | Documentary, Short
Alan Bennett discusses the individual shows presented on the "Alan Bennett At The BBC" DVD Box Set.
Star: Alan Bennett
43.
Mark Lawson Talks to... (2003–2015)
Episode:
Alan Bennett
(2009)
Talk-Show
Stars: Alan Bennett, Mark Lawson
46.
Beszélö fejek (2009)
Episode:
A nagy esély
(2009)
The independent stories depict destinies that seem independent from each other - with lots of irony and unexpected twists.
Director: András Bálint | Star: Lia Pokorny
47. Pass It On: The History Boys on Screen (2007 Video)
13 min | Documentary, Short
After the success of the play, "The History Boys" team was turned into a movie featuring the same original cast, director Nicholas Hytner and playwright Alan Bennett providing the ... See full summary »
Stars: Samuel Anderson, Samuel Barnett, Alan Bennett, Stephen Campbell Moore
Votes: 20
48. James Ravilious: A World in Pictures (2007 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
Director: Anson Hartford | Star: Alan Bennett
49. The Story of Jackanory (2007 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Alison Grist | Stars: Hannah Gordon, Joy Whitby, Athene Seyler, Lee Montague
50.
The South Bank Show (1978– )
Episode:
W.H. Auden
(2007)
Documentary
Director: John Mapplebeck | Stars: Melvyn Bragg, W.H. Auden, Alan Bennett, John Fuller