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Alan Bennett
Born: 9th May 1934 Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Dept: Writing
Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, screenwriter and author. Born in Leeds, he attended Oxford University where he studied history and performed with The Oxford Revue. He stayed to teach and research medieval history at the university for several years. His collaboration as writer and performer with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook in the satirical revue Beyond the Fringe at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival brought him instant fame. He gave up academia, and turned to writing full time, his first stage play Forty Years On being produced in 1968.
His output includes The Madness of George III and its film incarnation The Madness of King George, the series of monologues Talking Heads, the play The History Boys, and popular audio books, including his readings of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Winnie-the-Pooh.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 63
Film: 44 (70%)
Television: 19 (30%)
Remaining genres not in graph: History
Filmography
2025
A look at the life and work of television producer Innes Lloyd ... view
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Self
2024
In May 2024, Alan Bennett turned 90. This film celebrates the life and long career of one of Britain's best-loved playwrights. Part frank reflection o ... view
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2022
The Bafta-winning Stewart Lee performs his latest touring show, focusing on a bizarrely erroneous description of his work on Netflix and a mind-boggli ... view
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Self
2022
One of Britain’s greatest landscape artists, Eric Ravilious, is killed in a plane crash while on commission as Official War Artist in Iceland in 194 ... view
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Jun 2022 (first aired)
What are the secrets of our favourite TV shows? Famous names from both sides of the camera reflect on making some of the most popular and influential ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
2017
Thirty years after his BBC film The Auden Landscape, director Adam Low returns to the poet and his work. Following surges of popularity - from featuri ... view
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Himself
2016
Documentary about British author and actor Alan Bennett. Recorded over the course of a year, the film features a number of intimate encounters with Be ... view
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Himself
2015
The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her ... view
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Alan Bennett (2014)
2013
A documentary celebrating 20 years of the work of Kaleidoscope, an organisation devoted to the preservation of archive television. ... view
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2013
Animation telling of the adventures of Mouse, Mole, Rat and Owl. Before giving a Twelfth Night party, Mouse makes a snowmole for Mole. In a dream, Sno ... view
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Mole (voice)
2013
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the National Theatre of Great Britain presents National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage, bringing together the best Brit ... view
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Hector
2012
Sam was born with an extremely rare genetic disorder called Familial Dysautonomia. When born, he had 50 per cent chance of making it to his fifth birt ... view
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2011
Will the rise of electronic books mark the final chapter in the love story between traditional books and their readers? Alan Yentob discusses the subj ... view
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Self
2009
Documentary providing a rare glimpse into the life of Alan Bennett, one of the UK's best-loved writers, with interviews, archive footage and new work. ... view
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Himself
2004
The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and performer ... view
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Self
2003
The Young Visiters, written in twelve days by nine-year-old Daisy Ashford in 1890, is a surreal blend of naiveté, precocious perception and inadverte ... view
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Narrator (voice)
Oct 2003 (first aired)
British children's series about a well-meaning witch, her anarchist cat, an owl and a bit of magic. Together, these odd characters create a colorful a ... view
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Owl (52 ep.)
2003
Featuring interviews by famous fans and followers, this rare documentary encapsulates the essence of the controversial, enigmatic, and deliciously mel ... view
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Self
2003
Friends, colleagues and fans, including Julie Walters, Jonathan Ross, Norman Wisdom, Keith Barron and Victoria Wood, pay tribute to Dame Thora Hird, w ... view
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Self, Denis Midgley (archive footage, uncredited)
Jan 1999 (first aired)
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter a ... view
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Alan Bennett (voice) (1 ep.)
1998
This animated clip comments on different educational opportunities for boys and girls, and points out the positive impact of making all opportunities ... view
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(voice)
Oct 1997 (first aired)
A Dance to the Music of Time is a four-part adaptation of Anthony Powell's 12-volume novel sequence that aired on Channel 4 in 1997. The series is a s ... view
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Sillery (4 ep.)
1996
Hailed as the "rightful heir" to "The Wind in the Willows", William Horwood's critically acclaimed sequel comes to magical life in this beautifully an ... view
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Mole
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
1996
"The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends", episode 7. Two stories about homes: the first tells about two mice creating havoc in a lovely dollhouse, whil ... view
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Timmy Willie (voice)
1996
After teenage ambulance driver Ernest Hemingway takes shrapnel in the leg during World War I, he falls in love with Agnes von Kurowsky, a beautiful ol ... view
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Porter
Dec 1995 (first aired)
In this captivating and insightful documentary, Alan Bennett takes on the role of a guide to Westminster Abbey. He unveils a side of history that is l ... view
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Self (3 ep.)
1995
Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels, ... view
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Mole
1995
A documentary about the life of British satirist and founder of 'Private Eye' Peter Cook. ... view
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Self
1994
Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confu ... view
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2nd MP
1994
Alan Bennett's personal overview of art, filmed in the atmospheric location of a Leeds art gallery. ... view
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Himself
1993
In 1981, Gerd Heidemann, a war correspondent and reporter with the German magazine Stern, makes what he believes is the literary and historical scoop ... view
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Hugh Trevor-Roper
1991
Julie Walters stars in new sketches by four accomplished writers who helped make her famous. ... view
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Dec 1991 (first aired)
Julie Walters and Friends was a one-off comedy sketch show showcasing the talents of actress Julie Walters.
Sketches were written by Walters' frequen ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Nov 1991 (first aired)
Four-part drama about a writer recruited into espionage work by British intelligence during the First World War. Based on the writings of Somerset Mau ... view
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Grantly Caypor (1 ep.)
Nov 1988 (first aired)
Personal reflections on the best of 20th Century architecture. ... view
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Self - Presenter (1 ep.)
1988
Writer Alan Bennett visits a hotel in the north of England, observes the guests, and reminisces about his experiences of staying in boarding-houses as ... view
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Himself - Presenter
Apr 1988 (first aired)
Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls: a man dominated by his mother, a vicar's wife, an inveterate letter writer, a hopefu ... view
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Graham Whittaker (1 ep.)
1988
Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls: a man dominated by his mother, a vicar's wife, an inveterate letter writer, a hopefu ... view
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1987
Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in ... view
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The Bishop
Oct 1987 (first aired)
English literature lecturer Guy Pringle and his wife Harriet navigate the early years of WWII in Bucharest. They become involved in anti-fascist polit ... view
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Lord Pinkrose (4 ep.)
1985
80-year-old Alice Hargreaves is about to visit Columbia University to attend a reception in honour of author Lewis Carroll. As a child, Alice's close ... view
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Mock Turtle (voice)
Apr 1985 (first aired)
Shelly Rohde meets various celebrities to ask them which personal treasures they would seal away in a glass box for future generations. Guests include ... view
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Self (archival footage) (1 ep.)
1982
When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of Window wives: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. Wh ... view
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Justice Shallow
1982
When Denis Midgley's father is rushed to hospital, Midgley drops everything to be by his side. They've never really got on, so Midgley wants to be sur ... view
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Denis Midgley
1982
Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese ... view
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Self - Various Roles
1979
Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested in ... view
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Mr Petty
1978
A repressed night-school teacher, secretly homosexual, struggles to cope with his demanding, eccentric mother. ... view
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Narrator (voice)
Jan 1978 (first aired)
The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010. A new series began on Sky Arts from 27 May 2012. Present ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
1978
Arthur Dodsworth has recently retired. He lives alone except for his budgie and memories of his late wife Winnie. One afternoon his nap is interrupted ... view
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Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Sep 1977 (first aired)
An anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length TV movies, broadcast on BBC2 from September 1977 to April 1979. ... view
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Narrator (voice) (uncredited) (1 ep.)
1976
The first of the Amnesty International comedy benefit galas. The title is a play on the phrase at Her Majesty's pleasure (the show was performed at He ... view
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Self
Apr 1976 (first aired)
A series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. The shows sta ... view
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Self (15 ep.)
1970
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether ... view
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Osric
Oct 1970 (first aired)
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more tha ... view
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Denis Midgley (1 ep.)
1970
Teddy works for a large advertising company. Given the seemingly impossible task of selling frozen porridge, he decides to produce commercials that ma ... view
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Defence Solicitor
Oct 1967 (first aired)
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the lo ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1966
Alice in Wonderland (1966) is a BBC television play based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. It was directed by Jonathan Miller, th ... view
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Mouse
Nov 1966 (first aired)
On the Margin was a British satirical comedy sketch show written and performed by Alan Bennett and a regular cast including John Sergeant, Virginia St ... view
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Unknown/various (6 ep.)
1965
An interpretation of Plato's Symposium as a picnic organised by a University don for his students. Each guest is asked to explain the nature of love b ... view
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Eryximachus
1964
A TV version of the stage show originally performed at the Edinburgh Fringe (August 1960) and in London (Fortune Theatre, May 1961) and Broadway (Octo ... view
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Various Characters
Oct 1961 (first aired)
A long-running ITV arts and culture series that aired from 1961 to 1968, Tempo was a landmark British television programme dedicated to the performing ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Dec 1951 (first aired)
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christo ... view
Character:
Osric (1 ep.)