Talking Heads
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 hopeful actress, a…
Drama, Comedy • Series • 1988 • 2 seasons
Created by: Alan Bennett
S1 E1 - A Chip in the Sugar
Graham is a middle-aged man with a history of mild mental health problems, living with his mother in Leeds.
Apr 19, 1988 • 39m
S1 E2 - A Lady of Letters
Irene Ruddock is not afraid to speak, or rather write, her mind: she writes letters to her MP, the police, the chemist - everyone she can, to remedy the social ills she sees around her.
Apr 26, 1988 • 31m
S1 E3 - Bed Among the Lentils
Susan, an alcoholic, nervous vicar's wife, distracts herself from her ambitious, and, as she sees him, vainly insensitive husband and his doting parishioners by conducting an affair with a nearby grocer, Ramesh Ramesh, discovering something about herself and God in the process.
May 3, 1988 • 49m
S1 E4 - Soldiering On
Muriel is a strong woman, and always has been — a pillar of the community, a regular charity worker, and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels; and looking after her mentally ill daughter, Margaret, has fortified her resolve — so, after the death of her husband, Muriel is well-prepared to cope with the crisis.
May 10, 1988 • 34m
S1 E5 - Her Big Chance
Lesley is an aspiring actress, who, after a series of unpromising extra roles on television programmes such as Crossroads, finds what she believes to be her big break as the adventurous Travis in a new film for the West German market.
May 17, 1988 • 34m
S1 E6 - A Cream Cracker Under the Settee
Doris, aged seventy-five, is a tidy woman — and when she suffers a fall after trying to clear up after her considerably less thorough home help, Zulema, it becomes apparent that her constant nagging may have been responsible for her husband's early death.
May 24, 1988 • 30m
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About This Show
Talking Heads
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 hopeful actress, a recently widowed woman, and an elderly shut-in.
Drama, Comedy • TV Series • 1988
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama, Comedy
- First aired
- Apr 19, 1988
- Last aired
- Nov 11, 1998
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 12
- Network
- BBC One
- Studio
- BBC
- Language
- English
- Score
- 6.7 out of 10 from 7 votes