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Bennett, Alan (1934-)
 

Film & TV credits


Film Credits  
   
EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE1970Defence Counsel
LONG SHOT1978doctor
THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S OTHER BALL1982writer/performer
SO YOU WANT TO BE A SUCCESS AT SELLING?: Difficult Customers1983performer
A PRIVATE FUNCTION1984screenplay/original story
DREAMCHILD1985Mock Turtle (voice)
PRICK UP YOUR EARS1987screenplay
LITTLE DORRIT 1: NOBODY'S FAULT1987Bishop
THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE1994screenplay/original play/second MP
THROUGH THE GLASS CEILING1994voice
NO OFFENCE1996voice
HOGARTH'S MARRIAGE A-LA-MODE1997narrator
DID I SAY HAIRDRESSING? I MEANT ASTROPHYSICS1998narrator
WORKING WITH CARE1999narrator
THE HISTORY BOYS2006screenplay/original play
   
Television Credits  
   
TEMPOBBC tx 15/10/1961performer ('Beyond the Fringe')
BEYOND THE FRINGEBBC tx 12/12/1964script/performer
FAMOUS GOSSIPS: Augustus Hare - The Years With MotherBBC tx 19/9/1965Augustus Hare
BBC-3BBC tx 1965-1966script/performer
THE DRINKING PARTYBBC tx 14/11/1965Erixymachus
MY FATHER KNEW LLOYD GEORGEBBC tx 18/12/1965additional material/performer
ON THE MARGINBBC tx 9/11-14/12/1966 (6 edns)script/performer
ALICE IN WONDERLANDBBC tx 28/12/1966Mouse
HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: HamletITV tx 8/8/1971Osric
REVIEW: Alan Bennett Visits Bernard BerensonBBC tx 5/3/1971presenter
A DAY OUTBBC tx 24/12/1972writer
SUNSET ACROSS THE BAYBBC tx 20/2/1975writer
OMNIBUS: Pleasure At Her Majesty'sBBC tx 29/12/1976Writer/Performer
THE BOOK PROGRAMMEBBC tx 3/2/1977presenter
PREMIERE: A Little OutingBBC tx 20/10/1977writer
RUSSELL HARTYITV tx 21/10/1977guest
PLAY OF THE WEEK: A Visit From Miss ProtheroBBC tx 11/1/1978writer
SIX PLAYS BY ALAN BENNETT: Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia WoolfITV tx 2/12/1978writer/narrator
SIX PLAYS BY ALAN BENNETT: Doris and DoreenITV tx 16/12/1978writer
SIX PLAYS BY ALAN BENNETT: The Old CrowdITV tx 27/1/1979writer
SIX PLAYS BY ALAN BENNETT: Afternoon OffITV tx 3/2/1979writer/Mr Petty
SIX PLAYS BY ALAN BENNETT: One Fine DayITV tx 17/2/1979writer
SIX PLAYS BY ALAN BENNETT: All Day on the SandsITV tx 24/2/1979writer
THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: Alan Bennett and Stephen FrearsITV tx 25/2/1979interviewee/subject of programme
QUARTETBBC tx 12/6/1980performer
THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: Philip LarkinITV tx 30/5/1982interviewee
IT'S MY PLEASURE: Somerset MaughamBBC tx 25/6/1982performer
OBJECTS OF AFFECTIONBBC tx 6/11/1982presenter
PLAY FOR TODAY: Intensive CareBBC tx 9/11/1982writer/Denis Midgley
OUR WINNIEBBC tx 12/11/1982writer
A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCEBBC tx 19/11/1982writer
ROLLING HOMEBBC tx 3/12/1982writer
MARKSBBC tx 10/12/1982writer
SAY SOMETHING HAPPENEDBBC tx 17/12/1982writer
BBC TELEVISION SHAKESPEARE: The Merry Wives of WindsorBBC tx 28/12/1982Justice Shallow
SO YOU WANT TO BE A SUCCESS AT SELLING?: Difficult Customers1983performer
AN ENGLISHMAN ABROADBBC tx 29/11/1983writer
THE ELASTIC CHURCHChannel 4 tx 2/9/1984narrator
THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: Alan BennettITV tx 7/10/1984interviewee/subject of programme
FIRST TUESDAY: The End of the LineITV tx 4/6/1985narrator
THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: Alec GuinnessITV tx 6/10/1985interviewee
MAN AND MUSIC: COMPOSER AND COURTChannel 4 tx 26/1 - 16/2/1986 (4 pts)presenter
SCREEN TWO: The Insurance ManBBC tx 23/2/1986script
BREAKING UPBBC tx 19/11/1986Mr Posner
TALKING HEADSBBC tx 19/4 - 24/5/1988 (6 pts)writer/Graham Whittaker
BYLINE: Dinner At NoonBBC tx 8/8/1988writer/presenter
FORTUNES OF WARBBC tx 11/10 - 22/11/1987 (7 eps)Lord Pinkrose
THE TREATMENTITV tx 14/3/1989on-screen participant
THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: ABC of the South Bank ShowITV tx 30/7/1989on-screen participant
POETRY IN MOTIONChanne 4 tx 6/6 - 11/7/1990 (6 pts)script/presenter
CORAL BROWNE - CAVIAR TO THE GENERALChannel 4 tx 23/12/1990narrator/interviewee
SCREEN TWO: 102 Boulevard HaussmannBBC tx 17/2/1991script
BUILDING SIGHTS: County Arcade, LeedsBBC tx 9/4/1991interviewee
THE POETRY BOOK: Alan Bennett: The Walrus and the CarpenterChannel 4 tx 11/4/1991narrator
SELLING HITLERITV tx 11/6 - 9/7/1991 (5 pts)Hugh Trevor-Roper
SCREENPLAY FIRSTS: A Life in DeathBBC tx 28/8/1991script adviser
SCREEN ONE: A Question of AttributionBBC tx 20/10/1991script/original play
ASHENDEN: The TraitorBBC tx 24/11/1991Grantly Caypor
JULIE WALTERS AND FRIENDSITV tx 29/12/1991script/performer
SICKERT'S LONDONBBC tx 2/1/1993reader
WIND ON THE WILLOWSBBC tx 24/1/1992narrator
LOOKS LIKE A CHAIR, ACTUALLY IT'S A LAVATORYBBC tx 5/7/1992presenter
A NIGHT IN WITH ALAN BENNETTBBC tx 5/7/1992presenter
POETRY IN MOTION: ChildhoodChannel 4 tx 29/11/1992script/presenter
THE LONG SUMMERBBC tx 16/5 - 20/6/1993 (6 pts)narrator
PORTRAIT OR BUSTBBC tx 4/4/1994presenter
OMNIBUS: Gielgud - Scenes from Nine DecadesBBC tx 12/4/1994interviewee
BREAKING GLASS: The Gender GapBBC tx 29/5/1994narrator
THE DIRECTOR'S PLACE: Is That All There Is?BBC tx 17/9/1994(appearance on wake boat)
THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: Thora HirdITV tx 13/11/1994interviewee
MOVING PICTURESBBC tx 19/3/1995interviewee/subject of programme
EVERYMAN: Thank God It's SundayBBC tx 28/5/1995introduction
THE BUSINESS: A Tale of Two MoviesBBC tx 15/6/1995interviewee
THE STORY STOREITV tx 6/9 - 6/12/1995 (12 eps)narrator
OMNIBUS: Some Interesting Facts About Peter CookBBC tx 19/12/1995interviewee
THE ABBEYBBC tx 25-27/12/1995 (3 pts)writer/presenter
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWITV tx 25/12/1995Moley (voice)
JACKANORY: The House At Pooh CornerBBC tx 24/3/1996presenter
THE WILLOWS IN WINTERITV tx 26/12/1996Mole (voice)
HEAVENLY STORIES: AN EASTER MISCELLANYBBC tx 27/3/1997presenter
MOUSE AND MOLEBBC tx 4/4/1997Mole (voice)
THE WORKS: Michael Grade - The Last ShowmanBBC tx 1/6/1997interviewee
A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIMEChannel 4 tx 9 - 30/10/1997 (4 eps)Sillery
AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE: Kenneth GrahameBBC tx 7/2/1998interviewee
YOU ARE, ARE YOU NOT, RUSSELL HARTY?BBC tx 7/6/1998interviewee
FUNNY WOMEN: Patricia RoutledgeBBC tx 1/7/1998interviewee
TALKING HEADS 2BBC tx 6/10 - 11/11/1998writer/executive producer
HEROES OF COMEDY: Thora HirdChannel 4 tx 16/10/1999interviewee
TELLING TALESBBC tx 4/11 - 6/12/2000 (10 pts)writer/presenter
CHANGING STAGES: Between Brecht and BeckettBBC tx 3/12/2000interviewee
FAME SET & MATCH: Beyond the FringeBBC tx 23/11/2002Subject of programme
CHRISTMAS UNDER FIREBBC tx 24/12/2002narrator
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING MORRISSEYChannel 4 tx 8/6/2003interviewee
STORYVILLE: My Life as a SpyBBC tx 24/11/2003interviewee