Talking Heads | S1E5: Her Big Chance

Talking Heads | S1E1: A Chip in the Sugar

Graham, a middle-aged man who lives with his mother, finds her taking up with old flame Mr Turnbull.

Talking Heads | S1E2: A Lady of Letters

Irene Ruddock's mother died some years ago and she lives alone. A one-woman Neighbourhood Watch scheme, her habit of writing letters ...

Talking Heads | S1E3: Bed Among the Lentils

Alan Bennett-penned monologue in which Maggie Smith plays the vicar's wife who finds a vision of God at the local off-licence.

Talking Heads | S1E4: Soldiering On

A monologue by Alan Bennett about Muriel, the recently widowed wife of a stockbroker. Complete with twin-set and pearls, she starts to ta...

Talking Heads | S1E5: Her Big Chance

Drama monologue by Alan Bennett, starring Julie Walters. Lesley is a small-part actress who lands a role in a video set on a yacht, but ...

Talking Heads | S1E6: A Cream Cracker under the Settee

A monologue by Alan Bennett, starring Thora Hird as an independent old lady who has a fall that decides her future.

Talking Heads | S2E1: Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet

Miss Fozzard has to care for her brother after he has a stroke. However, she doesn't want to leave her job in soft furnishi...

Talking Heads | S2E2: The Hand of God

Celia, an antiques dealer, is finding it hard to get new stock. While sitting at the bedside of the unwell Miss Ventriss, Celia notices...

Talking Heads | S2E3: Playing Sandwiches

Wilfred Paterson works for the parks department and he works well. But when a bureaucrat tries to fill in his personnel file, his pa...

Talking Heads | S2E4: The Outside Dog

Mallory keeps her house obsessively clean and insists the dog must stay outside. However her husband, Stuart, has dirt - and worse - on...

Talking Heads | S2E5: Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Rosemary takes over the care of a neighbour's garden after they have a brush with the law.

Talking Heads | S2E6: Waiting for the Telegram

Violet's long life includes two telegrams, both from the monarch. Awaiting the second, she remembers the first. Starring Thora...