8.6/10181 votesLoading...#1 - A Lady of Letters
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/23/2020
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
Writer: Alan Bennett
8.3/1079 votesLoading...#2 - Nights in the Garden of Spain
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/1/2020
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. (Set in the 1990s).
Director: Marianne Elliott
Writer: Alan Bennett
8.1/10151 votesLoading...#3 - An Ordinary Woman
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/23/2020
Michael is only 15, but you wouldn’t know. Gwen thought there would be something that gave you immunity, that you couldn’t fall for your own child.
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Writer: Alan Bennett
8.1/1087 votesLoading...#4 - Bed Among the Lentils
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/1/2020
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
Writer: Alan Bennett
8.0/10118 votesLoading...#5 - Soldiering On
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/25/2020
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
Writer: Alan Bennett
8.0/1071 votesLoading...#6 - The Hand of God
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/2/2020
Celia runs an antiques shop. But after she buys a lovely old frame containing the smudgy drawing of a finger, she discovers she’s less of an expert than she thought.
Director: Jonathan Kent
Writer: Alan Bennett
7.9/10190 votesLoading...#7 - Her Big Chance
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/29/2020
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
Writer: Alan Bennett
7.7/10109 votesLoading...#8 - A Chip in the Sugar
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/30/2020
Graham is his mam’s number one. But when they bump into semi-retired Mr Turnbull, Graham discovers she had a life pre-Dad and fully intends to have another.
Director: Jeremy Herrin
Writer: Alan Bennett
7.7/1085 votesLoading...#9 - The Outside Dog
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/30/2020
Marjory hates husband Stuart’s dog, Tina. He takes her out late, comes in at midnight, clothes in the wash, naked to bed and then starts carrying on. Then the police arrive.
Director: Nadia Fall
Writer: Alan Bennett
7.7/1068 votesLoading...#10 - Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/8/2020
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
Writer: Alan Bennett
7.7/1067 votesLoading...#11 - The Shrine
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/9/2020
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
Writer: Alan Bennett
7.5/1086 votesLoading...#12 - Playing Sandwiches
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/29/2020
Wilfred is a parks attendant. After he befriends a young girl, it becomes clear why nobody can trace his records.
Director: Jeremy Herrin
Writer: Alan Bennett
The Best Episodes of Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
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Best Episodes Summary
"A Lady of Letters" is the best rated episode of "Alan Bennett's Talking Heads". It scored 8.6/10 based on 181 votes. Directed by Jonathan Kent and written by Alan Bennett, it aired on 6/23/2020. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Nights in the Garden of Spain".