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Alan Bennett
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Alan Bennett - what members say
review by from London
Top class 19 April 2005
review by from Buckinghamshire, UK
Delicate, moving, amazing drama... 10 September 2005
review by from BIRMINGHAM , UK
MERRIE ENGLAND 20 March 2007
Alan Bennett - filmography
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The History Boys
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Jack Bagley, Samuel Anderson, Richard Griffiths
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Certificate: 
Comedy adapted from the play by Alan Bennett. Eight bright, funny history students in the mid 1980s are pursuing an undergraduate place at the country's two finest universities. Their headmaster is obsessed with breaking into the ranks of those schools that regularly send boys up to Oxford and ..read more »
 
64%
from 41,668 members
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Story Store: Who's Minding The Store?
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Alan Bennett
Certificate: 
The Magic Inspector is coming to inspect the Story Store, but George is too ill to manage. Granny Clump's grandson Sammy, along with Pip, try to help clean up, but the Move-O Machine and Speed-O Powder only make matters worse.
43%
from 3 members
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A Dance To The Music Of Time
(2 discs)
(1997)
Starring: Paul Rhys, Edward Fox, Lucy Flemming
Director: Christopher Morahan
Certificate:
James Purefoy stars, along with several British household names, in this television adaptation of Anthony Powell's 12 novels. The story revolves around friendship, murder, adultery, ambition and failure and is set against a backdrop of social, political and artistic life during the pivotal years of ..read more »
67%
from 554 members
Not currently released
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Beatrix Potter - Complete
(1993)
Starring: Derek Jac, Hugh Laurie, Ian Holm
Director: Geoff Dunbar, Roger Mainwood
Certificate: 
Animated collection of nine tales from the riverbank with an all-star voiceover cast. A collection of animated episodes featuring Beatrix Potter's most famous creations are given voice by Rik Mayall, Ian Holm June Whitfield, Hugh Laurie and many other top TV stars. Episodes included are; 'The Tale ..read more »
60%
from 23 members
Currently unavailable
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Julie Walters And Friends
(1991)
Starring: Alan Bleasdale, Alan Bennett, Willy Russell
Certificate: 
Christmas special of the classic British television sketch show, starring Julie Walters and Victoria Wood, with contributions from writers Alan Bennett, Willy Russell and Alan Bleasdale.
59%
from 304 members
Not available for rental
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Prick Up Your Ears
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Roger Lloyd Pack, Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina
Director: Stephen Frears
Certificate: 
This unadorned biography of playwright Joe Orton (Gary Oldman) charts his bawdy, dangerous relationships. Alfred Molina plays Orton's brutish lover, Kenneth Halliwell, a pathetic figure who becomes horrific and then tragic before the film is over. The hilarity of scenes from such Orton plays as ..read more »
66%
from 2,908 members
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A Private Function
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Charles McKeown, Pete Postlethwaite, Denholm Elliott
Director: Malcolm Mowbray
Certificate:
A British couple's attempts to circumvent local food-rationing regulations trigger a chaotic series of events in this satirical comedy set in post-World War II England. The couple's scheme centers on a massive hog which has been illegally raised by a local farmer. Seeing a chance to capitalize on ..read more »
69%
from 1,638 member
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The Merry Wives Of Windsor
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Richard Griffiths, Prunella Scales, Judy Davis
Director: David Jones
Certificate:
In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. Among the ..read more »
64%
from 144 members
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Alice In Wonderland
(1966)
Starring: Michael Redgrave, Peter Cook, Peter Sellers
Director: Jonathan Miller
Certificate:
Jonathan Miller's adaptation for the BBC of Lewis Carroll's surreal children's book. With music by Ravi Shankar, and a cast that includes many icons of British acting, Miller's version is seen as one of the most original of all. Also included is the original 1903 silent version by Percy Stow .
57%
from 787 members
Currently unavailable
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Talking Heads - The Complete Talking Heads
(3 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Maggic Smith, Alan Bennett, Maureen Lipman
Certificate: 
The complete collection of Alan Bennett's twelve monologues, which tell the bittersweet tales of 'ordinary, uneventful, desperate lives'. Patricia Routledge stars in 'A Lady of Letters', Maggie Smith in 'Bed Among the Lentils', Stephanie Cole in 'Soldiering On', Julie Walters in 'Her Big Chance', ..read more »
78%
from 976 members
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Alan Bennett At The BBC
(4 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Prunella Scales, Janet McTeer, Patricia Routledge
Director: John Schlesinger, Stephen Frears, Richard Eyre
Certificate:
A selection of BBC plays and observational pieces written by celebrated playwright Alan Bennett. The collection includes: 'A Visit From Miss Prothero', 'Sunset Across the Bay', 'A Day Out', 'A Woman of No Importance', 'Our Winnie', 'An Englishman Abroad', 'Dinner at Noon', 'The Insurance Man', '102 ..read more »
76%
from 151 members
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Mouse And Mole
Starring: Richard Briers, Alan Bennett
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A collection of ten five minute animated adventures featuring the voices of Richard Briers and Alan Bennett - who play the key roles of Mouse and Mole and also provide the voices for all the supporting characters.
42%
from 26 members
Not available for rental
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...Very enjoyable film with a great cast and a briliant screenplay by Alan Bennett adapted from his stage play. Nigel Hawthorne gives a great performance as do the rest of th...
