Alan Bennett at the BBC
- Synopsis
- This collection brings together many of Alan Bennett’s previously unreleased BBC productions dating from 1972 through to 1994. It includes his first television play, ‘A Day Out’; autobiographical pieces such as ‘Dinner at Noon’ and ‘Portrait or Bust’ and celebrated plays such as ‘A Woman of No Importance’, ‘An Englishman Abroad’ and ‘A Question of Attribution’.
The plays, each with a specially recorded introduction by Alan Bennett, feature a number of well-known British actors including Daniel Day Lewis, Alan Bates, Patricia Routledge, Janet McTeer, James Fox and Prunella Scales and number Richard Eyre, Stephen Frears and John Schlesinger among the directors. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2009
- Subjects
- Drama; Television studies
- Keywords
- television drama
Credits
- Director
- John Schlesinger; Richard Eyre; Stephen Frears; Stuart Burge; Udayan Prasad
- Cast
Alan Bates Daniel Day-Lewis David Waller Donald McKillop James Cossins James Fox Janet McTeer John Normington Patricia Routledge Philip Locke Prunella Scales
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £30.63
- Availability
- Sale
- Year
- 2017
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Distributor
- Name
Simply Media
- Contact
- Laura Smith
- info@simplymedia.tv
- Web
- http://www.simplymedia.tv/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0203 542 3722
- Address
- Highlight House
57 Margaret Street
London W1W 8SJ - Notes
- Formerly known as DD Home Entertainment or DDHE
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Simply Home Entertainment
- info@simplyhe.co.uk
- Web
- https://www.simplyhe.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0844 848 2000
- Address
- PO Box 7741
Ringwood
BH24 9FA - Notes
- Online retailer specialising in DVDs on aviation, maritime, military and transport history, British heritage and some more general non-fiction topics, as well as television dramas and documentaries. Sale online or via retail outlets. Formerly known as DD Home Entertainment.
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