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Talking Heads

Talking Heads

★ 6.7/10•1988•30m•12•Drama•Comedy
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Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls: a man dominated by his mother, a vicar's wife, an inveterate letter writer, a hopeful actress, a recently widowed woman, and an elderly shut-in.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateApr 19, 1988

Episodes

Episode 1 - A Chip in the SugarE139m

A Chip in the Sugar

Graham is a middle-aged man with a history of mild mental health problems, living with his mother in Leeds.

Apr 19, 1988

Episode 2 - A Lady of LettersE231m

A Lady of Letters

Irene Ruddock is not afraid to speak, or rather write, her mind: she writes letters to her MP, the police, the chemist - everyone she can, to remedy the social ills she sees around her.

Apr 26, 1988

Episode 3 - Bed Among the LentilsE349m

Bed Among the Lentils

Susan, an alcoholic, nervous vicar's wife, distracts herself from her ambitious, and, as she sees him, vainly insensitive husband and his doting parishioners by conducting an affair with a nearby grocer, Ramesh Ramesh, discovering something about herself and God in the process.

May 3, 1988

Episode 4 - Soldiering OnE434m

Soldiering On

Muriel is a strong woman, and always has been — a pillar of the community, a regular charity worker, and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels; and looking after her mentally ill daughter, Margaret, has fortified her resolve — so, after the death of her husband, Muriel is well-prepared to cope with the crisis.

May 10, 1988

Episode 5 - Her Big ChanceE534m

Her Big Chance

Lesley is an aspiring actress, who, after a series of unpromising extra roles on television programmes such as Crossroads, finds what she believes to be her big break as the adventurous Travis in a new film for the West German market.

May 17, 1988

Episode 6 - A Cream Cracker Under the SetteeE630m

A Cream Cracker Under the Settee

Doris, aged seventy-five, is a tidy woman — and when she suffers a fall after trying to clear up after her considerably less thorough home help, Zulema, it becomes apparent that her constant nagging may have been responsible for her husband's early death.

May 24, 1988

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