Alan Bennett's Talking HeadsEpisodes Guide

Irene Ruddock dashes off letters with her trusty fountain pen. When she's not writing, she's keeping an eye on the couple opposite and a little girl with bruises. But when the police come by, it's Irene who's in trouble.

Michael's only 15, but you wouldn't know. Gwen thought there'd be something that gave you immunity: that you couldn't fall for your own child.

After the death of her husband, Muriel's son Giles appears with papers for her to sign. It turns out there's a liquidity problem. Nonetheless, Muriel is determined to soldier on.

Actor Lesley prides herself on her professionalism, even if it's for a walk-on role. After an audition, she's thrilled to land the role of Travis, who spends the film bikini-clad on the deck of a yacht.

Wilfred is a parks attendant with a fondness for Liquorice Allsorts. After he befriends a young girl and her mother on the bandstand, it becomes clear why his records can't be traced.

Graham is his Mam's Number One. But when she takes a tumble outside the war memorial and they bump into semi-retired Mr Turnbull, Graham discovers she had a life pre-Dad and fully intends to have another.

Marjory hates Stuart's dog, Tina. He likes to take her out late, coming in at midnight, clothes straight in the wash, naked to bed and starts carrying on. Then five police cars arrive.

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. But the communion wine's gone missing, and she becomes a reformed character.

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).

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.

Miss Fozzard has a new chiropodist, Mr. Dunderdale, though technically he's retired. Their weekly appointments soon raise the tricky question of who's treating whom?

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.