Alan Bennett Movie Trailers

Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War Trailer (2022)

01 July 2022

One of Britain’s greatest landscape artists, Eric Ravilious, is killed in a plane crash while on commission as Official War Artist in Iceland in 1942.

Dinner at Noon Trailer (1988)

08 August 1988

Writer Alan Bennett visits a hotel in the north of England, observes the guests, and reminisces about his experiences of staying in boarding-houses as a child.

Hamlet Trailer (1970)

17 November 1970

Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.

Innes Lloyd: The Producer Trailer (2025)

24 March 2025

A look at the life and work of television producer Innes Lloyd

Being Alan Bennett Trailer (2009)

05 December 2009

Documentary providing a rare glimpse into the life of Alan Bennett, one of the UK's best-loved writers, with interviews, archive footage and new work.

The Drinking Party Trailer (1965)

14 November 1965

An interpretation of Plato's Symposium as a picnic organised by a University don for his students. Each guest is asked to explain the nature of love before the Don, through a series of questions, reaches a unifying conclusion.

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse Trailer (1996)

26 December 1996

"The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends", episode 7. Two stories about homes: the first tells about two mice creating havoc in a lovely dollhouse, while the second focuses on the friendship between a country mouse and a town mouse.

A Day Out Trailer (1972)

24 December 1972

Alan Bennett's debut play for television follows the members of a Halifax cycling club, on an outing from Halifax to the ruins of Fountains Abbey.

Beyond the Fringe Trailer (1964)

12 December 1964

A TV version of the stage show originally performed at the Edinburgh Fringe (August 1960) and in London (Fortune Theatre, May 1961) and Broadway (October 1962).

Stewart Lee: Tornado Trailer (2022)

29 September 2022

The Bafta-winning Stewart Lee performs his latest touring show, focusing on a bizarrely erroneous description of his work on Netflix and a mind-boggling review from Alan Bennett.

Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

This animated clip comments on different educational opportunities for boys and girls, and points out the positive impact of making all opportunities available to both sexes.