Synopsis
Drama monologue by Alan Bennett, starring Julie Walters. Lesley is a small-part actress who lands a role in a video set on a yacht, but things are not as they seem.
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Bennett on Bennett | 5: Postscript
'Sometimes as I'm standing by their grave I try and get a picture of my parents, Dad in his waistcoat and shirtsleeves, Mam in her blue coat and shiny straw hat.' In this poetic monologue, Alan Bennett movingly describes visiting his parents' grave in his North Yorkshire village.
Bennett on Bennett | 4: Star Gazing
In a compilation of asides from the late 1990s and early 2000s, Alan Bennett turns his gaze onto the showbiz world and the results are as moving as they are amusing.