Thora hird talking heads cream cracker under settee

A cream cracker under the settee is a monologue piece written by alan bennett in 1988. Doris, aged seventyfive, 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 husbands early death. Watch talking heads season 1, episode 6 a cream cracker under the settee. Cracker under the settee is played out as a monologue by doris thora hird. The classic bbc radio 4 monologues plus a woman of no importance audiobook written by alan bennett. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more. Marlene sidaway as doris in a cream cracker under the settee. Thora was a pleasure to watch as she could switch so cleverly from comedy to pathos. Dame thora hird, dbe 28 may 1911 15 march 2003 was an english actress and comedian of stage and screen, presenter and writer. Talking heads east sussex county council overdrive. Her film credits included the love match, the entertainer, a kind of lo. All alone and waiting for help, she stews over her life and what the future holds in store. Apr 7, 2016 a cream cracker under the settee thora hird talking heads youtube.

The complete talking heads wellington city libraries. This collection includes all twelve talking heads, plus the precursor of that. Thora hird biography dame thora hird was a highly respected british actress and comedian. Hird, who won a bafta in 1989 for performing alan bennetts solo piece a cream cracker under the settee in the original talking heads series on the bbc, was proud of being a morecambe lass. In these compelling pieces, bennett displays the wry observation, knowing irony and tender misunderstement that have ensured his rightful place at the foref. One of the highlights of television drama in the 1980s, talking heads was a series of six television monologues transmitted on bbc1 in april and may 1988, written by the acclaimed playwright alan bennett. Doris, in a cream cracker under the settee, has suffered a fall, and gradually realises that noone will come to her aid. Mar 17, 2003 hird could perform comedy and tragedy with equal strength. A cream cracker under the settee thora hird in the performance of her life, imho. Thora hird biography facts, childhood, family life. Alan bennetts talking heads monologues are coming back with alist stars.

A threetime winner of the bafta tv award for best actress, she won for talking heads. Hirds conversation shared with bennetts writing the exactlyplaced names a cup of horlicks, a tumbler of dandelion and burdock and a sense of a vast, lost innocence, of a world where knobbly knees were lifes norm. Bed among the lentils with anna massey soldiering on with stephanie coleher big chance with julie waltersa cream cracker under the settee with thora hird. Campaign for thora hird statue in morecambe gets tv boost. Talking heads and new show called searching for the. In 1987 thora hird filled several roles in alan bennetts talking heads series. Jodie comer, martin freeman, and lesley manville to star in. Dame thora hird, dbe 28 may 1911 15 march 2003 was an english actress and comedienne of stage and screen, presenter and writer. The first six talking heads monologues originally aired on the bbc in 1988, followed by six more in 1998. Hird could perform comedy and tragedy with equal strength.

Bennett explores various themes in the play which skilfully use devices to maintain. Doris, aged seventyfive, 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. With alan bennett, stephanie cole, thora hird, patricia routledge. The series became very popular, moving onto bbc radio, international theatre, becoming one of the bestselling audio book releases of all time and included as part of both the alevel and.

Talking heads a cream cracker under the settee tv episode. In talking heads 2, the characters from patricia routledges miss fozzard, whose new chiropodist turns out to be rather peculiar, to eileen atkins portrayal of an antiques dealer, who lets a masterpiece slip through her fingers come alive through. It starred thora hird as doris, a woman of uncompromising standards. Her performance in a cream cracker under the settee in which she played the houseproud doris, who suffers a fall. For a better experience on mubi, update your browser. A cream cracker under the settee 1988, talking heads. Morecambe campaign seeks to honour dame thora hird with.

Feb 19, 2020 hird, who won a bafta in 1989 for performing alan bennetts solo piece a cream cracker under the settee in the original talking heads series on the bbc, was proud of being a morecambe lass. See more ideas about last of summer wine, comedy actors and pete postlethwaite. Doris is an elderly, but independent woman who suffers a fall while tidying up. First broadcast on bbc tv and bbc radio 4 in the 1980s and 1990s, they won a host of awards and huge popular acclaim, and remain among his most admired works today. Talking heads bbc one london 24 may 1988 bbc genome. The one that caused the most stir at the time, because it depicted a slow death, was called a cream cracker under the settee. The series became very popular, moving onto bbc radio, international theatre, becoming one of the bestselling audio book releases of all time and included as part of both the alevel and gcse english syllabus. Also featured is a specially written introduction and postscript, in which alan recalls the experience of knowing and working with thora. They also shared a certain humour dear thora, just come up to change the lavatory seat. A cream cracker under the settee thora hird in the performance of her life, imho addeddate 20180822 06. The late dame thora hird won bafta tv awards for her performances in 1988s a cream cracker under the settee and 1998s.

Thora, who was born in morecambe in 1911 and died in 2003, was also a threetimes best actress bafta award winner for her roles in talking heads. Her film credits included the love match 1955, the entertainer 1960, a kind of loving 1962 and the nightcomers 1971. Like the previous hird bennett monologue, a cream cracker under the settee bbc, tx. Dame thora hird was a highly respected british actress and comedian. Scene and hird and is it thora, published in 1976 and 1996 respectfully. Originally broadcasted on the bbc, thora hird was the first actress to take on the role of doris and was awarded a bafta for best actress. Mar 09, 2012 originally written for thora hird as one of allan bennetts talking heads monologues. A cream cracker under the settee doris, voiced by thora hird, 75 widow, lives alone. A cream cracker under the settee 29 years on 24 may 2017. Mar 15, 2003 dame thora hird, dbe 28 may 1911 15 march 2003 was an english actress and comedian of stage and screen, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years, 2 she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a british institution.

Talking heads, series 1, a cream cracker under the settee bbc. Her reminiscences about happier days, when the neighbours greeted each other and there was no need to lock the door, will bring a lump to the most cynical of throats. A monologue by alan bennett, starring thora hird as an independent old lady who has a fall that decides her future. Famously portrayed by thora hird, this monologue reveals the life of doris who has fallen over in her home and spends the day alone and unable to get up. Apr 7, 2016 a cream cracker under the settee thora hird talking heads youtube stay safe and healthy. It was first performed by thora hird on television in 1988. Here read by bryan melton in the style of the author. The talking heads monologues are widely regarded as one of alan bennetts finest dramatic achievements. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a british institution. May 24, 2017 a cream cracker under the settee doris thora hird finds herself in a predicament in alan bennetts classic talking heads monologue. Doris is an elderly widow who suffered a fall at home.

A cream cracker under the settee thora hird talking heads. A cream cracker under the settee thora hird series two 7. Dame thora hird, dbe was an english actress and comedienne of stage and screen, presenter and writer. Nothing like a dame is a combined volume of thora hird s two volumes of memoir. Thora hird stars as an independent old lady who has a fall that decides her future. Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls. A cream cracker under the settee is a dramatic monologue written by alan bennett in 1987 for television, as part of his talking heads series for the bbc.

Talking heads series wikimili, the free encyclopedia. A cream cracker under the settee is played out as a monologue by doris thora hird, a seventyfiveyearold woman who is a widow, following her slip off a pouffe pronounced buffet in the play. The play covers not only her struggle to get help, but also her reflections on her life. Talking heads the complete collection region 2 pal non. Accompanying the last of the sun are two bestselling talking head monologues, a cream cracker under the settee and waiting for the telegram. In one of alan bennetts six talking heads monologues, a cream cracker under the settee, she memorably portrayed a bitter widow, doris. Talking heads is a complete collection of bennetts six masterful monologues, performed by the authour and five of britains leading actresses. Oct 21, 2009 a cream cracker under the settee, hallelujah. Ive seen her in last of the summer wine, where she played a great part.

This performance, thora s last, is very moving and memorable. Mar 17, 2003 in 1987 thora hird filled several roles in alan bennetts talking heads series. The first solo he created for her, a cream cracker under the settee, in the original talking heads series, won her first bafta award in 1988. What was the name of the alan bennet talking heads one she also did, about the cream cracker under the sofa. It wasnt alternative, but it was realistic and optimistic it was never too late, a 19801981 bbc radio 4 comedy by terry gregson, starring the brilliant english character actors thora hird, megs jenkins, avis bunnage and joe gladwin. Theyre respectable enough when they hang straight, especially when made from lace, not nylon. A cream cracker under the settee doris thora hird finds herself in a predicament in alan bennetts classic talking heads monologue. Last programme in the series with thora hird in a cream cracker under the settee. Her disapproval of homehelper zulemas cleaning leads her to attempt to clean a picture of her and wilfred, her late husband. I was privileged last week to see a performance of one of alan bennetts talking heads plays last week in a living room in middleton. A cream cracker under the settee bbc two england, 20 august 1992 21. A cream cracker under the settee by alan bennett essay. Her character faced a lonely death after a fall in the.