A Lady of Letters

"A Lady of Letters"
Talking Heads episode
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 2
Directed by Giles Foster
Written by Alan Bennett
Production code 1.2
Original air date 26 April 1988
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A Lady of Letters is a dramatic monologue written by Alan Bennett in 1987 for television, as part of his Talking Heads series for the BBC. The series became very popular, moving onto BBC Radio, international theatre, becoming one of the best-selling audio book releases of all time and included as part of both the A-level and GCSE English syllabus[1]. It was the second episode of the first series of Talking Heads.

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A Lady of Letters is about a woman called Irene Ruddock, who 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. After one too many accusations of misconduct from Irene's pen, she is sent to prison - where, for the first time in her life, she truly feels free.

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References

  1. ^ BBC 7 - Comedy - Talking Heads

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