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简介：Irritatedbyadismissiveuseofthephrase"talkingheads"todescribethemostboringpartsoftheschedule,AlanBennettsetouttorestorethemonologue–whichhadbecomeassociatedwithmusichallorstand-upcomedy–totheheartofTVdrama.PatriciaRoutledgeasadyingofficebusybodyinAWomanofNoImportance(1982)waseffectivelyapilotfortwolaterseriesofsix,whichincludedMaggieSmithasanincredulousvicar'swifeandThoraHirdastwodifferentlystrickenwidows.Withrareandeconomicshiftsofperspective,thedirectionfocusedattentionontheactor'sfaceandvoiceandtheauthor'sextraordinaryearfortheshadingandshapingofananecdote.PlayingSandwiches,inwhichDavidHaigportraysapark-keeper,beginsonadeceptivenoteofBennettiannostalgia–"Iwasinthepapershopthisdinnertimegettingsomeliquoriceallsorts"–butdevelopsintoadaringattempttoentertheheadofapaedophile.Inanerawhensenioractresseshavecomplainedabouttheshortageofdecentparts,Bennettprovided11peak-timerolesforolderwomen.By2008,whenEastEndersgaveDotCottonasoloepisodeindebtedtoTalkingHeads,itwasclearhowrightthequietlypioneeringBennetthadbeentoignoretelevisionprejudice.…