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Young lovers, a troupe of actors, and fairies have romantic encounters in the forest on summer's night.

New versions of Alan Bennett's much-loved monologues, with some of the best known British performers of their time.

Writer-director David Hare's emotional journey of contracting COVID-19, chronicling the delirium of the illness amid the political landscape of the first UK lockdown, as well as his fraught path to recovery. Portrayed by Ralph Fiennes.

Actor Lesley prides herself on her professionalism, even if it's for a walk-on role. She is thrilled to land the role of Travis, who spends the film bikini-clad on a yacht.

Graham is his mam's number one. But when they bump into semi-retired Mr Turnbull, Graham discovers she had a life before Dad and fully intends to have another.

Rosemary recalls the morning she was accosted by Mrs McCorquodale, who had shot her husband. A friendship began, until Rosemary had to look again at her own marriage.

Gwen begins to develop incestuous thoughts about her 15-year-old son Michael. She is unable to confide in her husband and sees herself as too normal to admit to anything so shocking, until a revelation brings matters to a head.

Susan is not cut out to be the vicar's wife. When she meets Mr. Ramesh in his shop, she discovers what else life can offer.

Middle-aged park-keeper Wilfred is full of righteous indignation about litter, graffiti, vandalism and unleashed dogs. Nonetheless, his patchy employment record and the fact that he and his long-suffering wife have had to move houses reflect that he has his own, secret vices.

Miss Fozzard has a new chiropodist, Mr. Dunderdale, though technically he's retired. Their weekly appointments soon raise the tricky question of who is treating whom.

Marjory is a compulsively hygienic woman, whose husband's demands for sex fill her with dread. So she's grateful for any time that he spends outside the house, even when a wave of shocking crimes spreads through their neighbourhood.

Celia runs an antiques shop. But after she is given an old frame containing the smudgy drawing of a finger, she discovers she's less of an expert than she thought.

Spinster Irene puts pen to paper to complain about the many, many wrongs she sees around her. However, she ends up on the wrong side of the law when she misreads completely the situation of the family living in the house opposite.

Muriel's son Giles appears with papers for her to sign. It turns out she is quite a rich widow. But soon there's a liquidity problem, and Giles could be to blame.