Talking Heads

Talking Heads

Talking Heads

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Talking Heads

1988- 1998

2 Seasons

12 Episodes

6.7(7 votes)

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Drama

Comedy

Overview

Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls: a man dominated by his mother, a vicar's wife, an inveterate letter writer, a hopeful actress, a recently widowed woman, and an elderly shut-in.

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