Lost for Words (1999)
1h 15m
Running Time
January 3, 1999Release Date
Lost for Words (1999)
1h 15m
Running Time
January 3, 1999Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
Deric Longden and his wife, Aileen, come to terms with the fact that his mother, Annie, is getting too old to live on her own. Annie suffers her first stroke and a nursing home is the obvious solution, but which one and where?
Where to Watch.





Currently Lost for Words is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, The Roku Channel, Freevee
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Thora Hird
Annie Longden

Pete Postlethwaite
Deric Longden

Penny Downie
Aileen Longden

Anne Reid
Gloria Brooks

Keith Clifford
Fred

Tom Higgins
Doctor

Jennifer Luckraft
Nurse

Katherine Dow Blyton
Sister

Eddie Caswell
Widower

Diana Flacks
Mrs Corey

David Shimwell
Young Man

Malcolm Hebden
Chemist

Ruth Holden
Mrs Elliot

Dinah Handley
Do-Gooder

Gillian Waugh
Therapist

Noreen Kershaw
Margaret

Dennis Blanch
Man with Dogs

Maxine Burth
Nurse

Katisha Kenyon
Nurse

Alan J.W. Bell
Director

Deric Longden
Book / Screenplay

Josh Dynevor
Location Manager

Angie Pontefract
Script Supervisor

Roger Arscott
First Assistant Director

Donna Molloy
Second Assistant Director

Lynette Carroll
Production Coordinator

Dave Carey
Camera Operator

Keith Broome
Focus Puller

Michael Quinn
Grip

Dave Whiteley
Sound Recordist

Chris Gibbions
Boom Operator

Robert Hough
Assistant Editor

Roy Lafbery
Sound Editor

Patrick Morris
Sound Mixer

Neil Turner
Colorist

Tony Edmondson
Post Production Supervisor

Adge Smith
Gaffer

Peter Allan
Props

Teresa Clayton
Art Direction

Neil McConachie
Graphic Designer

Sue Hallas
Costume Designer

Jan Marsden
Costume Supervisor

Joyce Dean
Makeup Designer

Ruth Edwards
Assistant Makeup Artist

Sue Jackson
Casting Director

Janey Walklin
Editor

Jim Parker
Music

Alan Pyrah
Director of Photography

Andrew Sanderson
Production Design

Keith Richardson
Executive Producer

Margaret Matheson
Executive Producer

Sita Williams
Producer
Details.
Wiki.
Lost for Words is a British TV film which premiered on ITV on 3 January 1999. It was adapted from his autobiographical book of the same title by Deric Longden and directed by Alan J. W. Bell. It was a sequel to Longden's earlier autobiographical film Wide-Eyed and Legless (aka The Wedding Gift). It dealt with Deric's mother Annie (Thora Hird), her decline into dementia and how Deric (Pete Postlethwaite) and his wife Aileen (Penny Downie) coped with this. For her performance, Hird won the 2000 BAFTA for Best Actress, the 1999 RTS Award for Best Actor – Female, and the 1999 National Television Award for Most Popular Actress. The programme also won a 1999 Peabody Award and the 1999 International Emmy for Best Drama.
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