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1999 British television film by Alan J.W. Bell

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Lost for Words
Based on	Lost for Words by Deric Longden
Directed by	Alan J. W. Bell
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	3 January 1999 (1999-01-03)

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.

References

59th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2000.

External links

Lost for Words at IMDb

v t e International Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama
On Giant's Shoulders (1979) A Rod of Iron (1980) A Town Like Alice (1981) A Voyage Round My Father (1982) King Lear (1983) The Jewel in the Crown (1984) Das Boot (1985) Shadowlands (1986) Porterhouse Blue (1987) A Very British Coup (1988) Traffik (1989) First and Last (1990) The Black Velvet Gown (1991) A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992) Unnatural Pursuits (1993) The Bullion Boys (1994) The Politician's Wife (1995) La Colline aux Mille Enfants (1996) Crossing the Floor (1997) The Tattooed Widow (1998) Lost for Words (1999) All Stars (2000) Dirty Tricks (2001)

International Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama

On Giant's Shoulders (1979)
A Rod of Iron (1980)
A Town Like Alice (1981)
A Voyage Round My Father (1982)
King Lear (1983)
The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
Das Boot (1985)
Shadowlands (1986)
Porterhouse Blue (1987)
A Very British Coup (1988)
Traffik (1989)
First and Last (1990)
The Black Velvet Gown (1991)
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992)
Unnatural Pursuits (1993)
The Bullion Boys (1994)
The Politician's Wife (1995)
La Colline aux Mille Enfants (1996)
Crossing the Floor (1997)
The Tattooed Widow (1998)
Lost for Words (1999)
All Stars (2000)
Dirty Tricks (2001)

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