My confessor. He said that was another vent the devil could creep through. So, he outlawed...
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Miss Shepherd:
How are people supposed to avoid it? You see, I had it at my fingertips. I had it in my bones. I could play in the dark. Had to sometimes. And the keys were like rooms. C major and D minor. Dark rooms and light rooms. Just like a mansion to me, music. Only it worried me, that playing came easier than praying. And I... I said this, which may have been an error. Alan Bennett:
Said it to whom? Miss Shepherd:
My confessor. He said that was another vent the devil could creep through. So, he outlawed the piano. Put paid to music generally. Said dividends would accrue in terms of growth of the spirit. Which They did. They did
How are people supposed to avoid it? You see, I had it at my fingertips. I had it in my bones. I could play in the dark. Had to sometimes. And the keys were like rooms. C major and D minor. Dark rooms and light rooms. Just like a mansion to me, music. Only it worried me, that playing came easier than praying. And I... I said this, which may have been an error. Alan Bennett:
Said it to whom? Miss Shepherd:
My confessor. He said that was another vent the devil could creep through. So, he outlawed the piano. Put paid to music generally. Said dividends would accrue in terms of growth of the spirit. Which They did. They did
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Where am I supposed to put three coats
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Green is not my colour
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Have you got a stick
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The Council have that in hand It's been precepted for
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Will it be long enough
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Yes It's one of our special sticks
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I don't want a special stick
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I want an ordinary stick only longer Shut the door
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If I want to get in touch with you whom should I call
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Well you can try Mr Bennett at 23
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Only don't take any notice of what he says He's a communist possibly
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Movie Summary
The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
Actors
Miss Shepherd
Alan Bennett
