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{{Short description|1999 British television film by Alan J.W. Bell}}
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| based_on             = {{Based on|''Lost for Words''|[[Deric Longden]]}}
| director             = Alan J. W. Bell
| country              = United Kingdom
| network              = [[ITV Network|ITV]]
| released             = {{Start date|1999|01|03|df=y}}
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'''''Lost for Words''''' is a British TV film which premiered on [[ITV Network|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 [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], the 1999 [[Royal Television Society Programme Awards|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.<ref>[http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/exxonmobil-masterpiece-theatre-lost-for-words 59th Annual Peabody Awards], May 2000.</ref>
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0174882|Lost for Words}}
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[[Category:1999 television films]]
[[Category:1999 films]]
[[Category:British television films]]
[[Category:Peabody Award–winning broadcasts]]
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