''Lost for Words'' is a British TV film which premiered on

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on 3 January 1999. It was adapted from his autobiographical book of the same title by

Deric Longden Deric Francis Longden (29 November 1936 – 23 June 2013) was a British writer, autobiographer, reporter, public speaker and broadcaster. Life and career Early years Longden was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. He was the son of Frederick ...

and directed by Alan J.W. Bell. It was a sequel to Longden's earlier autobiographical film ''

Wide-Eyed and Legless ''Wide-Eyed and Legless'' (known in the US as ''The Wedding Gift'') is a 1993 made-for-TV British drama film, directed by Richard Loncraine starring Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Sian Thomas and Thora Hird. It is based on the 1989 book ''Diana ...

'' (aka ''The Wedding Gift''). It dealt with Deric's mother Annie (

Thora Hird Dame Thora Hird (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003) was an English actress and comedian, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a Briti ...

), her decline into

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and how Deric (

Pete Postlethwaite Peter William Postlethwaite, (7 February 1946 – 2 January 2011) was an English character actor. After minor television appearances, including in '' The Professionals'', his first major success arose through the British autobiographical film ...

) and his wife Aileen (

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) coped with this. For her performance, Hird won the 2000 BAFTA for Best Actress, the 1999

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for Best Actor - Female, and the 1999

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for Most Popular Actress. The programme also won a 1999

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and the 1999

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for Best Drama.59th Annual Peabody Awards
May 2000.

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* 1999 television films 1999 films British television films Peabody Award-winning broadcasts {{UK-tv-film-stub