I'm not sure if
Alan Bennett, the playwright, is known that well beyond these shores, but an autobiographical documentary he made some years ago sticks in my mind and one scene in particular.
Bennett's delivery is all, and bald text does not do it justice, however:
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Alan Bennett reflects on the subject of class - 'My mother's scheme of things admitted to much finer distinctions than are allowed by the sociologists. She'd talk about people being better class, well-off, nicely-spoken, refined, educated, genuine, ordinary, and (the ultimate condemnation) common.'
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