Programme Index

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The Boats That Built Britain

Episode 4: The Reaper

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe sails the Reaper, the biggest sailing lugger ever to fish the seas and capable of pulling in ten tonnes of herring in a single haul. Show more

Timeshift

Series 10

Episode 6: The Golden Age of Coach Travel

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Documentary which journeys back to the 1950s when the coach was king. Those who had not travelled beyond their own villages and towns were given a taste of exploration and freedom. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Debbie Martin
Series Producer:
Ben Southwell
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Dirk Gently

16/12/2010

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Drama. Holistic detective Dirk Gently's investigation into a missing cat links to an encounter with an old friend, an exploding warehouse, a missing billionaire and some biscuits. Show more

Contributors

Richard:
Darren Boyd
DI Gilks:
Jason Watkins
Gordon Way:
Anthony Howell
Dr Gerstenberger:
Miles Richardson
Reporter:
Alisha Bailey
Barman:
Alex Parry
Newsagent:
Joe Hall
Receptionist:
Leona Walker
Director:
Damon Thomas
Producer:
Chris Carey
Executive Producer:
Saurabh Kakkar

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

on BBC Four

Drama about the way Carry On actress Hattie Jacques's home life was blown apart by a secret sexual liaison with her young driver while she was married to John Le Mesurier. Show more

Contributors

Hattie Jacques:
Ruth Jones
John Le Mesurier:
Robert Bathurst
John Schofield:
Aidan Turner
Joan Malin:
Jeany Spark
Eric Sykes:
Graham Fellows
Esma Cannon:
Marcia Warren
Gerald Thomas:
Stephen Critchlow
Young Actress:
Susy Kane
Eamonn Andrews:
Lewis Macleod
Robin Le Mesurier:
John Bell
Producer:
Seb Barwell
Director:
Dan Zeff

Genres

Formats

The Killing

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 54 minutes

on BBC Four

Danish crime thriller spanning the course of a 20-day murder investigation. On detective Sarah Lund's last shift, a teenager is missing and her belongings are found in a field. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Birger Larsen
Sarah Lund:
Sofie Grabol
Troels Hartmann:
Lars Mikkelsen
Theis Birk Larsen:
Bjarne Henriksen
Pernille Birk Larsen:
Ann Eleonora Jorgensen
Jan Meyer:
Soren Malling
Rie Skovgaard:
Marie Askehave
Erik Buchard:
Troels Munk
Poul Bremer:
Bent Mejding
Morten Weber:
Michael Moritzen
Producer:
Piv Bernth

The Killing

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Danish crime thriller. When Nanna's body is discovered, Detective Lund is faced with a murder investigation in which mayoral candidate Troels Hartmann finds himself implicated. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Birger Larsen
Sarah Lund:
Sofie Grabol
Troels Hartmann:
Lars Mikkelsen
Theis Birk Larsen:
Bjarne Henriksen
Pernille Birk Larsen:
Ann Eleonora Jorgensen
Jan Meyer:
Soren Malling
Rie Skovgaard:
Marie Askehave
Erik Buchard:
Troels Munk
Vagn Skaerbaek:
Nicolaj Kopernikus
Morten Weber:
Michael Moritzen
Producer:
Piv Bernth

Dirk Gently

16/12/2010

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Drama. Holistic detective Dirk Gently's investigation into a missing cat links to an encounter with an old friend, an exploding warehouse, a missing billionaire and some biscuits. Show more

Contributors

Richard:
Darren Boyd
DI Gilks:
Jason Watkins
Gordon Way:
Anthony Howell
Dr Gerstenberger:
Miles Richardson
Reporter:
Alisha Bailey
Barman:
Alex Parry
Newsagent:
Joe Hall
Receptionist:
Leona Walker
Director:
Damon Thomas
Producer:
Chris Carey
Executive Producer:
Saurabh Kakkar

Timeshift

Series 10

Episode 6: The Golden Age of Coach Travel

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Documentary which journeys back to the 1950s when the coach was king. Those who had not travelled beyond their own villages and towns were given a taste of exploration and freedom. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Debbie Martin
Series Producer:
Ben Southwell
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

BBC Four

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