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Dad's Army

Series 4

Episode 9: Mum's Army

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Classic sitcom. Captain Mainwaring encourages the women of Walmington-on-Sea to join the platoon and meets Mrs Gray, an attractive middle-aged widow. Show more

Contributors

Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Walker:
James Beck
Buffet Attendant:
Deirdre Costello
Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Lance Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Edith Parish:
Wendy Richard
Mrs Pike:
Janet Davies
Serviceman:
David Gilchrist
Waitress:
Melita Manger
Miss Ironside:
Julian Burbery
Mrs Prosser:
Eleanor Smale
Ivy Samways:
Rosemary Faith
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Producer:
David Croft

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Classic love story. A chance meeting in a railway station brings together two married people. They fall in love, but their secret happiness is marred by the furtive way they must carry on the affair. Show more

Contributors

Director:
David Lean
Dr Alec Harvey:
Trevor Howard
Laura Jesson:
Celia Johnson
Albert Godby:
Stanley Holloway
Myrtle Bagot:
Joyce Carey
Producer:
Ronald Neame

Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

Series 1

Episode 1: The Rom-Com

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Film critic Mark Kermode examines the techniques and conventions behind some classic genres, beginning with romantic comedies. Show more

What We Were Watching

Song and Dance Spectaculars

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 9 months

Grace Dent invites you to lose yourself on a joyful journey back through the BBC archives, celebrating the broadcaster's song and dance extravaganzas of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Show more

Life Cinematic

Series 1

Sofia Coppola

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Sofia Coppola, a leading light of the indie movie scene and an Oscar-winning screenwriter for Lost in Translation, selects clips from the films that have had the most influence on her work and career. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Edith Bowman
Interviewed Guest:
Sofia Coppola
Executive Producer:
Ian Sharpe
Director:
Kate Misrahi

The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook

Episode 1: The Sound of the Crowd

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Dominic Sandbrook takes a look at a dynamic decade. This episode looks at how the early 80s saw new forces of choice and consumerism reshape British life. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund
Series Producer:
Alexander Leith

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