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Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 5 months

British comedy about a born loser who enrols at the College of Lifemanship and turns his life around by learning how to charm and cheat his way to the top with little effort. Show more

Contributors

Henry Palfrey:
Ian Carmichael
Raymond Delauney:
Terry-Thomas
Mr S Potter:
Alastair Sim
April Smith:
Janette Scott
Dunstan:
Dennis Price
Producer:
Hal E Chester
Director:
Robert Hamer

Genres

Formats

Monty Don's Italian Gardens

Episode 2: Florence

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Monty Don is on a grand tour around Italy, this time visiting gardens both in Florence and around the sun-scorched Tuscan countryside. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Monty Don
Director:
Patty Kraus
Producer:
Patty Kraus
Executive Producer:
Alison Turner
Executive Producer:
Dan Chambers

Countryfile

Portland

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Countryfile is on the Isle of Portland, off the Dorset coast. Matt Baker visits Portland's lighthouses, while Julia Bradbury explores the famous Portland stone quarries. Show more

James Martin: Home Comforts

Series 1

Episode 3: Midweek Suppers

Duration: 44 minutes

on BBC Two England

TV chef James Martin explores home cooking. James offers a culinary twist on some beloved midweek suppers and historian Ivan Day reveals a Tudor midweek staple. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 3 minutes

on BBC Two England

An ex-police officer, who suffers from an intense fear of heights, is hired to trail an old friend's wife. Show more

Contributors

John 'Scottie' Ferguson:
James Stewart
Madeleine/Judy:
Kim Novak
Gavin Elster:
Tom Helmore
Official:
Henry Jones
Hotel Manageress:
Ellen Corby
Car owner mistaken for Madeleine:
Lee Patrick

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

on BBC Two England

Jonathan Edwards with highlights of the Track Cycling World Championships from Cali, Colombia. Includes the final rounds of the women's sprint and the final of the men's omnium. Show more

Natural World

2013-2014

Episode 2: Giant Squid: Filming the Impossible - Natural World Special

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

Documentary following an international team of scientists as they deploy underwater robots and state-of-the-art submersible vessels off the coast of Japan to find the giant squid. Show more

Top Gear

Series 21

Episode 5

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Available for 3 months

Richard Hammond is in Abu Dhabi to drive a new hybrid sports car from Porsche. Jeremy Clarkson judges a hot hatchback showdown between a Volkswagen Golf GTI and the BMW M135i. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jeremy Clarkson
Presenter:
Richard Hammond
Presenter:
James May
Executive Producer:
Andy Wilman
Participant:
Aaron Paul

Line of Duty

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 3 months

Police drama series. Lindsay is denied bail and finds herself targeted in prison. Growing increasingly desperate, she tells Kate her theory of why she is being framed. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

Drama in which an 18th-century Jesuit priest establishes a mission in the South American jungle and recruits the help of a former slave trader paying penance for his past sins. Show more

Contributors

Rodrigo Mendoza:
Robert De Niro
Father Gabriel:
Jeremy Irons
Cardinal Altamirano:
Ray McAnally
Fielding:
Liam Neeson
Felipe Mendoza:
Aidan Quinn
Carlotta:
Cherie Lunghi
Cabeza:
Chuck Low
Indian Boy:
Bercelio Moya
Director:
Roland Joffe
Producer:
Fernando Ghia
Producer:
David Puttnam
Director of photography:
Chris Menges

Countryfile

Portland

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Countryfile is on the Isle of Portland, off the Dorset coast. Matt Baker visits Portland's lighthouses, while Julia Bradbury explores the famous Portland stone quarries. Show more

Holby City

Series 16

Episode 20: Anything You Can Do

Duration: 56 minutes

on BBC Two England

It is Jonny's first day as clinical nursing manager, Zosia is forced to take part in a difficult kidney transplant, and Harry has hopes of a holiday. Show more

Contributors

Jonny Maconie:
Michael Thomson
Jac Naylor:
Rosie Marcel
Elliot Hope:
Paul Bradley
Zosia March:
Camilla Arfwedson
Guy Self:
John Michie
Mary-Claire Carter:
Niamh McGrady
Harry Tressler:
Jules Knight
Raffaello Di Lucca:
Joe McFadden
Dominic Copeland:
David Ames
Arthur Digby:
Rob Ostlere
Adele Effanga:
Petra Letang
Ric Griffin:
Hugh Quarshie
Bonnie Wallis:
Carlyss Peer
Joey Hynes:
Ciaran Clancy
Siobhan Quinn:
Georgia Henshaw
Catherine O'Malley:
Kim Thomson
Lauren Chen:
Elizabeth Chan
Louis Herrara:
Tony Maudsley
Greg Tremblay:
Toby Sawyer
Beth Forbes:
Lois Chimimba
Director:
Richard Platt

Silk

Series 3

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Two England

Legal drama series. Feelings run high when a murder trial close to home sends shockwaves through Shoe Lane Chambers. Can Martha uncover the truth in time? Show more

Contributors

Martha Costello QC:
Maxine Peake
Clive Reader QC:
Rupert Penry-Jones
Billy Lamb:
Neil Stuke
Harriet Hammond:
Miranda Raison
Caroline Warwick QC:
Frances Barber
John Bright:
John Macmillan
Jake Milner:
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Alan Cowdrey QC:
Alex Jennings
Bethany Brassington:
Amy Wren
Hugo Milson QC:
Malcolm Sinclair
PC Adam Butcher:
Alan McKenna
Inspector Wright:
Terence Beesley
Darren Goodchild:
Ade Oyefeso
Makin LJ:
Pip Torrens
PC Michael Lewis:
Rocky Marshall
Ruby Carter:
Emerald O'Hanrahan
Johnny Foster:
Gareth Williams
Magistrate:
Roberta Kerr
Court Clerk:
Melissa Johns
Producer:
Matt Strevens
Director:
Marc Jobst

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