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Duration: 1 hour, 6 minutes

on BBC Two England

Crime drama starring Tom Conway. The generosity of a lady stranger and dishonour among thieves all serve to disturb the holiday of debonair detective Tom Lawrence aka the Falcon. Show more

Contributors

Lawrence/The Falcon:
Tom Conway
Joan Marshall:
Rita Corday
Goldie Locke:
Edward Brophy
Annie Marshall:
Sharyn Moffett

Formats

The Trials of Life

Episode 4: Hunting and Escaping

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

David Attenborough looks at life-and-death duels which are fought daily in the wild, using traps and lures, warnings and deception, ambush and camouflage. Show more

The Trials of Life

Episode 5: Finding the Way

Duration: 48 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

From an acute sense of smell to the use of electric fields and echolocation, David Attenborough looks at how creatures find their way around the earth. Show more

Map Man

Series 2

Episode 1: Bartholomew's Cycling Map of England and Wales

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Nicholas Crane travels Britiain using historical maps. He uses Bartholomew's Cycling Map to set a route through the Lake District. Show more

Great Continental Railway Journeys

Series 2

Episode 6: Bordeaux to Bilbao

Duration: 57 minutes

on BBC Two England

Michael Portillo samples the delights of the French and Spanish Atlantic coast and learns how Britain's 'railway king' Edward VII made the region popular. Show more

James Martin's Food Map of Britain

Reversioned Series

Episode 1: Northern Ireland

Duration: 24 minutes

on BBC Two England

Chef James Martin explores how the British Isles produces delicious regional ingredients. In Northern Ireland, he discovers why dexter beef has a unique flavour. Show more

Paul Hollywood's Pies & Puds

Series 1 - 30 Minute Versions

Episode 10

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Paul Hollywood celebrates his favourite flavours as he rediscovers a recipe from Cumbria's seafaring history, and samples a cheese from Yorkshire that nearly got banned. Show more

Talking Pictures

Maggie Smith

Duration: 38 minutes

on BBC Two England

Sylvia Syms presents rarely seen footage from the BBC archives that explores the life and career of one of Britain's best-loved actresses, Maggie Smith. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Maggie Smith
Narrator:
Sylvia Syms
Executive Producer:
Carla-Maria Lawson
Series Producer:
Simon Goretzki
Assistant Producer:
Kate Robertson

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

on BBC Two England

Period drama. Two sisters (Judi Dench and Maggie Smith) befriend a man who they find washed up on the beach of their 1930s Cornish village. Directed by Charles Dance. Show more

Contributors

Ursula:
Judi Dench
Jan Pendered:
Freddie Jones
Luke Pendered:
Gregor Henderson-Begg
Dr Francis Mead:
David Warner
Adam Penruddocke:
Clive Russell
Olga Daniloff:
Natascha McElhone
Fisherman:
Ian Marshall
Hedley:
Toby Jones
Mrs Pendered:
Joanna Dickens
Director:
Charles Dance

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Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

on BBC Two England

Romantic adventure starring Harrison Ford and Anne Heche. An ill-tempered pilot and a magazine editor crash-land on a desert island and find themselves on a perilous odyssey. Show more

Contributors

Quinn Harris:
Harrison Ford
Robin Monroe:
Anne Heche
Frank Martin:
David Schwimmer
Philippe Sinclair:
Douglas Weston
Tom Marlowe:
Ben Bode
Robin's Secretary:
Amy Sedaris
Director:
Ivan Reitman
Producer:
Ivan Reitman
Producer:
Wallis Nicita

Flog It!

Series 11

Episode 30: London

Duration: 28 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 10 months

Antiques series. Paul Martin, Thomas Plant and Catherine Southon are at London Zoo on the prowl for collectibles to sell at auction. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Martin
Expert:
Will Axon
Series Producer:
Heidi Ellert
Series Editor:
Kate Beetham

Duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 8 months

Thriller based on a true story. In 1940s eastern Europe, four Jewish brothers flee to the forest to escape persecution and death at the hands of Nazi forces. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Edward Zwick
Tuvia Bielski:
Daniel Craig
Zus Bielski:
Liev Schreiber
Asael Bielski:
Jamie Bell
Aron Bielski:
George MacKay
Lilka Ticktin:
Alexa Davalos
Shimon Haretz:
Allan Corduner
Isaac Malbin:
Mark Feuerstein
Ben Zion Gulkowitz:
Tomas Arana
Konstanty 'Koscik' Kozlowski:
Jacek Koman
Chaya Dziencielsky:
Mia Wasikowska
Tamara Skidelsky:
Jodhi May
Riva Reich:
Kate Fahy
Yitzhak Shulman:
Iddo Goldberg
Arkady Lubczanski:
Sam Spruell
Viktor Panchenko:
Ravil Isyanov
Jewish Elder:
Mark Margolis

Peaky Blinders

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Crime drama set in 1919 Birmingham. Thomas Shelby's war with the Lee family of gypsies escalates and Campbell puts further pressure on him to deliver the stolen guns. Show more

Contributors

Thomas Shelby:
Cillian Murphy
Insp Chester Campbell:
Sam Neill
Aunt Polly:
Helen McCrory
Arthur Shelby:
Paul Anderson
Freddie Thorne:
Iddo Goldberg
Grace Burgess:
Annabelle Wallis
Ada Shelby:
Sophie Rundle
John Shelby:
Joe Cole
Roberts:
David Dawson
Jeremiah Jesus:
Benjamin Zephaniah
Billy Kimber:
Charlie Creed-Miles
Stanley Chapman:
John Paul Hurley
Erasmus:
Nigel Travis
Finn Shelby:
Alfie Evans-Meese
Johnny Dogs:
Packy Lee
Zilpha Lee:
Therese Bradley
Sergeant Moss:
Tony Pitts
Curly:
Ian Peck
Producer:
Katie Swinden
Director:
Tom Harper

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

on BBC Two England

Drama. For 14-year-old Robbie (Kyle Ward) life is bitter - with his dad long absent, and the baby he accidentally fathered with a classmate being raised by a local thug. Show more

Contributors

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BBC Two England

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