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Duration: 2 hours, 22 minutes

on BBC Two England

The dramatic story of US marines during World War II. The story centres on a major (Van Heflin) who guides the raw recruits through training. Based on the novel by Leon Uris. Show more

Contributors

Colonel Sam Huxley:
Van Heflin
Private Andy Hookens:
Aldo Ray
Mrs Danny Forrester:
Mona Freeman
Mrs Pat Rogers:
Nancy Olson
Mac/Narrator:
James Whitmore
Major General Snipes:
Raymond Massey
Danny Forrester:
Tab Hunter
Mrs Elaine Yarborough:
Dorothy Malone
Private Ski:
William Campbell
Private Marion Hotchkiss:
John Lupton
Private L Q Jones:
LQ Jones
Director:
Raoul Walsh
Author:
Leon Uris

FA Cup's 50 Greatest Moments

FA Cup's 50 Greatest Moments

Duration: 1 hour, 57 minutes

on BBC Two England

Rio Ferdinand and Helen Skelton look back at the most celebrated, most shocking and most memorable moments from the greatest domestic football cup competition in the world. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Rio Ferdinand
Presenter:
Helen Skelton
Producer:
Peter Small
Director:
Gavin Barclay
Executive Producer:
Carl Doran

Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial

Episode 7: Miners Arms Heat 3

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

Alex Polizzi takes on the difficult challenge of finding head chefs. The final three candidates are faced with wild boar for their skills test. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alex Polizzi
Series Producer:
Maria Knowles
Producer:
Robin Leach
Director:
Robin Leach
Executive Producer:
Rachel Innes-Lumsden
Executive Producer:
Dan Adamson
Production Company:
Twofour Broadcast

James Martin's Food Map of Britain

Reversioned Series

Episode 3: South Wales

Duration: 10 minutes

on BBC Two England

Chef James Martin explores how the British Isles produces delicious regional ingredients. He discovers why Welsh mountain lamb is so prized by foodies. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

on BBC Two England

Suspense thriller about a recuperating photojournalist who passes the time by watching the neighbours from the confines of his own apartment and believes he has witnessed a murder. Show more

Contributors

LB 'Jeff' Jefferies:
James Stewart
Lisa Fremont:
Grace Kelly
Lars Thorwald:
Raymond Burr
Detective Thomas J Doyle:
Wendell Corey
Miss Lonely Hearts:
Judith Evelyn
David Seville:
Ross Bagdasarian Jr
Miss Torso:
Georgine Darcy
Woman on fire escape:
Sara Berner
Man on fire escape:
Frank Cady
Songwriter:
Ross Bagdasarian
Miss Hearing Aid:
Jesslyn Fax
Newlywed:
Rand Harper
Mrs Emma Thorwald:
Irene Winston

Formats

Gardeners' World

2015

Episode 11

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Gardening magazine. With the hanging basket season under way, Joe Swift meets a florist with a modern take. Plus a trip to South Africa to learn about cape primroses. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Two archaeologists and a historian try Edwardian life for a year. They prepare for the arrival of their first livestock, and historian Ruth Goodman cooks a sheep's head stew. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Alex Langlands
Participant:
Peter Ginn
Participant:
Ruth Goodman
Executive Producer:
David Upshal

Dad's Army

Series 1

Episode 4: The Enemy within the Gates

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. The platoon triumphs over problems of security, fifth columnists and parachuting airmen.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Lance-Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
ARP Warden:
Bill Pertwee
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Second German Pilot:
Nigel Rideout
First German Pilot:
Denys Peek
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Military Police Sergeant:
David Davenport
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Captain Winogrodski:
Carl Jaffe
Producer:
David Croft

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for 5 months

Ensemble comedy drama. An opera star arrives at a performers' retirement home amidst fraught preparations for a fundraising concert. Her presence adds to the tension. Show more

Contributors

Jean Horton:
Maggie Smith
Reggie Paget:
Tom Courtenay
Wilf Bond:
Billy Connolly
Cissy Robson:
Pauline Collins
Cedric Livingston:
Michael Gambon
Dr Lucy Cogan:
Sheridan Smith
Bobby Swanson:
Andrew Sachs
Anne Langley:
Gwyneth Jones
Frank White:
Michael Byrne

Formats

The Many Faces of...

Series 1

Episode 4: Dame Judi Dench

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Tracing the career of Dame Judi Dench using excerpts from her performances and interviews with Sir Michael Parkinson, Geoffrey Palmer and Simon Callow. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Charlie Stuart
Executive Producer:
Stephen Stewart
Participant:
Michael Parkinson
Participant:
Geoffrey Palmer
Participant:
Simon Callow

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

on BBC Two England

Moving drama. After the sudden death of his wayward wife, a man returns to his ancestral home in a fishing village in Newfoundland, where he writes a column for the local paper. Show more

Contributors

Wavey Prowse:
Julianne Moore
Agnis Hamm:
Judi Dench
Petal Bear:
Cate Blanchett
Jack Buggit:
Scott Glenn
Beaufield Nutbeem:
Rhys Ifans
Billy Pretty:
Gordon Pinsent
Dennis Buggit:
Jason Behr
Bayonet Melville:
Larry Pine
Silver Melville:
Jeannetta Arnette
EMS Officer:
Robert Joy
Guy Quoyle:
John Dunsworth
Producer:
Irwin Winkler
Director of photography:
Oliver Stapleton

Genres

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

on BBC Two England

Quirky comedy in which a Scottish DJ with personal problems is landed with a whole lot more when he becomes involved in a feud between two rival families of ice cream sellers.

Contributors

Genres

Formats

BBC Two England

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