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Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

on BBC Two England

Musical comedy about a bankrupt businessman who involves his servants in a madcap plot to restore his wealth. Show more

Contributors

Sir Victor Fitzroy Victor:
Victor Borge
Mrs Keating:
Elisabeth Risdon
Katherine:
Barbara Hale
Producer:
Tim Whelan
Director:
Tim Whelan

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Two England

Biography of British film pioneer William Friese-Greene, who designed and patented a working cinematic camera. His life was dogged by hardship and lack of recognition. Show more

Contributors

William Friese-Greene:
Robert Donat
Edith Friese-Greene:
Margaret Johnston
Helena Friese-Greene:
Maria Schell
Maurice Friese-Greene:
John Howard Davies
Lord Beaverbrook:
Robert Beatty
Arthur Collings:
Eric Portman
May Jones:
Glynis Johns
Platform Man:
Cecil Parker
Assistant in Laboratory:
David Tomlinson
Bank Manager:
Emlyn Williams
Hotel Receptionist:
Kay Walsh
Police Officer:
Laurence Olivier
Maida Vale Doctor:
Leo Genn
House Agent:
Marius Goring
Industry Man:
Peter Ustinov
Nursemaid:
Sheila Sim
Broker's Man:
Stanley Holloway
Miss Tagg:
Renee Asherson
Company Promoter:
Roland Culver
Ethel Friese-Greene:
Janette Scott
Cousin Alfred:
Bernard Miles
Mrs Claire:
Joyce Grenfell
Maurice Guttenberg:
Frederick Valk
Official Receiver:
Michael Hordern
Sergeant in Storeroom:
Sydney James
Doctor's Housekeeper:
Thora Hird
Recruiting Sergeant:
William Hartnell
Sitter in Bath Studio:
Googie Withers
Sitter in Bath Studio:
Richard Murdoch
Sitter in Bath Studio:
Sybil Thorndike
Mrs Stukely:
Joan Hickson
Industry Man:
Peter Jones
Director:
John Boulting

Secret Britain

Series 3

Episode 2: Kent

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

Ellie Harrison, Chris Hollins and Denise Lewis explore Kent. Chris sees his home county through new eyes, Denise abseils off the white cliffs of Dover, and Ellie takes to the sea. Show more

Homes Under the Hammer

Series 17

Episode 21

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two England

Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit a detached cottage in Bodmin, Cornwall, a two-bedroom house in London and a plot of land in Tipton, West Midlands. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Cookery series. Ken Hom and Ching-He Huang visit Chengdu in Sichuan province to discover the complex spices that make Sichuan food the most memorable of all Chinese cuisines. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ken Hom
Presenter:
Ching-He Huang
Director:
James Nutt
Executive Producer:
Paula Trafford
Series Producer:
Emma Peach

Duration: 2 hours, 18 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Tense Cold War action drama. A US submarine is dispatched to the frozen waters of the North Pole to recover a Soviet spy satellite. Show more

Contributors

Commander James Ferraday:
Rock Hudson
Boris Vaslov:
Ernest Borgnine
David Jones:
Patrick McGoohan
Captain Leslie Anders:
Jim Brown
Lieutenant Russell Walker:
Tony Bill
Admiral Garvey:
Lloyd Nolan
Colonel Ostrovsky:
Alf Kjellin
Lieutenant Commander Bob Raeburn:
Gerald S O'Loughlin
Lieutenant Jonathan Hansen:
Ted Hartley
Lieutenant George Mills:
Murray Rose
Paul Zabrinczski:
Ron Masak
Lieutenant Edgar Hackett:
Sherwood Price
Dr Jack Benning:
Joseph Bernard
Director:
John Sturges
Producer:
James C Pratt
Director of photography:
Daniel L Fapp

University Challenge

2016/17

Episode 24

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

In the last of the second round matches students representing two more universities battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Show more

Only Connect

Series 12

Episode 25: Fire-Eaters v Korfballers

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

It's the beginning of round three as the Fire-Eaters and the Korfballers fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Jenny Hawker
Director:
Siân G Lloyd
Production Company:
RDF Television
Production Company:
Parasol Media

The World's Most Extraordinary Homes

Series 1

Episode 2: Forest

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Piers Taylor and Caroline Quentin explore extraordinary homes built in forested areas around the world, meeting the owners and architects. Show more

Neil Oliver, Chris Packham, Andy Torbet and Shini Somara uncover the secrets of Orkney. Andy and some locals cross the Pentland Firth as the ancient Orcadians would have done. Show more

Dad's Army

Series 1

Episode 3: Command Decision

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Classic comedy about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. Captain Mainwaring puts the defence of the realm before personal pride. Show more

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lance Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Walker:
James Beck
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Colonel Square:
Geoffrey Lumsden
The Soldier:
Gordon Peters
Producer:
David Croft
Director:
David Croft

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

on BBC Two England

Oscar-winning drama. A one-time boxing hopeful learns about responsibility through his love for the sister of a murdered docker. Music by Leonard Bernstein.

Contributors

Terry Malloy:
Marlon Brando
Edie Doyle:
Eva Marie Saint
Father Barry:
Karl Malden
Johnny Friendly:
Lee J Cobb
Charley Malloy:
Rod Steiger
Kayo Dugan:
Pat Henning
'Pop' Doyle:
John Hamilton
Moose:
Rudy Bond
Director:
Elia Kazan
Producer:
Sam Spiegel
Director of photography:
Boris Kaufman

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Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

on BBC Two England

Comic drama based on actual events. An ex-private dancer is trying to become a waitress in Las Vegas. But when she meets Dink, she changes her plans and gets into sports betting. Show more

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BBC Two England

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