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Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

Wartime thriller set aboard a ship bound for Canada from Britain, in which an undercover agent is approached by a Nazi spy scheming to sabotage a British convoy in Nova Scotia. Show more

Contributors

Jim Garrick:
Richard Greene
Sally Maitland:
Anna Neagle
Betty Maitland:
Nova Pilbeam
Mrs Towchester:
Margaret Rutherford
Jan Orlock:
Albert Lieven
Madame Orlock:
Lucie Mannheim
Lady Maitland:
Marjorie Fielding
German Commander:
Valentine Dyall
Admiral:
David Horne
Major Fothergill:
Claude Bailey

Duration: 1 hour, 19 minutes

on BBC Two England

Classic comedy set in London during the Blitz. A girls' school is evacuated to the country, but due to a bureaucratic error they find themselves billeted with a boys' school. Show more

Contributors

Wetherby Pond:
Alastair Sim
Miss Whitchurch:
Margaret Rutherford
Victor Hyde-Brown:
Guy Middleton
Miss Gossage:
Joyce Grenfell
Rainbow:
Edward Rigby
Arnold Billings:
Richard Wattis
Miss Jezzard:
Muriel Aked
Director:
Frank Launder

Genres

Formats

Coast

Series 7 (Shortened Versions)

Episode 9: Peril from the Seas

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Coast ventures to the furthest-flung reaches of the British Isles. Nick Crane tells the astonishing tale of the Great Storm of 1703. Show more

Natural World

2009-2010

Episode 6: A Highland Haven

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Documentary revealing the wildlife of the Scottish Highlands, seen by film-maker Fergus Beeley. Featuring rare black-throated divers and white-tailed sea eagles. Show more

Two Greedy Italians

Series 2

Episode 3: The Alps and Arrangiarsi

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two England

Series exploring Italian culture and cuisine. Antonio and Gennaro discover the history of the Rhaetian Alps and the culinary skills of the Lombards. Show more

Rachel Khoo shows how to make French cuisine the easy way. As well as making a lavender and lemon glazed chicken, she displays her patisserie skills and visits Trouville. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Rachel Khoo
Executive Producer:
Stuart Cabb
Executive Producer:
Will Daws
Director:
Ed St Giles

Gardeners' World

2017

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Monty Don kicks off the series from Longmeadow as he shares his plans for the coming year. At Packwood House, the extraordinary herbaceous borders come under Adam Frost's scrutiny. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Monty Don
Presenter:
Carol Klein
Presenter:
Adam Frost
Executive Producer:
Paolo Proto
Production Manager:
Mandy Knight
Series Producer:
Sharon Fisher

University Challenge

2016/17

Episode 32

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

The pressure is increasing as the quarter-finals continue - find out tonight which team makes it to the next stage of the quiz for students. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions. Show more

Only Connect

Series 12

Episode 33: Beekeepers v Korfballers

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

The Beekeepers take on the Korfballers in this quarter-final game. Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts. Show more

Contributors

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

Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands

Series 4

Episode 4: Northern Skye: A Land of Giants and Fairies

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Paul Murton experiences island life. In the northernmost spur of Skye - the Trotternish Peninsula - he visits the Old Man of Storr. Show more

Dad's Army

Series 3

Episode 1: The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of Walmington-on-Sea. The men add an armoured car to their fighting strength.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Walker:
James Beck
Mrs Pike:
Janet Davies
ARP Warden:
Bill Pertwee
Miss Meadow:
Jean St Clair
Angry Man:
Nigel Hawthorne
Mrs Peters:
Queenie Watts
Producer:
David Croft
Director:
David Croft

Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes

on BBC Two England

Oscar-winning crime thriller set in 1950s Los Angeles. Two policemen are drawn together by an obsession with the same woman and the same multiple murder case. Show more

Contributors

Bud White:
Russell Crowe
Sergeant Jack Vincennes:
Kevin Spacey
Ed Exley:
Guy Pearce
Lynn Bracken:
Kim Basinger
Dudley Smith:
James Cromwell
Sid Hudgens:
Danny DeVito
Pierce Patchett:
David Strathairn
District Attorney Ellis Loew:
Ron Rifkin
Meyer Harris 'Mickey' Cohen:
Paul Guilfoyle
Brett Chase:
Matt McCoy
Johnny Stompanato:
Paolo Seganti
Dick Stensland:
Graham Beckel
Susan Lefferts:
Amber Smith
Buzz Meeks:
Darrell Sandeen
Matt Reynolds:
Simon Baker
Tammy Jordan:
Shawnee Free Jones
Police Chief:
John Mahon
Breuning:
Tomas Arana
Sylvester Fitch:
Jeff Sanders
Director:
Curtis Hanson
Producer:
Curtis Hanson
Producer:
Arnon Milchan
Director of photography:
Dante Spinotti

Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes

on BBC Two England

Drama following a couple struggling to cope with the death of their young son and the conflict they experience over their differing attitudes to dealing with it. Show more

BBC Two England

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