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Duration: 1 hour, 24 minutes

on BBC Two HD

An Italian wine grower who is courting a woman by post sends her a photo without mentioning that it is actually a mugshot of his handsome foreman. Show more

Contributors

Tony Patucci:
Charles Laughton
Amy Peters:
Carole Lombard
Father McKee:
Frank Fay
Mildred:
Janet Fox
Ah Gee, the Cook:
Lee Tung Foo
Director:
Garson Kanin
Producer:
Erich Pommer

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Screwball comedy in which a tempestuous couple make the shocking discovery that their marriage is not legal. Show more

Contributors

David Smith:
Robert Montgomery
Ann Smith:
Carole Lombard
Mr Custer:
Philip Merivale
Mrs Custer:
Lucile Watson
Mr Deever:
Charles Halton
Mrs Krausheimer:
Esther Dale
Martha:
Emma Dunn
Mr Harry Deever:
Charles Halton

Genres

Formats

Coast

Series 7 (Shortened Versions)

Episode 9: Peril from the Seas

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

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

Secret Britain

Series 1

Episode 1: The Crowded South

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury embark on an epic adventure to unlock the astonishing beauty of Secret Britain, starting in the far south west of England. Show more

Homes Under the Hammer

Series 17

Episode 68

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Property redevelopment series. Martin Roberts and Lucy Alexander visit a three-bedroom terraced house in Oldham, a purpose-built flat in London and a large house in Cardiff. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Democratic Unionist Party Conference

BBC Two Northern Ireland

Great British Menu

Series 11

Episode 41: Finals Starter

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Creative culinary competition. It is day one of the national finals. Before cooking starts, the eight champions travel to the Southbank to get a sight of the prize. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Great British Menu

Series 11

Episode 42: Finals Fish

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Creative culinary competition. It is day two of the national finals, and the eight champions must cook their fish courses. The judges are joined by Tim Hayward. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

Great British Menu

BBC Two Northern Ireland

Duration: 2 hours, 3 minutes

on BBC Two Scotland

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

Regional Variations (3)

Flog It!

BBC Two Wales

Flog It!

BBC Two Scotland

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Sister series to The Great British Bake Off. After the final, Jo interviews the winner and two runners-up, and she is also joined by the rest of the year's bakers. Show more

Flog It!

Series 9 Reversions

Episode 5: Cirencester 7

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Paul Martin and the team are in the Cotswolds. Michael Baggott brews up excitement about a silver teapot, and Thomas Plant notices jewellery encrusted with diamonds. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Paul Martin
Series Producer:
Susie Staples
Director:
Phil Kerswell

Duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Family adventure starring Nicolas Cage as a historian who attempts to steal the Declaration of Independence in order to find a hidden treasure and protect his family name. Show more

Contributors

Benjamin Franklin Gates:
Nicolas Cage
Agent Sadusky:
Harvey Keitel
Patrick Henry Gates:
Jon Voight
Dr Abigail Chase:
Diane Kruger
Riley Poole:
Justin Bartha
Ian Howe:
Sean Bean
John Adams Gates:
Christopher Plummer
Agent Johnson:
Mark Pellegrino
Agent Dawes:
Annie Parisse
Writer:
Jim Kouf
Producer:
Oren Aviv
Director of photography:
Caleb Deschanel
Composer:
Trevor Rabin

Regional Variations (2)

The Blame Game

BBC Two Northern Ireland

Dad's Army

Series 9

Episode 4: The Miser's Hoard

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two England

Classic wartime sitcom. Frazer keeps his savings in gold sovereigns. Mainwaring thinks the money should be in a safe place, such as a bank - his bank.

Contributors

Captain Mainwaring:
Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson:
John Le Mesurier
Lance Corporal Jones:
Clive Dunn
Private Frazer:
John Laurie
Private Godfrey:
Arnold Ridley
Private Pike:
Ian Lavender
ARP Warden:
Bill Pertwee
Private Walker:
James Beck
Dr McCeavedy:
Fulton Mackay
Private Sponge:
Colin Bean
Producer:
David Croft

Regional Variations (2)

The Blame Game

BBC Two Northern Ireland

Artsnight

Series 4

Episode 5: 2016 The Year of King Lear

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Magazine arts show. With five major productions taking place across 2016, this film looks at why Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear resonates so deeply with contemporary audiences. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
John Mullen
Executive Producer:
Janet Lee

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Autumn 2016

Episode 1: The Seven Killings of Marlon James

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Available for 4 months

Alan Yentob accompanies novelist Marlon James back to James's home country of Jamaica and finds in his novels a complex portrait of the turbulent history of his native country. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Yentob
Series Editor:
Alan Yentob
Executive Producer:
Anne Elletson
Executive Producer:
Tanya Hudson

Regional Variations (2)

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Seminal Jamaican drama about a country boy who heads for Kingston hoping to make it as a singer - but his musical career only begins to take off when he turns to a life of crime. Show more

Contributors

Ivan Martin:
Jimmy Cliff
Preacher:
Basil Keane
Detective Ray Jones:
Winston Stona
Director:
Perry Henzell

Genres

Formats

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Lucy Worsley explores the Edwardian era and the golden age of detective fiction between the wars - the time of Dr Crippen, Agatha Christie and Alfred Hitchcock films. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Disturbing drama set during the English Civil War. Matthew Hopkins is paid according to how many confessions he can extract from witches - a policy he takes full advantage of. Show more

Contributors

Matthew Hopkins:
Vincent Price
Richard Marshall:
Ian Ogilvy
John Lowes:
Rupert Davies
John Stearne:
Robert Russell
Writer:
Tom Baker

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

on BBC Two HD

Condemned to death for a series of murders, Baron Frankenstein tries to convince his captors that the crimes were those of a strange half-human creature he created in a laboratory. Show more

Contributors

Victor Frankenstein:
Peter Cushing
Elizabeth:
Hazel Court
Paul Krempe:
Robert Urquhart
The Creature:
Christopher Lee
Young Victor:
Melvyn Hayes

BBC Two HD

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