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Absolutely Fabulous

Series 1

Episode 2: Fat

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Sitcom set in the world of fashion and PR. Edina's weight problem becomes critical when she hears she is going to be visited by her reed-like model friend from the 60s. Show more

VE Day 70

Episode 1: Remembering Victory

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Seventy years on, some of Britain's best-loved entertainers and broadcasters recall the jubilation of VE Day and the years that followed. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Julie Walters
Participant:
David Attenborough
Participant:
Johnny Ball
Participant:
Honor Blackman
Participant:
Jilly Cooper
Participant:
John Craven
Participant:
Bruce Forsyth
Participant:
Cleo Laine
Participant:
Kenny Lynch
Participant:
Miriam Margolyes
Participant:
Michael Parkinson
Participant:
Leslie Phillips
Participant:
Anne Reid
Participant:
Esther Rantzen
Participant:
Patrick Stewart
Participant:
Una Stubbs
Participant:
June Whitfield
Producer:
Mary Cranitch
Director:
Mary Cranitch
Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund
Production Manager:
Michelle Clinton
Production Coordinator:
Josef d'Bache-Kane

Series

VE Day 70

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four

Musical drama. Realising that the happiest days of her life were spent playing in a swing band during World War II, a recently widowed woman attempts to reunite the group. Show more

Contributors

Elizabeth:
Judi Dench
Patrick:
Ian Holm
Madeleine:
Leslie Caron
Betty:
Joan Sims
Hibbert:
John Warnaby
Young Elizabeth:
Romola Garai
Young Patrick:
Grant Ibbs

Genres

Boomers

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Comedy series following the ups and downs of three retired couples. Joyce has promised Carol a place in the Choral Society's choir for their production of the Messiah. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Adaptation of Laurie Lee's memoir of growing up in the Slad Valley during and after WWI, exploring the idyll of his early years and the intensity of adolescent experiences. Show more

Contributors

Annie Lee:
Samantha Morton
Granny Trill:
Annette Crosbie
Granny Wallon:
June Whitfield
Private James Harris:
Billy Howle
Young Loll:
Georgie Smith
Voice of Laurie Lee:
Timothy Spall
Young Jack:
Dylan Turland
Mrs Moore:
Shola Adewusi
Miss Buckley:
Sarah Sweeney
Young Rosie:
Libby Easton
Spadge Hopkins:
Jack Harris
Squire:
Bob Goody
Cabbage Stump Charlie:
Ian Drysdale
Policeman:
Jake Haywood
Military Policeman:
James Inkling
Author:
Laurie Lee
Producer:
Helen Gregory
Production Company:
Origin Pictures

Doctor Who (2005–2022)

The End of Time - Part One

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for years

It is Christmas Eve, and the Doctor is reunited with Wilf to face the return of an old enemy. Show more

Contributors

The Doctor:
David Tennant
The Master:
John Simm
Wilfred Mott:
Bernard Cribbins
The Narrator:
Timothy Dalton
Donna Noble:
Catherine Tate
Sylvia Noble:
Jacqueline King
The Woman:
Claire Bloom
Minnie Hooper:
June Whitfield
Joshua Naismith:
David Harewood
Abigail Naismith:
Tracy Ifeachor
Rossiter:
Lawry Lewin
Lucy Saxon:
Alexandra Moen
Shaun Temple:
Karl Collins
Governor:
Teresa Banham
Oliver Barnes:
Barry Howard
Director:
Euros Lyn
Winston Katsui:
Allister Bain
Mr Danes:
Simon Thomas
Miss Trefusis:
Sylvia Seymour
Serving Woman:
Lacey Bond
Trinity Wells:
Lachele Carl
Ood Sigma:
Paul Kasey
Elder Ood:
Ruari Mears
Teenager:
Max Benjamin
Voice of Elder Ood:
Brian Cox
Voice of Ood Sigma:
Silas Carson

Absolutely Fabulous

Specials

Episode 3: Olympics

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Yorkshire

The award-winning sitcom returns for a new episode. Edina forgets that the Olympics are on, until it gets her closer to her idol.

Topsy and Tim

Series 2

Episode 9: Lost Cat

First broadcast: on CBeebiesLatest broadcast: on CBeebies HD

Available for 4 months

Live-action children's show. When Topsy wakes up, there is a lost cat sleeping on her bed! Topsy and Tim try to find out who the cat belongs to. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Higley-Pigley:
June Whitfield
Josie Miller:
Natalya Hibberd
Jamie the Postman:
Russell Muir
Marie Miller:
Kezia Campbell
Topsy Double:
Abigail O'Brien
Tim Double:
Marcus Korniotis
Series Producer:
Fiona Robinson

Duration: 1 hour, 24 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Three HD

Available for 6 months

Madcap comedy based on the TV series. Eddy is on the hunt for a big new client as her PR firm runs out of money, but a setback sees her and Patsy on the run in the south of France. Show more

Duration: 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Award-winning sitcom set in the world of fashion and PR. Edina plans her first Christmas with the family. This break in tradition gives Patsy a serious trauma. Show more

Whodunnits

Miss Marple's Final Cases

1. Tape-Measure Murder

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Gossip spreads of a murdered wife and a husband under suspicion. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars June Whitfield. Show more

Contributors

Miss Marple:
June Whitfield
Inspector Slack:
Stephen Critchlow
Miss Hartnell:
Jessica Turner
Miss Politt:
Alison Pettit
Mr Spenlow:
Sam Dale
Ted Gerard:
Chris Pavlo
Director:
Gemma Jenkins

Whodunnits

Miss Marple's Final Cases

2. The Case of the Perfect Maid

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

The sleuth probes the curious sacking of a lady's maid - and uncovers a crime. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars June Whitfield. Show more

Contributors

Miss Marple:
June Whitfield
Raymond West:
Raymond Coulthard
Lavinia Skinner:
Claudie Blakley
Emily Skinner:
Tracy Wiles
Inspector Slack:
Stephen Critchlow
Miss Hartnell:
Jessica Turner
Director:
Gemma Jenkins

Whodunnits

Miss Marple's Final Cases

3. Sanctuary

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A dying man’s last words provide the clues to unlock an unsolved crime. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars June Whitfield. Show more

Absolutely Fabulous

Specials

Episode 2: Job

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Has Edina still got it? Will a new client destroy her relationship with Saffy, or make it stronger? Show more

Contributors

Jeanne Durand:
Lindsay Duncan
Catriona:
Helen Lederer
Beautician:
Llewella Gideon
Royal Albert Hall Manager:
Patricia Potter
Producer:
Justin Davies
Patsy's Intern:
Rose Johnson
Bubble's Intern:
Camille Ucan
Herself:
Lulu
Herself:
Emma Bunton
Herself:
La Roux
Herself:
Kirsty Wark
Himself:
Mark Kermode
Distributor:
BBC Worldwide

Absolutely Fabulous

Series 4

Episode 7: Gay

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Award-winning sitcom set in the world of fashion and PR. Edina goes to New York to find her long-lost son, Patsy goes to cover fashion week and a bizarre marriage takes place. Show more

Terry and June

Series 8

Episode 13: Pantomania

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Suburban sitcom. Terry and June play the cow in the office pantomime but have difficulty getting out of their costume when the hall is evacuated because of a fire scare.

Contributors

Sir Dennis:
Reginald Marsh
Malcolm:
John Quayle
Rev Austin Doyle:
John Warner
Miss Fennel:
Joanna Henderson
Mrs Waverley:
Patricia Varley
Pianist:
Gracie Cole
Delivery Man:
Roy Heather
Reveller:
Tony McHale
Customer:
Jean Challis
Taxi Driver:
Stan Young
Pantomime Cow:
Paul Kidd
Pantomime Cow:
June Kidd
Producer:
Robin Nash

Terry and June

Christmas with Terry and June

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Terry Scott and June Whitfield star in this suburban comedy of marital ups and downs. Terry and June are in a festive mood as they celebrate Christmas.

Timeshift

Series 10

Episode 6: The Golden Age of Coach Travel

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary which journeys back to the 1950s when the coach was king. Those who had not travelled beyond their own villages and towns were given a taste of exploration and freedom. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Debbie Martin
Series Producer:
Ben Southwell
Executive Producer:
Michael Poole

Terry and June

Series 4

Episode 3: Camping

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Domestic sitcom. In preparation for their camping trip, Terry and June try out their new tent in the garden.