Programme Index

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 10^th Jan 2011, 22:00 on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: Wed 21^st Mar 2012, 23:00 on BBC Four

Available for 11 months

Comedy series about the creators of a hit British TV show who move to LA to remake it for American TV, with disastrous results. Matt LeBlanc is hired to be the new lead actor. Show more

Contributors

Matt LeBlanc:: Matt LeBlanc
Sean Lincoln:: Stephen Mangan
Beverly Lincoln:: Tamsin Greig
Merc Lapidus:: John Pankow
Carol Rance:: Kathleen Rose Perkins
Julian Bullard:: Richard Griffiths
Ben Miller:: Ben Miller
Wallace:: Lou Hirsch
Myra Light:: Daisy Haggard
Andy Button:: Joseph May
Writer:: David Crane
Writer:: Jeffrey Klarik
Executive Producer:: Jimmy Mulville
Director:: James Griffiths

Bedtime Stories

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 27^th Dec 2011, 15:50 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Mon 1^st Jan 2018, 10:55 on BBC One Wales

Children's adventure. A hotel handyman's life completely changes when the wacky bedtime stories he devises with his niece and nephew begin to come true. Show more

Contributors

Skeeter Bronson:: Adam Sandler
Jill:: Keri Russell
Mickey:: Russell Brand
Kendall:: Guy Pearce
Barry Nottingham:: Richard Griffiths
Violet Nottingham:: Teresa Palmer
Aspen:: Lucy Lawless
Wendy:: Courteney Cox
Marty Bronson:: Jonathan Pryce
Chief Running Mouth:: Rob Schneider
Director:: Adam Shankman

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Films

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 29^th Dec 2013, 20:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sat 10^th Aug 2019, 18:30 on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Swashbuckling adventure starring Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz. Jack Sparrow finds himself on the hunt to find the Fountain of Youth as he is held captive on Blackbeard's ship. Show more

Contributors

Jack Sparrow:: Johnny Depp
Angelica Teach:: Penelope Cruz
Barbossa:: Geoffrey Rush
Blackbeard:: Ian McShane
Joshamee Gibbs:: Kevin McNally
Philip:: Sam Claflin
Syrena:: Astrid Berges-Frisbey
Scrum:: Stephen Graham
Captain Teague:: Keith Richards
King George:: Richard Griffiths
Director:: Rob Marshall
Writer:: Ted Elliott
Writer:: Terry Rossio
Producer:: Jerry Bruckheimer
Executive Producer:: John DeLuca

Genres

DramaAction & Adventure

Formats

Films

Stage Beauty

Duration: 1 hour, 46 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 16^th Mar 2008, 22:20 on BBC One North WestLatest broadcast: Sun 16^th Mar 2008, 23:20 on BBC One Scotland

Comedy set in the 17th century about a male actor of female roles whose world is thrown into turmoil when his female dresser usurps him as the star. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Richard Eyre
Ned Kynaston:: Billy Crudup
Maria Hughes:: Claire Danes
King Charles II:: Rupert Everett
Thomas Betterton:: Tom Wilkinson
George Villiers II:: Ben Chaplin
Samuel Pepys:: Hugh Bonneville
Sir Charles Sedley:: Richard Griffiths
Sir Edward Hyde:: Edward Fox
Nell Gwynn:: Zoe Tapper

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Films

Bergerac

Series 2

Episode 6: Fall of a Birdman

Duration: 48 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 13^th Feb 1983, 21:10 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Tue 20^th Oct 2015, 13:10 on BBC Two HD

Police drama series set in Jersey. Death interrupts the filming of a TV commercial. For Bergerac the problem is - did the stuntman fall, or was he pushed?

Contributors

Jim Bergerac:: John Nettles
Charlie Hungerford:: Terence Alexander
Marianne:: Celia Imrie
Jean-Pierre:: Richard Griffiths
Verrian:: Philip Stone
Roscoe:: Donald Sumpter
Crozier:: Sean Arnold
Charlotte:: Annette Badland
Diamante Lil:: Mela White
Dr LeJeune:: Jonathan Adams
Anne Verrian:: Heather Canning
Kendrick:: Dave Hill
Maria:: Ann Coombs
Challis:: Tom Mennard
Director:: Ben Bolt
Producer:: Robert Banks Stewart
Writer:: Paul Wheeler
Actor:: Deborah Grant
Actor:: Cecile Paoli

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Bergerac

Series

Bergerac: Series 2

The Vicar of Dibley

Series 3

Episode 3: Spring

The Vicar of Dibley: Series 3

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 27^th Dec 1999, 21:00 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Sat 7^th Mar 2009, 21:50 on BBC One Yorkshire

Ecclesiastical sitcom. The Bishop of Mulberry is to officiate at the christening of Alice and Hugo's baby, and the preparations prompt David to make a surprise proposal. Show more

Contributors

Geraldine Granger:: Dawn French
David Horton:: Gary Waldhorn
Hugo Horton:: James Fleet
Alice Tinker:: Emma Chambers
Frank Pickle:: John Bluthal
Jim Trott:: Trevor Peacock
Owen Newitt:: Roger Lloyd Pack
Bishop of Mulberry:: Richard Griffiths
Miss Carr:: Nina Wadia
Pianist:: Les Pearson
Cellist:: Melissa Phelps
Himself:: Sean Bean
Director:: Gareth Carrivick
Producer:: Margot Gavan Duffy
Producer:: Jon Plowman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

The Vicar of Dibley

Series

Vatel

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 30^th Nov 2008, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 5^th Jul 2010, 01:10 on BBC Two England

A prince invites King Louis XIV to his country chateau for a three-day feast. The lavish festivities are capably overseen by the prince's steward Vatel (Gerard Depardieu). Show more

Contributors

Francois Vatel:: Gerard Depardieu
Director:: Roland Joffe
Anne de Montausier:: Uma Thurman
Marquis de Lauzun:: Tim Roth
Gourville:: Timothy Spall
Prince de Conde:: Julian Glover
Louis XIV:: Julian Sands
Philippe d'Orleans:: Murray Lachlan Young
Colbert:: Hywel Bennett
Dr Bourdelot:: Richard Griffiths
Writer:: Jeanne Labrune
Writer:: Tom Stoppard

Genres

DramaHistorical

Formats

Films

Private Peaceful

Duration: 1 hour, 32 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 24^th Jan 2016, 23:30 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 11^th Nov 2017, 23:25 on BBC Two England

Wartime drama. Two rural brothers' boisterous bond becomes tested when they are called up to fight in the First World War. Show more

Contributors

Charlie Peaceful:: Jack O'Connell
Tommo Peaceful:: George MacKay
The Colonel:: Richard Griffiths
Sergeant Hanley:: John Lynch
Grandma Wolf:: Frances de la Tour
Hazel Peaceful:: Maxine Peake
Molly Monks:: Alexandra Roach
Young Charlie:: Hero Fiennes-Tiffin
Young Tommo:: Samuel Bottomley
Recruiting Sergeant:: Anthony Flanagan
General Haig:: David Yelland
Big Joe Peaceful:: Kyle Summercorn
Director:: Pat O'Connor

Genres

DramaWar & Disaster

Formats

Films

The History Boys

Duration: 1 hour, 47 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 28^th Dec 2007, 21:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Thu 2^nd May 2024, 22:50 on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

Film adaptation of Alan Bennett's acclaimed stage play, starring Richard Griffiths. Eight history pupils apply to Oxbridge, but they are caught in a clash of education styles. Show more

Contributors

Crowther:: Samuel Anderson
Timms:: James Corden
Irwin:: Stephen Campbell Moore
Hector:: Richard Griffiths
Mrs Lintott:: Frances de la Tour
Posner:: Samuel Barnett
Rudge:: Russell Tovey
Dakin:: Dominic Cooper
Scripps:: Jamie Parker
Akhtar:: Sacha Dhawan
Lockwood:: Andrew Knott
The Headmaster:: Clive Merrison
Mrs Bibby:: Penelope Wilton
Wilkes:: Adrian Scarborough
Fiona:: Georgia Taylor
Writer:: Alan Bennett
Director:: Nicholas Hytner
Producer:: Nicholas Hytner
Producer:: Damian Jones
Producer:: Kevin Loader

Genres

Drama

Formats

Films

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 22^nd Dec 2007, 21:25 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 24^th Aug 2014, 23:30 on BBC Two England

Adaptation of Douglas Adams's cult sci-fi comedy novel. Escaping the Earth's destruction, Arthur (Martin Freeman) embarks on a galactic journey in search of the meaning of life. Show more

Contributors

The Whale (voice):: Bill Bailey
Arthur Dent:: Martin Freeman
Narrator/The Guide (voice):: Stephen Fry
Zaphod Beeblebrox:: Sam Rockwell
Ford Prefect:: Mos Def
Trillian:: Zooey Deschanel
Humma Kavula:: John Malkovich
Questular Rontok:: Anna Chancellor
Jeltz (voice):: Richard Griffiths
Fook:: Dominique Jackson
Ghostly Image:: Simon Jones
Marvin (voice):: Alan Rickman
Producer:: Gary Barber
Producer:: Roger Birnbaum
Producer:: Jonathan Glickman
Producer:: Nick Goldsmith
Director:: Garth Jennings
Writer:: Douglas Adams
Writer:: Karey Kirkpatrick

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Formats

Films

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Tertiary Phase

Fit The Fourteenth

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 28^th Sep 2004, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 3^rd May 2020, 00:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Arthur and Ford arrive home in time for tea. Starring William Franklyn. From September 2004. Show more

Contributors

The Book:: William Franklyn
Slartibartfast:: Richard Griffiths
Krikkit Robots:: Dominic Hawksley
Arthur:: Simon Jones
Wowbagger:: Toby Longworth
Ford Prefect:: Geoffrey McGivern
Marvin:: Stephen Moore
Zem:: Andy Taylor
Himself:: Henry Blofeld
Himself:: Fred Trueman
Writer:: Douglas Adams
Adaptor:: Dirk Maggs
Composer:: Paul Wickens
Producer:: Helen Chattwell
Producer:: Bruce Hyman
Producer:: Dirk Maggs

Genres

Brand

Series

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Tertiary Phase

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Tertiary Phase

Fit The Fifteenth

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 5^th Oct 2004, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th May 2020, 00:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Slartibartfast informs Arthur and Ford about the true purpose of the homicidal Krikkit robots. Starring Simon Jones. From October 2004. Show more

Contributors

The Book:: William Franklyn
Robot Waiter:: Roger Gregg
Slartibartfast:: Richard Griffiths
Wikkit Voice:: Dominic Hawksley
Arthur:: Simon Jones
Ford Prefect:: Geoffrey McGivern
Krikkit Man:: Philip Pope
Krikkit Man:: Michael Fenton Stevens
Zaphod Beeblebrox:: Mark Wing-Davey
Himself:: Henry Blofeld
Himself:: Fred Trueman
Writer:: Douglas Adams
Adaptor:: Dirk Maggs
Composer:: Paul Wickens
Producer:: Helen Chattwell
Producer:: Bruce Hyman
Producer:: Dirk Maggs

Genres

Brand

Series

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Tertiary Phase

Desert Island Discs

Richard Griffiths

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 8^th Jan 2006, 11:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 13^th Jan 2006, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Listen now

Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Richard Griffiths. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest:: Richard Griffiths

Genres

Brand

Desert Island Discs

Gandhi

Duration: 3 hours, 11 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 18^th Aug 2007, 13:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sat 18^th Aug 2007, 13:35 on BBC Two Scotland

The celebrated blockbuster recounting the life of Mohandas K Gandhi, who started out as a lawyer and rose to become the leader of the Indian independence movement. Show more

Contributors

Mahatma Gandhi:: Ben Kingsley
Margaret Bourke-White:: Candice Bergen
General Dyer:: Edward Fox
Lord Irwin:: John Gielgud
Judge Broomfield:: Trevor Howard
The Viceroy:: John Mills
Walker:: Martin Sheen
Director:: Richard Attenborough
Charlie Andrews:: Ian Charleson
General Smuts:: Athol Fugard
Sardar Patel:: Saeed Jaffrey
Mirabehn:: Geraldine James
Khan:: Amrish Puri
Pandit Nehru:: Roshan Seth
Senior Police Officer:: Ian Bannen
Collins:: Richard Griffiths
Kinnoch:: Nigel Hawthorne
GOC:: Bernard Hepton
Sir George Hodge:: Michael Hordern
Nahari:: Om Puri
Sir Edward Gait:: Richard Vernon
Commentator:: Shane Rimmer
European Passenger:: Peter Cartwright
Police Sergeant:: Ken Hutchison
Colin:: Daniel Day-Lewis
Manager of the Mine:: John Savident
Writer:: John Briley
Composer:: Ravi Shankar
Director of photography:: Ronnie Taylor
Director of photography:: Billy Williams

Genres

DramaBiographical

Formats

Films

Bleak House

Episode 2

BBC Four

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 7^th Sep 2007, 20:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 23^rd Sep 2009, 18:30 on BBC HD

Available for years

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Despite his grim discovery, Tulkinghorn remains undeterred from his ruthless inquiry into Lady Dedlock's past. Show more

Contributors

Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Krook:: Johnny Vegas
Nemo:: John Lynch
Jo:: Harry Eden
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
Richard Carston:: Patrick Kennedy
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Harold Skimpole:: Nathaniel Parker
Allan Woodcourt:: Richard Harrington
Snagsby:: Sean McGinley
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Coroner:: Peter Guinness
Clergyman:: Paul Sirr
Sir Leicester:: Timothy West
Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Mr Kenge:: Alistair McGowan
Mrs Rouncewell:: Anne Reid
Rosa:: Emma Williams
Hortense:: Lilo Baur
Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Boythorn:: Warren Clarke
Mr Bayham Badger:: Richard Griffiths
Mrs Bayham Badger:: Joanna David

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak House

Bleak House

Episode 3

BBC Four

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 10^th Sep 2007, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Thu 24^th Sep 2009, 18:30 on BBC HD

Available for years

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Lady Dedlock puts her reputation at risk when she pays an undercover visit to Nemo's former haunts. Show more

Contributors

Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Richard Carston:: Patrick Kennedy
Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Servant at London lodging:: Emily Jewell
Caddy Jellyby:: Natalie Press
Prince Turveydrop:: Bryan Dick
Old Mr Turveydrop:: Matthew Kelly
Sir Leicester:: Timothy West
Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Jo:: Harry Eden
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Gridley:: Tony Haygarth
Mr Brownlow:: Alistair McGowan
Chancellor:: Ian Richardson
Usher:: Anthony Cozens
Mr Tangle:: Sevan Stephan
Allan Woodcourt:: Richard Harrington
Krook:: Johnny Vegas
Harold Skimpole:: Nathaniel Parker
Landlady:: Amelda Brown
Tom Neckett:: Billy Hill
Charley Neckett:: Katie Angelou
Mr Bayham Badger:: Richard Griffiths
Mrs Badger:: Joanna David
Harriet:: Lisa Hammond

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak House

Ballet Shoes

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 26^th Dec 2007, 20:30 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Mon 29^th Dec 2008, 15:00 on BBC One Yorkshire

Family drama. When their adoptive father vanishes, three young girls are forced to take to the stage. Not all are keen, and they must deal with showbusiness in their own way. Show more

Contributors

Sylvia Brown:: Emilia Fox
Nana:: Victoria Wood
Pauline Fossil:: Emma Watson
Petrova Fossil:: Yasmin Paige
Posy Fossil:: Lucy Boynton
Great Uncle Matthew:: Richard Griffiths
Mr Simpson:: Marc Warren
Writer:: Heidi Thomas
Director:: Sandra Goldbacher
Theo Dane:: Lucy Cohu
Dr Jakes:: Gemma Jones
Dr Smith:: Harriet Walter
Madame Fidolia:: Eileen Atkins
Winifred:: Heather Nicol
Miss Jay:: Mary Stockley
Clara:: Teresa Churcher
Young Sylvia:: Skye Bennett
Sir Donald Houghton:: Peter Bowles
Mr French:: Don Gallagher
Titania:: Emma Darwall-Smith
Cobweb:: Isabella Parriss
Moth:: Jade Longley
Mr Sholsky:: Adrian Lester
Mr Montague:: Tim Wallers
Leopold Neville:: Gresby Nash
Valentin Manoff:: Ebe Sievwright
Featured Dancer:: Ruth Brill
Featured Dancer:: Natasha Mould
Featured Dancer:: Jack Thorpe Baker
Producer:: Piers Wenger

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Blame It on the Bellboy

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 8^th Apr 2008, 00:05 on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: Thu 10^th Apr 2008, 00:00 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Fast-paced farce in which three men with similar names but radically different professions book into a Venice hotel. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Dudley Moore
Director:: Mark Herman
Actor:: Richard Griffiths
Actor:: Patsy Kensit
Actor:: Bronson Pinchot
Actor:: Alison Steadman
Actor:: Bryan Brown
Actor:: Jim Carter
Actor:: Penelope Wilton
Actor:: Andreas Katsulas