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Stella Street

Series 1

Xmas on Stella Street

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Satirical shorts in which Hollywood comes to Surbiton. John Sessions and Phil Cornwell play retired movie stars, trading gossip and favours across the privet hedges as they tackle life in suburbia. Show more

Upstart Crow

Series 1

Episode 4: Love is Not Love

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Comedy about William Shakespeare. Will has completed his final sonnet and senses literary immortality just around the corner. Show more

Contributors

Writer:
Ben Elton
Director:
Matt Lipsey
William Shakespeare:
David Mitchell
Robert Greene:
Mark Heap
Bottom:
Rob Rouse
Anne Hathaway:
Liza Tarbuck
Susanna:
Helen Monks
John Shakespeare:
Harry Enfield
Mary Arden:
Paula Wilcox
Burbage:
Steve Speirs
Kit Marlowe:
Tim Downie
Southampton:
Adam Harley
Lord Inquisitor:
John Sessions

Father Brown

Series 5

Episode 3: The Eve of St John

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Period drama series. Father Brown struggles to promote understanding when a group of pagans are suspected of killing one of their own.

Contributors

Director:
Gary Williams
Executive Producer:
Will Trotter
Director of photography:
Andy Clark
Father Brown:
Mark Williams
Mrs McCarthy:
Sorcha Cusack
Inspector Mallory:
Jack Deam
Lillith Lafitte:
Hara Yannas
Reverend Peter Allsworthy:
Oliver Gilbert
Reverend Adam Gillespie:
John Sessions
Selina Crow:
Sally Dexter
Eugene Bone:
Ken Bones
Dione Moon:
Estella Daniels
Sergeant Goodfellow:
John Burton

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Feature-length comedy inspired by the BBC TV series, a parody of the petty foibles and feuds of celebrity existence. The stars' peace is shattered by criminal boss Vince Crush. Show more

Contributors

Hoffman/Pacino/Pesci/Richard:
John Sessions
Nicholson/Bowie/Jagger/Caine:
Phil Cornwell
Madonna/Cruz/Posh Spice:
Ronni Ancona

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

An adaptation of Shakespeare's play about a Jewish moneylender who seeks to forfeit a literal pound of flesh from his Christian nemesis. Starring Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons.

Contributors

Outnumbered

Series 4

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Sitcom. The Brockman family have some tough decisions to make about work, video games, and who to take to a family funeral. They leave the vicar wishing none of them had gone.

Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Author Deborah Lipstadt and her legal team battle to prove that the Holocaust did take place when Deborah is sued for libel by English author David Irving, a denier. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Mick Jackson
Deborah Lipstadt:
Rachel Weisz
Richard Rampton:
Tom Wilkinson
David Irving:
Timothy Spall
Anthony Julius:
Andrew Scott
James Lisbon:
Jack Lowden
Laura Tyler:
Caren Pistorius
Sir Charles Gray:
Alex Jennings
Vera Reich:
Harriet Walter
Prof. Robert Jan van der Pelt:
Mark Gatiss
Prof. Richard Evans:
John Sessions
Writer:
David Hare

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

History states that Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. This drama uncovers the forgotten team involved in the development and manufacture of the drug. Show more

Contributors

Professor Howard Florey:
Dominic West
Professor Alexander Fleming:
Denis Lawson
Dr Ernst Chain:
Oliver Dimsdale
Norman Heatley:
Joe Armstrong
Dr Edward Mellanby:
John Sessions
Dr Margaret Jennings:
Kate Fleetwood
Dr Arthur Gardener:
Stephen Boxer
Dr Ethel Florey:
Amanda Douge
Charles Fletcher:
Sam Heughan
Cecil Weir:
Ian Lindsay
Paquita Florey:
Ambra Lily Keegan
Albert Alexander:
Jefferson Hall
Mother:
Sarah Ball
Suit One:
Julien Ball
Johnny Cox:
Henry Wood
Mrs Campbell Renton:
Dolly Wells
Journalist No. 2:
Phillip Langhorne
Journalist No. 1:
Andrew McKay
Producer:
Pier Wilkie
Director:
Peter Hoar

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Two-part drama telling the story of the youngest child of George V and Queen Mary, an epileptic with learning difficulties who was unable to take part in public life. Show more

Contributors

George V:
Tom Hollander
Edward VII:
Michael Gambon
Georgie:
Rollo Weeks
Stamfordham:
Bill Nighy
Queen Alexandra:
Bibi Andersson
Asquith:
Frank Finlay
Lloyd George:
Ron Cook
Mr Hansell:
John Sessions
Tsarina Alexandra:
Ingeborga Dapkunaite
Tsar Nicholas:
Ivan Marevich
Dr Hetherington:
Jonathan Coy
Dr Longhurst:
John Rowe
Fine Looking Woman:
Fritha Goodey
Suffragette:
Henrietta Voigts
Young Mary:
Mary Nighy
Violinist:
Martin Wimbush
Producer:
John Chapman

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Concluding part of the historical drama about the epileptic son of George V. The royal families of Europe find their countries plunged into the conflict of the First World War. Show more

Contributors

George V:
Tom Hollander
Stamfordham:
Bill Nighy
Prince George:
Rollo Weeks
Queen Alexandra:
Bibi Andersson
Lloyd George:
Ron Cook
Asquith:
Frank Finlay
Mr Hansell:
John Sessions
Tsarina Alexandra:
Ingeborga Dapkunaite
Callender:
Graham Crowden
Lady Warrinder:
Suzanne Burden
Tsar Nicholas:
Ivan Marevich
Fine Looking Woman:
Fritha Goodey
General:
Neil Stacy
Orderly:
Paul Brennen
Producer:
John Chapman

Just William

Series 1

Episode 4: William Holds the Stage

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on CBBC Channel

Available for years

Children's comedy. William tries to impress tomboy Dorinda in a Shakespeare contest, but Dalrymple gets the part of Hamlet, spurring the Outlaws into action. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Brown:
Rebecca Front
William Brown:
Daniel Roche
Mr Brown:
Daniel Ryan
Mr Wellbecker:
John Sessions
Headmaster:
Denis Lawson
Mr Attwater:
Bruce Mackinnon
Robert Brown:
Harry Melling
Ethel Brown:
Lily James
Dalrymple:
Max Hiller
Dorinda:
Lottie Bell
Narrator:
Martin Jarvis
Producer:
John Chapman
Director:
Paul Seed
Writer:
Simon Nye

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Scripted comedy drama about how the legendary creators of Dad's Army overcame BBC management scepticism, focus groups and cast constipation to get the much-loved show to air. Show more

Contributors

Gilda Perry:
Sarah Alexander
Bud Flanagan:
Roy Hudd
James Beck:
Kevin Bishop
Clive Dunn:
Mark Heap
Michael Mills:
Harry Peacock
Jimmy Perry:
Paul Ritter
Arthur Lowe:
John Sessions
Sylvia:
Amy Hughes
Bill Pertwee:
Shane Richie
Paul Fox:
Keith Allen
John Le Mesurier:
Julian Sands
Waitress:
Amy O'Dwyer
Ann Croft:
Sally Phillips
Arnold Ridley:
Michael Cochrane
Ian Lavender:
Kieran Hodgson
John Laurie:
Ralph Riach
David Croft:
Richard Dormer
Production Company:
Darlow Smithson Productions
Producer:
Brett Wilson

Drama on 4

Two Pipe Problems

Episode 2: I Love a Lassie

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Sandy is awarded the Freedom of Greenock. He left there at 21 and returns to face threats, a warning and a surprise. Show more

Contributors

Sandy Boyle:
Stanley Baxter
William Parnes:
Richard Briers
Station Assistant:
John Sessions
Train Guard:
Gordon Kennedy
Director:
Marilyn Imrie

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Drama relating the remarkable story of Stephen Hawking's early years as a PHD student at Cambridge, his search for the 'beginning of time' and his struggle against illness. Show more

Contributors

Stephen Hawking:
Benedict Cumberbatch
Fred Hoyle:
Peter Firth
Roger Penrose:
Tom Ward
Jane Wilde:
Lisa Dillon
Dennis Sciama:
John Sessions
Isobel Hawking:
Phoebe Nicholls
Arno Penzias:
Michael Brandon
Bob Wilson:
Tom Hodgkins
Dr John Holloway:
Matthew Marsh
Nurse Susan McClean:
Anastasia Hille
Frank Hawking:
Adam Godley
Jayant Narlikar:
Rohan Siva
George Ellis:
Bertie Carvel
Robert Silkin:
Sebastian Armesto
Martha Guthrie:
Alice Eve
Rosencrantz:
Leon Ockenden
Guildenstern:
Che Cartwright
Lidia Sciama:
Carolina Giammetta
Train Passenger:
Linda Spurrier
Cab Driver:
James Warrior
Producer:
Jessica Pope
Director:
Philip Martin

Doctor Who (2005–2022)

Series 8

Episode 8: Mummy on the Orient Express

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

Sci-fi drama. On the most beautiful train in history, speeding among the stars of the future, a deadly creature is stalking the passengers. Show more

Sherlock

Series 1

Episode 3: The Great Game

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Three HD

Available for years

Contemporary crime drama. Five deadly puzzles. A deranged bomber. A battle of wits ensues between Sherlock and the shadowy stranger who seems to know all the answers. Show more

Contributors

Sherlock Holmes:
Benedict Cumberbatch
Dr John Watson:
Martin Freeman
DI Lestrade:
Rupert Graves
Mrs Hudson:
Una Stubbs
Molly Hooper:
Louise Brealey
Sgt Sally Donovan:
Vinette Robinson
Kenny Prince:
John Sessions
Miss Wenceslas:
Haydn Gwynne
Director:
Paul McGuigan
Producer:
Sue Vertue
Executive Producer:
Steven Moffat
Executive Producer:
Mark Gatiss

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on CBBC Channel

Family fantasy based on E Nesbit's classic tale. During the First World War, five evacuee children find a sand fairy (voiced by Eddie Izzard) on a deserted beach. Show more

Oliver Twist

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Drama adaptation of Charles Dickens's much-loved tale of a young orphan boy. Having endured a miserable and brutal childhood, Oliver escapes to a seductive world in London. Show more

Contributors

Oliver Twist:
William Miller
The Artful Dodger:
Adam Arnold
Bill Sikes:
Tom Hardy
Mr Sowerbury:
John Sessions
Mr Brownlow:
Edward Fox
Director:
Coky Giedroyc
Producer:
Sarah Brown

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. From Dirk Bogarde to Maureen O’Hara via Matthau and Pudsey, John Sessions mixes comedy, history and impressions. From 2018. Show more

Duration: 14 minutes

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

Available for years

From Mel Gibson to Jimmy Nail via O‘Toole and Kerensky. John Sessions mixes comedy, history and impressions. From 2018. Show more