Programme Index

First broadcast: Mon 12^th Oct 2009, 16:30 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Fri 30^th Aug 2013, 17:10 on CBeebies

Sketch show. Rapids Johnson forgets all about giant pandas by taking Rapids Junior to the panto, while Dina Lady celebrates summer with a delicious fruit smoothie. Show more

Motherland

Series 1

Episode 4

BBC Two

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 28^th Nov 2017, 22:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Fri 24^th Sep 2021, 00:45 on BBC Four HD

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Sitcom. While Paul is away, he has the perfect solution to aid Julia: he sends his parents to help. Meanwhile, Amanda has a clear-out and reluctantly gives Liz her old coat. Show more

Contributors

Julia:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Amanda:: Lucy Punch
Liz:: Diane Morgan
Kevin:: Paul Ready
Anne:: Philippa Dunne
Paul:: Oliver Chris
Lolly:: Lolly Adefope
Trevor:: Ross Armstrong
Geoff:: David Calder
Mrs Lamb:: Jackie Clune
Barbara:: Vilma Hollingbery
Flower Man:: Morgan Jones
Waiter:: Nikhil Parmar
Elizabeth:: Penny Ryder
Luke:: Bronson Webb
Writer:: Sharon Horgan
Writer:: Graham Linehan
Writer:: Holly Walsh
Writer:: Helen Linehan
Director:: Juliet May
Producer:: Richard Boden
Executive Producer:: Clelia Mountford
Executive Producer:: Sharon Horgan
Executive Producer:: Richard Boden
Executive Producer:: Graham Linehan
Production Company:: Delightful Industries
Production Company:: Merman Television Ltd

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Motherland

Series

Motherland: Series 1

Motherland

Christmas Special

BBC Two

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 23^rd Dec 2020, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 19^th Dec 2022, 22:40 on BBC One Nightlight

It’s time for Amanda’s festive soiree (dress code: tinsel and tiaras), and nothing says Christmas like evil Santa, Anne’s Christmas cocktails and a ban on dark drinks indoors. Show more

Contributors

Julia:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Amanda:: Lucy Punch
Liz:: Diane Morgan
Kevin:: Paul Ready
Meg:: Tanya Moodie
Anne:: Philippa Dunne
Geoff:: David Calder
Mrs Banbury Hughes:: Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Paul:: Oliver Chris
Marion:: Ellie Haddington
Sam:: Tom Meeten
Elizabeth:: Penny Ryder
Stunt coordinator:: Gary Connery
Stunts:: Maria Hippolyte
Writer:: Sharon Horgan
Writer:: Holly Walsh
Writer:: Helen Serafinowicz
Writer:: Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Executive Producer:: Clelia Mountford
Executive Producer:: Sharon Horgan
Executive Producer:: Holly Walsh
Producer:: Caroline Norris
Director:: Simon Hynd
Production Company:: Merman Television Ltd

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Motherland

Gigglebiz

Series 1

Episode 18

First broadcast: Wed 30^th Sep 2009, 17:35 on CBeebiesLatest broadcast: Wed 2^nd Jul 2014, 16:45 on CBeebies HD

Sketch show. Has Nana Knickerbocker, everyone's favourite pantomime dame, finally found her Prince Charming? Also with the Berito Brothers, Dina Lady and Arthur Sleep. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Justin Fletcher
Actor:: Rod Arthur
Actor:: Chloe Dallow
Actor:: Christopher Driscoll
Actor:: Kate Dyson
Actor:: Darren Hart
Actor:: Kassius Johnson
Actor:: Steven Kynman
Actor:: Scarlett Murphy
Actor:: Penny Ryder
Actor:: Richard Sutton
Producer:: Michael Towner
Director:: Michael Towner
Writer:: Dominic MacDonald
Writer:: Mark Robertson
Writer:: Tracey Hammett
Writer:: John Warburton
Writer:: James Cary
Writer:: Katie Simmons

Genres

Children'sEntertainment & Comedy

Brand

Series

Gigglebiz

Series 1

Episode 3

First broadcast: Wed 9^th Sep 2009, 17:35 on CBeebiesLatest broadcast: Sat 18^th Jul 2015, 11:25 on CBeebies HD

Sketch show. Featuring Anna Conda, an unusual reptiles expert, irrepressible and inquisitive wanderer Humphrey and Arthur Sleep, everyone's favourite punning newsreader. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Justin Fletcher
Actor:: Chizzy Akudolu
Actor:: Darren Hart
Actor:: Penny Ryder
Producer:: Michael Towner
Director:: Jack Jameson
Writer:: Justin Fletcher
Writer:: Mark Robertson
Writer:: Feri Tezcan
Writer:: Jamie Wilson

Genres

Children'sEntertainment & Comedy

Brand

Series

Gigglebiz

Series 1

Episode 8

First broadcast: Wed 16^th Sep 2009, 17:35 on CBeebiesLatest broadcast: Wed 18^th Jun 2014, 16:45 on CBeebies HD

Sketch show. Captain Adorable comes to the rescue of two young diners in a culinary pickle, while the glamorous newshound Gail Force reports on an exciting sporting event. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Justin Fletcher
Actor:: Chizzy Akudolu
Actor:: Rod Arthur
Actor:: Chloe Dallow
Actor:: Christopher Driscoll
Actor:: Darren Hart
Actor:: Ian Kirby
Actor:: Simon Ludders
Actor:: Penny Ryder
Actor:: Richard Sutton
Producer:: Michael Towner
Director:: Jack Jameson
Writer:: Dominic MacDonald
Writer:: James Cary
Writer:: Matthew Lyons
Writer:: Simon Davies
Writer:: Feri Tezcan
Writer:: Jamie Wilson
Writer:: Patrick Gilmore
Writer:: Mike James

Genres

Children'sEntertainment & Comedy

Brand

Series

The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses

The Hollow Crown

The Wars of the Roses

Episode 3: Richard III

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 8 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Sat 21^st May 2016, 21:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 18^th Nov 2023, 22:40 on BBC Four HD

Available for 21 days

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Screen adaptations of Shakespeare plays. In his quest for the crown, Richard plans the murder of his brother George. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Rupert Ryle-Hodges
Author:: William Shakespeare
Director:: Dominic Cooke
Adaptor:: Ben Power
Richard III:: Benedict Cumberbatch
Buckingham:: Ben Daniels
Cecily:: Judi Dench
Hastings:: James Fleet
Anne:: Phoebe Fox
Queen Elizabeth:: Keeley Hawes
Exeter:: Anton Lesser
Margaret:: Sophie Okonedo
Edward IV:: Geoffrey Streatfield
Henry VI:: Tom Sturridge
Richmond:: Luke Treadaway
George:: Sam Troughton
Murderer II:: Josef Altin
Prince Richard:: Isaac Andrews
Catesby:: Paul Bazely
Murderer I:: Geoff Bell
Mayor of London:: Robert Bowman
Bishop of Ely:: Alan David
Ratcliffe:: Keith Dunphy
George Stanley:: Simon Ginty
Ned:: Barney Harris
Blunt:: Ivanno Jeremiah
Princess Elizabeth:: Madison Lygo
Brackenbury:: John MacKay
Prince Edward:: Caspar Morley
Basset:: Matthew Needham
Messenger:: Jude Owusu
Tyrell:: Gary Powell
Lady-in-Waiting:: Penny Ryder
Torch Bearer:: Sid Sagar
Stanley:: Jo Stone-Fewings
Grey:: Samuel Valentine
Rivers:: Al Weaver
Production Company:: Neal Street Productions

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

The Hollow Crown

Series

Gigglebiz

Series 1

Episode 9

First broadcast: Thu 17^th Sep 2009, 17:35 on CBeebiesLatest broadcast: Thu 19^th Jun 2014, 16:45 on CBeebies HD

Sketch show. Featuring Wiggyville's favourite and most useless superhero Captain Adorable, glamorous newshound Gail Force, DIY Dan, Packed Lunch Pete and the Lost Pirate. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Justin Fletcher
Actor:: Chloe Dallow
Actor:: Kate Dyson
Actor:: Simon Grover
Actor:: Christopher Driscoll
Actor:: Darren Hart
Actor:: Penny Ryder
Producer:: Michael Towner
Director:: Jack Jameson
Writer:: Dominic MacDonald
Writer:: James Cary
Writer:: Mark Robertson
Writer:: Simon Jowett
Writer:: James Shovlin
Writer:: Michael Chappell
Writer:: Robert Butler

Genres

Children'sEntertainment & Comedy

Brand

Series

Gigglebiz

Series 2

Episode 10

First broadcast: Fri 28^th Jan 2011, 17:15 on CBeebiesLatest broadcast: Sun 9^th Jul 2017, 17:05 on CBeebies

Sketch show. Captain Adorable is on the case when two robbers attempt a daring heist, while Farmer Dung and Reggie show off their new scarecrow. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Justin Fletcher
Actor:: Julie Alanah Brighten
Actor:: Jo Collins
Actor:: Wayne Forester
Actor:: Howard Goodall
Actor:: Simon Grover
Actor:: Simon Ludders
Actor:: Darren Hart
Actor:: Penny Ryder
Actor:: Richard Sutton
Producer:: Michael Towner
Executive Producer:: Tony Reed
Participant:: James Cary
Writer:: Robert Butler
Writer:: Michael Chappell
Writer:: Esther Delgado
Writer:: Lee English
Writer:: Mark Evans
Writer:: Paddy Kempshall
Writer:: Adam Redfern
Writer:: Liz Kitchen

Genres

Children'sEntertainment & Comedy

Brand

Series

Gigglebiz: Series 2

Gigglebiz

Series 2

Episode 13

First broadcast: Wed 2^nd Feb 2011, 17:15 on CBeebiesLatest broadcast: Sat 2^nd Sep 2017, 17:05 on CBeebies HD

Sketch show. Featuring glamorous roving reporter Gail Force, who is in the pink during a report on candy floss. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Justin Fletcher
Actor:: Rod Arthur
Actor:: Sebastien Bisdee
Actor:: Julie Alanah Brighten
Actor:: Wayne Forester
Actor:: Simon Grover
Actor:: Darren Hart
Actor:: Simon Ludders
Actor:: Penny Ryder
Producer:: Michael Towner
Executive Producer:: Tony Reed
Participant:: James Cary
Writer:: Michael Chappell
Writer:: Esther Delgado
Writer:: Lee English
Writer:: Jayne Henry
Writer:: Simon Jowett
Writer:: Feri Tezcan
Writer:: John Warburton

Genres

Children'sEntertainment & Comedy

Brand

Series

Gigglebiz: Series 2

Doctors

Series 20

Episode 58: Sandwich

BBC One

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 6^th Feb 2019, 13:45 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Wed 6^th Feb 2019, 13:45 on BBC One Wales HD

Emma advises a woman who is stuck between her overbearing mother and her lazy son, but will she take the advice? Zara and Daniel are at one another's throats. Show more

Contributors

Eileen Maynard:: Penny Ryder
Bev Haverly:: Jane Hogarth
Sean Haverly:: Corey Weekes
Dr Emma Reid:: Dido Miles
Dr Daniel Granger:: Matthew Chambers
Dr Zara Carmichael:: Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
Dr Sid Vere:: Ashley Rice
Ayesha Lee:: Laura Rollins
Mrs Tembe:: Lorna Laidlaw
Karen Hollins:: Jan Pearson
Rob Hollins:: Chris Walker
Becky Clarke:: Ali Bastian
Director:: Kodjo Tsakpo
Producer:: Dawn Coulson-Beckett
Writer:: Carolyn S Jones
Executive Producer:: Mike Hobson

Genres

Brand

Doctors

Series

Doctors: Series 20

Casualty

Series 25

Episode 31: Starting Over

BBC One

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 9^th Apr 2011, 20:20 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 9^th Apr 2011, 20:20 on BBC One Wales

Medical drama. Jay's first shift back looks set to be his last after he attacks a patient, and is love finally in the air for Mads and Lenny?

Contributors

Jay Faldren:: Ben Turner
Lenny Lyons:: Steven Miller
Mads Durrani:: Hasina Haque
Polly Emmerson:: Sophia Di Martino
Adam Trueman:: Tristan Gemmill
Zoe Hanna:: Sunetra Sarker
Tess Bateman:: Suzanne Packer
Kathleen 'Dixie' Dixon:: Jane Hazlegrove
Jeff Collier:: Matt Bardock
Big Mac:: Charles Dale
Noel Garcia:: Tony Marshall
Kirsty Clements:: Lucy Gaskell
Maryam Shakiba:: Souad Faress
Miriam Turner:: Cheryl Campbell
Jack Tanner:: Jonathan Forbes
Olivia Clifford:: Penny Ryder
Hannah Fleet:: Beth Goddard
Karen Peel:: Nicola Cowper
Dr Hilary Oppe:: Helen Lederer
Producer:: Lucy Raffety
Writer:: Tim Price
Director:: Will Sinclair

Genres

DramaMedical

Brand

Casualty

Series

Casualty: Series 25

Doctors

Series 10

Episode 185: First Love Last Love

BBC One

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 19^th Feb 2009, 13:45 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Fri 20^th Feb 2009, 00:30 on BBC HD

Ronnie helps two childhood sweethearts when a shocking secret comes to light, Michelle makes a devastating request of Ruth, and Lisa breaks bad news to Daniel. Show more

Contributors

Ronnie Woodson:: Sean Gleeson
Ted Hopkins:: Roger Sloman
Angie Saywell:: Penny Ryder
Melissa Saywell:: Anna Brecon
Dr Georgina Woodson:: Stirling Gallacher
Dr Heston Carter:: Owen Brenman
Dr Melody Bell:: Elizabeth Bower
Dr Daniel Granger:: Matthew Chambers
Michelle Corrigan:: Donnaleigh Bailey
Vivien March:: Anita Carey
Ruth Pearce:: Selina Chilton
Lisa Torres:: Michelle Lukes
Writer:: Davey Jones
Producer:: Erika Hossington

Genres

Brand

Doctors

Series

Doctors: Series 10

Gigglebiz

Series 1

Episode 14

First broadcast: Thu 24^th Sep 2009, 17:35 on CBeebiesLatest broadcast: Thu 26^th Jun 2014, 16:45 on CBeebies HD

Available for years

Sketch show. Featuring Postie, who is on a mission to deliver an important letter but ends up in a school sports day, Anna Conda, Humphrey, Nana Knickerbocker and others. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Justin Fletcher
Actor:: Chizzy Akudolu
Actor:: Rod Arthur
Actor:: Julie Alanah Brighten
Actor:: Gary Cross
Actor:: Kate Dyson
Actor:: Simon Grover
Actor:: Darren Hart
Actor:: Ian Kirby
Actor:: Simon Ludders
Actor:: Karl Magee
Actor:: Penny Ryder
Producer:: Michael Towner
Director:: Michael Towner
Writer:: Justin Fletcher
Writer:: Simon Jowett
Writer:: Nathaniel Tapley
Writer:: Robbie Sims
Writer:: Paul Sassienie
Writer:: Howard Ricklow
Writer:: Matthew Lyons

Genres

Children'sEntertainment & Comedy

Brand

Series

Gigglebiz

Series 1

Episode 15

First broadcast: Fri 25^th Sep 2009, 17:35 on CBeebiesLatest broadcast: Fri 27^th Jun 2014, 16:45 on CBeebies HD

Available for 10 months

Sketch show. Featuring Packed Lunch Pete, Major Boogie, Anna Conda, King Flannel and introducing Farmer Dung, a jolly farmer and his jolly assistant Reggie. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Justin Fletcher
Actor:: Rod Arthur
Actor:: Julie Alanah Brighten
Actor:: Gary Cross
Actor:: Adrian Edmeades
Actor:: Kate Dyson
Actor:: Simon Grover
Actor:: Darren Hart
Actor:: Karl Magee
Actor:: Scarlett Murphy
Actor:: Penny Ryder
Producer:: Michael Towner
Director:: Michael Towner
Writer:: Justin Fletcher
Writer:: Mark Robertson
Writer:: Robbie Sims
Writer:: James Cary
Writer:: Adam Redfern
Writer:: Paul Sassienie
Writer:: Howard Ricklow
Writer:: John Warburton
Writer:: Helen Keen
Writer:: Miriam Underhill
Writer:: Michael Chappell

Genres

Children'sEntertainment & Comedy

Brand

Series

Gigglebiz

Series 2

Episode 5

First broadcast: Fri 21^st Jan 2011, 17:15 on CBeebiesLatest broadcast: Sat 17^th Jun 2017, 17:05 on CBeebies HD

Sketch show. Featuring Rod and Annette - where, as usual, Annette is blissfully unaware of Rod's latest prize catch, and Rapids Johnson is in search of a rare, musical animal. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Justin Fletcher
Actor:: Kate Alexander
Actor:: Rod Arthur
Actor:: Anita Dobson
Actor:: Wayne Forester
Actor:: Howard Goodall
Actor:: Simon Grover
Actor:: Darren Hart
Actor:: Penny Ryder
Actor:: Richard Sutton
Producer:: Michael Towner
Executive Producer:: Tony Reed
Choreographer:: Adrian Edmeades
Participant:: James Cary
Writer:: Esther Delgado
Writer:: Lee English
Writer:: Mark Evans
Writer:: Mike James
Writer:: Adam Redfern

Genres

Children'sEntertainment & Comedy

Brand

Series

Gigglebiz: Series 2