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Duration: 2 hours, 18 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

A German intelligence officer attempts to identify the man responsible for two brutal murders in Nazi-occupied Warsaw and Paris - the evidence points to one of three Nazi generals. Show more

Contributors

General Tanz:
Peter O'Toole
Major Grau:
Omar Sharif
Corporal Hartman:
Tom Courtenay
General Kahlenberge:
Donald Pleasence
Inspector Morand:
Philippe Noiret
General von Seidlitz-Gabler:
Charles Gray
Eleanor von Seidlitz-Gabler:
Coral Browne
Colonel Sandauer:
John Gregson
Field Marshal Rommel:
Christopher Plummer
Producer:
Sam Spiegel
Writer:
Paul Dehn

Duration: 2 hours, 44 minutes

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

WWII classic about a mass escape attempt by Allied POWs from a supposedly escape-proof German camp. Their plan to liberate hundreds of prisoners soon runs into difficulties. Show more

Contributors

Director:
John Sturges
Hilts 'The Cooler King':
Steve McQueen
Hendley 'The Scrounger':
James Garner
Bartlett 'Big X':
Richard Attenborough
Danny 'Tunnel King':
Charles Bronson
Sedgwick 'The Manufacturer':
James Coburn
Blythe 'The Forger':
Donald Pleasence
Ramsey 'The SBO':
James Donald
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal':
David McCallum
MacDonald 'Intelligence':
Gordon Jackson
Von Luger 'The Kommandant':
Hannes Messemer
Willie 'Tunnel King':
John Leyton
Ives 'The Mole':
Angus Lennie
Cavendish 'The Surveyor':
Nigel Stock
Werner 'The Ferret':
Robert Graf

Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes

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

Horror sequel in which psychopathic killer 'the Shape' recovers from a coma and terrorises the small town that is home to his orphan niece. Starring Donald Pleasence. Show more

Contributors

Dr Samuel Loomis:
Donald Pleasence
Rachel Corruthers:
Ellie Cornell
Jamie Lloyd:
Danielle Harris
Michael Myers:
George P Wilbur
Dr Hoffman:
Michael Pataki
Sheriff Ben:
Beau Starr
Producer:
Paul Freeman

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

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

Drama. Jimmy Porter is an intelligent but frustrated young man, with a chip on his shoulder about his social status compared with that of his impassive upper-class wife Alison. Show more

Contributors

Jimmy Porter:
Richard Burton
Helena Charles:
Claire Bloom
Alison Porter:
Mary Ure
Ma Tanner:
Edith Evans
Cliff Lewis:
Gary Raymond
Colonel Redfern:
Glen Byam Shaw

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Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

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

Gruesome slasher thriller in which psycho-killer Michael Myers returns yet again. Jamie Lloyd, Myers's niece, gives birth amid a mysterious druid ceremony.

Contributors

Dr Sam Loomis:
Donald Pleasence
Tommy Doyle:
Paul Rudd
Kara Strode:
Marianne Hagan
Dr Terence Wynn:
Mitchell Ryan
Debra Strode:
Kim Darby
John Strode:
Bradford English
Tim Strode:
Keith Bogart
Barry Simms:
Leo Geter
Jamie Lloyd:
JC Brandy
Danny Strode:
Devin Gardner
Director:
Joe Chappelle
Producer:
Paul Freeman
Writer:
Debra Hill

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Horror sequel in which murderous maniac Michael Myers returns to terrorise his victim Laurie Strode as she recovers in hospital. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence. Show more

Contributors

Laurie Strode:
Jamie Lee Curtis
Dr Sam Loomis:
Donald Pleasence
Sheriff Leigh Brackett:
Charles Cyphers
Deputy Gary Hunt:
Hunter Von Leer
Janet Marshall:
Ana Alicia
Producer:
Debra Hill
Writer:
Debra Hill

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

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

Horror starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence. Fifteen years after murdering his sister, Michael Myers escapes from an asylum and returns to the small town of Haddenfield. Show more

Contributors

Laurie Strode:
Jamie Lee Curtis
Dr Sam Loomis:
Donald Pleasence
Annie Brackett:
Nancy Loomis
Lynda van der Klok:
P J Soles
Sheriff Leigh Brackett:
Charles Cyphers
Lindsey Wallace:
Kyle Richards
Michael Myers:
Tony Moran
Producer:
Debra Hill
Writer:
Debra Hill

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Horror. One year on from the events of Halloween 4, killer Michael has returned yet again. He continues his search for his niece, Jamie (Danielle Harris), now in hospital. Show more

Contributors

Dr Sam Loomis:
Donald Pleasence
Jamie Lloyd:
Danielle Harris
Rachel Corruthers:
Ellie Cornell
Sheriff Ben Meeker:
Beau Starr
Tina Williams:
Wendy Kaplan
Dr Hart:
Max Robinson
Producer:
Ramsey Thomas

Miss Marple

A Caribbean Mystery

Duration: 1 hour, 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Mystery with Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth. Miss Marple is sent to recuperate in the lush green tropical paradise of Barbados - but a murderer strikes. Show more

Contributors

Miss Marple:
Joan Hickson
Jason Rafiel:
Donald Pleasence
Tim Kendal:
Adrian Lukis
Molly Kendal:
Sophie Ward
Doctor Grahame:
TP McKenna
Edward Hillingdon:
Michael Feast
Evelyn Hillingdon:
Sheila Ruskin
Major Palgrave:
Frank Middlemass
Lucky Dyson:
Sue Lloyd
Esther Walters:
Barbara Barnes
Jackson:
Stephen Bent
Inspector Weston:
Joseph Mydell
Victoria Johnson:
Valerie Buchanan
Raymond West:
Trevor Bowen
Writer:
TR Bowen

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

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

Historical drama adapted from the BBC TV series. On his deathbed, King Henry VIII (Keith Michell) recalls how he wooed and wed his six wives - and disposed of five of them. Show more

Contributors

Henry VIII:
Keith Michell
Thomas Cromwell:
Donald Pleasence
Anne Boleyn:
Charlotte Rampling
Jane Seymour:
Jane Asher
Katherine of Aragon:
Frances Cuka
Catherine Howard:
Lynne Frederick
Anne of Cleves:
Jenny Bos
Catherine Parr:
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Thomas More:
Michael Goodliffe
Producer:
Roy Baird
Writer:
Ian Thorne
Director:
Waris Hussein

Duration: 3 hours, 4 minutes

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

Sweeping cinematic retelling of the life of Jesus Christ. From his lowly but venerated birth through his adult years roving the Holy Land, Jesus attracts admirers and enemies unlike any man before. Show more

Contributors

Barabbas:
Richard Conte
Mary Magdalene:
Joanna Dunham
Herod Antipas:
Jose Ferrer
John the Baptist:
Charlton Heston
Judas Iscariot:
David McCallum
The Virgin Mary:
Dorothy McGuire
The Dark Hermit:
Donald Pleasence
King Herod:
Claude Rains
Pontius Pilate:
Telly Savalas

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Chiller. An ex-stripper is cursed by a dwarf after she rejects his advances, and gives birth to a satanic infant possessed by the dwarf who wreaks havoc upon those around him. Show more

Contributors

Lucy Carlesi:
Dame Joan Collins
Sister Albana:
Eileen Atkins