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Duration: 57 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

4 Extra Debut. Charles Dickens's iconic story of love, revolution and redemption, updated and set in contemporary Aleppo and London. Show more

Contributors

Taghreed:
Fatima Adoum
Jarvis:
Phil Davis
Shwan Dahkurdi:
Khalid Abdalla
Dr Mahmoud:
Nadim Sawalha
Cameraman:
Shiv Grewal
Syrian Protestor:
Ahmed Aziz
Director:
Polly Thomas
Producer:
Gill Parry

Genres

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

Lina embarks on a desperate mission, while, Taghreed's obsessive need for revenge pushes her over the edge. Stars Fatima Adoum. Show more

Duration: 57 minutes

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

Available for 3 months

Lina is reporting from Aleppo when Taghreed confronts her. Back in London, a dark family secret is revealed. Stars Lara Sawalha. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

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

Animation based on Charles Dickens's classic novel. Cold-hearted, penny-pinching Ebeneezer Scrooge is taken on an eye-opening journey by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. Show more

Little Dorrit

Episode 11

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama. Mrs General starts her campaign to woo Mr Dorrit, Fanny turns the full beam of her attention on Sparkler, and Mr Dorrit receives an unwelcome reminder of his past. Show more

Contributors

Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Mrs General:
Pam Ferris
Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Pet Gowan:
Georgia King
Mrs Meagles:
Janine Duvitski
Henry Gowan:
Alex Wyndham
Mr Meagles:
Bill Paterson
Scary Butler:
Nicholas Jones
Mr Merdle:
Anton Lesser
Tite Barnacle:
Robert Hardy
Mrs Merdle:
Amanda Redman
Edmund Sparkler:
Sebastian Armesto
Tip Dorrit:
Arthur Darvill
Frederick Dorrit:
James Fleet
Flintwinch:
Alun Armstrong
Cavalletto:
Jason Thorpe
Mrs Clennam:
Judy Parfitt
Producer:
Lisa Osborne
Director:
Adam Smith

Little Dorrit

Episode 12

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama. Mr Dorrit leaves Amy behind in Venice as he returns to London with newlyweds Fanny and Sparkler, but soon discovers the high life is not all that he had hoped for. Show more

Contributors

Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Edmund Sparkler:
Sebastian Armesto
Scary Butler:
Nicholas Jones
Mr Merdle:
Anton Lesser
Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Daniel Doyce:
Zubin Varla
Cavalletto:
Jason Thorpe
Monsieur Henri:
Stephane Cornicard
Bank Porter:
George Potts
Flora Finching:
Ruth Jones
Mr F's Aunt:
Annette Crosbie
Mrs Plornish:
Rosie Cavaliero
Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mrs General:
Pam Ferris
Frederick Dorrit:
James Fleet
Flintwinch:
Alun Armstrong
Mrs Clennam:
Judy Parfitt
John Chivery:
Russell Tovey
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit Omnibus

Episode 6: Episodes 11 and 12

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Mrs General starts her campaign to woo Mr Dorrit, Fanny turns the full beam of her attention on Sparkler, and Mr Dorrit receives an unwelcome reminder of his past. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Mr Merdle:
Anton Lesser
Flora Finching:
Ruth Jones
Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Mrs General:
Pam Ferris
Pet Gowan:
Georgia King
Mrs Meagles:
Janine Duvitski
Henry Gowan:
Alex Wyndham
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 13

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama. Mr Dorrit returns to Venice a broken man, after a visit to London revives some unwelcome memories, and Arthur warns his mother that she may be in danger from Rigaud. Show more

Contributors

Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mrs General:
Pam Ferris
Frederick Dorrit:
James Fleet
Mrs Merdle:
Amanda Redman
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Edmund Sparkler:
Sebastian Armesto
Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Miss Wade:
Maxine Peake
Tattycoram:
Freema Agyeman
Mr Clennam:
Ian McElhinney
Flintwinch:
Alun Armstrong
Flora Finching:
Ruth Jones
Mrs Clennam:
Judy Parfitt
Mr F's Aunt:
Annette Crosbie
Mr Merdle:
Anton Lesser
Scary Butler:
Nicholas Jones
Bath Attendant:
Stephen Marcus
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 14

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama. Mr Merdle's death and the collapse of Merdle's Bank send shockwaves through London as thousands face financial ruin. Arthur returns to the Marshalsea a prisoner. Show more

Contributors

Mr Merdle:
Anton Lesser
Bath Attendant:
Stephen Marcus
Scary Butler:
Nicholas Jones
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Edmund Sparkler:
Sebastian Armesto
Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Cavalletto:
Jason Thorpe
Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mrs Merdle:
Amanda Redman
Mrs Plornish:
Rosie Cavaliero
John Chivery:
Russell Tovey
Chivery:
Ron Cook
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Plornish:
Jason Watkins
Marshalsea Doctor:
Stuart Nurse
Henry Gowan:
Alex Wyndham
Miss Wade:
Maxine Peake
Tattycoram:
Freema Agyeman
Mrs Clennam:
Judy Parfitt
Flintwinch:
Alun Armstrong
Mr Casby:
John Alderton
Tip Dorrit:
Arthur Darvill
Flora Finching:
Ruth Jones
Daniel Doyce:
Zubin Varla
Mr Meagles:
Bill Paterson
Mrs Meagles:
Janine Duvitski
Maggy:
Eve Myles
Mr F's Aunt:
Annette Crosbie
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit Omnibus

Episode 7: Episodes 13 and 14

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Costume drama. Mr Dorrit returns to Venice a broken man after a London trip revives unwelcome memories. The collapse of Mr Merdle's bank sends shockwaves through the country. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mrs Clennam:
Judy Parfitt
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Mrs General:
Pam Ferris
Frederick Dorrit:
James Fleet
Mrs Merdle:
Amanda Redman
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Edmund Sparkler:
Sebastian Armesto
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 7

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama. Rigaud introduces himself to the House of Clennam, Arthur is best man at Pet's marriage to Henry Gowan, and Pancks concludes his investigation. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Flintwinch:
Alun Armstrong
Mrs Clennam:
Judy Parfitt
Frederick Dorrit:
James Fleet
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 8

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama based on the Dickens novel. Mr Dorrit is released from prison after more than twenty years, and takes his family abroad to reinvent themselves as members of society. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Miss Wade:
Maxine Peake
Pet Meagles:
Georgia King
Henry Gowan:
Alex Wyndham
Tip Dorrit:
Arthur Darvill
Frederick Dorrit:
James Fleet
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 9

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama based on the Dickens novel. The Dorrits arrive in Venice, and Fanny renews an old acquaintance with Edmund Sparkler and his redoubtable mother Mrs Merdle. Show more

Contributors

Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Maggy:
Eve Myles
Mrs Plornish:
Rosie Cavaliero
Cavalletto:
Jason Thorpe
Mrs General:
Pam Ferris
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 10

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama. Fanny has stolen the heart of Edmund Sparkler, whose mother is determined to separate them, while Arthur becomes worried when he sees Rigaud at his mother's house. Show more

Contributors

Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Mrs General:
Pam Ferris
Edmund Sparkler:
Sebastian Armesto
Mrs Merdle:
Amanda Redman
Mr Merdle:
Anton Lesser
Scary Butler:
Nicholas Jones
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit Omnibus

Episode 5: Episodes 9 and 10

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Costume drama based on the Charles Dickens novel. The Dorrits arrive in Venice, and Fanny renews an old acquaintance with Edmund Sparkler and his mother, Mrs Merdle.

Contributors

Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Maggy:
Eve Myles
Mrs Plornish:
Rosie Cavaliero
Cavalletto:
Jason Thorpe
Plornish:
Jason Watkins
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

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

Adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel starring Charlie Hunnam. Nicholas Nickleby and his family enjoy a comfortable life, until his father dies and the family is left penniless. Show more

Contributors

Nicholas Nickleby:
Charlie Hunnam
Wackford Squeers:
Jim Broadbent
Kate Nickleby:
Romola Garai
Newman Noggs:
Tom Courtenay
Ralph Nickleby:
Christopher Plummer
Madeline Bray:
Anne Hathaway
Mrs Squeers:
Juliet Stevenson
Sir Mulberry Hawk:
Edward Fox
Vincent Crummles:
Nathan Lane
Mrs Crummles / Mr Leadville:
Barry Humphries
Mr Folair:
Alan Cumming
Charles Cheeryble:
Timothy Spall

Doctors

Series 18

Episode 125: A Christmas Carol

Duration: 32 minutes

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

Scrooge grumbles about Christmas, but will visits from some spectres convince him that it is actually a good thing?

Contributors

Dr Al Haskey:
Ian Midlane
Dr Heston Carter:
Owen Brenman
Ruhma Hanif:
Bharti Patel
Dr Zara Carmichael:
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
Dr Jimmi Clay:
Adrian Lewis Morgan
Dr Daniel Granger:
Matthew Chambers
Dr Sid Vere:
Ashley Rice
Mrs Tembe:
Lorna Laidlaw
Valerie Pitman:
Sarah Moyle
Joe Granger-Carmichael:
Roman Law
Executive Producer:
Mike Hobson

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. An encounter on the Dover Road, and a message. Stars Robert Lindsay. Show more

Contributors

Adaptor:
Mike Walker
Charles Dickens:
Robert Lindsay
Jarvis Lorry:
Jonathan Coy
Miss Pross:
Alison Steadman
Lucie Manette:
Lydia Wilson
Dr Alexandre Manette:
Karl Johnson
Charles Darnay:
Andrew Scott
Ernest Defarge:
James Lailey
Therese Defarge:
Tracy Wiles
Gaspard:
Simon Bubb
Jerry Cruncher:
Carl Prekopp
Composer:
Lennert Busch

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

News of a courtship is exchanged in a Paris wine shop, while in London there is promise of a wedding. Stars Alison Steadman. Show more

Contributors

Adaptor:
Mike Walker
Charles Dickens:
Robert Lindsay
Jarvis Lorry:
Jonathan Coy
Miss Pross:
Alison Steadman
Dr Alexandre Manette:
Karl Johnson
Lucie Manette:
Lydia Wilson
Charles Darnay:
Andrew Scott
Sydney Carton:
Paul Ready
Ernest Defarge:
James Lailey
Therese Defarge:
Tracy Wiles
Jerry Cruncher:
Carl Prekopp
Natty Cruncher:
Daniel Cooper
Prison Warder:
Simon Bubb

Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities

5. The Substance and the Shadow

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

In Paris, Charles Darnay has been released. But his freedom is short-lived. Stars Robert Lindsay, Andrew Scott and Paul Ready. Show more

Contributors

Charles Dickens:
Robert Lindsay
Jarvis Lorry:
Jonathan Coy
Miss Pross:
Alison Steadman
Dr Alexandre Manette:
Karl Johnson
Lucie Manette:
Lydia Wilson
Charles Darnay:
Andrew Scott
Sydney Carton:
Paul Ready
Therese Defarge:
Tracy Wiles
Jerry Cruncher:
Carl Prekopp
Court President:
Paul Moriarty
Young Manette:
Christopher Webster
Young Evremonde:
Adam Billington
Adaptor:
Mike Walker