Programme Index

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 31^st Oct 2006, 21:00 on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: Wed 29^th Jul 2009, 00:00 on BBC HD

Drama series about a supermarket manager who becomes prime minister. The country rebels against Ros when she introduces a one-day-a-week car ban. Emily moves back to No 10.

Contributors

Ros Pritchard:: Jane Horrocks
Ian Pritchard:: Steven Mackintosh
Miranda Lennox:: Jodhi May
Catherine Walker:: Janet McTeer
Hilary Rees-Benson:: Geraldine James
Sir Richard Leavis:: Jonathan Aris
Dorothy Crowther:: Selina Cadell
Ben Sixsmith:: Tom Mison
Meg Bayliss:: Sally Phillips
Liz Shannon:: Meera Syal
Beverley Clarke:: Siobhan Finneran
Emily Pritchard:: Carey Mulligan
Georgina Pritchard:: Jemma McKenzie-Brown
Kitty Porter:: Frances Tomelty
Paul Critchley:: Robert Portal
Nina Morgan:: Sylvestra Le Touzel
Assistant:: Rebekah Staton
Reporter:: Fred Perry
Himself:: Simon McCoy
Himself:: John Humphrys
Herself:: Sarah Montague
Egg Pelter Woman:: Tara Ellis
Man 1:: Harry Miller
Highbury Woman:: Catherine Kanter
Bloke 1:: Ged Forrest
Writer:: Sally Wainwright
Producer:: Alison Jackson
Director:: Catherine Morshead

Genres

DramaPolitical

Series

The Genius of Marie Curie - The Woman Who Lit up the World

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 3^rd May 2013, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 7^th Mar 2021, 23:45 on BBC Four

Multi-layered documentary revealing the human story of Marie Curie, whose pioneering research on radioactivity made her the world's most famous female scientist. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Gideon Bradshaw
Director:: Gideon Bradshaw
Presenter:: David Malone
Presenter:: Geraldine James
Executive Producer:: Marcus Herbert
Executive Producer:: Jonathan Renouf
Participant:: Julie Des Jardins
Participant:: Patricia Fara
Participant:: Malgorzata Sobieszczak-Marciniak
Participant:: Renaud Huynh
Participant:: Andrea Sella
Participant:: Helene Langevin-Joliot
Participant:: Helena Pycior
Participant:: Jean-Luc Pasquier
Participant:: Tereza Kaczorowska

Genres

Formats

Documentaries

The Guinea Pig Club

BBC Four

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 29^th Jul 2009, 22:20 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Apr 2010, 23:50 on BBC Four

Geraldine James narrates a documentary about the Guinea Pig Club, a drinking club whose members were former WWII pilots who cheated death and had a disfigurement to prove it. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Geraldine James
Director:: Karen Kelly

Genres

Formats

Documentaries

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 1^st Jul 2006, 20:00 on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: Tue 21^st Dec 2010, 20:30 on BBC Four

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson have to confront the forces of evil on Dartmoor when they are called in to investigate the death of Sir Charles Baskerville. Show more

Contributors

Sherlock Holmes:: Richard Roxburgh
Dr John Watson:: Ian Hart
Stapleton:: Richard E Grant
Henry Baskerville:: Matt Day
Mrs Stapleton:: Neve McIntosh
Dr Mortimer:: John Nettles
Mrs Mortimer:: Geraldine James
Barrymore:: Ron Cook
Mrs Barrymore:: Liza Tarbuck
Inspector Lestrade:: Danny Webb
Clayton:: Richard Hawley

Genres

DramaCrime

Formats

Films

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

Episode 2

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 1^st Jul 2009, 00:00 on BBC HD

Drama series about a supermarket manager who stands for election as PM. Ros's first few days in office are a whirlwind of meetings which leave her family feeling neglected.

Contributors

Ros Pritchard:: Jane Horrocks
Ian Pritchard:: Steven Mackintosh
Miranda Lennox:: Jodhi May
Catherine Walker:: Janet McTeer
Emily Pritchard:: Carey Mulligan
Georgina Pritchard:: Jemma McKenzie-Brown
Hilary Rees-Benson:: Geraldine James
Dorothy Crowther:: Selina Cadell
Beverley Clarke:: Siobhan Finneran
Liz Shannon:: Meera Syal
Producer:: Alison Jackson

Genres

DramaPolitical

Series

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

Episode 3

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 17^th Oct 2006, 21:00 on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: Wed 15^th Jul 2009, 00:30 on BBC HD

Drama series about a supermarket manager who becomes the prime minister. Ros decides to sell off Westminster and set up parliament in Bradford. Georgina gets a boyfriend.

Contributors

Ros Pritchard:: Jane Horrocks
Ian Pritchard:: Steven Mackintosh
Miranda Lennox:: Jodhi May
Catherine Walker:: Janet McTeer
Hilary Rees-Benson:: Geraldine James
Dorothy Crowther:: Selina Cadell
Sir Richard Leavis:: Jonathan Aris
Ben Sixsmith:: Tom Mison
Emily Pritchard:: Carey Mulligan
Georgina Pritchard:: Jemma McKenzie-Brown
Producer:: Alison Jackson

Genres

DramaPolitical

Series

Little Monster

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 11^th Jun 2013, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 4^th Dec 2022, 22:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Are Nick and Karen brave enough to leave baby Benjy on their first night out since he was born? Stars Rufus Jones. From 2013. Show more

Contributors

Karen:: Sarah Hadland
Nick:: Rufus Jones
Benjy:: Cariad Lloyd
Val:: Geraldine James
Sammy:: Bridget Christie
Nina:: Hannah Wood
Receptionist:: Hannah Wood
Security Guard:: Gerard Foster
Producer:: Ed Morrish
Writer:: Gerard Foster

Genres

Little Britain USA

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 7^th Nov 2008, 21:30 on BBC One Channel IslandsLatest broadcast: Sat 12^th Dec 2009, 01:40 on BBC Three

Matt Lucas and David Walliams' American odyssey sees Vicky Pollard lying in hospital after an accident, and foul-mouthed child Ellie Grace being accompanied to her first sleepover. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: David Walliams
Actor:: Matt Lucas
Voice of Little Britain:: Tom Baker
American President:: Harry Lennix
Guest star:: Geraldine James
Guest star:: Matt Malloy
Guest star:: Nancy Lenehan

Genres

ComedySketch

Series

Little Britain USA

Little Britain USA

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 10^th Oct 2008, 21:00 on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: Sat 28^th Nov 2009, 01:10 on BBC Three

Matt Lucas and David Walliams take their comic creations to the US. Vicky Pollard, thrown out of Disneyland, arrives at boot camp in Utah, and Bubbles takes a cruise to Rio. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: David Walliams
Actor:: Matt Lucas
Voice of Little Britain:: Tom Baker
American President:: Harry Lennix
Bitty mother:: Geraldine James
Guest star:: Vivica A Fox
Guest star:: Matt Malloy
Guest star:: Nancy Lenehan

Genres

ComedySketch

Series

Little Britain USA

Little Britain USA

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 11^th Oct 2008, 22:40 on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 5^th Dec 2009, 00:50 on BBC Three

Matt Lucas and David Walliams continue their American odyssey, with Sebastian getting jealous over the 'special relationship' between the French and American Presidents. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: David Walliams
Actor:: Matt Lucas
Voice of Little Britain:: Tom Baker
American President:: Harry Lennix
Bitty mother:: Geraldine James
Guest star:: Paul Rudd
Guest star:: Matt Malloy
Guest star:: Nancy Lenehan

Genres

ComedySketch

Series

Little Britain USA

Natural World

2006-2007

Buddha, Bees and the Giant Hornet Queen

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 29^th Apr 2007, 18:10 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 6^th Apr 2009, 01:50 on BBC Four

Film tracing the life of the Giant Japanese Hornet, one of the deadliest insects on earth. A queen builds a colony in an old temple garden. Show more

Calendar Girls

Duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 24^th Dec 2006, 21:30 on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: Sat 22^nd Aug 2015, 22:10 on BBC Two HD

Comedy drama based on the true story of 12 Yorkshire ladies who find a compelling way to raise money for charity: a nude calendar. Stars Helen Mirren and Julie Walters. Show more

Contributors

Chris Harper:: Helen Mirren
Annie Clarke:: Julie Walters
John Clarke:: John Alderton
Cora:: Linda Bassett
Jessie:: Annette Crosbie
Lawrence Sertain:: Philip Glenister
Rod Harper:: Ciaran Hinds
Celia:: Celia Imrie
Marie:: Geraldine James
Ruth Reynoldson:: Penelope Wilton
Eddie Reynoldson:: George Costigan
Richard:: Graham Crowden
Director:: Nigel Cole
Producer:: Nick Barton
Producer:: Suzanne Mackie
Writer:: Tim Firth
Writer:: Juliette Towhidi

Genres

Formats

Films

Movie Connections

Series 2

Episode 8: Calendar Girls

Movie Connections: Series 2

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 25^th Feb 2009, 22:45 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Fri 27^th Feb 2009, 23:40 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Documentary series telling the story of hit British movies. Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie and others discuss the making of 2003 hit Calendar Girls. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Ashley Jensen
Producer:: Brendan O'Hara
Participant:: Helen Mirren
Participant:: Julie Walters
Participant:: Philip Glenister
Participant:: George Costigan
Participant:: Tim Firth
Participant:: Nigel Cole
Participant:: Suzanne Mackie
Participant:: Celia Imrie
Participant:: Geraldine James
Participant:: Juliette Towhidi
Participant:: Steve Clarke-Hall
Participant:: Penelope Wilton

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Brand

Movie Connections

Series

Heist

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 23^rd Apr 2008, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Tue 10^th Aug 2010, 23:00 on BBC Four

Drama based on the true story of a medieval heist. Dick Puddlecote decides to exact revenge by breaking into the vault at Westminster Abbey and stealing all the King's gold. Show more

Contributors

Dick Puddlecote:: Kris Marshall
Joanna the Concubine:: Geraldine James
King Edward:: Donald Sumpter
Adam de Warefield:: Paul Hilton
Will of the Palace:: Tim Plester
John of Newmarket:: Linal Haft
Irish Pete:: Bennett Warden
Producer:: Justin Hardy
Director:: Justin Hardy
Producer:: Susan Horth
Producer:: Lucy Bassnett-McGuire
Writer:: Peter Harness

Genres

DramaHistorical

The Last Enemy

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 2^nd Mar 2008, 21:00 on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: Sun 2^nd Mar 2008, 21:00 on BBC One Scotland

Thriller series. Stephen and Yasim join forces with Russell to find out what killed Nadir, and discover a vaccine factory is linked to the murder of four leading biochemists. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor:: Anamaria Marinca
Actor:: Max Beesley
Actor:: Robert Carlyle
Actor:: Eva Birthistle
Actor:: Geraldine James
Actor:: David Harewood
Actor:: Christopher Fulford
Producer:: Gub Neal

Genres

DramaThriller

Series

The Last Enemy

The Last Enemy

Episode 4

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 9^th Mar 2008, 21:00 on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: Sun 9^th Mar 2008, 22:20 on BBC One Scotland

Stephen and Yasim are reunited with Michael, back from the dead. They agree to help him find the truth about the bad batch of Hepatitis B vaccine, but the police are on their tail. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor:: Anamaria Marinca
Actor:: Max Beesley
Actor:: Robert Carlyle
Actor:: Eva Birthistle
Actor:: Geraldine James
Actor:: David Harewood
Actor:: Christopher Fulford
Producer:: Gub Neal

Genres

DramaThriller

Series

The Last Enemy

The Last Enemy

Episode 5

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 16^th Mar 2008, 21:00 on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: Sun 16^th Mar 2008, 22:20 on BBC One Scotland

Thriller series. After the bomb blast at Brick Lane, Stephen, Yasim and Michael take refuge in the swamp, a place where the new underclass of people with no IDs bed down. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Benedict Cumberbatch
Actor:: Anamaria Marinca
Actor:: Max Beesley
Actor:: Robert Carlyle
Actor:: Eva Birthistle
Actor:: Geraldine James
Actor:: David Harewood
Actor:: Christopher Fulford
Producer:: Gub Neal

Genres

DramaThriller

Series

The Last Enemy

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Series 6

Episode 2: Charles Dance and Geraldine James

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Nov 2016, 19:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Dec 2018, 17:15 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Celebrities hunt for antiques across the UK. Charles Dance and Geraldine James join experts Natasha Raskin and Will Axon on a trip round Wiltshire. Show more

Contributors

Participant:: Charles Dance
Participant:: Geraldine James
Expert:: Natasha Raskin
Expert:: Will Axon
Series Producer:: John Redshaw
Producer:: Ruth Sangster
Executive Producer:: Liam Hamilton

Genres

FactualAntiques

Brand

Series

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Series 6

Alice in Wonderland