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Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

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

Comic drama set in a New York house for aspiring actresses, where sparks fly as various tenants vie for a professional break. Show more

Contributors

Terry Randall:
Katharine Hepburn
Gene Maitland:
Ginger Rogers
Tony Powell:
Adolphe Menjou
Linda Shaw:
Gail Patrick
Anne Luther:
Constance Collier
Judy Canfield:
Lucille Ball

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Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

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

Romantic drama starring Katharine Hepburn. A mysterious Gypsy warns the weavers of a Scottish village that the local laird plans to send soldiers to curb them. Show more

Contributors

Gavin:
John Beal
Rob Dow:
Alan Hale
Dr McQueen:
Donald Crisp
Micah Dow:
Billy Watson
Margaret:
Beryl Mercer
Wearyworld:
Andy Clyde
Thammas:
Lumsden Hare
Lord Rintoul:
Frank Conroy
Evalina:
Eily Malyon

Duration: 1 hour, 17 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Single-minded aviatrix Lady Cynthia Darrington comes back down to earth with a bang when she falls in love with a married British politician. Show more

Contributors

Lady Cynthia:
Katharine Hepburn
Christopher Strong:
Colin Clive
Lady Strong:
Billie Burke
Monica Strong:
Helen Chandler
Writer:
Zoe Akins

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Tale of the rise of a stage-struck young woman who leaves her small-town home to go to New York in search of bright lights and big cheques. Show more

Contributors

Eva Lovelace/Ada Love:
Katharine Hepburn
Joseph Sheridan:
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Louis Easton:
Adolphe Menjou
Rita Vernon:
Mary Duncan

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Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

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

Romantic comedy. Carefree Johnny Case (Cary Grant) gets engaged to Julia Seton (Katharine Hepburn) without realising she's a millionaire's daughter. Show more

Contributors

Linda Seton:
Katharine Hepburn
Johnny Case:
Cary Grant
Julia Seton:
Doris Nolan
Ned Seton:
Lew Ayres
Susan Potter:
Jean Dixon
Edward Seton:
Henry Kolker
Laura Cram:
Binnie Barnes
Seton Cram:
Henry Daniell
Director:
George Cukor

Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

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

Sophisticated comedy classic in which a wealthy socialite's wedding plans are thrown into disarray by the arrival of her playboy ex-husband. Show more

Contributors

CK Dexter Haven:
Cary Grant
Macaulay Connor:
James Stewart
Elizabeth Imbrie:
Ruth Hussey
Dinah Lord:
Virginia Weidler
George Kittredge:
John Howard
Uncle Willie:
Roland Young
Seth Lord:
John Halliday
Margaret Lord:
Mary Nash
Sidney Kidd:
Henry Daniell
Director:
George Cukor

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Duration: 1 hour, 57 minutes

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

Historical drama. The headstrong Mary Stuart arrives from France to assume the Scottish throne, but her cousin Queen Elizabeth is afraid she has designs on the English monarchy. Show more

Contributors

Queen Mary Stuart:
Katharine Hepburn
Bothwell:
Fredric March
Elizabeth Tudor:
Florence Eldridge
Leicester:
Gavin Muir
Moray:
Ian Keith
Knox, John:
Moroni Olsen
Randolph:
Ralph Forbes
Throckmorton:
Alan Mowbray
Director:
John Ford

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

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

Vintage social comedy. A young white woman's parents have to do some soul-searching when she gets engaged to a black doctor. Show more

Contributors

Matt Drayton:
Spencer Tracy
John Prentice:
Sidney Poitier
Christina Drayton:
Katharine Hepburn
Joanna 'Joey' Drayton:
Katharine Houghton
Monsignor Ryan:
Cecil Kellaway
Mrs Prentice:
Beah Richards
Mr Prentice:
Roy E Glenn Sr
Hilary St George:
Virginia Christine

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

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

Available for years

Comedy drama starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. A widowed, ne'er-do-well father on the run disguises his daughter as a boy to escape the law. Show more

Contributors

Sylvia (Sylvester) Scarlett:
Katharine Hepburn
Jimmy Monkley:
Cary Grant
Henry Scarlett:
Edmund Gwenn
Michael Fane:
Brian Aherne
Maudie Tilt:
Dennie Moore
Director:
George Cukor

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Classic comedy about a madcap heiress (Katharine Hepburn) who makes a shambles of an absent-minded palaeontologist's life when she arrives on the scene with her pet leopard. Show more

Contributors

Susan Vance:
Katharine Hepburn
Dr David Huxley:
Cary Grant
Major Horace Applegate:
Charlie Ruggles
Aunt Elizabeth:
May Robson
Mr Gogarty:
Barry Fitzgerald
Dr Fritz Lehman:
Fritz Feld
Constable Slocum:
Walter Catlett
Mrs Lehmann:
Tala Birell
Producer:
Cliff Reid
Director:
Howard Hawks
Producer:
Howard Hawks
Composer:
Roy Webb
Director of photography:
Russell Metty

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Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

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

Classic comedy about sexual equality in which a pair of married lawyers find themselves on opposing sides of a 'crime of passion' case that drives a wedge between them. Show more

Contributors

Adam Bonner:
Spencer Tracy
Director:
George Cukor
Amanda Bonner:
Katharine Hepburn
Kip Lurie:
David Wayne
Beryl Craighn:
Jean Hagen
Grace:
Eve March
Judge Reiser:
Clarence Kolb

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

In WWI, spinster Rose Sayer, persuaded to escape her destroyed Methodist mission by Canadian mechanic Charlie Allnut, comes up with an unlikely plan for revenge. Show more

Contributors

Charlie Allnut:
Humphrey Bogart
Samuel Sayer:
Robert Morley
The Captain:
Peter Bull
Director:
John Huston
Writer:
James Agee
Producer:
Sam Spiegel