Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 279,695 playable programmes from the BBC

Results 1 to 5 of 5 for your search filters
Filter by channel

Fortunes of War

The Balkans: September 1939

Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Drama. War breaks out as newly married Guy and Harriet Pringle set out on a journey across Europe and into the heart of the Balkans, Romania, where an uneasy neutrality reigns.

Contributors

Guy Pringle:
Kenneth Branagh
Harriet Pringle:
Emma Thompson
Prince Yakimov:
Ronald Pickup

Fortunes of War

Romania: January 1940

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

The Pringles arrive in Bucharest. But events take a dark turn after the Iron Guards assassinate the Romanian prime minister. Show more

Contributors

Guy Pringle:
Kenneth Branagh
Harriet Pringle:
Emma Thompson
Prince Yakimov:
Ronald Pickup

Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

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

Farcical yarn about a newly married couple who buy a derelict cottage in a vain bid to escape the wife's domineering father. But chaos ensues when they have to enlist his help. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

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

Sci-fi thriller starring MacDonald Carey. Two lovers on the run discover a group of abandoned children, who become their surrogate family. However, the children hide a grim secret. Show more

Contributors

Simon Wells:
Macdonald Carey
Freya Neilson:
Viveca Lindfors
Captain Gregory:
James Villiers
Mr Dingle:
Brian Oulton
Director:
Joseph Losey
Producer:
Anthony Hinds

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

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

Ghost story about two young children asked by ghost children to solve an ancient mystery, requiring them to travel back in time. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Wickens:
Diana Dors
Uncle Bertie:
James Villiers
Lucy Allen:
Lynne Frederick
Jamie Allen:
Garry Miller
Mrs Allen:
Dorothy Alison
Georgie Latimer:
Marc Granger
Mr Claverton:
Erik Chitty
Mr Clutterbug:
Graham Crowden