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Duration: 50 minutes

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

Available for years

An archaeologist finds a long-lost crown believed to protect the country from invasion. MR James's classic ghost story.

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

An ambitious cleric decides to advance his career by murdering his archdeacon. Soon he is stalked by creatures that seem to spring from the very fabric of his church. Show more

Contributors

Archdeacon Haynes:
Robert Hardy
Dr Black:
Clive Swift
Letitia Hayes:
Thelma Barlow
Librarian:
Will Leighton
Archdeacon Pulteney:
Harold Bennett

The Old Guys

Series 1

Episode 6: The Courtesan

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Roy and Tom both begin visiting Katia, a Soho prostitute, but it threatens to tear their friendship apart. Meanwhile, Amber takes a fancy to Phil, the local vicar. Show more

The Old Guys

Series 1

Episode 4: The Old Flame

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Sitcom about two elderly delinquents. Tom and Roy are devastated when they discover Sally has fallen in love with Mark, an old flame. Meanwhile, Amber and Sally bond. Show more

The Old Guys

Series 1

Episode 2: The Therapist

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Sitcom. Roy is feeling low, so Amber suggests that he starts seeing Ned, her therapist. But things go downhill when Sally meets Ned and there is a mutual attraction. Show more

The Old Guys

Series 1

Episode 3: Marriage

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Sitcom about two elderly delinquents. Roy takes on the mantle of surrogate father and teaches Amber to cycle. Tom discovers that marriage could qualify him for a lump sum. Show more

Cuckoo

Series 2

Episode 4: Funeral

Duration: 26 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for 7 months

Comedy series about a cuckoo in the family nest. When Ken's old professor's dying wish goes wrong, both Dale and Ken turn up at the funeral with issues to settle. Show more

Contributors

Dale Ashbrick:
Taylor Lautner
Ken Thompson:
Greg Davies
Lorna Thompson:
Helen Baxendale
Rachel Thompson:
Esther Smith
Dylan Thompson:
Tyger Drew-Honey
Dr Rafferty:
Clive Swift
Shopkeeper:
Dan Mersh
Chastity:
Alexa Davies
American Lover:
Martin Behrman
Elder Quaker:
Mark Davison
Funeral Man 1:
Alan Thompson
Funeral Woman:
Sarah Finigan
Director:
Ben Taylor
Producer:
Dan Hine
Writer:
Jon Foster

Political Animals

Series 1

Episode 1: Wilberforce

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for years

Chief mouser to the Cabinet Office gives a cat's eye view of life at Number 10 under Mrs. Thatcher. With Clive Swift. From 2012. Show more

Drama on 4

Stephen Wyatt - Strangers on a Film

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. Dramatisation of the famous collaboration between Raymond Chandler and Alfred Hitchcock on Strangers on a Train. With Patrick Stewart and Clive Swift. Show more

Contributors

Raymond Chandler:
Patrick Stewart
Alfred Hitchcock:
Clive Swift
Director:
Claire Grove

Genres

The Old Guys

Series 2

Episode 4: Builders

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Sitcom. When Sally has builders at her house, she temporarily moves in with Tom and Roy. But will living with Sally be the dream the guys imagined?

Duration: 1 hour, 56 minutes

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

Hitchcock thriller. A troubled man is hardly aware of a serial killer stalking London until a new attack makes him the police's only suspect. Show more

Contributors

Richard Blaney:
Jon Finch
Chief Inspector Oxford:
Alec McCowen
Robert Rusk:
Barry Foster
Hetty Porter:
Billie Whitelaw
Babs Milligan:
Anna Massey
Brenda Blaney:
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Felix Forsythe:
Bernard Cribbins
Mrs Oxford:
Vivien Merchant
Johnny Porter:
Clive Swift
Sergeant Spearman:
Michael Bates
Monica Barling:
Jean Marsh
Mrs Davison:
Madge Ryan
Sir George:
John Boxer
Neville Salt:
George Tovey
Hotel Porter:
Jimmy Gardner

Formats

Comedy Connections

Series 2

Episode 5: Keeping Up Appearances

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

The series charting the history of some of the best British comedy shows looks at the sitcom about middle-class, social-climbing housewife Hyacinth Bucket. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Julia Sawalha
Participant:
Roy Clarke
Participant:
Harold Snoad
Participant:
Clive Swift
Participant:
Patricia Routledge
Participant:
Josephine Tewson
Participant:
David Griffin
Participant:
Judy Cornwall
Series Producer:
Toby Stevens

The Old Guys

Series 2

Episode 2: Triple Date

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Sitcom about two elderly delinquents. With Sally away on a spa break, Tom and Roy turn their attentions to Joanna and vie for her affection on a triple date.

Keeping Up Appearances

1995 Christmas Special

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Available for 5 days

Sitcom about a snobbish housewife. Plans to hold a Civil War pageant do not go as Hyacinth anticipated. Could it be remotely connected with the fact that she is organising it?

Keeping Up Appearances

Series 2

Episode 3: The Candlelight Supper

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for 5 days

Sitcom. Hyacinth arranges one of her candlelight suppers, planning to impress Emmet with her singing. However, events soon take a turn for the worse. Show more

Keeping Up Appearances

Series 3

Episode 4: How to Go on Holiday without Really Trying

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for 5 days

Hyacinth makes some very expensive holiday plans before dashing off to fulfil her voluntary church cleaning duties with the Ladies' Guild. Show more

Keeping Up Appearances

Series 3

Episode 6: The Art Exhibition

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for 5 days

When Hyacinth gets passionate about art, Daddy decides to join the Foreign Legion. Meanwhile, Mr Finchley has desires of his own for Rose.

Keeping Up Appearances

Series 2

Episode 9: The Three Piece Suite

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for 5 days

Comedy of social manners. Hyacinth wants her neighbours to see the arrival of her new suite, boasting that it's an exact replica of one at Sandringham House. Show more

Keeping Up Appearances

Series 2

Episode 10: A Picnic for Daddy

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for 5 days

Sitcom about an irrepressible snob. Hyacinth's plan to take Daddy on a picnic backfires when he takes the car, leaving the rest of the family stranded.

Keeping Up Appearances

1994 Christmas Special

Duration: 48 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 5 days

Sitcom. Richard has an unsavoury foot infection. Meanwhile, a desire for a new kitchen gives Hyacinth an opportunity to perform some interesting experiments in the showroom. Show more