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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: 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
Assistant:
Rebekah Staton
Reporter:
Fred Perry
Himself:
Simon McCoy
Egg Pelter Woman:
Tara Ellis
Highbury Woman:
Catherine Kanter
Bloke 1:
Ged Forrest

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Thriller based on the novel The Wheel Spins. A beautiful young socialite faces danger while trying to solve the disappearance of a travelling companion. Show more

Contributors

Max Hare:
Tom Hughes
Miss Froy:
Selina Cadell
Laura Parmiter:
Keeley Hawes
Mr Todhunter:
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Evelyn Floodporter:
Stephanie Cole
Rose Floodporter:
Gemma Jones
Mrs Barnes:
Sandy McDade
Reverend Kenneth Barnes:
Pip Torrens
The Professor:
Alex Jennings
The Baroness:
Benedikte Hansen
Border Guard:
Paolo Antonio
Blonde Woman:
Marta Bolfan Uglien
Ticket Master:
Vilmos Csevernak
Frau Kummer:
Zsuzsa David
Station Porter:
Galko Balazs
Father in Carriage:
Istvan Gyurity
Mother in Carriage:
Zsuzsa Kalmar
Ticket Officer:
Gabor Krausz
Girl in Carriage:
Lili Lakos
Male Nurse:
Andras Lukacs
Customs Officer:
Balazs Mozes
Concierge:
Csaba Zold
Executive Producer:
Anne Pivcevic

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Benjamin Britten’s opera The Turn of the Screw, a chilling tale of a young governess at a country house, where ghostly encounters find her in a battle to save her wards from evil. Show more

Contributors

The Governess:
Rhian Lois
The Prologue and Peter Quint:
Robert Murray
Miss Jessel:
Francesca Chiejina
Conductor:
John Wilson
Director:
Dominic Best
Director:
Selina Cadell
Production Company:
OperaGlass Works

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: 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

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: 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

Duration: 1 hour, 22 minutes

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

Crime comedy. Art curator Harry Deane plans to seek revenge on his tyrannical boss, so he hatches an elaborate plan to con him into buying a fake Monet. Show more

Contributors

Harry Deane:
Colin Firth
PJ Puznowski:
Cameron Diaz
Shabandar:
Alan Rickman
The Major:
Tom Courtenay
Zaidenweber:
Stanley Tucci
Desk Clerk:
Pip Torrens
Grandma Merle:
Cloris Leachman
Bigman Chon:
Masashi Fujimoto
Takagawa:
Togo Igawa
Mr Dunlop:
Alex Macqueen
Gas Station Cashier:
Joe Berryman
Rodeo PA Man:
Ralph Alderman
Writer:
Joel Coen
Writer:
Ethan Coen

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Love, Nina

Episode 1

Duration: 27 minutes

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

Drama set in 1982. Twenty-year-old Nina from Leicester moves to north London to care for the two young boys of the editor of a London literary review. Show more

Contributors

Ursula Vaughn-Williams:
Selina Cadell
Radio Interviewer:
Martha Kearney
Director:
SJ Clarkson
Executive Producer:
Jamie Laurenson
Executive Producer:
Iain Canning
Executive Producer:
Emile Sherman
Executive Producer:
Nina Stibbe
Executive Producer:
Nick Hornby
Executive Producer:
SJ Clarkson

Love, Nina

Episode 2

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Drama set in 1982 about twenty-year-old Nina, who moves to north London to care for two boys. Nina has trouble keeping track of the boys, which leads to an uncomfortable date. Show more

Contributors

Ursula Vaughn-Williams:
Selina Cadell
Butcher:
Rob Jarvis
Trevor Gilhooly:
Robin Hooper
Pub Landlord:
Ron Webster
Director:
SJ Clarkson
Executive Producer:
Jamie Laurenson
Executive Producer:
Iain Canning
Executive Producer:
Emile Sherman
Executive Producer:
Nina Stibbe
Executive Producer:
Nick Hornby
Executive Producer:
SJ Clarkson

Lab Rats

Episode 2: A Donor

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Comedy. Within St Dunstan's University sits the Arnolfini Research Laboratory... staffed by idiots. Why is there an annoying man in pink mohair in the pink freezer? Show more

Contributors

Dr Alex Beenyman:
Chris Addison
Professor John Mycroft:
Geoff McGivern
Sir Andrew Chother:
Robin Ince
Les Goodman:
Kim Wall
Director:
Adam Tandy

Series

Lab Rats

Lab Rats

Episode 3: A Protest

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Chaotic sitcom. Can Alex stop hippies from storming the lab? Why has the Dean filled every oven in the college with Dutch cakes? And who exactly booked Joan Armatrading? Show more

Contributors

Dr Alex Beenyman:
Chris Addison
Professor John Mycroft:
Geoff McGivern
Sir Andrew Chother:
Robin Ince
Les Goodman:
Kim Wall
Director:
Adam Tandy

Series

Lab Rats

Lab Rats

Episode 4: A Bee

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Thinking his rival, Dr Vaabit, has sabotaged his avocado plants, the Professor wants revenge. Alex and Cara get into trouble when farming some of Dr Vaabit's bees in a cabinet. Show more

Contributors

Dr Alex Beenyman:
Chris Addison
Professor John Mycroft:
Geoff McGivern
Sir Andrew Chother:
Robin Ince
Dr Vaabit:
Michael McShane
Director:
Adam Tandy

Series

Lab Rats

Lab Rats

Episode 5: A Seven Nighter

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Chaotic sitcom. Can the Lab Rats stay up for seven nights in a secret underground government facility without killing each other? Show more

Contributors

Dr Alex Beenyman:
Chris Addison
Professor John Mycroft:
Geoff McGivern
Director:
Adam Tandy

Series

Lab Rats

Lab Rats

Episode 6: A Diary

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Chaotic sitcom. Why has the lab got a pigeon loft? Can Alex prove his dad has really found Captain Scott's diary? And why is Brian flirting with a weather machine? Show more

Contributors

Dr Alex Beenyman:
Chris Addison
Professor John Mycroft:
Geoff McGivern
Director:
Adam Tandy

Series

Lab Rats

Lab Rats

A Snail

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Within St Dunstan's University sits the Arnolfini Research Laboratory... staffed by idiots. Can Alex and Brian help a Russian professor clone his dead grandmother? Show more

Contributors

Dr Alex Beenyman:
Chris Addison
Professor John Mycroft:
Geoff McGivern
Sir Andrew Chother:
Robin Ince
Les Goodman:
Kim Wall
Director:
Adam Tandy

Series

Lab Rats

Father Brown

Series 1

Episode 6: The Bride of Christ

Duration: 50 minutes

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

When two nuns die in mysterious circumstances at St Agnes convent, Father Brown investigates with the aid of Sister Boniface, an eager young fan of detective novels.

Contributors

Father Brown:
Mark Williams
Rev Mother Augustine:
Penny Downie
Sister Paul:
Roberta Taylor
Sister Gregory:
Selina Cadell
Inspector Valentine:
Hugo Speer
Sgt Allbright:
Keith Osborn
Tom Evans:
Paddy Wallace
Sister Boniface:
Lorna Watson
Joyce Evans:
Joanna Horton
Mrs McCarthy:
Sorcha Cusack
Sister Thomas:
Jenny Galloway
Executive Producer:
Will Trotter
Executive Producer:
John Yorke
Producer:
Ceri Meyrick
Director:
Ian Barber

The Worst Week of My Life

Series 3

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Sitcom. It's Christmas Eve and as the preparations build so do Howard's troubles. Perhaps taking Baby Emily to visit Santa will provide some much needed festive fun?

Duration: 1 hour, 44 minutes

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

Drama starring Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman. An autistic woman develops a friendship with a man who is traumatised after a fatal car accident involving her daughter. Show more

Contributors

Alex Hughes:
Alan Rickman
Linda Freeman:
Sigourney Weaver
Vivienne Freeman:
Emily Hampshire
Waitress:
Jackie Brown
Senior Cop:
Scott Wickware
Rookie Cop:
Johnny Goltz
Florence:
Julie Stewart
Diane Wooton:
Selina Cadell
Director:
Marc Evans
Producer:
Gina Carter
Producer:
Niv Fichman
Producer:
Andrew Eaton

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

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

Available for years

Comedy drama. After a financial market collapse, self-made millionaire Harry loses everything he has apart from an abandoned fish and chip shop. Show more

Contributors

Harry Papadopoulos:
Stephen Dillane
Spiros Papadopoulos:
Georges Corraface
Katie Papadopoulos:
Georgia Groome
James Papadopoulos:
Frank Dillane
Mrs Parrington:
Selina Cadell
Theo Papadopoulos:
Thomas Underhill
Director:
Marcus Markou

Formats