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Babbage

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

David Pownall's drama about the life of Charles Babbage, regarded as one of the great scientific brains of the 19th century, who first conceived the computer but died a failure. Show more

Contributors

Charles Babbage:
Sam Kelly
Ada Lovelace:
Monica Dolan
Lord Lovelace:
Michael Maloney
Wellington and Lord Aberdeen:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Lady Byron:
Frances Jeater
Italian Organ Grinder:
Andrew Branch
Composer:
Max Pownall

Porridge

Series 3

Episode 5: A Test of Character

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Sitcom. When Godber starts working hard to get another O level before leaving prison, Fletcher cannot understand why he doesn't just cheat. Show more

Contributors

Fletcher:
Ronnie Barker
Mr Barraclough:
Brian Wilde
Mr MacKay:
Fulton Mackay
Warren:
Sam Kelly
McLaren:
Tony Osoba

Porridge

Series 3

Episode 1: A Storm in a Teacup

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for years

Sitcom set in Slade Prison. Fletcher inadvertently becomes involved in the murky world of drugs.

Contributors

Fletcher:
Ronnie Barker
Mr Barrowclough:
Brian Wilde
Mr MacKay:
Fulton Mackay
Harry Grout:
Peter Vaughan
Warren:
Sam Kelly
McLaren:
Tony Osoba

Porridge

Christmas Special: No Way Out

Duration: 41 minutes

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

Available for years

Christmas special of the classic sitcom from 1975. The festive season falls upon HMP Slade and finds the inmates planning a jailbreak. Show more

Contributors

Norman Stanley Fletcher:
Ronnie Barker
Mr MacKay:
Fulton Mackay
Mr Barrowclough:
Brian Wilde
Harry Grout:
Peter Vaughan
Warren:
Sam Kelly
Prison Doctor:
Graham Crowden

Porridge

Series 3

Episode 4: Pardon Me

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Classic prison-set sitcom. Blanco, who has been in prison for 17 years for a crime he always claimed he didn't commit, refuses parole. Fletcher decides to help out. Show more

Porridge

Series 2

Episode 3: Disturbing the Peace

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for years

With MacKay away, Slade prison will become a place of rest. "After all, Barrowclough doesn't exactly rule with a rod of iron."

Contributors

Fletcher:
Ronnie Barker
Mr Barrowclough:
Brian Wilde
Mr MacKay:
Fulton Mackay
Mr Wainwright:
Peter Jeffrey
Williams:
Philip Madoc
Warren:
Sam Kelly
McLaren:
Tony Osoba
Secretary:
Madge Hindle

Porridge

Series 2

Episode 4: No Peace for the Wicked

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for years

Fletch is furious when he can't get any peace inside Slade Prison. MacKay shows visitors around the jail.

Contributors

Fletcher:
Ronnie Barker
Mr Barrowclough:
Brian Wilde
Mr MacKay:
Fulton Mackay
Warren:
Sam Kelly
McLaren:
Tony Osoba
Banyard:
Eric Dodson

Porridge

Series 2

Episode 1: Just Desserts

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Classic comedy series. The inmates of Slade Prison are horrified to discover there is a thief in their midst - a despicable crime against one's fellow inmates. Show more

Contributors

Norman Stanley Fletcher:
Ronnie Barker
Mr Mackay:
Fulton Mackay
Lennie Godber:
Richard Beckinsale
Mr Barrowclough:
Brian Wilde
Warren:
Sam Kelly
McLaren:
Tony Osoba
Mr Banyard:
Eric Dodson
Mr Appleton:
Graham Ashley

'Allo 'Allo!

Series 3

Episode 5: Pretty Maids All in a Row

Duration: 34 minutes

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

Wartime sitcom. Rene panics when it looks as though his hiding place for the Fallen Madonna may have been rumbled.

Contributors

Flying Officer Fairfax:
John D Collins
Michelle Dubois:
Kirsten Cooke
Flying Officer Carstairs:
Nicholas Frankau
Otto Flick:
Richard Gibson
Maria Recamier:
Francesca Gonshaw
Roger Leclerc:
Jack Haig
Helga Geerhart:
Kim Hartman
Fanny Blanc:
Rose Hill
Rene Artois:
Gorden Kaye
Col Kurt Von Strohm:
Richard Marner
Capt Hans Geering:
Sam Kelly
Yvette Carte-Blanche:
Vicki Michelle
Edith Artois:
Carmen Silvera
Lt Hubert Gruber:
Guy Siner
General Von Klinkerhoffen:
Hilary Minster
Engelbert Von Smallhausen:
John Louis Mansi
Director:
David Croft
Producer:
David Croft

'Allo 'Allo!

Series 2

Episode 1: Six Big Boobies

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Wartime sitcom. Edith takes advantage of Rene's presumed demise to search for his will.

Contributors

Helga Geerhart:
Kim Hartman
Flying Officer Fairfax:
John D Collins
Michelle Dubois:
Kirsten Cooke
Madame Blanc:
Rose Hill
Roger LeClerk:
Jack Haig
René Artois:
Gorden Kaye
Otto Flick:
Richard Gibson
Captain Geering:
Sam Kelly
Kurt von Strohm:
Richard Marner
Maria Recamier:
Francesca Gonshaw
Yvette Carte-Blanche:
Vicki Michelle
Edith Artois:
Carmen Silvera
Hubert Gruber:
Guy Siner

'Allo 'Allo!

Series 2

Episode 2: The Wooing of Widow Artois

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Classic sitcom set in occupied France. Edith continues to gallivant around the village in search of a new husband. Show more

Contributors

Flying Officer Fairfax:
John D Collins
Michelle:
Kirsten Cooke
Madame Blanc:
Rose Hill
Roger Leclerc:
Jack Haig
Otto Flick:
Richard Gibson
Captain Geering:
Sam Kelly
Colonel Von Strohm:
Richard Marner
Lt Gruber:
Guy Siner
Flying Officer Carstairs:
Nicholas Frankau
Producer:
David Croft

'Allo 'Allo!

Series 2

Episode 3: The Policeman Cometh

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Classic sitcom set in occupied France. While Rene believes he is finally getting rid of the British airmen, another agent is dropped by parachute. Show more

Contributors

Helga Geerhart:
Kim Hartman
Flying Officer Fairfax:
John D Collins
Michelle Dubois:
Kirsten Cooke
Madame Blanc:
Rose Hill
Roger Leclerc:
Jack Haig
René Artois:
Gorden Kaye
Otto Flick:
Richard Gibson
Captain Hans Geering:
Sam Kelly
Colonel Kurt von Strohm:
Richard Marner
Maria Recamier:
Francesca Gonshaw
Yvette Carte-Blanche:
Vicki Michelle
Edith Artois:
Carmen Silvera
Lieutenant Gruber:
Guy Siner

'Allo 'Allo!

Series 2

Episode 4: Swiftly and with Style

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Classic sitcom. Rene and Captain Geering are ambushed by the Resistance, while Monsieur Alfonse plucks up the courage to propose to Edith.

Contributors

Private Helga Geerhart:
Kim Hartman
Officer Crabtree:
Arthur Bostrom
Herr Flick:
Richard Gibson
Lt Gruber:
Guy Siner
Madame Fanny:
Rose Hill
Capt Hans Geering:
Sam Kelly
Col Von Strohm:
Richard Marner
Maria Recaimer:
Francesca Gonshaw
Yvette Carte-Blanche:
Vicki Michelle
Roger Leclerc:
Jack Haig
Flying Officer Carstairs:
Nicholas Frankau
Flying Officer Fairfax:
John D Collins
Michelle Dubois:
Kirsten Cooke
Director:
David Croft

'Allo 'Allo!

Series 2

Episode 5: The Duel

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Wartime sitcom. It's pistols at dawn for Monsieur Alfonse and Rene, who are set to duel over the hand of Edith, and Hitler orders the Colonel's arrest. Show more

Contributors

Private Helga Geerhart:
Kim Hartman
Officer Crabtree:
Arthur Bostrom
Herr Flick:
Richard Gibson
Lt Gruber:
Guy Siner
Madame Fanny:
Rose Hill
Capt Hans Geering:
Sam Kelly
Col Von Strohm:
Richard Marner
Maria Recaimer:
Francesca Gonshaw
Yvette Carte-Blanche:
Vicki Michelle
Roger Leclerc:
Jack Haig
Flying Officer Carstairs:
Nicholas Frankau
Flying Officer Fairfax:
John D Collins
Michelle Dubois:
Kirsten Cooke

'Allo 'Allo!

Series 3

Episode 1: The Nicked Knockwurst

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Sitcom set in occupied France. When the Communist Resistance steals the Fallen Madonna, Rene is ordered to pay the ransom. Show more

Contributors

Private Helga Geerhart:
Kim Hartman
Officer Crabtree:
Arthur Bostrom
Herr Otto Flick:
Richard Gibson
Lieutenant Hubert Gruber:
Guy Siner
Madame Fanny:
Rose Hill
Michelle:
Kirsten Cooke
Captain Hans Geering:
Sam Kelly
Colonel Kurt von Strohm:
Richard Marner
Leclerc:
Jack Haig
Actor:
Guy Siner
Producer:
David Croft

'Allo 'Allo!

Series 3

Episode 6: The Great Un-Escape

Duration: 35 minutes

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

Classic sitcom. Rene finds himself knee-deep in a tunnel - all part of his quest to find uniforms for the British airmen.

Contributors

Secret Agent Crabtree:
Arthur Bostrom
Flying Officer Fairfax:
John D Collins
Michelle Dubois:
Kirsten Cooke
Flying Officer Carstairs:
Nicholas Frankau
Otto Flick, Gestapo:
Richard Gibson
Maria Recamier:
Francesca Gonshaw
Roger Leclerc:
Jack Haig
Helga Geerhart:
Kim Hartman
Mother, Fanny Blanc:
Rose Hill
Rene Artois:
Gorden Kaye
Col Kurt von Strohm:
Richard Marner
Capt Hans Geering:
Sam Kelly
Edith Artois:
Carmen Silvera
Lieut Hubert Gruber:
Guy Siner
Monsieur Alfonse:
Kenneth Connor
General Von Klinkerhoffen:
Hilary Minster
Engelbert Von Smallhuasen:
John Louis Mansi
Girl at Church:
Caroline Dennis
Wing Commander:
Martin Sadler
Simpson:
Tim Brown
German Colonel, POW Camp:
Nick Burnell
Voice of London Calling:
Paul Cooper
Producer:
David Croft

'Allo 'Allo!

Series 4

Episode 1: Hans Goes over the Top

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Comedy series about a hapless cafe owner in occupied France. A devious plan is hatched to enable an escape from the Prisoner of War camp.

Contributors

Secret Agent Crabtree:
Arthur Bostrom
Flying Officer Fairfax:
John D Collins
Monsieur Alfonse:
Kenneth Connor
Michelle Dubois:
Kirsten Cooke
Flying Officer Carstairs:
Nicholas Frankau
Herr Otto Flick:
Richard Gibson
Monsieur Leclerc:
Jack Haig
Sgt Helga Geerhart:
Kim Hartman
Fanny Blanc:
Rose Hill
Rene Artois:
Gorden Kaye
Captain Hans Geering:
Sam Kelly
Engelbert Von Smallhausen:
John Louis Mansi
Col Kurt Von Strohm:
Richard Marner
General Von Klinkerhoffen:
Hilary Minster
Edith Artois:
Carmen Silvera
Lt Hubert Gruber:
Guy Siner
Producer:
David Croft
Director:
Martin Dennis

'Allo 'Allo!

Series 5

Episode 16: The Exploding Bedpan

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Classic sitcom set in wartime France. While under interrogation, Alfonse's dicky ticker starts playing up, and he is whisked to hospital. Show more

Contributors

Rene Artois:
Gorden Kaye
Edith Artois:
Carmen Silvera
Mimi Labonq:
Sue Hodge
Lt Hubert Gruber:
Guy Siner
Colonel Kurt Von Strohm:
Richard Marner
Producer:
David Croft
Engelbert Von Smallhausen:
John Louis Mansi
Monsieur Alfonse:
Kenneth Connor
Private Helga Geerhart:
Kim Hartman
Herr Otto Flick:
Richard Gibson
Director:
Martin Dennis
Actor:
Sam Kelly

'Allo 'Allo!

Series 5

Episode 18: Money to Burn

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Comedy series about a hapless cafe owner in occupied France and his escapades with the Resistance. Edith is in a romantic mood, and Rene is playing the piano.

Contributors

Rene Artois:
Gorden Kaye
Edith Artois:
Carmen Silvera
Englebert Von Smallhausen:
John Louis Mansi
General Erich von Klinkerhoffen:
Hilary Minster
Herr Otto Flick:
Richard Gibson
Monsieur Leclerc:
Jack Haig
Flying officer Fairfax:
Arthur Bostrom
Kurt von Strohm:
Richard Marner
Lt Hubert Gruber:
Guy Siner
Agent Crabtree:
John D Collins
Michelle Dubois:
Kirsten Cooke
Captain Alberto Bertorelli:
Gavin Richards
Flying officer Carstairs:
Nicholas Frankau
Pte Helga Geerhart:
Kim Hartman
Fanny Blanc:
Rose Hill
Maria Recamier:
Francesca Gonshaw
Producer:
David Croft
Director:
Martin Dennis
Louise, Communist Resistance:
Carole Ashby
Denise Laroque:
Moira Foot
Captain Hans Geering:
Sam Kelly

'Allo 'Allo!

Series 1

Episode 4: The Execution

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Sitcom set in occupied France during World War II. Rene is captured by German troops while on a sabotage mission. Show more

Contributors

René Artois:
Gorden Kaye
Edith Artois:
Carmen Silvera
Yvette Carte-Blanche:
Vicki Michelle
Michelle Dubois:
Kirsten Cooke
Maria Recamier:
Francesca Gonshaw
Roger LeClerk:
Jack Haig
Kurt von Strohm:
Richard Marner
Helga Geerhart:
Kim Hartman
Hubert Gruber:
Guy Siner
Otto Flick:
Richard Gibson
Fanny:
Rose Hill
Hans Geering:
Sam Kelly
Flying Officer Fairfax:
John D Collins
Flying Officer Carstairs:
Nicholas Frankau
Monsieur Alfonse:
Kenneth Connor
German Sergeant:
Michael Stainton