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Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 6: The High Window

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

When a rare gold coin is stolen, Mrs Murdoch hires private eye Philip Marlowe to find it. But he is soon caught in the crossfire of a family at war with itself. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Mrs Murdoch:
Judy Parfitt
Merle Davis:
Jessica Raine
Leslie Murdoch:
Patrick Kennedy
Detective Breeze:
Joe Montana
Alex Nash:
Stuart Milligan
Linda Conquest:
Susie Riddell
Elisha Morningstar:
Peter Polycarpou
Apartment Manager:
Gerard McDermott
Lou Vannier:
Carl Prekopp
Lois Nash:
Alex Tregear
George Philips:
James Lailey
Mr Shaw:
Sean Baker
Delmar Hench:
Alun Raglan
Abridger:
Robin Brooks
Producer:
Claire Grove

The Romantics

Episode 1: Liberty

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four

Peter Ackroyd reveals how the radical ideas of liberty that inspired the French Revolution opened up a world of possibility for British writers such as Blake and Wordsworth. Show more

Jonathan Creek

The Judas Tree

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Available for years

When a young woman becomes seemingly possessed by a Victorian spirit, a case of murder and betrayal means Creek and Joey must fight to prove she is innocent. Show more

Contributors

Jonathan Creek:
Alan Davies
Joey Ross:
Sheridan Smith
Hugo Dore:
Paul McGann
Adam Klaus:
Stuart Milligan
Mrs Gantry:
Doreen Mantle
Father Roderick Alberic:
Ian McNeice
Harriet Dore:
Sasha Behar
Young Emily:
Florence Hall
Young and Old Kim:
Suzanne Ahmet
Old Man:
Sean Buckley
Selima El Sharad:
Sofia Hayat
Dr Thadeus Northcote:
Kevin McGowan
Dr Northcote's Wife:
Amanda Hadingue
Sebastian Tench:
Felix Dexter
Forewoman:
Marva Alexander
Frank Osante:
Marc Small
Director:
David Renwick

Jonathan Creek

The Grinning Man

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: on BBC One West

Available for years

Offbeat detective drama series. Jonathan Creek returns to explain a series of odd disappearances in a 'haunted' room at the house of a master illusionist. Show more

Contributors

Jonathan Creek:
Alan Davies
Jacques Futrelle:
Jon Campling
Eli Mencken:
Patrick Poletti
Adam Klaus:
Stuart Milligan
Housewife:
Sally Plumb
Lance Gessler:
Nicholas Boulton
Constance Gessler:
Judy Parfitt
Candy Mountains:
Jemma Walker
Delia Gunning:
Ellen Ashley
Child Constance:
Eloise Rakic-Platt
Young Constance:
Charlotte Corner
Maitre D':
Graham Vanas
Puppini Sisters:
Kate Mullins
Puppini Sisters:
Marcella Puppini
Puppini Sisters:
Stephanie OBrian
Narrator:
Andrew Havill
Director:
David Renwick
Producer:
Nerys Evans

Gary: Tank Commander

Series 1

Episode 3: The General

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

Available for 5 months

General Randy Badger arrives from America on official duty. He enlists Gary and the boys, and instigates his own mission - to drink beer and find his Scottish ancestors. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Rab Christie
Director:
Iain Davidson
Gary McLintoch:
Greg McHugh
Sergeant Thomson:
Stuart Bowman
Captain Fanshaw:
Miles Jupp
General Randy Badger:
Stuart Milligan
Policeman:
George Drennan
Bouncer:
Gary Little

Jonathan Creek

Series 2

Episode 3: The Scented Room

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

Drama series about a crime writer and magician who team up to investigate mysteries. Jonathan investigates the theft of a valuable painting. Show more

Contributors

Jonathan Creek:
Alan Davies
Maddy Magellan:
Caroline Quentin
Sylvester Le Fley:
Bob Monkhouse
Lady Theresa Cutler:
Christine Kavanagh
Adam Klaus:
Stuart Milligan
Second Therapist:
Jemma Churchill
Barry Opper:
Geoffrey McGivern
Scooter Lady:
Evie Garratt
Director:
Sandy Johnson

Black Earth Rising

Series 1

Episode 7: Double Bogey on the Ninth

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Available for 11 months

Drama series. As Michael works to expose a long-buried crime, Kate learns the shocking truth about her own history. Show more

Contributors

Michael Ennis:
John Goodman
Kate Ashby:
Michaela Coel
President Bibi Mundanzi:
Abena Ayivor
Alice Munezero:
Noma Dumezweni
Florence Karamera:
Emmanuel Imani
David Runihura:
Lucian Msamati
Eunice Clayton:
Tamara Tunie
Mark Viner:
Julian Glover
Nkanza a Nkanga:
Nicholas Beveney
Frank Munezero:
Treva Etienne
Judge Deborah Hewitt:
Nancy Crane
Zava Zand:
Paul Herzberg
Daniel Drewe:
Adrian Schiller
US Hospital Receptionist:
Katia Kvinge
Andrew McCulloch:
Paul Birchard
Richard Ratzenburger:
Timothy Walker
Crown Prosecutor:
Jackie Morrison
Scott Moncrieff:
Stuart Milligan
Stephanie Hubert:
Agathe de La Boulaye
Jack Marshall:
Paul Clayton
S J Molloy:
Laurel Lefkow
Jane Miles:
Amelia Hoy
Executive Producer:
Greg Brenman
Producer:
Abi Bach
Writer:
Hugo Blick
Producer:
Hugo Blick
Director:
Hugo Blick
Production Company:
Drama Republic Ltd

Genres

Doctor Who (2005–2022)

Series 6

Episode 1: The Impossible Astronaut

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for years

Amy, Rory and River mourn the Doctor, but are soon plunged into an adventure with President Nixon and the Silence!

Contributors

The Doctor:
Matt Smith
Amy Pond:
Karen Gillan
River Song:
Alex Kingston
Canton Delaware:
Mark Sheppard
Old Canton Delaware:
W Morgan Sheppard
President Richard Nixon:
Stuart Milligan
Little Girl:
Sydney Wade
Prison Guard:
Kieran O'Connor
Producer:
Marcus Wilson
Director:
Toby Haynes
Captain Simmons:
Adam Napier
Charles:
Paul Critoph

Doctor Who (2005–2022)

Series 6

Episode 2: Day of the Moon

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for years

In 1960s America, the Doctor fights an alien force dating back to the beginnings of human civilisation: the Silence!

Contributors

The Doctor:
Matt Smith
Amy Pond:
Karen Gillan
River Song:
Alex Kingston
Canton Delaware:
Mark Sheppard
President Richard Nixon:
Stuart Milligan
Doctor Renfrew:
Kerry Shale
Little Girl:
Sydney Wade
Gardner:
Glenn Wrage
Doctor Shepherd:
Peter Banks
Eye Patch Lady:
Frances Barber
Producer:
Marcus Wilson
Director:
Toby Haynes
Grant:
Jeff Mash

Drama on 4

Top Kill

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Mike Walker. Demands for increased production from an oil well result in a calamitous loss of life and an environmental disaster. Show more

Contributors

Bat Masterson:
Colin Stinton
Karen Louis:
Lorelei King
Charlene:
Laurel Lefkow
Harrison Purcell:
Stuart Milligan
Mike Dos Passos:
John Guerrasio

Genres

Drama on 4

The Manhattan Bee Testimonials

Duration: 45 minutes

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

By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. The search for a mysterious figure, said to live somewhere on the island of Manhattan, who keeps 250,000 bees in his apartment. Show more

American Shorts

Episode 1: 26 Days

Duration: 15 minutes

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

By Ron Rash. 4 Extra Debut. Life in the American heartlands is overshadowed by the actions of a daughter, far away in a war-torn land. Read by Stuart Milligan. Show more

Contributors

Genres

Formats

Drama on 3

Mrs Updike

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Eileen Atkins and Charles Edwards star in Margaret Heffernan's play centring on the tempestuous relationship between American novelist John Updike and his mother. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Updike:
Eileen Atkins
John Updike:
Charles Edwards
Young John Updike:
Josef Lindsay
Springer:
Garrick Hagon
Interviewer:
Joseph May

Genres

Tourist Trap

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for 2 months

Wow Wales promotes Genealogy Tourism and all of the staff do DNA tests to find out how Welsh they are. Will CEO Elaine have ANY Welsh in her roots?
Show more

Drama on 4

DJ Britton - When Greed Becomes Hunger

Episode 1: The Pit

Duration: 45 minutes

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

4 Extra Debut. With a storm brewing in the global food market, a trader sees an opportunity to make a lot of money. Stars Matthew Gravelle, Carys Eleri and Stuart Milligan. Show more

Land Girls

Series 2

Episode 1: Back to the Land

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Period drama series. New girl Connie arrives on the farm, and immediately sets her sights on Billy. Meanwhile, Farmer Finch enters his pet pig into the county show. Show more

Contributors

Joyce Fisher:
Becci Gemmell
Bea Finch:
Jo Woodcock
Billy Finch:
Liam Boyle
Esther Reeves:
Susan Cookson
Martin Reeves:
Mykola Allen
John Fisher:
Nicholas Shaw
Lady Ellen Hoxley:
Sophie Ward
Diana Granville:
Raquel Cassidy
Frederick Finch:
Mark Benton
Connie Carter:
Selin Hizli
Mrs Gulliver:
Carolyn Pickles
General Garwood:
Stuart Milligan
Jack Gillespie:
Clive Wood
Dr Wally Morgan:
Alan David
Dennis Tucker:
Danny Webb
Ulrich Keitmeiler:
Benjamin Wilkin
Baby William:
Alfie Tongue
Director:
Steve Hughes

Land Girls

Series 2

Episode 5: Darkest Hours

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Period drama series. Connie stands up to the overbearing Bishop in order to win Henry's respect. Finch discovers how Esther funded Martin's operation. Show more

Contributors

General Garwood:
Stuart Milligan
Jack Gillespie:
Clive Wood
Diana Granville:
Raquel Cassidy
Baby William:
Alfie Tongue
Bea Finch:
Jo Woodcock
Billy Finch:
Liam Boyle
Dennis Tucker:
Danny Webb
Rev Henry Jameson:
Liam Garrigan
Connie Carter:
Selin Hizli
Joyce Fisher:
Becci Gemmell
Esther Reeves:
Susan Cookson
Frederick Finch:
Mark Benton
Martin Reeves:
Mykola Allen
Lady Ellen Hoxley:
Sophie Ward
Bishop Selvey:
Oliver Ford Davies
Vernon Storey:
David Schofield
Director:
Matt Carter

Drama on 4

DJ Britton - When Greed Becomes Hunger

Episode 2: The Pen

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Three years after the collapse of the world food market, Phil and Sian attempt to make amends for their role in the crisis. Stars Matthew Gravelle, Carys Eleri and Stuart Milligan. Show more

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for years

America, 1958. The Doctor becomes involved in an alien war being fought inside the US military base known as Dreamland. An army of aliens is hatching beneath the New Mexico desert. Show more

Contributors

The Doctor:
David Tennant
Cassie Rice:
Georgia Moffett
Jimmy Stalkingwolf:
Tim Howar
Lord Azlok:
David Warner
Colonel Stark:
Stuart Milligan
Mister Dread:
Peter Guinness
Night Eagle:
Clarke Peters
Rivesh Mantilax:
Nicholas Rowe
Saruba Velak:
Lisa Bowerman
Director:
Gary Russell
Executive Producer:
Russell T Davies
Executive Producer:
Julie Gardner
Executive Producer:
Piers Wenger