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Duration: 1 hour, 3 minutes

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

Available for 10 months

David Bowie stars in Bertolt Brecht's first play, set in pre-World War I Germany, which depicts scenes from the life of an amoral poet-singer ruthlessly devoted to his own talent. Show more

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Drama on 3

Byzantium

Duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes

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

Byzantium by Robin Brooks, the true story of the Empress Zoe and her desperate struggle to stay on the throne of the Byzantine Empire in a vortex of sexual and political intrigue. Show more

Contributors

Empress Zoe:
Catherine Shepherd
Constans/Nicholas:
Julian Wadham
Romanus:
Raad Rawi
Abbess/Witch:
Gillian Cally
Alexios:
Sagar Arya
Theodora:
Rose Reade

Genres

The Alan Clark Diaries

Episode 5: Into the Wilderness

Duration: 1 hour

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

Dramatisation of the colourful memoirs of the late Conservative MP. Caught in a hopeless affair, Clark is lovesick and his relationship with Jane is crumbling. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

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

Available for 11 months

Biopic about the final years of playwright Oscar Wilde. An exiled Wilde looks back on his life from his deathbed in a small Parisian flat, longing for a return to happier times. Show more

Contributors

Oscar Wilde:
Rupert Everett
Reggie Turner:
Colin Firth
Constance Wilde:
Emily Watson
Alfred Bosie Douglas:
Colin Morgan
Mrs Arbuthnott:
Anna Chancellor
Father Dunne:
Tom Wilkinson
Mr Abrbuthnott:
Julian Wadham
Robbie Ross:
Edwin Thomas

Duration: 2 hours, 14 minutes

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

Available for 7 months

Wartime drama. It is 1914, and struggling Devon farmer Ted Narracott buys a remarkable but unsuitable horse at auction. However, events soon take the horse far away from England. Show more

Contributors

Albert Narracott:
Jeremy Irvine
Ted Narracott:
Peter Mullan
Rose Narracott:
Emily Watson
Grandfather:
Niels Arestrup
Captain James Nicholls:
Tom Hiddleston
Major Jamie Stewart:
Benedict Cumberbatch
Geordie Soldier:
Toby Kebbell
Lieutenant Charlie Waverly:
Patrick Kennedy
David Lyons:
Robert Emms
Sergeant Fry:
Eddie Marsan
Sergeant Perkins:
Geoff Bell
Army doctor:
Liam Cunningham
Trench captain:
Julian Wadham
Andrew Easton:
Matt Milne

Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes

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

Drama. A terminally ill teenager resolves to use her remaining time living life to the full, but her clear-headed approach becomes clouded when she falls for her new neighbour.

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The Alan Clark Diaries

Episode 4: Defence of the Realm

Duration: 1 hour

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

Dramatisation of the colourful memoirs of the late Conservative MP. Clark has finally made it into the Ministry of Defence, but his triumph is short-lived. Show more

Contributors

Alan Clark:
John Hurt
Jane Clark:
Jenny Agutter
Julian Scopes:
Julian Wadham
Margaret Thatcher:
Louise Gold
Tom King:
Peter Blythe
Charles Powell:
Terence Harvey
Director:
Jon Jones

Father Brown

Series 1

Episode 2: The Flying Stars

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Drama series. Father Brown becomes embroiled with a theatrical family when he discovers that a supposed tragic drowning was actually murder.

Contributors

Director:
Ian Barber
Father Brown:
Mark Williams
Inspector Valentine:
Hugo Speer
Mrs McCarthy:
Sorcha Cusack
Susie Jasinski:
Katarzyna Koleczek
Lady Felicia:
Nancy Carroll
Sid Carter:
Alex Price
Ruby Adams:
Amy Morgan
James Trewlove:
Dan Fredenburgh
Colonel Adams:
Julian Wadham
John Van Ert:
Ryan Hawley
Anne-Marie Adams:
Josephine Butler
Executive Producer:
Will Trotter
Executive Producer:
John Yorke
Series Producer:
Sam Hill
Producer:
Ceri Meyrick

The Outcast

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Coming-of-age drama based on the novel by Sadie Jones. In the first of two parts, a boy's idyllic childhood is set on a new course when he is witness to a tragic accident. Show more

Contributors

Elizabeth Aldridge:
Hattie Morahan
Lewis Aldridge (Child):
Finn Elliot
Gilbert Aldridge:
Greg Wise
Dicky Carmichael:
Nathaniel Parker
Claire Carmichael:
Helen Bradbury
Kit Carmichael (Child):
Jocelyn MacNab
Tamsin Carmichael (Child):
Edie Whitehead
Anne Rawlins:
Abigail Cruttenden
Tom (Child):
Aran Bevan
Ed Rawlins (Child):
Adam Thomas Wright
Joanna (Child):
Sophie Sanderson
Fred Johnson (Child):
Cameron Lane
Dr Straechen:
Julian Wadham
Mr Liley, Coroner:
Michael Hadley
Constable Wilson:
Oliver Gilbert
Alice Aldridge:
Jessica Brown Findlay
Marjorie Dunford-Wood:
Claire Price
Lewis Aldridge:
George MacKay
Tamsin Carmichael:
Daisy Bevan
Kit Carmichael:
Jessica Barden
Ed Rawlins:
Hubert Burton
Fred Johnson:
Theo Cowan
Annie (Child):
Isabelle Jones
Jeanie Lee:
Leanne Best
Hilary Johnson:
Katy Maw
Magistrate:
Martin Wimbush
Producer:
Celia Duval
Director:
Ian Softley
Production Company:
Blueprint Pictures Limited

The Outcast

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Coming-of-age drama based on the novel by Sadie Jones. In the second of two parts, a young man returns home from prison determined to make amends for his past. Show more

Contributors

Lewis Aldridge:
George MacKay
Tamsin Carmichael:
Daisy Bevan
Alice Aldridge:
Jessica Brown Findlay
Lewis Aldridge:
Finn Elliot
Gilbert Aldridge:
Greg Wise
Elizabeth Aldridge:
Hattie Morahan
Dicky Carmichael:
Nathaniel Parker
Kit Carmichael:
Jessica Barden
Claire Carmichael:
Helen Bradbury
Mr Phillips:
Jeff Rawle
Hilary Johnson:
Katy Maw
Anne Rawlins:
Abigail Cruttenden
Ed Rawlins:
Hubert Burton
Fred Johnson:
Theo Cowan
Dr Straechen:
Julian Wadham
Jazz Singer:
Zara MacFarlane
Constable Wilson:
Oliver Gilbert
Producer:
Celia Duval
Director:
Ian Softley
Production Company:
Blueprint Pictures Limited

Death in Paradise

Series 6

Episode 6

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Oxfordshire

Available for 8 months

Detective drama series set on a Caribbean island. The team race against the clock in London to solve two murders, after their prime suspect is found dead. Show more

Contributors

DI Humphrey Goodman:
Kris Marshall
Officer Dwayne Myers:
Danny John-Jules
DS Florence Cassell:
Josephine Jobert
Officer JP Hooper:
Tobi Bakare
Martin West:
Nigel Betts
Sophie Boyd:
Amy Beth Hayes
Nelson Myers:
Ram John Holder
Kath Baxter:
Polly Kemp
Tom Lewis:
John Marquez
Steve Thomas:
Luke Newberry
Dominic Green:
Henry Pettigrew
Siobhan Mooney:
Grace Stone
Frank Henderson:
Julian Wadham
Martha Lloyd:
Sally Bretton
Comm Selwyn Patterson:
Don Warrington
DI Jack Mooney:
Ardal O'Hanlon
Producer:
Sue Howells
Director:
Richard Signy
Production Company:
Red Planet Pictures
Idea Originator:
Robert Thorogood

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

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

Holmes and Watson search for a serial killer. Under the cover of thick fog the murderer snatches the daughters of the aristocracy from their parents' homes.

Contributors

Sherlock Holmes:
Rupert Everett
Watson:
Ian Hart
Lestrade:
Neil Dudgeon
George Pentney:
Jonathan Hyde
Mary Pentney:
Eleanor David
Hugo Massingham:
Julian Wadham
Judith Massingham:
Penny Downie
Mrs Vandeleur:
Helen McCrory
Imogen Helhoughton:
Rachel Hurd-Wood
Roberta Massingham:
Perdita Weeks
Lady Helhoughton:
Christine Kavanagh
Georgina Massingham:
Jennifer Moule
Miranda Helhoughton:
Tamsin Egerton
Mrs Hudson:
Anne Carroll
Mr Bilney:
Guy Henry
Dr Dunwoody:
Nicholas Palliser
Constable:
Andy Wisher
Proprieter:
Stewart Bevan
Young Constable:
Anthony Cozens
Policeman:
Jonathan Emmett
Master of Ceremonies:
Max Harvey
Workman:
Roger Monk
Producer:
Elinor Day

Duration: 1 hour

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

Drama. The village of Pagford is left in shock when a local resident dies. Pagford is seemingly an English idyll, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a community at war. Show more

Contributors

Howard Mollison:
Michael Gambon
Samantha Mollison:
Keeley Hawes
Barry Fairbrother:
Rory Kinnear
Shirley Mollison:
Julia McKenzie
Arf Price:
Joe Hurst
Simon Price:
Richard Glover
Vikram Jawanda:
Silas Carson
Mary Fairbrother:
Emily Bevan
Miles Mollison:
Rufus Jones
Copper:
Alex Lowe
Terri Weedon:
Keeley Forsyth
Krystal Weedon:
Abigail Lawrie
Sukhvinder Jarwanda:
Ria Choony
Tess Wall:
Monica Dolan
Parminder Jawanda:
Lolita Chakrabarti
Aubrey Sweetlove:
Julian Wadham
Julia Sweetlove:
Emilia Fox
Ruth Price:
Marie Critchley
Young Doctor:
Sope Dirisu
Kaye Bawden:
Michele Austin
Gaia Bawden:
Simona Brown
Fats Wall:
Brian Vernel
Colin Wall:
Simon McBurney
Mr Meacher:
Jacob Krichefski
Robbie Weedon:
Bryce Sanders

Death in Paradise

Series 6

Episode 5

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Detective drama series set on a Caribbean island. A murder investigation propels the team to London in pursuit of their suspects.

Contributors

DI Humphrey Goodman:
Kris Marshall
Officer Dwayne Myers:
Danny John-Jules
DS Florence Cassell:
Josephine Jobert
Officer JP Hooper:
Tobi Bakare
Martin West:
Nigel Betts
Lucy Chapman:
Anna Crilly
Sophie Boyd:
Amy Beth Hayes
Nelson Myers:
Ram John Holder
Tom Lewis:
John Marquez
Steve Thomas:
Luke Newberry
Dominic Green:
Henry Pettigrew
Rachel Baldwin:
Claire Rushbrook
Hema Patel:
Sunetra Sarker
Frank Henderson:
Julian Wadham
Catherine Bourdey:
Elizabeth Bourgine
Comm Selwyn Patterson:
Don Warrington
DI Jack Mooney:
Ardal O'Hanlon
Producer:
Sue Howells
Director:
Richard Signy
Production Company:
Red Planet Pictures
Idea Originator:
Robert Thorogood

Duration: 2 hours, 33 minutes

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

Sweeping romantic epic set at the end of the Second World War. A badly burned and unidentified pilot recounts a doomed love affair to the nurse tending him. Show more

Contributors

Count Laszlo de Almásy:
Ralph Fiennes
Katharine Clifton:
Kristin Scott Thomas
David Caravaggio:
Willem Dafoe
Geoffrey Clifton:
Colin Firth
Fenelon-Barnes:
Clive Merrison
Major Muller:
Jurgen Prochnow
Sergeant Hardy:
Kevin Whately
D'Agostino:
Nino Castelnuovo
Corporal Dade:
Philip Whitchurch
Spalding:
Lee Ross
Producer:
Saul Zaentz
Composer:
Gabriel Yared
Director of photography:
John Seale

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 2 months

Drama telling the story of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise's formative years, as reluctant performer Eric Bartholomew becomes the funny man to precocious Ernie Wiseman's 'feed'. Show more

Contributors

George:
Jim Moir
Harry Wiseman:
Reece Shearsmith
Young Eric:
Jonah Lees
Young Ernie:
Harry McEntire
Little Eric:
Thomas Atkinson
Little Ernie:
Josh Benson
Jack Hylton:
Ted Robbins
Gordon Noval:
Andrew Greenough
Ronnie Waldman:
Julian Wadham
Showgirl:
Esme Bianco
Fishmonger:
Martin Walsh
Usherette:
Clara Darcy
Landlady:
Ria Jones
Stage Door Keeper 1:
Marcus Taylor
Stage Door Keeper 2:
Simon Holland Roberts
Stage Door Keeper 3:
Finetime Fontayne
Stage Door Keeper 4:
Lee Oakes
Billy Crackers:
Peter Gunn
Girl from Vasaria:
Carolynne Good

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD

Drama. With the parish council election imminent, tensions rise in Pagford. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations? Show more

Contributors

Howard Mollison:
Michael Gambon
Samantha Mollison:
Keeley Hawes
Barry Fairbrother:
Rory Kinnear
Shirley Mollison:
Julia McKenzie
Vikram Jawanda:
Silas Carson
Arf Price:
Joe Hurst
Fats Wall:
Brian Vernel
Parminder Jawanda:
Lolita Chakrabarti
Colin Wall:
Simon McBurney
Tess Wall:
Monica Dolan
Sukhvinder Jarwanda:
Ria Choony
Krystal Weedon:
Abigail Lawrie
Robbie Weedon:
Bryce Sanders
Kaye Bawden:
Michele Austin
Terri Weedon:
Keeley Forsyth
Miles Mollison:
Rufus Jones
Lexi Mollison:
Hayley Downing
Libby Mollison:
Lauren Downing
Mary Fairbrother:
Emily Bevan
Julia Sweetlove:
Emilia Fox
Aubrey Sweetlove:
Julian Wadham
Ruth Price:
Marie Critchley
Gaia Bawden:
Simona Brown
Simon Price:
Richard Glover
Band Leader:
Phil Dando
Young Doctor:
Sope Dirisu

The Last Post

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Drama series. The Royal Military Police assist special forces on a dangerous mission. Alison Laithwaite introduces Honor to the BP Club. Show more

Contributors

Honor Martin:
Jessie Buckley
Lieutenant Ed Laithwaite:
Stephen Campbell Moore
Mary Markham:
Amanda Drew
Major Harry Markham:
Ben Miles
Captain Joe Martin:
Jeremy Neumark Jones
Alison Laithwaite:
Jessica Raine
Martha Franklin:
Essie Davis
Yusra Saeed:
Ouidad Elma
Lance Corporal Tony Armstrong:
Tom Glynn-Carney
Lance Corporal Paul Stoneham:
Louis Greatorex
Sergeant Alex Baxter:
Chris Reilly
Corporal Israel Orchover:
Kevin Sutton
Corporal Chris Dimarco:
Paul Tinto
George Markham:
Toby Woolf
Hugo Rankin:
Hubert Burton
SAS Commanding Officer:
Grant Swanby
SAS Second in Command:
Gavin Gomes
Harvey Tilbrook:
Richard Dillane
Colonel Richard Amery:
Julian Wadham
Kadir Hakim:
Aymen Hamdouchi
Producer:
Mark Pybus
Producer:
Margery Bone
Production Company:
Bonafide Films

Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

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

Period drama. Adbul Karim is whisked from his clerk's job at an Accra prison to present a ceremonial coin to Queen Victoria for her golden jubilee, along with his more reluctant companion Mohammed. Show more

Contributors

Queen Victoria:
Judi Dench
Abdul:
Ali Fazal
Miss Phipps:
Fenella Woolgar
Arthur Bigge:
Robin Soans
Mohammed:
Adeel Akhtar
Dr Reid:
Paul Higgins
Alick Yorke:
Julian Wadham
Lady Churchill:
Olivia Williams
Lord Salisbury:
Michael Gambon
Sir Henry Ponsonby:
Tim Pigott-Smith
Writer:
Lee Hall
Producer:
Beeban Kidron

Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 5 days

Colette is persuaded to write up her semi-autobiographical tales which, published under her husband's name, become a sensation. Show more