Programme Index

The Afternoon Play: Series 5

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 24^th Jan 2007, 14:05 on BBC One North East & CumbriaLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Jul 2009, 16:00 on BBC HD

Series of one-off dramas. Romantic comedy in which a woman dumped at the altar advertises for a man to accompany her on the planned dream honeymoon. Show more

Contributors

Kate:: Hannah Waterman
Jackie:: Kate Isitt
Chris:: Jack Deam
David:: Oliver Milburn
Moira:: Lynne Verrall
Alan:: Rob Swinton
Stuart:: Anthony Cozens
Henry:: Andrew Hall
Oliver:: Christopher Harvey
Reporter:: Shefali Oza
Stefan:: Julian Bleach
Mike:: Keith Osborn
Writer:: Martin Sadofski
Producer:: Ben Bickerton
Director:: Ian Barber

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Brand

The Afternoon Play

Series

Father Brown

Series 2

Episode 2: Maddest of All

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 7^th Jan 2014, 14:15 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Wed 22^nd Apr 2020, 14:15 on BBC One HD

Series based on the novels of GK Chesterton. Father Brown investigates the death of an ex-serviceman and the facility where he was a patient. Show more

Contributors

Felix Underwood:: Peter Bramhill
Lady Felicia:: Nancy Carroll
Inspector Sullivan:: Tom Chambers
Mrs McCarthy:: Sorcha Cusack
Father Brown:: Mark Williams
Dr Ernest Miller:: Terence Booth
SGT Allbright:: Keith Osborn
Dorothy Underwood:: Laura Main
Sarah Mulgrew:: Tessa Parr
Nurse Bridget Farrow:: Helena Lymbery
Dr Walter Henshaw:: Adrian Rawlins
Jeremy:: Kenny Wyton
Producer:: Jonathan Phillips
Series Producer:: Sam Hill
Director:: Matt Carter
Writer:: Rachel Flowerday
Writer:: Tahsin Guner
Executive Producer:: Will Trotter

Father Brown

Series 2

Episode 3: The Pride of the Prydes

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 8^th Jan 2014, 14:15 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Thu 23^rd Apr 2020, 14:15 on BBC One Oxfordshire

Drama series based on the stories of GK Chesterton. A guide is struck by an arrow at the grand opening of Pryde Castle. Show more

Contributors

Miss Audrey Diggle:: Marcia Warren
Father Brown:: Mark Williams
Mrs McCarthy:: Sorcha Cusack
Alan Archer:: Robert Boulter
Arthur Danby:: Guy Williams
Sir St John Pryde:: Richard Hope
Lady Lavinia Pryde:: Caroline Blakiston
Bunty Pryde:: Susannah Fielding
Jago Pryde:: Angus Imrie
Lady Felicia:: Nancy Carroll
Inspector Sullivan:: Tom Chambers
SGT Allbright:: Keith Osborn
Producer:: Jonathan Phillips
Director:: Paul Gibson
Series Producer:: Sam Hill
Writer:: Rachel Flowerday
Writer:: Tahsin Guner
Writer:: Jude Tindall
Executive Producer:: Will Trotter

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Father Brown

Series 2

Episode 1: The Ghost in the Machine

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 6^th Jan 2014, 14:15 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Tue 21^st Apr 2020, 14:15 on BBC One South West

Series based on the novels of GK Chesterton. Father Brown investigates when a parishioner who believed she was being haunted by her missing sister vanishes. Show more

Contributors

Father Brown:: Mark Williams
Dorothy Underwood:: Lizzy McInnerny
Victor McKinley:: Andrew Havill
Selina McKinley:: Poppy Drayton
Sid Carter:: Alex Price
Mrs McCarthy:: Sorcha Cusack
Lady Felicia:: Nancy Carroll
Seth Wake:: Paul Warriner
Inspector Valentine:: Hugo Speer
SGT Allbright:: Keith Osborn
Inspector Sullivan:: Tom Chambers
Producer:: Jonathan Phillips
Director:: Matt Carter
Series Producer:: Sam Hill
Producer:: Trudy Coleman
Executive Producer:: Will Trotter
Writer:: Rachel Flowerday
Writer:: Tahsin Guner

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Father Brown

Series 2

Episode 5: The Mysteries of the Rosary

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 10^th Jan 2014, 14:15 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Mon 27^th Apr 2020, 14:15 on BBC One Cambridgeshire

Series based on the novels of GK Chesterton. Father Brown and Sid go on a quest to find a mythical rosary when an old friend disappears. Show more

Contributors

Prof Hilary Ambrose:: James Laurenson
Bishop Talbot:: Malcolm Storry
Father Ignatius:: Anton Lesser
Lady Felicia:: Nancy Carroll
Father Brown:: Mark Williams
Mrs McCarthy:: Sorcha Cusack
Sid Carter:: Alex Price
Peter:: Ben Wilby
Inspector Sullivan:: Tom Chambers
SGT Allbright:: Keith Osborn
Archie Fernsley:: Sylvestra Le Touzel
Producer:: Jonathan Phillips
Director:: Ian Barber
Series Producer:: Sam Hill
Executive Producer:: Will Trotter
Writer:: Tahsin Guner
Writer:: Rachel Flowerday
Writer:: Paul Matthew Thompson

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Father Brown

Series 2

Episode 8: The Prize of Colonel Gerard

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Jan 2014, 14:15 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Thu 30^th Apr 2020, 14:15 on BBC One South

Series based on the stories of GK Chesterton. Father Brown is unconvinced when a former prisoner of war is suspected of killing his tyrannical uncle. Show more

Contributors

Inspector Sullivan:: Tom Chambers
Father Brown:: Mark Williams
Mrs McCarthy:: Sorcha Cusack
Sid Carter:: Alex Price
Lady Felicia:: Nancy Carroll
SGT Allbright:: Keith Osborn
Colonel Cecil Gerard:: Nicholas Jones
Edward Gerard:: Simon Ginty
Jia-Li Gerard:: Katie Leung
Ada Gerard:: Emma Fielding
Rupert Digby:: Tim Wallers
Henri Chapél:: Philip Delancy
Director:: Ian Barber
Writer:: Dominique Moloney
Producer:: Jonathan Phillips
Series Producer:: Sam Hill
Executive Producer:: Will Trotter

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Father Brown

Series 1

Episode 6: The Bride of Christ

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 21^st Jan 2013, 14:15 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 14^th Apr 2020, 14:10 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
Writer:: Jude Tindall

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Father Brown

Series 2

Episode 4: The Shadow of the Scaffold

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 9^th Jan 2014, 14:15 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Fri 24^th Apr 2020, 14:15 on BBC One Yorkshire

Series based on the novels of GK Chesterton. A convicted killer, given a temporary reprieve, begs Father Brown to prove her innocence within three days. Show more

Contributors

Violet Fernsley:: Emma Stansfield
Father Brown:: Mark Williams
Charlie Denham:: Stuart Laing
Ethel Fernsley:: Susan Brown
Wilf Fernsley:: Joe Sims
Archie Fernsley:: Adam Sopp
Inspector Sullivan:: Tom Chambers
Sid Carter:: Alex Price
Lady Felicia:: Nancy Carroll
Mrs McCarthy:: Sorcha Cusack
SGT Allbright:: Keith Osborn
Sergeant Goodfellow:: John Burton
Producer:: Jonathan Phillips
Series Producer:: Sam Hill
Director:: Paul Gibson
Executive Producer:: Will Trotter
Writer:: Rachel Flowerday
Writer:: Tahsin Guner

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Hamlet

BBC Two

Duration: 3 hours, 2 minutes

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First broadcast: Sat 26^th Dec 2009, 17:05 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Sun 1^st Oct 2023, 19:15 on BBC Four HD

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David Tennant and Patrick Stewart star in a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company's critically lauded, award-winning modern-dress production of Shakespeare's great play. Show more

Contributors

Hamlet:: David Tennant
Claudius/The Ghost:: Patrick Stewart
Gertrude:: Penny Downie
Polonius:: Oliver Ford Davies
Ophelia:: Mariah Gale
Laertes:: Edward Bennett
Horatio:: Peter De Jersey
Rosencrantz/Second Gravedigger:: Sam Alexander
Guildenstern:: Tom Davey
Gravedigger:: Mark Hadfield
Player King:: John Woodvine
Osric/Player Queen:: Ryan Gage
Dumbshow King:: Samuel Dutton
Dumbshow Queen/Priest:: Jim Hooper
Reynaldo/Dumbshow Poisoner:: David Ajala
Marcellus:: Keith Osborn
Barnardo:: Ewen Cummins
Francisco/Fortinbras:: Robert Curtis
Voltemand:: Roderick Smith
Cornelia:: Andrea Harris
Lucianus:: Ricky Champ
Lady-in-waiting:: Riann Steele
Lady-in-waiting:: Zoe Thorne
Director:: Gregory Doran

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Father Brown

Series 1

Episode 10: The Blue Cross

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 25^th Jan 2013, 14:15 on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: Fri 17^th Apr 2020, 14:10 on BBC One Wales HD

When his priceless Blue Cross is targeted by the infamous criminal Flambeau, Father Brown takes the initiative to try and save his soul. But is he walking into a trap?

Contributors

Father Brown:: Mark Williams
Inspector Valentine:: Hugo Speer
Mrs McCarthy:: Sorcha Cusack
Sid Carter:: Alex Price
Bishop Talbot:: Malcolm Storry
Susie Jasinski:: Katarzyna Koleczek
Sgt Allbright:: Keith Osborn
Justin De Vey:: Christopher Villiers
Mr Dawson:: Patrick Brennan
Captain Flynn:: John Light
Executive Producer:: Will Trotter
Executive Producer:: John Yorke
Producer:: Ceri Meyrick
Director:: Ian Barber
Writer:: Paul Matthew Thompson

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Father Brown

Series 2

Episode 7: The Three Tools of Death

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 14^th Jan 2014, 14:15 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Wed 29^th Apr 2020, 14:15 on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Series based on the novels of GK Chesterton. Father Brown helps a troubled young woman whose father is killed just weeks after her mother's death. Show more

Contributors

Inspector Sullivan:: Tom Chambers
Father Brown:: Mark Williams
Mrs McCarthy:: Sorcha Cusack
Sid Carter:: Alex Price
Producer:: Jonathan Phillips
Director:: Paul Gibson
Series Producer:: Sam Hill
Executive Producer:: Will Trotter
Writer:: Lol Fletcher
Alice Armstrong:: Alice Henley
Sir Aaron Armstrong:: David Calder
Eddie Monk:: Nick Moran
Peter Royce:: Andrew Knott
Jim Magnus:: Matthew Ashforde
Hilda Magnus:: Lynne Verrall
SGT Allbright:: Keith Osborn

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Father Brown

Series 1

Episode 9: The Mayor and the Magician

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 24^th Jan 2013, 14:15 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Thu 16^th Apr 2020, 14:15 on BBC One Scotland HD

Drama series. When the mayor drops dead during his speech at the Kembleford village fete, Father Brown deduces that he was deliberately electrocuted. Show more

Contributors

Father Brown:: Mark Williams
Inspector Valentine:: Hugo Speer
Mrs McCarthy:: Sorcha Cusack
Lady Felicia:: Nancy Carroll
William Knight:: Sam Crane
Eleanor Knight:: Louise Brealey
Kathleen Knight:: Fern Deacon
Susie Jasinski:: Katarzyna Koleczek
Matilda Newell:: Emma Hiddleston
Edwin Bloom:: John Lightbody
Frank McCarthy:: Frank Grimes
Sgt Allbright:: Keith Osborn
Executive Producer:: Will Trotter
Executive Producer:: John Yorke
Producer:: Ceri Meyrick
Director:: Dominic Keavey
Writer:: Nicola Wilson

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Doctors

Series 12

Episode 157: Fault Lines

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 3^rd Dec 2010, 13:45 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 3^rd Dec 2010, 16:00 on BBC HD

Medical drama. Rob responds to Lesley's panic-stricken call to the police and finds her estranged husband Sam trying to escape through the back door. Show more

Contributors

Dr Jimmi Clay:: Adrian Lewis Morgan
Rob Hollins:: Chris Walker
Lesley Hammond:: Emma Stansfield
PC Matthew Radley:: Ben Cartwright
Sam Hutton:: Jamie Ballard
DI Coulson:: Keith Osborn
Writer:: Rob Kinsman
Series Producer:: Mike Hobson
Series Producer:: Peter Eryl Lloyd
Producer:: Carol Harding

Genres

Brand

Doctors

Series

Doctors: Series 12

Father Brown

Series 1

Episode 4: The Man in the Tree

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 17^th Jan 2013, 14:10 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Thu 9^th Apr 2020, 14:15 on BBC One Scotland HD

When Lady Felicia finds a stripped and injured man stuck up a tree, Sid is implicated as the perpetrator. Can Father Brown prove his innocence, or has Sid gone too far this time?

Contributors

Father Brown:: Mark Williams
Inspector Valentine:: Hugo Speer
Mrs McCarthy:: Sorcha Cusack
Lady Felicia:: Nancy Carroll
Franz Prepffler:: Jonathan Sidgwick
Christy Nolan:: Stefan Rhodri
Sid Carter:: Alex Price
Father Franc/Wilhelm:: Rod Hallett
Annie Mace:: Katherine Dow Blyton
Susie Jasinski:: Katarzyna Koleczek
SGT Allbright:: Keith Osborn
Martha Quinton:: Ruth Gemmell
Leonard Quinton:: Robert Cavanah
Umesh Varma:: Ramon Tikaram
Violet Parnassus:: Jennie Jacques
Mr Harris:: Simon Thorp
Writer:: Nicola Wilson
Executive Producer:: Will Trotter
Executive Producer:: John Yorke
Series Producer:: Sam Hill
Producer:: Ceri Meyrick
Director:: Dominic Keavey
Writer:: Rebecca Wojciechowski

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series