The Spiral Staircase

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 9^th Jul 2007, 01:35 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 25^th Dec 2013, 01:05 on BBC Two England

Thriller in which a young mute woman who works in a New England mansion as a domestic is terrorised by a murderer who is killing off disabled people. Show more

The Fabulous Dorseys

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 19^th Dec 2008, 00:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th Jun 2013, 07:30 on BBC Two England

True tale of how brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, trombonist and saxophonist respectively, rose from humble beginnings to become the jazz-swing sensation of the 1930s and 1940s. Show more

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Himself:: Tommy Dorsey
Director:: Alfred E. Green
Himself:: Jimmy Dorsey
Jane Howard:: Janet Blair
Himself:: Paul Whiteman
Bob Burton:: William Lundigan
Mrs Dorsey:: Sara Allgood
Mr Dorsey:: Arthur Shields
Gorman:: James Flavin
Eddie:: William Bakewell
Foggy:: Dave Willock
Producer:: Charles R Rogers
Writer:: Richard English
Musician:: Art Tatum
Bandleader:: Charlie Barnet
Musician:: Ray Bauduc
Musician:: Ziggy Elman

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Source: BBC Online

One Touch of Venus

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 25^th Dec 2012, 23:35 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Fri 24^th Jul 2020, 13:45 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Humorous fantasy about a young man whose dreams are fulfilled when a department store statue of Venus, which he has fallen in love with, comes to life. Show more

Contributors

Detective Kerrigan:: James Flavin
Mercury:: Hugh Herbert
Venus:: Ava Gardner
Gloria:: Olga San Juan
Molly Stewart:: Eve Arden
Whitfield Savory:: Tom Conway
Eddie Hatch:: Robert Walker
Joe Grant:: Dick Haymes
Mrs. Gogarty, Landlady:: Sara Allgood
Director:: William A Seiter
Writer:: Harry Kurnitz
Writer:: SJ Perelman
Writer:: Frank Tashlin
Producer:: Lester Cowan

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Source: BBC Online

Lady Hamilton

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 8 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 20^th Aug 2007, 12:40 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 20^th Aug 2007, 14:25 on BBC Two Scotland

Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier enact the ill-fated romance of Horatio Lord Nelson and Emma Hamilton. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Vivien Leigh
Director:: Alexander Korda
Actor:: Laurence Olivier
Actor:: Alan Mowbray
Actor:: Sara Allgood
Actor:: Gladys Cooper

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Source: BBC Online

Jane Eyre

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 32 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 4^th Feb 2018, 14:10 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Sat 28^th Mar 2020, 16:10 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Based on Charlotte Bronte's classic novel about an orphan girl who grows up to become a governess in a gloomy manor in Yorkshire, where she falls in love with Mr Rochester. Show more