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Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

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

Wartime drama about an ex-US army officer (Alan Ladd) who joins the British army as a paratrooper. Despite his obvious leadership skills, the man refuses to take a high rank. Show more

Contributors

Steve 'Canada' McKendrick:
Alan Ladd
Major J Snow:
Leo Genn
RSM Cameron:
Harry Andrews
Taffy Evans:
Donald Houston
Major General ABC Whiting:
Anthony Bushell
Sergeant Breton:
Stanley Baker
Rupert:
Tim Turner
Corporal Dawes:
Michael Kelly
Penny Gardner:
Susan Stephen
Director:
Terence Young

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

World War II adventure, set in 1944. A group of Mosquito aircraft have a vital mission - to destroy a German ammunition factory built under a cliff in Norway.

Contributors

Roy Grant:
Cliff Robertson
Erik Bergman:
George Chakiris
Hilde Bergman:
Maria Perschy
Marshal Davis:
Harry Andrews
Don Barrett:
Donald Houston
Frank Adams:
Michael Goodliffe
Gillibrand:
John Meillon
Pilot Officer Jones:
Johnny Briggs

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Comedy starring Dirk Bogarde and Kenneth More. Along with three companions, a medical student faces five hectic but hilarious years at St Swithin's Hospital. Show more

Contributors

Magistrate:
Nicholas Phipps
Simon Sparrow:
Dirk Bogarde
Sister Virtue:
Jean Taylor Smith
Richard Grimsdyke:
Kenneth More
Lancelot Spratt:
James Robertson Justice
Director:
Ralph Thomas
Producer:
Betty E Box

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

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

Thriller in which Sherlock Holmes (John Neville) leads the manhunt for Jack the Ripper in the East End of the 1880s after three prostitues are murdered in Whitechapel. Show more

Contributors

Sherlock Holmes:
John Neville
Dr Watson:
Donald Houston
Lord Carfax:
John Fraser
Dr Murray:
Anthony Quayle
Mycroft Holmes:
Robert Morley
Annie Chapman:
Barbara Windsor
Inspector Lestrade:
Frank Finlay
Director:
James Hill
Producer:
Henry Lester
Writer:
Derek Ford

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