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Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

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

Thunderous war epic that follows the exploits of the British 27th Lancers from India to the Crimea and a final, bloody confrontation. Show more

Contributors

Major Geoffrey Vickers:
Errol Flynn
Elsa Campbell:
Olivia de Havilland
Captain Perry Vickers:
Patric Knowles
Colonel Campbell:
Donald Crisp
Captain Randall:
David Niven
Sir Charles Macefield:
Henry Stephenson
Sir Benjamin Warrenton:
Nigel Bruce
Count Igor Volonoff:
Robert Barrat
Surat Khan:
C Henry Gordon

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Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

Duration: 44 minutes

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

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Documentary about Hollywood star Bette Davis, spanning her life and career from the 1920s to the 1980s, on stage and on screen, including an interview with the actress herself. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Ian Holm
Interviewed Guest:
Bette Davis
Interviewed Guest:
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Interviewed Guest:
Anne Baxter
Interviewed Guest:
Olivia de Havilland
Interviewed Guest:
Joseph L Mankiewicz
Executive Producer:
Alan Yentob

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Duration: 2 hours, 7 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Chilling drama in which an ageing spinster, haunted by tragic events of the past, finds herself at the mercy of a sinister cousin who has designs on the elderly woman's money.

Contributors

Charlotte Hollis:
Bette Davis
Dr Drew Bayliss:
Joseph Cotten
Velma Cruther:
Agnes Moorehead
Harry Willis:
Cecil Kellaway
Big Sam Hollis:
Victor Buono
Jewel Mayhew:
Mary Astor
Sheriff Luke Standish:
Wesley Addy
Paul Marchand:
William Campbell
John Mayhew:
Bruce Dern

Duration: 1 hour, 21 minutes

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

Psychological thriller about twin sisters who are implicated in the murder of a famous physician. Show more

Contributors

George Benson:
Lester Allen
Franklin:
Garry Owen
Lt. Stevenson:
Thomas Mitchell
District Attorney Girard:
Charles Evans
Dr Elliott:
Lew Ayres
Terry/Ruth Collins:
Olivia de Havilland
Mrs. Didriksen:
Lela Bliss

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Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Wartime comedy in which a loyal Washington secretary defends her boss when his unorthodox methods are called into question. Show more

Contributors

Elizabeth 'Smokey' Allard:
Olivia de Havilland
Adele - Mrs Delancey Wright:
Agnes Moorehead
May Harness Blake:
Anne Shirley
EH 'Ed' Browne:
Sonny Tufts
Branch Owens:
Paul Stewart
Dana McGuire:
Jess Barker
Sergeant Joe Blake:
James Dunn
Senator MacVickers:
Harry Davenport
Mrs Harris:
Una O'Connor
Ambassador:
Sig Ruman
Mrs Trask:
Jane Darwell
Count Bodinski:
George Givot

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Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

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

Available for years

When King Richard the Lionheart leaves to fight in the crusades, his evil brother Prince John plots to usurp the throne. Only the outlaw Robin Hood and his band are left to defend the realm. Show more

Contributors

Robin Hood:
Errol Flynn
Prince John:
Claude Rains
Will Scarlett:
Patric Knowles
Friar Tuck:
Eugene Pallette
Little John:
Alan Hale

Duration: 2 hours, 27 minutes

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

Disaster movie about an entomologist (Michael Caine) who finds out that a swarm of killer bees is heading straight for the city of Houston. Can he discover the cause in time? Show more

Contributors

Brad Crane:
Michael Caine
General Slater:
Richard Widmark
Anne MacGregor:
Lee Grant
Dr Andrews:
Jose Ferrer
Jud Hawkins:
Slim Pickens
Major Baker:
Bradford Dillman
Dr Walter Krim:
Henry Fonda
Director:
Irwin Allen
Producer:
Irwin Allen