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Duration: 1 hour, 24 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Drama. A dim-witted drunkard during the Irish Rebellion dreams of escaping to America with his girlfriend, and is presented with the opportunity of realising his dream. Show more

Contributors

Gypo Nolan:
Victor McLaglen
Mary McPhillip:
Heather Angel
Dan Gallagher:
Preston Foster
Katie Madden:
Margot Grahame
Frankie McPhillip:
Wallace Ford
Mrs McPhillip:
Una O'Connor
Director:
John Ford
Producer:
Cliff Reid

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Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

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

World War II drama. A mild-mannered schoolteacher who has lived quietly with his mother under German occupation decides that he must make a stand.

Contributors

Arthur Lory:
Charles Laughton
Louise Martin:
Maureen O'Hara
George Lambert:
George Sanders
Major Erich von Keller:
Walter Slezak
Paul Martin:
Kent Smith
Mrs Emma Lory:
Una O'Connor
Professor Sorel:
Philip Merivale
Prosecuting Attorney:
George Coulouris
Julie Grant:
Nancy Gates
Presiding Judge:
Ivan Simpson
Director:
Jean Renoir
Producer:
Jean Renoir

Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Screen version of the Dickens classic. Young David's happy childhood is blighted when his widowed mother remarries. Starring Edna May Oliver. Show more

Contributors

Aunt Betsey:
Edna May Oliver
Mrs Copperfield:
Elizabeth Allan
Dan Peggotty:
Lionel Barrymore
Steerforth:
Hugh Williams
Mrs Gummidge:
Una O'Connor
Director:
George Cukor

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

With his original monster on the rampage, Frankenstein is forced by a crazed scientist to assemble a bride for the beast, by piecing her together from corpses. Show more

Contributors

The Monster:
Boris Karloff
Director:
James Whale
Henry Frankenstein:
Colin Clive
Elizabeth:
Valerie Hobson
Mary Shelley / The Bride:
Elsa Lanchester
Percy Bysshe Shelley:
Douglas Walton
Burgomaster:
E Clive

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

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

Classic crime film drama. Against the advice of his doctor, eminent barrister Sir Wilfrid Roberts decides to act as the defence for a man accused of murdering a wealthy widow. Show more

Contributors

Leonard Vole:
Tyrone Power
Brogan-Moore:
John Williams
Janet MacKenzie:
Una O'Connor
Sir Wilfred Robarts:
Charles Laughton
Miss Plimsoll:
Elsa Lanchester
Director:
Billy Wilder

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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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