Programme Index

Dancing on the Edge

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 4^th Feb 2013, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Sat 9^th Feb 2013, 23:00 on BBC Two Scotland

Drama about the rise to fame of a black jazz band in 1930s London at a time of extraordinary change. The band is invited to the heart of aristocratic society. Show more

Contributors

Louis Lester:: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Stanley Mitchell:: Matthew Goode
Masterson:: John Goodman
Jessie:: Angel Coulby
Sarah:: Janet Montgomery
Carla:: Wunmi Mosaku
Rosie:: Jenna Coleman
Mr Wax:: Allan Corduner
Deirdre:: Caroline Quentin
Schlesinger:: Mel Smith
Donaldson:: Anthony Head
Harry Thornton:: Miles Richardson
Policeman:: Daniel Coonan
Prince of Wales:: Sam Troughton

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Dancing on the Edge

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 11^th Feb 2013, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Mon 18^th Feb 2013, 01:40 on BBC Two Wales

Drama about the rise to fame of a black jazz band in 1930s London. The band and their friends are devastated by Jessie's hospitalisation, and take turns to visit her. Show more

Contributors

Stanley Mitchell:: Matthew Goode
Louis Lester:: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Jessie:: Angel Coulby
Schlesinger:: Mel Smith
Sarah:: Janet Montgomery
Gunson:: Gerard Horan
Carla:: Wunmi Mosaku
Eric:: Sam Hoare
Mr Wax:: Allan Corduner
Rosie:: Jenna Coleman
Horton:: David Dawson
Donaldson:: Anthony Head
Young Nurse:: Kirsty Oswald
Masterson:: John Goodman
Young Waiter:: Jack Farthing
Mrs Luscombe:: Jane Asher
Harry Thornton:: Miles Richardson

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Dancing on the Edge

Episode 5

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 25^th Feb 2013, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Mon 4^th Mar 2013, 23:50 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Drama about the rise of a jazz band in 1930s London. Louis can no longer hide out at the Music Express office so Stanley takes him to a suburban flat to escape the manhunt. Show more

Contributors

Louis Lester:: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Stanley Mitchell:: Matthew Goode
Eric:: Sam Hoare
Sarah:: Janet Montgomery
Rosie:: Jenna Coleman
Masterson:: John Goodman
Donaldson:: Anthony Head
Harry Thornton:: Miles Richardson
Mr Wax:: Allan Corduner
Carla:: Wunmi Mosaku
Schlesinger:: Mel Smith
Young Man:: Calvin Dean
Gunson:: Gerard Horan
Deirdre:: Caroline Quentin
Mrs Luscombe:: Jane Asher
Ballet Teacher:: Carla Mendonça
Horton:: David Dawson
Emily:: Isabella Blake-Thomas

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Dancing on the Edge

Episode 4

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 18^th Feb 2013, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Sun 24^th Feb 2013, 23:30 on BBC Two Wales

Drama about the rise of a jazz band in 1930s London. When the band plays for the Freemasons dinner, Louis realises he is about to be in conflict with a powerful elite club. Show more

Contributors

Louis Lester:: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Stanley Mitchell:: Matthew Goode
Jessie:: Angel Coulby
Rosie:: Jenna Coleman
Eric:: Sam Hoare
Sarah:: Janet Montgomery
Masterson:: John Goodman
Donaldson:: Anthony Head
Schlesinger:: Mel Smith
Horton:: David Dawson
Gunson:: Gerard Horan
Mrs Luscombe:: Jane Asher
Harry Thornton:: Miles Richardson
Mr Wax:: Allan Corduner
Emily:: Isabella Blake-Thomas
Young Man:: Calvin Dean

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Spies of Warsaw

Episode 1

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 9^th Jan 2013, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 28^th Jun 2017, 21:00 on BBC Four HD

Classic tale of spying, intrigue and romance. In a backstreet Warsaw cafe, a German engineer meets with Colonel Mercier and information is exchanged for money. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Coky Giedroyc
Producer:: Richard Fell
Executive Producer:: Richard Fell
Writer:: Dick Clement
Writer:: Ian La Frenais
Mercier:: David Tennant
Anna Skarbek:: Janet Montgomery
Antoni Pakulski:: Marcin Dorocinski
Olga Musser:: Ann Eleonora Jorgensen
Jourdain:: Burn Gorman
Mme Dupin:: Ellie Haddington
Maxim Mostov:: Piotr Baumann
Zoller:: Jan Pohl
August Voss:: Rad Kaim
Malka Rozen:: Linda Bassett
Viktor Rozen:: Allan Corduner
Helena Skarbek:: Tusse Silberg
Doctor Lapp:: Anton Lesser
Colonel Lessard:: Richard Lintern
General Beauvilliers:: Julian Glover
Papa Heininger:: Nicholas Blane
Lady Angela Hope:: Fenella Woolgar
Roddy Fitzware:: Richard Teverson
Gabrielle:: Tuppence Middleton
Stefan:: Marcin Walewski
Marek:: Miroslaw Zbrojewicz
Jozef:: Maciej Marczewski
Cecylia:: Anna Czartoryska
Princess Ewa:: Magdalena Poplawska
Edvard Uhl:: Ludger Pistor
Doorman:: Lech Dyblik
Wlada:: Grazyna Zielinska
Frau Schimmel:: Maria Mamona
Conductor:: Romuald Krezel
Renata:: Joanna Kulig-Bochniak
Weasel:: Grzegorz Emanuel
Olga's Neighbour:: Krystyna Rutkowska-Ulewicz
Swiss Border Guard:: Tom Pawlak
Private:: Gregg Lowe
Gluck:: John Weisgerber
Steward:: Maciej Nawrocki

Genres

DramaThriller

Series

Spies of Warsaw

Spies of Warsaw

Episode 2

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 16^th Jan 2013, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 5^th Jul 2017, 21:00 on BBC Four HD

Espionage thriller. Mercier goes undercover to Czechoslovakia on the trail of the elusive Chaika, a man who can lead him into the heart of the Nazi war machine. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Coky Giedroyc
Producer:: Richard Fell
Executive Producer:: Richard Fell
Writer:: Dick Clement
Writer:: Ian La Frenais
Mercier:: David Tennant
Anna Skarbek:: Janet Montgomery
Antoni Pakulski:: Marcin Dorocinski
Olga Musser:: Ann Eleonora Jorgensen
Jourdain:: Burn Gorman
Mme Dupin:: Ellie Haddington
Maxim Mostov:: Piotr Baumann
Zoller:: Jan Pohl
August Voss:: Rad Kaim
Malka Rozen:: Linda Bassett
Viktor Rozen:: Allan Corduner
Helena Skarbek:: Tusse Silberg
Doctor Lapp:: Anton Lesser
Colonel Lessard:: Richard Lintern
General Beauvilliers:: Julian Glover
Roddy Fitzware:: Richard Teverson
Gabrielle:: Tuppence Middleton
Marek:: Miroslaw Zbrojewicz
Secretary:: Karolina Dafne Porcari
Fur Hat:: Grzegorz Kowalczyk
Czech Barman:: Ziggy Heath
Julius Halbach:: Adam Godley
Franz:: Karol Kijanowski
Official:: Klaudiusz Kaufmann
Trudi:: Mel Giedroyc
SS Sergeant:: Sebastian Stegmann
Johannes Elter:: Nicholas Murchie
Singer in club:: Jessica Akpang
Armand:: Dan Fredenburgh
Viktor's Chess Opponent:: Andrzej Walden
Fernand:: Mark Lewis
Duff Cooper:: Julian Harries
Leszek:: Bogdan Koca
Kosinski:: Mateusz Banasiuk
Herschenson:: Andrew Sachs
Polish Soldier:: Rafal Zawierucha
Gypsy Girl:: Sonia Mietielica
Bandit Leader:: Eugeniusz Malinowski
Ukranian Bandit:: Michal Kosciuk
Ukranian Bandit:: Grzegorz Klis
Ukranian Bandit:: Jaroslaw Karpuk
Ukranian Bandit:: Krzysztof Urbanowicz
Ukranian Bandit:: Krzysztof Wnuk

Genres

DramaThriller

Series

Spies of Warsaw

Dancing on the Edge

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 5^th Feb 2013, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th Feb 2013, 23:50 on BBC Two Scotland

Drama about the rise to fame of a black jazz band in 1930s London. The Louis Lester Band has yet to reach the fame it so desires, but a wealthy recluse changes its fortunes. Show more

Contributors

Louis Lester:: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Jessie:: Angel Coulby
Carla:: Wunmi Mosaku
Stanley Mitchell:: Matthew Goode
Masterson:: John Goodman
Donaldson:: Anthony Head
Schlesinger:: Mel Smith
Sarah:: Janet Montgomery
Lady Winnet:: Ruth Gemmell
Rosie:: Jenna Coleman
Mrs Lee:: Joanna Brookes
Mr Wax:: Allan Corduner
Deirdre:: Caroline Quentin
Harry Thornton:: Miles Richardson
Prince of Wales:: Sam Troughton

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series