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The Buddha of Suburbia

Series 1

Episodes 1 and 2

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Drama about an Anglo-Indian teen's sexual and political awakening in the 1970s. Karim's friend Jamila's future husband arrives from Bombay, but he seems more interested in finding 221b Baker Street. Show more

The Buddha of Suburbia

Series 1

Episodes 3 and 4

Duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Conclusion of Hanif Kureishi's drama about an Anglo-Indian teen's sexual and political awakening in the 1970s. Karim becomes a star actor and goes with Pyke’s play to New York.

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Drama starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins. When a brilliant but mentally ill mathematician dies, his daughter is worried that she too will suffer from a mental disorder. Show more

Contributors

Catherine:
Gwyneth Paltrow
Claire:
Hope Davis
Director:
John Madden
Professor Barrow:
Gary Houston
Friend at Party:
Anne Wittman
Friend at Party:
Leigh Zimmerman
Theoretical Physicist:
Colin Stinton
Band Vocalist:
Leland Burnett
University Friend:
John Keefe
University Friend:
Chipo Chung
University Friend:
C Gerod Harris
Professor Bhandari:
Roshan Seth
Producer:
Robert Kessel
Producer:
Alison Owen
Producer:
Jeffrey Sharp
Director of photography:
Alwin Kuchler

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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Drama profile of the Welshman responsible for establishing the principle of publicly funded health care 'from the cradle to the grave' - Aneurin Bevan. Show more

Contributors

Aneurin Bevan:
Brian Cox
Jennie Lee:
Sinead Cusack
Night Sister:
Heather Imani
Jawaharial Nehru:
Roshan Seth
Mr Orchard:
James Warrior

Duration: 1 hour, 32 minutes

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

Convincing his uncle to let him manage a rundown launderette, Omar enlists his old friend Johnny to refurbish the place, but racial and sexual tensions threaten the project.

Duration: 3 hours, 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

The celebrated blockbuster recounting the life of Mohandas K Gandhi, who started out as a lawyer and rose to become the leader of the Indian independence movement. Show more

Contributors

Mahatma Gandhi:
Ben Kingsley
Margaret Bourke-White:
Candice Bergen
General Dyer:
Edward Fox
Lord Irwin:
John Gielgud
Judge Broomfield:
Trevor Howard
The Viceroy:
John Mills
Charlie Andrews:
Ian Charleson
General Smuts:
Athol Fugard
Sardar Patel:
Saeed Jaffrey
Pandit Nehru:
Roshan Seth
Senior Police Officer:
Ian Bannen
Sir George Hodge:
Michael Hordern
Nahari:
Om Puri
Sir Edward Gait:
Richard Vernon
Commentator:
Shane Rimmer
European Passenger:
Peter Cartwright
Police Sergeant:
Ken Hutchison
Manager of the Mine:
John Savident
Composer:
Ravi Shankar
Director of photography:
Ronnie Taylor
Director of photography:
Billy Williams

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Drama based loosely on Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles. The affections of a beautiful young Indian woman are pursued by the son of a rich entrepreneur who gives her a job. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 44 minutes

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

Crime drama. Private detective Tommy Akhtar takes on the case of a missing prostitute and finds himself drawn into the London underworld. Show more

Contributors

Farzad Akhtar:
Roshan Seth
Tall Man:
Vincent Regan
Director:
Pete Travis
Tommy Akhtar:
Riz Ahmed
Shelley:
Billie Piper
Melody:
Cush Jumbo
DS Cal Donnelly:
Danny Webb

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

In the week that follows Princess Diana's tragic death on 31 August 1997, four separate stories unfold as ordinary lives are affected in different ways by the loss of an icon. Show more

Contributors

Michael Lewis:
Laurie Davidson
Mary McDonald:
Tamsin Greig
Mrs McDonald:
Gemma Jones
Laura Phillips:
Tuppence Middleton
Jack Taylor:
Nico Mirallegro
Colin Taylor:
Neil Morrisey
Uncle Zaheer:
Roshan Seth
Producer:
Karen Lewis
Executive Producer:
Luke Alkin
Executive Producer:
Kenton Allen
Executive Producer:
Jeremy Brock
Executive Producer:
Simon Curtis
Executive Producer:
Matthew Justice
Production Company:
Big Talk Productions

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