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Duration: 2 hours, 8 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

High-seas adventure with the Disney version of the classic novel. The resourceful Robinson family build a five-star treehouse on a remote desert island. Stars John Mills. Show more

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Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

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

Classic drama chronicling the life and times of a teacher in an English public school. Mr Chips is a strict disciplinarian, but finding love turns him into a kind and gentle tutor. Show more

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Mr Chips:
Robert Donat
Katherine:
Greer Garson
Wetherby:
Lyn Harding
Peter Colley as a Young Man:
John Mills
John Colley / Peter Colley I, II and III:
Terry Kilburn
Director:
Sam Wood

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Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Drama in which a union boss fights racial discrimination in his job but has to face up to his own deeper prejudices when his daughter falls in love with a Jamaican teacher.

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Duration: 2 hours, 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Adaptation of James Clavell's novel about a group of Allied prisoners in a Singapore PoW camp during World War II. Show more

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Cpl King:
George Segal
Director:
Bryan Forbes
Lt Robin Grey:
Tom Courtenay
Peter Marlowe:
James Fox
Top Sgt Max:
Patrick O'Neal
Col George Smedley-Taylor:
John Mills
Lt G D Larkin:
Denholm Elliott
Dr Kennedy:
James Donald

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Drama. Determined to lead the first expedition to reach the South Pole, naval officer Scott assembles a team to try to beat a Norwegian attempt. Show more

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Captain Robert Falcon Scott:
John Mills
Captain LEG 'Titus' Oates:
Derek Bond
PO Edgar 'Taff' Evans:
James Robertson Justice
Dr EA Wilson:
Harold Warrender
Oriana Wilson:
Anne Firth
Kathleen Scott:
Diana Churchill
Lt EGR 'Teddy' Evans:
Kenneth More
Lt HR 'Birdie' Bowers:
Reginald Beckwith
Chief Stoker W Lashly:
Norman Williams
POT Crean:
John Gregson
Surgeon Lt EL Atkinson:
James McKechnie
Apsley Cherry-Gerrard:
Barry Letts
Producer:
Sidney Cole
Director:
Charles Frend

Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes

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

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World War II drama. A low-ranking officer who resembles General Montgomery is recruited to play his double in an elaborate plan to trick the Nazis.

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Major Harvey:
John Mills
Colonel Logan:
Cecil Parker
Colonel Matthers:
Patrick Allen
'Monty' and Himself:
ME Clifton James
Colonel Dawson:
Patrick Holt
Major Tennant:
Leslie Phillips
Governor of Gibraltar:
Michael Hordern

Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes

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

A dramatic reconstruction of the World War II defeat at Dunkirk, told through the experiences of three characters. Show more

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Captain Binns:
John Mills
Charles Foreman:
Bernard Lee
Dave Bellman:
Meredith Edwards
Military Spokesman:
Anthony Nicholls
Frankie:
Sean Barrett
Colonel - Medical Officer:
Lionel Jeffries
Lieutenant Lumpkin:
Kenneth Cope
Sergeant on Parade Ground:
Patrick Allen
Director:
Leslie Norman

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

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

Dramatisation of the legendary breakout by World War II Allied POWs from the Germans' supposedly escape-proof fortress. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

The story of a ship from its construction to its participation at Dunkirk and finally its sinking at the Battle of Crete. As the ship sinks, the crew remember their loved ones. Show more

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Captain 'D':
Noel Coward
O/S 'Shorty' Blake:
John Mills
Alix Kinross:
Celia Johnson
Mrs Hardy:
Joyce Carey
Freda Lewis:
Kay Walsh
Chief Petty Officer Walter Hardy:
Bernard Miles
Director:
Noel Coward
Director:
David Lean
Producer:
Noel Coward

Duration: 1 hour, 53 minutes

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

Available for 10 months

Vivid adaptation of the Dickens classic about a poor young orphan who becomes a gentleman of means thanks to a mysterious benefactor. Show more

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Joe Gargery:
Bernard Miles
Miss Havisham:
Martita Hunt
Abel Magwitch:
Finlay Currie
Young Pip:
Anthony Wager
Estella as a child:
Jean Simmons
Herbert Pocket:
Alec Guinness
Writer:
David Lean
Director:
David Lean
Producer:
Ronald Neame

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Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

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

Crime drama. After witnessing a sailor murder his ex-girlfriend, a girl (Hayley Mills) is kidnapped by the killer and finds herself helping him in his bid to escape the police. Show more

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Korchinsky:
Horst Buchholz
Supt. Graham:
John Mills
Mrs Phillips:
Megs Jenkins
PC George Williams:
Meredith Edwards
Christine:
undefined Shari
Inspector Bridges:
Christopher Rhodes
Choirmaster:
Kenneth Griffith
'Poloma' Captain:
George Pastell
'Poloma' First Officer:
Paul Stassino

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Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

The tale of a traumatised girl's first taste of romance with a young gypsy boy, after years of abuse and neglect. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes

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

Historical drama recounting the story of the scandalous affair between the wife of up-and-coming English politician William Lamb and unconventional Romantic poet Lord Byron. Show more

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Lady Caroline Lamb:
Sarah Miles
William Lamb:
Jon Finch
Lady Melbourne:
Margaret Leighton
Canning:
John Mills
Lady Bessborough:
Pamela Brown
King George IV:
Ralph Richardson
Duke of Wellington:
Laurence Olivier
Director:
Robert Bolt
Producer:
Robert M Fine

Duration: 3 hours, 18 minutes

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

Lavish adaptation of Tolstoy's novel concerning the complex story of two men's love for one woman, set against Napoleon's attempt to conquer Russia. Show more

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Pierre Bezukhov:
Henry Fonda
Natasha Rostova:
Audrey Hepburn
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky:
Mel Ferrer
Napoleon:
Herbert Lom
Helene Kuragina:
Anita Ekberg
Anatol Kuragin:
Vittorio Gassman
Nikolai Rostov:
Jeremy Brett
Prince Mikhail Andreevich Rostov:
Barry Jones
Field Marshal Kutuzov:
Oskar Homolka
Platon Karataev:
John Mills
Lisa Bolkonskaya:
Milly Vitale
Prince Bolkonsky:
Wilfred Lawson
Maria Bolkonskaya:
Anna Maria Ferrero
Sonia Rostova:
May Britt
Director:
King Vidor
Composer:
Nino Rota
Director of photography:
Jack Cardiff

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Four

Lighthearted period drama. Infamous gentleman thief A J Raffles becomes embroiled in a murder when he steals love rival Monty Sinclair's giant ruby. Show more

Contributors

A J Raffles:
Nigel Havers
Director:
Justin Hardy
Ellis Bride:
Michael French
Monty Sinclair:
John Shrapnel
Julia Sinclair:
Frances Barber
Arthur Rosehip:
John Mills
Frank Banning:
Dave Hill
Mags Raffles:
Madeleine Worrall
Benjamin Cook:
Tim Barlow

Duration: 1 hour, 57 minutes

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

Prequel to the historical epic Zulu, showing the build-up to the British invasion of Zululand and the massacre of 1,500 British soldiers. Starring Burt Lancaster and Peter O'Toole. Show more

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Lt. Vereker:
Simon Ward
Lt Col Pulleine:
Denholm Elliott
Sgt Maj Williams:
Bob Hoskins
Norris Newman:
Ronald Lacey
QSM Bloomfield:
Peter Vaughan
Cetshwayo:
Simon Sabela
Producer:
Nate Kohn
Col. Durnford:
Burt Lancaster

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Film drama. Determined to lead the first expedition to reach the South Pole, naval officer Scott assembles a team to try to beat a Norwegian attempt. Show more

Contributors

Captain RF Scott:
John Mills
Director:
Charles Frend
Captain LEG Oates:
Derek Bond
Dr EA Wilson:
Harold Warrender
Petty Officer 'Taff' Evans:
James Robertson Justice
Lieutenant HR Bowers:
Reginald Beckwith
Kathleen Scott:
Diana Churchill
Oriana Wilson:
Anne Firth
Lieutenant EGR 'Teddy' Evans:
Kenneth More
Chief Stoker W Lashly:
Norman Williams
Petty Officer T Crean:
John Gregson
Surgeon Lieutenant EL Atkinson:
James Mc Kechnie
Apsley Cherry-Gerrard:
Barry Letts
Bernard Day:
Christopher Lee
Herbert Ponting:
Clive Morton
Questioner:
Noel Howlett
Caroline:
Dandy Nichols

Duration: 1 hour, 49 minutes

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

Psychological drama set in World War II, focusing on the relationships forming in and around a British airfield. Starring Michael Redgrave and John Mills. Show more

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David Arcgdale:
Michael Redgrave
Peter Penrose:
John Mills
Toddy Todd:
Rosamund John
Squadron Leader Carter:
Trevor Howard
'Nobby' Clarke:
Bill Owen
A Singer:
Jean Simmons

Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

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

Wartime drama. Despatched to destroy the Nazis' latest battleship, the British submarine Sea Tiger finds herself short of fuel and food, a long way from home. Show more

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Lieutenant Freddie Taylor:
John Mills
CPO Dicky Dabbs:
Reginald Purdell
James Hobson:
Eric Portman
Lieutenant Johnson:
Ronald Millar
Lieutenant Brace:
Louis Bradfield
PO Mike Corrigan:
Niall MacGinnis
Ethel Dabbs:
Joan Hopkins
Alice Hobson:
Josephine Wilson
Lieutenant Gordon:
Jack Watling
CPO Duncan:
Caven Watson
Producer:
Edward Black

Duration: 2 hours, 17 minutes

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

Richard Attenborough's biopic recounting the eventful early life of Winston Churchill, including his time as a war correspondent in Africa. With Simon Ward and Anne Bancroft. Show more

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Winston Churchill:
Simon Ward
Lord Randolph Churchill:
Robert Shaw
Lady Jennie Churchill:
Anne Bancroft
General Kitchener:
John Mills
Mr Welldon:
Jack Hawkins
George E Buckle:
Ian Holm
General Bindon Blood:
Patrick Magee
Captain Aylmer Haldane:
Edward Woodward
David Lloyd George:
Anthony Hopkins
Captain, 35th Sikhs:
Peter Cellier
Adjutant, 35th Sikhs:
Ronald Hines
Mrs Everest:
Pat Heywood
Lord Salisbury:
Laurence Naismith
Joseph Chamberlain:
Basil Dignam
Headmaster:
Robert Hardy
Officer on Train:
James Cosmo
Party Chairman:
Norman Bird
Prince of Wales:
Reginald Marsh
Major Finn:
Thorley Walters
Pamela Plowden:
Jane Seymour
Captain Weaver:
Dinsdale Landen
Sikh Soldier:
Dino Shafeek
Producer:
Carl Foreman