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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, 33 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Romantic drama about a concert pianist who gives up music to join his countrymen in the Polish squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. Starring Anton Walbrook. Show more

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Stefan Radetzky:
Anton Walbrook
Carol Peters:
Sally Gray
Specialist:
Cecil Parker
Bill Peters:
Percy Parsons
Andre De Guise:
Kenneth Kent

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

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

Classic drama about an idealistic Welsh coal miner's son, played by Michael Redgrave, who attempts to uses his university education to fight against dangerous working conditions. Show more

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Davey Fenwick:
Michael Redgrave
Joe Gowlan:
Emlyn Williams
Jenny Sunley:
Margaret Lockwood
Martha Fenwick:
Nancy Price
Richard Barras:
Allan Jeayes
Laura Millington:
Linden Travers
Robert Fenwick:
Edward Rigby
Harry Nugent:
Milton Rosmer
Stanley Millington:
Cecil Parker
Slogger Gowlan:
George Carney
Director:
Carol Reed

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Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes

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

Available for years

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.

Contributors

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: 1 hour, 22 minutes

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

Biting Ealing satire about a scientist (Alec Guinness) who invents an indestructible fibre but finds that everyone wants to destroy his formula. Show more

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Sidney Stratton:
Alec Guinness
Daphne Birnley:
Joan Greenwood
Alan Birnley:
Cecil Parker
Bertha:
Vida Hope
Michael Corland:
Michael Gough
Sir John Kierlaw:
Ernest Thesiger
Producer:
Sidney Cole

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Duration: 58 minutes

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

Simon Templar (Hugh Sinclair) is taking a quiet holiday in Switzerland when he becomes embroiled in the hunt for a music box containing a top-secret code. Show more

Contributors

Simon Templar:
Hugh Sinclair
Mary Langdon:
Sally Gray
Monty Hayward:
Arthur Macrae
Rudolph:
Cecil Parker
Inspector Teal:
Gordon McLeod
Gregory:
John Warwick
Charles Leighton:
Felix Aylmer
Director:
Leslie Fenton

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Duration: 1 hour, 32 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 10 months

Classic Hitchcock suspense drama in which a couple investigate the mysterious disappearance of an elderly lady on a train from Switzerland to England. Show more

Contributors

Iris Henderson:
Margaret Lockwood
Dr Hartz:
Paul Lukas
Mr Todhunter:
Cecil Parker
Mrs Todhunter:
Linden Travers
Caldicott:
Naunton Wayne
Charters:
Basil Radford
Baroness:
Mary Clare
Hotel Manager:
Emile Boreo
Producer:
Edward Black

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

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

Biography of British film pioneer William Friese-Greene, who designed and patented a working cinematic camera. His life was dogged by hardship and lack of recognition. Show more

Contributors

William Friese-Greene:
Robert Donat
Edith Friese-Greene:
Margaret Johnston
Helena Friese-Greene:
Maria Schell
Maurice Friese-Greene:
John Howard Davies
Lord Beaverbrook:
Robert Beatty
Arthur Collings:
Eric Portman
May Jones:
Glynis Johns
Platform Man:
Cecil Parker
Assistant in Laboratory:
David Tomlinson
Bank Manager:
Emlyn Williams
Hotel Receptionist:
Kay Walsh
Police Officer:
Laurence Olivier
Maida Vale Doctor:
Leo Genn
House Agent:
Marius Goring
Industry Man:
Peter Ustinov
Nursemaid:
Sheila Sim
Broker's Man:
Stanley Holloway
Miss Tagg:
Renee Asherson
Company Promoter:
Roland Culver
Ethel Friese-Greene:
Janette Scott
Cousin Alfred:
Bernard Miles
Mrs Claire:
Joyce Grenfell
Maurice Guttenberg:
Frederick Valk
Official Receiver:
Michael Hordern
Sergeant in Storeroom:
Sydney James
Doctor's Housekeeper:
Thora Hird
Recruiting Sergeant:
William Hartnell
Sitter in Bath Studio:
Googie Withers
Sitter in Bath Studio:
Richard Murdoch
Sitter in Bath Studio:
Sybil Thorndike
Mrs Stukely:
Joan Hickson
Industry Man:
Peter Jones
Director:
John Boulting

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

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

Stirring Irish saga set in 1840, based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier. A feud between two families over land brings destruction to Hungry Hill. Starring Margaret Lockwood. Show more

Contributors

Fanny Rose Flower:
Margaret Lockwood
Greyhound John:
Dennis Price
Copper John:
Cecil Parker
Wild Johnnie:
Dermot Walsh
Henry Broderick:
Michael Denison
Morty Donovan:
Arthur Sinclair
Lady Broderick:
Jean Simmons
Barbara Broderick:
Barbara Waring
Harry Broderick:
Dan O'Herlihy
Bridget:
Eileen Crowe
Katherine:
Eileen Herlie
Young Johnny:
Tony Wager

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Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

Comedy. The fourth form monsters' latest trick is their best ever – they have burned down the school! When the girls stand trial, they are miraculously freed, and a new reign of terror begins. Show more

Contributors

Culpepper Brown:
Eric Barker
Gore Blackwood:
Dennis Price
Miss Partridge:
Liz Fraser
Sgt. Ruby Gates:
Joyce Grenfell
Professor Canford:
Cecil Parker
Flash Harry:
George Cole
Alphonse O'Reilly:
Sidney James
Superintendent Kemp-Bird:
Lloyd Lamble
Miss Harker-Packer:
Irene Handl
Director:
Frank Launder
Producer:
Frank Launder

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Duration: 1 hour, 57 minutes

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

As unrest in France builds toward bloody revolution, cynical Sydney Carton becomes involved with a young woman and a French aristocrat in a deadly chain of events.

Contributors

Sydney Carton:
Dirk Bogarde
Lucie Manette:
Dorothy Tutin
Jarvis Lorry:
Cecil Parker
Dr Manette:
Stephen Murray
Miss Pross:
Athene Seyler
Marquis St Evremonde:
Christopher Lee
John Barsad:
Donald Pleasance
Madame Defarge:
Rosalie Crutchley
Charles Darney:
Paul Guers
Ernest Defarge:
Duncan Lamont
Jerry Cruncher:
Alfie Bass
Director:
Ralph Thomas
Producer:
Betty E Box
Writer:
TEB Clarke