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Great Day

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 13^th Oct 2013, 06:05 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Sun 13^th Oct 2013, 06:05 on BBC Two England

Wartime drama. A housewife copes with an embittered and alcoholic husband while she and the rest of her village prepare for a visit by Eleanor Roosevelt.

Contributors

Mrs Ellis:: Flora Robson
Margaret Ellis:: Sheila Sim
John Ellis:: Eric Portman
Lady Mott:: Isabel Jeans
Bob Tyndale:: Walter Fitzgerald
Geoffrey Winthrop:: Philip Friend
Mrs Nora Mumford:: Marjorie Rhodes
Mrs Bridget Walsh:: Maire O'Neill
Pub customer:: Kathleen Harrison
Scottish officer in pub:: John Laurie
Director:: Lance Comfort
Producer:: Victor Hanbury
Writer:: John Davenport

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DramaWar & Disaster

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Films

Source: BBC Online

The Colditz Story

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 3^rd Sep 2007, 13:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sat 2^nd Feb 2008, 17:25 on BBC Two Scotland

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

Contributors

Actor:: John Mills
Director:: Guy Hamilton
Actor:: Eric Portman
Actor:: Lionel Jeffries
Actor:: Christopher Rhodes
Actor:: Bryan Forbes
Actor:: Ian Carmichael

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DramaWar & Disaster

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Films

Source: BBC Online

We Dive at Dawn

Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 17^th Feb 2008, 15:30 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sat 1^st Apr 2017, 08:25 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

Contributors

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
Director:: Anthony Asquith
Producer:: Edward Black
Writer:: JB Williams
Writer:: Valerie Valentine

Genres

DramaWar & Disaster

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

A Canterbury Tale

Duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 5^th Sep 2007, 23:50 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 5^th Sep 2007, 23:50 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Drama set in a small Kent village during World War II. A man takes it upon himself to pour glue into local girls' hair during blackouts if he sees them dating GIs. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Eric Portman
Director:: Michael Powell
Actor:: Sheila Sim
Actor:: Dennis Price
Actor:: Esmond Knight
Actor:: Charles Hawtrey

Genres

Drama

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Films

Source: BBC Online

The Whisperers

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 13^th Aug 2007, 13:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sat 12^th Dec 2009, 01:50 on BBC Two England

Drama starring Edith Evans and Eric Portman. A lonely old woman believes that her house is inhabited by mischievous creatures who play tricks on her.

Contributors

Mrs Maggie Ross:: Edith Evans
Director:: Bryan Forbes
Archie Ross:: Eric Portman
The Girl Upstairs:: Nanette Newman
Writer:: Bryan Forbes
Actor:: Ronald Fraser
Actor:: Gerald Sim

Genres

Drama

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

The Magic Box

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 30^th Jul 2013, 12:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Sun 16^th Dec 2018, 06:30 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
Jack Carter:: Richard Attenborough
Arthur Collings:: Eric Portman
Harold:: Dennis Price
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
Reporter:: Michael Denison
Industry Man:: Peter Ustinov
Nursemaid:: Sheila Sim
Broker's Man:: Stanley Holloway
Miss Tagg:: Renee Asherson
Company Promoter:: Roland Culver
Mr Lege:: Michael Redgrave
Ethel Friese-Greene:: Janette Scott
Cousin Alfred:: Bernard Miles
Mrs Claire:: Joyce Grenfell
Lady Pond:: Margaret Rutherford
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

Genres

DramaBiographical

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

Desert Island Discs

Eric Portman

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 3^rd Jan 1951, 18:30 on BBC Home Service Basic

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Eric Portman. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest:: Eric Portman

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Desert Island Discs

Source: BBC Online

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