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Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 3^rd Dec 2008, 20:00 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Wed 28^th Dec 2011, 19:00 on BBC HD

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Costume drama. Mrs General starts her campaign to woo Mr Dorrit, Fanny turns the full beam of her attention on Sparkler, and Mr Dorrit receives an unwelcome reminder of his past. Show more

Little Dorrit

Episode 12

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 5^th Dec 2008, 20:30 on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: Wed 28^th Dec 2011, 19:30 on BBC HD

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Costume drama. Mr Dorrit leaves Amy behind in Venice as he returns to London with newlyweds Fanny and Sparkler, but soon discovers the high life is not all that he had hoped for. Show more

Contributors

Mr Dorrit:: Tom Courtenay
Fanny Dorrit:: Emma Pierson
Edmund Sparkler:: Sebastian Armesto
Scary Butler:: Nicholas Jones
Mr Merdle:: Anton Lesser
Arthur Clennam:: Matthew Macfadyen
Daniel Doyce:: Zubin Varla
Cavalletto:: Jason Thorpe
Monsieur Henri:: Stephane Cornicard
Doctor:: Geoffrey Whitehead
Lawyer:: Nicholas Blane
Bank Porter:: George Potts
Flora Finching:: Ruth Jones
Mr F's Aunt:: Annette Crosbie
Mrs Plornish:: Rosie Cavaliero
Pancks:: Eddie Marsan
Amy Dorrit:: Claire Foy
Mrs General:: Pam Ferris
Frederick Dorrit:: James Fleet
Flintwinch:: Alun Armstrong
Mrs Clennam:: Judy Parfitt
Cabby:: Mark Kempner
John Chivery:: Russell Tovey
Producer:: Lisa Osborne
Adaptor:: Andrew Davies
Writer:: Charles Dickens
Director:: Diarmuid Lawrence

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Little Dorrit

Episode 14

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 11^th Dec 2008, 20:00 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Fri 30^th Dec 2011, 19:00 on BBC HD

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Costume drama. Mr Merdle's death and the collapse of Merdle's Bank send shockwaves through London as thousands face financial ruin. Arthur returns to the Marshalsea a prisoner. Show more

Contributors

Mr Merdle:: Anton Lesser
Doctor:: Geoffrey Whitehead
Bath Attendant:: Stephen Marcus
Lawyer:: Nicholas Blane
Scary Butler:: Nicholas Jones
Fanny Dorrit:: Emma Pierson
Edmund Sparkler:: Sebastian Armesto
Arthur Clennam:: Matthew Macfadyen
Pancks:: Eddie Marsan
Cavalletto:: Jason Thorpe
Amy Dorrit:: Claire Foy
Mrs Merdle:: Amanda Redman
Mrs Plornish:: Rosie Cavaliero
Rugg:: Geoff McGivern
John Chivery:: Russell Tovey
Chivery:: Ron Cook
Mr Dorrit:: Tom Courtenay
Plornish:: Jason Watkins
Rigaud:: Andy Serkis
Marshalsea Doctor:: Stuart Nurse
Henry Gowan:: Alex Wyndham
Miss Wade:: Maxine Peake
Tattycoram:: Freema Agyeman
Mrs Clennam:: Judy Parfitt
Flintwinch:: Alun Armstrong
Affery:: Sue Johnston
Mr Casby:: John Alderton
Tip Dorrit:: Arthur Darvill
Flora Finching:: Ruth Jones
Daniel Doyce:: Zubin Varla
Mr Meagles:: Bill Paterson
Mrs Meagles:: Janine Duvitski
Maggy:: Eve Myles
Mr F's Aunt:: Annette Crosbie
Producer:: Lisa Osborne
Adaptor:: Andrew Davies
Writer:: Charles Dickens
Director:: Diarmuid Lawrence

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Little Dorrit

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 5^th Nov 2008, 20:00 on BBC One EastLatest broadcast: Mon 19^th Dec 2011, 19:30 on BBC HD

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Costume drama. Flintwinch taunts Arthur's mother about the mystery at the heart of the House of Clennam, while Amy discovers that 'a gentleman' has paid off her brother's debts. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Clennam:: Matthew Macfadyen
Amy Dorrit:: Claire Foy
Mrs Clennam:: Judy Parfitt
Flintwinch:: Alun Armstrong
Pet Meagles:: Georgia King
Pancks:: Eddie Marsan
Plornish:: Jason Watkins
Mrs Plornish:: Rosie Cavaliero
Mr Dorrit:: Tom Courtenay
Maggy:: Eve Myles
Adaptor:: Andrew Davies
Producer:: Lisa Osborne

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Little Dorrit

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 13^th Nov 2008, 20:00 on BBC One Yorks & LincsLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Dec 2011, 19:00 on BBC HD

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Costume drama. Pancks recruits John Chivery to help him solve the mystery that connects the Dorrit family with the House of Clennam, while Arthur proposes to Pet Meagles. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Clennam:: Matthew Macfadyen
Amy Dorrit:: Claire Foy
Mrs Clennam:: Judy Parfitt
Mr Dorrit:: Tom Courtenay
Pancks:: Eddie Marsan
John Chivery:: Russell Tovey
Pet Meagles:: Georgia King
Tattycoram:: Freema Agyeman
Mrs Plornish:: Rosie Cavaliero
Rigaud:: Andy Serkis
Producer:: Lisa Osborne
Writer:: Andrew Davies

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Little Dorrit

Episode 7

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 19^th Nov 2008, 20:00 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Dec 2011, 19:30 on BBC HD

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Costume drama. Rigaud introduces himself to the House of Clennam, Arthur is best man at Pet's marriage to Henry Gowan, and Pancks concludes his investigation. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Clennam:: Matthew Macfadyen
Amy Dorrit:: Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit:: Tom Courtenay
Pancks:: Eddie Marsan
Affery:: Sue Johnston
Rigaud:: Andy Serkis
Flintwinch:: Alun Armstrong
Mrs Clennam:: Judy Parfitt
Landlord:: Peter Hugo-Daly
Frederick Dorrit:: James Fleet
Producer:: Lisa Osborne
Adapter:: Andrew Davies
Writer:: Charles Dickens

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Little Dorrit

Episode 9

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 26^th Nov 2008, 20:00 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Mon 26^th Dec 2011, 19:30 on BBC HD

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Costume drama based on the Dickens novel. The Dorrits arrive in Venice, and Fanny renews an old acquaintance with Edmund Sparkler and his redoubtable mother Mrs Merdle. Show more

Contributors

Amy Dorrit:: Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit:: Tom Courtenay
Rigaud:: Andy Serkis
Fanny Dorrit:: Emma Pierson
Arthur Clennam:: Matthew Macfadyen
Maggy:: Eve Myles
Mrs Plornish:: Rosie Cavaliero
Cavalletto:: Jason Thorpe
Pancks:: Eddie Marsan
Mrs General:: Pam Ferris
Producer:: Lisa Osborne
Adapter:: Andrew Davies
Writer:: Charles Dickens

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Little Dorrit

Episode 10

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 27^th Nov 2008, 20:00 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Tue 27^th Dec 2011, 19:30 on BBC HD

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Costume drama. Fanny has stolen the heart of Edmund Sparkler, whose mother is determined to separate them, while Arthur becomes worried when he sees Rigaud at his mother's house. Show more

Contributors

Amy Dorrit:: Claire Foy
Mr Dorrit:: Tom Courtenay
Fanny Dorrit:: Emma Pierson
Rigaud:: Andy Serkis
Mrs General:: Pam Ferris
Edmund Sparkler:: Sebastian Armesto
Mrs Merdle:: Amanda Redman
Mr Merdle:: Anton Lesser
Scary Butler:: Nicholas Jones
Pancks:: Eddie Marsan
Producer:: Lisa Osborne
Adapter:: Andrew Davies
Writer:: Charles Dickens

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Merlin

Series 3

Episode 9: Love in the Time of Dragons

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 6^th Nov 2010, 19:40 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Mon 8^th Apr 2013, 08:40 on CBBC Channel

Available for 28 days

Fantasy drama. When an old flame of Gaius's arrives under the influence of a Manticore, Merlin must make a smitten Gaius see sense before it is too late. Show more

Contributors

Alice:: Pauline Collins
Voice of the Manticore:: Eddie Marsan
Gaius:: Richard Wilson
Merlin:: Colin Morgan
Uther Pendragon:: Anthony Head
Arthur:: Bradley James
Geoffrey of Monmouth:: Michael Cronin
Evoric:: Calum MacPherson
Voice of the Dragon:: John Hurt
Writer:: Jake Michie
Producer:: Johnny Capps
Producer:: Julian Murphy
Director:: Alice Troughton

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Merlin

Series

Merlin: Series 3

Criminal Justice

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 5^th Oct 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Mon 11^th Jan 2010, 23:30 on BBC HD

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Thriller. Juliet Miller's life is turned upside down after an incident plunges her into the criminal justice system and leaves her family fighting for life, love and survival. Show more

Contributors

Juliet Miller:: Maxine Peake
Joe Miller:: Matthew Macfadyen
Jack Woolf:: Sophie Okonedo
DCI Bill Faber:: Denis Lawson
Defendant:: Bob Mercer
Dominic Rose:: Rupert Procter
John:: Christian Roe
Anna Klein:: Zoe Telford
Drug Dealer:: Adam Deacon
Saul:: Eddie Marsan
Ella Miller:: Alice Sykes
PC Trussler:: Ike Hamilton
PC Hawes:: Laura Checkley
Paramedic:: Kemal Sylvester
Norma Fredericks:: Nadine Marshall
DI Chris Sexton:: Steven Mackintosh
Doctor:: Uriel Emil
Desk Sergeant:: Alan McKenna
Producer:: Steve Lightfoot
Writer:: Peter Moffat

Genres

Brand

Series

Criminal Justice

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 7^th Oct 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Wed 13^th Jan 2010, 23:30 on BBC HD

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Jack and Anna are in dire straits with a murder charge to defend, and Juliet is still unable to talk about life with Joe. A few months on, Juliet gives birth under prison guard.

Contributors

Ella Miller:: Alice Sykes
Dominic Rose:: Rupert Procter
Juliet Miller:: Maxine Peake
Lola:: Ony Uhiara
PO Gibby:: Warren Brown
Gillian Kent:: Helen Schlesinger
DI Chris Sexton:: Steven Mackintosh
Carmen:: Marie-France Alvarez
Katherine:: Helen Griffin
DCI Bill Faber:: Denis Lawson
Saul:: Eddie Marsan
Jack Woolf:: Sophie Okonedo
Amelia Rose:: Pooky Quesnel
Joe Miller:: Matthew Macfadyen
Prison Governor:: Daniel Betts
PO Jill Laidlaw:: Clara Onyemere
Josh Hughes:: Davood Ghadami
Anna Klein:: Zoe Telford
Family Court Judge:: Petra Markham
Angela:: Jodie McNee
Producer:: Steve Lightfoot
Writer:: Peter Moffat

Genres

Brand

Series

Criminal Justice

Series 2

Episode 4

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 8^th Oct 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Jan 2010, 23:30 on BBC HD

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Juliet's trial begins. Jack tells Juliet that she needs to talk if she wants to stand a chance of keeping the children and her life as a free woman. Show more

Contributors

Juliet Miller:: Maxine Peake
Ella Miller:: Alice Sykes
Anna Klein:: Zoe Telford
Jack Woolf:: Sophie Okonedo
PO Gibby:: Warren Brown
DCI Bill Faber:: Denis Lawson
Norma Fredericks:: Nadine Marshall
DI Chris Sexton:: Steven Mackintosh
Carmen:: Marie-France Alvarez
PC Trussler:: Ike Hamilton
Saul:: Eddie Marsan
Drug Dealer:: Adam Deacon
Amelia Rose:: Pooky Quesnel
Dominic Rose:: Rupert Procter
Felix Crane:: Michael Cochrane
PO Jill Laidlaw:: Clara Onyemere
Prostitute:: Flaminia Cinque
Nick Holloway:: Guy Henry
Court Clerk:: Tom Knight
Producer:: Steve Lightfoot
Director:: Marc Jobst
Writer:: Peter Moffat

Genres

Brand

Series

Criminal Justice

Series 2

Episode 5

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 9^th Oct 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th Jan 2010, 23:40 on BBC HD

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The series reaches a compelling climax as the courts decide the future of Juliet and her children.

Contributors

Ella Miller:: Alice Sykes
Norma Fredericks:: Nadine Marshall
Jack Woolf:: Sophie Okonedo
Anna Klein:: Zoe Telford
Juliet Miller:: Maxine Peake
Amelia Rose:: Pooky Quesnel
Dominic Rose:: Rupert Procter
DI Chris Sexton:: Steven Mackintosh
Nick Holloway:: Guy Henry
Felix Crane:: Michael Cochrane
Court Clerk:: Tom Knight
DCI Bill Faber:: Denis Lawson
Jane Grady:: Keeley Forsyth
Saul:: Eddie Marsan
PO Jill Laidlaw:: Clara Onyemere
Producer:: Steve Lightfoot
Director:: Marc Jobst
Writer:: Peter Moffat

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Brand

Series

Free Thinking

Andrew O'Hagan: Eddie Marsan: John Singer Sargent

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 3^rd Feb 2015, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

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Presented by Matthew Sweet. Author Andrew O'Hagan talks about his new novel The Illuminations and actor Eddie Marsan discusses his roles in the new film Still Life. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Matthew Sweet
Interviewed Guest:: Andrew O'Hagan
Interviewed Guest:: Eddie Marsan
Interviewed Guest:: Charlotte Mullins
Producer:: Craig Smith

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

Free Thinking

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Series 4

Episode 11: Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith: Part 1

CBBC

Duration: 28 minutes

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First broadcast: Mon 15^th Nov 2010, 17:15 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Wed 29^th Oct 2014, 13:30 on CBBC Channel

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The Sarah Jane Adventures

Children's science fiction drama. No one can defend the Earth forever, but who could ever replace Sarah Jane? Show more

Contributors

Sarah Jane Smith:: Elisabeth Sladen
Luke Smith:: Tommy Knight
Clyde Langer:: Daniel Anthony
Rani Chandra:: Anjli Mohindra
Gita Chandra:: Mina Anwar
Haresh Chandra:: Ace Bhatti
Mr Smith:: Alexander Armstrong
Ruby White:: Julie Graham
Mr White:: Eddie Marsan
Producer:: Brian Minchin
Director:: Joss Agnew
Writer:: Clayton Hickman
Writer:: Gareth Roberts

Genres

Children'sDrama

Brand

Series

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 4

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Series 4

Episode 12: Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith: Part 2

CBBC

Duration: 28 minutes

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First broadcast: Tue 16^th Nov 2010, 17:15 on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: Thu 30^th Oct 2014, 13:30 on CBBC HD

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The Sarah Jane Adventures

Children's science fiction drama following an investigative journalist. Sarah Jane has gone for good and a new regime begins at Bannerman Road. Show more

Contributors

Sarah Jane Smith:: Elisabeth Sladen
Luke Smith:: Tommy Knight
Clyde Langer:: Daniel Anthony
Rani Chandra:: Anjli Mohindra
Gita Chandra:: Mina Anwar
Haresh Chandra:: Ace Bhatti
Mr Smith:: Alexander Armstrong
Ruby White:: Julie Graham
Mr White:: Eddie Marsan
Voice of K9:: John Leeson
Producer:: Brian Minchin
Director:: Joss Agnew
Writer:: Clayton Hickman
Writer:: Gareth Roberts

Genres

Children'sDrama

Brand

Series

The Sarah Jane Adventures: Series 4

Loose Ends

Eddie Marsan, Dean Burnett, Split Britches, Mary Gauthier, Charles Watson, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 36 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 12^th May 2018, 18:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 12^th May 2018, 18:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Eddie Marsan, Dean Burnett and Split Britches for conversation, music and comedy. With music from Mary Gauthier and Charles Watson. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Clive Anderson
Presenter:: Emma Freud
Interviewed Guest:: Eddie Marsan
Interviewed Guest:: Dean Burnett
Interviewed Guest:: undefined Split Britches
Performer:: Mary Gauthier
Performer:: Charles Watson
Producer:: Debbie Kilbride

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Brand

Loose Ends

Criminal Justice

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 6^th Oct 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Tue 12^th Jan 2010, 23:30 on BBC HD

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Thriller. Struggling with life in prison and the enormity of her actions, Juliet is desperate to see her daughter and is destroyed by Ella's ultimate rejection of her. Show more

Contributors

Joe Miller:: Matthew Macfadyen
Juliet Miller:: Maxine Peake
Ella Miller:: Alice Sykes
PC Trussler:: Ike Hamilton
DI Chris Sexton:: Steven Mackintosh
DCI Bill Faber:: Denis Lawson
Medical Examiner:: Michael Bertenshaw
Desk Sergeant:: Alan McKenna
Jack Woolf:: Sophie Okonedo
Defendant:: Bob Mercer
Anna Klein:: Zoe Telford
Angela:: Jodie McNee
Saul:: Eddie Marsan
Court Clerk:: Dylan Charles
Magistrate:: Andrew Havill
Prosecutor:: Jasper Jacob
Dominic Rose:: Rupert Procter
Norma Fredericks:: Nadine Marshall
Reception Officer:: Zee Asha
PO Gibby:: Warren Brown
Lola:: Ony Uhiara
Jane Grady:: Keeley Forsyth
Foster Mum:: Hilary Tones
Katherine:: Helen Griffin
Amelia Rose:: Pooky Quesnel
Drug Dealer:: Adam Deacon
Producer:: Steve Lightfoot
Writer:: Peter Moffat
Prison Nurse:: Ella Kenion
Josh Hughes:: Davood Ghadami
Gillian Kent:: Helen Schlesinger
Doctor:: Uriel Emil
Felix Crane:: Michael Cochrane
Nick Holloway:: Guy Henry
Prison Governor:: Daniel Betts
John:: Christian Roe

Genres

Brand

Series

The Film Programme

Ava DuVernay on Selma; Eddie Marsan on Still Life; S&M in the Cinema

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 5^th Feb 2015, 16:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 8^th Feb 2015, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Ava DuVernay on bringing the life of Martin Luther King to the big screen in Selma, and Eddie Marsan discusses Still Life. Plus a look at the current trend of S&M in films. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:: Ava DuVernay
Interviewed Guest:: Eddie Marsan
Interviewed Guest:: Peter Strickland

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

The Film Programme

Inside No. 9

Series 9

Curse of the Ninth

BBC Two

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 5^th Jun 2024, 22:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Wed 5^th Jun 2024, 23:05 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 7 months

An Edwardian chiller in which a talented piano-tuner is forced to confront the power of a centuries-old curse by the owners and servants of a large country house.

Contributors

Dickie:: Steve Pemberton
Jonah:: Reece Shearsmith
Nathaniel:: Eddie Marsan
Lillian:: Natalie Dormer
Devonshire:: Hayley Squires
The Curse:: James Swanton
Director:: Guillem Morales
Writer:: Steve Pemberton
Writer:: Reece Shearsmith
Producer:: Steve Ryde
Executive Producer:: Adam Tandy
Executive Producer:: Josh Cole
Composer:: Christian Henson

Genres

Brand

Inside No. 9

Series

Inside No. 9: Series 9