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Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

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

Historical action drama in which a colonial policeman is sent to capture a rebel leader who threatens the stability of the Raj's north-west frontier. With Trevor Howard. Show more

Contributors

Freddy Young:
Trevor Howard
Jane Stafford:
Charlotte Rampling
Cpt Stafford:
Harry Andrews
Gungaram:
Andrew Keir
Ram Ghand:
George Pastell
Hardwicke:
Edward Fox
Director:
Ken Annakin
Producer:
Ken Annakin

Duration: 2 hours, 9 minutes

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

An engrossing spectacle in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops forth, conquering all of the known world. Show more

Contributors

Alexander:
Richard Burton
Philip of Macedonia:
Fredric March
Barsine:
Claire Bloom
Aristotle:
Barry Jones
Demosthenes:
Michael Hordern
Director:
Robert Rossen

Duration: 2 hours, 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Classic whodunnit. While on a Nile steamer, detective Hercule Poirot investigates the death of an heiress who had stolen her best friend's fiance and crossed other passengers. Show more

Contributors

Hercule Poirot:
Peter Ustinov
Louise Bourget:
Jane Birkin
Mrs Van Schuyler:
Bette Davis
Colonel Race:
David Niven
Jacqueline De Bellefort:
Mia Farrow
Mrs Salome Otterbourne:
Angela Lansbury
Miss Bowers:
Maggie Smith
Linnet Ridgeway:
Lois Chiles
Mr Ferguson:
Jon Finch
Rosalie Otterbourne:
Olivia Hussey
Manager of the Karnak:
IS Johar
Andrew Pennington:
George Kennedy
Dr Bessner:
Jack Warden
Barnstaple:
Harry Andrews
Rockford:
Sam Wanamaker
Composer:
Nino Rota
Director of photography:
Jack Cardiff

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Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

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

World War II adventure, set in 1944. A group of Mosquito aircraft have a vital mission - to destroy a German ammunition factory built under a cliff in Norway.

Contributors

Roy Grant:
Cliff Robertson
Erik Bergman:
George Chakiris
Hilde Bergman:
Maria Perschy
Marshal Davis:
Harry Andrews
Don Barrett:
Donald Houston
Frank Adams:
Michael Goodliffe
Gillibrand:
John Meillon
Pilot Officer Jones:
Johnny Briggs

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

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

Wartime drama about an ex-US army officer (Alan Ladd) who joins the British army as a paratrooper. Despite his obvious leadership skills, the man refuses to take a high rank. Show more

Contributors

Steve 'Canada' McKendrick:
Alan Ladd
Major J Snow:
Leo Genn
RSM Cameron:
Harry Andrews
Taffy Evans:
Donald Houston
Major General ABC Whiting:
Anthony Bushell
Sergeant Breton:
Stanley Baker
Rupert:
Tim Turner
Corporal Dawes:
Michael Kelly
Penny Gardner:
Susan Stephen
Director:
Terence Young

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

The story of 15th-century French heroine Joan of Arc, who led an army to drive the English occupying forces out of France. Based on George Bernard Shaw's play. Show more

Contributors

Charles the Dauphin:
Richard Widmark
Dunois, Bastard of Orleans:
Richard Todd
The Earl of Warwick:
John Gielgud
The Inquisitor:
Felix Aylmer
John de Stognumber:
Harry Andrews
De Courcelles:
Barry Jones
The Archbishop of Rheims:
Finlay Currie
The Master Executioner:
Bernard Miles

Duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes

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

Prison drama. Five new prisoners arrive at a military detention camp in North Africa during World War II, where they are subjected to the ingenious and brutal discipline of Sergeant Major Wilson.

Contributors

Joe Roberts:
Sean Connery
Sergeant Major Wilson:
Harry Andrews
Harris:
Ian Bannen
Jacko King:
Ossie Davis
Monty Bartlett:
Roy Kinnear
Staff Sergeant Williams:
Ian Hendry
Medical Officer:
Michael Redgrave
Commandant:
Norman Bird
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Writer:
Ray Rigby

Duration: 2 hours, 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

An entertaining, tongue-in-cheek comic horror about the murders of several British theatre critics whose killer draws inspiration from the works of Shakespeare. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 57 minutes

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

A lavish Oscar-winning production telling the story of the last Russian royal family in the days before the 1917 revolution and their bloody execution. Starring Michael Jayston. Show more

Contributors

Tsar Nicholas II:
Michael Jayston
Alexandra:
Janet Suzman
Anastasia:
Fiona Fullerton
Grand Duke Nicholas:
Harry Andrews
Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna:
Irene Worth
Rasputin:
Tom Baker
Count Fredericks:
Jack Hawkins
Dr Botkin:
Timothy West
Producer:
Sam Spiegel
Director of photography:
Freddie Young

Duration: 2 hours, 14 minutes

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

Drama about the criminal who was released by Pontius Pilate in preference to Jesus prior to the Crucifixion. The action follows Barabbas after his lucky escape. With Anthony Quinn. Show more

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Duration: 2 hours, 19 minutes

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

Adaptation of the Biblical tale of Solomon and the temptress Queen of Sheba, who seduces him in an effort to topple him from power but ends up falling in love with him.

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