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Jimmy McGovern's Moving On

Series 10

Episode 3: Isabelle

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Contemporary drama series. A hard-up single mother reconnects with the father of her inquisitive nine-year old daughter, triggering a bitter custody battle.

Jimmy McGovern's Moving On

Series 5

Episode 5: Back By Six

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Contemporary drama. Frustrated that he cannot see his children for more than a day at a time, divorced father-of-two Andy decides to take them on an impromptu road trip. Show more

Jimmy McGovern's Moving On

Series 11

Man of Steel

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales HD

A former rugby league legend is blackmailed by his ex-wife, who threatens to reveal a big secret if he doesn’t come up with the money to help her jailbird boyfriend.

Jimmy McGovern's Moving On

Series 6

Episode 5: The Beneficiary

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Contemporary drama. When a downtrodden housewife's secret lover dies and leaves her a large bequest, her family, tempted by the windfall, react in unexpected ways. Show more

British New Wave

This Sporting Life

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

David Storey's repressed northern drama juxtaposes the trapped wants and needs of protagonist Arthur Machin with the stark aggression of the rugby pitch. Directed by Johnny Vegas. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Machin:
James Purefoy
Mrs Hammond:
Emily Watson
Maurice Braithwaite:
John Thomson
Judith Parkes:
Sheridan Smith
Mr Weaver:
Philip Jackson
Mrs Weaver:
Julia Davis
Lynda Hammond:
Sophie Wright
Mam (Machin):
Gwyneth Powell
Dad (Machin):
Wayne Forester
Commentator:
Ray French
Director:
Johnny Vegas
Adaptor:
Andrew Lynch

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. The trapped wants and needs of protagonist Arthur Machin juxtaposed with the aggression of rugby. Stars James Purefoy, Sheridan Smith. Directed by Johnny Vegas. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Machin:
James Purefoy
Mrs Hammond:
Emily Watson
Maurice Braithwaite:
John Thomson
Judith Parkes:
Sheridan Smith
Mr Weaver:
Philip Jackson
Mrs Weaver:
Julia Davis
Lynda Hammond:
Sophie Wright
Mam (Machin):
Gwyneth Powell
Dad (Machin):
Wayne Forester
Commentator:
Ray French
Director:
Johnny Vegas
Adaptor:
Andrew Lynch

Genres

Drama on 4

Chequebook and Pen

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Johnny Vegas pays tribute to Les Dawson in a comic flight of fancy, imagining how the BBC might have chosen Les to host gameshow, Blankety Blank. Show more

Contributors

Dave Parkins:
Mick Miller
BBC Executive:
Mark Chatterton
Number Two:
Paul Foot
Doris (Barmaid):
Catherine Kinsella
Director:
Jim Poyser

Genres

Classic Serial

G&W Grossmith - The Diary of a Nobody

Episode 1

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Mr and Mrs Pooter move in to the Laurels and attend a ball. Victorian comic capers with Johnny Vegas and Katherine Parkinson. Show more

Contributors

Charles Pooter:
Johnny Vegas
Carrie Pooter:
Katherine Parkinson
William/Lupin:
Andrew Gower
Cummings/Horwin:
Adrian Scarborough
Gowing/Borset:
Stephen Critchlow
Mrs James/Mrs Purdick:
Jo Neary
Hardfur Huttle:
John Guerrasio
Farmerson:
Joe Ransom
Trillip:
Adam Gillen
Lillie Girl/Daisy Mutlar:
Sarah Sweeney
Adaptor:
Andrew Lynch
Director:
Marilyn Imrie

Classic Serial

G&W Grossmith - The Diary of a Nobody

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Lupin upsets daily life and Carrie hosts a seance, while the Pooters dine with Franching in Peckham. Stars Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson. Show more

Contributors

Charles Pooter:
Johnny Vegas
Carrie Pooter:
Katherine Parkinson
William/Lupin:
Andrew Gower
Cummings/Horwin:
Adrian Scarborough
Gowing/Borset:
Stephen Critchlow
Mrs James:
Jo Neary
Hardfur Huttle:
John Guerrasio
Murray Posh:
Joe Ransom
Frank Mutlar:
Adam Gillen
Lillie Girl/Daisy Mutlar:
Sarah Sweeney
Adaptor:
Andrew Lynch
Director:
Marilyn Imrie