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Duration: 2 hours, 17 minutes

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

Period piece set in the early 1930s with an all-star cast. A weekend shooting party at a country mansion turns into a murder mystery when the host is found dead. Show more

Contributors

Constance Trentham:
Maggie Smith
William McCordle:
Michael Gambon
Sylvia McCordle:
Kristin Scott Thomas
Lord Raymond Stockbridge:
Charles Dance
Ivor Novello:
Jeremy Northam
Morris Weissman:
Bob Balaban
Henry Denton:
Ryan Phillippe
Inspector Thompson:
Stephen Fry
Mary Maceachran:
Kelly Macdonald
Robert Parks:
Clive Owen
Mrs Wilson:
Helen Mirren
Mrs Croft:
Eileen Atkins
Jennings:
Alan Bates
Probert:
Derek Jacobi
Director:
Robert Altman
Isobel McCordle:
Camilla Rutherford
Louisa Stockbridge:
Geraldine Somerville
Anthony Meredith:
Tom Hollander
Lavinia Meredith:
Natasha Wightman
Freddie Nesbitt:
James Wilby
Mabel Nesbitt:
Claudie Blakley
Rupert Standish:
Laurence Fox
Producer:
Robert Altman
Producer:
Bob Balaban
Producer:
David Levy

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Psychoville

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Comedy series. The search for the missing locket continues with the investigation turning to Christopher Biggins for answers. Show more

Contributors

Grandma:
Sheila Reid
Shahrouz:
Elyes Gabel
Oscar Lomax:
Steve Pemberton
Detective Finney:
Mark Bonnar
Maureen Sowerbutts:
Reece Shearsmith
David Sowerbutts:
Steve Pemberton
Grace Andrews:
Imelda Staunton
Debbie Hart:
Daisy Haggard
Director:
John Landis
Old Lady:
Joan Linder
The Silent Singer:
Reece Shearsmith
Edwina Kenchington:
Eileen Atkins
Registrar:
Andi Osho
Director:
Matt Lipsey
Producer:
Justin Davies
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman

Genres

Cranford

Series 1

Episode 1: June 1842

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Drama that brings together the lives of the people of Cranford. With the arrival of new residents and a new doctor, the women of the town sparkle with anticipation. Show more

Contributors

Miss Matty Jenkyns:
Judi Dench
Miss Deborah Jenkyns:
Eileen Atkins
Lady Ludlow:
Francesca Annis
Miss Pole:
Imelda Staunton
Mrs Forrester:
Julia McKenzie
Jessie Brown:
Julia Sawalha
Sir Charles Maulver:
Greg Wise
Mrs Jamieson:
Barbara Flynn
Miss Tomkinson:
Deborah Findlay
Dr Frank Harrison:
Simon Woods
Reverend Hutton:
Alex Jennings
Captain Brown:
Jim Carter
Miss Galindo:
Emma Fielding
Mary Smith:
Lisa Dillon
Sophy Hutton:
Kimberley Nixon
Jem Hearne:
Andrew Buchan
Dr Morgan:
John Bowe
Harry Gregson:
Alex Etel
Director:
Simon Curtis

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Adaptation of Susan Minot's novel about a dying woman's memories of a complex romantic situation from her youth in 1950s Rhode Island.

Contributors

Ann Grant:
Claire Danes
Nina Mars:
Toni Collette
Harris Arden:
Patrick Wilson
Buddy Wittenborn:
Hugh Dancy
Constance Haverford:
Natasha Richardson
Lila Ross:
Meryl Streep
Mrs Wittenborn:
Glenn Close
Lila Wittenborn:
Mamie Gummer
The Night Nurse:
Eileen Atkins
Mr Wittenborn:
Barry Bostwick
Director:
Lajos Koltai
Producer:
Jeffrey Sharp

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Comedy drama about the romantic and erotic entanglements of a handful of couples, set one sunny afternoon on Hampstead Heath. With Holly Aird and Eileen Atkins. Show more

Woman's Hour

Sheryl Crow; FGM; Eileen Atkins

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Sheryl Crow on cancer, adopting and her latest album. New government measures to tackle FGM. Eileen Atkins on performing Shakespeare's greatest female characters. The Last Asylum. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest:
Sheryl Crow
Interviewed Guest:
Naana Otoo-Oyortey
Interviewed Guest:
Eileen Atkins
Interviewed Guest:
Lucinda Syson
Interviewed Guest:
Briony Rawle
Interviewed Guest:
Barbara Taylor
Producer:
Jane Thurlow

Duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Adaptation of Stella Gibbons's comic novel about an expensively educated young woman who is suddenly orphaned and goes to live with her eccentric relatives in the country. Show more

Contributors

Flora Poste:
Kate Beckinsale
Mrs Mary Smiling:
Joanna Lumley
Amos Starkadder:
Ian McKellen
Judith Starkadder:
Eileen Atkins

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Upstairs Downstairs

Series 1

Episode 1: The Fledgling

Duration: 1 hour

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

Revival of the iconic period drama series. Sir Hallam Holland and his wife inherit a dilapidated 165 Eaton Place, and set about restoring the house to its full glory. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Euros Lyn
Lady Agnes Holland:
Keeley Hawes
Sir Hallam Holland:
Ed Stoppard
Rose Buck:
Jean Marsh
Maud, Lady Holland:
Eileen Atkins
Lady Persie:
Claire Foy
Mrs Thackeray:
Anne Reid
Mr Amanjit:
Art Malik
Mr Pritchard:
Adrian Scarborough
Harry Spargo:
Neil Jackson
Ivy Morris:
Ellie Kendrick
Johnny Proude:
Nico Mirallegro
Duke of Kent:
Blake Ritson
Anthony Eden:
Anthony Calf
Mrs Simpson:
Emma Clifford
Mrs Proude:
Caroline O'Neill
Franklin:
Jack Bannell

Upstairs Downstairs

Series 1

Episode 2: The Ladybird

Duration: 1 hour

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

Period drama series. With no sign of a thaw in relations between Lady Agnes and Maud, Hallam finds his diplomatic skills put to the test at home as well as at work. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Euros Lyn
Lady Agnes Holland:
Keeley Hawes
Sir Hallam Holland:
Ed Stoppard
Rose Buck:
Jean Marsh
Maud, Lady Holland:
Eileen Atkins
Lady Persie:
Claire Foy
Mrs Thackeray:
Anne Reid
Mr Amanjit:
Art Malik
Mr Pritchard:
Adrian Scarborough
Harry Spargo:
Neil Jackson
Ivy Morris:
Ellie Kendrick
Rachel Perlmutter:
Helen Bradbury
Anthony Eden:
Anthony Calf
Instructress:
Sarah Crowden
Mr Gascoine:
Ian Barritt

Upstairs Downstairs

Series 1

Episode 3: The Cuckoo

Duration: 1 hour

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

Revival of the iconic period drama series. Sir Hallam finds himself at the centre of a national crisis when his friend, the Duke of Kent, asks for help. Show more

Contributors

Lady Agnes Holland:
Keeley Hawes
Sir Hallam Holland:
Ed Stoppard
Rose Buck:
Jean Marsh
Maud, Lady Holland:
Eileen Atkins
Lady Persie:
Claire Foy
Mrs Thackeray:
Anne Reid
Mr Amanjit:
Art Malik
Mr Pritchard:
Adrian Scarborough
Harry Spargo:
Neil Jackson

Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

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

Scottish comedy. An extroverted student becomes friends with a shy illustrator, but their friendship is tested by the illustrator's sleazy husband. Show more

Psychoville

Halloween Special

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Psychoville returns with a Halloween special. Four tales of terror unfold as location manager Phil Walker investigates the abandoned ruins of Ravenhill Psychiatric hospital. Show more

Contributors

Edwina Kenchington:
Eileen Atkins
Joy Aston:
Dawn French
David Sowerbutts:
Steve Pemberton
Phil Walker:
Reece Shearsmith
Grace Andrews:
Imelda Staunton
Older Drew:
Alex Waldmann
Young Drew:
Matthew Fenton
George Aston:
Steve Pemberton
Oscar Lomax:
Steve Pemberton
Maureen Sowerbutts:
Reece Shearsmith
Busty Janet:
Josie Walker
Doctor Eddie:
Julian Bleach
Old Japanese Lady:
Pik-Sen Lim
Adrian:
Niki Sidi
Director:
Matt Lipsey
Producer:
Justin Davies
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Romance about an ill-fated jingle writer who travels to London for his daughter's wedding, where he finds a kindred spirit in an airport worker. Show more

Duration: 2 hours

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

Pat is full of questions, and Kirsty supports the Bridge Farm Archers. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Sean O'Connor
Director:
Julie Beckett
Tristan:
Tam Williams
David Archer:
Tim Bentinck
Ruth Archer:
Felicity Finch
Pip Archer:
Daisy Badger
Josh Archer:
Angus Imrie
Tony Archer:
David Troughton
Lilian Bellamy:
Sunny Ormonde
Ian Craig:
Stephen Kennedy
Justin Elliott:
Simon Williams
Toby Fairbrother:
Rhys Bevan
Joe Grundy:
Edward Kelsey
Eddie Grundy:
Trevor Harrison
Clarrie Grundy:
Heather Bell
Will Grundy:
Philip Molloy
Adam Macy:
Andrew Wincott
Kirsty Miller:
Annabelle Dowler
Oliver Sterling:
Michael Cochrane
Caroline Sterling:
Sara Coward
Rob Titchener:
Timothy Watson
Helen Titchener:
Louiza Patikas
Ursula Titchener:
Carolyn Jones
Anna Tregorran:
Isobel Middleton
Judge Loomis:
Nigel Anthony
Stephen South:
Richard Pepple

Loose Ends

Clive Anderson, Robert Thorogood, Eileen Atkins, Kurt Jackson, Baaba Maal

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Clive Anderson and Danny Wallace are joined by Robert Thorogood, Eileen Atkins and Kurt Jackson, for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Baaba Maal. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clive Anderson
Presenter:
Danny Wallace
Interviewed Guest:
Robert Thorogood
Interviewed Guest:
Eileen Atkins
Interviewed Guest:
Kurt Jackson
Performer:
Baaba Maal

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Complex drama. The lives of three women from different generations are intertwined through Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway. Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore and Meryl Streep star. Show more

Contributors

Virginia Woolf:
Nicole Kidman
Laura Brown:
Julianne Moore
Clarissa Vaughan:
Meryl Streep
Leonard Woolf:
Stephen Dillane
Mrs Vanessa 'Nessa' Bell:
Miranda Richardson
Richard Brown:
Ed Harris
Julia Vaughan:
Claire Danes
Louis Waters:
Jeff Daniels
Kitty Barlowe:
Toni Collette
Sally Lester:
Allison Janney
Dan Brown:
John C Reilly
Producer:
Scott Rudin
Writer:
David Hare
Producer:
Robert Fox

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James Bond

From Russia with Love

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

The Russians want 007 dead. Will romancing a beautiful spy cloud Bond's judgement? Starring Toby Stephens and John Sessions. Show more

Contributors

General/Rene:
John Sessions
Kronsteen:
Mark Gatiss
Major/KGB director/Barman:
Jon Glover
Rosa Klebb:
Eileen Atkins
James Bond:
Toby Stephens
Moneypenny:
Janie Dee
Manager/Conductor:
Matthew Wolf
Tatiana:
Olga Fedori
Announcer:
Micky Stratford
Ian Fleming:
Martin Jarvis
Director:
Martin Jarvis

Book at Bedtime

Mothering Sunday

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

As Jane languishes in Paul Sheringham's bed, her lover dresses with meticulous care in preparation for meeting his fiancee. Show more

Book at Bedtime

Mothering Sunday

Episode 6

Duration: 15 minutes

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

After their secret assignation, Jane Fairchild is given the freedom of her lover's empty mansion when he leaves to meet his fiancee. Show more