Programme Index

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 26^th Mar 2012, 14:15 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Mon 26^th Mar 2012, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Series of stand-alone dramas on the theme of adult literacy. Decorator JJ's life is turned upside down when he discovers a pile of love letters addressed to his wife. Show more

Being Human

Series 3

Episode 3: Type 4

BBC Three

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 6^th Feb 2011, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Thu 5^th Jan 2012, 04:05 on BBC Three

Comedy-drama series about a werewolf, a vampire and a ghost. Confronted with a 'type four', the housemates stare death in the face. Mitchell meets his biggest fan. Show more

Contributors

Annie:: Lenora Crichlow
George:: Russell Tovey
Mitchell:: Aidan Turner
Sasha:: Alexandra Roach
Graham:: Tony Maudsley
Nina:: Sinead Keenan
Gethin:: Jonny Owen
Writer:: Jamie Mathieson
Producer:: Philip Trethowan
Director:: Philip John

Genres

Brand

Being Human

Series

Being Human: Series 3

Summer of Rockets

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 5^th Jun 2019, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 5^th Jun 2019, 21:00 on BBC Two HD

Samuel spies on his new friends while his relationship with Kathleen intensifies. Hannah and Kathleen investigate Anthony’s disappearance. Show more

Contributors

Samuel Petrukhin:: Toby Stephens
Richard Shaw:: Linus Roache
Kathleen Shaw:: Keeley Hawes
Field:: Mark Bonnar
Miriam Petrukhin:: Lucy Cohu
Aunt Mary:: Claire Bloom
Walter:: Ronald Pickup
Courtney Johnson:: Gary Beadle
Spearman:: Tony Maudsley
Nicholas Halliday:: Matthew James Thomas
Hannah Petrukhin:: Lily Sacofsky
Sasha Petrukhin:: Toby Woolf
Tezler:: Peter Firth
Lord Arthur Wallington:: Timothy Spall
Esther:: Rose Ayling-Ellis
Denning:: Leo Starr
Anthony Shaw:: Greg Austin
Doreen:: Cathy Murphy
Ruth:: Molly Casey
Producer:: Jean Holdsworth
Writer:: Stephen Poliakoff
Director:: Stephen Poliakoff
Executive Producer:: Helen Flint

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Summer of Rockets

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 12^th Jun 2019, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 12^th Jun 2019, 21:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Kathleen has a new lead on Anthony, and Sasha does his own investigating at school, which has dramatic consequences. Lord Wallington reveals more about the MI5 men to Samuel. Show more

Contributors

Samuel Petrukhin:: Toby Stephens
Richard Shaw:: Linus Roache
Kathleen Shaw:: Keeley Hawes
Field:: Mark Bonnar
Miriam Petrukhin:: Lucy Cohu
Aunt Mary:: Claire Bloom
Walter:: Ronald Pickup
Courtney Johnson:: Gary Beadle
Spearman:: Tony Maudsley
Nicholas Halliday:: Matthew James Thomas
Hannah Petrukhin:: Lily Sacofsky
Sasha Petrukhin:: Toby Woolf
Tezler:: Peter Firth
Lord Arthur Wallington:: Timothy Spall
Esther:: Rose Ayling-Ellis
Denning:: Leo Starr
Anthony Shaw:: Greg Austin
Doreen:: Cathy Murphy
Ruth:: Molly Casey
Producer:: Jean Holdsworth
Writer:: Stephen Poliakoff
Director:: Stephen Poliakoff
Executive Producer:: Helen Flint

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Inspector George Gently

Series 1

Episode 1: The Burning Man

Inspector George Gently: Series 1

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 13^th Jul 2008, 20:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Fri 18^th Mar 2011, 22:35 on BBC HD

Crime drama series based on the novels by Alan Hunter. An unidentified burnt body draws Gently and Bacchus into the shadowy world of IRA gun-running. Show more

Contributors

George Gently:: Martin Shaw
Bacchus:: Lee Ingleby
China:: Tony Rohr
Taylor:: Simon Hubbard
Empton:: Robert Glenister
Wanda Lane:: Pooky Quesnel
Producer:: Jake Lushington
Writer:: Peter Flannery
Director:: Ciaran Donnelly
Doyle:: John Kavanagh
Carmel O'Shaughnessy:: Charlotte Riley
O'Shaughnessy:: Deka Walmsley
Ruairi O'Connell:: Finbar Lynch
Madson:: Tony Maudsley
Campling:: Tom Beard
Adjutant:: Liam Hourican
Receptionist:: Michael Winder

Genres

Brand

Inspector George Gently

Series

Ordinary Lies

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 31^st Mar 2015, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 31^st Mar 2015, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Drama. Kathy appears to have her life together, but behind closed doors her marriage is far from perfect. Nobody in the office would ever suspect that Kathy has a secret life. Show more

Contributors

Mike:: Max Beesley
Beth:: Jo Joyner
Marty:: Jason Manford
Tracy:: Michelle Keegan
Pete:: Mackenzie Crook
Kathy:: Sally Lindsay
Jason:: George Bukhari
Grace:: Rebecca Callard
Marianne:: Manjinder Virk
Emma:: Cat Simmons
Ziggy:: Fisayo Akinade
Rick:: Shazad Latif
Jez:: Kris Mochrie
Amelie:: Lauren McQueen
Alison:: Belinda Stewart-Wilson
Niall:: Edward MacLiam
Ronnie:: Vincent Davies
Registrar:: Natalie Ferrigno
Hannah:: Emily Boardman
Marianne's Sister:: Perveen Hussain
Nurse:: Sakinah May
Sally:: Karen Bryson
Beatrice:: Laura Woodward
Ralph:: Tony Maudsley
Writer:: Daniel Brocklehurst
Director:: Juliet May
Producer:: Tom Sherry
Executive Producer:: Nicola Shindler
Executive Producer:: Daniel Brocklehurst
Production Company:: Red Production Company

Genres

Drama

Brand

Ordinary Lies

Series

Ordinary Lies: Series 1

Garrow's Law

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 14^th Nov 2010, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Mon 15^th Nov 2010, 23:00 on BBC HD

Period drama. When 133 African prisoners are thrown overboard from a slave ship in suspicious circumstances, Garrow challenges the brutal trade that regards slaves as cargo. Show more

Contributors

William Garrow:: Andrew Buchan
John Southouse:: Alun Armstrong
Lady Sarah Hill:: Lyndsey Marshal
Sir Arthur Hill:: Rupert Graves
Silvester:: Aidan McArdle
Judge Buller:: Michael Culkin
Constable Yardley:: Steven McNicoll
Annie Christie:: Charlene Boyd
Mary Christie:: Victoria Balnaves
Peter Gilbert:: Benedict Sandiford
Hugh Gilbert:: Martin Savage
Gustavas Vassa:: Danny Sapani
James Kelsall:: Colin Tierney
Captain Collingwood:: Jasper Britton
Robert Stubbs:: Tony Maudsley
Lord Melville:: Stephen Boxer
John Farmer:: Anton Lesser
Director:: Ashley Pearce
Producer:: Nick Pitt

Genres

Brand

Garrow's Law

Series

Garrow's Law: Series 2

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Series 8

Episode 12

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 11^th Dec 2018, 19:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Tue 24^th Nov 2020, 19:00 on BBC Two Wales HD

Celebrities hunt for antiques across the UK. Benidorm buddies Sherrie Hewson and Tony Maudsley have left sun-soaked Spain to seek fortune in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. Show more

Contributors

Expert:: Roo Irvine
Expert:: Tim Medhurst
Participant:: Sherrie Hewson
Participant:: Tony Maudsley
Executive Producer:: Jim Regan
Series Producer:: John Redshaw
Production Company:: STV Productions

Genres

Formats

Games & Quizzes

Brand

Series

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Series 8

Summer of Rockets

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 19^th Jun 2019, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Jun 2019, 21:30 on BBC Two Wales HD

After the shooting, Field places the Petruhkin home and factory under protection. Samuel makes his own plans and goes into hiding where he meets Kathleen in secret.

Contributors

Samuel Petrukhin:: Toby Stephens
Kathleen Shaw:: Keeley Hawes
Richard Shaw:: Linus Roache
Field:: Mark Bonnar
Miriam Petrukhin:: Lucy Cohu
Aunt Mary:: Claire Bloom
Courtney Johnson:: Gary Beadle
Spearman:: Tony Maudsley
Hannah Petrukhin:: Lily Sacofsky
Sasha Petrukhin:: Toby Woolf
Max Dennis:: Adrian Edmondson
Gen Sir Reginald Maddox:: James Faulkner
Tezler:: Peter Firth
Lord Arthur Wallington:: Timothy Spall
Esther:: Rose Ayling-Ellis
Denning:: Leo Starr
Anthony Shaw:: Greg Austin
Kevin:: Jordan Coulson
Following Man:: Robert Bradley
Joel:: Fode Simbo
Ruth:: Molly Casey
Freddie Lawson:: Fred Haig
Matron:: Suanne Braun
Shirley:: Safiyya Ingar
Landlady:: Flip Webster
Hotel Receptionist:: Henrietta Clemett
Tall Waiter:: Seb Carrington
Paul Ledbury:: Will Payne
Doctor Small:: Cai Brigden
Sly Girl:: Ellie Rawnsley
Stocky Man:: Clive Brunt
Gaunt Man:: Colin Fox
Barney Mitchum:: Steve Furst
Producer:: Jean Holdsworth
Writer:: Stephen Poliakoff
Director:: Stephen Poliakoff
Executive Producer:: Helen Flint
Production Company:: Little Island Productions

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Pointless Celebrities

Series 12

Comedy

Pointless Celebrities: Series 12

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 31^st Aug 2019, 19:45 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 15^th Aug 2020, 18:10 on BBC One West

A special comedy edition of the quiz, featuring John Thomson, Vicki Pepperdine, Ralph Ineson, Janine Duvitski and Melvyn Hayes. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Alexander Armstrong
Presenter:: Richard Osman
Participant:: Rosie Cavaliero
Participant:: Janine Duvitski
Participant:: Melvyn Hayes
Participant:: Ralph Ineson
Participant:: Tony Maudsley
Participant:: Stuart McGugan
Participant:: Vicki Pepperdine
Participant:: John Thomson

Genres

Entertainment

Formats

Games & Quizzes

Brand

Pointless Celebrities

Series

Summer of Rockets

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 29^th May 2019, 21:00 on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: Wed 29^th May 2019, 21:00 on BBC Two Wales HD

The secret service tasks Samuel with spying on the Shaws in exchange for an order of his invention, and Hannah discovers that Kathleen has a tragic family secret. Show more

Contributors

Samuel Petrukhin:: Toby Stephens
Kathleen Shaw:: Keeley Hawes
Richard Shaw:: Linus Roache
Field:: Mark Bonnar
Miriam Petrukhin:: Lucy Cohu
Aunt Mary:: Claire Bloom
Walter:: Ronald Pickup
Courtney Johnson:: Gary Beadle
Spearman:: Tony Maudsley
Nicholas Halliday:: Matthew James Thomas
Hannah Petrukhin:: Lily Sacofsky
Sasha Petrukhin:: Toby Woolf
Tezler:: Peter Firth
Lord Arthur Wallington:: Timothy Spall
Esther:: Rose Ayling-Ellis
Denning:: Leo Starr
Anthony Shaw:: Greg Austin
Doreen:: Cathy Murphy
Ruth:: Molly Casey
Matron:: Suanne Braun
Miss Goodwin:: Amy Marston
Head Warden:: Angela McHale
Footman 2:: Luke Alexander
Footman:: Tom Ashley
Producer:: Jean Holdsworth
Writer:: Stephen Poliakoff
Director:: Stephen Poliakoff
Executive Producer:: Helen Flint
Stunt coordinator:: Jeff Hewitt-Davis
Stunts:: Nicholas Daines
Production Company:: Little Island Productions

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Blandings

Series 1

Episode 1: Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey!

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 13^th Jan 2013, 18:30 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Mon 14^th Jan 2013, 23:05 on BBC One Scotland HD

Comedy series based on the stories by PG Wodehouse. Clarence has to get his pig eating again or he will lose the Fattest Pig prize to his fiendish rival. Show more

Contributors

Clarence:: Timothy Spall
Connie:: Jennifer Saunders
Beach:: Mark Williams
Freddie:: Jack Farthing
Cyril:: Tony Maudsley
Constable Evans:: BJ Hogg
Sir Gregory:: Robert Bathurst
Angela:: Alice Orr-Ewing
Heacham:: Brendan Patricks
Jimmy:: James Norton
Producer:: Spencer Campbell
Director:: Paul Seed
Writer:: Guy Andrews
Author:: PG Wodehouse

Genres

Comedy

Brand

Blandings

Series

Blandings: Series 1

Holby City

Series 16

Episode 20: Anything You Can Do

Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 25^th Feb 2014, 20:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Mon 3^rd Mar 2014, 02:25 on BBC Two England

It is Jonny's first day as clinical nursing manager, Zosia is forced to take part in a difficult kidney transplant, and Harry has hopes of a holiday. Show more

Contributors

Jonny Maconie:: Michael Thomson
Jac Naylor:: Rosie Marcel
Elliot Hope:: Paul Bradley
Zosia March:: Camilla Arfwedson
Guy Self:: John Michie
Mary-Claire Carter:: Niamh McGrady
Harry Tressler:: Jules Knight
Raffaello Di Lucca:: Joe McFadden
Dominic Copeland:: David Ames
Arthur Digby:: Rob Ostlere
Adele Effanga:: Petra Letang
Ric Griffin:: Hugh Quarshie
Bonnie Wallis:: Carlyss Peer
Joey Hynes:: Ciaran Clancy
Siobhan Quinn:: Georgia Henshaw
Catherine O'Malley:: Kim Thomson
Lauren Chen:: Elizabeth Chan
Louis Herrara:: Tony Maudsley
Greg Tremblay:: Toby Sawyer
Beth Forbes:: Lois Chimimba
Producer:: Darren Guthrie
Director:: Richard Platt
Writer:: Dana Fainaru

Genres

DramaMedical

Brand

Holby City

Series

Holby City: Series 16

The Day of the Triffids

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 28^th Dec 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Sun 22^nd Jan 2012, 21:00 on BBC HD

Post-apocalyptic drama, based on the John Wyndham novel. The world is struck blind by a solar storm, and millions of man-eating mobile plants are released to roam Britain. Show more

Contributors

Bill Masen:: Dougray Scott
Jo Playton:: Joely Richardson
Torrence:: Eddie Izzard
Dennis Masen:: Brian Cox
Durrant:: Vanessa Redgrave
Walter Strange:: Ewen Bremner
Coker:: Jason Priestley
Wheelchair Lady:: Rita Davies
Jeff:: William Ilkley
Barricade Man:: John White
Father Thomas:: Philip Anthony
Doctor Koch:: Steven Elder
Television Director:: Simon Lowe
Blind Policeman:: Tony Maudsley
Ashdown:: Adam Sinclair
Osman:: Shane Taylor
Austrian Reporter:: Karl Fischer
Vronsky:: Paul Chahidi
Doctor:: Raji James
Barricade Police Sergeant:: Scott Baker
Colonel:: Tim Frances
Old Man:: Willie Jonah
Michelle Beadley:: Genevieve O'Reilly
Lucy:: Nora-Jane Noone
Girl's Mother:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Cordelia:: Rosalind Halstead
Imogen:: Julia Joyce
Producer:: Stephen Smallwood
Australian Reporter:: Tim Versteegen
Susan:: Jenn Murray
Second Hospital Mother:: Margo Virginia Cargill
Hilda:: Lizzie Hopley
Troy:: Troy Glasgow
Fourth Hospital Mother:: Natasha Alderslade
Girl in Street:: Eva Sayer
Man in Street:: Simon Naylor
Barricade Woman:: Stephanie Carey

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Series

The Day of the Triffids

The Day of the Triffids

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 29^th Dec 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Sun 29^th Jan 2012, 21:00 on BBC HD

Post-apocalyptic drama based on the John Wyndham novel. As the Triffids destroy Britain, Bill works with his father to clone a genetic mutation which will sterilise them all. Show more

Contributors

Bill Masen:: Dougray Scott
Jo Playton:: Joely Richardson
Torrence:: Eddie Izzard
Bill's Dad:: Brian Cox
Durrant:: Vanessa Redgrave
Coker:: Jason Priestley
Walter Strange:: Ewen Bremner
Osman:: Shane Taylor
Lucy:: Nora-Jane Noone
Michelle Beadley:: Genevieve O'Reilly
Colonel:: Tim Frances
Old Man:: Willie Jonah
Doctor Koch:: Steven Elder
Ashdown:: Adam Sinclair
Susan:: Jenn Murray
Imogen:: Julia Joyce
Wheelchair Lady:: Rita Davies
Cordelia:: Rosalind Halstead
Hilda:: Lizzie Hopley
Jeff:: William Ilkley
Vronsky:: Paul Chahidi
Troy:: Troy Glasgow
Father Thomas:: Philip Anthony
Television Director:: Simon Lowe
Doctor:: Raji James
Second Hospital Mother:: Margo Virginia Cargill
Fourth Hospital Mother:: Natasha Alderslade
Girl in Street:: Eva Sayer
Girl's Mother:: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Man in Street:: Simon Naylor
Blind Policeman:: Tony Maudsley
Barricade Police Sergeant:: Scott Baker
Barricade Man:: John White
Barricade Woman:: Stephanie Carey
Australian Reporter:: Tim Versteegen
Austrian Reporter:: Karl Fischer
Producer:: Stephen Smallwood

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Series

The Day of the Triffids

New Tricks

Series 10

Episode 5: Cry Me a River

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 27^th Aug 2013, 21:00 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Thu 16^th Aug 2018, 22:45 on BBC One HD

Available for years

Watch now

Feathers are ruffled when a new face arrives at UCOS, while a paternity test leads to the reopening of a notorious case from the seedy underworld of 1980s Soho. Show more

Contributors

Steve McAndrew:: Denis Lawson
Danny Griffin:: Nicholas Lyndhurst
Det Supt Sandra Pullman:: Amanda Redman
Gerry Standing:: Dennis Waterman
Angela Gold:: Tracie Bennett
DAC Robert Strickland:: Anthony Calf
Gavin Reason:: Henry Goodman
Simon Pennyman:: Tony Maudsley
Holly Griffin:: Storme Toolis
Letitia Hope:: Lisa Kay
Sara Hockney:: Nathalie Buscombe
Colin Hockney:: Terence Beesley
Jane Harlow:: Ingrid Lacey
Kevin Ellison:: Brian Capron
MC:: Mark Arends
Director:: Philip John
Producer:: Tom Mullens
Writer:: Roy Mitchell

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

New Tricks

Series

New Tricks: Series 10

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 24^th Dec 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Sun 18^th Dec 2016, 21:00 on BBC Two HD

Featuring highlights from the Midlife Olympics 2009, the costume drama Lark Pies to Cranchesterford and the further adventures of soap star Bo Beaumont played by Julie Walters. Show more

Contributors

Participant:: Victoria Wood
Participant:: Julie Walters
Participant:: Anton Du Beke
Participant:: Delia Smith
Participant:: Jayne Torvill
Participant:: Christopher Dean
Participant:: Lorraine Ashbourne
Participant:: Emily Atack
Participant:: Dorothy Atkinson
Participant:: Neil Bell
Participant:: Naomi Bentley
Participant:: Gina Bramhill
Participant:: Peta Cornish
Participant:: Bob Cryer
Participant:: Jennie Dale
Participant:: Steve Elias
Participant:: Lauren Hood
Participant:: Sinead Keenan
Participant:: Richard Lintern
Participant:: Sylvestra Le Touzel
Participant:: Tony Maudsley
Participant:: Nika McGuigan
Participant:: Stephen Mear
Participant:: Wendy Nottingham
Participant:: Isobel Powley
Participant:: Daniel Ryan
Participant:: Abdul Salis
Participant:: Reece Shearsmith
Participant:: Julian Stolzenberg
Participant:: Harriet Thorpe
Participant:: Marcia Warren
Participant:: Jason Watkins
Director:: Tony Dow
Producer:: John Rushton
Writer:: Victoria Wood

Genres

Victoria Wood's Short Term Memories

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 5^th Jun 2010, 21:10 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Sat 9^th Jun 2012, 19:05 on BBC Two England

A bumper (re)collection of the BAFTA-winning comedienne's most recent TV treats, including the definitive costume drama Lark Pies to Cranchesterford and the Midlife Olympics. Show more

Contributors

Participant:: Victoria Wood
Participant:: Julie Walters
Participant:: Anton Du Beke
Participant:: Delia Smith
Participant:: Jayne Torvill
Participant:: Christopher Dean
Participant:: Lorraine Ashbourne
Participant:: Emily Atack
Participant:: Dorothy Atkinson
Participant:: Neil Bell
Participant:: Naomi Bentley
Participant:: Gina Bramhill
Participant:: Peta Cornish
Participant:: Bob Cryer
Participant:: Jennie Dale
Participant:: Steve Elias
Participant:: Lauren Hood
Participant:: Sinead Keenan
Participant:: Richard Lintern
Participant:: Sylvestra Le Touzel
Participant:: Tony Maudsley
Participant:: Nika McGuigan
Participant:: Stephen Mear
Participant:: Wendy Nottingham
Participant:: Isobel Powley
Participant:: Daniel Ryan
Participant:: Abdul Salis
Participant:: Reece Shearsmith
Participant:: Julian Stolzenberg
Participant:: Harriet Thorpe
Participant:: Jason Watkins
Participant:: Marcia Warren
Director:: Tony Dow
Producer:: John Rushton
Writer:: Victoria Wood

Genres