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Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 7^th Feb 2009, 19:15 on BBC Four

Period drama following the intrigues, loves and losses experienced by young Molly Gibson. A protective Dr Gibson sends Molly away from a pupil who has confessed his love for her. Show more

King of Thieves

Duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 20^th Dec 2021, 22:35 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Thu 1^st Jun 2023, 23:40 on BBC One Scotland HD

The opportunity to raid a coveted vault lures bereaved Brian Reeder back to crime, though the fellow ageing villains he involves prove a disruptive bunch. Show more

Contributors

Brian Reader:: Michael Caine
Kenny Collins:: Tom Courtenay
Terry Perkins:: Jim Broadbent
Carl Wood:: Paul Whitehouse
Basil:: Charlie Cox
Lyn Reader:: Francesca Annis
Billy 'The Fish' Lincoln:: Michael Gambon
Danny Jones:: Ray Winstone
Writer:: Joe Penhall
Director:: James Marsh

Genres

DramaCrime

Formats

Films

Wives and Daughters

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 14^th Feb 2009, 19:25 on BBC Four

Period drama following the intrigues, loves and losses of young Molly Gibson. As she comforts Mrs Hamley, Molly realises the declining state of the frail woman's health. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Gibson:: Francesca Annis
Squire Hamley:: Michael Gambon
Mr Gibson:: Bill Paterson
Molly Gibson:: Justine Waddell
Lord Cumnor:: Ian Carmichael
Miss Phoebe:: Deborah Findlay
Miss Browning:: Barbara Flynn
Mr Preston:: Iain Glen
Mrs Hamley:: Penelope Wilton
Roger Hamley:: Anthony Howell
Writer:: Andrew Davies
Director:: Nicholas Renton

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Wives and Daughters

Wives and Daughters

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 21^st Feb 2009, 19:15 on BBC Four

Period drama following the intrigues, loves and losses of young Molly Gibson. Molly's fate becomes entwined with those of Squire Hamley, his wife and their sons Osborne and Roger. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Gibson:: Francesca Annis
Squire Hamley:: Michael Gambon
Mr Gibson:: Bill Paterson
Molly Gibson:: Justine Waddell
Lord Cumnor:: Ian Carmichael
Miss Phoebe:: Deborah Findlay
Miss Browning:: Barbara Flynn
Mr Preston:: Iain Glen
Mrs Hamley:: Penelope Wilton
Roger Hamley:: Anthony Howell
Writer:: Andrew Davies
Director:: Nicholas Renton

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Wives and Daughters

Jane Eyre

Episode 3

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 8^th Oct 2006, 21:00 on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: Sat 30^th Aug 2008, 19:30 on BBC Four

Dramatisation of Charlotte Bronte's classic novel. Returning to Thornfield, Jane expects Rochester to wed Blanche Ingram and is shocked by a very different marriage proposal. Show more

Contributors

Jane Eyre:: Ruth Wilson
Mr Rochester:: Toby Stephens
Lady Ingram:: Francesca Annis
Mrs Fairfax:: Lorraine Ashbourne
Grace Poole:: Pam Ferris
Georgiana Reed:: Alisa Arnah
Briggs:: Christopher Bowen
St. John Rivers:: Andrew Buchan
Blanche Ingram:: Christina Cole
Bertha:: Claudia Coulter
Colonel Dent:: Arthur Cox
Mrs Reed:: Tara Fitzgerald
Lady Lynn:: Jeanne Golding
Eliza Reed:: Cara Horgan
George:: Ned Irish
Rosamond Oliver:: Georgia King
Adele:: Cosima Littlewood
Mary Rivers:: Emma Lowndes
John Eshton:: Aidan McArdle
Sophie:: Elsa Mollien
Hannah:: Jacqueline Pilton
Richard Mason:: Daniel Pirrie
Diana Rivers:: Annabel Scholey
Bessie:: Rebekah Staton
Director:: Susanna White
Writer:: Sandy Welch
Producer:: Diederick Santer

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Jane Eyre

Drama on 3

In the Depths of Dead Love

BBC Radio 3

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 1^st Dec 2013, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Sun 5^th Oct 2014, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3

By Howard Barker. Dark comedy set in China in which a banished poet (Richard E Grant) faces a major dilemma after he falls in love with a grandee's wife. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Howard Barker
Chin:: Richard E Grant
Hasi:: Francesca Annis
Ghang:: Michael Bertenshaw
Mrs Hu:: Jane Bertish
Student:: Arthur Hughes
Composer:: Errollyn Wallen
Musician:: Joseph Spooner
Director:: Peter Kavanagh

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 3

Drama on 4

Golden Years

Episode 1: Friedrichstrasse, Berlin

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 22^nd Oct 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 22^nd Oct 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. When artist Karin gives an interview about her new exhibition, she reveals the true story behind an iconic photo of herself and a 70s rock star. Show more

Contributors

Karin:: Emma Fielding
Petra:: Francesca Annis
Holger:: Wilf Scolding
Christina:: Elaine Claxton
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Director:: Marc Beeby

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Series

Drama on 4: Golden Years

Jane Eyre

Episode 2

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 1^st Oct 2006, 21:00 on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: Sat 23^rd Aug 2008, 20:30 on BBC Four

Dramatisation of Charlotte Bronte's novel. Jane finds she has a rival for Rochester's attentions. A visitor from overseas brings trouble to Thornfield. Show more

Contributors

Jane Eyre:: Ruth Wilson
Rochester:: Toby Stephens
Lady Ingram:: Francesca Annis
Mrs Fairfax:: Lorraine Ashbourne
John Eshton:: Aidan McArdle
Colonel Dent:: Arthur Cox
Leah:: Letty Butler
Blanche Ingram:: Christina Cole
Grace Poole:: Pam Ferris
Mrs Reed:: Tara Fitzgerald
Lady Lynn:: Jeanne Golding
George:: Ned Irish
Adele:: Cosima Littlewood
Sophie:: Elsa Mollien
Mason:: Daniel Pirrie
Celine Varense:: Eglantine Rembauville-Nicolle
Gypsy Woman:: Anne Reid
Doctor Carter:: Stephen Tomlin
Director:: Susanna White
Producer:: Diederick Santer
Writer:: Sandy Welch

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Episode 4

First broadcast: Sun 15^th Oct 2006, 21:00 on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: Sat 30^th Aug 2008, 20:30 on BBC Four

Dramatisation of Charlotte Bronte's classic novel. Penniless and starving on the moors, Jane is rescued by clergyman St John Rivers who nurses her back to health. Show more

Contributors

Jane Eyre:: Ruth Wilson
Mr Rochester:: Toby Stephens
Lady Ingram:: Francesca Annis
Mrs Fairfax:: Lorraine Ashbourne
Grace Poole:: Pam Ferris
St John Rivers:: Andrew Buchan
Adele:: Cosima Littlewood
Mrs. Reed:: Tara Fitzgerald
John Eshton:: Aidan McArdle
Mason:: Daniel Pirrie
Bessie:: Rebekah Staton
Colonel Dent:: Arthur Cox
Producer:: Diederick Santer
Actor:: Ned Irish

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Jane Eyre

Copenhagen

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 9^th Aug 2007, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Tue 11^th Oct 2011, 23:00 on BBC Four

Drama based on a pivotal meeting in 1941 between physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg, whose work together had paved the way for the building of the atomic bomb. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Stephen Rea
Director:: Howard Davies
Actor:: Francesca Annis
Actor:: Daniel Craig

Genres

DramaHistorical

Cranford

Series 1

Episode 1: June 1842

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 18^th Nov 2007, 21:00 on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 22^nd Nov 2009, 01:15 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
Mr Carter:: Philip Glenister
Lady Ludlow:: Francesca Annis
Miss Pole:: Imelda Staunton
Mrs Forrester:: Julia McKenzie
Jessie Brown:: Julia Sawalha
Sir Charles Maulver:: Greg Wise
Mrs Rose:: Lesley Manville
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
Producer:: Sue Birtwistle
Director:: Simon Curtis
Writer:: Heidi Thomas

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Series

Cranford

Series 1

Episode 2: August 1842

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 25^th Nov 2007, 21:00 on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 23^rd Nov 2009, 01:15 on BBC Four

The past returns to haunt the present; a visitor brings joy and hope to Jessie Brown; and Mr Carter oversees preparations for Lady Ludlow's garden party. Show more

Contributors

Miss Matty Jenkyns:: Judi Dench
Miss Deborah Jenkyns:: Eileen Atkins
Mr Holbrook:: Michael Gambon
Mr Carter:: Philip Glenister
Lady Ludlow:: Francesca Annis
Miss Pole:: Imelda Staunton
Mrs Forrester:: Julia McKenzie
Jessie Brown:: Julia Sawalha
Sir Charles Maulver:: Greg Wise
Mrs Rose:: Lesley Manville
Mrs Jamieson:: Barbara Flynn
Miss Tomkinson:: Deborah Findlay
Dr Harrison:: Simon Woods
Reverend Hutton:: Alex Jennings
Captain Brown:: Jim Carter
Miss Galindo:: Emma Fielding
Mary Smith:: Lisa Dillon
Sophy Hutton:: Kimberley Nixon
Dr Morgan:: John Bowe
Job Gregson:: Dean Lennox Kelly
Major Gordon:: Alistair Petrie
Harry Gregson:: Alex Etel
Martha:: Claudie Blakley
Mrs Johnson:: Debra Gillett
Mr Johnson:: Adrian Scarborough
Caroline Tomkinson:: Selina Griffiths
Clara Smith:: Finty Williams
Bella Gregson:: Emma Lowndes
Bessie:: Hannah Stokely
Lizzie Hutton:: Rosie Byrne
Helen Hutton:: Hester Odgers
Walter Hutton:: Haydon Downing
Malachi Gregson:: Andrew Byrne
Kate:: Imogen Byron
Producer:: Sue Birtwistle
Director:: Simon Curtis
Writer:: Heidi Thomas

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Series

Cranford

Series 1

Episode 3: November 1842

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 2^nd Dec 2007, 21:00 on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 29^th Nov 2009, 01:05 on BBC Four

Drama series. A theft from the doctor's house and an attack on Mr Johnson cause panic. Miss Pole resorts to desperate measures to safeguard her treasures. Show more

Contributors

Miss Matty Jenkyns:: Judi Dench
Mr Holbrook:: Michael Gambon
Mr Carter:: Philip Glenister
Lady Ludlow:: Francesca Annis
Miss Pole:: Imelda Staunton
Mrs Forrester:: Julia McKenzie
Jessie Brown:: Julia Sawalha
Sir Charles Maulver:: Greg Wise
Mrs Rose:: Lesley Manville
Miss Jamieson:: Barbara Flynn
Miss Tomkinson:: Deborah Findlay
Dr 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
Job Gregson:: Dean Lennox Kelly
Harry Gregson:: Alex Etel
Jack Marshland:: Joseph McFadden
Martha:: Claudie Blakley
Caroline Tomkinson:: Selina Griffiths
Mrs Johnson:: Debra Gillett
Mr Johnson:: Adrian Scarborough
Bella Gregson:: Emma Lowndes
Bessie:: Hannah Stokely
Helen Hutton:: Hester Odgers
Lizzie Hutton:: Rosy Byrne
Farmer Graves:: Andrew Westfield
Bertha:: Hannah Hobley
Malachi Gregson:: Andrew Byrne
Writer:: Heidi Thomas
Producer:: Sue Birtwistle
Director:: Simon Curtis

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Series

Cranford

Series 1

Episode 4: April 1843

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 9^th Dec 2007, 21:05 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Mon 30^th Nov 2009, 01:20 on BBC Four

An ambiguous conversation between Miss Tompkinson and the young doctor sets in motion a disastrous chain of events. Show more

Contributors

Miss Matty Jenkyns:: Judi Dench
Mr Carter:: Philip Glenister
Lady Ludlow:: Francesca Annis
Miss Pole:: Imelda Staunton
Mrs Forrester:: Julia McKenzie
Jessie Brown:: Julia Sawalha
Mrs Rose:: Lesley Manville
Mrs Jamieson:: Barbara Flynn
Miss Tomkinson:: Deborah Findlay
Dr 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
Job Gregson:: Dean Lennox Kelly
Harry Gregson:: Alex Etel
Jack Marshland:: Joseph McFadden
Martha:: Claudie Blakley
Caroline Tomkinson:: Selina Griffiths
Mrs Johnson:: Debra Gillett
Mr Johnson:: Adrian Scarborough
Bella Gregson:: Emma Lowndes
Bessie:: Hannah Stokely
Lizzie Hutton:: Rosy Byrne
Helen Hutton:: Hester Odgers
Auctioneer:: Rod Arthur
Asst Auctioneer:: Adam Henderson Scott
Producer:: Sue Birtwistle
Writer:: Heidi Thomas
Director:: Simon Curtis

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Series

Cranford

Series 1

Episode 5: May 1843

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 16^th Dec 2007, 21:00 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Sun 6^th Dec 2009, 01:15 on BBC Four

Drama series. Dr Harrison finds his reputation ruined and his courtship destroyed. Miss Matty receives devastating news, but the ladies of Cranford rally to help. Show more

Contributors

Miss Matty Jenkyns:: Judi Dench
Mr Carter:: Philip Glenister
Lady Ludlow:: Francesca Annis
Miss Pole:: Imelda Staunton
Mrs Forrester:: Julia McKenzie
Peter Jenkyns:: Martin Shaw
Jessie Brown:: Julia Sawalha
Mrs Rose:: Lesley Manville
Mrs Jamieson:: Barbara Flynn
Miss Tomkinson:: Deborah Findlay
Dr 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
Major Gordon:: Alistair Petrie
Harry Gregson:: Alex Etel
Jack Marshland:: Joseph McFadden
Martha:: Claudie Blakley
Caroline Tomkinson:: Selina Griffiths
Mrs Johnson:: Debra Gillett
Mr Johnson:: Adrian Scarborough
Bessie:: Hannah Stokely
Mr Goddard:: Andy Rashleigh
Lizzie Hutton:: Rosy Byrne
Helen Hutton:: Hester Odgers
Bertha:: Hannah Hobley
Kate:: Imogen Byron
Producer:: Sue Birtwistle
Director:: Simon Curtis
Writer:: Heidi Thomas

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Series

Cranford

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 20^th Dec 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Dec 2011, 20:00 on BBC HD

Period drama. Miss Matty becomes concerned about an isolated youngster as Mr Buxton returns to town, and the shadow of the railway looms over Cranford. Show more

Contributors

Miss Matty:: Judi Dench
Miss Octavia Pole:: Imelda Staunton
Mr Buxton:: Jonathan Pryce
Mrs Forrester:: Julia McKenzie
Lady Ludlow:: Francesca Annis
Miss Tomkinson:: Deborah Findlay
Mrs Jamieson:: Barbara Flynn
The Rev Hutton:: Alex Jennings
Captain Brown:: Jim Carter
Mrs Bell:: Lesley Sharp
Jem Hearne:: Andrew Buchan
Peggy Bell:: Jodie Whittaker
Septimus Hanbury:: Rory Kinnear
Mr Peter Jenkyns:: Nicholas Le Prevost
Mary Smith:: Lisa Dillon
William Buxton:: Tom Hiddleston
Sir Charles Maulver:: Greg Wise
Harry Gregson:: Alex Etel
Erminia Whyte:: Michelle Dockery
Miss Galindo:: Emma Fielding
Edward Bell:: Matthew McNulty
Mr Johnson:: Adrian Scarborough
Mrs Johnson:: Debra Gillett
Martha:: Claudie Blakley
Bella Gregson:: Emma Lowndes
Bertha:: Hannah Hobley
Giacomo:: Nicholas Bishop
Margaret Gidman:: Bessie Carter
Producer:: Sue Birtwistle
Director:: Simon Curtis
Writer:: Heidi Thomas

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Brand

Series

Cranford: Series 2

Shifty

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 22 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 18^th Aug 2012, 23:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 27^th Nov 2016, 00:20 on BBC One Wales

Drama. A drug dealer is visited by an old friend just as he is struggling to cope with a ruthless rival, a suspicious supplier, a desperate addict and opposition from his brother. Show more

Contributors

Shifty:: Riz Ahmed
Chris:: Daniel Mays
Glen:: Jason Flemyng
Trevor:: Jay Simpson
Rez:: Nitin Ganatra
Valerie:: Francesca Annis
Director:: Eran Creevy
Writer:: Eran Creevy

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Films