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Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

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

Mystery starring Michael Caine. A failing playwright realises that a piece of work by one of his students is the solution to his problems; a play worth killing for, in fact. Show more

Contributors

Sidney Bruhl:
Michael Caine
Clifford Anderson:
Christopher Reeve
Myra Elizabeth Maxwell Bruhl:
Dyan Cannon
Porter Milgrim:
Henry Jones
Burt the Bartender:
Tony DiBenedetto
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Writer:
Ira Levin

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Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

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

Comedy drama about the son (Matthew Broderick) of a not-altogether-honest New York family who plans a million-dollar heist with the help of his roguish grandfather (Sean Connery). Show more

Contributors

Jessie McMullen:
Sean Connery
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Vito McMullen:
Dustin Hoffman
Adam McMullen:
Matthew Broderick
Michelle Dempsey:
Deborah Rush
Ray Garvey:
Rex Everhart

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Duration: 2 hours, 7 minutes

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

Available for 5 months

Alternative 1970s musical version of the famous tale. Caught in a blizzard, kindergarten teacher Dorothy finds herself swept into Oz, a parallel world where she meets Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion.

Contributors

Dorothy:
Diana Ross
Scarecrow:
Michael Jackson
Evilene:
Mabel King
Glinda the Good:
Lena Horne
Uncle Henry:
Stanley Greene
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Producer:
Rob Cohen

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Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Crime thriller about a tough ex-con (Sean Connery) who attempts to pull off a massive burglary from a New York apartment building, unaware he is under police surveillance. Show more

Contributors

Duke Anderson:
Sean Connery
Angelo:
Alan King
Director:
Sidney Lumet

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, 7 minutes

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

Gritty noir thriller about corruption in the NYPD. A crusading lawyer puts his life on the line when he investigates the shooting of a drug dealer by a tough but respected cop. Show more

Contributors

Lieutenant Mike Brennan:
Nick Nolte
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Al Reilly:
Timothy Hutton
Bobby Texador:
Armand Assante
Kevin Quinn:
Patrick O'Neal
Leo Bloomenfeld:
Lee Richardson
Detective Luis Valentin:
Luis Guzman
Detective Sam Chapman:
Charles Dutton
Nancy Bosch:
Jenny Lumet
Roger Montalvo:
Paul Calderon
Larry Pesch:
Dominic Chianese
Nick Petrone:
Leonardo Cimino

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Duration: 2 hours, 2 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Returning to England from Istanbul on the Orient Express, Hercule Poirot is asked to investigate a murder.

Contributors

Hercule Poirot:
Albert Finney
Mrs Hubbard:
Lauren Bacall
Princess Dragomiroff:
Wendy Hiller
Countess Andrenyi:
Jacqueline Bisset
Col. Arbuthnot:
Sean Connery
Beddoes:
John Gielgud
Writer:
Paul Dehn
Director:
Sidney Lumet

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

A small-town actress (Susan Strasberg) comes to New York to try her luck on Broadway and develops a crush on a Broadway producer (Henry Fonda). Show more

Contributors

Lewis Easton:
Henry Fonda
Eva Lovelace:
Susan Strasberg
Robert Hedges:
Herbert Marshall
Rita Vernon:
Joan Greenwood
Joe Sheridan:
Christopher Plummer
Constantine:
Daniel Ocko
Elizabeth:
Sally Gracie
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Producer:
Stuart Millar
Writer:
Ruth Goetz

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