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Britten 100: Billy Budd - These Buttons We Wear

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

For Radio 3's Britten centenary celebration, Keith Dewhurst's retelling of the story of Billy Budd, interwoven with the story of the author who came to write it: Herman Melville. Show more

Contributors

Herman Melville:
Gerard Murphy
Eleanor Melville:
Monica Dolan
Long Ghost/Captain Vere:
Robert Portal
Guert Gansevoort/John Claggart:
David Westhead
Bill Budd:
Mark Quartley
Young Eleanor:
Caitlin Welch
Liverpool/The Dansker:
Simon Greenall
Salem/The Stranger:
Nathan Osgood
Consul WIlson/Captain Graveling:
Pip Donaghy
Dr Johnstone/Lieutenant Ratcliffe:
Robert Hastie
Rope Yarn/Donald:
John Tams

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Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

Available for 12 months

Dramatisation of one of history's most unusual love stories. A grieving Queen Victoria finds herself drawn to an unconventional Highlander. Show more

Contributors

Queen Victoria:
Judi Dench
John Brown:
Billy Connolly
Benjamin Disraeli:
Antony Sher
Henry Ponsonby:
Geoffrey Palmer
Dr Jenner:
Richard Pasco
Bertie, Prince of Wales:
David Westhead
Director:
John Madden
Archie Brown:
Gerard Butler
Lady Churchill:
Georgie Glen
Lady-in-Waiting:
Catherine O'Donnell
Princess Alexandra:
Sara Stewart
Princess Helena:
Finty Williams
Princess Louise:
Claire Nicolson
Princess Alice:
Hattie Ladbury
Prince Alfred:
Oliver Kent
Prince Arthur:
Alex Menzies
Prince Leopold:
Simon McKerrell
Bertie's Valet:
Rupert Farley
Mrs Grant:
Elaine Collins
Lord Stanley:
Jason Morell
Mary Ann Disraeli:
Cherith Mellor
Speaker of the House of Commons:
George Hall
Dean of Windsor:
Oliver Ford Davies
Society Lady:
Delia Lindsay
Sir Charles Dilke:
James Vaughan
Producer:
Sarah Curtis

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Two-part drama telling the story of the youngest child of George V and Queen Mary, an epileptic with learning difficulties who was unable to take part in public life. Show more

Contributors

George V:
Tom Hollander
Edward VII:
Michael Gambon
Georgie:
Rollo Weeks
Stamfordham:
Bill Nighy
Queen Alexandra:
Bibi Andersson
Asquith:
Frank Finlay
Lloyd George:
Ron Cook
Mr Hansell:
John Sessions
Tsarina Alexandra:
Ingeborga Dapkunaite
Tsar Nicholas:
Ivan Marevich
Dr Hetherington:
Jonathan Coy
Dr Longhurst:
John Rowe
Fine Looking Woman:
Fritha Goodey
Suffragette:
Henrietta Voigts
Young Mary:
Mary Nighy
Violinist:
Martin Wimbush
Producer:
John Chapman

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Concluding part of the historical drama about the epileptic son of George V. The royal families of Europe find their countries plunged into the conflict of the First World War. Show more

Contributors

George V:
Tom Hollander
Stamfordham:
Bill Nighy
Prince George:
Rollo Weeks
Queen Alexandra:
Bibi Andersson
Lloyd George:
Ron Cook
Asquith:
Frank Finlay
Mr Hansell:
John Sessions
Tsarina Alexandra:
Ingeborga Dapkunaite
Callender:
Graham Crowden
Lady Warrinder:
Suzanne Burden
Tsar Nicholas:
Ivan Marevich
Fine Looking Woman:
Fritha Goodey
General:
Neil Stacy
Orderly:
Paul Brennen
Producer:
John Chapman

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Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Available for years

Comedy sequel to Twenty Twelve. With the London games successfully delivered, Ian Fletcher starts a new chapter in his life as head of values at the BBC. Show more

Contributors

Ian Fletcher:
Hugh Bonneville
Siobhan Sharpe:
Jessica Hynes
Simon Harwood:
Jason Watkins
Tracey Pritchard:
Monica Dolan
Will Humphries:
Hugh Skinner
Lucy Freeman:
Nina Sosanya
Anna Rampton:
Sarah Parish
Neil Reid:
David Westhead
Narrator:
David Tennant
David Wilkes:
Rufus Jones
Izzy Gould:
Ophelia Lovibond
Jack Patterson:
Jonathan Bailey
Ben Rosenstern:
Max Olesker
Jerry Guildencrantz:
Ivan Gonzalez
Nigel Trescott:
Simon Greenall
Sally Wingate:
Karen Ascoe
Adam Brady:
Laurence Howarth
Waiter:
Emil Lager
Director:
John Morton

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Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Comedy sequel to Twenty Twelve. The debate about the future of the BBC is not helped when Ian Fletcher's salary comes under intense scrutiny in the press. Show more

Contributors

Ian Fletcher:
Hugh Bonneville
Siobhan Sharpe:
Jessica Hynes
Simon Harwood:
Jason Watkins
Tracey Pritchard:
Monica Dolan
Will Humphries:
Hugh Skinner
Lucy Freeman:
Nina Sosanya
Anna Rampton:
Sarah Parish
Neil Reid:
David Westhead
Narrator:
David Tennant
Izzy Gould:
Ophelia Lovibond
Jack Patterson:
Jonathan Bailey
Ben Rosenstern:
Max Olesker
Jerry Guildencrantz:
Ivan Gonzalez
Dan Shepherd:
Tom Basden
Matt Taverner:
Daniel Ings
Coco Lomax:
Sara Pascoe
Barney Lumsden:
Alex Beckett
Karl Marx:
Joel Fry
Director:
John Morton

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Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Available for years

Comedy sequel to Twenty Twelve. A national paper reveals Ian Fletcher's salary and that he took his PA at the Olympic Deliverance Commission on holiday to Italy. Show more

Contributors

Ian Fletcher:
Hugh Bonneville
Siobhan Sharpe:
Jessica Hynes
Simon Harwood:
Jason Watkins
Tracey Pritchard:
Monica Dolan
Will Humphries:
Hugh Skinner
Lucy Freeman:
Nina Sosanya
Anna Rampton:
Sarah Parish
Neil Reid:
David Westhead
Sally Owen:
Olivia Colman
Narrator:
David Tennant
David Wilkes:
Rufus Jones
Izzy Gould:
Ophelia Lovibond
Jack Patterson:
Jonathan Bailey
Ben Rosenstern:
Max Olesker
Jerry Guildencrantz:
Ivan Gonzalez
Barney Lumsden:
Alex Beckett
Elaine Pearson:
Elizabeth Berrington
Mark Stephenson:
Justin Edwards
Journalist:
Matt Addis
Indira Sahni:
Amani Johara
Director:
John Morton

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Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

A one-hour special marks the return of the award-winning comedy about the BBC. One year on and head of values Ian Fletcher has finally got his own office. Show more

Contributors

Ian Fletcher:
Hugh Bonneville
Tracey Pritchard:
Monica Dolan
Siobhan Sharpe:
Jessica Hynes
David Wilkes:
Rufus Jones
Anna Rampton:
Sarah Parish
Lucy Freeman:
Nina Sosanya
Simon Harwood:
Jason Watkins
Neil Reid:
David Westhead
Jack Patterson:
Jonathan Bailey
Jerry Guildencrantz:
Ivan Gonzalez
Matt Taverner:
Daniel Ings
Izzy Gould:
Ophelia Lovibond
Ben Rosenstern:
Max Olesker
Will Humphries:
Hugh Skinner
Narrator:
David Tennant
Dan Shepherd:
Tom Basden
Barney Lumsden:
Alex Beckett
Dave Green:
Andrew Brooke
Security Guard (NBH):
Asim Chaudhry
Karl Marx:
Joel Fry
Man in Broadcasting House:
Dan Mersh
Security Guard (OBH):
Marcus Onilude
Coco Lomax:
Sara Pascoe
Richard Cartwright:
Samuel West
Camilla:
Clare Wille
Director:
John Morton
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman

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Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Available for years

Award-winning comedy about the BBC. Newsnight anchor Evan Davis is rumoured to be a contestant in the forthcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing, which doesn't go down well. Show more

Contributors

Ian Fletcher:
Hugh Bonneville
Tracey Pritchard:
Monica Dolan
Siobhan Sharpe:
Jessica Hynes
David Wilkes:
Rufus Jones
Anna Rampton:
Sarah Parish
Lucy Freeman:
Nina Sosanya
Simon Harwood:
Jason Watkins
Neil Reid:
David Westhead
Jack Patterson:
Jonathan Bailey
Jerry Guildencrantz:
Ivan Gonzalez
Matt Taverner:
Daniel Ings
Izzy Gould:
Ophelia Lovibond
Ben Rosenstern:
Max Olesker
Will Humphries:
Hugh Skinner
Narrator:
David Tennant
Dan Shepherd:
Tom Basden
Pilates Instructor:
Sarah Hadland
Director:
John Morton
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman

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Series 2

Episode 4

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for years

Award-winning comedy about the BBC. David needs to flesh out the programme idea behind One Big Family. And Lucy has been persuaded to take on a new job as head of Inclusivity. Show more

Contributors

Ian Fletcher:
Hugh Bonneville
Tracey Pritchard:
Monica Dolan
Siobhan Sharpe:
Jessica Hynes
David Wilkes:
Rufus Jones
Anna Rampton:
Sarah Parish
Lucy Freeman:
Nina Sosanya
Simon Harwood:
Jason Watkins
Neil Reid:
David Westhead
Jack Patterson:
Jonathan Bailey
Jerry Guildencrantz:
Ivan Gonzalez
Matt Taverner:
Daniel Ings
Izzy Gould:
Ophelia Lovibond
Ben Rosenstern:
Max Olesker
Will Humphries:
Hugh Skinner
Narrator:
David Tennant
Barney Lumsden:
Alex Beckett
Azia Zamani:
Shelley Conn
Sadiq Iqbal:
Amit Shah
Director:
John Morton
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman

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Series 3

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Comedy. In the year of charter renewal, head of values Ian Fletcher is tasked with identifying what the BBC does best and finding more ways of doing less of it better. Show more

Contributors

Jack Patterson:
Jonathan Bailey
Ryan Chelford:
Ben Batt
Barney Lumsden:
Alex Beckett
Ian Fletcher:
Hugh Bonneville
Jens Smit:
Kare Conradi
Tracey Pritchard:
Monica Dolan
Karl Marx:
Joel Fry
Jerry Guildencrantz:
Ivan Gonzalez
Siobhan Sharpe:
Jessica Hynes
Matt Taverner:
Daniel Ings
David Wilkes:
Rufus Jones
Izzy Gould:
Ophelia Lovibond
Ben Rosenstern:
Max Olesker
Anna Rampton:
Sarah Parish
Coco Lomax:
Sara Pascoe
Clive Cook:
Derek Riddell
Michael Chung:
Will Sharpe
Will Humphries:
Hugh Skinner
Lucy Freeman:
Nina Sosanya
Simon Harwood:
Jason Watkins
Neil Reid:
David Westhead
Narrator:
David Tennant
Participant:
Gary Lineker
Participant:
Alan Shearer
Director:
John Morton
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman

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Series 3

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Comedy. Cross-dressing ex-Premier League footballer Ryan Chelford's appearance on Match of the Day did not go well. A summit meeting is arranged. Show more

Contributors

Jack Patterson:
Jonathan Bailey
Ryan Chelford:
Ben Batt
Ian Fletcher:
Hugh Bonneville
Faiza Rajah:
Priyanga Burford
Tracey Pritchard:
Monica Dolan
Jerry Guildencrantz:
Ivan Gonzalez
Siobhan Sharpe:
Jessica Hynes
David Wilkes:
Rufus Jones
Izzy Gould:
Ophelia Lovibond
Ben Rosenstern:
Max Olesker
Anna Rampton:
Sarah Parish
Fiona Craig:
Pooky Quesnel
Clive Cook:
Derek Riddell
Will Humphries:
Hugh Skinner
Lucy Freeman:
Nina Sosanya
Simon Harwood:
Jason Watkins
Neil Reid:
David Westhead
Narrator:
David Tennant
Director:
John Morton
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman

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Series 3

Episode 4

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for years

Comedy. After an item on BBC Breakfast about plans to close the BBC Big Swing Band, the damage limitation team under Ian Fletcher is under huge pressure to limit damage. Show more

Contributors

Jack Patterson:
Jonathan Bailey
Ian Fletcher:
Hugh Bonneville
Faiza Rajah:
Priyanga Burford
Paramedic:
Laura Checkley
Tracey Pritchard:
Monica Dolan
Jerry Guildencrantz:
Ivan Gonzalez
Adam Brady:
Laurence Howarth
Siobhan Sharpe:
Jessica Hynes
David Wilkes:
Rufus Jones
Izzy Gould:
Ophelia Lovibond
Ben Rosenstern:
Max Olesker
Anna Rampton:
Sarah Parish
Fiona Craig:
Pooky Quesnel
Will Humphries:
Hugh Skinner
Lucy Freeman:
Nina Sosanya
Simon Harwood:
Jason Watkins
Neil Reid:
David Westhead
Himself:
Brian Cox
Interviewer:
Sophie Raworth
Himself:
Hugh Grant
Director:
John Morton
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman

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Series 3

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Comedy. The renewal group has to respond to rumours that Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman is about to leave the BBC for a rival broadcaster. Show more

Contributors

Receptionist:
Kae Alexander
Jack Patterson:
Jonathan Bailey
Ian Fletcher:
Hugh Bonneville
Tasmin Howard:
Raquel Cassidy
Tracey Pritchard:
Monica Dolan
Jerry Guildencrantz:
Ivan Gonzalez
Siobhan Sharpe:
Jessica Hynes
Matt Taverner:
Daniel Ings
David Wilkes:
Rufus Jones
Izzy Gould:
Ophelia Lovibond
Tony Dixon (Producer):
Dominic Mafham
Ben Rosenstern:
Max Olesker
Anna Rampton:
Sarah Parish
Will Humphries:
Hugh Skinner
Lucy Freeman:
Nina Sosanya
Simon Harwood:
Jason Watkins
Neil Reid:
David Westhead
Narrator:
David Tennant
Himself:
Hugh Grant
Director:
John Morton
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman

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Series 3

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Available for years

Comedy. Claudia Winkleman is set to present On Your Bike but the deal is jeopardised with the news that an almost identical format has been developed and offered to Amanda Holden. Show more

Contributors

Jack Patterson:
Jonathan Bailey
Barney Lumsden:
Alex Beckett
Ian Fletcher:
Hugh Bonneville
Tracey Pritchard:
Monica Dolan
Karl Marx:
Joel Fry
Siobhan Sharpe:
Jessica Hynes
David Wilkes:
Rufus Jones
Izzy Gould:
Ophelia Lovibond
Anna Rampton:
Sarah Parish
Coco Lomax:
Sara Pascoe
Fiona Craig:
Pooky Quesnel
Michael Chung:
Will Sharpe
Will Humphries:
Hugh Skinner
Lucy Freeman:
Nina Sosanya
Simon Harwood:
Jason Watkins
Neil Reid:
David Westhead
Narrator:
David Tennant
Director:
John Morton
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman
Director of photography:
Ben Wheeler
Producer:
Paul Ralph
Production Coordinator:
Fiona Vanderburgh
Production Designer:
Les Stephenson
Art Director:
Olivia Young
Assistant Director:
Chris May
Camera Operator:
Barny Crocker
Camera Operator:
Greg Duffield
Focus Puller:
Geo Owen
Camera Assistant:
Vicky Harris
Camera Assistant:
Robbie Cairns
Script Supervisor:
Katie Collins
Costume designer:
Natalie Willis
Costume Supervisor:
Veri Ferraz
Best Boy:
Tom Guy
Electrician:
Steve Tatham
Location Manager:
Paula Lamont
Unit Manager:
Enest Ansah
Make-up Designer:
Nicola Coleman
Makeup Artist:
Suzi Long
Editor:
Robin Hill
Sound Recordist:
Stuart Piggott
Sound Recordist:
Tarn Willers
Boom Operator:
Amee Simpson

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Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Available for years

Award-winning comedy about the BBC. Former head of output Anna Rampton has been crowned director of better, but no-one on the management team is quite clear what the job entails. Show more

Contributors

Ian Fletcher:
Hugh Bonneville
Tracey Pritchard:
Monica Dolan
Siobhan Sharpe:
Jessica Hynes
David Wilkes:
Rufus Jones
Anna Rampton:
Sarah Parish
Lucy Freeman:
Nina Sosanya
Simon Harwood:
Jason Watkins
Neil Reid:
David Westhead
Jack Patterson:
Jonathan Bailey
Jerry Guildencrantz:
Ivan Gonzalez
Matt Taverner:
Daniel Ings
Izzy Gould:
Ophelia Lovibond
Ben Rosenstern:
Max Olesker
Will Humphries:
Hugh Skinner
Narrator:
David Tennant
Herself:
Mary Beard
Benedict Cartwright:
Simon Bubb
Himself:
Evan Davis
Himself:
Alan Yentob
Director:
John Morton
Executive Producer:
Jon Plowman

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The Silence

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Thriller about a deaf 18-year-old who witnesses the death of a policewoman. DCI Jim Edwards struggles to make headway with the case while keeping Amelia's identity a secret. Show more

The Silence

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Thriller. Amelia identifies one of Jane Shilliday's killers, while Jim starts investigating corruption within the Bristol police, and realises Amelia's life is in peril. Show more

The Silence

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Thriller. Amelia and Jim's families are subjected to intimidation tactics by the corrupt Drugs Squad in an attempt to thwart the investigation into Jane Shilliday's murder. Show more

The Silence

Episode 4

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

The thriller reaches an explosive conclusion as Amelia takes matters into her own hands. She makes contact with Jim, who races to collect her, placing his life in the balance. Show more