Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 21^st Dec 2014, 20:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Thu 11^th Aug 2022, 23:15 on BBC Two England

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Comedy drama. A government scientist receives an almost impossible task from a sheik - to create a salmon-fishing paradise in the highlands of Yemen. Show more

Contributors

Harriet Chetwode-Talbot:: Emily Blunt
Alfred Jones:: Ewan McGregor
Patricia Maxwell:: Kristin Scott Thomas
Sheikh Muhammed:: Amr Waked
Robert Mayers:: Tom Mison
Malcolm:: Hamish Gray
Ashley:: Catherine Steadman
Betty Burnside:: Jill Baker
Mary Jones:: Rachael Stirling
Brian Fleet:: Hugh Simon
Bernard Sugden:: Conleth Hill
Essad:: Waleed Akhtar
Director:: Lasse Hallstrom
Author:: Paul Torday
Writer:: Simon Beaufoy

Genres

Drama

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Films

Source: BBC Online

Lip Service

Series 2

Episode 4

BBC Three

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 11^th May 2012, 21:00 on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: Mon 16^th Jul 2012, 04:10 on BBC Three

Drama series about a group of gay women in Glasgow. When Tess goes on a blind date she calls on Lexy for help. Sadie's irreverent take on waitressing gets her into hot water. Show more