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The First Great Train Robbery

Duration: 1 hour, 44 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 31^st May 2008, 14:15 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 26^th Mar 2023, 13:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

A gentleman crook and a master safe-cracker attempt the first moving train robbery, targeting a British Army payroll on its way to the Crimea. Starring Sean Connery. Show more

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Edward Pierce/John Simms/Geoffrey:: Sean Connery
Robert Agar:: Donald Sutherland
Miriam/Madame Lucienne/Brigid Lawson:: Lesley-Anne Down
Edgar Trent:: Alan Webb
Henry Fowler:: Malcolm Terris
Inspector Sharp:: Robert Lang
Burgess:: Michael Elphick
William Williams:: Wayne Sleep
Emily Trent:: Pamela Salem
Elizabeth Trent:: Gabrielle Lloyd
Captain Jimmy:: Brian Glover
Writer:: Michael Crichton
Director:: Michael Crichton

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Source: BBC Online

The Taming of the Shrew

Duration: 2 hours, 2 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 16^th Apr 2011, 12:00 on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: Mon 15^th Feb 2016, 11:05 on BBC Two HD

Adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy about a feisty, headstrong woman who is eventually tamed by her new husband. Starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Show more

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Katharina:: Elizabeth Taylor
Petruchio:: Richard Burton
Director:: Franco Zeffirelli
Grumio:: Cyril Cusack
Baptista:: Michael Hordern
Tranio:: Alfred Lynch
Gremio:: Alan Webb
Hortensio:: Victor Spinetti
Lucentio:: Michael York
Bianca:: Natasha Pyne
The Priest:: Giancarlo Cobelli
Pedant:: Vernon Dobtcheff
Tailor:: Ken Parry
Biondello:: Roy Holder

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Source: BBC Online

Play for Today

Series 12

Country

Duration: 1 hour, 21 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 20^th Oct 1981, 21:25 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Mon 12^th Oct 2020, 22:30 on BBC Four HD

A family gathering, a christening and a dance. But it's 1945 and there are plans to be made, family wealth to protect and peace to be won.

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Sir Frederick Carlion:: Leo McKern
Philip Carlion:: James Fox
Daisy (Lady Carlion):: Wendy Hiller
Virginia Carlion:: Penelope Wilton
Alice Carlion:: Jill Bennett
Faith:: Deborah Norton
Dollie van der Biek:: Joan Greenwood
Sir Piers Blair:: Alan Webb
Director:: Richard Eyre

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Play for Today: Series 12

Source: BBC Online

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