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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

1930s comedy drama based on EF Benson's novels. Miss Elizabeth Mapp reigns supreme over the inhabitants of Tilling until the arrival of the accomplished Mrs Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas. Show more

Contributors

Elizabeth Mapp:
Miranda Richardson
Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas:
Anna Chancellor
Georgie Pillson:
Steve Pemberton
Godiva 'Diva' Plaistow:
Felicity Montagu
Irene Coles:
Gemma Whelan
Evie Bartlett:
Poppy Miller
Rev Kenneth 'Padre' Bartlett:
Paul Ritter
Major Benjamin 'Benjy' Flint:
Mark Gatiss
Hotel Clerk:
Sophie Stone
Twistevant:
Andy Godfrey
Susan Wyse MBE:
Pippa Haywood
Algernon Wyse:
Nicholas Woodeson
Foljambe:
Jenny Platt
Grosvenor:
Soo Drouet
Town Crier:
Peter Mould
Author:
EF Benson
Producer:
Susie Liggat
Executive Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Thriller based on the novel The Wheel Spins. A beautiful young socialite faces danger while trying to solve the disappearance of a travelling companion. Show more

Contributors

Max Hare:
Tom Hughes
Miss Froy:
Selina Cadell
Laura Parmiter:
Keeley Hawes
Mr Todhunter:
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Evelyn Floodporter:
Stephanie Cole
Rose Floodporter:
Gemma Jones
Mrs Barnes:
Sandy McDade
Reverend Kenneth Barnes:
Pip Torrens
The Professor:
Alex Jennings
The Baroness:
Benedikte Hansen
Border Guard:
Paolo Antonio
Blonde Woman:
Marta Bolfan Uglien
Ticket Master:
Vilmos Csevernak
Frau Kummer:
Zsuzsa David
Station Porter:
Galko Balazs
Father in Carriage:
Istvan Gyurity
Mother in Carriage:
Zsuzsa Kalmar
Ticket Officer:
Gabor Krausz
Girl in Carriage:
Lili Lakos
Male Nurse:
Andras Lukacs
Customs Officer:
Balazs Mozes
Concierge:
Csaba Zold
Executive Producer:
Anne Pivcevic

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Drama series about 19th-century artists. Rossetti and Lizzie return from their honeymoon, and Fred takes a chance when Annie Miller refuses Hunt's latest offer of marriage. Show more

Contributors

William 'Maniac' Hunt:
Rafe Spall
Dante Gabriel Rossetti:
Aidan Turner
John Millais:
Samuel Barnett
Fred Walters:
Sam Crane
John Ruskin:
Tom Hollander
Effie Ruskin:
Zoe Tapper
Lizzie Siddal:
Amy Manson
Annie Miller:
Jennie Jacques
Mrs Siddal:
Polly Kemp
Charlotte Siddal:
Josie Farmiloe
William Morris:
Dyfrig Morris
Edward Burne-Jones:
Peter Sandys-Clarke
Fanny Cornforth:
Rebecca Davies
Jane Burden:
Natalie Thomas
Rose La Touche:
Poppy Lee Friar
Executive Producer:
Hilary Salmon
Executive Producer:
Franny Moyle
Producer:
Ben Evans

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Period drama adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens. Opium addict and choirmaster John Jasper's obsessive desire for his nephew's fiancée Rosa drives him to destruction. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Lisa Osborne
Executive Producer:
Anne Pivcevic
John Jasper:
Matthew Rhys
Princess Puffer:
Ellie Haddington
Edwin Drood:
Freddie Fox
Revd Crisparkle:
Rory Kinnear
Miss Twinkleton:
Janet Dale
Mrs Crisparkle:
Julia McKenzie
Durdles:
Ron Cook
Mayor Sapsea:
Ian McNeice
Helena Landless:
Amber Rose Revah
Neville Landless:
Sacha Dhawan
Mr Grewgious:
Alun Armstrong
Schoolgirl 1:
Naomi Sheldon
Schoolgirl 2:
Eleanor Yates

Duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Period drama adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens. Opium addict and choirmaster John Jasper's obsessive desire for his nephew's fiancee Rosa drives him to destruction. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Anne Pivcevic
John Jasper:
Matthew Rhys
Princess Puffer:
Ellie Haddington
Edwin Drood:
Freddie Fox
Revd Crisparkle:
Rory Kinnear
Miss Twinkleton:
Janet Dale
Mrs Crisparkle:
Julia McKenzie
Durdles:
Ron Cook
Mayor Sapsea:
Ian McNeice
Helena Landless:
Amber Rose Revah
Neville Landless:
Sacha Dhawan
Mr Grewgious:
Alun Armstrong

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Period drama adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens. Jasper is torn apart by Edwin's disappearance but pursues Rosa with an intensity that pushes him to the edge of sanity. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Lisa Osborne
Executive Producer:
Anne Pivcevic
John Jasper:
Matthew Rhys
Revd Crisparkle:
Rory Kinnear
Helena Landless:
Amber Rose Revah
Neville Landless:
Sacha Dhawan
Mr Grewgious:
Alun Armstrong
Bazzard:
David Dawson
Durdles:
Ron Cook
Mayor Sapsea:
Ian McNeice
Mrs Crisparkle:
Julia McKenzie
Princess Puffer:
Ellie Haddington
Miss Twinkleton:
Janet Dale
Omnibus Driver:
Edward Dogliani
Edwin Drood:
Freddie Fox
Captain Drood:
Rob Dixon
Schoolgirl 2:
Eleanor Yates
Schoolgirl 1:
Naomi Sheldon

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

1930s comedy drama based on EF Benson's novels. The arrival in Tilling of an Italian contessa gives Mapp a chance to expose Lucia as a fraud. Show more

Contributors

Evie Bartlett:
Poppy Miller
Rev Kenneth 'Padre' Bartlett:
Paul Ritter
Irene Coles:
Gemma Whelan
Major Benjy Flint:
Mark Gatiss
Elizabeth Mapp:
Miranda Richardson
Godiva 'Diva' Plaistow:
Felicity Montagu
Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas:
Anna Chancellor
Algernon Wyse:
Nicholas Woodeson
Susan Wyse MBE:
Pippa Haywood
Grosvenor:
Soo Drouet
Georgie Pillson:
Steve Pemberton
Foljambe:
Jenny Platt
Amelia, Contessa di Faraglione:
Frances Barber
Station Master:
Richard Cant
Twistevant:
Andy Godfrey
Author:
EF Benson
Producer:
Susie Liggat
Executive Producer:
Lisa Osborne
adapting EF Benson:
Mark Gatiss
adapting EF Benson:
Steve Pemberton

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

1930s comedy drama based on EF Benson's novels. The Tilling Summer Exhibition provides Lucia with a new battlefield to conquer. Mapp takes an opportunity to start a new trend. Show more

Contributors

Elizabeth Mapp:
Miranda Richardson
Grosvenor:
Soo Drouet
Emmeline 'Lucia' Lucas:
Anna Chancellor
Georgie Pillson:
Steve Pemberton
Algernon Wyse:
Nicholas Woodeson
Susan Wyse MBE:
Pippa Haywood
Godiva 'Diva' Plaistow:
Felicity Montagu
Evie Bartlett:
Poppy Miller
Rev Kenneth 'Padre' Bartlett:
Paul Ritter
Major Benjamin 'Benjy' Flint:
Mark Gatiss
Irene Coles:
Gemma Whelan
Foljambe:
Jenny Platt
Hermione 'Hermy' Pillson:
Katy Brand
Ursula 'Ursy' Pillson:
Joanna Scanlan
Twistevant:
Andy Godfrey
Author:
EF Benson
Producer:
Susie Liggat
Executive Producer:
Lisa Osborne
adapting EF Benson:
Mark Gatiss
adapting EF Benson:
Steve Pemberton

The Body Farm

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Crime drama series. Eve Lockhart and her team at a forensic research facility quickly discover that dealing with victims of crime is a lot messier than any of them expect. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Simon Lewis
DI Hale:
Keith Allen
Natasha 'Angel' Collins:
Dominique Jackson
Jojo Collins:
Katherine James
Peter Collins:
Dean Andrews
Phillip Britain:
Tommy Nash
Eleanor Garrick:
Jennifer Hennessy
Tony Garrick:
Martin Walsh
Ellis Garrick:
Sean Ward
Executive Producer:
Trevor Eve
Executive Producer:
Susan Hogg

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

While Hunt is away, Fred sets out to fulfil his promise to look after Annie but, before he knows what is happening, she seduces him. Upon his return, Hunt asks Annie to marry him. Show more

Contributors

William 'Maniac' Hunt:
Rafe Spall
Dante Gabriel Rossetti:
Aidan Turner
John Millais:
Samuel Barnett
Fred Walters:
Sam Crane
John Ruskin:
Tom Hollander
Lord Rosterley:
Samuel West
Lizzie Siddal:
Amy Manson
Annie Miller:
Jennie Jacques
Mr Stone:
Phil Davis
Mr Stone:
Phil Davis
Mrs Siddal:
Polly Kemp
Charlotte Siddal:
Josie Farmiloe
Mrs Gerard:
Richenda Carey
Executive Producer:
Hilary Salmon
Executive Producer:
Hilary Salmon
Executive Producer:
Franny Moyle
Executive Producer:
Franny Moyle
Producer:
Ben Evans
Producer:
Ben Evans
Mr Chadwick:
Mark Benton
Charles Dickens:
Mark Heap
Effie Ruskin:
Zoe Tapper
Director:
Paul Gay
Margaret:
Maimie McCoy

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Drama about 19th-century artists. Ruskin threatens to end his support unless Rossetti and Lizzie focus on art. Lizzie responds swiftly, but Rossetti struggles and starts an affair. Show more

Contributors

William 'Maniac' Hunt:
Rafe Spall
Dante Gabriel Rossetti:
Aidan Turner
John Millais:
Samuel Barnett
Fred Walters:
Sam Crane
John Ruskin:
Tom Hollander
Effie Ruskin:
Zoe Tapper
Lizzie Siddal:
Amy Manson
Annie Miller:
Jennie Jacques
Mrs Siddal:
Polly Kemp
Charlotte Siddal:
Josie Farmiloe
Charles Dickens:
Mark Heap
William Morris:
Dyfrig Morris
Edward Burne-Jones:
Peter Sandys-Clarke
Jane Burden:
Natalie Thomas
Fanny Cornforth:
Rebecca Davies
Mrs Ruskin:
Georgie Glen
Rose La Touche:
Poppy Lee Friar
Executive Producer:
Hilary Salmon
Executive Producer:
Franny Moyle
Producer:
Ben Evans

Little Dorrit

Episode 12

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama. Mr Dorrit leaves Amy behind in Venice as he returns to London with newlyweds Fanny and Sparkler, but soon discovers the high life is not all that he had hoped for. Show more

Contributors

Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Edmund Sparkler:
Sebastian Armesto
Scary Butler:
Nicholas Jones
Mr Merdle:
Anton Lesser
Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Daniel Doyce:
Zubin Varla
Cavalletto:
Jason Thorpe
Monsieur Henri:
Stephane Cornicard
Bank Porter:
George Potts
Flora Finching:
Ruth Jones
Mr F's Aunt:
Annette Crosbie
Mrs Plornish:
Rosie Cavaliero
Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mrs General:
Pam Ferris
Frederick Dorrit:
James Fleet
Flintwinch:
Alun Armstrong
Mrs Clennam:
Judy Parfitt
John Chivery:
Russell Tovey
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 13

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama. Mr Dorrit returns to Venice a broken man, after a visit to London revives some unwelcome memories, and Arthur warns his mother that she may be in danger from Rigaud. Show more

Contributors

Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mrs General:
Pam Ferris
Frederick Dorrit:
James Fleet
Mrs Merdle:
Amanda Redman
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Edmund Sparkler:
Sebastian Armesto
Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Miss Wade:
Maxine Peake
Tattycoram:
Freema Agyeman
Mr Clennam:
Ian McElhinney
Flintwinch:
Alun Armstrong
Flora Finching:
Ruth Jones
Mrs Clennam:
Judy Parfitt
Mr F's Aunt:
Annette Crosbie
Mr Merdle:
Anton Lesser
Scary Butler:
Nicholas Jones
Bath Attendant:
Stephen Marcus
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Little Dorrit

Episode 14

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Costume drama. Mr Merdle's death and the collapse of Merdle's Bank send shockwaves through London as thousands face financial ruin. Arthur returns to the Marshalsea a prisoner. Show more

Contributors

Mr Merdle:
Anton Lesser
Bath Attendant:
Stephen Marcus
Scary Butler:
Nicholas Jones
Fanny Dorrit:
Emma Pierson
Edmund Sparkler:
Sebastian Armesto
Arthur Clennam:
Matthew Macfadyen
Cavalletto:
Jason Thorpe
Amy Dorrit:
Claire Foy
Mrs Merdle:
Amanda Redman
Mrs Plornish:
Rosie Cavaliero
John Chivery:
Russell Tovey
Chivery:
Ron Cook
Mr Dorrit:
Tom Courtenay
Plornish:
Jason Watkins
Marshalsea Doctor:
Stuart Nurse
Henry Gowan:
Alex Wyndham
Miss Wade:
Maxine Peake
Tattycoram:
Freema Agyeman
Mrs Clennam:
Judy Parfitt
Flintwinch:
Alun Armstrong
Mr Casby:
John Alderton
Tip Dorrit:
Arthur Darvill
Flora Finching:
Ruth Jones
Daniel Doyce:
Zubin Varla
Mr Meagles:
Bill Paterson
Mrs Meagles:
Janine Duvitski
Maggy:
Eve Myles
Mr F's Aunt:
Annette Crosbie
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

South Riding

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Period drama charting the story of Sarah Burton, a teacher who returns to Yorkshire to take up her first headmistress-ship after 20 years teaching in London and the Empire. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Lisa Osborne
Robert Carne:
David Morrissey
Sarah Burton:
Anna Maxwell Martin
Mrs Beddows:
Penelope Wilton
Anthony Snaith:
Peter Firth
Joe Astell:
Douglas Henshall
Alfred Huggins:
John Henshaw
Midge Carne:
Katherine McGolpin
Muriel Carne:
Lydia Wilson
Young Robert Carne:
Daniel West
Mrs Huggins:
Penny Layden
Mrs Oldroyd:
Wendy Patterson
Bessy Warbuckle:
Janine Mellor
Lydia Holly:
Charlie May-Clark
Mr Holly:
Shaun Dooley
Gaius Drew:
Ian Bartholomew
Lord Port:
William Rodell
Miss Sigglesthwaite:
Brid Brennan
Reg Aythorne:
John Paul Hurley

South Riding

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Drama series. Sarah's ambitions for her school find their focus in the gifted eldest child of a labourer and his wife, who live with their children in a shanty town on the cliffs. Show more

Contributors

Sarah Burton:
Anna Maxwell Martin
Lydia Holly:
Charlie May-Clark
Miss Sigglesthwaite:
Brid Brennan
Midge Carne:
Katherine McGolpin
Robert Carne:
David Morrissey
Gaius Drew:
Ian Bartholomew
Matron:
Maggie Fox
Young Robert Carne:
Daniel West
Muriel Carne:
Lydia Wilson
Mrs Beddows:
Penelope Wilton
Mr Holly:
Shaun Dooley
Gertie Holly:
Alexandra Pearson
Joe Astell:
Douglas Henshall
Anthony Snaith:
Peter Firth
Mrs Brimsley:
Marie Critchley
Alfred Huggins:
John Henshaw
Bessy Warbuckle:
Janine Mellor
Mrs Huggins:
Penny Layden
Reg Aythorne:
John Paul Hurley
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

South Riding

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Drama series. Sarah throws herself into work to take her mind off the pain of unrequited love, while Carne comes to terms with the idea that Muriel can never be restored to him. Show more

Contributors

Sarah Burton:
Anna Maxwell Martin
Robert Carne:
David Morrissey
Producer:
Lisa Osborne
Mrs Beddows:
Penelope Wilton
Alfred Huggins:
John Henshaw
Desk Clerk:
Peter Rylands
Mr Beddows:
Stephen MacKenna
Mr Holly:
Shaun Dooley
Lydia Holly:
Charlie May-Clark
Midge Carne:
Katherine McGolpin
Joe Astell:
Douglas Henshall
Gaius Drew:
Ian Bartholomew
Anthony Snaith:
Peter Firth
Mrs Brimsley:
Marie Critchley
Bus Conductor:
Sebastian Shaw
Solicitor:
Jeff Merchant
Gertie Holly:
Alexandra Pearson
School Secretary:
Joanna Swain
Fisherman:
Carl Cieka
Muriel Carne:
Lydia Wilson
Clergyman:
Malcolm Raeburn
Lord Sedgmire:
Ralph Riach
Miss Sigglesthwaite:
Brid Brennan
Mrs Huggins:
Penny Layden
Bessy Warbuckle:
Janine Mellor
Reg Aythorne:
John Paul Hurley
Mrs Oldroyd:
Wendy Patterson
Young Robert Carne:
Daniel West
Lord Port:
William Rodell

Quirke

Episode 2: The Silver Swan

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Crime drama set in the 1950s. Quirke investigates a pair of apparent deaths by overdose, and grows concerned that Phoebe may be drawn into Dublin's drug culture. Show more

Contributors

Judge Garret Griffin:
Michael Gambon
Sarah Griffin:
Geraldine Somerville
Malachy Griffin:
Nick Dunning
Phoebe Griffin:
Aisling Franciosi
Sinclair:
Brian Gleeson
Leslie White:
Lee Ingleby
Deirdre Hunt:
Charlie Murphy
Inspector Hackett:
Stanley Townsend
Mrs Cuffe-Wilkes:
Donna Dent
John Millican:
David Murray
Hakim Kreutz:
Aaron Neil
Customs Officer:
Paul McGlinchey
Old Man:
Lalor Roddy
Young Garda:
Sam McGovern
Producer:
Lisa Osborne

Series

Quirke

The Body Farm

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Crime drama series. The team discovers body parts on the estate of rich recluse Harold Penton, but they refuse to let Penton's reluctance to co-operate hinder their investigation. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Simon Lewis
DI Hale:
Keith Allen
Jason Quinn:
Tom Gibbons
Sam Villiers:
Nico Mirallegro
Jimmy West:
Gary Lewis
Harold Penton:
Michael Byrne
Dr Thomas Grove:
Adam Kotz
Defence Barrister:
Ray Emmet Brown
Executive Producer:
Trevor Eve
Executive Producer:
Susan Hogg