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Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 10^th Sep 1979, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 2^nd Jan 2023, 22:10 on BBC Four

Acclaimed adaptation of John le Carre's novel. When summoned by the cabinet watchdog for intelligence affairs, Smiley agrees to head the hunt for a secret service mole. Show more

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Series 1

Smiley Tracks the Mole

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 24^th Sep 1979, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Tue 3^rd Jan 2023, 22:25 on BBC Four HD

Acclaimed adaptation of John le Carre's novel. In his search for the mole sitting at the heart of the Circus, Smiley sets out for Oxford to visit an invaluable friend.

Contributors

George Smiley:: Alec Guinness
Toby Esterhase:: Bernard Hepton
Roy Bland:: Terence Rigby
Bill Haydon:: Ian Richardson
Peter Guillam:: Michael Jayston
Lacon:: Anthony Bate

Genres

DramaThriller

Brand

Series

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Series 1

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Series 1

How It All Fits Together

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 1^st Oct 1979, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Tue 3^rd Jan 2023, 23:15 on BBC Four HD

Acclaimed adaptation of John le Carre's novel. Smiley remembers Karla, the legendary head of Moscow Circus. Show more

Contributors

George Smiley:: Alec Guinness
Peter Guillam:: Michael Jayston
Toby Esterhase:: Bernard Hepton
Roy Bland:: Terence Rigby
Bill Haydon:: Ian Richardson
Alwyn:: Warren Clarke

Genres

DramaThriller

Brand

Series

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Series 1

Merry Christmas

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 22^nd Dec 2007, 13:35 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Dec 2011, 00:45 on BBC Two England

Dramatisation of a true First World War story. On Christmas Eve 1914, soldiers from opposing sides met peacefully in No Man's Land to play football. Starring Diane Kruger. Show more

Contributors

Anna Sorensen:: Diane Kruger
Nikolaus Sprink:: Benno Furmann
Lt. Audebert:: Guillaume Canet
Palmer:: Gary Lewis
Horstmayer:: Daniel Bruhl
Bishop:: Ian Richardson
Director:: Christian Carion

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Films

Murder Rooms: the Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: Sat 26^th Sep 2009, 21:05 on BBC Four

Drama inspired by the relationship between Arthur Conan Doyle and his tutor, Dr Joseph Bell. The two embark on a grisly and disturbing case dealing in death, drugs and disease. Show more

Contributors

Sir Henry Carlyle:: Charles Dance
Arthur Conan Doyle:: Robin Laing
Elspeth:: Dolly Wells
Joseph Bell:: Ian Richardson
Director:: Paul Seed
Writer:: David Pirie
Producer:: Ian Madden

Genres

Becoming Jane

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 30^th Aug 2009, 20:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Thu 30^th Jul 2020, 21:00 on BBC Four HD

Dramatised biography of the young Jane Austen, chronicling her romance with a young Irishman and how the experience came to have an influence on her writing. Anne Hathaway stars. Show more

Contributors

Jane Austen:: Anne Hathaway
Tom Lefroy:: James McAvoy
Mrs Austen:: Julie Walters
Reverend Austen:: James Cromwell
Lady Gresham:: Maggie Smith
Director:: Julian Jarrold
Cassandra Austen:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Eliza De Feuillide:: Lucy Cohu
Mr Wisley:: Laurence Fox
Judge Langlois:: Ian Richardson
Henry Austen:: Joe Anderson
John Warren:: Leo Bill
Lucy Lefroy:: Jessica Ashworth
Mrs Lefroy:: Eleanor Methven
Mr Lefroy:: Michael James Ford
Mrs Radcliffe:: Helen McCrory
Writer:: Kevin Hood
Writer:: Sarah Williams
Producer:: Robert Bernstein
Producer:: Graham Broadbent
Producer:: Douglas Rae

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House of Cards

Episode 4

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 9^th Dec 1990, 21:05 on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: Thu 17^th Nov 2022, 01:10 on BBC Four

Adaptation of a satirical novel about the corrupt and cynical world of British party politics. In the run-up to the leadership election, Urquhart plans to eliminate his rivals. Show more

Contributors

Francis Urquhart:: Ian Richardson
Mattie Storin:: Susannah Harker
Tim Stamper:: Colin Jeavons
Elizabeth Urquhart:: Diane Fletcher
Roger O'Neill:: Miles Anderson
Penny Guy:: Alphonsia Emmanuel
Writer:: Michael Dobbs
Writer:: Andrew Davies
Director:: Paul Seed

Genres

DramaPolitical

Series

House of Cards

Episode 3

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 2^nd Dec 1990, 21:00 on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: Thu 17^th Nov 2022, 00:10 on BBC Four

Adaptation of Michael Dobbs's satirical novel about corruption in British party politics. Urquhart's plans to undermine Collingridge reach their conclusion. Show more

Contributors

Francis Urquhart:: Ian Richardson
Mattie Storin:: Susannah Harker
Tim Stamper:: Colin Jeavons
Elizabeth Urquhart:: Diane Fletcher
Roger O'Neill:: Miles Anderson
Penny Guy:: Alphonsia Emmanuel
Writer:: Michael Dobbs
Writer:: Andrew Davies
Director:: Paul Seed

Genres

DramaPolitical

Series

House of Cards

Episode 1

Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 18^th Nov 1990, 21:00 on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: Wed 16^th Nov 2022, 22:15 on BBC Four

The original drama about the corrupt and cynical world of British politics. When chief whip Francis Urquhart is passed over for promotion, he hatches a plot to wreak revenge. Show more

Contributors

Francis Urquhart:: Ian Richardson
Mattie Storin:: Susannah Harker
Tim Stamper:: Colin Jeavons
Elizabeth Urquhart:: Diane Fletcher
Roger O'Neill:: Miles Anderson
Penny Guy:: Alphonsia Emmanuel
Writer:: Michael Dobbs
Writer:: Andrew Davies
Director:: Paul Seed

Genres

DramaPolitical

Series

House of Cards

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 25^th Nov 1990, 21:00 on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: Wed 16^th Nov 2022, 23:10 on BBC Four

Andrew Davies's adaptation of Michael Dobbs' best-selling satirical novel. Urquhart forges ahead with his plan to bring down the new PM as the Tory conference convenes in Brighton. Show more

Contributors

Francis Urquhart:: Ian Richardson
Mattie Storin:: Susannah Harker
Tim Stamper:: Colin Jeavons
Elizabeth Urquhart:: Diane Fletcher
Roger O'Neill:: Miles Anderson
Penny Guy:: Alphonsia Emmanuel
Writer:: Michael Dobbs
Writer:: Andrew Davies
Director:: Paul Seed

Genres

DramaPolitical

Series

102 Dalmatians

Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 6^th Apr 2007, 17:05 on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: Fri 30^th Mar 2018, 13:25 on BBC One Wales

In this sequel to 101 Dalmatians, Cruella de Vil is out of prison and seemingly a changed woman. But she soon returns to her old tricks. Show more

Contributors

Cruella de Vil:: Glenn Close
Jean-Pierre Le Pelt:: Gerard Depardieu
Kevin Sheperd:: Ioan Gruffudd
Chloe Simon:: Alice Evans
Alonzo:: Tim McInnerny
Waddlesworth:: Eric Idle
Ewan:: Ben Crompton
Agnes:: Carol Macready
Mr Torte:: Ian Richardson
Judge:: Timothy West
Detective Armstrong:: Jim Carter
Mr Button:: Ron Cook
Director:: Kevin Lima
Producer:: Patricia Carr
Producer:: Edward S Feldman
Author:: Dodie Smith
Writer:: Kristen Buckley

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Films

The Fourth Protocol

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 31^st May 2007, 23:35 on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 12^th Apr 2010, 00:50 on BBC One Scotland

Espionage tale about a British agent who uncovers - and attempts to foil - a Russian plot to set off a nuclear bomb near a US air base on British soil. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Michael Caine
Actor:: Pierce Brosnan
Actor:: Joanna Cassidy
Actor:: Ned Beatty
Actor:: Ray McAnally
Actor:: Ian Richardson
Director:: John Mackenzie
Brian Harcourt-Smith:: Julian Glover
Tom MacWhirter:: Matt Frewer
Sir Bernard Hemmings:: Michael Gough
Captain Lyndhurst:: Sean Chapman
Eileen MacWhirter:: Betsy Brantley
Burnham:: David Conville
Susie Adrian:: Rosy Clayton
Jan Marais:: Peter Cartwright
Writer:: Frederick Forsyth
Producer:: Timothy Burrill

Genres

DramaThriller

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Films

Bleak House

Episode 1

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 7^th Sep 2007, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Fri 11^th Jan 2008, 19:30 on BBC HD

Available for years

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Esther, Richard and Ada witness a tragedy and the elegant life of the beautiful Lady Dedlock is turned upside down. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Denholm Elliott
Actor:: Diana Rigg
Actor:: Philip Franks
Gridley:: Tony Haygarth
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Snagsby:: Sean McGinley
Chancellor:: Ian Richardson
Sir Leicester:: Timothy West
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Mrs Jellyby:: Liza Tarbuck
Harold Skimpole:: Nathaniel Parker
Nemo:: John Lynch
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Mr Brownlow:: Alistair McGowan
Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Mrs Pardiggle:: Roberta Taylor
Mrs Rouncewell:: Anne Reid
Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Jenny:: Charlie Brooks
Krook:: Johnny Vegas
Jo:: Harry Eden
Hortense:: Lilo Baur
Richard Carston:: Patrick Kennedy
Caddy Jellyby:: Natalie Press
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak House

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 10^th Sep 2007, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Thu 24^th Sep 2009, 18:30 on BBC HD

Available for years

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Lady Dedlock puts her reputation at risk when she pays an undercover visit to Nemo's former haunts. Show more

Contributors

Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Richard Carston:: Patrick Kennedy
Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Servant at London lodging:: Emily Jewell
Caddy Jellyby:: Natalie Press
Prince Turveydrop:: Bryan Dick
Old Mr Turveydrop:: Matthew Kelly
Sir Leicester:: Timothy West
Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Jo:: Harry Eden
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Gridley:: Tony Haygarth
Mr Brownlow:: Alistair McGowan
Chancellor:: Ian Richardson
Usher:: Anthony Cozens
Mr Tangle:: Sevan Stephan
Allan Woodcourt:: Richard Harrington
Krook:: Johnny Vegas
Harold Skimpole:: Nathaniel Parker
Landlady:: Amelda Brown
Tom Neckett:: Billy Hill
Charley Neckett:: Katie Angelou
Mr Bayham Badger:: Richard Griffiths
Mrs Badger:: Joanna David
Harriet:: Lisa Hammond

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak House

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 14^th Sep 2007, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 28^th Sep 2009, 18:30 on BBC HD

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Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Richard's inability to settle causes a rift with John Jarndyce, much to Ada's dismay. Show more

Contributors

Jo:: Harry Eden
Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Hortense:: Lilo Baur
Bucket:: Alun Armstrong
Snagsby:: Sean McGinley
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
Richard Carston:: Patrick Kennedy
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Gridley:: Tony Haygarth
Mrs Rouncewell:: Anne Reid
Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Sgt George:: Hugo Speer
Phil Squod:: Michael Smiley
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Smallweed:: Philip Davis
Charley Neckett:: Katie Angelou
Judy:: Loo Brealey
Chancellor:: Ian Richardson
Mr Tangle:: Sevan Stephan
Mr Brownlow:: Alastair Galbraith
Mr Kenge:: Alistair McGowan
Caddy Jellyby:: Natalie Press
Prince Turveydrop:: Bryan Dick
Old Mr Turveydrop:: Matthew Kelly

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak House

Episode 9

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 21^st Sep 2007, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Fri 2^nd Oct 2009, 18:30 on BBC HD

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Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. Esther is shattered by Lady Dedlock's revelation. Tulkinghorn issues Lady Dedlock with a terrible ultimatum. Show more

Contributors

Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Rosa:: Emma Williams
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
Boythorn:: Warren Clarke
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Mr Grubble:: Patrick Monckton
Richard Carstone:: Patrick Kennedy
Harold Skimpole:: Nathaniel Parker
Smallweed:: Philip Davis
Judy:: Loo Brealey
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Charley Neckett:: Katie Angelou
Mr Vholes:: Dermot Crowley
Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Chancellor:: Ian Richardson
Usher:: Anthony Cozens
Mr Brownlow:: Alistair McGowan
Mr Tangle:: Sevan Stephan
Sir Leicester:: Timothy West

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak House

Episode 15

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 4^th Oct 2007, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 12^th Oct 2009, 19:30 on BBC HD

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Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. When Woodcourt proposes marriage, Esther is torn between her love for him and her commitment to Jarndyce. Show more

Contributors

George:: Hugo Speer
Sir Leicester:: Timothy West
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
Allan Woodcourt:: Richard Harrington
Richard Carston:: Patrick Kennedy
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Smallweed:: Philip Davis
Judy:: Loo Brealey
Bucket:: Alun Armstrong
Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Mr Kenge:: Alistair McGowan
Mr Vholes:: Dermot Crowley
Charley Neckett:: Katie Angelou
Mrs Guppy:: Sheila Hancock
Lawyer:: Tony Guilfoyle
Usher:: Anthony Cozens
Chancellor:: Ian Richardson
Mrs Rouncewell:: Anne Reid
Caddy Jellyby:: Natalie Press
Prince Turveydrop:: Bryan Dick
Phil Squod:: Michael Smiley
Boythorn:: Warren Clarke
Harold Skimpole:: Nathaniel Parker
Mrs Woodcourt:: Di Botcher
Producer:: Nigel Stafford Clark

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak House

Episode 1: Episode 1: Part 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 27^th Apr 2009, 18:30 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Mon 21^st Sep 2009, 18:30 on BBC HD

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Esther Summerson is brought to the High Court of Chancery, where she is thrown together with two wards of the court. Show more

Contributors

Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Chancellor:: Ian Richardson
Usher:: Anthony Cozens
Mr Tangle:: Sevan Stephan
Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Mr Kenge:: Alistair McGowan
Mr Brownlow:: Alastair Galbraith
Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Sir Leicester:: Timothy West
Gridley:: Tony Haygarth
Richard Carston:: Patrick Kennedy
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Miss Barbary:: Kelly Hunter
Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Nemo:: John Lynch
Jo:: Harry Eden
Snagsby:: Sean McGinley
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Mrs Jellyby:: Liza Tarbuck
Caddy Jellyby:: Natalie Press
Krook:: Johnny Vegas
Fortnum:: John Sheahan
Hortense:: Lilo Baur
Mrs Rouncewell:: Anne Reid
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Harriet:: Lisa Hammond
Harold Skimpole:: Nathaniel Parker
Rosa:: Emma Williams
Neckett:: Rod Arthur
Pawnbroker:: Andy Linden
Mrs Pardiggle:: Roberta Taylor
Jenny:: Charlie Brooks
Brickmaker:: Cosh Omar

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak House

Episode 1: Episode 1: Part 2