This Sporting Life

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 9 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 15^th Aug 2007, 00:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 8^th Sep 2010, 00:00 on BBC Four

Adaptation of David Storey's novel about an ex-miner who rises up through a rugby team in 1960s northern England and hides a secret love for his landlady. Starring Richard Harris. Show more

Force 10 from Navarone

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 1^st Jan 2012, 14:20 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Thu 1^st Jan 2015, 17:30 on BBC Two England

Action-packed sequel to The Guns of Navarone. A crew of commandos is dropped behind enemy lines in an attempt to blow up a bridge vital to the Nazi war effort. Show more

Contributors

Mallory:: Robert Shaw
Barnsby:: Harrison Ford
Maritza:: Barbara Bach
Miller:: Edward Fox
Lescovar:: Franco Nero
Weaver:: Carl Weathers
Drazak:: Richard Kiel
Petrovitch:: Alan Badel
Schroeder:: Michael Byrne
Jensen:: Philip Latham
Reynolds:: Angus MacInnes
Sgt Bauer:: Michael Sheard
Director:: Guy Hamilton
Writer:: Robin Chapman

Genres

DramaWar & Disaster

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

The Day of the Jackal

BBC One

Duration: 2 hours, 21 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 12^th Nov 2006, 23:25 on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: Tue 21^st Aug 2007, 23:20 on BBC One London

Fast-paced thriller about a hit man hired by the OAS to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle. When the plot is discovered, a Paris detective is faced with a race to stop him. Show more