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Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Musical. A handsome young singer arrives in San Francisco with the dream of owning a club and courts a wealthy socialite in the hope that she will finance him. Show more

Contributors

Vera Simpson:
Rita Hayworth
Joey Evans:
Frank Sinatra
Linda English:
Kim Novak
Director:
George Sidney
Ned Galvin:
Bobby Sherwood
Mike Miggins:
Hank Henry
Producer:
Fred Kohlmar
Composer:
Lorenz Hart
Director of photography:
Harold Lipstein

Formats

Duration: 2 hours, 3 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

Classic musical. After being killed in a botched robbery, a carnival barker is allowed to return to earth to visit his widow and attend his daughter's high school graduation. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Henry King
Louise Bigelow:
Susan Luckey
Cousin Nettie:
Claramae Turner
Billy Bigelow:
Gordon MacRae
Jigger Craigin:
Cameron Mitchell
Julie Jordan:
Shirley Jones
Starkeeper / Dr Selden:
Gene Lockhart
Mr Bascombe:
John Dehner
Carrie Pipperidge:
Barbara Ruick
Heavenly Friend:
William Lemassena
Mrs Mullin:
Audrey Christie
Producer:
Henry Ephron

Formats

Duration: 2 hours, 7 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Victorian schoolteacher Anna Leonowens arrives in Bangkok to act as tutor to the children of the king of Thailand. Despite the cultural conflict, she and the king develop a respect for one another.

Contributors

The King:
Yul Brynner
Lady Thiang:
Terry Saunders
Kralahome:
Martin Benson
Louis Leonowens:
Rex Thompson
Director:
Walter Lang

Formats

Duration: 2 hours, 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 11 months

Classic film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical in which a novice nun (Julie Andrews) leaves her convent to accept a position as governess to a large family. Show more

Contributors

Captain von Trapp:
Christopher Plummer
The Baroness:
Eleanor Parker
Max Detweiler:
Richard Haydn
Mother Abbess:
Peggy Wood
Sister Margaretta:
Anna Lee
Sister Berthe:
Portia Nelson
Frau Schmidt:
Norma Varden
Director:
Robert Wise
Producer:
Robert Wise

Formats

Duration: 2 hours, 9 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Remake of the musical about love on a Pacific island during World War II, as the conflict throws together locals and the men and women of a US naval base. Starring Glenn Close. Show more

Contributors

Nellie Forbush:
Glenn Close
Lt Joseph Cable:
Harry Connick Jr.
Emile de Becque:
Rade Serbedzija
Luther Billis:
Robert Pastorelli
Captain George Brackett:
Jack Thompson
Bus Adams:
Steve Bastoni

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