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Drama on 3

Uncle Vanya

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Life on a provincial Russian estate is thrown into turmoil by the visit of the ailing Professor Serebryakov and his beautiful young wife Yelena. Show more

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Father Brown

Series 3

Episode 7: The Kembleford Boggart

Duration: 44 minutes

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

Series based on GK Chesterton's novels. Father Brown must uncover the truth before a member of Kembleford's travelling community is sent to the gallows. Show more

Contributors

Father Brown:
Mark Williams
Mrs McCarthy:
Sorcha Cusack
Jeremiah Moxley:
Simon Williams
Hannah Moxley:
Nathalie Buscombe
Lady Felicia:
Nancy Carroll
Harry Grandage:
Ben Deery
Inspector Sullivan:
Tom Chambers
Sergeant Goodfellow:
John Burton
Producer:
Ceri Meyrick
Director:
John Greening
Series Producer:
Sam Hill
Executive Producer:
Will Trotter

Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Drama providing a humorous, moving snapshot of Dylan Thomas in America. The infamous Welshman is invited to New York by John Brinnin, who has his hands full from the start. Show more

Contributors

John Malcolm Brinnin:
Elijah Wood
Dylan Thomas:
Celyn Jones
Janet:
Kate Drew
Doctor:
Ken Drury
Mr Unlucky:
Richard Brake
Stanley:
Kevin Eldon
Caitlin:
Kelly Reilly
Ms Missy 1:
Polly Hemingway
Ms Missy 2:
Sue Maud
Yale Provost:
Weston Gavin
Director:
Andy Goddard
Producer:
Andy Evans

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Formats

The Afternoon Play

Series 5

Episode 1: Johnny Shakespeare

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One North WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One North East & Cumbria

Johnny is a confident, charismatic but illiterate working class lad. But when he meets a drama teacher he finds the world opening up in a way he'd never dreamt of. Show more

The Afternoon Play

Series 5

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HD

Series of one-off dramas. Johnny is a charismatic but illiterate working class lad. But when he meets a drama teacher he finds the world opening up in a way he'd never dreamt of. Show more

Drama on 3

The Oresteia

Episode 3: The Furies

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for years

The last play in Aeschylus's The Oresteia. Having avenged his father's death, Orestes finds he is pursued by the Furies. Can the gods Apollo and Athena stop the cycle of revenge? Show more

Doctors

Series 24

How Soon Is Now?

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for 5 months

Zara accidentally spills the beans to the Mill, Sid is concerned about Tye’s decisions, and Rob worries that an elderly lady is being scammed by her grandson.

Contributors

Dr Zara Carmichael:
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
Dr Sid Vere:
Ashley Rice
Tye Vere:
Daniel Hill
Rob Hollins:
Chris Walker
Joan Ripley:
Polly Hemingway
Dean Ripley:
Sam Thorpe-Spinks
Executive Producer:
Mike Hobson

Holby City

Series 18

Episode 3: Calling Time

Duration: 1 hour

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

Hospital drama. Cara has to think on her feet when gangster Sean returns to Holby. Sacha's confidence is knocked when new boy Jesse bounces on to Keller. Show more

Contributors

Jesse Law:
Don Gilet
Mo Effanga:
Chizzy Akudolu
Adele Effanga:
Petra Letang
Essie Harrison:
Kaye Wragg
Oliver Valentine:
James Anderson
Zosia March:
Camilla Arfwedson
Cara Martinez:
Niamh Walsh
Raffaello Di Lucca:
Joe McFadden
Sacha Levy:
Bob Barrett
Serena Campbell:
Catherine Russell
Fran Reynolds:
Carli Norris
William Winters:
Jackson Allison
Tyrone Wilson:
Shaun Blackstock
Lizzie Johns:
Polly Hemingway
Yasmin Gupta:
Arinder Sadhra
Sean Brady:
Oliver Walker
Brett Jones:
John Lightbody
Jed Martinez:
Jody Latham
Producer:
Sarah Creasey
Director:
Richard Platt

Wallander

Series 1

Episode 1: Sidetracked

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for years

Drama following the investigations of detective Kurt Wallander. What connects the shocking suicide of a young woman and the vicious murder of a government minister? Show more

Contributors

Kurt Wallander:
Kenneth Branagh
Anne-Britt Hoglund:
Sarah Smart
Lisa Holgersson:
Sadie Shimmin
Svedberg:
Tom Beard
Martinsson:
Tom Hiddleston
Povel Wallander:
David Warner
Linda Wallander:
Jeany Spark
Dolores Maria Santana:
Ashley Madekwe
Edvin Salomonsson:
Jon Laurimore
Dr Malmstrom:
Jessica Lloyd
Wetterstedt:
Malcolm Tierney
TV Interviewer:
Jasper Jacob
Sara Bjorkland:
Joanna Griffiths
PC Norlen:
Roger Moss
Lars Magnusson:
John McEnery
Arne Carlman:
Lars Humble
Anita Carlman:
Jill Baker
Stefan Fredman:
Nicholas Hoult
Erika Carlman:
Alisa Arnah
Hugo Sandin:
Michael Culver
Sandin's Maid:
Corito Chu-Jansson
Mats Ekholm:
Joseph Chance
Bjorn Fredman:
Per Lundstrom
Louise Fredman:
Rebecca Ferguson
Sven Andersson:
Neil Boorman
Annette Fredman:
Sophie Stanton
Ake Liljegren:
Erik Larsson
Elizabeth Carlen:
Pandora Clifford
Madeleine Rhedin:
Yohanna Idha
Jens Fredman:
Jamie Nilsson
Producer:
Simon Moseley
Director:
Philip Martin

Wallander

Series 2

Episode 3: The Fifth Woman

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Detective drama. A bird-watcher is brutally murdered. In an apparently unconnected case, a local man disappears and Wallander gets too close to one of the suspects. Show more

Contributors

Kurt Wallander:
Kenneth Branagh
Anne-Britt Hoglund:
Sarah Smart
Magnus Martinsson:
Tom Hiddleston
Lisa Holgersson:
Sadie Shimmin
Povel Wallander:
David Warner
Linda Wallander:
Jeany Spark
Inga Wallander:
Phyllis Logan
Vanya Andersson:
Saskia Reeves
Yvonne:
Claire Cox
Adela Blomberg:
Beatie Edney
Eugen Blomberg:
Fredrik Dolk
Gote Tandvall:
Dudley Sutton
Sven Tyren:
John Paul Hurley
Elinor Grunden:
Rebecca Thorn
Gosta Runfeldt:
Stefan Karlsson
Bo Runfeldt:
Edward Hughes
Daniel Gylling:
William Scott-Masson
Holger Eriksson:
Howard Swinson
Max Lunnqvist:
Patrik Karlson
Katarina Taxell:
Alice Mary
Neighbour:
Joanna Bacon
Peter Andersson:
Albert Maris
Director:
Aisling Walsh

Play for Today

Series 3

Episode 20: Hard Labour

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

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

Mike Leigh's play centres around a middle-aged housewife and charwoman who is abused and exploited by almost everybody, including her daughter-in-law.

Contributors

Mrs Thornley:
Liz Smith
Jim Thornley:
Clifford Kershaw
Director:
Mike Leigh

Genres

Doctors

Series 14

Episode 101: Reports of My Death

Duration: 28 minutes

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

A retired journalist is shocked when her obituary is published in the local paper, but can Kevin unite a warring family before any real damage is done? Show more

Contributors

Anne McAllister:
Polly Hemingway
Wendy Barron:
Diana Hardcastle
Jeff McAllister:
Christopher Ravenscroft
Dr Kevin Tyler:
Simon Rivers
Dr Heston Carter:
Owen Brenman
Dr Emma Reid:
Dido Miles
Dr Jas Khella:
Vineeta Rishi
Howard Bellamy:
Ian Kelsey
Mrs Tembe:
Lorna Laidlaw
Series Producer:
Mike Hobson
Series Producer:
Peter Eryl Lloyd
Producer:
Peter Bullock

Wallander

Series 2

Episode 1: Faceless Killers

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Available for years

Detective drama. Wallander investigates the brutal slaying of an elderly couple at an isolated farmhouse. The fallout from the case leads Wallander to doubt himself. Show more

Contributors

Kurt Wallander:
Kenneth Branagh
Anne-Britt Hoglund:
Sarah Smart
Martinsson:
Tom Hiddleston
Lisa Holgersson:
Sadie Shimmin
Povel Wallander:
David Warner
Linda Wallander:
Jeany Spark
Lars Herdin:
Dave Hill
Anita Johansson:
Dearbhla Molloy
Ellen Magnusson:
June Watson
Maria Lovgren:
Karin Bertling
Johannes Lovgren:
Rune Bergman
Hanna Lovgren:
Joanne Howarth
Stefan Nystrom:
Roger Watkins
Rune Bergman:
Michael Gould
Valfrid Strom:
Fredrik Gunnarsson
Migrant Worker:
Dhaffer L'Abidine
Peters:
Tom McCall
Daniel Gylling:
William Scott-Masson
Bank Manager:
Josh Cole
Britta-Lena Boden:
Rachael Chisholm
Dead Migrant Worker's Wife:
Akbal Abbas-Waernbaum
Fairground Operator:
Ali Ajeel
Carousel Man:
Reza Dehban