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Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Drama inspired by the prolific author of romantic fiction, Dame Barbara Cartland, whose own life was blighted by the heartbreak of divorce and the death of her beloved brother. Show more

Contributors

Barbara Cartland:
Anne Reid
Lord Louis Mountbatten:
David Warner
Young Barbara:
Sinead Matthews
Ronald Cartland:
Tom Burke
Polly Cartland:
Jacquetta May
Hugh McCorquodale:
Christopher Naylor
'Sacchie' McCorquodale:
Elliot Cowan
Ian McCorquodale:
Robert Portal
Stacey, the lady's maid:
Rebecca Trowmans
Judy, the scretary:
Sarah Buckland
Kevin, the chauffeur:
Ewan Watson
Chat show host:
Stella Ross
Chat show guest:
Julie Barclay
Raine, aged 3:
India Skye Beale
Patrick Hastings:
Andrew Woodall
TV interviewer:
Philip Childs
Raine, aged 10:
Isadora Whitby
Journalist:
Sam Pamphilon
Director:
Tim Whitby

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Entertaining drama about the birth of the Paralympics in 1948. The remarkable Dr Guttmann comes to Stoke Mandeville Hospital and begins to tranform the lives of his patients. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Tim Whitby
Dr Ludwig Guttmann:
Eddie Marsan
Private William Heath:
George MacKay
Cpl Wynne Bowen:
Rob Brydon
Sister Edwards:
Niamh Cusack
General Blake:
Nicholas Jones
Sgt "Q" Hills:
Tristan Sturrock
Mr Heath:
Nigel Lindsay
Mrs Heath:
Rachael Spence
Nurse Carr:
Leigh Quinn
Else Guttmann:
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Shirley Bowen:
Mali Harries
Dr Greene, Houseman:
Stephen McGonigle