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Whistle and I'll Come to You

BBC Two

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 24^th Dec 2010, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Wed 2^nd Jan 2013, 22:00 on BBC HD

Chilling drama. James Parkin (John Hurt) encounters an apparition on a desolate British beach. The supernatural being begins to haunt him - with terrifying consequences. Show more

Contributors

James Parkin:: John Hurt
Alice Parkin:: Gemma Jones
Hetty:: Lesley Sharp
Carol:: Sophie Thompson
Director:: Andy De Emmony
Adaptor:: Neil Cross
Author:: MR James
Executive Producer:: Ben Evans

Genres

DramaHorror & Supernatural

Source: BBC Online

Desperate Romantics

Episode 2

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 28^th Jul 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Mon 14^th Feb 2022, 23:00 on BBC Four

Millais sets to work on a masterpiece for art critic John Ruskin, but Rossetti is furious when Millais chooses his muse Lizzie to sit for him. Hunt finds himself in turmoil. Show more

Contributors

William 'Maniac' Hunt:: Rafe Spall
Dante Gabriel Rossetti:: Aidan Turner
John Millais:: Samuel Barnett
Fred Walters:: Sam Crane
John Ruskin:: Tom Hollander
Effie Ruskin:: Zoe Tapper
Lizzie Siddal:: Amy Manson
Annie Miller:: Jennie Jacques
Mr Stone:: Phil Davis
Mr Siddal:: Ian Puleston-Davies
Mrs Siddal:: Polly Kemp
Charlotte Siddal:: Josie Farmiloe
Charles Dickens:: Mark Heap
Mrs Ruskin:: Georgie Glen
Margaret:: Maimie McCoy
Mr Sparks:: Julian Stolzenberg
Executive Producer:: Hilary Salmon
Executive Producer:: Franny Moyle
Producer:: Ben Evans
Director:: Paul Gay
Writer:: Peter Bowker

Genres

Series

Desperate Romantics

Source: BBC Online

Desperate Romantics

Episode 3

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 4^th Aug 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Mon 21^st Feb 2022, 22:00 on BBC Four

John Millais is delighted to have John Ruskin as his new patron. Ruskin insists on Millais painting his wife Effie, but Millais is horrified that he is expected to sleep with her. Show more

Contributors

William 'Maniac' Hunt:: Rafe Spall
Dante Gabriel Rossetti:: Aidan Turner
John Millais:: Samuel Barnett
Fred Walters:: Sam Crane
John Ruskin:: Tom Hollander
Effie Ruskin:: Zoe Tapper
Lizzie Siddal:: Amy Manson
Annie Miller:: Jennie Jacques
Mr Stone:: Phil Davis
Charlotte Siddal:: Josie Farmiloe
Charles Dickens:: Mark Heap
Mrs Ruskin:: Georgie Glen
Executive Producer:: Hilary Salmon
Executive Producer:: Franny Moyle
Producer:: Ben Evans
Director:: Paul Gay
Writer:: Peter Bowker

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Series

Desperate Romantics

Source: BBC Online

Desperate Romantics

Episode 1

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 21^st Jul 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Mon 14^th Feb 2022, 22:00 on BBC Four

Drama series set in 19th-century industrial London, following vagabond English artists the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The boys set out to find a muse to inspire their best work. Show more

Contributors

William 'Maniac' Holman Hunt:: Rafe Spall
Dante Gabriel Rossetti:: Aidan Turner
John Ruskin:: Tom Hollander
John Millais:: Samuel Barnett
Fred Walters:: Sam Crane
Effie Ruskin:: Zoe Tapper
Lizzie Siddal:: Amy Manson
Annie Miller:: Jennie Jacques
Mr Stone:: Phil Davis
Mr Siddal:: Ian Puleston-Davies
Mrs Siddal:: Polly Kemp
Charlotte Siddal:: Josie Farmiloe
Mr Chadwick:: Mark Benton
Charles Dickens:: Mark Heap
Margaret:: Maimie McCoy
Madame:: Kath Burlinson
Executive Producer:: Hilary Salmon
Executive Producer:: Franny Moyle
Producer:: Ben Evans
Director:: Paul Gay
Writer:: Peter Bowker

Genres

Series

Desperate Romantics

Source: BBC Online

Desperate Romantics

Episode 6

BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 25^th Aug 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Mon 28^th Feb 2022, 23:00 on BBC Four

Drama series about 19th-century artists. Rossetti and Lizzie return from their honeymoon, and Fred takes a chance when Annie Miller refuses Hunt's latest offer of marriage. Show more

Contributors

William 'Maniac' Hunt:: Rafe Spall
Dante Gabriel Rossetti:: Aidan Turner
John Millais:: Samuel Barnett
Fred Walters:: Sam Crane
John Ruskin:: Tom Hollander
Effie Ruskin:: Zoe Tapper
Lizzie Siddal:: Amy Manson
Annie Miller:: Jennie Jacques
Mr Siddal:: Ian Puleston-Davies
Mrs Siddal:: Polly Kemp
Charlotte Siddal:: Josie Farmiloe
William Morris:: Dyfrig Morris
Edward Burne-Jones:: Peter Sandys-Clarke
Fanny Cornforth:: Rebecca Davies
Jane Burden:: Natalie Thomas
Rose La Touche:: Poppy Lee Friar
Executive Producer:: Hilary Salmon
Executive Producer:: Franny Moyle
Producer:: Ben Evans
Director:: Diarmuid Lawrence
Writer:: Peter Bowker

Genres

Series

Desperate Romantics

Source: BBC Online

Dame Vera Lynn: We’ll Meet Again

BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 18^th Mar 2017, 21:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 9^th Nov 2020, 01:40 on BBC Four HD

A birthday tribute celebrating the life and work of Dame Vera Lynn, including exclusive access to Dame Vera as she watches home movies and videos from the past with her daughter. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Katie Derham
Participant:: Vera Lynn
Interviewed Guest:: Fergus Anckorn
Interviewed Guest:: Roy Welland
Interviewed Guest:: Stan Holland
Interviewed Guest:: Ben Evans
Interviewed Guest:: Paul McCartney
Interviewed Guest:: Barry Humphries
Interviewed Guest:: Tim Rice
Interviewed Guest:: Miriam Margolyes
Interviewed Guest:: Virginia Lewis-Jones
Camera Operator:: Joe Taylor
Camera Operator:: Ian Potts
Camera Operator:: Tom Sweetland
Sound:: Sam Diamond
On-line editing:: Tom Knowles
Graphic Designer:: Mitch Wood
Production Coordinator:: Sharlyna Wolfsheimer
Production Manager:: Alex Barraki
Assistant Producer:: Jessie Potts
Film Editor:: Tim Thompsett
Executive Producer:: Liz Mills
Producer:: Sue Hills
Director:: Sue Hills
Production Company:: Captive Minds

Genres

FactualLife Stories

Formats

Documentaries

Source: BBC Online

Money

Episode 1

BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Sun 23^rd May 2010, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Wed 2^nd Aug 2023, 22:15 on BBC Four HD

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Adaptation of Martin Amis's cult 80s novel. John Self, a dysfunctional director of commercials, travels to America to make his debut film and ends up speeding towards destruction. Show more

Contributors

John Self:: Nick Frost
Fielding Goodney:: Vincent Kartheiser
Selina Street:: Emma Pierson
Ossie Twain:: Adrian Lukis
Barry Self:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Lorne Guyland:: Oliver Cotton
Caduta Massi:: Jerry Hall
Writer:: Tom Butterworth
Writer:: Chris Hurford
Director:: Jeremy Lovering
Producer:: Ben Evans

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Series

Money

Source: BBC Online

Money

Episode 2

BBC Two

Duration: 58 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Wed 26^th May 2010, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 2^nd Aug 2023, 23:15 on BBC Four HD

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Adaptation of Martin Amis's cult 80s novel. John Self reaches an epiphany over his relationship with Selina, but with his stalker getting closer, is his time finally running out? Show more

Contributors

John Self:: Nick Frost
Fielding Goodney:: Vincent Kartheiser
Selina Street:: Emma Pierson
Ossie Twain:: Adrian Lukis
Barry Self:: Tim Pigott-Smith
Lorne Guyland:: Oliver Cotton
Caduta Massi:: Jerry Hall
Writer:: Tom Butterworth
Writer:: Chris Hurford
Director:: Jeremy Lovering
Producer:: Ben Evans

Genres

Series

Money

Source: BBC Online

Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me

BBC Four

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 9^th Apr 2008, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Jul 2023, 03:00 on BBC Four HD

Drama starring David Walliams as the comedian Frankie Howerd, looking at the relationship with his long-term, long-suffering manager and partner, Dennis Heymer. Show more

Contributors

Frankie Howerd:: David Walliams
Dennis Heymer:: Rafe Spall
Ruth Heymer:: Melanie Hill
Sheridan:: Peter Sandys-Clarke
Jane:: Sally Leonard
Roger:: Paul Anderson
Gunman:: Benedict Martin
Rent Boy:: Chris New
Promoter:: Peter Harness
Dr Ling:: Paul Courtenay-Hyu
Peter Cook:: David Reed
Lighting Technician:: Tom Allen
Producer:: Ben Evans
Director:: John Alexander
Writer:: Peter Harness

Genres

DramaBiographical

Source: BBC Online

Hughie Green, Most Sincerely

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 19 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 2^nd Apr 2008, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 1^st May 2011, 23:00 on BBC HD

Trevor Eve stars in a drama about the secret life of Opportunity Knocks and Double Your Money presenter Hughie Green, based on the inside story from his family, friends and peers. Show more

Contributors

Hughie Green:: Trevor Eve
Jess Yates:: Mark Benton
Elaine Yates:: Kim Thomson
Elaine Yates:: Emma Stansfield
Noel Botham:: Danny Webb
Vic Hallums:: Nick Dunning
Director:: Daniel Percival
Major Green:: Ian Cairns
Writer:: Tony Basgallop
Young Housewife:: Victoria Pugh
Mrs Carr:: Kate Williams
Female Fan:: Mared Swain
Young Christopher:: Christopher Gillman-Wells
Young Linda:: Megan Convery
Ordinary Housewife:: Vicky Ogden
Male Contestant:: George Potts
TV Executive:: Will Thorp
Lena Zavaroni:: Taet Chesterton
Jeremy Isaacs:: Jasper Jacob
Receptionist:: Olivia Darnley
Mr Reed:: Glynne Steele
June Laverick:: Julia Ford
Linda Green:: Deborah Cornelius
Christopher Green:: Tim Wallers
Dr Halshaw:: John Warnaby
Producer:: Ben Evans

Genres

DramaBiographical

Source: BBC Online

The Curse of Steptoe

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 5 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 19^th Mar 2008, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 2^nd Dec 2009, 22:00 on BBC HD

Drama telling the moving story of life behind the scenes of Steptoe and Son. Two actors find themselves trapped together on the celebrated long-running sitcom.

Contributors

Harry H Corbett:: Jason Isaacs
Wilfrid Brambell:: Phil Davis
Tom Sloan:: Roger Allam
Sheila Steafel:: Zoe Tapper
Ray Galton:: Burn Gorman
Alan Simpson:: Rory Kinnear
Joan Littlewood:: Clare Higgins
Young Blonde Actress:: Elspeth Rae
Costume Designer:: Ken Oxtoby
Wilfrid's Young Man:: Ben Parr
Director:: Peter Hamilton-Dyer
Maureen Corbett:: Sophie Hunter
Plain Clothes Policeman:: Jamie Lennox
Harry's Son:: Buddy Wallis
Stunt Coordinator:: Lee Sheward
Producer:: Ben Bickerton
Executive Producer:: Ben Evans
Executive Producer:: John Yorke

Genres

DramaBiographical

Source: BBC Online

Desperate Romantics

Episode 4

BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 11^th Aug 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Mon 21^st Feb 2022, 23:00 on BBC Four

While Hunt is away, Fred sets out to fulfil his promise to look after Annie but, before he knows what is happening, she seduces him. Upon his return, Hunt asks Annie to marry him. Show more

Contributors

William 'Maniac' Hunt:: Rafe Spall
Dante Gabriel Rossetti:: Aidan Turner
John Millais:: Samuel Barnett
Fred Walters:: Sam Crane
John Ruskin:: Tom Hollander
Lord Rosterley:: Samuel West
Lizzie Siddal:: Amy Manson
Annie Miller:: Jennie Jacques
Mr Stone:: Phil Davis
Mr Stone:: Phil Davis
Mr Siddal:: Ian Puleston-Davies
Mrs Siddal:: Polly Kemp
Charlotte Siddal:: Josie Farmiloe
Mrs Gerard:: Richenda Carey
Executive Producer:: Hilary Salmon
Executive Producer:: Hilary Salmon
Executive Producer:: Franny Moyle
Executive Producer:: Franny Moyle
Producer:: Ben Evans
Producer:: Ben Evans
Director:: Diarmuid Lawrence
Director:: Diarmuid Lawrence
Writer:: Peter Bowker
Writer:: Peter Bowker
Mr Chadwick:: Mark Benton
Charles Dickens:: Mark Heap
Effie Ruskin:: Zoe Tapper
Director:: Paul Gay
Margaret:: Maimie McCoy
Madame:: Kath Burlinson

Genres

Series

Desperate Romantics

Source: BBC Online

Desperate Romantics

Episode 5

BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 18^th Aug 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Mon 28^th Feb 2022, 22:00 on BBC Four

Drama about 19th-century artists. Ruskin threatens to end his support unless Rossetti and Lizzie focus on art. Lizzie responds swiftly, but Rossetti struggles and starts an affair. Show more

Contributors

William 'Maniac' Hunt:: Rafe Spall
Dante Gabriel Rossetti:: Aidan Turner
John Millais:: Samuel Barnett
Fred Walters:: Sam Crane
John Ruskin:: Tom Hollander
Effie Ruskin:: Zoe Tapper
Lizzie Siddal:: Amy Manson
Annie Miller:: Jennie Jacques
Mr Siddal:: Ian Puleston-Davies
Mrs Siddal:: Polly Kemp
Charlotte Siddal:: Josie Farmiloe
Charles Dickens:: Mark Heap
William Morris:: Dyfrig Morris
Edward Burne-Jones:: Peter Sandys-Clarke
Jane Burden:: Natalie Thomas
Fanny Cornforth:: Rebecca Davies
Mrs Ruskin:: Georgie Glen
Rose La Touche:: Poppy Lee Friar
Minister:: Tim FitzHigham
Executive Producer:: Hilary Salmon
Executive Producer:: Franny Moyle
Producer:: Ben Evans
Director:: Diarmuid Lawrence
Writer:: Peter Bowker

Genres

Series

Desperate Romantics

Source: BBC Online

Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills and Boon

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 2^nd Nov 2008, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Sat 9^th Oct 2010, 00:50 on BBC HD

Drama which charts the stories of three different women affected by Mills and Boon: the co-founder's wife Mary, 1970s writer Janet and modern-day literature lecturer Kirstie. Show more

Contributors

Mary Boon:: Jodie Whittaker
Janet/Violetta:: Olivia Colman
Kirstie:: Emilia Fox
Chrles Boon:: Daniel Mays
Gerard Mills:: Patrick Kennedy
Dr Grant/Dr Steele:: Patrick Baladi
Jack:: OT Fagbenle
Nick:: Nicholas Sidi
Elsie:: Marcia Warren
Pretty Nurse:: Sally Tatum
Hospital Orderly:: John Kirk
Mr Cowpe:: Simon Chandler
Mrs Cowpe:: Sarah Winman
Lizzie:: Angela Terence
Joseph:: Jay Taylor
Mick:: Adam James
Brian:: Robert Horwell
Brenda:: Nicky Ladanowski
Alan Boon:: Paul Nicholas
Lesbian Student:: Lu Corfield
Dirk Tourelle:: Ben Joiner
Frederick:: Ben Addis
Hospital Receptionist:: Golda Rosheuvel
Lorelei:: Antonia Kinlay
Margaret Boon:: Amy Marston
Matronly Nurse:: Maggie McCarthy
Pro Student:: Demi Oyediran
Sophie Cole:: Emma Campbell Webster
Director:: Dan Zeff
Producer:: Ben Evans
Producer:: Abi Bach
Writer:: Emma Frost

Genres

DramaRelationships & Romance

Source: BBC Online

Fear of Fanny

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 23^rd Dec 2007, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 1^st May 2011, 00:20 on BBC HD

Dramatisation of Fanny Cradock's life, scripted by Brian Fillis based on interviews with her friends and family, revealing the private vulnerability behind her tart public persona. Show more

Contributors

Fanny Cradock:: Julia Davis
Johnnie Cradock:: Mark Gatiss
Christopher:: Nicholas Burns
Jane:: Hayley Atwell
Nicky:: Claudie Blakley
Derek:: Jason Watkins
Simon:: Steven O'Neill
TV Executive:: Simon Greenall
TV Host:: Keir Charles
Wendy:: Abby Ford
Dan Farson:: Tom Goodman-Hill
Gwen Troake:: Ella Kenion
Paul:: Tom Allen
Director:: Paul Chahidi
Male nurse:: James Holmes
Gas fitter:: Jordan Long
Tecnician:: Phil Nice
Master of Ceremonies:: Michael Parkhouse
Cameraman:: Tim Plester
Alan Taylor:: Stuart Sherwin
Floor manager:: Jim Field Smith
Julian:: Nathan Smoker
Mrs Beeton fan:: Richard Syms
TV Executive's wife:: Clare Wille
Director:: Coky Giedroyc
Producer:: Ben Evans
Writer:: Brian Fillis
Producer:: Angie Daniell

Genres

DramaBiographical

Source: BBC Online

Six Wives with Lucy Worsley

Episode 1

BBC One

Duration: 57 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Wed 7^th Dec 2016, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 22^nd Jun 2024, 22:00 on BBC History Channel

Available for 3 months

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Documentary series featuring dramatic reconstruction in which Lucy Worsley delves into the personal lives of Henry VIII's wives, beginning with Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Lucy Worsley
Catherine of Aragon:: Paola Bontempi
King Henry VIII:: Scott Arthur
Anne Boleyn:: Claire Cooper
Charles Brandon:: Orlando James
Maud Parr:: Natalie Grady
Maria de Salinas:: Bea Segura
Mary Boleyn:: Tiffany Ceri
Henry Norris:: Nicholas Agnew
Thomas Hawley:: Sam Phillips
Princess Mary:: Scarlett Cecil
Physician:: Jamie De Courcey
Anne Savage:: Sophie Bleasdale
Production Company:: Wall to Wall South Ltd
Executive Producer:: Emma Hindley
Executive Producer:: Leanne Klein
Director:: Russell England
Writer:: Chloe Moss
Producer:: Ben Evans
Producer:: Katie Greening
Editor:: Amanda Baxter

Genres

FactualHistory

Series

Six Wives with Lucy Worsley

Source: BBC Online

Six Wives with Lucy Worsley

Episode 3

BBC One

Duration: 56 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Wed 21^st Dec 2016, 21:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sat 22^nd Jun 2024, 23:55 on BBC History Channel

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Documentary drama series exploring the lives of Henry VIII's wives. Henry annuls his marriage to Anne of Cleves and marries teenager Catherine Howard two weeks later. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Lucy Worsley
Anne of Cleves:: Rebecca Dyson-Smith
Henry VIII:: Richard Ridings
Catherine Howard:: Lauren McQueen
Katherine Parr:: Alice Patten
Princess Elizabeth:: Madeleine Power
Ambassador Karl Harst:: Carsten Hayes
Thomas Culpepper:: Wilf Scolding
Archbishop Cranmer:: Crispin Letts
Charles Brandon:: Andrew Greenough
Priest:: Leigh Jones
Eleanor Paston:: Sophie Roberts
Senior Guard:: Tom Durant Pritchard
Henry Norris:: Nicholas Agnew
Executive Producer:: Emma Hindley
Executive Producer:: Leanne Klein
Director:: Russell England
Writer:: Chloe Moss
Producer:: Ben Evans
Producer:: Katie Greening
Editor:: Amanda Baxter
Production Company:: Wall to Wall South Ltd

Genres

FactualHistory

Series

Six Wives with Lucy Worsley

Source: BBC Online

Six Wives with Lucy Worsley

Episode 2

BBC One

Duration: 57 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Wed 14^th Dec 2016, 21:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sat 22^nd Jun 2024, 22:58 on BBC History Channel

Available for 3 months

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Documentary drama series exploring the lives of Henry VIII's wives. Henry leaves Katherine to marry Anne Boleyn, but rumours start to spread that she has been unfaithful. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Lucy Worsley
Catherine of Aragon:: Paola Bontempi
Henry VIII:: Scott Arthur
Anne Boleyn:: Claire Cooper
Jane Seymour:: Elly Condron
Henry Norris:: Nicholas Agnew
Maria de Salinas:: Bea Segura
Archbishop Cranmer:: Crispin Letts
Princess Mary:: Grace Drew
Anne Savage:: Sophie Bleasdale
Princess Elizabeth:: Isla Bliss
Prince Edward:: Ashton Hayward
Executive Producer:: Emma Hindley
Executive Producer:: Leanne Klein
Director:: Russell England
Writer:: Chloe Moss
Producer:: Ben Evans
Producer:: Katie Greening
Editor:: Amanda Baxter
Editor:: Henry Wood
Production Company:: Wall to Wall South Ltd