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Duration: 1 hour, 46 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Comedy about a clueless actor who gets chosen to play the part of Sherlock Holmes, who is really the fictional creation of Dr Watson. Starring Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley. Show more

Contributors

Sherlock Holmes/Reginald Kincaid:
Michael Caine
Dr John Watson:
Ben Kingsley
Inspector Lestrade:
Jeffrey Jones
Leslie Giles:
Lysette Anthony
Professor Moriarty:
Paul Freeman
Lord Smithwick:
Nigel Davenport
Mrs Hudson:
Pat Keen
Greenhough:
Peter Cook

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Duration: 1 hour, 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Prequel to the historical epic Zulu, showing the build-up to the British invasion of Zululand and the massacre of 1,500 British soldiers. Starring Burt Lancaster and Peter O'Toole. Show more

Contributors

Lt. Vereker:
Simon Ward
Lt Col Pulleine:
Denholm Elliott
Sgt Maj Williams:
Bob Hoskins
Norris Newman:
Ronald Lacey
QSM Bloomfield:
Peter Vaughan
Cetshwayo:
Simon Sabela
Producer:
Nate Kohn
Col. Durnford:
Burt Lancaster

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

Multi-award winning historical drama about Sir Thomas More's refusal to acknowledge Henry VIII's break with the Roman Catholic Church. Starring Paul Scofield. Show more

Contributors

Sir Thomas More:
Paul Scofield
Lady Alice:
Wendy Hiller
Thomas Cromwell:
Leo McKern
King Henry VIII:
Robert Shaw
Margaret:
Susannah York
Richard Rich:
John Hurt
Duke of Norfolk:
Nigel Davenport
Will Roper:
Corin Redgrave
Cardinal Wolsey:
Orson Welles

Duration: 2 hours, 2 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

Returning from France to rule Scotland, Mary Stuart gets a grudging welcome, while her cousin in England, Queen Elizabeth, must guard against Mary’s rival claim to her own throne. Show more

Contributors

Mary, Queen of Scots:
Vanessa Redgrave
Queen Elizabeth:
Glenda Jackson
James Stuart:
Patrick McGoohan
Lord Henry Darnley:
Timothy Dalton
Lord Bothwell:
Nigel Davenport
William Cecil:
Trevor Howard
Robert Dudley:
Daniel Massey
David Riccio:
Ian Holm
Writer:
John Hale