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Half a Sixpence

Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 1^st Jan 2012, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sat 5^th Mar 2022, 14:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Boisterous adaptation of HG Wells's Kipps, in which a youthful, orphaned and impoverished draper's assistant inherits a fortune and starts climbing the social ladder. Show more

Contributors

Arthur Kipps:: Tommy Steele
Ann:: Julia Foster
Helen:: Penelope Horner
Harry Chitterlow:: Cyril Ritchard
Kate:: Sheila Falconer
Buggins:: Leslie Meadows
Sid:: Christopher Sandford
Director:: George Sidney
Producer:: Charles H Schneer
Writer:: Beverley Cross

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Source: BBC Online

The Long Ships

Duration: 2 hours, 3 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 22^nd Aug 2009, 14:55 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 25^th Oct 2020, 13:15 on BBC Two Wales

Action-packed seafaring romp in which a cunning Viking adventurer and an ambitious Moorish ruler become rivals in search of a giant legendary bell made of solid gold. Show more

Contributors

Rolfe:: Richard Widmark
Aly Mansuh:: Sidney Poitier
Orm:: Russ Tamblyn
Aminah:: Rosanna Schiaffino
Krok:: Oskar Homolka
Sven:: Edward Judd
Aziz:: Lionel Jeffries
Gerda:: Beba Loncar
King Harald:: Clifford Evans
Vahlin:: Gordon Jackson
Rhykka:: Colin Blakely
Olla:: David Lodge
Director:: Jack Cardiff
Writer:: Beverley Cross
Writer:: Berkely Mather

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Source: BBC Online

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Series 1

Catherine Howard

Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 29^th Jan 1970, 21:10 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 22^nd Mar 2023, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

Classic series of historical plays, first broadcast in 1970, each taking as its focus one of Henry VIII's six wives. In this episode, Angela Pleasence stars as Catherine Howard.

Contributors

Catherine Howard:: Angela Pleasence
Henry VIII:: Keith Michell
Duke of Norfolk:: Patrick Troughton
Lady Rochford:: Sheila Burrell
Narrator:: Anthony Quayle
Writer:: Beverley Cross
Producer:: Mark Shivas
Producer:: Ronald Travers
Director:: Naomi Capon
Director:: John Glenister

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DramaClassic & Period

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Series 1

Source: BBC Online

Jason and the Argonauts

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 7^th Jan 2012, 17:35 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 13^th Dec 2015, 13:00 on BBC Two England

Action adventure saga. Jason encounters many a mortal foe in his search for the magical golden fleece, which will restore his father's throne to its rightful owner. Show more

Contributors

Jason:: Todd Armstrong
Hera:: Honor Blackman
Medea:: Nancy Kovack
Hercules:: Nigel Green
Phineas:: Patrick Troughton
Zeus:: Niall MacGinnis
Acastus:: Gary Raymond
Argos:: Laurence Naismith
Hermes:: Michael Gwynn
Pelias:: Douglas Wilmer
Hylas:: John Cairney
Phalerus:: Andrew Faulds
King Aeetes:: Jack Gwillim
Director:: Don Chaffey
Writer:: Jan Read
Writer:: Beverley Cross

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DramaAction & Adventure

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Source: BBC Online

Clash of the Titans

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 22^nd Dec 2020, 13:45 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 16^th Dec 2023, 14:45 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

In the time of legends, Perseus - mortal son of immortal Zeus - must face terrifying ordeals in his quest to win the heart and hand of fair Andromeda. Show more

Contributors

Perseus:: Harry Hamlin
Andromeda:: Judi Bowker
Ammon:: Burgess Meredith
Cassiopeia:: Sian Phillips
Thetis:: Maggie Smith
Hera:: Claire Bloom
Aphrodite:: Ursula Andress
Zeus:: Laurence Olivier
Director:: Desmond Davis
Writer:: Beverley Cross

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