Programme Index

Duration: 54 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 10^th Oct 1982, 22:10 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 29^th May 2024, 22:10 on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

Drama series about life in recession-hit Britain in the Thatcher era. Chrissie, Dixie, Yosser, Loggo and George sign on before heading off to work for Malloy. Show more

Boys from the Blackstuff

Series 1

Episode 3: Shop Thy Neighbour

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 24^th Oct 1982, 22:10 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 30^th May 2024, 00:05 on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

Drama series set in 1980s recession-hit Britain. Chrissie and Angie are driven to despair by money problems and the Department of Employment investigators. Show more

Contributors

Chrissie Todd:: Michael Angelis
Angie Todd:: Julie Walters
Miss Sutcliffe:: Jean Boht
DOE Assistant Manager:: David Fleeshman
Donald Moss:: David Ross
Lawton:: David Neilson
Jackie Mills:: Cheryl Leigh
Yosser Hughes:: Bernard Hill
Loggo Logmond:: Alan Igbon
George Malone:: Peter Kerrigan
Jason Hughes:: Timothy Bleasdale
Anna Marie Hughes:: Tamana Bleasdale
Dustin Hughes:: Jamie Bleasdale
Director:: Philip Saville
Writer:: Alan Bleasdale
Producer:: Michael Wearing

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Boys from the Blackstuff

Series 1

Episode 2: Moonlighter

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 17^th Oct 1982, 22:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 29^th May 2024, 23:05 on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

Drama set in recession-hit Britain in the Thatcher era. Dixie Dean, working at night in the port as a security guard, is strongarmed into accepting bribes. Show more

Contributors

Dixie Dean:: Tom Georgeson
Kevin Dean:: Gary Bleasdale
DOE Assistant Manager:: David Fleeshman
Jean:: Gilly Coman
Jackie Mills:: Cheryl Leigh
Aitch:: Tony Haygarth
Scotty:: Paul Barber
Chrissie Todd:: Michael Angelis
Loggo Logmond:: Alan Igbon
George Malone:: Peter Kerrigan
Yosser Hughes:: Bernard Hill
Director:: Philip Saville
Writer:: Alan Bleasdale
Producer:: Michael Wearing

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Drama

Brand

Series

Edge of Darkness

Series 1

Episode 1: Compassionate Leave

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 11^th Apr 1999, 21:00 on BBC ChoiceLatest broadcast: Mon 30^th Jun 2014, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

Thriller set in a world of obsessive state security. Ronald Craven is haunted by the murder of his daughter and begins his own investigation into her death. Show more

Contributors

Pendleton:: Charles Kay
Ronald Craven:: Bob Peck
Emma Craven:: Joanne Whalley
Darius Jedburgh:: Joe Don Baker
Harcourt:: Ian McNeice
Ross:: John Woodvine
James Godbolt:: Jack Watson
Director:: Martin Campbell
Producer:: Michael Wearing
Writer:: Troy Kennedy Martin

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Brand

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Edge of Darkness

Series 1

Episode 2: Into the Shadows

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 11^th Nov 1985, 21:35 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Mon 7^th Jul 2014, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

Classic 80s thriller serial. Craven goes to London to find out more about his daughter's murder, and begins to realise the full extent of her political involvement. Show more

Contributors

Pendleton:: Charles Kay
Ronald Craven:: Bob Peck
Emma Craven:: Joanne Whalley
Darius Jedburgh:: Joe Don Baker
Harcourt:: Ian McNeice
Ross:: John Woodvine
Terry Shields:: Tim McInnerny
Director:: Martin Campbell
Producer:: Michael Wearing
Writer:: Troy Kennedy Martin

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Brand

Series

Edge of Darkness

Series 1

Episodes 1/2 - Compassionate Leave/Into the Shadows

Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 4^th Nov 1985, 21:30 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 15^th Feb 2023, 22:00 on BBC Four

Available for years

CID Officer Ronald Craven starts an investigation into his daughter's death and discovers that she is involved in an environmental group with powerful enemies. Show more

Contributors

Ronald Craven:: Bob Peck
Darius Jedburgh:: Joe Don Baker
Pendleton:: Charles Kay
Harcourt:: Ian McNeice
Emma Craven:: Joanne Whalley
Writer:: Troy Kennedy Martin
Producer:: Michael Wearing
Director:: Martin Campbell

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Brand

Series

Edge of Darkness

Series 1

Episode 3: Burden of Proof

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 18^th Nov 1985, 21:35 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Wed 22^nd Feb 2023, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Classic 1980s thriller series. Police close in on their prime suspect for Emma's murder, as Craven's doubts about the motive for the killing become certainties.

Contributors

Ronald Craven:: Bob Peck
Darius Jedburgh:: Joe Don Baker
Harcourt:: Ian McNeice
Pendleton:: Charles Kay
Writer:: Troy Kennedy Martin
Producer:: Michael Wearing
Director:: Martin Campbell

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Brand

Series

Edge of Darkness

Series 1

Episode 4: Breakthrough

Duration: 53 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 25^th Nov 1985, 21:35 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Wed 22^nd Feb 2023, 22:50 on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Thriller series. Craven confronts Emma's killer, but he is stopped from revealing why they committed the murder. Craven becomes determined to enter Northmoor and hack into MI5's computer. Show more

Contributors

Ronald Craven:: Bob Peck
Darius Jedburgh:: Joe Don Baker
Bennett:: Hugh Fraser
Clemmy:: Zoe Wanamaker
Ross:: John Woodvine
Writer:: Troy Kennedy Martin
Producer:: Michael Wearing
Director:: Martin Campbell

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Brand

Series

Edge of Darkness

Series 1

Episode 6: Fusion

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 9^th Dec 1985, 21:30 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Wed 1^st Mar 2023, 22:50 on BBC Four

Available for years

After being exposed to fatal doses of radiation, Jedburgh heads for Scotland armed with the plutonium. Craven, now in possession of the wisdom of Gaia, waits for the inevitable.

Contributors

Ronald Craven:: Bob Peck
Darius Jedburgh:: Joe Don Baker
Emma Craven:: Joanne Whalley
Harcourt:: Ian McNeice
Pendleton:: Charles Kay
Writer:: Troy Kennedy Martin
Producer:: Michael Wearing
Director:: Martin Campbell

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Brand

Series

Edge of Darkness

Series 1

Episode 5: Northmoor

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 2^nd Dec 1985, 21:35 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Wed 1^st Mar 2023, 22:00 on BBC Four

Available for years

1980s thriller series. Craven and Jedburgh follow the fateful route of the Gaia raid on Northmoor, but someone knows they are coming, and drastic deterrents await them. Show more

Contributors

Ronald Craven:: Bob Peck
Darius Jedburgh:: Joe Don Baker
James Godbolt:: Jack Watson
Pendleton:: Charles Kay
Harcourt:: Ian McNeice
Writer:: Troy Kennedy Martin
Producer:: Michael Wearing
Director:: Martin Campbell

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Brand

Series

Boys from the Blackstuff

Series 1

Episode 4: Yosser's Story

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 31^st Oct 1982, 22:30 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 30^th May 2024, 01:05 on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

Drama series set in the recession-hit Britain of the Thatcher era. After his wife leaves him, and with no job, Yosser Hughes struggles to hold his family together. Show more

Contributors

Yosser Hughes:: Bernard Hill
Maureen Hughes:: Jean Warren
Jason Hughes:: Timothy Bleasdale
Anne Marie Hughes:: Tamana Bleasdale
Dustin Hughes:: Jamie Bleasdale
Chrissie Todd:: Michael Angelis
Loggo Logmond:: Alan Igbon
George Malone:: Peter Kerrigan
Wino:: James Ellis
Himself:: Graeme Souness
Himself:: Sammy Lee
Director:: Philip Saville
Writer:: Alan Bleasdale
Producer:: Michael Wearing

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Boys from the Blackstuff

Series 1

Episode 5: George's Last Ride

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 7^th Nov 1982, 22:10 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 30^th May 2024, 02:15 on BBC Four HD

Available for 8 months

George reminisces about his younger days, recalling his hopeful, politically active youth. Show more

Contributors

George Malone:: Peter Kerrigan
Chrissie Todd:: Michael Angelis
Yosser Hughes:: Bernard Hill
Loggo Logmond:: Alan Igbon
Dixie Dean:: Tom Georgeson
Kevin Dean:: Gary Bleasdale
Hospital Doctor:: Ricky Tomlinson
Director:: Philip Saville
Writer:: Alan Bleasdale
Producer:: Michael Wearing

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Happy Birthday BBC Two

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 23^rd Apr 2014, 22:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Wed 23^rd Apr 2014, 22:00 on BBC Two England

A look back at some of BBC Two's most popular series, including Red Dwarf, Top Gear, Later... with Jools Holland, Gardeners' World and Have I Got News For You? Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Lorraine Ashbourne
Participant:: Rob Grant
Participant:: Robert Llewellyn
Participant:: Chris Barrie
Participant:: Jeremy Clarkson
Participant:: Jeanette Winterson
Participant:: Beeban Kidron
Participant:: Alan Yentob
Participant:: Bob Long
Participant:: Ian Hislop
Participant:: Anthony Minghella
Participant:: Mark Cooper
Participant:: Jools Holland
Participant:: Alan Titchmarsh
Participant:: Michael Jackson
Participant:: Brian Lapping
Participant:: Norma Percy
Participant:: Michael Wearing
Participant:: Peter Flannery
Participant:: Mark Strong
Participant:: Tony Garnett
Participant:: Amy Jenkins
Producer:: Lucy Kenwright
Producer:: Claire Finnett
Producer:: Mark Turnbull
Executive Producer:: Caroline Wright

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Entertainment

Series

Happy Birthday BBC Two