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Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

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First broadcast: Sun 6^th Dec 2009, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Wed 21^st Feb 2024, 22:00 on BBC Four

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Andrea Levy's award-winning story of Jamaicans and Londoners during World War II. Hortense joins Gilbert, her new husband, in England, where he is lodging with Queenie Bligh. Show more

Contributors

Hortense:: Naomie Harris
Queenie:: Ruth Wilson
Gilbert:: David Oyelowo
Bernard:: Benedict Cumberbatch
Michael:: Ashley Walters
Narrator:: Hugh Quarshie
Arthur:: Karl Johnson
Winston:: Shaun Parkes
Celia:: Nikki Amuka-Bird
Mr Todd:: Roger Sloman
Elwood:: Everaldo Creary
Mr Philip:: Glen Campbell
Aunt Dorothy:: Denise Black
Queenie's Mum:: Mary Jo Randle
Taxi Driver:: Terence Frisch
Miss Jewel:: Leonie Forbes
Mrs Ryder:: Rachel Pickup
Mr Ryder:: Andrew Havill
Pastor:: Teddy Price
Pastor's Wife:: Avenia Powell
Miss Morgan:: Kerstin Pringle
Celia's Mum:: Dorothy Cunningham
Doctor:: Michael Elwyn
Fulton:: Delroy Atkinson
James:: Alan Ricketts
Sergeant Baxter:: Damien Devaney
Ginger:: Laurence Spellman
Kip:: Mark David
Calhoon:: Eoin Macken
Waitress:: Caoimhe McErlean
Cinema Woman:: Barbara Adair
American GI:: Peter Brooke
Cinema GI:: Bentley Kalu
Military Police:: Tony Flynn
Producer:: Joanna Anderson
Producer:: Vicky Licorish
Producer:: Grainne Marmion
Director:: John Alexander
Writer:: Paula Milne
Writer:: Sarah Williams

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Formats

Docudramas

Series

Small Island

Drama on 4

Quicksands

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 8^th Dec 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 8^th Dec 2014, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Lucy Caldwell. A family holiday is shattered by some life-changing news and a life-threatening incident. But just what is the truth behind what happened that fateful day? Show more

Contributors

Tessa:: Barbara Adair
James:: James Greene
Young Tessa:: Laura Pyper
Young James:: Gerard McCarthy
Louise:: Amybeth McNulty
Caroline:: Clodagh Casey
Angel Clare:: Kieran Lagan
Angel Clare:: Mary Lindsay
Writer:: Lucy Caldwell

Genres

Drama

Brand

Drama on 4

Nick Nickleby

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 5^th Nov 2012, 14:15 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Mon 4^th Mar 2013, 17:15 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Modern re-telling of the Dickens classic. When the death of Nicholas Nickleby leaves his family ruined and homeless, his son Nick turns to their wealthy, estranged uncle for help. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Susan Breen
Director:: David Innes Edwards
Writer:: Joy Wilkinson
Nick:: Andrew Simpson
Mrs Smike:: Linda Bassett
Ralph:: Adrian Dunbar
Kat:: Jayne Wisener
Noggs:: Jonathan Harden
Squeers:: Mark McDonnell
Frannie:: Hollie Taylor
Hawkovsky:: Gerry O'Brien
Maddy:: Caitlin Joseph
Mrs Nickleby:: Bronagh Gallagher
Dr Brightside:: Edward Peel
Verisopht:: Laurence Kennedy
Mr Bhray:: Ranjit Krishnamma
Maia:: Yasmin Poppy Kaftar
Mr Cobbey:: James Greene
Mrs Graymarsh:: Barbara Adair
Mr Bolder:: Howell Evans

Genres

Drama

Series

Nick Nickleby

Episode 2

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 6^th Nov 2012, 14:15 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Tue 5^th Mar 2013, 17:15 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Modern interpretation of the Dickens classic. Nick Nickleby and Mrs Smike, on the run from the police, throw in their lot with a mother-daughter duo with problems of their own. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Susan Breen
Director:: David Innes Edwards
Writer:: Joy Wilkinson
Nick:: Andrew Simpson
Mrs Smike:: Linda Bassett
Ralph:: Adrian Dunbar
Kat:: Jayne Wisener
Noggs:: Jonathan Harden
Squeers:: Mark McDonnell
Frannie:: Hollie Taylor
Hawkovsky:: Gerry O'Brien
Mrs Nickleby:: Bronagh Gallagher
Mrs Graymarsh:: Barbara Adair
Mr Bolder:: Howell Evans
Mr Cobbey:: James Greene
DI Belton:: Rod Arthur
Venetia:: Clare Cathcart
Mariah:: Freya Parks
Talent Contest MC:: Danny Kehoe

Genres

Drama

Series

Nick Nickleby

Episode 3

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 7^th Nov 2012, 14:15 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Wed 6^th Mar 2013, 17:10 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Modern interpretation of the Dickens classic. Nick Nickleby finds help from an unlikely source after learning the truth about his uncle - and loses his heart to a familiar face. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Susan Breen
Director:: David Innes Edwards
Writer:: Joy Wilkinson
Nick:: Andrew Simpson
Mrs Smike:: Linda Bassett
Ralph:: Adrian Dunbar
Kat:: Jayne Wisener
Noggs:: Jonathan Harden
Squeers:: Mark McDonnell
Frannie:: Hollie Taylor
Hawkovsky:: Gerry O'Brien
Maddy:: Caitlin Joseph
Mrs Nickleby:: Bronagh Gallagher
Mr Cheerybles:: David Henry
Mrs Graymarsh:: Barbara Adair
Mr Bolder:: Howell Evans
Mr Cobbey:: James Greene
Muzz:: Tony Jayawardena
Mrs Khenwigs:: Indira Joshi
Verisopht:: Laurence Kennedy
Maia:: Yasmin Poppy Kaftar

Genres

Drama

Series

Nick Nickleby

Episode 4

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 8^th Nov 2012, 14:15 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Thu 7^th Mar 2013, 17:15 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Modern interpretation of the Dickens classic. Nick Nickleby's life is on the line as his uncle Ralph battles to keep his plans afloat - and sends out Squeers to capture Mrs Smike. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Susan Breen
Director:: David Innes Edwards
Writer:: Joy Wilkinson
Nick:: Andrew Simpson
Mrs Smike:: Linda Bassett
Ralph:: Adrian Dunbar
Kat:: Jayne Wisener
Noggs:: Jonathan Harden
Squeers:: Mark McDonnell
Frannie:: Hollie Taylor
Hawkovsky:: Gerry O'Brien
Maddy:: Caitlin Joseph
Mrs Nickleby:: Bronagh Gallagher
Mr Cobbey:: James Greene
Maia:: Yasmin Poppy Kaftar
Verisopht:: Laurence Kennedy
Mr Cheerybles:: David Henry
Muzz:: Tony Jayawardena
Mr Bhray:: Ranjit Krishnamma
Mr Bolder:: Howell Evans
Mrs Graymarsh:: Barbara Adair
Mrs Khenwigs:: Indira Joshi

Genres

Drama

Series

Nick Nickleby

Episode 5

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 9^th Nov 2012, 14:15 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 8^th Mar 2013, 17:15 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Modern interpretation of the Charles Dickens classic. The mystery of Mrs Smike's locket is revealed as Nick struggles to bring down his uncle Ralph. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Susan Breen
Director:: David Innes Edwards
Writer:: Joy Wilkinson
Nick:: Andrew Simpson
Ralph:: Adrian Dunbar
Kat:: Jayne Wisener
Noggs:: Jonathan Harden
Squeers:: Mark McDonnell
Frannie:: Hollie Taylor
Hawkovsky:: Gerry O'Brien
Maddy:: Caitlin Joseph
Mrs Nickleby:: Bronagh Gallagher
Dr Brightside:: Edward Peel
Maia:: Yasmin Poppy Kaftar
Mrs Khenwigs:: Indira Joshi
Muzz:: Tony Jayawardena
Mr Bolder:: Howell Evans
Mr Cobbey:: James Greene
Mrs Graymarsh:: Barbara Adair
Mr Bhray:: Ranjit Krishnamma
Mr Cheerybles:: David Henry
Verisopht:: Laurence Kennedy
Venetia:: Clare Cathcart
Mariah:: Freya Parks

Genres

Drama

Series

Quirke

Episode 3: Elegy for April

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 8^th Jun 2014, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 8^th Jun 2014, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Crime drama set in the 1950s. When Phoebe asks Quirke to help her search for her missing friend April, Quirke fears that she has come to harm. Show more

Contributors

Quirke:: Gabriel Byrne
Judge Garret Griffin:: Michael Gambon
Patrick Ojukwu:: Obi Abili
Malachy Griffin:: Nick Dunning
Phoebe Griffin:: Aisling Franciosi
Sinclair:: Brian Gleeson
Oscar Latimer:: Aidan McArdle
Bill Latimer:: Ian McElhinney
Celia Latimer:: Dearbhla Molloy
Isabel Galloway:: Flora Montgomery
Jimmy Minor:: Colin Morgan
Rose Crawford:: Sara Stewart
Inspector Hackett:: Stanley Townsend
Father Anselm:: Denis Conway
Margaret:: Bernadette McKenna
Rugby Fan:: Chris Newman
Barman:: Donagh Deeney
Mrs Leetch:: Barbara Adair
Ward Sister:: Noni Stapleton
Garda Dermot:: Gerard Adlum
Writer:: Conor McPherson
Producer:: Lisa Osborne
Director:: Jim O'Hanlon

Genres

Series

Quirke