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Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

A squad of marines' dull routine on a sleepy south Pacific island is turned upside-down with the arrival of a fun-loving singer. Starring Rita Hayworth and Jose Ferrer. Show more

Contributors

Sadie Thompson:
Rita Hayworth
Alfred Davidson:
Jose Ferrer
Sergeant Phil O'Hara:
Aldo Ray
Dr Robert MacPhail:
Russell Collins
Governor:
Wilton Graff

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Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Classic naval drama in which the captain of a World War II minesweeper-destroyer is relieved of his command by his officers. A dramatic court martial ensues.

Contributors

Lieutenant Commander Philip Francis Queeg:
Humphrey Bogart
Lieutenant Barney Greenwald:
Jose Ferrer
Lieutenant Steve Maryk:
Van Johnson
Lieutenant Tom Keefer:
Fred Mac Murray
Ensign Willie Keith:
Robert Francis
Commander DeVriess:
Tom Tully
Lieutenant Commander Challee:
EG Marshall
Meatball:
Lee Marvin
Herself:
May Wynn
Lieutenant Junior Grade H Paynter Jr:
Arthur Franz
Captain Blakely:
Warner Anderson
Seaman 'Horrible' Lugatch:
Claude Akins
Ensign Barney Harding:
Jerry Paris
Chief Budge:
Steve Brodie
Composer:
Max Steiner
Director of photography:
Frank Planer

Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Wartime drama. A small group of Royal Marines carry out a covert canoe raid on the docks of Bordeaux during World War II in a mission to destroy the blockade-busting Nazi ships. Show more

Contributors

Major Stringer:
Jose Ferrer
Captain Thompson:
Trevor Howard
Myrtie:
Dora Bryan
Sergeant Craig:
Victor Maddern
Marine Clarke:
Anthony Newley
Marine Ruddock:
David Lodge
Marine Stevens:
Peter Arne
Marine Lomas:
Percy Herbert
Marine Booth:
Graham Stewart
Marine Cooney:
John Fabian
Director:
Jose Ferrer

Duration: 2 hours, 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Disaster movie about an entomologist (Michael Caine) who finds out that a swarm of killer bees is heading straight for the city of Houston. Can he discover the cause in time? Show more

Contributors

Brad Crane:
Michael Caine
General Slater:
Richard Widmark
Anne MacGregor:
Lee Grant
Dr Andrews:
Jose Ferrer
Jud Hawkins:
Slim Pickens
Major Baker:
Bradford Dillman
Dr Walter Krim:
Henry Fonda
Director:
Irwin Allen
Producer:
Irwin Allen

Duration: 3 hours, 4 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Sweeping cinematic retelling of the life of Jesus Christ. From his lowly but venerated birth through his adult years roving the Holy Land, Jesus attracts admirers and enemies unlike any man before. Show more

Contributors

Barabbas:
Richard Conte
Mary Magdalene:
Joanna Dunham
Herod Antipas:
Jose Ferrer
John the Baptist:
Charlton Heston
Judas Iscariot:
David McCallum
The Virgin Mary:
Dorothy McGuire
The Dark Hermit:
Donald Pleasence
King Herod:
Claude Rains
Pontius Pilate:
Telly Savalas

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

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

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Born into aristocracy, but suffering an injury which restricts his growth, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec moves to Paris to pursue his art, where he frequents the Moulin Rouge cabaret club. Show more

Contributors

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec:
Jose Ferrer
Jane Avril:
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Marie Charlet:
Colette Marchand
Myriamme Hyam:
Suzanne Flon
Countess Adele de Toulouse-Lautrec:
Claude Nollier
La Goulue:
Katherine Kath
Director:
John Huston

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

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

Drama based on the true story of a ship carrying German-Jewish refugees which was denied permission to land anywhere and was obliged to return to Germany and the horrors of Nazism. Show more

Contributors

Denise Kreisler:
Faye Dunaway
Captain Schroeder:
Max von Sydow
Professor Egon Kreisler:
Oskar Werner
Max Gunter:
Malcolm McDowell
José Estedes:
Orson Welles
Dr Juan Remos:
James Mason
Lili Rosen:
Lee Grant
Mira Hauser:
Katharine Ross
Carl Rosen:
Sam Wanamaker
Anna Rosen:
Lynne Frederick
Professor Weiler:
Luther Adler
Rebecca Weiler:
Wendy Hiller
Alice Fienchild:
Julie Harris
Mrs Hauser:
Maria Schell
Aaron Pozner:
Paul Koslo
Otto Schiendick:
Helmut Griem
Dr Erich Strauss:
Victor Spinetti
Luis Clasing:
Michael Constantine
Manuel Benitez:
Jose Ferrer
Morris Troper:
Ben Gazzara
President Bru:
Fernando Rey
Leni Strauss:
Janet Suzman
Admiral Canaris:
Denholm Elliott
Commander Von Bonin:
Leonard Rossiter
Joseph Joseph:
David de Keyser
Purser Mueller:
Keith Barron
Engineering Officer:
Don Henderson
Werner Mannheim:
Frederick Jaeger

Duration: 2 hours, 19 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Historical epic. A young French peasant woman leads an army against the English. Show more

Contributors

Jeanne d'Arc:
Ingrid Bergman
Father Jean Massieu:
Shepperd Strudwick
Georges la Tremouille:
Gene Lockhart
Isabelle d'Arc:
Selena Royle
Count John of Luxembourg:
J Carrol Naish
La Hire:
Ward Bond
Jean Dunois:
Leif Erickson
Jean Le Maistre:
Cecil Kellaway
Pierre Cauchon:
Francis L Sullivan
Charles VII:
Jose Ferrer
Producer:
Walter Wanger

Murder, She Wrote

Series 1

Episode 11: Death Casts a Spell

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Mystery series. A flamboyant hypnotist is stabbed in the back behind locked and guarded doors in front of an audience of journalists he had placed in a trance.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:
Angela Lansbury
Cagliostro:
Jose Ferrer
Bud Michaels:
Murray Hamilton
Yambert:
Conrad Janis
Andy Townsend:
Brian Kerwin
Joe Kellijian:
Robert Loggia