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Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Series charting the rise and fall of one of the most significant political figures in recent history, Saddam Hussein. Weapons inspectors and UN sanctions threaten to crush Iraq. Show more

Contributors

Hussein Kamel:
Amr Waked
Saddam Hussein:
Igal Naor
Rolf Ekeus:
Sean Arnold
Uday Hussein:
Philip Arditti
Raghad Hussein:
Agni Scott
Hala Hussein:
Amber Rose Revah
Mohammed Ghani:
Hichem Rostom
Director:
Jim O'Hanlon

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Drama series charting the rise and fall of Iraq's infamous dictator. In 1979, Deputy President Saddam and his allies force the current president to resign. Show more

Contributors

Saddam Hussein:
Igal Naor
Uday Hussein:
Philip Arditti
Raghad Hussein:
Agni Scott
Hala Hussein:
Amber Rose Revah
Director:
Alex Holmes

Paula

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Thrilling three-part drama. Mac tries to recover from the attack but faces fierce repercussions at work. Meanwhile, James is facing charges. Show more

Paula

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

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

Thrilling three-part drama. Paula is a chemistry teacher whose life begins to spin out of control after a one-night stand with handyman James. Show more

Paula

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

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

Thrilling three-part drama. James is on the run. Paula feels his presence everywhere and enlists Mac to help try and build a case. Show more

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Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

The rise and fall of one of the most significant political figures in recent history. As Western coalition forces invade Iraq in 2003, Hussein and his family are forced to flee. Show more

Contributors

Uday Hussein:
Philip Arditti
Saddam Hussein:
Igal Naor
Raghad Hussein:
Agni Scott
Sajida Hussein:
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Samira Shabandar:
Christine Stephen-Daly
Director:
Jim O'Hanlon

Storyville

The Lance Armstrong Story - Stop at Nothing

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary telling the story of the man behind the greatest fraud in recent sporting history, a portrait of a man who stopped at nothing in pursuit of money, fame and success. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Alex Holmes
Series Editor:
Nick Fraser

Formats

Dunkirk

Episode 1: Retreat

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Docudrama about events at Dunkirk in 1940. The Allies are in retreat, but the Navy can only pick up a few soldiers and Churchill is advised to make peace to save the rest. Show more

Contributors

Signalman Wilf Saunders:
Michael Legge
Captain Bill Tennant:
Adrian Rawlins
Vice Admiral Tom Philips:
Geoffrey Kirkness
Private Robert Garside:
Mark Bagnall
Private GDS Gould:
Scott Moutter
Corporal Gill:
Ben Abell
Winston Churchill:
Simon Russell Beale
Anthony Eden:
Jack Fortune
Neville Chamberlain:
Christopher Good
Lord Halifax:
Richard Durden
Clement Atlee:
Richard Atlee
Sergeant Moore:
Lee Ross
Captain James Lynn-Allen:
Daniel Weyman
Signalman Clive Tonry:
Richard Sutton
Captain M Denny:
Nicholas Asbury
Vice Admiral B Ransay:
Richard Bremmer
Commander J Clouston:
William Hope
Director:
Alex Holmes
Producer:
Rob Warr

Series

Dunkirk

Dunkirk

Episode 3: Deliverance

Duration: 1 hour

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

Docudrama following events at Dunkirk in May and June 1940. The town is under siege, with tens of thousands still waiting to be evacuated and daylight sailing suspended. Show more

Contributors

Captain Bill Tennant:
Adrian Rawlins
Anthony Eden:
Jack Fortune
Neville Chamberlain:
Christopher Good
Lord Halifax:
Richard Durden
Clement Attlee:
Richard Attlee
Major General Alexander:
Kevin McNally
Vice Admiral B Ransay:
Richard Bremmer
Captain M Denny:
Nicholas Asbury
Lieutenant Jimmy Langley:
Benedict Cumberbatch
Major Angus McCorquodale:
Nicholas Jones
Guardsman D Thorogood:
Ricci Harnett
Major Philip Newman:
Rick Warden
Lieutenant Ian Cox:
Joseph Mawle
Captain Tom Halsey:
Sean Murray
Commander J Clouston:
William Hope
Producer:
Rob Warr
Director:
Alex Holmes

Series

Dunkirk

Dunkirk

Episode 2: Evacuation

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Docudrama about events at Dunkirk in 1940. To evacuate the thousands at Dunkirk, the Admiralty requisitions small boats, while the Navy races to lift as many as it can. Show more

Contributors

Signalman Clive Tonry:
Richard Sutton
Signalman Wilf Saunders:
Michael Legge
Winston Churchill:
Simon Russell Beale
Vice Admiral B Ramsay:
Richard Bremmer
Commander J Clouston:
William Hope
Captain Bill Tennant:
Adrian Rawlins
Captain M Denny:
Nicholas Asbury
Captain Tom Halsey:
Sean Murray
Lieutenant Ian Cox:
Joseph Mawle
General Lord Gort:
John Carlisle
General Henry Pownall:
Clive Wood
Osborne, Donah:
Glyn Grimstead
George 'Pie' Osborne:
Sid Mitchell
Frankie Osborne:
Roland Manookian
Harry Noakes:
Phil Cornwell
Neville Chamberlain:
Christopher Good
Lord Halifax:
Richard Durden
Anthony Eden:
Jack Fortune
Clement Atlee:
Richard Attlee
Producer:
Rob Warr
Director:
Alex Holmes

Series

Dunkirk