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The Looming Tower

Series 1

Episode 7

Duration: 48 minutes

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

John O’Neill ruffles official feathers in Yemen investigating the attack on the USS Cole, while Ali Soufan, though a Muslim, also feels unwelcome in such an orthodox country. Show more

Contributors

John O'Neill:
Jeff Daniels
Ali Soufan:
Tahar Rahim
Martin Schmidt:
Peter Sarsgaard
Writer:
Ali Selim
Ambassador Barbara Bodine:
Jennifer Ehle
Diane Marsh:
Wrenn Schmidt
Floyd Bennet:
Sullivan Jones
General Qamish:
Ali Suliman
Toni-Ann Marino:
Jamie Neumann

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One London

With six daughters to marry off, Mrs Bennet is thrilled when two bachelors arrive. However a visit from the Bennets' heir throws the family into disarray.

Contributors

Director:
Simon Langton
Elizabeth Bennet:
Jennifer Ehle
Mr. Darcy:
Colin Firth
Jane Bennet:
Susannah Harker
Lydia Bennet:
Julia Sawalha
Mrs. Bennet:
Alison Steadman
Kitty Bennet:
Polly Maberly
Mary Bennet:
Lucy Briers
Miss Bingley:
Anna Chancellor
Mrs. Hurst:
Lucy Robinson

Duration: 1 hour, 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One London

Elizabeth is furious to discover that Darcy is responsible for Jane's unhappiness. Meanwhile, Darcy realises where his heart truly lies.

Contributors

Director:
Simon Langton
Elizabeth Bennet:
Jennifer Ehle
Mr. Darcy:
Colin Firth
Jane Bennet:
Susannah Harker
Lydia Bennet:
Julia Sawalha
Mrs. Bennet:
Alison Steadman
Kitty Bennet:
Polly Maberly
Mary Bennet:
Lucy Briers
Miss Bingley:
Anna Chancellor
Mrs. Hurst:
Lucy Robinson

Duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One London

Darcy introduces Elizabeth to his sister at Pemberley, but then distressing news arrives from Longbourn – Lydia has eloped with Mr Wickham.

Contributors

Director:
Simon Langton
Elizabeth Bennet:
Jennifer Ehle
Mr. Darcy:
Colin Firth
Jane Bennet:
Susannah Harker
Lydia Bennet:
Julia Sawalha
Mrs. Bennet:
Alison Steadman
Kitty Bennet:
Polly Maberly
Mary Bennet:
Lucy Briers
Miss Bingley:
Anna Chancellor
Mrs. Hurst:
Lucy Robinson

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

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

Drama about a family torn apart after the death of its patriarch. Jack and Elyssa have a fraught relationship with their remarried mother even now they have come of age. Show more

Contributors

Alice Ferris:
Jennifer Ehle
Jim Ferris:
Danny Huston
Clive Lamis:
Patrick Baladi
Brede Norton:
Trudie Styler
Elyssa Ferris:
Amelia Warner
Maliika:
Jemma Powell
Hilary Benz:
Ewan Stewart
Young Jack:
Arthur Duncan

Genres

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Available for 3 months

Drama. Two talented landscape artists begin a romance while building a garden in King Louis XIV's palace at Versailles. Show more

Contributors

Sabine de Barra:
Kate Winslet
André Le Nôtre:
Matthias Schoenaerts
King Louis XIV:
Alan Rickman
Philippe, Duc d'Orleans:
Stanley Tucci
Madame Le Nôtre:
Helen McCrory
Thierry Duras:
Steven Waddington
Madame de Montespan:
Jennifer Ehle
Antoine Lauzun:
Rupert Penry-Jones
Princess Palatine:
Paula Paul
Claude Moulin:
Danny Webb
Suzanne:
Phyllida Law
Monsieur de Barra:
Adam James
Daniel Le Vieille:
Andrew Scarborough
Director:
Alan Rickman

The Looming Tower

Series 1

Episode 9

Duration: 46 minutes

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

Increased concern over al-Qaeda activity spurs both the CIA and FBI bosses to backtrack over intel, while John O’Neill hopes to move up in the world. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Craig Zisk
Writer:
Adam Rapp
John O'Neill:
Jeff Daniels
Ali Soufan:
Tahar Rahim
Richard Clarke:
Michael Stuhlbarg
George Tenet:
Alec Baldwin
Diane Marsh:
Wrenn Schmidt
Martin Schmidt:
Peter Sarsgaard
Condoleezza Rice:
Eisa Davis
Vince Stuart:
Louis Cancelmi
Kathy Shaughnessy:
Virginia Kull
Barbara Bodine:
Jennifer Ehle
Toni-Ann Marino:
Jamie Neumann
Bob Chesney:
Bill Camp
Jason Sanchez:
Yul Vazquez
Mohamed Atta:
Dhafer L'Abidine
Khalid al-Mihdhar:
Tawfeek Barhom
Nawaf al-Hazmi:
Nebras Jamali
General Qamish:
Ali Suliman

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

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

Political drama. As the campaign to choose the Democratic presidential candidate reaches Ohio, enthusiastic young staffer Stephen Meyers learns a harsh lesson. Show more

Contributors

Stephen Meyers:
Ryan Gosling
Governor Mike Morris:
George Clooney
Tom Duffy:
Paul Giamatti
Molly Stearns:
Evan Rachel Wood
Ida Horowicz:
Marisa Tomei
Senator Thompson:
Jeffrey Wright
Ben Harpen:
Max Minghella
Cindy Morris:
Jennifer Ehle
Jack Stearns:
Gregory Itzin
Senator Pullman:
Michael Mantell

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 37 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD

Available for years

Action thriller that sees a disgraced intelligence chief team up with a former agent when a terrorist escapes from custody. Show more

Contributors

Harry Pearce:
Peter Firth
Will Holloway:
Kit Harington
Geraldine Maltby:
Jennifer Ehle
Aden Qasim:
Elyes Gabel
Erin Watts:
Lara Pulver
Warrender:
David Harewood
Malcolm Wynn-Jones:
Hugh Simon
Robert Vass:
Michael Wildman
Emerson:
Elliot Levey
Dani Tasuev:
Cosmo Jarvis
Ed Lansbury:
Ronan Summers
Hannah Santo:
Eleanor Matsuura

Duration: 1 hour, 32 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Romantic ensemble piece about a lonely young gay man who finds love with an unexpected partner after joining a self-help group to improve his social life. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

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

Available for years

Poignant dramatisation of the life of Oscar Wilde, leading up to the sensational trial that resulted in his ultimate downfall. Stephen Fry stars. Show more

Contributors

Oscar Wilde:
Stephen Fry
Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas:
Jude Law
Lady Speranza Wilde:
Vanessa Redgrave
Constance Lloyd Wilde:
Jennifer Ehle
Marquess of Queensberry:
Tom Wilkinson
Lady Queensberry:
Gemma Jones
Lady Mount-Temple:
Judy Parfitt
Robbie Ross:
Michael Sheen
Ada Leverson:
Zoe Wanamaker
John Gray:
Ioan Gruffudd
Charles Gill:
Peter Barkworth
Vyvyan Wilde:
Laurence Owen
Alfred Wood:
Benedict Sandiford
Rent Boy:
Orlando Bloom
George Alexander:
Robin Kermode
Doorkeeper:
Arthur Whybrow
Director:
Brian Gilbert
Director of photography:
Martin Fuhrer

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD

Romantic drama about two academics attempting to hold onto the discovery that a Victorian writer's romantic poems were penned for his lover, not his wife. Gwyneth Paltrow stars. Show more

Contributors

Maud Bailey:
Gwyneth Paltrow
Roland Michell:
Aaron Eckhart
Randolph Henry Ash:
Jeremy Northam
Christabel LaMotte:
Jennifer Ehle
Blanche Glover:
Lena Headey
Ellen Ash:
Holly Aird
Fergus Wolfe:
Toby Stephens
Cropper:
Trevor Eve
Blackadder:
Tom Hickey
Lady Bailey:
Anna Massey
Sir George:
Graham Crowden
Director:
Neil LaBute

Genres

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 24 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC Three HD

Available for 6 months

In 1993, caught in a moment of indecency with one of her female classmates, teenager Cameron Post is sent to God's Promise, an evangelical gay conversion therapy centre. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for 3 months

Oscar-winning drama. The story of Prince Albert, Duke of York, who employed an Australian speech therapist to help overcome his stutter so he could address the nation. Show more

Contributors

King George VI:
Colin Firth
Lionel Logue:
Geoffrey Rush
Queen Elizabeth:
Helena Bonham Carter
King Edward VIII:
Guy Pearce
Winston Churchill:
Timothy Spall
Archbishop Cosmo Lang:
Derek Jacobi
Myrtle Logue:
Jennifer Ehle
King George V:
Michael Gambon
Private Secretary:
Richard Dixon
Chauffeur:
Paul Trussell
BBC Radio Announcer:
Adrian Scarborough
Robert Wood:
Andrew Havill
Laurie Logue:
Calum Gittins
Theatre Director:
David Bamber
Lord Wigram:
Patrick Ryecart
Lord Dawson:
Simon Chandler
Queen Mary:
Claire Bloom
Duke of Gloucester:
Tim Downie
Wallis Simpson:
Eve Best
Stanley Baldwin:
Anthony Andrews
Director:
Tom Hooper
Producer:
Iain Canning
Producer:
Emile Sherman
Producer:
Gareth Unwin