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The Ambassadors

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 8 months

Dramatisation of Henry James's novel. American Lambert Strether comes to Europe on a difficult and delicate mission. A chance meeting on arrival provides him with much-needed support. Show more

Contributors

Lewis Lambert Strether:
Paul Scofield
Maria Gostrey:
Lee Remick
Marie de Vionnet:
Delphine Seyrig
Chadwick Newsome:
David Huffman
Sarah Pocock:
Gayle Hunnicutt
Waymarsh:
Don Fellows
Director:
James Cellan

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Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One EastLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

1975 sci-fi classic. The crew of the lightship Altares are on a mission to discover a new home for mankind but lose control of the craft after it is damaged by a meteor shower. Show more

Contributors

Dr Tom Bowen:
Brian Blessed
Capt Harry Masters:
Nick Tate
Anna Bowen:
Joanna Dunham
David Bowen:
Martin Lev
Jane Masters:
Katharine Levy
TV Announcer:
Ed Bishop
Jim Forbes:
Don Fellows