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The Comet's Tale

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 25^th Nov 2007, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 12^th Aug 2018, 23:30 on BBC Four HD

Documentary about comets. Many ancient civilisations believed comets were gods. Now, space missions can show what comets are really made of and where they come from. Show more

Dunkirk

Episode 2: Evacuation

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 2^nd Jun 2010, 23:20 on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: Wed 2^nd Jun 2010, 23:20 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
Narrator:: Timothy Dalton
Producer:: Rob Warr
Director:: Alex Holmes

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Dunkirk

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Tumbledown

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 31^st May 1988, 21:30 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Wed 15^th Jun 2022, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

Acclaimed and controversial drama depicting Scots Guards officer Robert Lawrence's devastating experiences of the Falklands War. Show more

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Robert Lawrence:: Colin Firth
Director:: Richard Eyre
Hugh Mackessac:: Paul Rhys
John Lawrence:: David Calder
Jean Lawrence:: Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Sophie:: Emma Harbour
Nick Lawrence:: Rupert Baker
Christopher Lawrence:: Jack Fortune
George Stubbs:: Roddy Maude-Roxby
Helen Stubbs:: Ann Bell
Louise Stubbs:: Sophie Thompson
Prothero:: Dan Hildebrand
Sgt Brodick:: Tam Dean Burn
Lumpy:: Mark Williams
Fraser:: Ian Michie
Saltemarsh:: Paul Higgins
O'Rourke:: Stewart Porter
Lt Col Bill Kirke:: Timothy Carlton
Adj Stewart Inglis:: Mark Wing-Davey
Maj Walsh:: Robin Dalglish
Padre:: Andrew McCulloch
Lt Peter Fyshe:: Edward Rawle-Hicks
Noble Lord:: Charles Millham
Harry Hebers:: Ben Cole
Terry Knapp:: Clive Russell
Surgeon:: James Griffiths
Brigade Off:: David Conville
Group Capt:: Edwin Richfield
Wentworth:: Brian Hall
Major:: Pete Postlethwaite
Elderly Man:: Charles Lamb
RAF Officer:: Richard Owens
Welsh Lady:: Arbel Jones
Welsh Man:: Sean Scanlan
Air Cdr:: Tony Caunter
Colour Sgt:: Iain McColl
Lt Col RAMC:: Edward Lyon
Wendy:: Victoria Hasted
Maj Newman:: Angela Morant
CSM Brown:: Murray Ewan
CSM Brown:: Wendy Nottingham
Doctor:: Andrew Livingston
Mary:: Maggie McCarthy
Night Nurse:: Sharon D Clarke
Night Nurse:: Leila Bertrand
Angie:: Lisa Tarbuck
Tricia:: Felicity Montagu
Chaplain:: Roy Spencer
Benny:: Winston Crooke
Cabby:: Steven Law
Yeoman Warder:: Alan White
Tug:: George Irving
Mandy:: Marian McLoughlin
Phyllida:: Serena Gordon
Argentinian:: Francisco Morales
Argentinian:: Martin Garfield
Writer:: Charles Wood
Producer:: Richard Broke

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Dunkirk

Episode 1: Retreat

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 1^st Jun 2010, 23:20 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Tue 1^st Jun 2010, 23:20 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
Narrator:: Timothy Dalton
Director:: Alex Holmes
Producer:: Rob Warr

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Dunkirk

Source: BBC Online

Dunkirk

Episode 3: Deliverance

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 3^rd Jun 2010, 23:20 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Fri 4^th Jun 2010, 00:20 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
Churchill:: Simon Russell Beale
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
Narrator:: Timothy Dalton
Producer:: Rob Warr
Director:: Alex Holmes

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Dunkirk

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The Comet's Tale

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Dunkirk

Episode 2: Evacuation

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Tumbledown

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Dunkirk

Episode 1: Retreat

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Dunkirk

Episode 3: Deliverance

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