Unnatural Pursuits

Episode 2: I Don't Do Cuddles

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sat 25^th Jul 2009, 23:30 on BBC Four

A musical comic fantasy by Simon Gray. Despite his play's success, America starts to drive Hamish Partt crazy, and his personal demons threaten to take over. Show more

Possession

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 6^th Sep 2011, 23:35 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Mon 16^th Oct 2017, 00:30 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
Euan:: Tom Hollander
Cropper:: Trevor Eve
Blackadder:: Tom Hickey
Lady Bailey:: Anna Massey
Paola:: Georgia Mackenzie
Sir George:: Graham Crowden
Director:: Neil LaBute
Writer:: David Henry Hwang
Writer:: Laura Jones
Writer:: Neil LaBute

Genres

Drama

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

Unnatural Pursuits

Episode 1: I'm the Author

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 25^th Jul 2009, 21:00 on BBC Four

Simon Gray's intriguing drama about the tribulations of a playwright. Hamish Partt, played by Alan Bates, pursues perfections in his work as his life becomes chaotic. Show more