Programme Index

New Tricks

Series 5

Episode 5: Couldn't Organise One

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 4^th Aug 2008, 21:00 on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: Fri 26^th Nov 2010, 21:00 on BBC One Wales

Drama series. The team investigate the death of the Chief Brewer at Felspar's Brewery and Pullman learns some difficult truths about her dead father. Show more

Contributors

Brian Lane:: Alun Armstrong
Jack Halford:: James Bolam
Sandra Pullman:: Amanda Redman
Gerry Standing:: Dennis Waterman
D A C Strickland:: Anthony Calf
Grace Pullman:: Sheila Hancock
Producer:: Keith Thompson
Writer:: Roy Mitchell
Bobby "Tar" Mcadam:: Donald Sumpter
Anna Hodgkiss:: Beth Cordingly
Julian Felspar:: Jonathan Firth
Jacinta Felspar:: Julie Cox
Jean Bennett:: Ellie Haddington
Malcolm Hagley:: Trevor Cooper
Sir Wilfred Felspar:: Ronald Pickup
Suleman:: Rashid Karapiet
TV Reporter:: Kurt Barling
Hoodie:: Jason Maza
Director:: Rob Evans
Ronnie Ross:: Keith Barron
Esther Lane:: Susan Jameson

Room 101

Series 10

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 16^th Jul 2008, 22:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 16^th Jul 2008, 22:00 on BBC Two England

Paul Merton hosts the chat show in which guests are given the opportunity to rid the world of the things they hate. Sheila Hancock suggests herself and men like David Beckham.

Contributors

Presenter:: Paul Merton
Participant:: Sheila Hancock
Producer:: Victoria Payne
Director:: Geraldine Dowd

Genres

Entertainment

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

Room 101

Series

Room 101: Series 10

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 2

Episode 2: Sheila Hancock

Who Do You Think You Are?

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 12^th Apr 2006, 02:50 on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: Fri 1^st Jan 2010, 10:15 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Celebrities trace their ancestry. Sheila Hancock discovers that her grandfather was a successful manager and guide for Thomas Cook's travel agents in glamorous Milan. Show more

Contributors

Participant:: Sheila Hancock
Director:: Mary Cranitch
Producer:: Lucy Carter

Genres

Formats

Documentaries

Brand

Series

Who Do You Think You Are?: Series 2

All Those Women

Series 1

Episode 4

All Those Women: Series 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 5^th Oct 2015, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 3^rd Feb 2020, 05:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

A surprise present for Maggie's 60th, some unwelcome revelations plus facts about ballooning! Stars Sheila Hancock. From 2015. Show more

Contributors

Hetty:: Sheila Hancock
Maggie:: Lesley Manville
Jen:: Sinead Matthews
Emily:: Lucy Hutchinson
David:: Denis Lill
Niamh:: Isy Suttie
Stu:: Chris Pavlo
Gareth:: Stephen Critchlow
Announcement:: George Watkins
Writer:: Katherine Jakeways
Producer:: Alexandra Smith

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

All Those Women

Series

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 30^th Aug 2011, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Thu 28^th Jan 2021, 20:00 on BBC HD

The tale of an unlikely friendship between Bruno (Asa Butterfield), the son of a Nazi commandant, and Shmuel (Jack Scanlon), a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Show more

Contributors

Bruno:: Asa Butterfield
Shmuel:: Jack Scanlon
Father:: David Thewlis
Elsa:: Vera Farmiga
Gretel:: Amber Beattie
Grandpa:: Richard Johnson
Grandma:: Sheila Hancock
Pavel:: David Hayman
Lieutenant Kotler:: Rupert Friend
Maria:: Cara Horgan
Leon:: Zac Mattoon O'Brien
Martin:: Domonkos Nemeth
Karl:: Henry Kingsmill
Director:: Mark Herman
Producer:: David Heyman
Executive Producer:: Christine Langan
Writer:: Mark Herman
Author:: John Boyne

Genres

Formats

Films

New Tricks

Series 8

Episode 4: Setting Out Your Stall

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 25^th Jul 2011, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Mon 23^rd Jun 2014, 21:00 on BBC One HD

The UCOS team reinvestigates a highly sensitive case when new information links the unexplained death of popular market trader Kathy Green to a series of drug rapes in east London.

Contributors

Brian Lane:: Alun Armstrong
Jack Halford:: James Bolam
Det Supt Sandra Pullman:: Amanda Redman
Gerry Standing:: Dennis Waterman
DAC Robert Strickland:: Anthony Calf
Grace Pullman:: Sheila Hancock
Helen Gilder:: Deborah Findlay
Billy Green:: Cyril Nri
Olivia:: Jacquetta May
David Green:: Lucien Laviscount
Kevin Baxton:: Jonathan Watson
Jean:: Julia Ford
Megan Fellows:: Lia Saville
Writer:: Lisa Holdsworth
Producer:: Keith Thompson
Director:: Kenny Glenaan

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

New Tricks

Series

New Tricks: Series 8

Bleak House

Episode 15

BBC Four

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 4^th Oct 2007, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 12^th Oct 2009, 19:30 on BBC Four

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. When Woodcourt proposes marriage, Esther is torn between her love for him and her commitment to Jarndyce. Show more

Contributors

George:: Hugo Speer
Sir Leicester:: Timothy West
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
Allan Woodcourt:: Richard Harrington
Richard Carston:: Patrick Kennedy
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Smallweed:: Philip Davis
Judy:: Loo Brealey
Bucket:: Alun Armstrong
Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Mr Kenge:: Alistair McGowan
Mr Vholes:: Dermot Crowley
Charley Neckett:: Katie Angelou
Mrs Guppy:: Sheila Hancock
Lawyer:: Tony Guilfoyle
Usher:: Anthony Cozens
Chancellor:: Ian Richardson
Mrs Rouncewell:: Anne Reid
Caddy Jellyby:: Natalie Press
Prince Turveydrop:: Bryan Dick
Phil Squod:: Michael Smiley
Boythorn:: Warren Clarke
Harold Skimpole:: Nathaniel Parker
Mrs Woodcourt:: Di Botcher
Producer:: Nigel Stafford Clark

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak House

North by Northamptonshire

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 16^th Jun 2010, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 9^th May 2020, 12:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

"As the town's talent night looms, Mary gets a shock – while Jonathan gets side-tracked. Stars Sheila Hancock. From June 2010. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Katherine Jakeways
Narrator:: Sheila Hancock
Rod:: Mackenzie Crook
Mary:: Penelope Wilton
Jan:: Felicity Montagu
Jonathan:: Kevin Eldon
Esther:: Katherine Jakeways
Keith:: John Biggins
Landlord:: Rufus Wright
Gregory:: Sam Cotton
Producer:: Claire Jones

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

North by Northamptonshire

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 23^rd Jun 2010, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th May 2020, 05:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

As talent night rehearsals grind on, peanuts and a trolley challenge some town residents. Stars Sheila Hancock. From June 2010. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Katherine Jakeways
Narrator:: Sheila Hancock
Rod:: Mackenzie Crook
Mary:: Penelope Wilton
Jan:: Felicity Montagu
Jonathan:: Kevin Eldon
Esther:: Katherine Jakeways
Keith:: John Biggins
Frank:: Rufus Wright
Angela:: Lizzie Roper
Producer:: Claire Jones

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

North by Northamptonshire

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 30^th Jun 2010, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 22^nd May 2020, 05:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Jan gets complimented, as her ex-husband Frank sings a song, and supermarket revelations. Stars Sheila Hancock. From June 2010. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Katherine Jakeways
Narrator:: Sheila Hancock
Rod:: Mackenzie Crook
Mary:: Penelope Wilton
Jan:: Felicity Montagu
Jonathan:: Kevin Eldon
Esther:: Katherine Jakeways
Keith:: John Biggins
Frank:: Rufus Wright
Angela:: Lizzie Roper
Producer:: Claire Jones

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

North by Northamptonshire

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 7^th Jul 2010, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 29^th May 2020, 05:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Can Ken and Keith's whippets win the talent night? Plus it's scampi fries for Rod and Tanya. With Sheila Hancock. From July 2010. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Sheila Hancock
Rod:: Mackenzie Crook
Mary:: Penelope Wilton
Jan:: Felicity Montagu
Jonathan:: Kevin Eldon
Esther:: Katherine Jakeways
Keith:: John Biggins
Frank:: Rufus Wright
Taxi Driver:: Rufus Wright
Lady Ballantyne:: Lizzie Roper
Angela:: Lizzie Roper
Writer:: Katherine Jakeways
Producer:: Claire Jones

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Grumpy Old Women

Series 2

Episode 1: Hard Work

Grumpy Old Women: Series 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 8^th Jul 2006, 01:40 on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: Wed 22^nd Sep 2010, 22:00 on BBC One Wales

A group of middle-aged women grumble about various aspects of working life, including Sheila Hancock, Jenny Eclair, Stephanie Beacham, Muriel Gray and Arabella Weir. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Alison Steadman
Participant:: Sheila Hancock
Participant:: Jenny Eclair
Participant:: Stephanie Beacham
Participant:: Muriel Gray
Participant:: Arabella Weir
Participant:: Pam St Clement
Participant:: Michele Hanson
Participant:: Indira Joshi
Participant:: Annette Crosbie
Participant:: Kathryn Flett
Participant:: Jane Moore
Participant:: Germaine Greer
Participant:: Linda Robson
Participant:: Dillie Keane
Participant:: Helen Lederer
Director:: Claire Storey Lambert
Producer:: Judith Holder
Writer:: Judith Holder
Executive Producer:: Stuart Prebble

Genres

Entertainment

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

Grumpy Old Women

Series

Grumpy Old Women

Series 2

Episode 2: Call Me Old Fashioned

Grumpy Old Women: Series 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 13^th Jul 2006, 00:55 on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: Tue 23^rd Jun 2009, 22:00 on BBC One Wales

Middle-aged women grumble about various aspects of modern life. Including Sheila Hancock, Jenny Eclair, Stephanie Beacham, Muriel Gray and Arabella Weir. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Alison Steadman
Director:: Claire Storey Lambert
Producer:: Judith Holder
Writer:: Judith Holder
Participant:: Sheila Hancock
Participant:: Jenny Eclair
Participant:: Stephanie Beacham
Participant:: Muriel Gray
Participant:: Arabella Weir
Participant:: Jenni Trent-Hughes
Participant:: Pam St Clement
Participant:: Michele Hanson
Participant:: Indira Joshi
Participant:: Annette Crosbie
Participant:: Kathryn Flett
Participant:: Jane Moore
Participant:: Germaine Greer
Participant:: Linda Robson
Participant:: Dillie Keane
Participant:: Helen Lederer

Genres

Entertainment

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

Grumpy Old Women

Series

Grumpy Old Women

Series 2

Episode 3: Am I Bothered?

Grumpy Old Women: Series 2

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 20^th Jul 2006, 02:25 on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: Mon 15^th Mar 2010, 23:20 on BBC One Wales

Middle-aged women including Sheila Hancock, Jenny Eclair, Stephanie Beacham, Muriel Gray and Arabella Weir grumble about various aspects of working life. Show more

Contributors

Participant:: Sheila Hancock
Participant:: Jenny Eclair
Participant:: Stephanie Beacham
Participant:: Muriel Gray
Participant:: Arabella Weir
Participant:: Michele Hanson
Participant:: Indira Joshi
Participant:: Pam St Clement
Producer:: Judith Holder
Director:: Claire Storey Lambert
Actor:: Annette Crosbie
Participant:: Kathryn Flett
Participant:: Jane Moore
Participant:: Germaine Greer
Participant:: Linda Robson
Participant:: Dillie Keane
Participant:: Helen Lederer

Genres

Entertainment

Formats

Discussion & Talk

Brand

Grumpy Old Women

Series

The Catherine Tate Show

Series 3

Episode 6

The Catherine Tate Show: Series 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 30^th Nov 2006, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 17^th May 2007, 21:00 on BBC Two England

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Award-winning comedy sketch series co-written and performed by the versatile comedy actress. Nan's sister comes over from Spain, Derek gets a massage and Lauren gets hitched.

Contributors

Various characters:: Catherine Tate
Leonard Mincing:: Martin Akehurst
Ray:: Nigel Betts
Emmy:: Elana Binysh
Actor:: Selina Cadell
Actor:: Jennifer Rae Daykin
Thomas:: Charlie Hicks
Actor:: Mathew Horne
Martin:: Richard Lumsden
Actor:: Sheila Hancock

Genres

ComedySketch

Brand

The Catherine Tate Show

Series

Edie

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 14^th Feb 2021, 22:45 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Thu 18^th Feb 2021, 21:00 on BBC Two HD

Film drama in which Edith, an 83-year-old widow, sets out to climb a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. Her determination and self-belief, however, prove perilous. Show more

Contributors

Edie:: Sheila Hancock
Hotel Receptionist:: Rachael Keiller
Nancy:: Wendy Morgan
Jonny:: Kevin Guthrie
Cafe Owner:: Christopher Dunne
Fiona:: Amy Manson
McLaughlin:: Paul Brannigan
Doctor:: Tori Butler-Hart
German Hiker:: Daniela Brauer
Director:: Simon Hunter

Genres

DramaAction & Adventure

Formats

Films

Desert Island Discs

Sheila Hancock

Duration: 35 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 3^rd May 1965, 13:10 on BBC Home Service Basic

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Sheila Hancock. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest:: Sheila Hancock

Genres

FactualLife Stories

Brand

Desert Island Discs

Over the Rainbow

Episode 13: Show 8

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 8^th May 2010, 18:45 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Sat 8^th May 2010, 18:45 on BBC HD

Graham Norton returns to the land of Oz as the search for Dorothy continues. Six girls remain in the competition, all of them desperate to become Dorothy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Graham Norton
Executive Producer:: Suzy Lamb
Participant:: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Participant:: Charlotte Church
Participant:: Sheila Hancock
Participant:: John Partridge

Genres

Formats

Talent Shows

Series

Over the Rainbow