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Action tale adapted from the popular video game in which the eponymous heroine (Angelina Jolie) races against time to find an ancient relic before it falls into the wrong hands. Show more

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

BBC Two

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

Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo

Episode 2

Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 2^nd Dec 2012, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 12^th Feb 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

All Parisian society wants to meet the mysterious, and fabulously wealthy Count. Starring Iain Glen, Toby Jones and Paul Rhys. Show more

Contributors

The Count/Edmond Dantes:: Iain Glen
Haydee:: Jane Lapotaire
Younger Haydee:: Amber Rose Revah
Baron Danglars:: Toby Jones
Gerard de Villefort:: Paul Rhys
Fernand, Count de Morcerf:: Zubin Varla
Mercedes de Morcerf:: Josette Simon
Heloise de Villefort:: Kate Fleetwood
Abbe Faria:: Richard Johnson
General Noirtier:: Karl Johnson
Hermine Danglars:: Stephanie Racine
Albert de Morcerf:: Will Howard
Jacopo:: Joe Sims
Max Morrell:: Adam Nagaitis
Valentine de Villefort:: Lizzy Watts
Coachman:: Paul Stonehouse
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Director:: Jeremy Mortimer
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo

Episode 4

Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 16^th Dec 2012, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 14^th Feb 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

The full consequences of the Count's revenge shake Paris. Will anyone be saved? Stars Iain Glen, Toby Jones and Paul Rhys. Show more

Contributors

The Count/Edmond Dantes:: Iain Glen
Haydee:: Jane Lapotaire
Younger Haydee:: Amber Rose Revah
Mercedes de Morcerf:: Josette Simon
Fernand, Count de Morcerf:: Zubin Varla
Gerard de Villefort:: Paul Rhys
Heloise de Villefort:: Kate Fleetwood
Abbe Faria:: Richard Johnson
Baron Danglars:: Toby Jones
Hermine Danglars:: Stephanie Racine
Eugenie Danglars:: Eleanor Crooks
Valentine de Villefort:: Lizzy Watts
Edouard de Villefort:: Finn Monteath
Max Morrell:: Adam Nagaitis
Andrea Cavalcanti:: Will Howard
Bertuccio:: Paul Stonehouse
Jacopo:: Joe Sims
Actor:: Sarah Thom
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Director:: Jeremy Mortimer
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo

Episode 1

Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 25^th Nov 2012, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 11^th Feb 2020, 03:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Edmund Dantes finds buried treasure, and plots revenge on his enemies. Stars Iain Glen, Toby Jones and Jane Lapotaire. Show more

Contributors

Edmond Dantes:: Iain Glen
Haydee:: Jane Lapotaire
Abbe Faria:: Richard Johnson
Monsieur Morrell:: Robert Blythe
Danglars:: Toby Jones
Fernand:: Zubin Varla
Caderousse:: Ben Crowe
Jacopo:: Joe Sims
Captain Patin:: Patrick Brennan
Albert de Morcerf:: Will Howard
Antoine:: Will Howard
Claude:: Paul Stonehouse
Max Morrell:: Adam Nagaitis
Mathilde:: Liza Sadovy
Julie Morrell:: Eleanor Crooks
Writer:: Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Director:: Jeremy Mortimer
Director:: Sasha Yevtushenko

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak Expectations

Series 5

An Alrightish Life Savagely Frozen to Bits

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 4^th Dec 2012, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 14^th Jun 2020, 23:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Pip races across Antarctica to thwart his nemesis. Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From December 2012. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Mark Evans
Sir Philip:: Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin:: Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent:: Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit:: James Bachman
Clampvulture:: Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely:: Sarah Hadland
Pippa:: Susy Kane
Explorer:: Mark Evans
Producer:: Gareth Edwards

Genres

ComedySpoof

Brand

Series

Bleak Expectations

Series 5

A Writerly Life Made Dreadfully Different

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 11^th Dec 2012, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 21^st Jun 2020, 23:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

It’s a writing showdown between Pip and Charles Dickens. Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From December 2012. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Mark Evans
Sir Philip:: Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin:: Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent:: Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit:: James Bachman
Clampvulture:: Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely:: Sarah Hadland
Lily:: Sarah Hadland
Pippa:: Susy Kane
The Real Charles Dickens:: Mark Evans
Producer:: Gareth Edwards

Genres

ComedySpoof

Brand

Series

Bleak Expectations

Series 5

A Terrifying Life Made Even Scarier a Bit Some More

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 18^th Dec 2012, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 28^th Jun 2020, 23:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

A new and terrible danger threatens Britain. Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From December 2012. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Mark Evans
Sir Philip:: Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin:: Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent:: Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit:: James Bachman
Servewell:: James Bachman
Clampvulture:: Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely:: Sarah Hadland
Lily:: Sarah Hadland
Pippa:: Susy Kane
Hector the Holy Horse:: Mark Evans
Producer:: Gareth Edwards

Genres

ComedySpoof

Brand

Series

Bleak Expectations

Series 5

A Loved-Up Life Potentially Totally Annihilated

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 25^th Dec 2012, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 5^th Jul 2020, 23:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Mister Gently Benevolent unveils an evil advent calendar. Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From December 2012. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Mark Evans
Sir Philip:: Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin:: Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent:: Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit:: James Bachman
Servewell:: James Bachman
Clampvulture:: Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely:: Sarah Hadland
Lily:: Sarah Hadland
Pippa:: Susy Kane
The Ghost of Christmice:: Mark Evans
Producer:: Gareth Edwards

Genres

ComedySpoof

Brand

Series

Bleak Expectations

Series 5

Episode 1: A Pleasant Yet Dull Life Re-Evilled

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 20^th Nov 2012, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 31^st May 2020, 23:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Pip receives an intriguing invitation to a house party. Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From November 2012. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Mark Evans
Sir Philip:: Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin:: Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent:: Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit:: James Bachman
Clampvulture:: Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely:: Sarah Hadland
Pippa:: Susy Kane
General Kartoffel-Kopf:: Mark Evans
Producer:: Gareth Edwards

Genres

ComedySpoof

Brand

Series

Bleak Expectations

Series 5

A Re-Excited Life Made Distinctly Dangerous

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 27^th Nov 2012, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sun 7^th Jun 2020, 23:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Can Pip thwart the plans of evil Mr Gently Benevolent? Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From November 2012. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Mark Evans
Sir Philip:: Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin:: Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent:: Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit:: James Bachman
Clampvulture:: Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely:: Sarah Hadland
Pippa:: Susy Kane
Viceroy Roy Weiss:: Mark Evans
Producer:: Gareth Edwards

Genres

ComedySpoof

Brand

Series

Spooks

Series 7

Episode 6

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 17^th Nov 2008, 22:30 on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: Sun 30^th Nov 2008, 23:25 on BBC Three

Available for years

Drama series about the British Security Service. A teenage boy accidentally stumbles upon a government conspiracy and is instantly absorbed into the world of MI5 for protection. Show more

Contributors

Harry Pearce:: Peter Firth
Ros Myers:: Hermione Norris
Lucas North:: Richard Armitage
Jo Portman:: Miranda Raison
Connie James:: Gemma Jones
Malcolm Wynn-Jones:: Hugh Simon
Ben Kaplan:: Alex Lanipekun
Bernard Qualtrough:: Richard Johnson
Rachel Beauchamp:: Jill Baker
Claude Denizet:: Stephen Greif
Producer:: Katie Swinden
Creator:: David Wolstencroft

Genres

DramaAction & Adventure

Brand

Spooks

Series

Spooks: Series 7

Spooks

Series 7

Episode 7

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 24^th Nov 2008, 22:30 on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: Sun 7^th Dec 2008, 23:35 on BBC Three

Available for years

Drama series about the British Security Service. Harry is imprisoned and accused by MI5 of being the Russian mole. Lucas goes to Moscow to get to the bottom of Harry's arrest. Show more

Contributors

Harry Pearce:: Peter Firth
Ros Myers:: Hermione Norris
Lucas North:: Richard Armitage
Jo Portman:: Miranda Raison
Connie James:: Gemma Jones
Malcolm Wynn-Jones:: Hugh Simon
Ben Kaplan:: Alex Lanipekun
Bernard Qualtrough:: Richard Johnson
Richard Dolby:: Robert East
Home Secretary:: Robert Glenister
Producer:: Katie Swinden
Creator:: David Wolstencroft

Genres

DramaAction & Adventure

Brand

Spooks

Series

Spooks: Series 7

The Pumpkin Eater

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 8^th Aug 2007, 23:50 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sat 9^th Jul 2011, 00:50 on BBC Two England

Powerful drama, based on the novel by Penelope Mortimer, about a mother who suffers a nervous breakdown after learning of her third husband's infidelity. Starring Anne Bancroft. Show more

Contributors

Jo Armitage:: Anne Bancroft
Director:: Jack Clayton
Jake Armitage:: Peter Finch
Bob Conway:: James Mason
Giles:: Richard Johnson
Jo's Father:: Cedric Hardwicke
Jo's Mother:: Rosalind Atkinson
Psychiatrist:: Eric Porter
Beth Conway:: Janine Gray
Philpott:: Maggie Smith
Doctor:: Cyril Luckham
Woman in Hair Salon:: Yootha Joyce
Writer:: Harold Pinter
Author:: Penelope Mortimer

Genres

Drama

Formats

Films

Silent Witness

Series 16

Part 1: Legacy, Part 1

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 31^st Jan 2013, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Thu 31^st Jan 2013, 21:00 on BBC One HD

Available for 3 months

Silent Witness: Series 16

Drama series. Nikki is wooed by a science minister as she and Jack investigate a murder on an eco-building project, whilst Leo finds himself trapped in a hospital siege. Show more

Contributors

Dr Nikki Alexander:: Emilia Fox
Colin Connor:: Josef Altin
Lord James Embleton:: Ed Stoppard
Sir William Embleton:: Richard Johnson
Brian Blackburn:: Wayne Foskett
Alison Ryder:: Teresa Banham
Director:: David Richards

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Silent Witness

Series

Silent Witness

Series 16

Part 2: Legacy, Part 2

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 1^st Feb 2013, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 1^st Feb 2013, 21:00 on BBC One HD

Available for 3 months

Silent Witness: Series 16

Drama series. Conflict brews between Leo and Nikki when he suspects her new boyfriend is involved in a 50-year cover-up, leaving Leo battling alone to expose the truth. Show more

Contributors

Dr Nikki Alexander:: Emilia Fox
Brian Blackburn:: Wayne Foskett
Sir William Embleton:: Richard Johnson
Lord James Embleton:: Ed Stoppard
Alison Ryder:: Teresa Banham
Director:: David Richards

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Silent Witness

Series

Waking the Dead

Series 6

Part 1: Double Bind - Part 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 4^th Feb 2007, 21:00 on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: Sun 27^th Jan 2008, 21:00 on BBC One Cambridgeshire

Available for 6 months

Waking the Dead: Series 6

The team is drawn back to a horrific double parricide from 1967 when a decomposed body is found buried in a Hampstead garden. Show more

Contributors

Det Supt Peter Boyd:: Trevor Eve
Dr Grace Foley:: Sue Johnston
Dr Eve Lockhart:: Tara Fitzgerald
DI Spencer Jordan:: Wil Johnson
DC Stella Goodman:: Felicite Du Jeu
Dr Caroline Ritter:: Jill Baker
Mark Lennon:: Hugh Mitchell
Dr Raymond Parke:: Richard Johnson

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Waking the Dead

Series

Waking the Dead

Series 6

Part 2: Double Bind - Part 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 5^th Feb 2007, 21:00 on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: Mon 28^th Jan 2008, 21:00 on BBC One Cambridgeshire

Available for 6 months

Waking the Dead: Series 6

Boyd and the team investigate events at a hippy commune in 1967. Double murderer Daniel Lennon is still on the loose. Show more

Contributors

Det Supt Peter Boyd:: Trevor Eve
Dr Grace Foley:: Sue Johnston
Dr Eve Lockhart:: Tara Fitzgerald
DI Spencer Jordan:: Wil Johnson
DC Stella Goodman:: Felicite Du Jeu
Dr Caroline Ritter:: Jill Baker
Mark Lennon:: Hugh Mitchell
Dr Raymond Parke:: Richard Johnson

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Waking the Dead

Series