San Demetrio London

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 5^th Oct 2013, 08:05 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Sat 30^th Apr 2016, 06:05 on BBC Two HD

World War II drama based on a true story. The tanker San Demetrio struggles to deliver its cargo of aviation fuel to England during the Battle of the Atlantic.

Contributors

Chief Engineer Charles Pollard:: Walter Fitzgerald
Greaser John Boyle:: Mervyn Johns
Second Officer Hawkins:: Ralph Michael
Yank Preston:: Robert Beatty
Deckhand:: Charles Victor
Boatswain WE Fletcher:: Frederick Piper
Messboy John Jamieson:: Gordon Jackson
Pumpman Davies:: Herbert Cameron
Cadet Roy Housden:: Michael Allen
Third Engineer Willey:: Neville Mapp
Apprentice John Jones:: Barry Letts
Captain George Waite:: Arthur Young
Director:: Charles Frend
Writer:: Charles Frend
Writer:: F Tennyson Jesse
Writer:: Robert Hamer
Producer:: Michael Balcon

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DramaWar & Disaster

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Source: BBC Online

Scott of the Antarctic

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

Audio described

First broadcast: Sat 12^th Jan 2013, 13:10 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 19^th Jul 2021, 14:30 on BBC Two Wales HD

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Film drama. Determined to lead the first expedition to reach the South Pole, naval officer Scott assembles a team to try to beat a Norwegian attempt. Show more

Contributors

Captain RF Scott:: John Mills
Director:: Charles Frend
Captain LEG Oates:: Derek Bond
Dr EA Wilson:: Harold Warrender
Petty Officer 'Taff' Evans:: James Robertson Justice
Lieutenant HR Bowers:: Reginald Beckwith
Kathleen Scott:: Diana Churchill
Oriana Wilson:: Anne Firth
Lieutenant EGR 'Teddy' Evans:: Kenneth More
Chief Stoker W Lashly:: Norman Williams
Petty Officer T Crean:: John Gregson
Surgeon Lieutenant EL Atkinson:: James Mc Kechnie
Apsley Cherry-Gerrard:: Barry Letts
Bernard Day:: Christopher Lee
Herbert Ponting:: Clive Morton
Questioner:: Noel Howlett
Caroline:: Dandy Nichols
Writer:: Walter Meade
Writer:: Ivor Montagu
Producer:: Michael Balcon

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Source: BBC Online

Scott of the Antarctic

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 29^th Apr 2007, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 31^st Mar 2008, 13:10 on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Drama. Determined to lead the first expedition to reach the South Pole, naval officer Scott assembles a team to try to beat a Norwegian attempt. Show more

Contributors

Captain Robert Falcon Scott:: John Mills
Captain LEG 'Titus' Oates:: Derek Bond
PO Edgar 'Taff' Evans:: James Robertson Justice
Dr EA Wilson:: Harold Warrender
Oriana Wilson:: Anne Firth
Kathleen Scott:: Diana Churchill
Lt EGR 'Teddy' Evans:: Kenneth More
Lt HR 'Birdie' Bowers:: Reginald Beckwith
Chief Stoker W Lashly:: Norman Williams
POT Crean:: John Gregson
Surgeon Lt EL Atkinson:: James McKechnie
Apsley Cherry-Gerrard:: Barry Letts
Producer:: Sidney Cole
Director:: Charles Frend
Writer:: Walter Meade
Writer:: Ivor Montagu
Writer:: Mary Hayley Bell

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Source: BBC Online

The Cruel Sea

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 1 minute

First broadcast: Mon 27^th Aug 2018, 12:10 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 6^th Nov 2021, 14:00 on BBC Two Wales

Classic documentary-style account of the trials of a British warship during World War II. A captain is haunted by the loss of his past vessel and seeks revenge.