Pollyanna

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 9 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 25^th Aug 2014, 09:15 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th Jul 2016, 13:00 on BBC Two HD

Drama about a young orphan girl who brings cheer to the misanthropic inhabitants of a New England town when she moves to live with her aunt. Show more

Contributors

Pollyanna:: Hayley Mills
Aunt Polly Harrington:: Jane Wyman
Reverend Paul Ford:: Karl Malden
Dr Edmond Chilton:: Richard Egan
Nancy Furman:: Nancy Olson
Mr Pendergast:: Adolphe Menjou
Author:: Eleanor H Porter
Writer:: David Swift
Director:: David Swift

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Source: BBC Online

Battle Cry

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 22 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 14^th May 2011, 13:35 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 13^th Feb 2016, 06:20 on BBC Two HD

The dramatic story of US marines during World War II. The story centres on a major (Van Heflin) who guides the raw recruits through training. Based on the novel by Leon Uris. Show more

Contributors

Colonel Sam Huxley:: Van Heflin
Private Andy Hookens:: Aldo Ray
Mrs Danny Forrester:: Mona Freeman
Mrs Pat Rogers:: Nancy Olson
Mac/Narrator:: James Whitmore
Major General Snipes:: Raymond Massey
Danny Forrester:: Tab Hunter
Mrs Elaine Yarborough:: Dorothy Malone
Rae:: Anne Francis
Private Ski:: William Campbell
Private Marion Hotchkiss:: John Lupton
Private L Q Jones:: LQ Jones
Director:: Raoul Walsh
Author:: Leon Uris

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DramaWar & Disaster

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Source: BBC Online

Son of Flubber

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 26^th May 2008, 11:20 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Thu 16^th Apr 2009, 11:20 on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Sequel to popular Disney comedy The Absent-Minded Professor, in which the eccentric scholar comes up with more madcap inventions - including flubbergas.

Contributors

Professor Neil Brainard:: Fred MacMurray
Director:: Robert Stevenson
Betsy Brainard:: Nancy Olson
Alonzo P Hawk:: Keenan Wynn
Biff Hawk:: Tommy Kirk
AJ Allen:: Ed Wynn
Judge Murdock:: Charles Ruggles
President Rufus Daggett:: Leon Ames
Mr Hummell:: William Demarest
Sportscaster:: Paul Lynde
Producer:: Walt Disney
Writer:: Samuel W Taylor
Writer:: Don DaGradi

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Children'sEntertainment & Comedy

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Source: BBC Online

Big Jim McLain

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 29^th Aug 2015, 07:35 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 25^th Feb 2017, 00:55 on BBC Two HD

Spy drama about two investigators for the House Un-American Activities Committee who are ordered to ferret out communist activists in Honolulu. Show more