Programme Index

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 27^th Sep 2010, 21:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sun 3^rd Oct 2010, 23:30 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for years

Drama series about the British Security Service. The pressure is on for Beth when she goes undercover for MI5 for the first time, tasked with protecting a influential oil baron. Show more

Contributors

Harry Pearce:: Peter Firth
Lucas North:: Richard Armitage
Ruth Evershed:: Nicola Walker
Tariq Masood:: Shazad Latif
Beth Bailey:: Sophia Myles
Dimitri Levendis:: Max Brown
Home Secretary:: Simon Russell Beale
Vaughn Edwards:: Iain Glen
Maya Lahan:: Laila Rouass
Robert Westhouse:: James Faulkner
Jacob Chapman:: Nigel Lindsay
James Vine:: Paul Herzberg
Director:: Michael Caton-Jones
Producer:: Lachlan MacKinnon
Writer:: David Farr
Saul De Vries:: Tom McKay
Nigerian Operative 1:: Daniel Adegboyega
Felix Osuba:: Steve Toussaint
Rosemary Vine:: Joanne Howarth
Ukrainian:: Jack Sandle
Zoe Reynolds:: Keeley Hawes
Malcolm:: Hugh Simon
Christine Dale:: Megan Dodds
Danny Hunter:: David Oyelowo
Tom Quinn:: Matthew Macfadyen
Sam:: Shauna Macdonald
Creator:: David Wolstencroft

Drama

John Dryden - The Reluctant Spy

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 2^nd Jan 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 10^th Oct 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

4 Extra Debut. Hard up art expert Duncan Kavanagh waits to see how the Arab Spring and democracy will change Egypt. Stars Nigel Lindsay. Show more

Contributors

Duncan:: Nigel Lindsay
Ola:: Aiysha Hart
Tara:: Sarah Goldberg
Al-Basiri:: Philip Arditti
Dr Zacoutte:: Raad Rawiha
Amr:: Jonathan Bonnici
Hameed:: Karim Saleh
Randa:: Saba Sirene
Kamal:: Jude Edriss
Karl:: Rufus Wright
Mrs Darwish:: Baris Cerliloglu
Mrs Zacoutte:: Myriam Acharki
Policeman:: Nayef Rashed
Actor:: Zayden Khalaf
Actor:: Jumaan Short
Actor:: Albert Welling
Actor:: Omar Mustafa
Writer:: John Dryden
Director:: John Dryden

Genres

DramaThriller

Brand

Drama: John Dryden - The Reluctant Spy

Series

Drama

John Dryden - The Reluctant Spy

Episode 2

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 3^rd Jan 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Wed 11^th Oct 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Enigmatic Tara appears to be using Duncan. But Duncan is not as innocent as he seems. Cairo-based thriller with Nigel Lindsay. Show more

Contributors

Duncan:: Nigel Lindsay
Ola:: Aiysha Hart
Tara:: Sarah Goldberg
Al-Basiri:: Philip Arditti
Dr Zacoutte:: Raad Rawiha
Amr:: Jonathan Bonnici
Hameed:: Karim Saleh
Randa:: Sirine Saba
Kamal:: Jude Edriss
Karl:: Rufus Wright
Mrs Darwish:: Baris Cerliloglu
Mrs Zacoutte:: Myriam Acharki
Policeman:: Nayef Rashed
Actor:: Zayden Khalaf
Actor:: Jumaan Short
Actor:: Albert Welling
Actor:: Omar Mustafa
Writer:: John Dryden
Director:: John Dryden

Genres

DramaThriller

Brand

Drama: John Dryden - The Reluctant Spy

Series

Drama

John Dryden - The Reluctant Spy

Episode 3

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 4^th Jan 2013, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Thu 12^th Oct 2017, 21:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Events spiral out of control for Duncan as he attracts the attention of the Egyptian authorities. Stars Nigel Lindsay. Show more

Contributors

Duncan:: Nigel Lindsay
Ola:: Aiysha Hart
Tara:: Sarah Goldberg
Al-Basiri:: Philip Arditti
Dr Zacoutte:: Raad Rawi
Amr:: Jonathan Bonnici
Hameed:: Karim Saleh
Randa:: Sirine Saba
Kamal:: Jude Edriss
Karl:: Rufus Wright
Mrs Darwish:: Baris Cerliloglu
Mrs Zacoutte:: Myriam Acharki
Policeman:: Nayef Rashed
Actor:: Zayden Khalaf
Actor:: Jumaan Short
Actor:: Albert Welling
Actor:: Omar Mustafa
Writer:: John Dryden
Director:: John Dryden
Producer:: John Dryden

Genres

DramaThriller

Brand

Drama: John Dryden - The Reluctant Spy

Series

Pointless Celebrities

Series 11

Episode 5: Drama

Pointless Celebrities: Series 11

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 14^th Apr 2018, 19:05 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sat 14^th Apr 2018, 19:05 on BBC One Wales

A drama actors edition, with Danny John-Jules and Nigel Lindsay, Liz Carr and Lisa Hammond, Trudie Goodwin and Lisa Maxwell, and Bill Maynard and Tricia Penrose. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Alexander Armstrong
Presenter:: Richard Osman
Participant:: Danny John-Jules
Participant:: Nigel Lindsay
Participant:: Liz Carr
Participant:: Lisa Hammond
Participant:: Trudie Goodwin
Participant:: Lisa Maxwell
Participant:: Bill Maynard
Participant:: Tricia Penrose
Executive Producer:: Tamara Gilder
Executive Producer:: Richard Hague
Series Producer:: John Ryan
Production Company:: Endemol UK

Genres

Entertainment

Formats

Games & Quizzes

Brand

Pointless Celebrities

Series

Waking the Dead

Series 8

Part 2: Substitute - Part 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 21^st Sep 2009, 21:00 on BBC One CambridgeshireLatest broadcast: Mon 21^st Sep 2009, 22:35 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for 5 months

Waking the Dead: Series 8

Drama. The discovery of a living body farm makes Boyd realise Stefan is involved in illegal organ transplants. Can Boyd rescue Eve before she loses her heart? Show more

Contributors

Det Supt Peter Boyd:: Trevor Eve
Dr Grace Foley:: Sue Johnston
Dr Eve Lockhart:: Tara Fitzgerald
DI Spencer Jordan:: Wil Johnson
DS Katrina Howard:: Stacey Roca
Stefan Koscinski:: Joseph Mawle
Olena Kuzmich:: Zelda Tinska
Georg:: Andrew Byron
Briony Havers:: Eliza L Bennett
Devlin:: Nigel Lindsay
Victor:: Ariyon Bakare
Helena:: Maya Wasowicz
Kristian:: Gergo Danka
Director:: Edward Bennett
Writer:: Edward Bennett
Writer:: Ed Whitmore
Producer:: Colin Wratten

Genres

Brand

Waking the Dead

Series

Inspector George Gently

Series 5

Episode 4: Gently in the Cathedral

Inspector George Gently: Series 5

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 16^th Sep 2012, 20:30 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 16^th Sep 2012, 20:30 on BBC One Yorkshire

Detective drama. A vicious career criminal who Gently sent down years ago is released, on the grounds that Gently fabricated the evidence against him. Show more

Contributors

George Gently:: Martin Shaw
John Bacchus:: Lee Ingleby
Donald McGhee:: Kevin Whately
Producer:: Faye Dorn
Director:: Nicholas Renton
Writer:: Peter Flannery
Gitta Bronson:: Diana Quick
Melvin Rattigan:: Ralph Brown
Owen Galliford:: Kemal Sylvester
Frannie Hilston:: Brett Allen
DCS Trevor Statham:: Nigel Lindsay
DS Kieran Lawson:: Morgan Watkins
Chief Constable Gordon:: Chris Brailsford
PC Taylor:: Simon Hubbard
Lisa Bacchus:: Melanie Clark Pullen
Bernie Henderson:: Angelica Penn
PC Gavin Henderson:: Lee Armstrong
Magistrate:: Jacqueline King
Alec Powell:: Michael Hodgson
PC in Woods:: David Kirkbride
Leigh Ann Bacchus:: Katie Anderson

Genres

Brand

Inspector George Gently

Series

Death in Paradise

Series 5

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 14^th Jan 2016, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Jul 2017, 21:00 on BBC One Wales HD

Available for 4 months

Death in Paradise: Series 5

Detective drama series. The team enter the shady world of island politics when the outgoing governor of Saint Marie is poisoned at her leaving party. Show more

Contributors

DI Humphrey Goodman:: Kris Marshall
Officer Dwayne Myers:: Danny John-Jules
DS Florence Cassell:: Josephine Jobert
Officer JP Hooper:: Tobi Bakare
Caroline Bamber:: Lucy Cohu
Ellery Wallace:: Adetomiwa Edun
Lucy Preville:: Charlotte Hope
Andy Hammond:: Nigel Lindsay
Francois Tromeur:: Valery Schatz
Catherine Bordey:: Elizabeth Bourgine
Comm. Selwyn Patterson:: Don Warrington
Producer:: Yvonne Francas
Director:: Edward Bennett
Writer:: Dan Muirden
Production Company:: Red Planet Pictures

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Death in Paradise

Series

Drama

Unmade Movies

Dennis Potter's The White Hotel

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 8^th Sep 2018, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

A 1930s Berlin analyst tries to reveal the cause of his client's trauma. Could it be childhood memories or a dark premonition of the future? With strong language and sexual scenes. Show more

Contributors

Lisa:: Anne-Marie Duff
Probst:: Bill Paterson
Narrator:: Simon McBurney
The Lover:: David Gyasi
Victor:: Nigel Lindsay
Aunt Magda:: Morwenna Banks
Vera:: Jasmine Jones
Old Woman:: Jasmine Jones
Wife:: Jasmine Jones
Various:: Wayne Forester
Officer:: Nick Underwood
Captain:: Nick Underwood
Maitre d':: Nick Underwood
Old Man:: Nick Underwood
Koyla:: Felix Jamieson
Little Lisa:: Tillie Murray
Author:: DM Thomas
Adaptor:: Dennis Potter
Director:: Jon Amiel
Producer:: Laurence Bowen
Producer:: Peter Ettedgui

Genres

Drama

Brand

Series

Drama: Unmade Movies

Jack & Millie

Series 1

Death & The Maven

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 18^th Jul 2018, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Oct 2020, 05:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

A sudden death means Jack and Millie must choose either good behaviour or cheesecake. Stars Jeremy & Rebecca Front. From 2018. Show more

Contributors

Jack:: Jeremy Front
Millie:: Rebecca Front
Shirley:: Tracy-Ann Oberman
Harry:: Nigel Lindsay
The Nurse:: Llewella Gideon
Alan:: Adam G Goodwin
The Widow:: Sue Kelvin
Writer:: Jeremy Front
Producer:: David Tyler

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Jack & Millie

Series

Jack & Millie: Series 1

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 16^th May 2015, 21:20 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Tue 9^th Mar 2021, 23:30 on BBC Two Wales

Comedy. Local radio DJ and former talk show presenter Alan Partridge ends up in a siege when a disgruntled colleague decides to take the staff hostage. Show more

Contributors

Alan Partridge:: Steve Coogan
Pat Farrell:: Colm Meaney
Lynn Benfield:: Felicity Montagu
Side Kick Simon:: Tim Key
Jason Tresswell:: Nigel Lindsay
Janet Whitehead:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Detective Martin Finch:: Darren Boyd
Angela Ashbourne:: Monica Dolan
Michael:: Simon Greenall
Dave Clifton:: Phil Cornwell
Danny Sinclair:: Dustin Demri-Burns
Steve Stubbs:: Sean Pertwee
Greg Frampton:: Karl Theobald
Director:: Declan Lowney
Writer:: Rob Gibbons
Writer:: Steve Coogan
Writer:: Armando Iannucci
Writer:: Neil Gibbons

Genres

Formats

Films

Jack & Millie

Series 1

Deliver Us From eBay

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 1^st Aug 2018, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 7^th Nov 2020, 05:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Jack and Millie discover the 11th commandment - thou shalt not try and please a son's scary ex-girlfriend. From 2018. Show more

Contributors

Jack:: Jeremy Front
Millie:: Rebecca Front
Shirley:: Tracy-Ann Oberman
Harry:: Nigel Lindsay
Shushannah:: Rebecca Gethings
Yoosef:: Naz Osmanoglu
The Barista:: Luke Sumner
Writer:: Jeremy Front
Producer:: David Tyler

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Jack & Millie

Series

Jack & Millie: Series 1

Jack & Millie

Series 1

The Kids Are Alright

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 8^th Aug 2018, 11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 14^th Nov 2020, 05:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

All grandkids make mistakes, but only Jack and Millie's do it so loudly - and on video. Stars Jeremy Front. From 2018. Show more

Contributors

Jack:: Jeremy Front
Millie:: Rebecca Front
Shirley:: Tracy-Ann Oberman
Harry:: Nigel Lindsay
Melvin:: Harry Peacock
Delphine:: Jenny Bede
Flight Attendant:: Lauren O'Rourke
Writer:: Jeremy Front
Producer:: David Tyler

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Jack & Millie

Series

Jack & Millie: Series 1

Drama

The Mermaid of Zennor

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 20^th Oct 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 20^th Oct 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

A re-imagining of the Cornish folk tale. A supernatural story of mystery and obsession rooted in the contemporary world. Show more

Contributors

Jack:: Nigel Lindsay
Mary:: Robin Weaver
Matt:: Joe Gaminara
The Mermaid:: Teresa Gallagher
Bel:: Alice Hoskyns
Brian:: Ian Masters
Vicar:: Ian Masters
Writer:: Paul Dodgson
Director:: Celia de Wolff

Genres

Drama

Brand

James Bond

Thunderball

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 10^th Dec 2016, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Sat 14^th Nov 2020, 14:45 on BBC Radio 4 FM

James Bond battles SPECTRE. Can he prevent a nuclear disaster? Stars Toby Stephens, Alfred Molina, Tom Conti and John Sessions. Show more

Contributors

James Bond:: Toby Stephens
Largo:: Tom Conti
Blofeld:: Alfred Molina
Domino:: Janet Montgomery
Dr Wain:: John Sessions
Patricia:: Lisa Dillon
Lippe:: James Callis
Leiter:: Josh Stamberg
Governor:: Ian Ogilvy
M:: John Standing
Miss Moneypenny:: Janie Dee
Q:: Julian Sands
Captain Clark:: Nigel Lindsay
Petacchi:: Matthew Wolf
Dietl:: Matthew Wolf
Sam:: Alan Shearman
Beresford:: Darren Richardson
Pilot:: Darren Richardson
Santos:: Simon de Deney
Officer:: Simon de Deney
Ian Fleming:: Martin Jarvis
Author:: Ian Fleming
Adaptor:: Archie Scottney
Composer:: Mark Holden
Composer:: Michael Lopez
Director:: Martin Jarvis
Producer:: Rosalind Ayres

Genres

Drama

Brand

James Bond

Drama

Two Minutes Hate

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 29^th Nov 2012, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 19^th Jun 2015, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Kieran Prendiville. Implicated in a child murder but released from prison, Jennifer now has a new identity. But at least one newspaper is determined to find out where she lives. Show more

Contributors

Catherine:: Jasmine Hyde
Jennifer:: Jasmine Hyde
Adrian:: Patrick Marlowe
Jane:: Sasha Behar
Barry:: Nigel Lindsay
Giles:: Edward Max
George:: Matthew Townshend
Lawyer:: Matthew Townshend
Policeman:: Matthew Townshend
Newsreader:: Alana Ramsey
Secretary:: Alana Ramsey
Director:: Clive Brill
Producer:: Clive Brill
Writer:: Kieran Prendiville

Genres

Drama

Brand

The Best of Men

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 16^th Aug 2012, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Fri 7^th Mar 2014, 23:05 on BBC Two England

Entertaining drama about the birth of the Paralympics in 1948. The remarkable Dr Guttmann comes to Stoke Mandeville Hospital and begins to tranform the lives of his patients. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Tim Whitby
Producer:: Harriet Davison
Dr Ludwig Guttmann:: Eddie Marsan
Private William Heath:: George MacKay
Cpl Wynne Bowen:: Rob Brydon
Sister Edwards:: Niamh Cusack
Dr Cowan:: Richard McCabe
General Blake:: Nicholas Jones
Sgt "Q" Hills:: Tristan Sturrock
Mr Heath:: Nigel Lindsay
Mrs Heath:: Rachael Spence
Nurse Carr:: Leigh Quinn
Else Guttmann:: Tracy-Ann Oberman
Neil:: Ben Owen Jones
Jeremy:: David Proud
Shirley Bowen:: Mali Harries
Dr Greene, Houseman:: Stephen McGonigle
Paul:: Edmund Digby Jones

Genres

Waking the Dead

Series 8

Part 1: Substitute - Part 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 20^th Sep 2009, 21:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sun 20^th Sep 2009, 21:00 on BBC One Yorkshire

Available for 5 months

Waking the Dead: Series 8

Drama. When Eve discovers that her new lover is implicated in a crime, she becomes determined to prove he is innocent, putting her at odds with Boyd. Show more

Contributors

Det Supt Peter Boyd:: Trevor Eve
Dr Grace Foley:: Sue Johnston
Dr Eve Lockhart:: Tara Fitzgerald
DI Spencer Jordan:: Wil Johnson
DS Katrina Howard:: Stacey Roca
Stefan Koscinski:: Joseph Mawle
Olena Kuzmich:: Zelda Tinska
Georg:: Andrew Byron
Andrei:: Laurentiu Possa
Briony Havers:: Eliza L Bennett
Devlin:: Nigel Lindsay
Dr Greenberg:: Suzanne Burden
Victor:: Ariyon Bakare
Kristian:: Gergo Danka
Director:: Edward Bennett
Writer:: Edward Bennett
Writer:: Ed Whitmore
Producer:: Colin Wratten

Genres

Brand

Waking the Dead

Series

Jam and Jerusalem

Series 1

Episode 2

Jam and Jerusalem: Series 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 1^st Dec 2006, 21:30 on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: Fri 11^th Jun 2010, 23:35 on BBC HD

Comedy drama series which takes an affectionate look at village life. Recently widowed Sal decides it's time for her to get rid of her late husband's clothes.

Contributors

Sal Vine:: Sue Johnston
Tip:: Pauline McLynn
Rosie:: Dawn French
Eileen:: Maggie Steed
Queenie:: Doreen Mantle
Delilah Stagg:: Joanna Lumley
Caroline:: Jennifer Saunders
Tash:: Sally Phillips
Dr James Vine:: David Mitchell
Vicar:: Patrick Barlow
Susie:: Suzy Aitchison
Kate Bales:: Rosie Cavaliero
Yasmeen Vine:: Salima Saxton
Colin:: Robbie Richardson
Marcus:: Nigel Lindsay
Director:: Mandie Fletcher
Producer:: Jo Sargent

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Jam and Jerusalem

Series

Jam and Jerusalem

Series 1

Episode 3

Jam and Jerusalem: Series 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 8^th Dec 2006, 21:30 on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: Wed 29^th Jul 2009, 18:30 on BBC HD

The village comes together to take part in the ancient tradition of 'Beating the Bounds', with the Ladies Guild in charge of refreshments. Sal and Tip make a discovery. Show more

Contributors

Sal Vine:: Sue Johnston
Tip:: Pauline McLynn
Rosie:: Dawn French
Eileen:: Maggie Steed
Queenie:: Doreen Mantle
Delilah Stagg:: Joanna Lumley
Caroline:: Jennifer Saunders
Tash:: Sally Phillips
Vicar:: Patrick Barlow
Susie:: Suzy Aitchison
Kate Bales:: Rosie Cavaliero
Freya:: Freya Edmondson
Colin:: Robbie Richardson
Marcus:: Nigel Lindsay
Spike:: Simon Farnaby
Ella:: Ella Edmondson
Raph:: Thomas Assafuah
Mrs Otterley:: Wendy Hill
Director:: Mandie Fletcher
Producer:: Jo Sargent

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Jam and Jerusalem

Series