Programme Index

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 21^st Sep 2007, 20:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 5^th Oct 2009, 18:30 on BBC Four

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. Tulkinghorn believes Lady Dedlock is in his power, but she continues to defy him. Show more

Contributors

Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Rosa:: Emma Williams
Harriet:: Lisa Hammond
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Hortense:: Lilo Baur
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Judy:: Loo Brealey
Smallweed:: Philip Davis
Prince Turveydrop:: Bryan Dick
Old Mr Turveydrop:: Matthew Kelly
Caddy Jellyby:: Natalie Press
Mrs Guppy:: Sheila Hancock
Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Mr Vholes:: Dermot Crowley
Harold Skimpole:: Nathaniel Parker
Sir Leicester:: Timothy West
Bucket:: Alun Armstrong
Sgt George:: Hugo Speer
Phil Squod:: Michael Smiley

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Dickensian

Episode 6

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 6^th Jan 2016, 20:30 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Wed 6^th Jan 2016, 20:30 on BBC One HD

Victorian drama. Bob Cratchit fights to clear his name and get home in time for his daughter's wedding. Compeyson's behaviour leaves Amelia confused. Show more

Contributors

Boy:: Benjamin Campbell
Mrs Gamp:: Pauline Collins
Tim Cratchit:: Zaak Conway
John Bagnet:: Oliver Coopersmith
Sir Leicester Dedlock:: Richard Cordery
Ebenezer Scrooge:: Ned Dennehy
Mr Venus:: Omid Djalili
Martha Cratchit:: Phoebe Dynevor
Silas Wegg:: Christopher Fairbank
Nell:: Imogen Faires
Fanny Biggetywitch:: Ellie Haddington
Emily Cratchit:: Jennifer Hennessy
Matthew Pocket:: Sam Hoare
Amelia Havisham:: Tuppence Middleton
Frances Barbary:: Alexandra Moen
Nancy:: Bethany Muir
Peter Cratchit:: Brenock O'Connor
Mrs Bumble:: Caroline Quentin
Arthur Havisham:: Joseph Quinn
Inspector Bucket:: Stephen Rea
Mr Bumble:: Richard Ridings
Honoria Barbary:: Sophie Rundle
Meriwether Compeyson:: Tom Weston-Jones
Bob Cratchit:: Robert Wilfort
Constable Duff:: Jack Shalloo
Mary:: Amy Dunn
Daisy:: Laurel Jordan
Writer:: Simon Winstone
Producer:: David Boulter
Director:: Philippa Langdale
Production Company:: Red Planet (Dickens) Limited

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Merlin

Series 3

Episode 9: Love in the Time of Dragons

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 6^th Nov 2010, 19:40 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Mon 8^th Apr 2013, 08:40 on BBC One HD

Available for 3 months

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Fantasy drama. When an old flame of Gaius's arrives under the influence of a Manticore, Merlin must make a smitten Gaius see sense before it is too late. Show more

Contributors

Alice:: Pauline Collins
Voice of the Manticore:: Eddie Marsan
Gaius:: Richard Wilson
Merlin:: Colin Morgan
Uther Pendragon:: Anthony Head
Arthur:: Bradley James
Geoffrey of Monmouth:: Michael Cronin
Evoric:: Calum MacPherson
Voice of the Dragon:: John Hurt
Writer:: Jake Michie
Producer:: Johnny Capps
Producer:: Julian Murphy
Director:: Alice Troughton

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Merlin

Series

Merlin: Series 3

Dickensian

Episode 12

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 27^th Jan 2016, 20:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Wed 27^th Jan 2016, 20:00 on BBC One HD

Drama series set within the world of Charles Dickens's novels. Compeyson is prevented from attending an important meeting with Amelia. Bucket makes an upsetting discovery. Show more

Contributors

Sally Compeyson:: Antonia Bernath
Mrs Gamp:: Pauline Collins
Sir Leicester Dedlock:: Richard Cordery
Little Boy:: Leonardo Dickens
Silas Wegg:: Christopher Fairbank
Nell:: Imogen Faires
Jaggers:: John Heffernan
Emily Cratchit:: Jennifer Hennessey
Fagin:: Anton Lesser
Amelia Havisham:: Tuppence Middleton
Frances Barbary:: Alexandra Moen
Peter Cratchit:: Brenock O'Connor
Mrs Bumble:: Caroline Quentin
Arthur Havisham:: Joseph Quinn
Inspector Bucket:: Stephen Rea
Mr Bumble:: Richard Ridings
Honoria Barbary:: Sophie Rundle
Meriwether Compeyson:: Tom Weston-Jones
Mr Norton:: Gary Oliver
Daisy:: Laurel Jordan
Writer:: Chloe Moss
Producer:: David Boulter
Director:: Mark Brozel
Production Company:: Red Planet (Dickens) Limited

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Dickensian

Episode 20

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 21^st Feb 2016, 18:25 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Sun 21^st Feb 2016, 18:25 on BBC One Scotland HD

Period drama series. As Amelia Havisham prepares for the wedding of the year, Arthur realises he is the only one who can save her - but will he act or take the coward's way out? Show more

Contributors

Boy:: Benjamin Campbell
Mrs Gamp:: Pauline Collins
Tim Cratchit:: Zaak Conway
John Bagnet:: Oliver Coopersmith
Ebenezer Scrooge:: Ned Dennehy
Oliver Twist:: Leonardo Dickens
Mr Venus:: Omid Djalili
Martha Cratchit:: Phoebe Dynevor
Silas Wegg:: Christopher Fairbank
Fanny Biggetywitch:: Ellie Haddington
Jaggers:: John Heffernan
Emily Cratchit:: Jennifer Hennessy
Fagin:: Anton Lesser
Amelia Havisham:: Tuppence Middleton
Frances Barbary:: Alexandra Moen
Nancy:: Bethany Muir
Peter Cratchit:: Brenock O'Connor
Mrs Bumble:: Caroline Quentin
Arthur Havisham:: Joseph Quinn
Dodger:: Wilson Radjou-Pujalte
Inspector Bucket:: Stephen Rea
Mr Bumble:: Richard Ridings
Honoria Barbary:: Sophie Rundle
Bill Sikes:: Mark Stanley
Meriwether Compeyson:: Tom Weston-Jones
Bob Cratchit:: Robert Wilfort
Mary:: Amy Dunn
Jacob Marley:: Peter Firth
Daisy:: Laurel Jordan
Writer:: Tony Jordan
Producer:: David Boulter
Director:: Andy Hay
Production Company:: Red Planet (Dickens) Limited

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Desert Island Discs

Pauline Collins

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 17^th Dec 1989, 12:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Fri 22^nd Dec 1989, 09:05 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

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Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Pauline Collins. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest:: Pauline Collins

Genres

FactualLife Stories

Brand

Desert Island Discs

Dickensian

Episode 7

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 7^th Jan 2016, 20:00 on BBC One OxfordshireLatest broadcast: Thu 7^th Jan 2016, 20:00 on BBC One Oxfordshire

Victorian drama. When a drunken prank goes dangerously wrong, Arthur realises the lengths to which Compeyson will go to achieve his aims. Show more

Contributors

Boy:: Benjamin Campbell
Mrs Gamp:: Pauline Collins
Tim Cratchit:: Zaak Conway
Sir Leicester Dedlock:: Richard Cordery
Ebenezer Scrooge:: Ned Dennehy
Silas Wegg:: Christopher Fairbank
Jaggers:: John Heffernan
Emily Cratchit:: Jennifer Hennessy
Matthew Pocket:: Sam Hoare
Fagin:: Anton Lesser
Amelia Havisham:: Tuppence Middleton
Frances Barbary:: Alexandra Moen
Nancy:: Bethany Muir
Mrs Bumble:: Caroline Quentin
Arthur Havisham:: Joseph Quinn
Dodger:: Wilson Radjou-Pujalte
Edward Barbary:: Adrian Rawlins
Inspector Bucket:: Stephen Rea
Mr Bumble:: Richard Ridings
Honoria Barbary:: Sophie Rundle
Bill Sikes:: Mark Stanley
Captain James Hawdon:: Ben Starr
Meriwether Compeyson:: Tom Weston-Jones
Bob Cratchit:: Robert Wilfort
Constable Duff:: Jack Shalloo
Rose:: Eliza Jones
Daisy:: Laurel Jordan
Writer:: Julie Rutterford
Producer:: David Boulter
Director:: Philippa Langdale
Production Company:: Red Planet (Dickens) Limited

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Dickensian

Episode 8

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 13^th Jan 2016, 20:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Wed 13^th Jan 2016, 20:00 on BBC One West

Victorian drama. Will Arthur find the courage to confide in Matthew before Compeyson continues his plans to be rid of him? Edward comes into the sights of Inspector Bucket. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Gamp:: Pauline Collins
Silas Wegg:: Christopher Fairbank
Jaggers:: John Heffernan
Matthew Pocket:: Sam Hoare
Fagin:: Anton Lesser
Amelia Havisham:: Tuppence Middleton
Frances Barbary:: Alexandra Moen
Mrs Bumble:: Caroline Quentin
Arthur Havisham:: Joseph Quinn
Edward Barbary:: Adrian Rawlins
Inspector Bucket:: Stephen Rea
Mr Bumble:: Richard Ridings
Honoria Barbary:: Sophie Rundle
Bill Sikes:: Mark Stanley
Captain James Hawdon:: Ben Starr
Meriwether Compeyson:: Tom Weston-Jones
Mary:: Amy Dunn
Writer:: Julie Rutterford
Producer:: David Boulter
Director:: Philippa Langdale
Production Company:: Red Planet (Dickens) Limited

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Dickensian

Episode 9

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 14^th Jan 2016, 20:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Jan 2016, 20:00 on BBC One HD

Victorian drama. Already facing financial ruin, Edward Barbary finds his situation deteriorating when Scrooge demands his loan is repaid. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Gamp:: Pauline Collins
Ebenezer Scrooge:: Ned Dennehy
Mr Venus:: Omid Djalili
Silas Wegg:: Christopher Fairbank
Nell:: Imogen Faires
Fanny Biggetywitch:: Ellie Haddington
Jaggers:: John Heffernan
Fagin:: Anton Lesser
Amelia Havisham:: Tuppence Middleton
Frances Barbary:: Alexandra Moen
Nancy:: Bethany Muir
Peter Cratchit:: Brenock O'Connor
Mrs Bumble:: Caroline Quentin
Arthur Havisham:: Joseph Quinn
Dodger:: Wilson Radjou-Pujalte
Edward Barbary:: Adrian Rawlins
Inspector Bucket:: Stephen Rea
Mr Bumble:: Richard Ridings
Honoria Barbary:: Sophie Rundle
Bill Sikes:: Mark Stanley
Captain James Hawdon:: Ben Starr
Meriwether Compeyson:: Tom Weston-Jones
Constable Duff:: Jack Shalloo
Daisy:: Laurel Jordan
Writer:: Justin Young
Producer:: David Boulter
Director:: Philippa Langdale
Production Company:: Red Planet (Dickens) Limited

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Dickensian

Episode 11

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 22^nd Jan 2016, 20:30 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 22^nd Jan 2016, 20:30 on BBC One HD

Drama series set within the world of Charles Dickens's novels. Honoria faces up to the reality of her father's desperate situation and what it means for her relationship. Show more

Contributors

Inspector Bucket:: Stephen Rea
Fagin:: Anton Lesser
Mrs Bumble:: Caroline Quentin
Mrs Gamp:: Pauline Collins
Tim Cratchit:: Zaak Conway
Sir Leicester Dedlock:: Richard Cordery
Ebenezer Scrooge:: Ned Dennehy
Martha Cratchit:: Phoebe Dynevor
Silas Wegg:: Christopher Fairbank
Nell:: Imogen Faires
Jaggers:: John Heffernan
Emily Cratchit:: Jennifer Hennessey
Amelia Havisham:: Tuppence Middleton
Frances Barbary:: Alexandra Moen
Nancy:: Bethany Muir
Peter Cratchit:: Brenock O'Connor
Arthur Havisham:: Joseph Quinn
Edward Barbary:: Adrian Rawlins
Mr Bumble:: Richard Ridings
Honoria Barbary:: Sophie Rundle
Bill Sikes:: Mark Stanley
Captain James Hawdon:: Ben Starr
Meriwether Compeyson:: Tom Weston-Jones
Bob Cratchit:: Robert Wilfort
Daisy:: Laurel Jordan
Writer:: Tony Jordan
Producer:: David Boulter
Director:: Mark Brozel
Production Company:: Red Planet (Dickens) Limited

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Dickensian

Episode 13

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 28^th Jan 2016, 20:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Thu 28^th Jan 2016, 20:00 on BBC One HD

Drama series set within the world of Charles Dickens's novels. Honoria comes to terms with letting Hawdon go. Bucket searches for reasons to keep Fagin in prison. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Gamp:: Pauline Collins
Tim Cratchit:: Zaak Conway
Ebenezer Scrooge:: Ned Dennehy
Martha Cratchit:: Phoebe Dynevor
Silas Wegg:: Christopher Fairbank
Nell:: Imogen Faires
Fanny Biggetywitch:: Ellie Haddington
Jaggers:: John Heffernan
Emily Cratchit:: Jennifer Hennessey
Fagin:: Anton Lesser
Amelia Havisham:: Tuppence Middleton
Frances Barbary:: Alexandra Moen
Mrs Bumble:: Caroline Quentin
Arthur Havisham:: Joseph Quinn
Dodger:: Wilson Radjou-Pujalte
Edward Barbary:: Adrian Rawlins
Inspector Bucket:: Stephen Rea
Mr Bumble:: Richard Ridings
Honoria Barbary:: Sophie Rundle
Meriwether Compeyson:: Tom Weston-Jones
Bob Cratchit:: Robert Wilfort
Mary:: Amy Dunn
Writer:: Tony Jordan
Producer:: David Boulter
Director:: Mark Brozel
Production Company:: Red Planet (Dickens) Limited

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak House

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 14^th Sep 2007, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 28^th Sep 2009, 18:30 on BBC Four

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Richard's inability to settle causes a rift with John Jarndyce, much to Ada's dismay. Show more

Contributors

Jo:: Harry Eden
Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Hortense:: Lilo Baur
Bucket:: Alun Armstrong
Snagsby:: Sean McGinley
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
Richard Carston:: Patrick Kennedy
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Gridley:: Tony Haygarth
Mrs Rouncewell:: Anne Reid
Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Sgt George:: Hugo Speer
Phil Squod:: Michael Smiley
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Smallweed:: Philip Davis
Charley Neckett:: Katie Angelou
Judy:: Loo Brealey
Chancellor:: Ian Richardson
Mr Tangle:: Sevan Stephan
Mr Brownlow:: Alastair Galbraith
Mr Kenge:: Alistair McGowan
Caddy Jellyby:: Natalie Press
Prince Turveydrop:: Bryan Dick
Old Mr Turveydrop:: Matthew Kelly

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak House

Episode 8

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 20^th Sep 2007, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Thu 1^st Oct 2009, 18:30 on BBC Four

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. Tulkinghorn is close to piecing together Lady Dedlock's secret. Esther struggles to come to terms with a terrible blow. Show more

Contributors

Phil Squod:: Michael Smiley
Sergeant George:: Hugo Speer
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Charley Neckett:: Katie Angelou
Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Smallweed:: Phil Davis
Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Mrs Rouncewell:: Anne Reid
Boythorn:: Warren Clarke
Countryman:: Alex Blake
Little girl:: Lila Sharp
Producer:: Nigel Stafford Clark
Director:: Justin Chadwick

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak House

Episode 9

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 21^st Sep 2007, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Fri 2^nd Oct 2009, 18:30 on BBC Four

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. Esther is shattered by Lady Dedlock's revelation. Tulkinghorn issues Lady Dedlock with a terrible ultimatum. Show more

Contributors

Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Rosa:: Emma Williams
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
Boythorn:: Warren Clarke
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Mr Grubble:: Patrick Monckton
Richard Carstone:: Patrick Kennedy
Harold Skimpole:: Nathaniel Parker
Smallweed:: Philip Davis
Judy:: Loo Brealey
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Charley Neckett:: Katie Angelou
Mr Vholes:: Dermot Crowley
Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Chancellor:: Ian Richardson
Usher:: Anthony Cozens
Mr Brownlow:: Alistair McGowan
Mr Tangle:: Sevan Stephan
Sir Leicester:: Timothy West

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Woman's Hour

Pauline Collins, Labelling Children, Women on Mars

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 7^th Mar 2017, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 7^th Mar 2017, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Available for over a year

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Programme that offers a female perspective on the world. Pauline Collins, now appearing in a new film with Joan Collins, talks to Jane Garvey about her long career. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest:: Pauline Collins
Interviewed Guest:: Tina Tchen

Genres

Factual

Formats

Magazines & Reviews

Brand

Woman's Hour

Carla Lane - Lena

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 3^rd Jul 2011, 11:00 on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: Sun 19^th Jun 2016, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Short story by the renowned television writer. A new friendship makes 60-something Lena wonder if there is more to life than cooking and cleaning. Read by Pauline Collins. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Carla Lane
Reader:: Pauline Collins

Genres

Drama

Wodehouse Playhouse

Episode 3: Portrait of a Disciplinarian

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 18^th Aug 2007, 23:25 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 1^st Nov 2009, 19:00 on BBC Four

Classic comedy of manners from the pen of PG Wodehouse. Reginald and Jane have tea with their old nanny and find her personality as forceful as ever. Show more

Contributors

Author:: PG Wodehouse
Actor:: John Alderton
Actor:: Pauline Collins
Actor:: William Gaunt
Actor:: Daphne Heard

Genres

Series

Wodehouse Playhouse

Movie Connections

Series 2

Episode 5: Shirley Valentine

Movie Connections: Series 2

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 4^th Feb 2009, 22:45 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Wed 4^th Feb 2009, 23:15 on BBC One London

Documentary series about Britain's biggest movies. Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Alison Steadman and others remember the making of 1980s classic Shirley Valentine. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Ashley Jensen
Director:: Richard Bright
Producer:: Brendan O'Hara
Participant:: Pauline Collins
Participant:: Tom Conti
Participant:: Alison Steadman
Participant:: Sylvia Sims
Participant:: Gillian Kearney
Participant:: Willy Russell
Participant:: Lewis Gilbert

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media

Formats

Documentaries

Brand

Movie Connections

Series