Programme Index

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 Northern Ireland

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

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 LW

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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

Doctor Who

Series 2

Episode 2: Tooth and Claw

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 22^nd Apr 2006, 19:15 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sat 28^th Jan 2012, 19:45 on BBC Three

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Queen Victoria, a werewolf and the birth of Torchwood... The Doctor's trip to Scotland, 1879, could prove fatal...

Contributors

The Doctor:: David Tennant
Rose Tyler:: Billie Piper
Queen Victoria:: Pauline Collins
Lady Isobel:: Michelle Duncan
Father Angelo:: Ian Hanmore
Sir Robert:: Derek Riddell
Captain Reynolds:: Jamie Sives
Steward:: Ron Donachie
The Host:: Tom Smith
Flora:: Ruth Milne
Director:: Euros Lyn
Writer:: Russell T Davies

Genres

DramaSciFi & Fantasy

Brand

Doctor Who

Series

Doctor Who: Series 2

Bleak House

Episode 1: Episode 1: Part 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 27^th Apr 2009, 18:30 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Mon 21^st Sep 2009, 18:30 on BBC HD

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Esther Summerson is brought to the High Court of Chancery, where she is thrown together with two wards of the court. Show more

Contributors

Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Chancellor:: Ian Richardson
Usher:: Anthony Cozens
Mr Tangle:: Sevan Stephan
Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Mr Kenge:: Alistair McGowan
Mr Brownlow:: Alastair Galbraith
Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Sir Leicester:: Timothy West
Gridley:: Tony Haygarth
Richard Carston:: Patrick Kennedy
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Miss Barbary:: Kelly Hunter
Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Nemo:: John Lynch
Jo:: Harry Eden
Snagsby:: Sean McGinley
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Mrs Jellyby:: Liza Tarbuck
Caddy Jellyby:: Natalie Press
Krook:: Johnny Vegas
Fortnum:: John Sheahan
Hortense:: Lilo Baur
Mrs Rouncewell:: Anne Reid
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Harriet:: Lisa Hammond
Harold Skimpole:: Nathaniel Parker
Rosa:: Emma Williams
Neckett:: Rod Arthur
Pawnbroker:: Andy Linden
Mrs Pardiggle:: Roberta Taylor
Jenny:: Charlie Brooks
Brickmaker:: Cosh Omar

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak House

Episode 1: Episode 1: Part 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 28^th Apr 2009, 18:30 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Tue 22^nd Sep 2009, 18:30 on BBC HD

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Esther, Richard and Ada witness a tragedy and the elegant life of the beautiful Lady Dedlock is turned upside down. Show more

Contributors

Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Chancellor:: Ian Richardson
Usher:: Anthony Cozens
Mr Tangle:: Sevan Stephan
Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Mr Kenge:: Alistair McGowan
Mr Brownlow:: Alastair Galbraith
Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Sir Leicester:: Timothy West
Gridley:: Tony Haygarth
Richard Carston:: Patrick Kennedy
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Miss Barbary:: Kelly Hunter
Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Nemo:: John Lynch
Jo:: Harry Eden
Snagsby:: Sean McGinley
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Mrs Jellyby:: Liza Tarbuck
Caddy Jellyby:: Natalie Press
Krook:: Johnny Vegas
Fortnum:: John Sheahan
Hortense:: Lilo Baur
Mrs Rouncewell:: Anne Reid
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Harriet:: Lisa Hammond
Harold Skimpole:: Nathaniel Parker
Rosa:: Emma Williams
Neckett:: Rod Arthur
Pawnbroker:: Andy Linden
Mrs Pardiggle:: Roberta Taylor
Brickmaker:: Cosh Omar
Jenny:: Charlie Brooks

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak House

Episode 1

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 7^th Sep 2007, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Fri 11^th Jan 2008, 19:30 on BBC HD

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Esther, Richard and Ada witness a tragedy and the elegant life of the beautiful Lady Dedlock is turned upside down. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Denholm Elliott
Actor:: Diana Rigg
Actor:: Philip Franks
Gridley:: Tony Haygarth
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Snagsby:: Sean McGinley
Chancellor:: Ian Richardson
Sir Leicester:: Timothy West
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Mrs Jellyby:: Liza Tarbuck
Harold Skimpole:: Nathaniel Parker
Nemo:: John Lynch
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Mr Brownlow:: Alistair McGowan
Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Mrs Pardiggle:: Roberta Taylor
Mrs Rouncewell:: Anne Reid
Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Jenny:: Charlie Brooks
Krook:: Johnny Vegas
Jo:: Harry Eden
Hortense:: Lilo Baur
Richard Carston:: Patrick Kennedy
Caddy Jellyby:: Natalie Press
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak House

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 7^th Sep 2007, 20:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 23^rd Sep 2009, 18:30 on BBC HD

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Despite his grim discovery, Tulkinghorn remains undeterred from his ruthless inquiry into Lady Dedlock's past. Show more

Contributors

Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Krook:: Johnny Vegas
Nemo:: John Lynch
Jo:: Harry Eden
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
Richard Carston:: Patrick Kennedy
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Harold Skimpole:: Nathaniel Parker
Allan Woodcourt:: Richard Harrington
Snagsby:: Sean McGinley
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Coroner:: Peter Guinness
Clergyman:: Paul Sirr
Sir Leicester:: Timothy West
Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Mr Kenge:: Alistair McGowan
Mrs Rouncewell:: Anne Reid
Rosa:: Emma Williams
Hortense:: Lilo Baur
Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Boythorn:: Warren Clarke
Mr Bayham Badger:: Richard Griffiths
Mrs Bayham Badger:: Joanna David

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Bleak House

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 10^th Sep 2007, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Thu 24^th Sep 2009, 18:30 on BBC HD

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Lady Dedlock puts her reputation at risk when she pays an undercover visit to Nemo's former haunts. Show more

Contributors

Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Richard Carston:: Patrick Kennedy
Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Servant at London lodging:: Emily Jewell
Caddy Jellyby:: Natalie Press
Prince Turveydrop:: Bryan Dick
Old Mr Turveydrop:: Matthew Kelly
Sir Leicester:: Timothy West
Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Jo:: Harry Eden
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Gridley:: Tony Haygarth
Mr Brownlow:: Alistair McGowan
Chancellor:: Ian Richardson
Usher:: Anthony Cozens
Mr Tangle:: Sevan Stephan
Allan Woodcourt:: Richard Harrington
Krook:: Johnny Vegas
Harold Skimpole:: Nathaniel Parker
Landlady:: Amelda Brown
Tom Neckett:: Billy Hill
Charley Neckett:: Katie Angelou
Mr Bayham Badger:: Richard Griffiths
Mrs Badger:: Joanna David
Harriet:: Lisa Hammond

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 HD

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

Bleak House

Episode 10

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 HD

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

Bleak House

Episode 15

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 4^th Oct 2007, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 12^th Oct 2009, 19:30 on BBC HD

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. When Woodcourt proposes marriage, Esther is torn between her love for him and her commitment to Jarndyce. Show more

Contributors

George:: Hugo Speer
Sir Leicester:: Timothy West
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
Allan Woodcourt:: Richard Harrington
Richard Carston:: Patrick Kennedy
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
Smallweed:: Philip Davis
Judy:: Loo Brealey
Bucket:: Alun Armstrong
Guppy:: Burn Gorman
Mr Kenge:: Alistair McGowan
Mr Vholes:: Dermot Crowley
Charley Neckett:: Katie Angelou
Mrs Guppy:: Sheila Hancock
Lawyer:: Tony Guilfoyle
Usher:: Anthony Cozens
Chancellor:: Ian Richardson
Mrs Rouncewell:: Anne Reid
Caddy Jellyby:: Natalie Press
Prince Turveydrop:: Bryan Dick
Phil Squod:: Michael Smiley
Boythorn:: Warren Clarke
Harold Skimpole:: Nathaniel Parker
Mrs Woodcourt:: Di Botcher
Producer:: Nigel Stafford Clark

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Dickensian

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 26^th Dec 2015, 19:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sat 26^th Dec 2015, 19:00 on BBC One Wales HD

Victorian drama. When Amelia and Arthur Havisham gather to hear the reading of their father's will, their lives are left in turmoil by its unexpected contents. Show more

Contributors

Boy:: Benjamin Campbell
Mrs Gamp:: Pauline Collins
Tim Cratchit:: Zaak Conway
John Bagnet:: Oliver Coopersmith
Ebenezer Scrooge:: Ned Dennehy
Martha Cratchit:: Phoebe Dynevor
Silas Wegg:: Christopher Fairbank
Nell:: Imogen Faires
Jacob Marley:: Peter Firth
Jaggers:: John Heffernan
Emily Cratchit:: Jennifer Hennessy
Grandfather:: Karl Johnson
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
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:: Harry Bradbeer
Production Company:: Red Planet (Dickens) Limited

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Dickensian

Dickensian

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 26^th Dec 2015, 20:30 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Sat 26^th Dec 2015, 20:30 on BBC One Wales

Victorian drama. The news of Jacob Marley's murder filters through the Christmas day celebrations, and Inspector Bucket begins his investigation. Show more

Contributors

Mrs Gamp:: Pauline Collins
Tim Cratchit:: Zaak Conway
John Bagnet:: Oliver Coopersmith
Ebenezer Scrooge:: Ned Dennehy
Mr Venus:: Omid Djalili
Martha Cratchit:: Phoebe Dynevor
Silas Wegg:: Christopher Fairbank
Nell:: Imogen Faires
Jacob Marley:: Peter Firth
Fanny Biggetywitch:: Ellie Haddington
Emily Cratchit:: Jennifer Hennessy
Grandfather:: Karl Johnson
Fagin:: Anton Lesser
Amelia Havisham:: Tuppence Middleton
Frances Barbary:: Alexandra Moen
Peter Cratchit:: Brenock O'Connor
Arthur Havisham:: Joseph Quinn
Edward Barbary:: Adrian Rawlins
Inspector Bucket:: Stephen Rea
Honoria Barbary:: Sophie Rundle
Bill Sikes:: Mark Stanley
Captain James Hawdon:: Ben Starr
Meriwether Compeyson:: Tom Weston-Jones
Bob Cratchit:: Robert Wilfort
Mary:: Amy Dunn
Daisy:: Laurel Jordan
Writer:: Tony Jordan
Producer:: David Boulter
Director:: Harry Bradbeer
Production Company:: Red Planet (Dickens) Limited

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Dickensian

Dickensian

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 27^th Dec 2015, 19:30 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Sun 27^th Dec 2015, 19:30 on BBC One Wales

Victorian drama. Bucket goes to see his old enemy Fagin, convinced he is involved in Marley's murder. Following a lead, he goes after Fagin's henchman Bill Sikes. 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
Grandfather:: Karl Johnson
Fagin:: Anton Lesser
Amelia Havisham:: Tuppence Middleton
Frances Barbary:: Alexandra Moen
Peter Cratchit:: Brenock O'Connor
Mrs Bumble:: Caroline Quentin
Arthur Havisham:: Joseph Quinn
Edward Barbary:: Adrian Rawlins
Inspector Bucket:: Stephen Rea
Mr Bumble:: Richard Ridings
Sergeant George:: Ukweli Roach
Honoria Barbary:: Sophie Rundle
Bill Sikes:: Mark Stanley
Captain James Hawdon:: Ben Starr
Meriwether Compeyson:: Tom Weston-Jones
Bob Cratchit:: Robert Wilfort
Rose:: Eliza Jones
Daisy:: Laurel Jordan
Writer:: Tony Jordan
Producer:: David Boulter
Director:: Harry Bradbeer
Production Company:: Red Planet (Dickens) Limited

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

Dickensian

Bleak House

Episode 11

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 24^th Sep 2007, 19:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Tue 6^th Oct 2009, 18:30 on BBC HD

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. Richard is in dire straits but Ada and Esther may be too late to help him. Show more

Contributors

Mr Tulkinghorn:: Charles Dance
Lady Dedlock:: Gillian Anderson
Jo:: Harry Eden
Esther Summerson:: Anna Maxwell Martin
Richard Carston:: Patrick Kennedy
Ada Clare:: Carey Mulligan
Smallweed:: Philip Davis
Mr Brownlow:: Alistair McGowan
Krook:: Johnny Vegas
John Jarndyce:: Denis Lawson
George:: Hugo Speer
Miss Flite:: Pauline Collins
Nemo:: John Lynch
Snagsby:: Sean McGinley
Clamb:: Tom Georgeson
Mrs Jellyby:: Liza Tarbuck
Caddy Jellyby:: Natalie Press
Hortense:: Lilo Baur
Mrs Rouncewell:: Anne Reid
Mrs Pardiggle:: Roberta Taylor
Jenny:: Charlie Brooks

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Series

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

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 47 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 23^rd Oct 2007, 13:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 21^st Jun 2009, 13:45 on BBC Two England

Comedy about a woman (Pauline Collins) who finally gets free of her boorish husband when he is killed by a cricket ball, only to be put in a retirement home by her son. Show more

Contributors

Thelma Caldicot:: Pauline Collins
Derek:: Peter Capaldi
Hawksmoor:: John Alderton
Jenkins:: Paul Freeman
Veronica:: Anna Wilson-Jones
Matron:: Isla Blair
Joyce:: Sheila Reid
Leslie:: Frank Mills
Bernard:: Frank Middlemass
JB:: Martin Jarvis
Nick Reid:: Tony Robinson
Director:: Ian Sharp

Genres

Formats

Films

Albert Nobbs

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 3^rd Jan 2015, 21:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Sat 26^th Oct 2019, 00:10 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Period drama. Industrious but introverted Albert hides a secret from the world, especially his fellow staff at a Dublin hotel. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Rodrigo Garcia
Albert Nobbs:: Glenn Close
Helen:: Mia Wasikowska
Joe:: Aaron Johnson
Hubert Page:: Janet McTeer
Margaret 'Madge' Baker:: Pauline Collins
Dr Holloran:: Brendan Gleeson
Cathleen:: Bronagh Gallagher
Sean Casey:: Mark Williams
Polly:: Brenda Fricker
Viscount Yarrell:: Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Mary:: Maria Doyle Kennedy
Patrick:: James Greene
Writer:: Gabriella Prekop
Writer:: John Banville
Writer:: Glenn Close

Genres

Formats

Films

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 LW

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

Dickensian

Episode 12