Imagine… A Wild Sheep Chase- in search of Haruki Murakami explores the strange, offbeat, sexually charged world of Japan’s most popular and internationally acclaimed writer.
Haruki Murakami is incomparable, a literary novelist, tipped for the Nobel Prize who writes cool, witty, and often surreal bestsellers. Notoriously enigmatic and media shy Murakami has always shunned radio and television. However, he agreed to a rare and frank off-camera interview for this programme. Read More »
Dame Judi Dench, Francesca Annis, Dame Eileen Atkins, Sir Michael Gambon, Philip Glenister, Lesley Manville, Julia McKenzie, Imelda Staunton and Greg Wise star in Cranford, a new five-part period drama created by Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin and written by Heidi Thomas (I Capture The Castle, Madam Bovary, Lilies).
Based on three Elizabeth Gaskell novels – Cranford, My Lady Ludlow and Mr Harrison’s Confessions – this witty and poignant story follows the small absurdities and major tragedies in the lives of the people of Cranford during one extraordinary year. Read More »
An introduction to Cinderella – the second in BBC One’s anthology of four contemporary adaptations of classic fairy tales.
Actress Maxine Peake admits she was completely bowled over to be offered the role of Cindy Mellor, the put upon university cleaner in BBC One’s new adaptation of Cinderella: “If I was ever to appear in Cinderella, I always imagined myself as a Buttons, not the leading lady! In fact, when I auditioned it was for one of the ugly sisters but I didn’t hear anything and assumed I hadn’t got it.
“Then I bumped into James Nesbitt, who I’d never met before, and he came over to me and said ‘I heard you’re playing Cinderella’. I said I wouldn’t say anything but got straight on the phone to my agent begging them to find out! The next day they rang back and told me I’d got the job Read More »
“All I’ve ever wanted to do is to bring world peace through stand-up comedy … and now that I’ve done that I can concentrate on my new BBC One comedy series.”
Invoking the spirit of Dave Allen, Omid Djalili, one of Britain’s best contemporary comic performers, comes to BBC One with a unique fusion of his hugely successful stand up, comedy sketches and characters.
The show takes a grown-up swipe at modern-day life in a multicultural society. In his stand up, Omid talks about subjects that include the environment, multi-tasking mums and marriage. Sketch characters include a wannabe actor desperate to impress anyone he meets, a bouncer who releases his own instructional videos and a confused Mafia boss.
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Warren Clarke, Anthony Head, Dean Lennox Kelly and Jenny Agutter star in Desperados, a new comedy drama series by William Ivory (A Thing Called Love, The Sins) from Company Pictures for BBC One.
Maurice Riley (Anthony Head) and Syd Woolsey (Warren Clarke) are old friends who return from the good life on the Costa del Crime, where they have spent their ill-gotten gains, to a quiet Devon fishing village, where they plan to eke out their retirement fishing and availing themselves of the NHS.
However, the quiet life is not for them and, with money running short, they quickly find themselves drawn back into a life of crime, only to find that crime has moved on and they’ve got new things to learn. Read More »
Four classic fairy tales made famous by The Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault – Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Emperor’s New Clothes and Billy Goats Gruff – are re-invigorated and updated by contemporary writers Ed Roe, Richard Pinto, Anil Gupta, Debbie Horsfield and Jeremy Dyson and brought to life by a host of British acting talent.
Rapunzel, the first fairy tale in the anthology, has been updated by Ed Roe (Smack The Pony, Teachers) and tells the story of Jimmy Stojkovic, a terrible tennis player. Ranked a humiliating 1,004th in the world, he has never won a tennis competition in his life. His father, Sava, is desperate to see his son win a Grand Slam tennis final but the only way he can see this happening is if he disguises Jimmy as a woman.
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To celebrate Diwali, BBC One presents an intimate documentary following two Geordie families through the highs and lows of pregnancy and childbirth, revealing the unique Hindu approach to having a baby.
Anu and Sandeep share their home with Sandeep’s mum and are expecting their first child in six weeks. For a Hindu family, eight years of marriage is a long time to wait for a baby. DJ Sandeep is ecstatic at becoming a dad, convinced that the baby was a Bollywood star in a previous life. Read More »
Jimmy McGovern’s Bafta and RTS Award-winning series, which is currently in the running for two international Emmy awards, returns for a second six-part series of stand-alone stories.
Timothy Spall is back as taxi driver Eddie, spearheading a brand-new cast which boasts many of Britain’s finest stage, film and television actors, as well as introducing new talent.
In episode one David Thewlis returns to his first television role in over a decade as identical twins Joe and Harry Jennerson. Read More »
Jana Bennett, Director of BBC Vision, today announced that BBC One will go ahead with the planned series about the working lives of The Queen and other members of The Royal Family.
The five- part series, Monarchy: The Royal Family At Work, gives a unique insight into the work of The Queen and other members of The Royal Family as they go about their duties at home and abroad.
Jana Bennett said: “I am delighted that we are going ahead with this series and bringing it to BBC One this year.
“There has never been any doubt about the integrity of the films themselves: they are a serious and important look at the way the monarchy works.
“With exceptional access, viewers will get a remarkable picture of the work of The Royal Family over the course of a year.”
In Capturing Mary, acclaimed writer-director Stephen Poliakoff enters new territory by creating a terrifying and compulsive story of lost youth. This new film for BBC Two stars some of Britain’s most talented actors, led by Dame Maggie Smith and including David Walliams, Ruth Wilson and newcomer Danny Lee Wynter, who was the eponymous caretaker in last week’s BBC One film, Joe’s Palace. Read More »
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