Classic Drama
Iconic performances and influential dramas on BBC iPlayer
Episode 1—Pride and Prejudice, Series 1
Mrs Bennet is anxious to marry off one of her five daughters to newcomer Mr Bingley.
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Episode 1—Bleak House, Series 1
Young orphan Esther Summerson is brought to the High Court of Chancery.
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Episode 1—House of Cards
Political drama. Chief whip Francis Urquhart plots revenge against his colleagues.
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Episode 1—Sense and Sensibility (2008), Series 1
Dramatisation of Jane Austen's novel. The Dashwoods start a new life in Devonshire.
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Episode 1—North and South
Margaret Hale and her parents are forced to leave their idyllic life and move to Milton.
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Episode 1—Little Dorrit, Series 1
Arthur Clennam seeks to learn more about young seamstress Amy Dorrit.
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Nuts in May—Play for Today, Series 6
A couple's exhausting battle to enjoy an idyllic camping holiday in Dorset.
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The Halfmen—Quatermass and the Pit
During work at a building site in London, workmen discover a skull and other bones.
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The War Game
Controversial film depicting the terrible consequences of a nuclear attack on Britain.
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Mrs. Patterson—Sunday Night Theatre
Eartha Kitt stars as a teenage girl who dreams of escaping to the big city. (1956)
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Anytime You're Ready, I'll Sparkle—Theatre 625, Talking to a Stranger
Terry (Judi Dench) reminisces about her past and tells of the family reunion on Sunday.
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