Zoë Wanamaker

The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd is a slice of Lawrentian life brought vividly to the screen by Zoe Wanamaker as Lizzie Holroyd and Colin Firth as her boorish husband Charles. The Holroyds scream their lives away until Lizzie falls in love with another man (Stephen Dillane) and wishes her husband dead - a wish that comes horribly true.

How did the author PG Wodehouse come to face a charge of treason during the Second World War and how did this quintessential Englishman, creator of Jeeves and Wooster, become an exile from his own country?

Overwhelmed by the horror of war Tom (Dexter Fletcher), a young recruit, deserts the army and seeks refuge with a roving band of travellers. The mute Tom appears to have magical powers which alarm the travellers but, realising that his gifts can be used to their advantage they gradually come to accept him. The daughter (Zoe Nathenson) of the group's leader (Bob Hoskins) discovers the truth.

This is the heartwarming story of Dame Barbara Windsor, the Cockney kid with a dazzling smile and talent to match who went on to become a British icon. Spanning 50 years, from 1943 to 1993, this drama introduces the people and the events that shaped Babs's life and career.

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas, but then gets a visit from his companion Jacob Marley, who has been dead for seven years. He urges Scrooge to change his life.

Overcome by ambition and jealousy, the duplicitous Richard will stop at nothing to claim his brother's throne. One by one Richard eliminates all those who stand in his way but, on the eve of the battle of Bosworth Field, the ghosts of his victims appear to foretell his defeat.