Main content

A Simple Plan

Thriller starring Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton. After three friends find a crashed plane in the woods with a dead pilot and millions of dollars, they hatch a plan.

Minnesota. Winter. Hank and Jacob Mitchell and their pal Lou find a downed single-engine plane buried in the snowy woods. Inside it is a decaying pilot and a bag carrying $4 million. The men decide to hide the money until spring when the snow is melted and the plane is found. But nothing goes as planned...

Available now

1 hour, 54 minutes

Last on

Sat 18 Mar 201701:05
BBC Two

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:06

    Norman Greenbaum

    Spirit In The Sky

Credits

Hank MitchellBill Paxton
Jacob MitchellBilly Bob Thornton
Sarah MitchellBridget Fonda
Neil BaxterGary Cole
Lou ChambersBrent Briscoe
Tom ButlerJack Walsh
CarlChelcie Ross
Nancy ChambersBecky Ann Baker
FBI Agent FreemontPeter Syvertsen
DirectorSam Raimi
WriterScott B Smith
ProducerJames Jacks
ProducerAdam Schroeder

Broadcasts

  • Tue 28 Nov 200623:25
    BBC One South
  • Wed 29 Nov 200600:05
    BBC One Wales
  • Sat 9 Aug 200823:40
    BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
  • Sat 9 Aug 200823:50
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland & Yorkshire
  • Tue 2 Dec 200823:35
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Wed 3 Dec 200800:05
    BBC One Wales
  • Fri 28 Aug 200922:30
    BBC HD
  • Wed 18 Nov 200923:25
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & BBC HD
  • Wed 12 Dec 201200:20
    BBC One except Wales
  • Wed 12 Dec 201200:50
    BBC One Wales
  • Tue 22 Oct 201323:20
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
  • Tue 22 Oct 201323:50
    BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Wed 23 Oct 201300:20
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Tue 20 Jan 201500:25
    BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Tue 10 Feb 201500:10
    BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Tue 12 Jan 201623:40
    BBC One except Scotland
  • Tue 12 Jan 201623:45
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Sat 18 Mar 201701:05
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire

Featured in...

Related Links