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Bringing Up Baby

Classic comedy about a madcap heiress (Katharine Hepburn) who makes a shambles of an absent-minded palaeontologist's life when she arrives on the scene with her pet leopard.

Classic screwball comedy about a madcap heiress who makes a shambles of an absent-minded palaeontologist's life when she arrives on the scene complete with her pet leopard. The film's rollercoaster plot formed the basis for 1972's What's Up, Doc? and is notable for Katharine Hepburn's foray into zany comedy.

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1 hour, 37 minutes

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Boxing Day 202509:00
BBC Two

Credits

Susan VanceKatharine Hepburn
Dr David HuxleyCary Grant
Major Horace ApplegateCharlie Ruggles
Aunt ElizabethMay Robson
Mr GogartyBarry Fitzgerald
Dr Fritz LehmanFritz Feld
Constable SlocumWalter Catlett
PeabodyGeorge Irving
Mrs LehmannTala Birell
ElmerJohn Kelly
ProducerCliff Reid
DirectorHoward Hawks
WriterDudley Nichols
WriterHagar Wilde
ProducerHoward Hawks
ComposerRoy Webb
Director of photographyRussell Metty

Broadcasts

  • Tue 30 Dec 200800:20
    BBC Four
  • Wed 15 Jun 201113:40
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, England & Wales only
  • Sat 7 Apr 201214:00
    BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Wed 27 Mar 201312:00
    BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 25 Mar 201813:20
    BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 22 Feb 202113:00
    BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Wed 29 Dec 202108:40
    BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Thu 12 May 202221:00
    BBC Four
  • Fri 15 Jul 202213:45
    BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Boxing Day 202509:00
    BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire

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