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Calendar Girls
Comedy drama based on the true story of 12 Yorkshire ladies who find a compelling way to raise money for charity: a nude calendar. Stars Helen Mirren and Julie Walters.
Knapely, North Yorkshire. Firm friends Chris and Annie are part of the local Womens' Institute, where nothing dramatic has ever happened. Then Annie's husband dies of leukaemia, and in aid of the local hospital, the ladies propose posing (tastefully) naked for a charity calendar, though this strains relationships all round.
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Sun 2 Mar 202522:50
Music Played
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Bert Jansch
Black Cat Blues
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Price of Oil
Find Another Way
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B.B. King
You Upset Me Baby
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The Beach Boys
Sloop John B
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The Meters
Ride Your Pony
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The Temptations
The Way You Do the Things You Do
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Comin' Home Baby
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Chris Harper | Helen Mirren |
| Annie Clarke | Julie Walters |
| John Clarke | John Alderton |
| Cora | Linda Bassett |
| Jessie | Annette Crosbie |
| Lawrence Sertain | Philip Glenister |
| Rod Harper | Ciaran Hinds |
| Celia | Celia Imrie |
| Marie | Geraldine James |
| Ruth Reynoldson | Penelope Wilton |
| Eddie Reynoldson | George Costigan |
| Richard | Graham Crowden |
| Director | Nigel Cole |
| Producer | Nick Barton |
| Producer | Suzanne Mackie |
| Writer | Tim Firth |
| Writer | Juliette Towhidi |
Broadcasts
- Christmas Eve 200621:30BBC One South, Wales & Scotland only
- Sun 3 Feb 200820:45BBC One except Wales
Christmas Eve 200820:30
Fri 27 Feb 200922:00
Sat 24 Sep 201122:00- Sun 16 Dec 201220:30
- Sat 22 Jun 201321:00BBC Two HD, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Sat 22 Jun 201322:00BBC Two Scotland
- Christmas Eve 201422:30BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 22 Aug 201522:10BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Fri 23 Aug 202422:40BBC One except Wales
- Fri 23 Aug 202423:05BBC One Wales & Wales HD only
- Sun 2 Mar 202522:50
What has the WI really done for women?
An interactive guide about what the Women's Institute has achieved since 1915.
