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The Shipping News
After the sudden death of his wayward wife, a man moves to his ancestral home in a fishing village in Newfoundland with his daughter. Thanks to writing a column for the local paper, he soon becomes immersed in the lives of the villagers and discovers a special connection with a single mother.
Last on
Thu 31 Dec 201500:30
BBC Two except Wales
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Director | Lasse Hallstrom |
| Quoyle | Kevin Spacey |
| Wavey Prowse | Julianne Moore |
| Agnis Hamm | Judi Dench |
| Petal Bear | Cate Blanchett |
| Tert Card | Pete Postlethwaite |
| Jack Buggit | Scott Glenn |
| Beaufield Nutbeem | Rhys Ifans |
| Billy Pretty | Gordon Pinsent |
| Dennis Buggit | Jason Behr |
| Bayonet Melville | Larry Pine |
| Silver Melville | Jeannetta Arnette |
| EMS Officer | Robert Joy |
| Guy Quoyle | John Dunsworth |
| Writer | Robert Nelson Jacobs |
| Author | E Annie Proulx |
| Producer | Linda Goldstein Knowlton |
| Producer | Leslie Holleran |
| Producer | Irwin Winkler |
| Composer | Christopher Young |
| Director of photography | Oliver Stapleton |
Broadcasts
- Sat 5 Apr 200821:30BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
- Sat 4 Apr 200922:40BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
- Fri 27 Jul 201223:10BBC Two Wales, England & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 28 Jul 201200:20BBC Two Scotland
- Fri 21 Jun 201323:05BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 12 Jul 201422:00BBC Two Wales, HD, Northern Ireland & England only
- Sat 30 May 201523:35BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Thu 31 Dec 201500:30BBC Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland & England only
