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South Pacific

Adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's smash-hit musical set in the wartime tropics, telling the story of two love affairs in parallel. An American nurse falls in love with a local widowed planter.

Adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's smash-hit musical set in the wartime tropics, telling the story of two love affairs in parallel. An American nurse falls in love with a local widowed planter who is many years her senior, has children of his own and is very set in his ways. Meanwhile, a young Marine falls for a local native girl. Including hit songs Happy Talk, This Nearly Was Mine and Some Enchanted Evening.

2 hours, 22 minutes

Last on

Wed 28 Dec 202213:30
BBC Two

Credits

Emile de BecqueRossano Brazzi
Bloody MaryJuanita Hall
The ProfessorJack Mullaney
StewpotKen Clark
Lt Buzz AdamsTom Laughlin
DirectorJoshua Logan

Broadcasts

  • Boxing Day 200811:40
    BBC Two Wales (Analogue) & Wales only
  • Boxing Day 200813:25
    BBC Two except Wales (Analogue), Wales & Yorkshire
  • Christmas Eve 200911:50
    BBC HD
  • Christmas Eve 200911:55
    BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 4 Apr 201019:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 29 Aug 201012:45
    BBC Two Northern Ireland
  • Sun 29 Aug 201014:00
    BBC Two Scotland, England & Wales only
  • Fri 3 Jan 202013:50
    BBC Scotland & BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 16 May 202015:35
    BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 20 Dec 202115:50
    BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Wed 28 Dec 202213:30
    BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire