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Meet Joe Black

Media tycoon William Parrish has his charmed life and orderly household disrupted by the arrival of an engimatic young man who proceeds to fall in love with Parrish's daughter.

Media tycoon William Parrish has his charmed life and orderly household disrupted by the arrival of an engimatic young man who proceeds to fall in love with Parrish's beautiful daughter, Susan. For Parrish, Susan and the rest of his family, the consequences of this romance are profound, complicated and bittersweet, for Joe Black is the personification of death.

2 hours, 48 minutes

Last on

Sat 24 Feb 202421:00
BBC Three

Music Played

  • Smokie

    Just When I Needed You Most

Credits

Joe BlackBrad Pitt
Susan ParrishClaire Forlani
William ParrishAnthony Hopkins
AllisonMarcia Gay Harden
QuinceJeffrey Tambor
DrewJake Weber
JenniferDiane Kagan
WriterAlberto Casella
ProducerMartin Brest
DirectorMartin Brest

Broadcasts

  • Sat 19 Jun 202122:30
    BBC One
  • Wed 13 Apr 202222:40
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Wales & Wales HD
  • Wed 13 Apr 202223:10
    BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Tue 28 Mar 202322:40
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
  • Wed 29 Mar 202300:10
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Mon 3 Apr 202322:00
    BBC Three
  • Fri 26 Jan 202423:40
    BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Sat 27 Jan 202400:10
    BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
  • Sat 24 Feb 202421:00
    BBC Three