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The Beach
Restless in Thailand, tourist Richard learns of a legendary remote location. With a French couple, he embarks on the hazardous quest to find it.
Restless in Thailand, tourist Richard learns of a legendary remote location. With a French couple, he embarks on the hazardous quest to find it. However, even a perfect place can be torn apart by lust, jealousy and rash acts.
Based on Alex Garland's bestseller, from the director of Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire.
Last on
Sun 28 Jul 2024
22:35
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Richard | Leonardo DiCaprio |
Françoise | Virginie Ledoyen |
Étienne | Guillaume Canet |
Sal | Tilda Swinton |
Daffy | Robert Carlyle |
Keaty | Paterson Joseph |
Sammy | Jerry Swindall |
Bugs | Lars Arentz-Hansen |
Writer | John Hodge |
Director | Danny Boyle |
Broadcasts
- Tue 7 Mar 2023 22:40BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Wales & Wales HD
- Tue 7 Mar 2023 23:10BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Tue 7 Mar 2023 23:20BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
- Sat 11 Mar 2023 21:30
- Sun 15 Oct 2023 22:35BBC One except Wales & Wales HD
- Sun 15 Oct 2023 23:05BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
- Fri 20 Oct 2023 21:00
- Sat 27 Jul 2024 00:10BBC One except HD, Wales, Wales HD & Nightlight
- Sun 28 Jul 2024 22:35