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The Big Read (2003– )
TV Series

The Big Read (2003– )

TV Series

Viewers and celebrities pick their all-time favourite books.

Seasons

1 | Unknown See all

Directors

John Holdsworth | Robin Dashwood (segment "Captain Corelli's Mandolin") | Victoria Page (segment "Winnie the Pooh") | Sally Thomson | Francis Whately (segment "The Catcher in the Rye")

Producers

John Holdsworth (producer) | Robin Dashwood (producer) (segment "Captain Corelli's Mandolin") | Peter Higgins (producer) | Victoria Page (producer) (segment "Winnie the Pooh") & 3 more

Composer

Jeremy Vass

Cinematographers

Louis Caulfield (photography) (segment "The Catcher in the Rye") | Andrew Gunn | Andrew Gunn (photography) (segment "Captain Corelli's Mandolin") | Mike Robinson (photography) (segment "Winnie the Pooh") (as Michael Robinson) | Tim Sutton (photography) (segment "Winnie the Pooh")

Editors

Paddy Bird | Andrea Carnevali | Martin Cooper (segment "Captain Corelli's Mandolin") | Matt Platts-Mills (segment "Winnie the Pooh") | Mark Townsend

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 5, 2003

Release date (First episode)

Apr 5, 2003 (United Kingdom)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
28 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Meera Syal Self Self See fewer	2	Beautiful Thing (1996)
Phill Jupitus Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	2	QI (2003)
Ben Illis Self - AA Milne / Self - A.A. Milne Self - AA Milne / Self - A.A. Milne See fewer	2	Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
Ruby Wax Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	2	Girls on Top (1985)
Joanna Lumley Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	1	Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
Sanjeev Bhaskar Self Self See fewer	1	Yesterday (III) (2019)
Leslie Phillips Self Self See fewer	1	Venus (I) (2006)
Sandi Toksvig Self Self See fewer	1	No 73 (1982)
Chris Overton Self - Will Parry Self - Will Parry See fewer	1	The Silent Child (2017)
Jo Brand Self Self See fewer	1	Getting On (2009)
Adam Faith Self Self See fewer	1	Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Alistair McGowan Self Self See fewer	1	My Life in Ruins (2009)
Wes Butters Self Self See fewer	1	Love Actually (2003)
David Decio Self - Edgar Linton - Wuthering Heights Self - Edgar Linton - Wuthering Heights See fewer	1	The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Imogen Walker Self - Julia - 1984 Self - Julia - 1984 See fewer	1	The Real... (1998)
Benedict Allen Self Self See fewer	1	The Skeleton Coast (1997)
William Hague Self Self See fewer	1	The Diamond Queen (2012)
Erin Broling Self - Sunny Self - Sunny See fewer	1	Miss Guided (2008)
Clive Anderson Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	1	Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1988)
Lawrence Michelowski Actor (segment "Winnie the Pooh") Actor (segment "Winnie the Pooh") See fewer	1	Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004)
Joe Williams Actor (segment "Winnie the Pooh") Actor (segment "Winnie the Pooh") See fewer	1	Snatch (2000)
Clare Short Self - Presenter (segment "Captain Corelli's Mandolin") Self - Presenter (segment "Captain Corelli's Mandolin") See fewer	1	Have I Got News for You (1990)
Jim Carter Reader (segment "Captain Corelli's Mandolin") (voice) Reader (segment "Captain Corelli's Mandolin") (voice) See fewer	1	Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Jacob Zachar Holden Caulfield (segment "The Catcher in the Rye") Holden Caulfield (segment "The Catcher in the Rye") See fewer	1	Detention of the Dead (2012)
Shelby Hyman Phoebe Caulfield (segment "The Catcher in the Rye") Phoebe Caulfield (segment "The Catcher in the Rye") See fewer	1	The Ice Harvest (2005)
Erin Papke Actress (segment "The Catcher in the Rye") Actress (segment "The Catcher in the Rye") See fewer	1	The Big Read (2003)
Jodie Christian Actress (segment "The Catcher in the Rye") Actress (segment "The Catcher in the Rye") See fewer	1	The Big Read (2003)
Alan Titchmarsh Self Self See fewer		Wetty Hainthropp Investigates (1999)