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A Simple Plan

Thriller starring Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton. After three friends find a crashed plane in the woods with a dead pilot and millions of dollars, they hatch a plan.

Minnesota. Winter. Hank and Jacob Mitchell and their pal Lou find a downed single-engine plane buried in the snowy woods. Inside it is a decaying pilot and a bag carrying $4 million. The men decide to hide the money until spring when the snow is melted and the plane is found. But nothing goes as planned...

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1 hour, 54 minutes

Last on

Sat 18 Mar 2017 01:05
BBC Two

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:06

    Norman Greenbaum

    Spirit In The Sky

Credits

Hank Mitchell Bill Paxton
Jacob Mitchell Billy Bob Thornton
Sarah Mitchell Bridget Fonda
Neil Baxter Gary Cole
Lou Chambers Brent Briscoe
Tom Butler Jack Walsh
Carl Chelcie Ross
Nancy Chambers Becky Ann Baker
FBI Agent Freemont Peter Syvertsen
Director Sam Raimi
Writer Scott B Smith
Producer James Jacks
Producer Adam Schroeder

Broadcasts

  • Tue 28 Nov 2006 23:25
    BBC One South
  • Wed 29 Nov 2006 00:05
    BBC One Wales
  • Sat 9 Aug 2008 23:40
    BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
  • Sat 9 Aug 2008 23:50
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland & Yorkshire
  • Tue 2 Dec 2008 23:35
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Wed 3 Dec 2008 00:05
    BBC One Wales
  • Fri 28 Aug 2009 22:30
    BBC HD
  • Wed 18 Nov 2009 23:25
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & BBC HD
  • Wed 12 Dec 2012 00:20
    BBC One except Wales
  • Wed 12 Dec 2012 00:50
    BBC One Wales
  • Tue 22 Oct 2013 23:20
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
  • Tue 22 Oct 2013 23:50
    BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Wed 23 Oct 2013 00:20
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Tue 20 Jan 2015 00:25
    BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Tue 10 Feb 2015 00:10
    BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Tue 12 Jan 2016 23:40
    BBC One except Scotland
  • Tue 12 Jan 2016 23:45
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Sat 18 Mar 2017 01:05
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire

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