Where to watch Shooting the Past (1999) in the UK
Shooting the Past (1999) is available to watch free in the UK on BBC iPlayer. Last verified on 17 June 2026 by ScreenSearch.
Photographs that unlock the past... to fight for the future
A US property developer realises that he has a battle on his hands when he tries to renovate a London building containing a vast photographic collection and discovers that the library employees will resort to anything to thwart him.
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Cast & crew
Top-billed cast in Shooting the Past.
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Timothy SpallOswald Bates -
Lindsay DuncanMarilyn Truman -
Liam CunninghamChristopher Anderson -
Billie WhitelawVeronica -
Emilia FoxSpig -
Arj BarkerGarnett -
Andy SerkisStyeman
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Shooting the Past (1999) is available free (with adverts or a TV licence) on BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom.
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