TMBTMB
TMBTMB

Track, discover and find where to watch TV shows and movies.

Discover

  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Browse
  • Topics

Account

  • Watchlist
  • Watched
  • Ratings

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Content Policy

© 2026 Movie Browser. All rights reserved.

Data provided by TMDB

Home
Browse
Watchlist
backdrop
backdrop
logo
Mini Series
TMDB
70
IMDb
84
Rotten Tomatoes
94
Google
91

Shooting the Past (1999)

Latest Episode

Episode 3
60 min

Season 1 • Episode 3

Latest

Episode 3

Jan 24, 1999

Marilyn arrives just in time to save Oswald's suicide but he is in a deep coma. With time running out and Anderson wavering the team work on a photo montage about a lost family secret. Anderson changes his mind, saving the archive.

Overview

Drama

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.

Flag of GBGB
Content warning
battlelibrarydeveloper
Stephen Poliakoff

Creator

Stephen Poliakoff

First AiredJan 10, 1999
StatusEnded
Seasons1·Episodes3
BBC Two

Top Cast

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Oswald Bates

Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Marilyn Truman

Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham

Christopher Anderson

Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

Veronica

Emilia Fox

Emilia Fox

Spig

Arj Barker

Arj Barker

Garnett

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

Styeman

YouTube

Shooting The Past - trailer

Shooting The Past - trailer

Gallery

Reviews

No ratings yet

Start the discussionBe the first to post — spoiler-safe
Rate & reviewBe the first to weigh in

Recommended

Parish series poster (2024)
6.4

Parish

Tales of the Unexpected series poster (1979)
6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

Goliath series poster (2016)
7.6

Goliath

Colony series poster (2016)
6.8

Colony

The Hitchhiker series poster (1983)
6.3

The Hitchhiker

Bel-Air series poster (2022)
7.7

Bel-Air

Tyler Perry's The Oval series poster (2019)
8.2

Tyler Perry's The Oval

Parenthood series poster (2010)
7.5

Parenthood

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour series poster (2010)
8.2

R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

Battlestar Galactica series poster (1978)
7.1

Battlestar Galactica

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf series poster (2025)
7.5

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf

Return to Eden series poster (1983)
6.9

Return to Eden

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots series poster (2013)
7.5

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots

Knots Landing series poster (1979)
6.9

Knots Landing

Sweet Magnolias series poster (2020)
7.7

Sweet Magnolias

More Like This

Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia series poster (2019)
7.9

Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia

Hornblower series poster (1998)
7.8

Hornblower

Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere series poster (2011)
5.3

Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere

UFO series poster (1970)
7.7

UFO

The Librarians series poster (2014)
7.2

The Librarians

Jodha & Akbar series poster (2013)
5.5

Jodha & Akbar

Baa Baa Black Sheep series poster (1976)
7.6

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Gun x Sword series poster (2005)
6.1

Gun x Sword

Empress Ki series poster (2013)
7.4

Empress Ki

Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas series poster (2009)
8.3

Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas

Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] series poster (2014)
8.0

Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]

Lord of All Worlds series poster (2024)
7.0

Lord of All Worlds

Dunkirk series poster (2004)
6.4

Dunkirk

Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? series poster (2024)
6.5

Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World?

Warlords of Sigrdrifa series poster (2020)
5.1

Warlords of Sigrdrifa

Discussion

Browse per-episode discussions →

Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.

Discussion starters

View all comments →