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Choice Of Coward
Zavvi - La casa della cultura popNel 1964 la popolare serie ITV Play Of The Week ha dedicato quattro episodi al lavoro di uno dei più rispettati drammaturghi contemporanei britannici, Noel Coward. Questa raccolta riunisce le opere teatrali 'Present Laughter', 'Blithe Spirit', 'The Vortex' e 'Design For Living'. -
Chief - Series 1 - Complete
Tim Pigott-Smith (The Vice) stars as John Stafford, a newly promoted Chief Constable, in this police procedural drama series with a difference. The Chief shows a police force undergoing a culture change, as the outspoken and deeply committed Stafford attempts to reform crime-prevention policies and challenge the frequently unacceptable behaviour of his front-line officers. There are always difficult decisions to be made, and often at a professional and personal cost. The cast of this powerful drama series, originally transmitted in 1990, also includes Judy Loe (Ace of Wands) as Stafford’s doctor wife, Elizabeth, and Eastenders stars Tony Caunter and Ross Kemp.Having appointed Anne Stewart (Karen Archer - Chancer) as his deputy, Chief Constable John Stafford promotes his highly capable colleague to the rank of Head of Crime and Operations at Eastland, East Anglia. The promotion proves deeply unpopular, and, when Anne encounters rampant workplace misogyny, exposes some of the more unpleasant institutional attitudes among the ranks. While Anne faces a wall of prejudice as well as the personal difficulties arising from her son’s drug addiction, Stafford’s strategies for tackling the ever-mounting challenges of modern policing - be they the consequences of an increasingly violent drugs subculture, militant student actions or vigilante gangs - frequently bring him into conflict with his superiors. His high-level adversaries include the Home Office - whose staff watch his actions with interest, and more than a little concern… -
Frost On Saturday
The lighter side of Frost! One of the trio of Frost programmes that dominated ITV weekends in the late 1960s and early ’70s, Frost on Saturday concentrated mainly on topical interviews with entertainers and public figures. Made at a time when David Frost was working in the US and then jetting back to the UK to do three shows over the weekend, Frost on Saturday concentrates his energy into a forty minute mix of humorous interviews, debates and musical interludes with the likes of John and Yoko, The Rolling Stones (playing ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ in a barnstorming performance), Edna Everage (back when she was a mere Mrs. and not a Dame!), George Best (who plays football with Frost in the studio), Frankie Howerd, Dusty Springfield, Sir John Betjeman and more. A number of editions of Frost on Saturday no longer exist - this set includes the seven surviving shows, including a special programme from November 1969 to celebrate the history of broadcasting on the first official night of colour transmissions on ITV. -
Soi Cowboy
Zavvi - La casa della cultura popA Bangkok, un corpulento uomo europeo e una giovane donna thailandese incinta vivono insieme in quasi silenzio. Il suo grande corpo è in contrasto con la sua piccola struttura. Lui le fa dei regali - lei ha una crescente collezione di animali di peluche - e prende pillole di Viagra. Lei cerca sicurezza, e lui è il modo migliore per lei di stare fuori da Soi Cowboy, il quartiere a luci rosse dove si sono conosciuti. Le piace, ma andare a letto con lui è un dovere. Nel frattempo, in campagna, un adolescente mafioso viene assunto per consegnare la testa del fratello maggiore...In Soi Cowboy, l'intenzione dichiarata del giovane regista britannico Thomas Clay è di esplorare la natura relativa della moralità sessuale e l'impatto del capitalismo globale, rappresentato nella relazione ineguale, anche se reciprocamente vantaggiosa, tra Tobias e Koi, e la storia violenta del fratello di Koi, Cha. Il film combina una cinematografia inventiva e stili registici mutevoli per entrare nelle vite dei suoi personaggi sia con intimità ossessionante che con chiarezza documentaria. -
Sergeant Cork - Series 1
John Barrie is Sergeant Cork, one of the early members of London’s Metropolitan Police C.I.D. - plain-clothes detectives tasked with maintaining law and order in the seething metropolis of Victorian London. Assisted by Bob Marriott (William Gaunt) from his attic office at Old Scotland Yard, Cork has to contend with the heavy crimewave created by the massive population boom, industrial expansion and an ever-widening gap between the rich and poor. -
Piece Of Cake - The Complete Series
Per i dodici giovani piloti del RAF Hornet Squadron, il settembre 1939 porta il momento che stavano aspettando; la Gran Bretagna è entrata in guerra, e si preparano a partire per la Francia con la prospettiva di volare con bellissimi aerei in perfetta formazione, pronti per qualsiasi avversario. Alla fine, saranno chiamati ad affrontare un nemico meglio addestrato, meglio armato e più esperto di loro. Ma la vita è ancora tutta da vivere, e mentre sopportano l'attesa crescente della guerra falsa , i giovani novizi - alcuni ancora adolescenti - sono determinati ad assaggiare le delizie che la Francia ha da offrire. -
Hillsborough
Christopher Eccleston and Ricky Tomlinson head a strong cast in Jimmy McGovern’s emotionally powerful and highly acclaimed dramatisation of personal grief and public issues in the wake of the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster. Following the stories of three victims’ families, from the initial excitement of match day to the legal battles that followed the tragedy, Hillsborough presents a raw, honest portrayal of the campaign for truth within a culture of closed ranks and cover-ups. The drama also seeks to dismanle damaging myths regarding fans’ conduct, perpetuated by sections of the popular press and seen by McGovern and others as symptomatic of an ongoing vilifi cation of the working class within the British media; the impact of Hillsborough has been considered an important factor in the setting up of a new official inquiry into the disaster. -
In Character: Richard Bradford
Zavvi - La casa della cultura popRichard Bradford ha trovato un grande successo di critica per il suo ritratto sensibile e realistico di McGill, lo screditato ex agente della CIA ridotto a lavorare su commissione come investigatore privato. Perfezionista e attore di metodo, entrò presto in conflitto con alcuni della troupe e con i suoi colleghi attori, guadagnandosi la reputazione di essere scomodo per lavorare. Intervistato nell'estate del 2004, ha parlato candidamente del suo periodo di lavoro su Man in a Suitcase e dei problemi che ha incontrato mentre cercava di realizzare quella che, per alcuni, è la migliore serie d'azione/avventura della ITC. -
Spitting Image - Series 8 - Complete
A milestone in television comedy, Spitting Image lifted satire to a new level for over a decade through the 1980s and '90s. -
Just William - The Complete Series
Trasandato, astuto, ma assolutamente simpatico - questo è William, il famoso scolaro immaginario di Richmal Crompton le cui avventure hanno deliziato generazioni. Realizzata tra il 1977 e il 1978, questa produzione definitiva delle storie, ambientate negli anni '20, presenta Adrian Dannatt nel ruolo di William, insieme alla sua banda, i Fuorilegge - Ginger, Henry e Douglas. La rovina dei genitori di tutto il mondo, solo una cosa era garantita per farlo tornare sui suoi passi: Violet Elizabeth Bott (Bonnie Langford), il cui piano generale, se William non avesse ceduto alle sue richieste, era di ... thcweam and thcweam until I'm thick... -
World in Action - Volume 2
World in Action was, undoubtedly, ITV’s flagship current affairs programme. Lasting four decades (from the ‘60s to the ‘90s) this multiple BAFTA winning show was fearless, trailblazing and hard-hitting, choosing controversial subjects that other programmes would not dare to touch, often getting into trouble with the ITV regulators and – at times – the Government. -
For The Love Of Ada - Series 1 - Complete
Irene Handl (Metal Mickey) and Wilfred Pickles (Billy Liar) star as two senior citizens who fall in love in this gentle sitcom, written by Vince Powell and Harry Driver (Nearest and Dearest, Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width). Produced by Ronnie Baxter (Oh No It’s Selwyn Froggitt) and boasting theme music by Ron Grainer, this release contains the complete first series, originally transmitted in 1970. -
GHOSTS OF MOTLEY HALL, THE (DVD)
There has been an Uproar at Motley Hall since the days of Queen Elizabeth the First. And, although the dust now lies thick on its historic floors and weeds choke its once fine gardens, there are Uproars still at Motley Hall. The House, imposing, grand, decaying, unused, is not yet quite empty.Like residents of some lonely guest house, the ghosts of Motley Hall, each from a different era in the house's history, are compelled to get along with each other as best they might, and try somehow to keep the twentieth century away from their doorstep, that they might remain undisturbed as the sole occupants of their ancestral Motley Hall home.Series One.The Last UproarOld GoryBox Of TricksBanana CompanyPerfidia Blackart Rides AgainDouble TroubleThe Pogmore ExperimentSeries TwoThe Christmas SpiritSir Peveril's HoardWhere Are You, White Feather?Godfrey of BasingstokeGhost Of A ChanceHoroscopeChristmas Special - PhantomimeSeries ThreeFamily TreeGhost WriterSkeleton in the Cupboard - Part OneSkeleton in the Cupboard - Part TwoParty PieceNarcissus Bullock's Bell, There has been an Uproar at Motley Hall since the days of Queen Elizabeth the First. And, although the dust now lies thick on its historic floors and weeds choke its once fine gardens, there are Uproars still at Motley Hall. The House, imposing, grand, decaying, unused, is not yet quite empty.Like residents of some lonely guest house, the ghosts of Motley Hall, each from a different era in the house's history, are compelled to get along with each other as best they might, and try somehow to keep the twentieth century away from their doorstep, that they might remain undisturbed as the sole occupants of their ancestral Motley Hall home.Series One.The Last UproarOld GoryBox Of TricksBanana CompanyPerfidia Blackart Rides AgainDouble TroubleThe Pogmore ExperimentSeries TwoThe Christmas SpiritSir Peveril's HoardWhere Are You, White Feather?Godfrey of BasingstokeGhost Of A ChanceHoroscopeChristmas Special - PhantomimeSeries ThreeFamily TreeGhost WriterSkeleton in the Cupboard - Part OneSkeleton in the Cupboard - Part TwoParty PieceNarcissus Bullock's BellSpecial Features:Christmas Special.Commentaries with Freddie Jones and Richard Carpenter.Stills Gallery. -
Nearest & Dearest - Series 1
Eli and his sister Nellie are an odd pair - he is an ageing bachelor with a reputation for being one for the ladies; she, on the other hand, has no reputation at all when it comes to romance. When their father dies, leaving them a run-down pickle factory and a load of problems, not only do Eli and Nellie have to come to terms with their new-found staff, harder still they must come to terms with each other. The comic team of Jimmy Jewel and Hilda Baker take on the roles of Eli and Nellie.It Comes To Us All (aka Thicker than Water)The sun is setting on twelve tons of pickled onions. A dynasty is dying...and who's left?Lead Me To The AltarA little late love for Nellie. But was it worth keeping the home fires burning for?The Danger List If you go a funny colour, lie low: it's all in the mind .Take A Letter Of course i need a private secretary. Fifty copies of the Annual Report in pencil just isn't on these days .You Make Me Feel So YoungThe elixir of youth - old wives' tale or a racing certainty? Well, if it worked for Stan...The Wrong Side of the SheetsAn accident of birth - but does it really matter what you are? It happens in the best families... -
The Comedians - Series 7
The quintessential quickfire stand-up comedy show, The Comedians is one of the great successes of ITV - lasting from 1971 until 1993 and making household names of many of its stars. With routines that were honed to perfection in the hard-knock territory of Northern working men's clubs, Bernard Manning, Frank Carson, George Roper, Duggie Brown and Colin Crompton all became masters of the excruciatingly bad joke and the knowing wink. -
Surgical Spirit - Series 4 - Complete
Consultant surgeon Sheila Sabatini rules her operating theatre with a sharp tongue and a withering sense of humour. Her dedication and determination to succeed in a male-dominated world make her a force to be reckoned with, and her colleagues at the Gillies Hospital have learned the hard way not to mess with her! Sheila’s intimidating manner may hide a soft centre, but only those who dare to get close enough discover that; they include Deputy Unit Manager and best friend, Joyce, and anaesthetist Jonathan Haslam, a man brave enough to pursue a romantic relationship with the spiky Mrs. Sabatini… Nichola McAuliffe gives a memorable performance as Sabatini, with Duncan Preston starring alongside her as Jonathan Haslam. Surgical Spirit was a huge success with the viewing public, running for seven series between 1989 and 1995. This complete fourth series was originally screened in 1992. -
No, Honestly - The Complete Series
Zavvi - La casa della cultura popBasato sui libri di Charlotte Bingham, la brit-com NO, HONESTLY del 1974 aveva come protagonisti i coniugi John Alderton e Pauline Collins (che avrebbero poi fatto squadra per il dramma FOREVER GREEN alla fine degli anni '80) nei panni di una spiritosa coppia sposata. -
Clifton House Mystery - The Complete Series
An old woman’s possessions are auctioned, and orchestral conductor Timothy Clare and his family move into her large, though rather gloomy and dilapidated, old house in Bristol. It soon becomes clear that Clifton is a house full of secrets, and that Mrs. Betterton had good reason to leave with her young granddaughter, the ethereal, otherworldly Emily; after a series of frightening experiences and disturbing discoveries - including a walled-up room containing a skeleton - the Clares realise that they are not the only occupants. Unearthly presences inhabit the house, and the family must find a way to lay the ghosts to rest if they are ever to find peace there. Eerie special effects, a twist-laden plot and highly atmospheric setting make for spine-tingling drama in this memorable six-part series for younger viewers. Made by HTV – renowned for producing inventive children’s drama with supernatural themes and a slightly sinister edge – The Clifton House Mystery stars Peter Sallis as Milton Guest, the eccentric but affable ghost hunter who is eventually called upon to exorcise the restless spirits that plague the family. Originally screened in 1978, the complete series is available here for the very first time on DVD. -
Within These Walls - Series 3
Within These Walls offre un ritratto autentico della vita quotidiana in prigione, così come il progresso della riforma del sistema penale, riflettendo il passaggio da un ethos vittoriano di punizione a un'enfasi sulla riabilitazione. Concentrandosi sui processi di una governatrice appena nominata e sui suoi tentativi di liberalizzare il regime di Stone Park, H.M. Prigione per donne, Within These Walls fu un enorme successo per la LWT e avrebbe stabilito il modello per serie successive come Prisoner: Cell Block H e Bad Girls; la serie è ancora ricordata con affetto più di 30 anni dopo la sua proiezione originale.Googie Withers (The Lady Vanishes) interpreta la principesca e compassionevole governatrice della prigione, Faye Boswell, il cui compito è capire e aiutare le donne che si trovano nel mondo chiuso di Stone Park. Con una scrittura e una regia forti, Within These Walls rimane un punto alto del dramma televisivo britannico. Questa terza serie, che include apparizioni di ospiti, tra gli altri, Joan Hickson, John Rhys-Davies e Michael Sheard, fu originariamente proiettata nel 1975. -
Travelling Man: The Complete Series
Zavvi - La casa della cultura popL'ex ispettore Alan Lomax, già della Metropolitan Police Drugs Squad, ha appena completato una pena di due anni di prigione dopo la sua ingiusta condanna per furto. Sua moglie lo ha lasciato e suo figlio, Steve, è scomparso e giace nei corsi d'acqua della Gran Bretagna. Lomax si imbarca in una lunga ricerca di suo figlio - e anche di indizi; è determinato a provare la sua innocenza trovando l'uomo che lo ha incastrato. Ma Lomax sa che la sua nuova vita sarà tutt'altro che facile. È ancora considerato con sospetto dalla polizia, che lo ha messo sotto sorveglianza, ed è inseguito non solo dai membri della malavita, ma anche da un giornalista ostinato di nome Robinson...Travelling Man è stato creato e sceneggiato da Roger Marshall - famoso per i suoi contributi a The Avengers, Public Eye e The Sweeney, tra molte altre serie classiche - e ha come protagonista Leigh Lawson (Madame Sousatzka, Tess) nei panni del guidato e tormentato Lomax. La serie completa di Granada, originariamente proiettata nel 1984 e 1985, è disponibile qui per la prima volta su DVD.