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ITV Christmas Comedy Compilation
The 21 shows that feature in this Christmas cracker of a package are:The Dustbinmen Christmas SpecialPlease Sir!On The BusesAll This and Christmas, TooNearest And DearestBilly LiarTwo's CompanyStanley Baxter's Christmas BoxThe Rag TradeBless me FatherThe Army GameGeorge And The DragonYou're Only Young TwiceMy Husband And IOnly When I LaughThat's My BoyHallelujahDuty FreeYou're Only Young TwiceHome To RoostWatchingITV Christmas Comedy is perfect family entertainment and doesn't contain one turkey. With nearly ten hours of ho-ho-humour, this title will appeal to all comedy fans and is certainly a reason to be jolly this yuletide., The 21 shows that feature in this Christmas cracker of a package are:The Dustbinmen Christmas SpecialPlease Sir!On The BusesAll This and Christmas, TooNearest And DearestBilly LiarTwo's CompanyStanley Baxter's Christmas BoxThe Rag TradeBless me FatherThe Army GameGeorge And The DragonYou're Only Young TwiceMy Husband And IOnly When I LaughThat's My BoyHallelujahDuty FreeYou're Only Young TwiceHome To RoostWatchingITV Christmas Comedy is perfect family entertainment and doesn't contain one turkey. With nearly ten hours of ho-ho-humour, this title will appeal to all comedy fans and is certainly a reason to be jolly this yuletide.Special Features:None Listed. -
A Bit Of A Do
Weddings can be a fraught affair at the best of times, but when Ted Simcock (David Jason) - the father of the groom, and the bride's mother, Liz Rodenhurst (Nicola Pagett - Upstairs Downstairs) make it a day to remember for all the wrong reasons, it sparks a chain of events that changes the lives of the snobbish Rodenhursts and working-class Simcocks forever.Adapted for the screen from his own novels by David Nobbs (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin), A Bit of a Do is a sharply-written comedy drama which won David Jason the Best Actor Award at the 1990 British Comedy Awards. Featuring an outstanding supporting cast that includes Paul Chapman (As Time Goes By) as snooty dentist and father of the bride laurence Rodenhurst, Gwen Taylor (Duty free) as scorned wife Rita Simcock and Stephanie Cole (Waiting for God) and Tim Wylton (My Hero) as family friends Betty and Rodney Sillitoe, A Bit of a Do sees the changing lives and fortunes of the group through various social occasions, including five weddings, a christening and a funeral., Weddings can be a fraught affair at the best of times, but when Ted Simcock (David Jason) - the father of the groom, and the bride's mother, Liz Rodenhurst (Nicola Pagett - Upstairs Downstairs) make it a day to remember for all the wrong reasons, it sparks a chain of events that changes the lives of the snobbish Rodenhursts and working-class Simcocks forever.Adapted for the screen from his own novels by David Nobbs (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin), A Bit of a Do is a sharply-written comedy drama which won David Jason the Best Actor Award at the 1990 British Comedy Awards. Featuring an outstanding supporting cast that includes Paul Chapman (As Time Goes By) as snooty dentist and father of the bride laurence Rodenhurst, Gwen Taylor (Duty free) as scorned wife Rita Simcock and Stephanie Cole (Waiting for God) and Tim Wylton (My Hero) as family friends Betty and Rodney Sillitoe, A Bit of a Do sees the changing lives and fortunes of the group through various social occasions, including five weddings, a christening and a funeral.Special Features:Archive interview with series star Nicola Pagett and writer David Nobbs.Dogfood Dan and the Camarthen Cowboy - a single play by David Nobbs from 1982.PDFs of the original press release packs from Yorkshire Television. -
The History of Mr. Polly
Mr Polly (Sir John Mills) is a sensitive soul. Sacked from his job for daydreaming he despairs of ever finding another when he's father's death suddenly brings him a large inheritance, and with it he embarks on a cycling adventure. Along his travels he meets and falls desperately in love with a young girl, but the relationship turns sour when her friends her of it . Spurned, he hastily marries his cousin Miriam, and settles in a sleepy town where he opens a draper's shop. But his beliefs are eroded when, fifteen years on, bad debt and his floundering marriage bring him to a personal crossroads where he must make some major decisions.Screen legend and Academy Award-winner Sir John Mills (Ice Cold in Alex, Ryan's Daughter) both stars in and produces this tale of despair and hope from fertile mind of H.G. Wells, one of the greatest British writers of the last two centuries. Scripted and directed by Anthony Pelissier, this charming film also features a sumptuous score by William Alwyn (Odd Man Out, The Fallen Idol). -
The Man In Grey
A gorgeous debutante, Clarissa Richmond, is under obligation to enter into marriage with the wealthy Marquis of Rohan. Rohan is not love with Clarissa, but he wants an heir to his title - an ambition which is fulfilled when Clarissa presents him with a son. On the way to the theatre to see an old friend, Hesther, Clarissa is waylaid by a highwayman who demands a lift to the theatre she is attending - the highwayman is, in fact, a young actor called Peter Rokeby. Hesther comes to live with Clarissa, but she becomes a cuckoo in the nest when Rohan falls for her charm and she tries to oust Clarissa from the household., A gorgeous debutante, Clarissa Richmond, is under obligation to enter into marriage with the wealthy Marquis of Rohan. Rohan is not love with Clarissa, but he wants an heir to his title - an ambition which is fulfilled when Clarissa presents him with a son. On the way to the theatre to see an old friend, Hesther, Clarissa is waylaid by a highwayman who demands a lift to the theatre she is attending - the highwayman is, in fact, a young actor called Peter Rokeby. Hesther comes to live with Clarissa, but she becomes a cuckoo in the nest when Rohan falls for her charm and she tries to oust Clarissa from the household.Special Features:James Mason - The Man They Loved to Hate: First shown in 1984, six months afterOriginal Theatrical Trailer.Stills Gallery. -
Tales From Europe - The Singing Ringing Tree
The Singing Ringing Tree è una favola surreale con la prima principessa comunista del mondo, un pesce bizzarro e il nano più sinistro della storia del genere umano. Un classico europeo leggendario, The Singing Ringing Tree ha ossessionato una generazione quando fu mostrato per la prima volta alla televisione britannica in un formato a episodi nel 1964.Per conquistare l'amore di una bella ma arrogante principessa, il principe parte alla ricerca dell'Albero che canta. Lo trova in un giardino magico che è governato da un nano malvagio. Il nano malevolo permette al principe di prendere l'albero a una condizione: il principe deve conquistare l'amore della principessa prima del tramonto. Se fallisce, il principe sarà trasformato in un orso... e questo avviene.Questo dvd in edizione speciale presenta la versione originale tedesca con sottotitoli in inglese insieme alla versione narrata in inglese. Entrambe le versioni sono state preparate utilizzando nuovi trasferimenti rimasterizzati.Caratteristiche speciali:Versione narrata in inglese.Intervista con una principessa.Traccia di sola musica.Nuovi trasferimenti digitali.Versione originale tedesca con sottotitoli in inglese.Gallerie di immagini. -
Twinky
16 year-old Sybil Londonderry - know to her friends as Twinky - is at the stage where she doesn't know if she's a schoolgirl or a woman. Bright as a new penny, adolescent and insecure, pert and pixie-like, naive and charmingly awkward, yet partly precocious and mature, she's in the process of finding out fast. She's fallen for Scott Wardman - a 38 year-old American writer who met Twinky at a party. Bubbling with happiness at her first affair and desperately in love with love, Twinky confides all to both her diary and the family solicitor but it's not long before her family finds out..., 16 year-old Sybil Londonderry - know to her friends as Twinky - is at the stage where she doesn't know if she's a schoolgirl or a woman. Bright as a new penny, adolescent and insecure, pert and pixie-like, naive and charmingly awkward, yet partly precocious and mature, she's in the process of finding out fast. She's fallen for Scott Wardman - a 38 year-old American writer who met Twinky at a party. Bubbling with happiness at her first affair and desperately in love with love, Twinky confides all to both her diary and the family solicitor but it's not long before her family finds out...Special Features:Image Gallery.Original Publicity Folder PDF.Susan George Interviewed By Russell Harty In 1975. -
Hawk The Slayer [Special Editon]
A story of two brothers locked in mortal combat, HAWK the SLAYER is a powerful action fable about the never-ending battle between good and evil. Hawk (John Terry - Full Metal Jacket, Lost) is a hero of great strength and courage whose father and fiance are murdered at the hands of his brother, the evil wizard Voltan (Jack Palance - City Slickers, Shane, Batman). With Hawk's trusted band of giants, dwarves and witches, he sets forth on an epic adventure to avenge the murders...Co-starring British actors Bernard Bresslaw, Annette Crosbie, Harry Andrews and Roy Kinnear, this exciting and enthralling tale was co-written and directed by Terry Marcel (Dark Knight) and produced by Harry Robertson (Countless Dracula), who also composed the eighties keyboard soundtrack. Hawk the Slyer was filmed open-matte 4:3 and cropped top-and-bottom for theatrical release. This special edition contains the original 4:3 open-matt print for maximum picture area., A story of two brothers locked in mortal combat, HAWK the SLAYER is a powerful action fable about the never-ending battle between good and evil. Hawk (John Terry - Full Metal Jacket, Lost) is a hero of great strength and courage whose father and fiance are murdered at the hands of his brother, the evil wizard Voltan (Jack Palance - City Slickers, Shane, Batman). With Hawk's trusted band of giants, dwarves and witches, he sets forth on an epic adventure to avenge the murders...Co-starring British actors Bernard Bresslaw, Annette Crosbie, Harry Andrews and Roy Kinnear, this exciting and enthralling tale was co-written and directed by Terry Marcel (Dark Knight) and produced by Harry Robertson (Countless Dracula), who also composed the eighties keyboard soundtrack. Hawk the Slyer was filmed open-matte 4:3 and cropped top-and-bottom for theatrical release. This special edition contains the original 4:3 open-matt print for maximum picture area.Special Features:Clapperboard: Revenge by the Sword - on-location interviews from his 1980 editioImage Gallery.Original Theatrical Trailer.Sharpening the Blade - behind the scenes footage of filming Hawk the Slayer. -
Assault
The particularly brutal rape assault of a sixteen year-old schoolgirl in a wooded common provokes Det. Chief Supt. Velyan (Frank Finlay - Casanova) into employing unorthodox measures to catch the maniac. He listens intently to Doctor Greg Lomax's (James Laurenson - Spooks) rudimentary profiling technique in the hope that it will give him insight into the man's behaviour, which is obviously intensifying and escalating when a second schoolgirl is both raped and murdered. This time the killer was careless, however, as Julie west (Suzy Kendall - Fear is the Key, the Sandwich Man), the school's art mistress, saw him when he drove into the Common in pursuit of his second victim. Putting her own life in extreme jeopardy, she sketches the face she saw and determines to catch the killer.Not seen since its original cinema release in 1971, this hard-hitting psychological thriller is tautly directed by Sidney Hayers (Mister Jerico, The Avengers) from a script by BAFTA-nominated John Kruse (Hell Drivers, The Saint)., The particularly brutal rape assault of a sixteen year-old schoolgirl in a wooded common provokes Det. Chief Supt. Velyan (Frank Finlay - Casanova) into employing unorthodox measures to catch the maniac. He listens intently to Doctor Greg Lomax's (James Laurenson - Spooks) rudimentary profiling technique in the hope that it will give him insight into the man's behaviour, which is obviously intensifying and escalating when a second schoolgirl is both raped and murdered. This time the killer was careless, however, as Julie west (Suzy Kendall - Fear is the Key, the Sandwich Man), the school's art mistress, saw him when he drove into the Common in pursuit of his second victim. Putting her own life in extreme jeopardy, she sketches the face she saw and determines to catch the killer.Not seen since its original cinema release in 1971, this hard-hitting psychological thriller is tautly directed by Sidney Hayers (Mister Jerico, The Avengers) from a script by BAFTA-nominated John Kruse (Hell Drivers, The Saint).Special Features:Image Gallery.Tales of The Unexpected.Theatrical Trailer.There's One Born Every Minute: a 1981 edition featuring Frank Finlay. -
The Four Feathers [1940]
A classic tale of cowardice and bravery, Alexander Korda's Oscar-nominated adaptation of A.E.W. Mason's iconic adventure novel was a hit with both critics and viewers. With sweeping battle scenes and a tightly constructed script by Oscar-nominated R.C. Sheriff (Goodbye Mr. Chips), this is a bold military epic, with its evocative locations making full use of the then-emergent Technicolor process. A pounding score by Miklos Rozsa (Ben-Hur) complements virtuoso performances by John Clements (Henry V), Ralph Richardson (Things to Come) and C. Aubrey Smith (Rebecca).Young Harry Faversham, born into a distinguished military family, automatically joins the army with three close childhood friends - Durrance, Willoughby and Burroughs. Feeling that he is unsuited to the life, and newly-engaged to Ethne, he resigns his commission, only to be accused of cowardice by his friends. Each sends him the traditional white feather in contempt; the fourth is plucked from Ethne's fan. Realising the disgrace he has brought to himself and his family, Harry sets out alone to the distant war to redeem himself., A classic tale of cowardice and bravery, Alexander Korda's Oscar-nominated adaptation of A.E.W. Mason's iconic adventure novel was a hit with both critics and viewers. With sweeping battle scenes and a tightly constructed script by Oscar-nominated R.C. Sheriff (Goodbye Mr. Chips), this is a bold military epic, with its evocative locations making full use of the then-emergent Technicolor process. A pounding score by Miklos Rozsa (Ben-Hur) complements virtuoso performances by John Clements (Henry V), Ralph Richardson (Things to Come) and C. Aubrey Smith (Rebecca).Young Harry Faversham, born into a distinguished military family, automatically joins the army with three close childhood friends - Durrance, Willoughby and Burroughs. Feeling that he is unsuited to the life, and newly-engaged to Ethne, he resigns his commission, only to be accused of cowardice by his friends. Each sends him the traditional white feather in contempt; the fourth is plucked from Ethne's fan. Realising the disgrace he has brought to himself and his family, Harry sets out alone to the distant war to redeem himself.Special Features:Image Gallery.Ralph Richardson talks to Russell Harty in 1973.Theatrical Trailer. -
Moses The Lawgiver - The Complete Series
Burt Lancaster (Local Hero) stars in Moses the Lawgiver, the first-ever large-scale Biblical series to be made especially for television. Filmed largely on or near the actual terrain where, some 33 centuries ago, the Children of Israel were led by Moses on their legendary forty-year journey to the Promised Land, this sex-part series was produced by Vincenzo Labella (the Emmy-nominated producer of Jesus of Nazareth) and directed by Gianfranco De Bosie (the award-winning director of Tosca and Carmen).Told in strong, factual terms from a screenplay by Anthony Burgess (A Clockwork Orange) and the Oscar-nominated Vittorio Bonicelli, Moses the Lawgiver also stars Anthony Quayle (Strange Report), Ingrid Thulin (Puccini), Irene Papas (The Guns of Navarone) and Aharon Ipale (Alias). The gorgeous soundtrack is by the multiple award-winning composer Ennio Morricone (The Mission)., Burt Lancaster (Local Hero) stars in Moses the Lawgiver, the first-ever large-scale Biblical series to be made especially for television. Filmed largely on or near the actual terrain where, some 33 centuries ago, the Children of Israel were led by Moses on their legendary forty-year journey to the Promised Land, this sex-part series was produced by Vincenzo Labella (the Emmy-nominated producer of Jesus of Nazareth) and directed by Gianfranco De Bosie (the award-winning director of Tosca and Carmen).Told in strong, factual terms from a screenplay by Anthony Burgess (A Clockwork Orange) and the Oscar-nominated Vittorio Bonicelli, Moses the Lawgiver also stars Anthony Quayle (Strange Report), Ingrid Thulin (Puccini), Irene Papas (The Guns of Navarone) and Aharon Ipale (Alias). The gorgeous soundtrack is by the multiple award-winning composer Ennio Morricone (The Mission).Special Features:Burt Lancaster interview on Russell Harty from 1974.Image Gallery. -
All Night Long
In London's East End the high, blank walls of warehouses tower on either side, giving the street an air of menace. But from one warehouse comes the cool sounds of jazz, the clink of glasses and the buzz of intelligent conversation. It's a party and the occasion is the first wedding anniversary of famous Jazzman Aurelius Rex and his wife Delia, who abandoned a highly successful singing career when she married him. Demon drummer John Cousin arrives, complete with drum kit, and he has ideas about Delia's retirement..., In London's East End the high, blank walls of warehouses tower on either side, giving the street an air of menace. But from one warehouse comes the cool sounds of jazz, the clink of glasses and the buzz of intelligent conversation. It's a party and the occasion is the first wedding anniversary of famous Jazzman Aurelius Rex and his wife Delia, who abandoned a highly successful singing career when she married him. Demon drummer John Cousin arrives, complete with drum kit, and he has ideas about Delia's retirement...Special Features:Image Gallery.Theatrical Trailer. -
The Goodies - The Complete Lwt Series
Widely regarded as one of the hit comedy shows the seventies alongside Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Goodies made household names of its cast. Episodes in this set are:Snow White 2:When the audience gets bored with The Goodies pantomime production...Robot:A financial crisis leads to bill being replaced by a robot.Football Crazy:Bill's football mania turns into hooliganism but help is at hand from Timbo and Graybags.Bigfoot:Tim and Bill go on a global trek to find the missing Arthur C. Clarke. But where's Graeme?...Change of Life:It's Bill's birthday and he's feeling old - can Doctor Grayboots come to the rescue?Holidays:The trio go on holiday to chill out from the stress of domestic tensions.Animals:Graeme launches a new line of animals at his pet shop - people dressed as dogs!, Widely regarded as one of the hit comedy shows the seventies alongside Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Goodies made household names of its cast. Episodes in this set are:Snow White 2:When the audience gets bored with The Goodies pantomime production...Robot:A financial crisis leads to bill being replaced by a robot.Football Crazy:Bill's football mania turns into hooliganism but help is at hand from Timbo and Graybags.Bigfoot:Tim and Bill go on a global trek to find the missing Arthur C. Clarke. But where's Graeme?...Change of Life:It's Bill's birthday and he's feeling old - can Doctor Grayboots come to the rescue?Holidays:The trio go on holiday to chill out from the stress of domestic tensions.Animals:Graeme launches a new line of animals at his pet shop - people dressed as dogs!Special Features:- Black Pudding Bertha (Shangalang 23/6/1975).- Funky Gibbon (Shangalang 22/4/1975).- Make a Daft Noise for Christmas (Look Alive 9/12/1975).- Nappy Love and Wild Thing (Look Alive 11/11/1975).- Sunday Sunday 4/12/1983.- This Morning 7/12/1994.- This Morning 8/12/1993.- Tim and Graeme at the Cambridge Arts Theatre 7/12/1978.28 Page Booklet on the making of the LWT shows by Andrew Pixley.Brand new, exclusive commentaries with Graeme, Bill and Tim on Change of Life anDisc 1:Disc 2:Doctor in the House: Doctor on the Box.From the Top: Growing Up...And Out.Goodies:Interview Archive:PDF Script Archive (DVD-ROM Feature).Stills Gallery.The Goodies Musical Performance Archive:Tim Brooke-Taylor judges a Turkey Competition 1/12/1981. -
Insignificance
In una calda notte del 1952 un professore (Michael Emil), un'attrice (Theresa Russell), un senatore (Tony Curtis) e un giocatore di football (Gary Busey) si incontrano in un hotel di New York. I personaggi non hanno i loro veri nomi nel film, ma sono chiaramente intesi come Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, il senatore Joe McCarthy e Joe Dimaggio. Oltre ad assomigliare ai personaggi noti, gli attori sono anche riconoscibili come uno spaccato dell'America dell'epoca.Un tour de force di recitazione e scrittura piuttosto che una dichiarazione su sport, politica, simboli sessuali o relatività, il film ha una progressione fluida di flashback e flash-forward che si concentrano sulle osservazioni attuali dell'Einstein immaginario, sui ricordi d'infanzia e sulle apprensioni per il futuro. Theresa Russell, nel ruolo di Marilyn Monroe, tiene insieme il film come elemento chiave di collegamento mentre Tony Curtis è un glorioso prosciutto nel ruolo del senatore paranoico e bevitore, Joe Dimaggio (Gary Busey) è stolido e non comprende la sua famosa moglie mentre Einstein (Michael Emil) è dolce e infantile e più vicino alla personalità della Monroe stessa. Insignificance è presentato qui nel suo formato originale 1.33:1 'come filmato' e contiene più area di immagine rispetto alle versioni widescreen precedentemente pubblicate, dove l'immagine originale è stata tagliata in alto e in basso., In una calda notte del 1952 un professore (Michael Emil), un'attrice (Theresa Russell), un senatore (Tony Curtis) e un giocatore di football (Gary Busey) si incontrano in un hotel di New York. I personaggi non hanno i loro veri nomi nel film, ma sono chiaramente intesi come Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, il senatore Joe McCarthy e Joe Dimaggio. Oltre ad assomigliare ai personaggi noti, gli attori sono anche riconoscibili come uno spaccato dell'America dell'epoca.Un tour de force di recitazione e scrittura piuttosto che una dichiarazione su sport, politica, simboli sessuali o relatività, il film ha una progressione fluida di flashback e flash-forward che si concentrano sulle osservazioni attuali dell'Einstein immaginario, sui ricordi d'infanzia e sulle apprensioni per il futuro. Theresa Russell, nel ruolo di Marilyn Monroe, tiene insieme il film come elemento chiave di collegamento mentre Tony Curtis è un glorioso prosciutto nel ruolo del senatore paranoico e bevitore, Joe Dimaggio (Gary Busey) è stolido e non comprende la sua famosa moglie mentre Einstein (Michael Emil) è dolce e infantile e più vicino alla personalità della Monroe stessa. Insignificance è presentato qui nel suo formato originale 1.33:1 come filmato e contiene più area di immagine rispetto alle versioni widescreen precedentemente pubblicate, dove l'immagine originale è stata tagliata in alto e in basso.Caratteristiche speciali:Libretto commemorativo.Galleria di immagini.Trailer teatrale. -
Trio
Una rara indulgenza di un dramma dalla penna del celebre romanziere W. Somerset Maugham, Trio combina tre racconti eccentrici per formare una produzione avvincente della Gainsborough Films, che è stata nominata agli Oscar nella sua prima uscita al cinema.The Verger racconta la storia di un analfabeta licenziato dal suo lavoro che decide di aprire una tabaccheria e accumula una piccola fortuna.Il signor Knowall racconta di un uomo che ha l'abitudine esasperante di parlare con tutti e di pretendere di sapere tutto.Sanatorium ritrae la vita comune e gli amori di un gruppo di pazienti, la maggior parte dei quali malati terminali, in un sanatorio. Una rara indulgenza di un dramma dalla penna del celebre romanziere W. Somerset Maugham, Trio combina tre racconti eccentrici per formare una produzione avvincente della Gainsborough Films, che è stata nominata all'Oscar nella sua prima uscita al cinema.The Verger racconta la storia di un analfabeta licenziato dal suo lavoro che decide di aprire una tabaccheria e accumula una piccola fortuna.Il signor Knowall racconta di un uomo che ha l'abitudine esasperante di parlare con tutti e di pretendere di sapere tutto.Sanatorium ritrae la vita comune e gli amori di un gruppo di pazienti, la maggior parte dei quali sono malati terminali, in un sanatorio.Caratteristiche speciali:Galleria di immagini.Trailer teatrale. -
The Worker - The Complete Series
With a career spanning well over fifty years, Charlie Drake will always be one of the nation's favourite comedians and, without a doubt, his crowning glory (or should that be clowning glory) is The Worker. The Worker stars Charlie Drake as Charlie - a persistently unemployable labourer. It's not that he doesn't like working, it's just that he's no good at it - a fact which consistently raises the hackles (and blood pressure) a Labour Exchange clerk Mr. Pugh (Henry McGee)! With each episode a guaranteed excuse for Charlie's much-loved inventive slapstick, The Worker is a comic gem of a show and this set contains all four ATV series plus what remains of the mini-episodes that formed part of Bruce Forsyth's Big Night in 1978.Disc One - Series One.The Machinery of Organisation. Out of The Mouths of Casual Labourers. The Mechanics of Piecework.No Automation Without Representation. A Democratic Democratism. And Never The Twine Shall Meet.Disc Two - Series Two.A Host Of Golden Labourers. Eight And Thruppence. Little Tom. A-Punting We Will Go. Through A Glass Darkly.The Man Who Moved His Head. I Just Don't Want To Get Involved.Disc Three - Series Three.Hallo Cobbler. You Have Enjoyed The Sweets, Now You Must Suffer The Sours. The Siege of Kidney Street.Now Is The Time For All Left Legs. When Adam Delved And Eve Span.Disc Four - Series Four.A Change Is As Good As A Rest. Breed In For Speed, Breed Out For Stamina. Cough. The Saucerer's Apprentice.Ma Chandelle Est Mort. I Babble, Babble As I Flow To Join The Brimming River.No Room At The Inn For The Odd Couple Up The Staircase., With a career spanning well over fifty years, Charlie Drake will always be one of the nation's favourite comedians and, without a doubt, his crowning glory (or should that be clowning glory) is The Worker. The Worker stars Charlie Drake as Charlie - a persistently unemployable labourer. It's not that he doesn't like working, it's just that he's no good at it - a fact which consistently raises the hackles (and blood pressure) a Labour Exchange clerk Mr. Pugh (Henry McGee)! With each episode a guaranteed excuse for Charlie's much-loved inventive slapstick, The Worker is a comic gem of a show and this set contains all four ATV series plus what remains of the mini-episodes that formed part of Bruce Forsyth's Big Night in 1978.Disc One - Series One.The Machinery of Organisation. Out of The Mouths of Casual Labourers. The Mechanics of Piecework.No Automation Without Representation. A Democratic Democratism. And Never The Twine Shall Meet.Disc Two - Series Two.A Host Of Golden Labourers. Eight And Thruppence. Little Tom. A-Punting We Will Go. Through A Glass Darkly.The Man Who Moved His Head. I Just Don't Want To Get Involved.Disc Three - Series Three.Hallo Cobbler. You Have Enjoyed The Sweets, Now You Must Suffer The Sours. The Siege of Kidney Street.Now Is The Time For All Left Legs. When Adam Delved And Eve Span.Disc Four - Series Four.A Change Is As Good... -
King Lear
Laurence Olivier won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor for his forceful and compelling performance as Lear in what is arguably Shakespeare's greatest tragedy - a story of misplaced trust, filial ingratitude, envy and the lust for power. Olivier was 76 years old when this production was made and he still manages to tower effortlessly over a stellar cast. Nominated for three BAFTAs, Michael Elliott's production for Granada Television set the benchmark for all other adaptations of this sad tale.The ageing King Lear abdicates his throne and surrenders his kingdom to his three daughters - Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. How much land they get is dependant on how much love they show for him, to be demonstrated in a speech, but Cordelia refuses to play her father's senile games and is banished. Little does Lear understand that this is the first step on a path that could result in the destruction of the kingdom..., Laurence Olivier won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor for his forceful and compelling performance as Lear in what is arguably Shakespeare's greatest tragedy - a story of misplaced trust, filial ingratitude, envy and the lust for power. Olivier was 76 years old when this production was made and he still manages to tower effortlessly over a stellar cast. Nominated for three BAFTAs, Michael Elliott's production for Granada Television set the benchmark for all other adaptations of this sad tale.The ageing King Lear abdicates his throne and surrenders his kingdom to his three daughters - Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. How much land they get is dependant on how much love they show for him, to be demonstrated in a speech, but Cordelia refuses to play her father's senile games and is banished. Little does Lear understand that this is the first step on a path that could result in the destruction of the kingdom...Special Features:None listed. -
Encore
Nominated for the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 1952, Encore consists of three engaging portrayals of everyday life that rise above the merely ordinary through the evergreen writing talents of W. Somerset Maugham, the master of the short story.The Ant and the Grasshopper tells the story of a workshy fop whose freeloading days are ended by his dictatorial brother. But his brother hasn't heard the last of him yet...Winter Cruise A middle-aged spinster goes on a winter cruise to Jamaica. On board and determined to be the life and soul of the party, she talks and talks and talks...Gigolo and Gigolette Stella performs in a high-dive act in a variety bar on the Riviera. When her husband comes into money, she gets a glimpse of the future, and isn't happy with what she sees., Nominated for the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 1952, Encore consists of three engaging portrayals of everyday life that rise above the merely ordinary through the evergreen writing talents of W. Somerset Maugham, the master of the short story.The Ant and the Grasshopper tells the story of a workshy fop whose freeloading days are ended by his dictatorial brother. But his brother hasn't heard the last of him yet...Winter Cruise A middle-aged spinster goes on a winter cruise to Jamaica. On board and determined to be the life and soul of the party, she talks and talks and talks...Gigolo and Gigolette Stella performs in a high-dive act in a variety bar on the Riviera. When her husband comes into money, she gets a glimpse of the future, and isn't happy with what she sees.Special Features:Image Gallery.Script PDF. -
Things To Come [Special Edition]
It's Christmas 1940 and the people of Everytown, unprepared and ill-equipped, find themselves at war against an enemy who has been planning such a conflict for years. The land is devastated by the horrors of aerial bombardment as the war drags on for thirty years, causing a period of despair, with feudal tyrants ruling a downtrodden populace suffering famine and pestilence, Can the human race rise above its desperate circumstances and build a scientific utopia?, It's Christmas 1940 and the people of Everytown, unprepared and ill-equipped, find themselves at war against an enemy who has been planning such a conflict for years. The land is devastated by the horrors of aerial bombardment as the war drags on for thirty years, causing a period of despair, with feudal tyrants ruling a downtrodden populace suffering famine and pestilence, Can the human race rise above its desperate circumstances and build a scientific utopia?Special Features:Audio Commentary with Things To Come expert Nick Cooper.Brian Aldiss on H.G. Wells.Image Gallery.Merchandise Gallery.Nick Cooper Booklet.The Wandering Sickness.US Re-release Trailer.Virtual Extended Edition - inclusive text and images from long-missing and unfil -
The Tribe That Hides From Man
Shot over two years by Adrian Cowell and his team, The Tribe That Hides From Man is an extraordinary film, made under the most hazardous conditions. The film follows Orlando and Claudio Villas Boas as they enter previously unexplored areas of the Amazon jungle, in an effort to locate the Kreen Okrore tribe and help them make (inevitable) contact with the modern world. The sounds and silences of the forest are often eerie and unsettling, while the photography is remarkable., Shot over two years by Adrian Cowell and his team, The Tribe That Hides From Man is an extraordinary film, made under the most hazardous conditions. The film follows Orlando and Claudio Villas Boas as they enter previously unexplored areas of the Amazon jungle, in an effort to locate the Kreen Okrore tribe and help them make (inevitable) contact with the modern world. The sounds and silences of the forest are often eerie and unsettling, while the photography is remarkable.Special Features:None Listed. -
Big Breadwinner Hog Complete And Spindoe - Complete Series
Big Breadwinner Hog: Meet Hog - ruthlessly ambitious, flash and violent, he has his eye set on being king of London's criminal underworld. The 'old guard' of the criminal fraternity watch Hog's rise through its ranks with concern; his long hair, mod attitude and gift for upsetting the status quo earn him a good kicking from Spicer, who Hog then goes after with a jar full of acid....Spindoe: Alec Spindoe - ex-crime czar of the South London criminal gangs - has fallen from grace. He has just been released from prison, only to find himself hunted from all sides as he tries to evade the police, his old gang members and also those of the rival North London gangs who would stop at nothing to kill him while he's on the run..., Big Breadwinner Hog: Meet Hog - ruthlessly ambitious, flash and violent, he has his eye set on being king of London's criminal underworld. The 'old guard' of the criminal fraternity watch Hog's rise through its ranks with concern; his long hair, mod attitude and gift for upsetting the status quo earn him a good kicking from Spicer, who Hog then goes after with a jar full of acid....Spindoe: Alec Spindoe - ex-crime czar of the South London criminal gangs - has fallen from grace. He has just been released from prison, only to find himself hunted from all sides as he tries to evade the police, his old gang members and also those of the rival North London gangs who would stop at nothing to kill him while he's on the run...Special Features:Big Breadwinner Hog: Image Gallery/Script PDFs/Commemorative Booklet.Spindoe: Image Gallery/Script PDFs.The Fellows: Spindoe Three - an episode of Spindoe's precursor series.Villains: Knocker - a single play by Robin Chapman.