Bill Bailey takes to the stage to give an expert lecture on the ins and outs of an orchestra in his inimitable style.
The complete episodes of Randall And Hopkirk Deceased starring Mike Pratt as Jeff Randall Kenneth Cope as his ghostly partner Marty Hopkirk and Annette Andre as Marty's widow Jean Hopkirk. Episodes Comprise: 1. My Late Lamented Friend 2. A Disturbing Case 3. All Work and No Pay 4. Never Trust a Ghost 5. That's How Murder Snowballs 6. Just for the Record 7. Murder Ain't What it Used To Be 8. Whoever Heard of a Ghost Dying? 9. The House on Haunted Hill 10. When Did You Start to Stop Seeing Things? 11. The Ghost Who Saved The Bank At Monte Carlo 12. For The Girl Who Has Everything 13. But What A Sweet Little Room 14. Who Killed Cock Robin? 15. The Man From Nowhere 16. When The Spirit Moves You 17. Somebody Just Walked Over My Grave 18. Could You Recognise the Man Again? 19. A Sentimental Journey 20. Money To Burn 21. The Ghost Talks 22. It's Supposed To Be Thicker Than Water 23. The Trouble With Women 24. Vendetta To A Dead Man 25. You Can Always Find A Fall Guy 26. The Smile Behind The Veil
In case you'd forgotten, My Beautiful Laundrette will remind you of those mid-80s days when Thatcherism ruled the earth (or so it seemed) and money was king. Stephen Frears' low-budget realisation of Hanif Kureishi's subversively critical play captures the contradictions of that time in a way that's as fresh today as when it was new. Omar's wheeler-dealer uncle, Nasser (Saeed Jaffrey), sums it up when he says, "In this damn country, which we hate and love, you can get anything you want". He sets up Omar (Gordon Warnecke) with a rundown laundrette and the instruction to make it a success, which Omar temporarily does, with the help of his childhood friend Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis). When the film first came out, it was the gay content that dominated the column inches, whereas now it seems a sensitive and multi-faceted summation of its decade, exploring social, ethnic and sexual issues and contradictions. Bringing together two such different characters as Omar--Asian, ambitious, for whom success is defined by wealth--and former childhood friend Johnny--white trash, ex-National Front--was inspired. Watching their friendship develop into love, and the ensuing bitterness and misunderstanding that they suffer from friends and family is very poignant. All the lead roles are well taken, the contradictory character of Nasser in particular. By turns, funny, touching and anger-inducing, this is a movie that wears its age lightly and its era proudly. On the DVD: the picture is in 4:3 ratio with a Dolby Digital soundtrack. There's an original trailer and filmographies of the four main characters, with an additional biography for Day-Lewis. --Harriet Smith
This playboy has killer instincts! Set in London during the swinging 60's this sly action thriller stars Roger Moore as a hip young professional who gets mixed up in some underworld affairs. Working with beautiful model Marla Kugash (Claudie Lange) on a big new campaign suave advertising executive Gary Fenn (Moore) is living theigood life. But the good life turns bad when someone tries to kill Marla and frame him for murder! Suddenly on the run with thugs and the police in
In an early performance Liam Neeson plays Brother Sebastian a man questioning his faith and his role in life. He befriends a small boy named Owen who has had a troubled life. When Sebastian's father dies and leaves the estate to him he takes the money and runs away with young Owen.
Jason Blade is back to sweep the bad guys out of town once again...
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