The 'Confessions' series of films are still entertaining examples of 70s British high camp and go to places the 'Carry On' films never dared! Confessions Of A Window Cleaner (1974): The classic bawdy British sex comedy about a window cleaner who doesn't quite clean up his act... Confessions Of A Driving Instructor (1973): Our randy young hero Timmy Lea progresses from the 'ins and outs' of window cleaning to the joys of 'gear shifting' as he sets himself up as a driving instructor. Guaranteed 0 to 60 in 5 seconds...blonde or brunette! Confessions From A Holiday Camp (1977): Timmy and Sid are entertainment officers at a holiday camp. They must organise a beauty contest successfully or find themselves out of work! Confessions Of A Pop Performer (1975): Hilarious antics a-plenty when Tommy and Sid take on a second-rate pop group and end up on a Royal Charity Show!
Roald Dahl's chillingly brilliant anthology series Tales of the Unexpected makes an expected return to DVD. Although widely-regarded as one of the greatest children's authors of all-time Roald Dahl also wrote chilling adult fiction taking the twisted ideas used to entertain children and thrilling adults with similar themes. Much-gossiped about in its day the surprising stories - usually with a sting in the tale - enthralled a nation the moment the iconic titles started. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Flypaper 2. A Picture Of A Place 3. Proof Of Guilt 4. Vengeance Is Mine Inc. 5. A Girl Can't Always Have Everything 6. Parson's Pleasure 7. The Stinker 8. I'll Be Seeing You 9. The Party
The 18th century, with its frills and bawds, was ideal territory for the Carry On movies: Carry On Dick is one of the few of the series where one notices the quality of the art direction in intervals between terrible old Talbot Rothwell jokes and the creaking of standard farce moments. Captain Fancy (Kenneth Williams) is sent to the remote village of Upper Denture to arrest Big Dick Turpin (Sid James) and makes the mistake of confiding in the local Rector, the Reverend Flasher (who is Big Dick's secret alter-ego). Dick has troubles of his own: his liaison with his housemaid and henchperson Harriet (Barbara Windsor) is perpetually interrupted by his amorous housekeeper Hattie Jacques). Meanwhile, Joan Sims struts around the plot as the proprietor of a touring show of scantily clad young women. This is not one of the best of the series--a certain mean-spiritedness creeps in to the humour as does the self-conscious awareness that 1974 was a date a little late for some of the more sexist jokes--but any film with Kenneth Williams discussing satin coats with his tailor has something going for it. On the DVD: Sadly, the DVD has no frills: it is presented in mono and 4:3 screen ratio.--Roz Kaveney
Worzel has misplaced one of his turnip heads; this time it's his 'learning' head which makes him very clever. Meanwhile Mr Peters working on the school roof makes a welcome discovery...
Episodes are: 'The Return Of Dolly Clothes-Peg' 'Worzel In Revolt' and 'Worzel's Birthday'.
A detective who is a danger to both himself and others finds himself investigating a fifteen year old murder unofficially. Based on the book by Leslie Thomas.
Mrs Bloomsbury-Barton has invited some important guests to lunch so she hires a butler and a parlour maid for the day. By mistake these jobs are given to the clumsy Worzel and Aunt Sally...
Worzel and Aunt Sally discover that there's a talent contest in the Town Hall. After deciding to do a double act they quarrel and each thinks up a solo turn to outdo the other...
The Gaffer: Series 1
An animated adventure from the artistic team behind 'Watership Down'. A pair of dogs Rowf (Christopher Benjamin) and Snitter (John Hurt) escape from an animal research facility situated in a remote part of the English countryside. Rowf is cynical and mistrusting of humans having only known the tortured existence of being a laboratory animal. Snitter on the other hand had previously enjoyed life as a domestic pet and longs to be loved and cared for by a human master once again. Unprepared for life in the wild the pair befriend a fox The Tod (James Bolam) who helps them learn to survive in the bleak environment by feeding on the area's livestock. As the authorities attempt to track down the escapees things take a turn for the worse when a deliberately leaked story suggests the dogs may be infected with the bubonic plague...
The Gaffer: The Complete Second Series
Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt: The Complete Third Series
Bill Maynard returns as Selwyn Froggitt known to us all as the council labourer hapless handyman and all-round public nuisance persistently haunting the bar of the Scarsdale Working Men's Club and Institute. This time however Selwyn's making an attempt to broaden his horizons: bubbling with his usual enthusiasm he's uprooted himself from Scarsdale to the Paradise Valley Holiday Camp where he has been appointed Entertainments Officer. It's a big step for Selwyn but he can surely take it all in his stride... Spinning off from Yorkshire Television's hugely successful Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt Selwyn was again produced and directed by sitcom legend Ronnie Baxter (Rising Damp); this release contains the complete series originally screened in 1978.
The Gaffer: Series 3
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