"Actor: Colin Crompton"

• The Comedians - The Best Of The Comedians | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £8.85   |  Saving you £-0.86 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  The quintessential quickfire stand-up comedy show The Comedians is one of the great successes of ITV1 - 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 Frank Carson Charlie Williams Bernard Manning Colin Crompton and Ken Goodwin all became masters of the one-liner and the knowing wink. The Comedians was immediately popular with the

• The Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club - Series 1 - Complete | DVD | (14/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club: Series 1 (2 Discs)

• The Comedians - Series 1-7 - Complete | DVD | (09/11/2009) from £11.99   |  Saving you £40.00 (400.40%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The quintessential quickfire stand-up comedy show The Comedians is one of the great successes of ITV1 - 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 Frank Carson Charlie Williams Bernard Manning Colin Crompton and Ken Goodwin all became masters of the one-liner and the knowing wink. The Comedians was immediately popular with the viewing public scoring high ratings and gaining a BAFTA nomination for Best Light Entertainment Programme. It lasted for eleven series and several specials over twenty-two years. This specially-created compilation from its early years contains some of the best moments from series one.

• The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club: The Complete Series | DVD | (09/10/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Laugh? I nearly passed me fags round... The legendary Bernard Manning compères and fellow stand-up veteran Colin Crompton is 'Mr Chairman' at The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club the friendliest working men's club in the North! A 1970s TV treasure in the mould of The Comedians, this massively popular show brought the quickfire comedy, variety and boozy conviviality of a Clubland concert night to a national audience, showcasing a galaxy of global stars, countless future household names and the occasional musical oddity. Roy Orbison, Paul Daniels, Kathy Kirby, Bill Haley, Helen Shapiro, Little and Large, Gene Pitney, Josef Locke, UFO star Peter Gordeno, Stephane Grappelli, Cannon and Ball, The Dubliners and The Three Degrees are only a few of the acts lining up for this complete-series set. So, if your tastes run to fire jugglers, hairy chests, one-eyed barmen, silver flares, far-too-tight trousers and false eyelashes the size of spiders then The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club is the place for you..!

• Confessions From A Holiday Camp | DVD | (20/12/2004) from £24.00   |  Saving you £-18.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Available for the first time on DVD! Timmy and Sid are entertainment officers at a holiday camp. They must organise a beauty contest successfully or find themselves out of work!

• The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club - The Complete Series 6 | DVD | (22/07/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The legendary Bernard Manning comperes and fellow stand-up veteran Colin Crompton is 'Mr. Chairman' at The Wheeltappers and Shunters Club - the friendliest working men's club in the North! Cut from the same cloth as The Comedians, this Seventies ratings hit captures the quickfire comedy, musical variety and convivial atmosphere of a typical Clubland concert night, showcasing rising stars, contemporary acts, local talent and world-renowned performers. Entertaining a typically appreciative audi...

• The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club - The Complete Fourth Series | DVD | (13/06/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The legendary Bernard Manning comperes, while fellow stand-up veteran Colin Crompton is 'Mr Chairman' at the Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club - the friendliest working men's club in the North. Amid the boozing, bingo and committee announcements, the show features rising stars, contemporary acts and internationally acclaimed performers - along with the occasional musical oddity. This release presents the entire fourth series, featuring Wheeltappers favourite 'unusualist' Paul Daniels, music from Gene Pitney, Joseph Locke, Ray Ellington, Julie Rogers and The Hermits, with comedy from Jim Bowen, Frank Carson, Dustin Gee, Jimmy Jones and The Grumbleweeds; the series also includes the 1975 New Year's Eve party special.

• The Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club - Series 2 - Complete | DVD | (05/07/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club: Series 2 (2 Discs)

• The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club - The Complete Series 5 | DVD | (23/04/2012) from £19.75   |  Saving you £0.24 (1.22%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The legendary Bernard Manning comperes and fellow stand-up veteran Colin Crompton is Mr. Chairman at the Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club the friendliest working men s club in the North! Cut from the same cloth as The Comedians, this 70s ratings winner captures the quickfire comedy, musical variety and convivial atmosphere of a typical Clubland concert night, showcasing rising stars, contemporary acts and internationally renowned performers plus the occasional musical oddity. Syd Lawrence and his Orchestra, Roger Whitaker, Josef Locke, The Swinging Blue Jeans and Lena Zavaroni are on the bill for series five, and this set includes the 1976 Club Mirror National Club Acts Awards, with Cannon and Ball and Wheeltappers stalwart Paul Daniels among the winners; also included is a celebrity-studded Special which sees various acts vying for the following year's awards, while Patrick Mower introduces the glamorous girl finalists who have their sights set on the title of Miss Nightclub 1977.

• The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club - The Complete Third Series | DVD | (07/02/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The legendary Bernard Manning comperes while fellow stand-up veteran Colin Crompton is 'Mr Chairman' at the Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club - the friendliest working men's club in the North. Amid the boozing bingo and committee announcements the show features rising stars contemporary acts and internationally acclaimed performers - along with the occasional musical oddity. This release presents the entire third series with outstanding performances by among others Helen Shapiro Tony Christie (including hits Amarillo and Avenues and Alleyways) Roger Whittaker The Karl Denver Trio (performing the much-loved Wimaweh) guitar maestro Bert Weedon George Melly The Settlers Ronnie Dukes and Alvin Stardust; Bernard Manning rather than pay his bar bill doubles up as Star Turn for one show. Although the 'club' was a humorously authentic studio mock-up this forgotten treasure of '70s light entertainment - building upon the highly successful live-audience format of The Comedians - brought the quickfire comedy musical variety and convivial atmosphere of a typical Clubland concert night to a national audience. Providing a showcase for several future household names Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club proved a ratings winner between 1974 and 1977; this third series was originally screened in 1975.

• Chocky - The Complete Collection | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Chocky: The first series tells the story of young Matthew Gore an intelligent lad who is chosen by a mysterious extra-terrestrial visitor Chocky as a source of information about life on earth. As Matthew's schoolwork and artistic talent improve dramatically his parents become concerned about the strange changes in his behaviour and refer him to a child psychiatrist. But his dubious social connections lead to Matthew's subsequent kidnap as a ruthless businessman tries to ta