Now available for the first time complete all six series of the much-loved comedy series Brush Strokes starring Karl Howman are now available in one DVD collection. From John Esmonde and Bob Larbey the creators of hit series Please Sir! And The Good Life Karl Howman stars as Jacko painter decorator and all-round charmer never happier than when he is in the company of the opposite sex. Somewhat naughty always good-natured Jacko lives with his married sister Jean and hangs out with the eccentric publican and wine bar owner Elmo Putney while working for Bainbridge Decorators with his side-kick Eric under the watchful and distrustful eye of his boss Lionel. Working and flirting with Lionel's secretary Sandra his daughter Lesley his wife Veronica and just about anyone else he comes into contact with from policewomen to nuns and a very persuasive italian daughter with a very protective family it's a recipe for a little love lot of laughter and forty episodes of great comedy television that feels as fresh and funny today as when it first hit the screen.
The entire collection of the much-loved hit show Vicar of Dibley. From conception through to happy ending. Episodes Comprise: 1. Arrival 2. Songs of Praise 3. Community Spirit 4. The Window and the Weather 5. Election 6. Animals 7. The Christmas Lunch Incident 8. The Easter Bunny 9. Engagement 10. Dibley Live 11. Celebrity Vicar 12. Love and Marriage 13. Autumn 14. Winter 15. Spring 16. Summer 17. Merry Christmas 18. Happy New Year 19. The Handsome Stranger 20. The Vicar in White
The sleepy village of Dibley has a new vicar but it's not your standard order bloke with beard bible and bad breath - it's Dawn French of the hilarious comedy duo French and Saunders. Armed with a sharp wit a double dose of double entendre and healthy supply of chocolate she brings the town's lovable - through rather eccentric - inhabitants a hysterical new outlook on life love and the Church of England that will leave audiences in stitches! From the writer of Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral Richard Curtis comes the first two series of this BBC sit-com.
This release features both of the Christmas Specials. Merry Christmas: It has been 10 years since Geraldine became the vicar of Dibley and everyone is determined to celebrate her anniversary. But as usual nothing goes according to plan and she soon has to deal with a disastrous chocolate gift an unexpected visit from a supermodel and a depressed Frank. Happy New Year: It is Geraldine's 40th birthday and the parish council decide the best way to make it an occasion to
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Classic BBC comedy starring Dawn French (French & Saunders) and written by Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral). Geraldine Granger is not your run-of-the-mill village vicar. She is a bubbly, young reverend overseeing an eccentric congregation in a rural community. She and her off-the-wall parishioners bring us unconventional laughs in Richard Curtis' award-winning divine comedy. Includes Series 1-3, plus the Easter Special (1996) and Christmas Specials (1996 & 1997).
Dawn French dons her cassock and collar once more for two very special episodes of The Vicar of Dibley one of the BBC's most popular comedies. It boasts the brilliant comic writing of Richard Curtis (Love Actually Bridget Jones's Diary) and a gifted ensemble cast including Emma Chambers (Notting Hill) and Richard Armitage (BBC's Robin Hood). The Handsome Stranger - Gerry is fed up with all the townies buying weekend cottages in Dibley -- that is until she meets one particularly charming newcomer. Could he be the one? Or is it Gerry's destiny to end up heartbroken in another 6-foot deep puddle? The Vicar in White - After presiding over the marriages of hundreds of other people it appears Gerry's big day has finally arrived. Appearances can be deceptive however especially when the eccentric residents of Dibley are doing the planning!
The most British of British sitcoms, The Vicar of Dibley's well-earned success has nothing to do with the whoops-mind-my-bosoms potential in casting Dawn French in the role of a female vicar foisted upon a sleepy and ultra-conservative English village. Rather this series, set in a rural, largely middle-class environment, is essentially the flip side of, say, Inspector Morse. It's resolutely un-dumbed down, with scalpel-sharp dialogue and a standard of humour that owes more to Tom Stoppard than to mainstream primetime comedy. This release includes the entire first series, in which the vicar has to deal with the inevitable bemusement caused by her arrival and her well-intentioned involvement in the affairs of the community, together with the superbly funny episode in which she realises she's accepted several invitations to Christmas lunch and can't bring herself to disappoint any of the hosts (never before has a sprout-eating contest provoked so much mirth). Above all, though, watch out for the episode which features Kylie Minogue giving the kind of hands-on performance usually associated with classic Morecambe and Wise or Ab Fab--when stars of this stature are happy to send themselves up in a television comedy, you know it's a good sign. On the DVD: The DVD features a slightly bogus "extra" that strings together French's legendary jokes, which, thankfully, also appear in their original locations at the end of each episode.--Roger Thomas
This pilot episode filmed in 1990 by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network stars Patricia Routledge as Hetty and John Graham Davies as DCI Adams. Nobody played Robert or Geoffrey. It wasn't until some years later that the series would get the go-ahead in 1996. In this episode Hetty decides to track down the long lost son of her friend's husband.....
The entire 5-disc set! From the writer of Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral Richard Curtis. The sleepy village of Dibley has a new vicar but it's not your standard order bloke with beard bible and bad breath - it's Dawn French of the hilarious comedy duo French and Saunders. Armed with a sharp wit a double dose of double entendre and healthy supply of chocolate she brings the town's lovable - through rather eccentric - inhabitants a hyst
This Thames comedy series stars BAFTA-nominated Maureen Lipman as a recently widowed woman who must not only deal with her grief but also find a way to make ends meet and keep her bank manager at bay; her co-stars include Martin Clunes Gary Waldhorn and Carol Hawkins. Running for two series All at No. 20 is co-produced by sitcom veteran Peter Frazer-Jones with scripts by novelist Alex Shearer and former Sez Les contributor Richard Ommanney. This set comprises both series. Sheila Haddon's husband died eighteen months ago sans life insurance leaving her with nothing but cherished memories and a hefty mortgage on 'No. 20'. Now Sheila and daughter Monica are faced with the awful prospect of having to sell their beloved family home. The soft-hearted but independent Sheila doesn't relish the thought of calling on the help of old family friend Richard Beamish – perhaps lodgers will prove the solution to her predicament?
If you're expecting a selection of your favourite episodes from The Vicar of Dibley, then you'll be in for a bit of a surprise. For what we have here instead is Dawn French in conversation with John Plowman, the show's producer. Together, they introduce and analyse the characters and relive key moments from the series, neatly categorised under such headings as "Chocolate", "The Nearly Wedding" and "Celebrity Appearances" (don't forget they enticed both Kylie and Darcey Bussell onto the show, as well as a host of other celebs). So, it's very much a selection for diehard fans who want to be reminded of the highlights (and there are plenty), ranging from Alice's Teletubby bridesmaids to the arrival of Geraldine's mega-freezer, packed to bursting with Haagen-Dazs. To watch this 90-minute film is to be reminded of just how brilliant--and topical--the concept was. The writing is as fresh as ever, as are the priceless group of characters who bring the scripts to life. From the very opening moments, when Geraldine turns up and jokes that they were expecting a man "beard, bible, bad breath; instead you got a babe with a bob cut and a magnificent bosom", you know you're in the presence of an enduring comic creation. On the DVD: The Best of the Vicar of Dibley offers pretty minimal extras--an entertaining feature on real-life women vicars, laconically but pertinently narrated by Jo Brand. --Harriet Smith
Jacko is still working at Bainbridge’s, but he’s beginning to find the flirtatious lifestyle that he’s been leading is wearing a bit thin – and Lionel’s secretary Sandra is starting to look like the one that got away… almost. There may be marriage in the air – or maybe not; and Jacko may discover that the independence he truly needs is in business, not pleasure. But where will that leave him in love and in life? Will he ever be able to shake off Lionel’s daughter Lesley? And what about good old reliable Elmo’s? Life doesn’t stand still and Jacko can’t afford to as these episodes build to an unexpected climax.
The fondly remembered sitcom starring Karl Howman as painter/decorator Jacko who drinks in his favourite pub run by Elmo Putney (Howard Lew Lewis) always with an eye on the ladies...
In 1986 Karl Howman as Jacko painted his way into the heart of the country when Brush Strokes commenced on BBC television. This hilarious comedy from John Esmonde and Bob Larbey creators of hit series Please Sir! and The Good Life would go on to run for five series over five years and 40 episodes. Karl Howman stars as Jacko painter decorator and all-round charmer never happier than when he's in the company of a good woman - or any woman for that matter. He can't help it he just loves the female sex and can't help but try to share that love with everyone from the boss's daughter to a novice nun. Living with his married sister Jean Jacko works for Bainbridge Decorators with his side-kick Eric under the watchful and distrustful eye of his boss Lionel and the boss's secretary Sandra. Jacko's adventures with a brush in his hand and a glint in his eye made every week of the series worth watching. It's no wonder that the series feels as fresh and funny today as when Brush Strokes first hit the screen.
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