For the first time ever all six series of the brilliant, topical TV comedy series are featured in this 11 disc DVD box set. Familiarise yourself with Globelink News, primed to bring you the latest headlines...somehow. Under the ineffective management of Gus, the team bicker, tease, gamble and mock their way through the day's news. Henry and Sally hate each other. Damien would sell his grandmother for a story. Dave would sell his grandmother for a bet. George does his best to lead the team and Alex his deputy does her best to limit the damage. Winner of 4 British Comedy Awards and a BAFTA, Drop the Dead Donkey established itself as one of the most popular satirical comedy series ever, with a great ensemble cast, colourful enduring characters and a script that hilariously lampooned 1990s media, management and politics. Cameo performances from MPs Teddy Taylor and Ken Liviingstone As hilarious today as the news-filled week it was broadcast. Extras Unaried Pilot Introduction to Series 1,2 & 3 by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin Interviews with writers Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin and the cast Also featuring the fantastic finale and Emmy Award winning episode 'Xmas Party
The Midnight Gang is an adaptation of the book by David Walliams.When Tom gets hit on the head by a cricket ball, he finds himself on the miserable children's ward of St Hugo's Hospital, where he is greeted by a terrifying-looking porter and wicked matron. But things aren't as bad as they seem and Tom is soon to embark on the most thrilling journey of a lifetime!The Midnight Gang tells the extraordinarily heartwarming and funny story of five children on their quest for adventure! It is a story of friendship, magic and most importantly... making dreams and wishes come true.
When two people from completely different backgrounds interact in the workplace things can only get heated. Its 1986 and Industry Year which is great news for manufacturing in Rummidge an unlovely sprawling city in the heart of the Midlands raked by motorways. Thatcherism is working and the recession is levelling out. Suffering from the last round of cuts in funding the University is desperate to cast off its ivory tower image. Its first effort towards achieving this is entering the Industry.
The story and characters audiences know and love come to spectacular life in the live-action adaptation of Disney's animated classic Beauty and the Beast, a stunning, cinematic event celebrating one of the most beloved tales ever told. Beauty and the Beast is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a Beast Qin his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast's hideous exterior and realize the kind heart of the true Prince within. The film stars: Emma Watson as Belle; Dan Stevens as the Beast; Luke Evans as Gaston, the handsome, but shallow villager who woos Belle; Kevin Kline as Maurice, Belle's father; Josh Gad as Le Fou, Gaston's long-suffering aide-de-camp; Ewan McGregor as Lumière, the candelabra; Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord; Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette, the feather duster; Audra McDonald as Madame De Garderobe, the wardrobe; Hattie Morahan as the enchantress; and Nathan Mack as Chip, the teacup; with Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and Emma Thompson as the teapot, Mrs. Potts.
Get ready for a right royal riot with THE WINDSORS, the outrageous and side-splitting satirical comedy series from Channel 4 which imagines the royal family as you've never seen them before, drawing on real life events and creating hilarious fictional fun. Featuring an all-star comedy line-up including the inimitable Harry Enfield (Harry Enfield and Chums) as Prince Charles, Haydn Gwynne (Drop the Dead Donkey) as Camilla, Hugh Skinner (Fleabag) as William, Louise Ford (Crashing) as Kate, Morgana Robinson (Morgana Robinson's The Agency) as Pippa, Richard Goulding and Tom Durant-Pritchard as Harry and Kathryn Drysdale (Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps) as Meghan, with Katy Wix (Agatha Raisin) as Fergie and Miriam Margolyes (Call the Midwife) as the ghost of Queen Victoria. Join THE WINDSORS in their everyday palace lives, for a family Christmas at Sandringham, to celebrate Harry and Meghan's wedding and go beyond the palace gates again to watch Megxit unfold.
From the creators of 'Star Stories', 'The Windsors' is a parody of the British Royal Family which imagines them as you've never seen them before.
This DVD set contains Series 1, Series 2, The Christmas Special and The Royal Wedding Special. Get ready for a right royal riot with The Windsors, the outrageous and side-splitting satirical comedy series from Channel 4 which imagines the royal family as you've never seen them before, drawing on real life events and creating hilarious fictional fun. Featuring an all-star comedy line-up including the inimitable Harry Enfield (Harry Enfield and Chums) as Prince Charles, Haydn Gwynne (Drop the Dead Donkey) as Camilla, Morgana Robinson (Morgana Robinson's The Agency) as Pippa, Hugh Skinner (W1A) as William, Louise Ford (Crashing) as Kate, Richard Goulding as Harry and Kathryn Drysdale (Benidorm) as Meghan, with Katy Wix (Not Going Out) as Fergie. Join the Windsors in their everyday lives; for a family Christmas at Sandringham; and again to celebrate Harry and Meghan's nuptials.
BRITAIN IS DIVIDED, EVERYONE'S DOWN IN THE DUMPS, SO WHO BETTER TO CHEER US UP THAN THE WINDSORS? This satirical sitcom takes us beyond the palace gates for a hilarious inside peek at the riotous royals to see what really goes on. Have you ever wondered what the real reason behind Megxit was? All is revealed as THE WINDSORS return for a third series. Meghan and Harry are threatening to break up the Fab Four and head to North America... but why are they so angry at Wills and Kate? And who is really pulling the strings? Meanwhile Pippa is still trying to trick her way into Harry's bed and Charles is on strike with his siblings demanding higher pay. Beatrice and Eugenie set up a disastrous drinks brand and Fergie offers to play a bigger role in the former's wedding plans as all the unpleasantness with Andrew could prevent him attending. To cap it all Camilla's scheming might just pay off this time, as Donald Trump asks her and Charles to be King and Queen of America!
It is Christmas in Midsomer. A shot rings out from Draycott House. Nine years later the whole Villiers family come together again. At the police station DCI Barnaby heads home and asks Sgt Scott to contact him if anything happens warning him that: 'Things have a habit of happening around Christmas time.'
Filmed amid the breathtaking scenery of the Peak District and focusing on both the professional and personal challenges facing the team of doctors at a busy village surgery, Peak Practice was one of ITV's most popular shows, with regular viewing figures of around 15 million and frequent appearances in ITV's Top Ten. In this series, The Beeches medical practice welcomes two new faces, as Dr Joanna Graham replaces Dr Erica Matthews and young locum Dr Sam Morgan causes a stir in Cardale. Andrew faces danger and heartache when he is involved in a crash at a local motor rally, and as Joanna settles into her new role at the surgery, David becomes emotionally involved with the mother of a teenager awaiting a bone-marrow transplant; as their friendship turns to passion, a web of deceit begins to unravel and events are to take a tragic turn...
This multi-award winning TV comedy show is set in the offices of 'Globelink News' a TV new company whose millionaire tycoon owner prefers a more sensationalist stance in presenting the day's events... Each episode of the show was recorded close to transmission allowing script changes to incorporate maximum topicality! Series 1: 1. A New Dawn 2. Sally's Arrival 3. A Clash Of Interests 4. A Blast From The Past 5. Old Father Time 6. Special Branch Raid The Newsroom 7. Stress T
Drop the Dead Donkey was a situation, satirical comedy, set in the offices of "Globelink News", a fictional TV news company in the style of CNN, ITN, Sky News, etc. Globelink has been acquired by a multi-millionaire tycoon who prefers a more sensationalist stance to the news. The characters were created to exaggerate the perceived ideas of office/media stereotypes and each programme was recorded close to transmission, allowing script changes to incorporate maximum topicality in particularly of a political nature. The last scene, or voiceover for the ending credits was filmed either the day before or even on the day of broadcast to coincide with relative news stories. First aired in 1990, Drop the Dead Donkey was an innovative comedy that launched the careers of several successful comic actors.
This multi-award winning TV comedy show is set in the offices of 'Globelink News' a TV new company whose millionaire tycoon owner prefers a more sensationalist stance in presenting the day's events... Each episode of the show was recorded close to transmission allowing script changes to incorporate maximum topicality! Series 2 episodes comprise: 1. The Gulf Report 2. The Trevorman Cometh 3. Henry And Dido 4. Baseball 5. The Drunken Cabinet Minister 6. Alex And The Intrepre
The Windsors return for the royal wedding. Harry (Richard Goulding) and Meghan (Kathryn Drysdale) take Charles (Harry Enfield) to America to meet Meghan's mum, Doria (Suzette Llewellyn), but Charles fails to reassure her about Meghan marrying into the royal family. Wills (Hugh Skinner) is forced to protect his subjects from Windsor's evil Trampcatcher (Paul Kaye). Beatrice (Ellie White) is swept off her feet by a hunky political firebrand. Fergie (Katy Wix) finds an ingenious way to get a wedding invitation. Camilla (Haydn Gwynne) continues to cause trouble for the junior royals. And Pippa (Morgana Robinson) has a violent reaction to Harry's marriage.
The multi-award winning 'Drop the Dead Donkey' ran for six series on Channel 4 from 1990 to 1998 becoming one of Channel 4’s best and most successful comedies. Centred on a bustling newsroom relive the staff of Globelink News’ antics in this fantastic DVD featuring six of the very best episodes chosen by the writers of the show Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkins. Features 'Sally's Viking' 'Baseball' 'Gus And The Grim Reaper' 'Helen's Fake Boyfriend' 'Damien's Virus' and 'The Final Chapter' plus fifty classic moments from the series.
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