All 70 episodes from series 1-6 of the TV drama starring Mark Williams as the eponymous character created by English writer G.K. Chesterton. Set in the 1950s in the fictional village of Kembleford, the series follows Roman Catholic priest Father Brown who has a knack for solving crimes. He is assisted by parish secretary Bridgette McCarthy (Sorcha Cusack) and is often a source of frustration for the local police. Includes Subtitles for the Hard of Hearing.
Taste the Blood of Dracula is one of the best of Christopher Lee's Dracula series for Hammer. A group of businessmen who, out of sight of their families, like nothing more than to frequent brothels and generally behave in sensation-seeking ways, are persuaded by Dracula's servant (a splendidly manic Ralph Bates) that summoning up the orthodontically-challenged aristocrat would be the ultimate thrill. They warily agree, purchasing relics for the necessary ritual from a shifty dealer (Roy Kinnear--who else?), but panic halfway through the proceedings and decide to kick their initiator to death instead. Unfortunately, it's too late, and Dracula materialises as they make good their escape, swearing to avenge the murder of his servant. While the subsequent descent into paranoia by the three villains-Dracula himself hardly counts in comparison with this odious bunch--isn't exactly the stuff of Rosemary's Baby, it still infuses the plot with an element of psychodrama that is unusual for a Hammer fang-fest. There are strong performances pretty much all round, but Peter "Clegg" Sallis quakes exceptionally nicely as one of the trio of miscreants. The sets, props and costumes are of an unusually high order, too. --Roger Thomas
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play. After the death of her bullying husband, the not-so-aged and downtrodden housewife Thelma Caldicot (Pauline Collins) is shipped off to the Twilight Years Rest Home by her money grabbing son and manipulative daughter in law. Appalled by the conditions, Mrs Caldicot decides to take matters into her own hands Review One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for OAP's --hotdog Magazine A showcase performance by Pauline Collins --Empire
An Englishman’s home may well be his castle, but it would be a very different castle indeed if Germany had won WWII. Set in an alternate 1970s on an Earth where Germany won the Second World War and is now occupying England, Peter Ingram (Kenneth More) is the lead writer of a popular soap opera set in Blitz-era London. Ingram’s life sees little adventure. He knowingly turns a blind eye to the realities of local Nazi rule, opting for the easy life. After the inclusion of a Jewish character in his television series is met with strong objection, his eyes finally begin to open. And when the woman he loves (Isla Blair) reveals that she was born a Jew, he has a difficult decision to make. Will Peter join his lover in the underground resistance or continue to lodge his head firmly in the sand? Also starring Kathleen Byron (Saving Private Ryan, The Elephant Man) and Nigel Havers (A Passage to India) and directed by Paul Ciappessoni (Angels, Softly Softly, Doomwatch, Doctor Finlay’s Casebook).
He'll Steal Your Heart...and Your Money! Meet Howard Booth (Peter Bowles) a suave black sheep in white kid gloves with an uncanny ability to sweet talk his way out of any sticky situation. Women cannot resist him-even when he's making off with their last quid! The one person immune to Howard's outrageous charm is his stuffy brother-in-law Trevor (George Cole) whose pleasantly dull life is about to go topsy-turvy...because this debonair con man is moving in! The laughs start when Howard's doting sister Mary (Rosalind Ayres) welcomes him into her cramped home convinced she can help him turn over a new leaf. For Trevor he sees a chance to show up his flashy brother-in-law and finally run things. Unfortunately Howard just cannot be one-upped. He is like a glass of sparkling champagne while Trevor is a pint of flat beer. A comic battle of wits is about to begin between the two men-but once again Trevor is outmatched. Episodes Comprise: He's Not Heavy: He's My Brother-in-Law Howard at the Majestic We'll Go No More A-Roving Raising the Wind On Approval Suspicion The Rival A Tale of the Unexpected Matchmaker Raffles Love Me Love My Dog Third Party A Genuine Simpson Unreasonable Behaviour
Dark Horse Comics' popular cult superhero Hellboy makes the leap from the comic book pages to the big screen in this fantasy action adventure. In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon - Hellboy (Ron Perlman) - has already been conjured. Joining the Allied forces, Hellboy eventually grows to adulthood under the supervision of his adopted 'father', Professor Broom (John Hurt), serving the cause of good rather than evil. When the powerful and evil Nazi wizard who unleashed Hellboy suddenly reappears in modern times, he discovers that Hellboy is now working as a paranormal investigator at a secret U.S. government agency dedicated to protecting humanity from the forces of darkness. Now, Hellboy must fight to prevent the destruction of mankind.
After the death of her bullying husband the not-so aged and downtrodden housewife Thelma Caldicot (Pauline Collins) is shipped off to the Twilight Years Rest Home by her money-grabbing son and manipulative daughter in-law. Appalled by the conditions Mrs Caldicot decides to taker matters into her own hands...
The Match is a contemporary romantic comedy, set in the idyllic Highland village of Inverdoune.
Taken from the first television series this finds a former Army sergeant returning home to an economically depressed Gallowshields in Tyneside at the end of World War One. But this sergeant always lands on his feet...
Set in Edinburgh the series contrasts the high powered and respectable world of the lawyers and advocates of the Scottish legal profession with the sleazy and deadly existence of the city s pimps prostitutes and drug addicts. When a young prostitute is murdered by a deadly drug overdose only Doctor Joe Sangster who has been treating her at the local health clinic suspects foul play. In the growing climate of fear over drugs and aids in the city his clinic faces closure due to a local campaign. He turns to Greg McDowell for help and the young lawyer sees the chance to make a name for himself.
Nothing is as it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life exist dark secrets scandals and downright evil. John Nettles stars as the humorous thoughtful and methodical Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby. The quiet of Midsomer Worthy is shattered by the suicide of Martin Wroath. A gambler drinker and depressive the complex nature of his death attracts Barnaby's atten
On the verge of the breakthrough of his career an ambitious young journalist learns that his mother is dying. The discovery forces him to re-evaluate his life and responsibilities; particularly when he inherits he care of his younger sister Roberta who has Down's Syndrome and has always lived at home. At first he protests but gradually these mismatched siblings achieve a hard-won kind of rapprochement one which transforms all of their lives in unexpected ways...
Compelling drama at it's very best. Set in Edinburgh The Advocates contrasts the high powered and respectable world of the lawyers and advocates of the Scottish legal profession with the sleazy and deadly existence of the city's pimps prostitutes and drug addicts. In Series 1 Doctor Joe Sangster suspects foul play when a young prostitute is murdered by a drug overdose. In the growing climate of fear over drugs and AIDS in the city he turns to Greg McDowell a young lawyer-cum-investigator for help. Greg sees this as the perfect opportunity and decides to immerse himself in the gritty Edinburgh underworld in search of justice. Series 2 follows James McCandlish an eminent advocate who is arrested and charged with murdering his wife. Greg McDowell from the struggling law firm run by Katherine Dunbar represents him with the high profile case likely to raise the firm's image. McDowell is upset when Katherine is encouraged to supervise the McCandlish case and things take a turn for the worse when the company is sued for negligence over a different issue.
Set in Edinburgh the series contrasts the high powered and respectable world of the lawyers and advocates of the Scottish legal profession with the sleazy and deadly existence of the city's pimps prostitutes and drug addicts. Starring Isla Blair (After Life A Touch Of Frost) Stella Gonet (Holby City The House Of Elliot) Ewan Stewart (Rebus P.O.W) Shirley Henderson (Harry Potter Bridget Jones) and Cal Macaninch (Holby Blue Sorted) the series was directed by Peter Barber-Fleming (Mortimer's Law Call Red) produced by Murray Ferguson (Sleep With Me Afterlife) and executive produced by Robert Love (Taggart McCallum).
After the death of her bullying husband the not-so aged and downtrodden housewife Thelma Caldicot is shipped off to the Twilight Years Rest Home by her money grabbing son and manipulative daughter in law. Apalled by the conditions Mrs Caldicot decides to take matters into her own hands....
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