FBI informant William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and is tasked with keeping tabs on their charismatic leader, Chairman Fred Hampton. A career thief, O'Neal revels in the danger of manipulating both his comrades and his handler, Special Agent Roy Mitchell. Hampton's political prowess grows just as he's falling in love with fellow revolutionary Deborah Johnson. Meanwhile, a battle wages for O'Neal's soul. Will he align with the forces of good? Or subdue Hampton and The Panthers by any means, as FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover commands? Special Features Fred Hampton for the People-Chairman Fred Hampton (Black Panther Party) was a seminal figure in the civil rights movement of the '60s who was struck down just as he was getting started. In this intimate character piece, we talk to the filmmakers and cast about why telling Hampton's story is more important than ever. Unexpected Betrayal-Arrested for impersonating an FBI agent, William O'Neal, (LaKeith Stanfield) is given an ultimatum: face jail or betray his community's trust by infiltrating the Illinois Black Panther Party. We talk to the cast and filmmakers about O'Neal's complexities and his eventual betrayal of Hampton.
Children's BBC comedy series based on the best selling books written by Terry Deary and illustrated by Martin Brown
The award-winning Horrible Histories is back and as revolting and rotten as ever!Created by some of Britain's finest comedy talents, Horrible Histories tells children about all the best bits of history and brings it to life with brilliant sketches, songs, cartoons and quizzes.
The standard of the impressions in Dead Ringers is never less than superb, even when some of the more obvious characters (Rolf Harris, Nigella Lawson and Parkinson, for example) seem over-familiar thanks to the BBC's other similar series, Alistair McGowan's Big Impression. Others, such as Thora Hird or Tom Baker as Doctor Who, simply lack the contemporary edge present throughout the rest of the show. But for the most part the large and talented cast provide enough variety to ensure that the sketches are a pleasure to watch: be it George W Bush's "shockerating" and "erogenous" use of the English language, interviews with the aggressive Lothario Russell Crowe, the reinvention of Michael Buerk as a threatening celebrity kingpin, or the appropriately pretentious Newsnight Review send-up. One of the most unique and rewarding segments of the show captures the cast on hidden cameras interacting with members of the public while in disguise. Thus we are treated to the unusual sight of Tony Blair addressing a confused bus queue, Jimmy Hill attempting stand-up at a hostile open-mike night, and Gladiator's Maximus Decimus Meridias getting quotes from real-life builders for the reconstruction of his ransacked Roman estate. "I'm not sure I like the sound of decking, how about some Saxon paving?" On the DVD: Dead Ringers DVD features all six episodes from the first series, including the Christmas special plus the original Pilot. The only features are episode and scene selection. --Paul Philpott
No Celebrity is safe! BBC One's The Impressions Show stars the hugely talented comedy combo of Culshaw and Stephenson mercilessly unleashing their particular brand of observational humour on our most popular celebrities. Following on from the smash hit Dead Ringers Jon Culshaw teams up with Debra Stephenson (Coronation Street Bad Girls) to bring you a collection of the best bits from their hilarious new impressions show in the imaginatively titled The Best Of The Impressions Show Only the cream of the comedy crop has been selected for this outrageously funny special. Laugh along at spot-on impersonations of your favourite celebrities from Ross Kemp legging it from The Famous Five to Terry Wogan's terrifying interrogation techniques and Davina McCall's gloriously over the top bed time stories. Culshaw and Stephenson bring you more celebrities more jokes and more laughter. This fabulously funny collection is a must have for all comedy fans!
BBC One's The Impressions Show starring the hugely talented comedy combo of Culshaw and Stephenson returns for its second series mercilessly unleashing its particular brand of observational humour on our most popular celebrities. Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson present a host of new characters and returning favourites like Davina McCall, Jimmy Carr, Harry Hill, Piers Morgan, Katherine Jenkins, Jordan and Alex Reid, Tess and Bruce, Ross Kemp, Joanna Lumley and Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond from Top Gear. Follow a host of celebrities in ridiculously ludicrous, comical situations. Find out to what extent Philip Schofield misses Fern Britton sitting beside him on the This Morning sofa, the reason why Chris Evans should never be given coffee. Ant calls the police when Dec goes missing for five minutes, Boris Johnson apologises a lot, and Bill Gates meets Ricky Gervais in The Microsoft Office. Culshaw and Stephenson bring you more celebrities, more jokes and more laughter making this fabulously funny series a must have for all comedy fans!!!
A groundbreaking comedy taking a biting, satirical look at the worlds of celebrity and politics as you've never seen them before. Featuring cutting edge 3-D CGI animation and the hottest writing and vocal talents in the comedy business, Headcases is cheeky, irreverent and contains plenty of laugh out loud moments.
Eddie Brennan once a boxer with a killer right is now a has-been who loads trucks for a living. A worn out boxer who dreams of making a comeback seems the perfect candidate for a rigged fight against an up and coming young fighter...
Please wait. Loading...
This site uses cookies.
More details in our privacy policy