Available for the first time on DVD John Sullivan's comedy series set in and around the office of Cresta Cabs is a welcome sight indeed. Stressed-out and drained by his ever-weird workforce Sam (Robert Daws) desperately tries to keep his employees in line whilst promoting - in his opinion - the good name of the company. However the business would have sunk along time ago if it wasn't for the efforts of Sam's right-hand woman Reen (Pippa Guard). Mind you even Pippa's going to have trouble with this motley rabble! Episodes Comprise: 1. Even Quasimodo Pulled 2. I Used To Be A Superb Rugby Player 3. Socks With Little Tennis Players On Them 4. There Are No Minicabs In Heaven 5. Some Get The Magic Some Get The Tragic 6. The Day The Music Died 7. Welcome To Responsibilityville 8. Every Victim Wishes He'd Kept His Clothes On 9. Sometimes It's Hard To Be A Man 10. Ask The 1975 Millwall Defence 11. I'm Not A Little Baby And Daddy Hasn't Gone To Japan 12. Too Much Wine Too Many Stars 13. Love Rules The Heart Money Takes The Soul
Countess Dracula (1970); The erotic horror tale of a countess who discovers that the blood of young virgin girls will restore her to the passionate beauty she was 25 years before...; ; Twins Of Evil (1971); Both look exactly alike: which one was the twin of evil? Victims of a vampire curse lead to a witch-hunt headed by Gustav Weil (Peter Cushing), a fanatical Puritan leader of a bizarre religious sect. Only a vampire hunter can save the innocent!; ; Monster; A supernatur...
Governments, multinational corporations and religious organizations have secretly wielded tremendous power by holding back critical data or spreading misinformation to further their own aims. This program exposes the almost inconceivable stories of deceit, conspiracy, sanctioned piracy and scientific knowledge hidden from the world for far too long!Keeping the Faith: The Mystery of Mass SuicideHow can the charismatic energy of any leader translate into the voluntary death of hundreds, even thousands, of people? Throughout the course of civilisation incidents of mass suicide have shaken humanity to the core. Yet history records very different social attitudes toward these extreme events. From the martyrdom of the Jews at Masada to the debauchery and carnage perpetuated by Jim Jones in Guyana, are these the acts of the morally righteous or the morally depraved? In the end, what made them do it?Science Fraud: E=MC$The cold fusion debacle and the purported discovery of the Piltdown man stand as two of the greatest shams perpetrated over the course of scientific history. Have we learned anything from the real or alleged goldbricks of the past? Experts in the field think not. Today's scientists are under considerably more pressure to achieve results in their field. If they don't, they risk losing research grants or, perhaps more importantly, their chance at university tenure. How do these inherent conflicts of interest impact the integrity of medical and scientific discovery, and how do they affect our society at large?
Macaroni combat action focusing on the Battle of the Ardennes.
Going Overboard: Get ready for big laughs on the high seas as Adam Sandler plays Shecky Moskowitz a cruise ship waiter who has his eyes on becoming the ship's comedian. Shecky notices that the ship's comedian Dickie Diamond always gets the stunningly gorgeous beauty queens on board by being the funny man. Dickie doesn't want any competition and refuses to give Shecky a chance to perform on the ship as his warm up act. As fate would have it Dickie hat is blown overboard and he gets locked in the bathroom. With the comedian presumed lost at sea and the ship in need of a comedy act Shecky is given his big break at stand up. The big question is will he sink or swim? Shecky's antics rock the boat in this hilarious sea adventure that's jam packed with hysterical comic sketches and sexy fantasy sequences. Combat Academy: A wise-cracking hipster and a nerd are sent to a military academy to be straightened out. But the two manage to turn the academy inside out with their comic capers and war games.
Bulldog Drummond In Africa: Captain Hugh ""Bulldog"" Drummond will not let anything get in the way of his wedding preparations. He has his phones shut off and refuses to take orders from Scotland Yard. But when his bride Phyllis goes to pick up Drummond's friend Colonel Nielson she finds that he's been kidnapped. Drummond investigates and learns that Nielson has been spirited away to Morocco. Losing no time Drummond and his friends hop aboard his plane and fly down to North Africa to rescue Nielson. But they have to dodge bombs bullets and lions before they can complete their task. Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police: In ""Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police"" once again Captain Hugh ""Bulldog"" Drummond of Scotland yard tries to go through with his marriage to Phyllis but once again his plans are foiled. A dead body turns up and the murderer is Borjei Islanyani a man masquerading as Phyllis's butler. It seems that Islanyani is in search of a treasure buried underneath Drummond's castle. He kidnaps Phyllis and takes her into the castle's catacombs. So Drummond and his ""secret police"" - his butler Tenny his friend Algy and Colonel Nielson - embark on a search for the missing bride. But the catacombs are vast and perilous and the villain is resourceful.
A collection of Will Hay films. Includes: 1. The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942) 2. Dandy Dick (1935) 3. The Ghost of St Michaels (1941) 4. The Goost Steps Out (1942) 5. My Learned Friend (1943) 6. Radio Parade of 1935 (1934) 7. Those Were the Days (1934) 8. Oh Mr Porter (1937) 9. Convict 99 (1938) 10. Windbag The Saiilor (1936) 11. Ask A Policeman (1938) 12. Boys Will Be Boys (1935) 13. Old Bones of the River (1938) 14. Where There's a Will (1936) 15. Good Morning Boys (1937) 16. Hey! Hey! USA! (1938)
The Nutty Professor: Eddie Murphy stars as Dr Sherman Klump a kind ""calorically challenged"" genetics professor who longs to shed his 400-pound frame in order to win the heart of beautiful Jada Pinkett. So with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum Sherman becomes ""Buddy Love"" a fast-talking pumped-up plumped-down Don Juan. Can Sherman stop his buff alter ego before it's too late or will Buddy have the last laugh? Nutty Professor 2: America's funniest family is back for seconds! Eddie Murphy is hilarious when he stars as the entire Klump family in this enormous comedy blockbuster sequel to the Nutty Professer. The hilarity begins when professor Sherman Klump finds romance with fellow DNA specialist Denise Gaines (Janet Jackson) and discovers a brilliant formula that reverses aging. But Sherman's thin and obnoxious alter ego Buddy Love wants out... and a big piece of the action. And when Buddy gets loose things get seriously nutty. Now it's up to Mama Papa Ernie and Granny Klump to throw their weight around and save the day in this whopping gut-busting comedy.
Beaches: (Dir. Garry Marshall) (1988): Two very different young girls meet on a beach in a 1950s American resort. CC Bloom (Bette Midler) is a brash confident minx determined to make it in the glitzy world of show business. Hillary (Barbara Hershey) is a wealthy restrained and privileged WASP who seems destined for a life as a trophy wife. Against all odds their friendship survives through broken marriages diverging careers and the trials of life. When A Man Loves A Woman: (Dir. Luis Mandoki) (1997): Alice and Michael Green are a passionate couple who have worked hard to build a good life for themselves and their two young daughters. But a dark secret from Alice's past is about to surface - a secret that threatens to destroy them as lovers as a family and as individuals.
Cool Runnings: (Dir. Jon Turteltaub) (1993): The outrageously funny comedy hit inspired by the true story of Jamaica's first Olympic bobsled team. They were four unlikely athletes with one impossible dream. Now with the help of an ex-champion as their coach (John Candy) Derice Sanka Junior and Yul leave their sunny island home and enter the chilly winter Olympics to compete for the gold in a sport they know nothing about - bobsled racing! Snow Dogs: (Dir. Brian Levant) (2002): Make no bones about it Disney's Snow Dogs is a hilarious action-packed comedy your whole family will love. Eight adorable but mischievous dogs get the best of dog hater Ted Brooks (Cuba Gooding Jr.) when he leaves his successful Miami Beach dental practice for the wilds of Alaska to claim his inheritance- seven Siberian huskies and a border collie- and discover his roots. As Ted's life goes to the dogs he rises to the occasion and vows to learn to mush with his inheritance. Totally out of his element he faces challenges he's never dreamed of. There's a blizzard thin ice an intimidating crusty old mountain man named Thunder Jack (James Coburn) the Artic Challenge Sled Dog Race that's only two weeks away and a life-and-death rescue. This fish-out-of-water tail-wagging comedy is nothing but doggone good fun and a celebration of family - both human and canine!
Finding Neverland: (Dir. Marc Forster) (2004): This is a tale of magic and fantasy inspired by the life of Peter Pan author James Barrie. Set in London 1904 the film is a fictional account of Barrie's creative struggle to bring Peter Pan to life from his first inspiration up until the play's premiere - a night that will change not only Barrie's own life but the lives of everyone close to him. The Hours: (Dir. Stephen Daldry) (2002): An adaptation of the novel by Michael Cunningham this is the story of three women living in different time periods of the Twentieth Century all linked by a work of literature. In 1923 Virginia Woolf starts to write her novel 'Mrs Dalloway' whilst struggling to cope with depression and mental illness. In 1951 Laura Brown a dissatisfied housewife contemplates her own life after reading 'Mrs Dalloway'. In 2000 editor Clarissa Vaughan struggles to look after her ex-lover Richard Brown who is losing his battle with Aids. Richard nicknames her 'Mrs Dalloway'.
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