BBC One's adaptation of JK Rowling's best-selling novel The Casual Vacancy centres on the fictional and seemingly idyllic English village of Pagford. Behind the pretty facade, however, lies secrecy and scandal with a community at war. Chaos ensues in the town after the death of beloved Parish Councillor Barry Fairbrother, as the residents fight for the empty seat left on the council in the biggest battle the village has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations? Major themes in this small screen version of Rowling's novel concern families, death, grief, poverty, addiction, prostitution, rape, village politics, allegiances and enmities. Starring Michael Gambon, Rory Kinnear and Keeley Hawes.
The young D'Artagnan (Michael York) arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a king's musketeer. He meets and quarrels with three men Athos (Oliver Reed) Porthos (Frank Finlay) and Aramis (Richard Chamberlain) each of whom challenges him to a duel. D'Artagnan finds out that they are musketeers and is invited to join them in their efforts to oppose Cardinal Richelieu (Charlton Heston) who wishes to increase his already considerable power over the king. D'Artagnan must also juggle
After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes (Wilder) is called upon to help solve a crucial case that leads him on a hilarious trail of false identities stolen documents secret codes... and exposed backsides. Featuring an outrageous ensemble cast including Madeline Kahn as the seductive singer Marty Feldman as the bug-eyed assistant and Dom DeLuise as the eccentric opera star-turned-blackmailer this fun-filled caper packs a slew of clues and loads of laughs!
When their TV is stolen Beavis & Butt Head hit the road in their hilarous film debut that proves what millions of fans already know; Beavis & Butt-Head RULE!
In Victorian London four pioneers, friends, and rivals fighting to make a mark on the world and save lives.
Bubbling blancmange! Superted! Everyone's favourite teddy bear returns for six more exciting adventures facing challenges from arch-enemies Texas Pete Bulk and Skeleton. Superted must use his special powers to overcome their evil doings helped of course by his loyal friend spotty. Episodes comprise: Superted Kicks Up The Dust / Superted In The Toy Shop / Superted And The Pothole Rescue / Superted At The Funfair / Superted In Chinatown / Superted And The Rattle Snake
Fun for all the family with Bertha the machine with a mind of her own! Episodes comprise: 1. The Best Machine Competition 2. The Windmills 3. Mouse In The Works 4. The Great Painting Job
How To Lose Friends And Alienate People: How To Lose Friends And Alienate People Stars Simon Pegg as Sidney Young a disillusioned intellectual who both adores and despises the world of celebrity fame and glamour. His alternative magazine Post Modern Review pokes fun at the media obsessed stars and bucks trends and so when Young is offered a job at the diametrically opposed conservative New York based Sharps magazine its something of a shock! It seems Sharps editor Clayton Harding is amused by Young's disruption of a post-BAFTA party with a pig posing as Babe. Thus begins Sidney's descent into success - his gradual move from derided outsider to confidante of starlet Sophie Maes - and a love affair with colleague Alison Olsen that will either make him or break him. Ghost Town: Deadpan hilarity and quirky charm come alive in Ghost Town starring Britain's favourite comedian Ricky Gervais (The Office) as social reject Bertram Pincus. Emmy award winner and seven times Bafta winner Gervais proves his Hollywood worth in this transatlantic feel good love story about a man a woman and a ghost. Pincus is a New York City dentist with horrendous people skills. When a routine surgery goes awry Pincus is pronounced dead but is miraculously revived seven minutes later. The ill-mannered Manhattanite suffers only one lasting after-effect; the ability to see and speak with the dead. Word soon gets out in the spirit community and Pincus is irritated to discover he's the go-to-guy for every phantom with unfinished business in the city. At the forefront of the ghostly mob is recently deceased Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear - Little Miss Sunshine Baby Mama) who is determined to stop the remarriage of his widow Gwen (Ta Leoni - Spanglish Fun with Dick and Jane). The laughs unfold when the prickly and romantically inexperienced Pincus smitten with Gwen tries to woo her away from her betrothed - with hysterically awkward results. With sharp performances and beautifully dry Gervais execution Ghost Town won't fail to make viewers laugh out loud. With a host of special features including commentary from renowned director David Koepp and 'making Ghost Town' this is one DVD that should be in the collection of every Ricky Gervais fan.
Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse, none of them able to remember how they got there or even who they are.
A love story told from a child's point-of-view written by Alan Parker (Bugsy Malone Angel Heart).
The archetypal single gal from Sex and the City dives into family life in I Don't Know How She Does It. Kate Reddy, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, could easily be Carrie Bradshaw's alternate life: a rising finance analyst, Kate feels guilty for short-changing her husband (Greg Kinnear) and two children. When she gets the opportunity to work with a high-powered exec (Pierce Brosnan), the already tense family relationship gets stretched to the breaking point and Kate has to make some hard choices. I Don't Know How She Does It is pure formula, but executed well. The entire cast (also including Christina Hendricks as a single-mum best friend, Kelsey Grammer as an overbearing boss, Seth Meyers as a sniping rival, and a scene-stealing Olivia Munn as Kate's assistant) play their parts with skill, while Parker's rapport with Kinnear is particularly warm and persuasive. Moreover, you have to admire the sheer chutzpah of hammering home political points about double standards in the workplace and then delivering a fairy-tale ending. Men have realised the importance of family over work in dozens upon dozens of cookie-cutter heartwarming flicks; apparently it's time that women got the opportunity to do the same. No doubt this signifies some important cultural shift; college theses are waiting to be written about it. --Bret Fetzer
Series Two of BBC Two's darkly comic detective series starring Toby Stephens (Die Another Day, Jane Eyre) and Miranda Raison (Spooks). Created by Howard Overman (Misfits), Vexed takes a fresh approach to crime drama. D.I. Jack Armstrong (Stephens) has a new partner in the shape of D.I. Georgina Dixon (Raison). Armstrong is charming, disorganised and prone to laziness so it comes as no surprise that sparks fly when he's partnered with the ambitious and highly efficient Dixon. Jack's best friend, caf-owner and ex-cop Tony and colleague Naz complete the crime solving team. This two-disc set contains all six episodes of the second series. Special Features: Picture Gallery Subtitles
Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass re-team for their latest electrifying thriller in "Green Zone", a film set in the chaotic early days of the Iraqi War when no one could be trusted and every decision could detonate unforeseen consequences.
Ashley Judd, Hugh Jackman and Greg Kinnear star in this romantic comedy about the one that got away and the one she never saw coming.
Starring Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson. Directed by Adam Smith. Three generations of the notorious Cutler family live as outlaws in the Cotswolds, the heart of Britain's richest countryside. The Cutlers live by their own rules, practising their own way of lifepoaching, pilfering and provoking the police. Chad (Michael Fassbender) finds himself torn between respect for his archaic father, Colby (Brendan Gleeson), and a desire to forge a better life for his children. When Colby coerces him into a major robbery one night, Chad is faced with a choice that will change his life forever. Should he follow tradition and do his father's bidding as his rightful son and heir, or should he break the chain and set out on a new path? With the law cracking down on the clan, Colby tightening his grip on the family, and prejudices among the local populace becoming ever more hostile, Chad discovers that his destiny may no longer lie in his own hands.
Wit, bon vivant, social gadfly, master of the mystic arts and star of stage and screen Count Arthur Strong is none of these, though he likes to think he is... Steve Delaney returns as the pompously delusional Count Arthur in this BAFTA-nominated sitcom written by Delaney and Graham Linehan (Father Ted, The IT Crowd). Co-starring Rory Kinnear as Michael, a perpetually nervous writer and the son of Arthur's late comedy partner, this complete second series contains all seven episodes, complete and uncut. Currently resting on his ample laurels, with the next big thing only a phone call away, Arthur whiles away his time by writing a novel full of damaging showbiz gossip much to Michael's horror! Brushes with politics and a disastrous flying lesson pale into insignificance, however, when Arthur has to move in with Michael in the aftermath of yet another 'trouser fire'... SPECIAL FEATURE: Graham Linehan audience Q&A
Count Arthur Strong - A man born to entertain an audience whether they like it or not. Variety star bit-part actor life model medium entrepreneur enjoyer of all-day breakfasts and inexplicable Count nothing is outside his area of expertise. Into Arthur's world comes Michael Baker the son of his vastly more successful former double-act partner Max. Michael (Rory Kinnear) is professionally and personally adrift an author whose last shot at the popularity he craves is a book about his Dad the King of Saturday Night... but last time he met Arthur he burst into tears and wet himself. Thirty years on it seems that Arthur is still capable of embarrassing him one way or another. The creator of Count Arthur Steve Delaney joins with Graham Linehan (The IT Crowd Father Ted) to bring this stage legend and BBC Radio 4 favourite to the screen at last.
Animated fun with Superted! Includes the following six super action packed episodes: SuperTed And Nuts In Space SuperTed On The Planet Spot SuperTed And The Pearl Fishers SuperTed And The Gold Mine SuperTed And The Magic Word Part 1 SuperTed And The Magic Word Part 2
Based on John le Carré's first novel, Call for the Dead (which introduced spymaster George Smiley), The Deadly Affair sees an ageing British secret agent (James Mason) set out to uncover the truth behind a government employee's apparent suicide. Eschewing the glamour of the era's Bond thrillers, Lumet's chilling and intelligent take on the spy drama presents a palpable and darkly sinister picture of Cold War intrigue. The exemplary cast also includes Maximilian Schell, Harriet Andersson, Harry Andrews, Roy Kinnear and Lynn Redgrave. Extras High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with film historians Michael Brooke and Johnny Mains The National Film Theatre Lecture with James Mason (1967, 48 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Leslie Hardcastle The Guardian Lecture with Sidney Lumet (1983, 89 mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Derek Malcolm at the National Film Theatre, London A Different Kind of Spy: Paul Dehn's Deadly Affair (2017, 17 mins): writer David Kipen discusses the life and work of screenwriter Paul Dehn Take One and Move On (2017, 5 mins): camera operator Brian West on The Deadly Affair Lumet's London (2017, 4 mins): the London locations of The Deadly Affair explored Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
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