Devised by Sweeney creator Ian Kennedy Martin, this grittily humorous series stars Derek Martin and Nigel Planer as rather unlikely business partners...Having hastily left the Met before his dubious activities finally caught up with him, ex-detective Ronald King has formed the Manor Debt Collection Agency with David Castle, a young, somewhat nave martial arts expert and part-time genealogist. Castle's skills come in handy in his new line of work, as do King's old police contacts, and in their dealings with a range of duplicitous, sometimes dangerous clients the chalk-and-cheese duo somehow manages to survive on the right side of the law.In this series they face dramas both personal and professional, with King experiencing cashflow problems and Castle's love life remaining as tangled as ever; and, as tales of Castle's debt-collecting activities reach the Aikido Foundation, he finds himself facing expulsion...
Having hastily left the Met before his dubious activities finally caught up with him former detective Ronald King (Derek Martin - EastEnders) forms the Manor Debt Collection Agency with an unlikely business partner: David Castle (Nigel Planer - The Young Ones) a young honest and somewhat nave akido instructor and part-time genealogist. Castle finds his skills come in handy in his new line of work while the steady income is a crucial asset in the battle for custody of his young son - and fending off ruthless rivals and villains with scores to settle the chalk-and-cheese duo somehow manages to survive on the right side of the law. Devised and written by Sweeney creator Ian Kennedy Martin and executive-produced by Lloyd Shirley co-founder of Euston Films and producer of a host of prime-time dramas including Special Branch and Minder this gritty humorous Euston Films series first emerged as a pilot in Thames' Storyboard anthology (the series which also spawned The Bill); guest stars include Liz Smith Kenneth Cope and David Suchet. This release comprises all six episodes of series one originally aired in 1986 and the pilot from 1985.
Who is Dennis Carter? Well Dennis is a moron. His mum knows it his friends know it and even he knows it. But the police don't. So when Dennis tries to impress Andrea with his fantasies about multi-million pound drug deals Dennis gets nabbed and finds himself a supergrass. The trouble is Dennis doesn't know anything; or does he?
It's the end of the world, and humanity is on the verge of self-destruction as nuclear war erupts. Faced with imminent destruction friends Tom and Suze unite for one last passionate moment, except they don't die, which makes things a little uncomfortable the next day. Eight years on, they are stuck with each other and wander the post-apocalyptic landscape that used to be England with Laura, their daughter from that fateful night. Along their travels they meet clusters of survivors trying to decide which bits of civilisation to reintroduce to their new world. Hilarious, touching and totally original, Cockroaches asks what it means to be human, and its answer is seriously funny. The series features a first class ensemble of iconic and next generation comedy actors including Daniel Lawrence Taylor (Hunderby) and Esther Smith (Cuckoo), Jack Whitehall (Fresh Meat), Alexander Armstrong (Pointless), Nigel Planer (The Young Ones), Jaime Winstone (Made in Dagenham), Caroline Quentin (Men Behaving Badly), Robert Bathurst (Downton Abbey), Dan Renton-Skinner (House Of Fools) and comedians Rich Hall and Tom Davis (Plebs).
Gumdrop a beautiful blue Austin Clifton has a busy life and finally ends up in a scrap yard. There he is found by Mr Oldcastle who takes him home and lovingly restores him. As a boy Mr Oldcastle had seen this wonderful car and promised himself that one day he would own it. Finally his dreams have come true. He has Gumdrop - and together they begin a series of wonderful adventures. Episodes 1. Gumdrop And The Monster 2. Gumdrop In Double Trouble 3. Gumdrop's Merry Christmas 4. Gumdrop On The Farm 5. Gumdrop On The Brighton Run 6. Gumdrop Goes to London 7. Gumdrop At Sea 8. Gumdrop's Happy Birthday 9. Gumdrop To The Rescue 10. Gumdrop's Magic Journey 11. Gumdrop Posts A Letter 12. Gumdrop Goes Fishing 13. Gumdrop And The Dinosaur
Set in the Black Country in 1975 The Grimleys takes a hilarious and nostalgic look at the realities of growing up in an era when cavernous flares and tight tank tops were the height of credibility Vauxhall Vivas and big fluffy dice were socially acceptable and orange wallpaper and outrageous sideburns were culturally desirable. Episodes 1. Romeo And Juliet 2. The Road Not Taken 3. The Golden Whistle 4. Something For The Weekend 5. Kung Fu Fighting 6. Survival Of The Fittest
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