In this hilarious comedy series, which ran for six series from 1983-1990, Nigel Havers plays Dr. Tom Latimer and Tony Britton, his father Toby. Tom, a GP with the National Health Service, has split from his wife Helen who is finding various ways of taking him for all he's got. Meanwhile Tom's father Toby, a conservative Harley Street consultant, announces that he intends to divorce Tom's mother Angela (Dinah Sheridan) his wife of 32 years. Temporarily homeless, father moves in with son and this unlikely duo become the best and worst of flat-mates. With differing views on politics, medicine and whose turn it is to do the housework, Tom is swiftly inspired to reunite his parents – whether they want it or not.
The Gentle Touch: Series 4 (4 Discs)
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...
Summer 1977 the week of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Passion is in the air of the dark blue London sky. TJ is out cruising the park for love and is murdered. A beatbox lying in the bushes is the only clue... Soul mates since childhood Chris and Caz are two young black disc jockeys who run the coolest pirate radio station in town Soul Patrol. The skins on Chris's housing estate mock him and Caz; they envy their black soul boy style. However Chris has ambitions beyond the pirat
Ralph Gorse a charmer in every sense of the word is handsome suave and stylish. It soon becomes clear however that there is a much darker side to his character: that of a conman seducer and murderer. Whilst staying in Reading he seduces Joan Plumleigh-Bruce much to the disgust of her friend Mr Stimpson and succeeds in swindling a great deal of money from her. Running off to Brighton with the money he soon wastes it all and has to get his old job back working in a car showroom. The owner's daughter Pamela falls for him and on discovering she is pregnant Gorse is forced to marry. After an insurance scam goes terribly wrong Gorse flits again to try and start a new life with a false identity. With Mr Stimpson catching up with him will Gorse succeed or will he finally get his comeuppance?
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.
Presenter Ed Skelding is joined once again by military historian and author Nigel Cave to take us through the complexities of the final stages of the fighting for the Ypres Salient. This film starts with the story of the successful attack on Messines and the taking of the ridge and the village. This includes interviews with Nigel at Factory Farm and Spanbroekmolen where two of the nineteen mines were detonated to herald the start the attack early on the morning of the 7th. Nigel will also explain how four of the mines were left undetonated when the line of attack was changed. One of those mines suddenly exploded as the result of a thunderstorm in 1956 while no one is quite sure where the other three are! We also visit Prowse Point and Lone Tree Cemeteries with Nigel where he explains the nature of the different types of cemetery – battlefield, collection etc. This film will also feature an interview with Annelies Vermeulen, Chief Executive at Talbot House in Poperinge. She explains what a source of refuge and comfort the place was for soldiers looking for respite from the fighting. While in Poperinge, we also visit the jail and execution post behind the Town Hall where several British soldiers were executed or – shot at dawn. We also explain the thinking behind this, with a possible interview with the late Earl Haig. In this film the team visit the Ploegsteert memorial to Churchill with Nigel and later visit the trenches once used by Adolf Hitler at Croenaert Wood. Ed then starts his presentation of the Battle for Passendaele and related how it was actually a succession of battles fought from 31st July to mid November. As part of this explanation, Ed is joined by Nigel at ANZAC memorials in Polygon Wood where he explains the bitter nature of the relentless fighting. This film is completed by an extended and powerful interview with Nigel held on top of the Cross of Sacrifice memorial at Tyne Cot, when Nigel explains the power behind The Immortal Salient.
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are called to investigate the 'Pyjama Suicides' plaguing London. In doing so they meet the most dangerous woman and Spider Team.
A new comedy about a large loving close knit chaotic extended family. When two people fall in love they don't just get each other; they get each other's family too. Whether they like it or not. When Lauren and Ed realise they are soul mates their respective families think they are crazy - a twenty six year age difference it'll never work! But it quickly turns out that Ed and Lauren have the most 'normal' of relationships and it's the whole chaotic extended family who have problems including the sister who settled down too young the teenage daughter who wants to get out fast the mother who only wants what's best for her grown up daughters (as long as she gets to decide what that is) the middle-aged over-weight younger brother who just wants to find love (and a job) and the monstrous ex wife who just loves to pop up at the most inappropriate moments. Starring Anthony Head Eve Myles Lindsay Duncan Susie Blake and Jeff Rawle. Special Features: Bloopers Behind the Scenes Footage Cast Interviews
Sherlock Holmes: The Woman In Green
This excellent submarine drama cranks up the intensity as twelve men find themselves trapped in a submarine. A great directing job from subsequent Hammer stalwart Baker.
Julie Walters gives a sterling performance in this riotous comedy which takes a look behind the scenes at the sex-life of the British inspired by the life the notorious Madam Cynthia Payne...
The Edwardians (2 Disc)
Wanted: Intergalactic couple seeks romance + possibly more w/nubile SWF. We're a real pair! He's an NSGEM (Non-Smoking, Green-Eyed Monster). She's a SCECLS (Scantily Clad, Egg-Carrying Love Slave). You're eager to get nekkid, have an IQ that resembles a Celsius temp. reading, and reside at an unnamed female college filled w/randy staffers & idiotic administration. First date w/us includes attempts at terrorisation & you being encased in a monster semen chrysalis. May include zombification. Interested? Wander down to the local sewers--we'll be waiting! (No boyfriends (except as HDs [hors d'oeuvres]) or STDs (space-transmitted diseases).) --Keith Simanton, Amazon.com
Time Out, which won the Lion of the Year at Venice in 2000, is a midlife crisis film with a difference. Vincent is an out-of-work consultant who fabricates an increasingly complex and unsustainable business life to give his wife and children a secure existence. In the process, old friends are caught up in shady investments and Geneva becomes the focal point of his fugitive career. Then, as the net closes, the eternally routine nature of Vincent's professional life returns to haunt him anew. Aurélien Récoing is persuasively understated in the lead role, conveying a myriad of emotions with his subtle facial gestures. Karin Viard is sympathetic as the trusting Muriel, ready to offer support even when the web of lies has all but unravelled, and there's an engaging contribution from Serge Livrozet--the adept black marketeer sincere in his willingness to help. Laurent Cantet's direction is a fine example of less is more, sustaining the film with relative ease over 129 minutes. Pierre Milon's camerawork makes the most of some stunning scenery on the Franco-Swiss border and Jocelyn Pook's spare but brooding score is a discreetly effective enhancement. As the closing scene ties up loose ends with a neatly barbed irony, you're left in little doubt that Vincent's problems are about to start again. --Richard Whitehouse
The Secret Weapon: The inventor of a secret weapon and its prototype are abducted leaving the wartime Allies in dire need of assistance. Sherlock Holmes is called and begins to do battle with Professor Moriarty who will later become his arch-enemy... Terror By Night: A precious jewel 'The Star Of Rhodesia' is stolen from a train. The master detective is forced to use all his powers of deduction with the help of his trusty aid Dr. Watson in this fast paced thriller.
An exceedingly lively adaptation of this Dickins' Classic. With a stellar cast of British actors playing some of Dickens' most colourful characters. The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find. In the course of their travels, they repeatedly encounter the friendly but disreputable Mr. Jingle, who becomes a continual source of trouble for all who know him. Pickwick himself is the victim of a number...
Episodes Comprise: Bees Man Trap Itchy Race Monkey Python Lair Claw
In 1990 Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn fought for the first time. At stake was the World Middleweight title. The two men could not stand each other; it was a genuine grudge match. Eubank saw himself as an aristocrat of the ring a craftsman. Benn was happy to be painted as a gladiator a violent punching ring warrior. It was a contest that would go down in British boxing history. The fight was both brutal and breathtaking! Ten thousand people packed into the NEC in Birmingham eager
The Sound Barrier (1952)
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