This is the complete series of Keeping Up Appearances, where you can witness Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet, don't you know), and her long-suffering husband Richard, impressing and distressing their family and neighbours. "Daddy" is still fighting the Second World War and regularly causes havoc with his antics, Richard fights daily against early retirement, and sister Daisy and brother-in-law Onslow cause our house-proud Mrs Bouquet much embarrassment and humiliation.
This is the complete series of Keeping up Appearances where you can witness Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet don't you know) and her long suffering Richard impressing and distressing their family and neighbours. Laugh along when 'Daddy' chases after milk ladies naked on his bike Richard fights daily against early retirement and sister Daisy and brother-in-law Onslow cause our house proud Mrs Bucket much embarrassment and humiliation. Featuring every episode of the entire series in an 8 disc box set this is the first time this hilarious BBC comedy is available in one fantastic package including the Christmas Specials! So come in for a Darjeeling tea and visit our heroine Hyacinth Bucket as she fights the ever declining moral fabric of Britain... just whatever you do... don't brush against her walls.
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads was a major artistic breakthrough in the field of drama when the first series of monologues aired in 1987. Each tale gives us privileged access to the innermost thoughts of an individual who although we only hear his/her side of the story frequently reveals more about him/herself than intended. Often poignant sometimes sad and occasionally uplifting Bennett's gift for writing comedy is always apparent - and always inspired.
Novelist James Clavell wrote, produced and directed this 1967 British film (based on the novel by E. R. Braithwaite) about a rookie teacher who throws out stock lesson plans and really takes command of his unruly, adolescent students in a London school. Sidney Poitier is very good as a man struggling with the extent of his commitment to the job, and even more as a teacher whose commitment is to proffering life lessons instead of just academic ones. The spirit of this movie can also be found in more recent films such as Dangerous Minds and Mr. Holland's Opus, but none are as moving as this. Besides, the others don't have a title song performed by Lulu, who also stars. --Tom Keogh
Christmas may come but once a year but for arch-snob Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet if you please) disaster drama and humiliation – all obstacles on the ladder to social-climbing success – are far more frequent. In these Christmas Specials we see a delightful cruise on the QE2 start in a less-than-delightful muddy fi eld. We see a glorious English Civil War pageant with Hyacinth as Queen Henrietta Maria go royally wrong when the cast fails to turn up and her unsavoury relatives step into the breach. And we see that even The Season of Good Will isn’t immune from woe as a sherry-fuelled Richard dressed as Santa brings Hyacinth tidings devoid of any comfort and joy.
The lady of the house Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge) has turned being a snob into an art form. Her surname is pronounced ""Bouquet"" don't you know and her family don't help. Her long-suffering husband Richard (Clive Swift) keeps his head down and does his best to live with her domineering ways. But Hyacinth's a determined lady with one mission in life - to impress. First broadcast in 1990 this release features every episode from Series One and Two of 'Keeping Up Appearances'.
Stephen Frears produces six plays by Oscar-nominated playwright Alan Bennett. Showcasing the talents of Julie Walters, Prunella Scales, Patricia Routledge, Dave Allen and Alun Armstrong, Six Plays by Alan Bennett includes the BAFTA-nominated Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Frears himself directs four of the six plays, with the remaining two directed by BAFTA-winning Giles Foster and Palm d'Or winner Lindsay Anderson. Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf Trevor Hopkins is painfully shy, but a chance encounter makes him think that his life is about to turn a corner. Starring Neville Smith, Thora Hird and Julie Walters Doris and Doreen Doris and Doreen are happy working in an obscure provincial office, until the spectre of redundancy rears its head. Starring Prunella Scales, Patricia Routledge and Pete Postlethwaite The Old Crowd George and Betty are throwing a housewarming party, but circumstances conspire against them... Starring John Moffatt, Isobel Dean, Peter Jeffrey and Rachel Roberts Afternoon Off A hotel waiter spends an afternoon off in search of sexual fulfilment, but instead finds a town full of eccentrics bearing petty prejudices. Starring Henry Man, Benjamin Whitrow and Philip Jackson One Fine Day An estate agent suffering a mid-life crisis takes up residence in an office block that he's supposed to be renting to his firm's clients. Starring Dave Allen, Robert Stephens and Benjamin Whitrow All Day on the Sands The Coopers decide to holiday in Morecambe as a change from Menorca. They stay in the Miramar Hotel, but Mr Cooper has a guilty secret... Starring Alun Armstrong, Marjorie Yates and Ken Jones
Hyacinth Bucket (don't dare pronounce it any way other than 'Bouquet'!) is a snob. She devotes most of her energies to maintaining ""standards"" and trying to impress ""influential"" people. In the process she frequently brings chaos into the lives of her friends relatives and neighbours.... Episodes Comprise: 1. The Senior Citizens' Outing 2. The Mayor's Fancy Dress Ball 3. Hyacinth is Alarmed 4. A Riverside Picnic 5. Skis 6. The Country House Sale 7. The Boy Friend 8. A Barbecue at Violet's 9. The Rolls Royce 10. The Hostess 11. The Pageant
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Nigel Havers stars as the young Nicholas Nickleby in the BBC's triumphant adaptation of one of Charles Dickens' most celebrated novels. Darkly satirical angry funny hugely entertaining - and filled with the richest assortment of oddball characters that could only have originated from the quill of Dickens - it features Nigel Havers in his first leading role along with a delightful supporting cast.
Hetty Wainthropp, a sprightly, intelligent pensioner, wakes on her 60th birthday and decides to become a private investigator. Armed with just her handbag and lots of gritty northern common sense, she proves she can easily outwit the professionals. Although she walks, takes the bus or occasionally borrows a scooter to get to the crime scene, with sidekick Geoffrey a teenager she caught shoplifting husband Robert and her steely determination, how can she fail? This boxed set follows Hetty and her Wainthropp Detective Agency from its humble beginnings, charting its progress as it grows into a highly successful and thriving business.
The third and fourth series of the sitcom in which stuck-up socialite Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced 'Bouquet' mind you) puts her put-upon husband the ever-dependable Richard through further excruciatingly awkward but fantastically funny situations! Episode titles: Early Retirement Iron Age Remains Violet's Country Cottage How to Go on Holiday without Really Trying Richard's New Hobby The Art Exhibition What to Wear When Yachting A Job For Richard Country Retreat A Ce
Patricia Routledge stars as Hetty Wainthrope in the second series of the BBC detective drama. Armed with little more than her pocketbook and her prodigious common-sense Hetty has proven that she can easily match wits with the best of them; even if she has to take the bus to get to the scene of a crime! Episodes Comprise: 1.Poison Pen 2.Lost Chords 3.Runaways 4.The Astral Plane 5.A Rose By Any Other Name 6.Woman Of The Year
June Barry, Patricia Routledge, John Barrie and Michael Caine (on the cusp of stardom with Zulu and Alfie) star in this acclaimed adaptation of Harold Brighouse s celebrated play, originally screened as part of the prestigious Play of the Week strand in 1962. Maggie Hobson decides to marry Willie Mossop, the gifted but underpaid boot-maker in her father s shop. Despite Willie s objections, they marry and set up for themselves and, within just one year, take almost all of Henry Hobson s trade. Hobson a heavy drinker is told by his doctor that one of his daughters must return home to look after him but they all refuse apart from Maggie who, seeing her chance, agrees to help but on one condition: Willie is to take over the business, with Hobson relegated to the position of a sleeping partner with no say in the running of the shop....
This pilot episode filmed in 1990 by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network stars Patricia Routledge as Hetty and John Graham Davies as DCI Adams. Nobody played Robert or Geoffrey. It wasn't until some years later that the series would get the go-ahead in 1996. In this episode Hetty decides to track down the long lost son of her friend's husband.....
A superb BBC adaptation of 'David Copperfield' one of Charles Dickens' best-loved and indeed most autobiographical of novels.
Frederic was, as a child, apprenticed to a band of inept pirates. Upon completing his 21st year, rejoices that he has fulfilled his indentures and is now free to return to society. But it turns out that he was born on February 29th in a leap year, and he remains apprenticed to the pirates, a Major General, his large family of beautiful but unwed daughters, and the local constabulary all contribute to a cacophony of music and laughter.
The lady of the house Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge) has turned being a snob into an art form. Her surname is pronounced ""Bouquet"" don't you know... Her long-suffering husband Richard (Clive Swift) keeps his head down and does his best to live with her domineering ways. But Hyacinth's a determined lady with one mission in life - to impress!
The complete fourth series of the BBC detective drama based on the novels by David Cook starring Patricia Routledge as Hetty Wainthrope. Armed with little more than her pocketbook and her prodigious common-sense Hetty has proven that she can easily match wits with the best of them - even if she has to take the bus to get to the scene of a crime. Episodes are: 'Something to Treasure' 'Family Values' 'Digging for Dirt' 'Mind Over Muscle' 'Blood Relations' and 'For Love Nor Money'.
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