Richard Harris offers a commanding central performance as Abraham commanded by God to lead his family to the promised land of Canaan who must undertake great trials and finds his faith severely tested...
First broadcast in 1974, the ITV bedsitland sitcom Rising Damp was an instant and enduring success. It starred Leonard Rossiter as the miserly and lovelorn landlord Rigsby who is constantly needling young lodger Alan (Richard Beckinsale), a science student whose long hair and earrings are symptomatic to Rigsby of the parlous effeminacy of the modern age. He's also in love with Frances De La Tour's dowdy spinster Miss Jones, though his tentative advances are forever rebuffed. She in turn carries a torch for Philip (Don Warrington), the elegant son of an African chief who also resides at Rigsby Towers. Some aspects of Rising Damp have not aged well, principally Rigsby's stream of racist jibes at Philip. Although these were doubtless well-meant and supposed to illustrate Rigsby's foolish bigotry, you suspect that that was a convenient cover for audiences in the 1970s to enjoy racist humour. However, Rossiter's Rigsby--stuttering, stammering, bent perpetually over backwards--remains a great comic creation, embodying all the festering prejudices, small-mindedness and self-delusion of the lower middle class Little Englander. --David Stubbs
A collection of BBC adaptations featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's celebrated super-sleuth. A Study In Scarlet: Peter Cushing stars as the intrepid private eye Sherlock Holmes and has to perform a little forensic investigation. The Boscombe Valley Mystery: Peter Cushing stars as Sherlock Holmes in another unfathomable mystery story with Nigel Stock as his faithful sidekick. The Hound Of The Baskervilles: Classic two-part story starring Peter Cushing and Nigel Sto
Meet the most unconventional investigative duo of any time - JEFF SLADE and HOLLY TURNER in the mystery adventure series Crime Traveller. Sleuths come and go working on intuition luck and clues but Slade and his science officer colleague Holly are armed with something extra in their fight against crime - their very own Time Machine. High speed chases and intriguing puzzles are solved with the aid of their unreliable Time Machine in this stylish fast-paced drama.
This epic fantasy tale, about the history of a land that never was, begins when an ambitious young man steals forbidden knowledge from a sacred plant. He falls to its darker temptations and in so doing, unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind. As his power grows over the years, it falls to people of different ilk and culture to attempt to stop him. Among those who stand against him are a daring tomb-robber, star-crossed lovers, a maniacal necromancer, winged assassins, and an undying guardian.
When his report on computer fraud is tampered with unassuming civil servant Henry Jay finds himself drawn into a complex pan-European conspiracy involving a prominent Euro MP and a shadowy force known as 'le Pouvoir' - the Power. With a hired assassin hot on his heels our rotund and unhappy hero races against time to expose robbery fraud and political corruption on a multi-national scale.
Helicopter pilot Ed en route with a government agent and a highly sensitive package realises that his passenger and cargo may be very valuable when he is engaged in a deadly aerial dogfight with another helicopter. Ed shoots his aggressor down and later discovers that the package is a revolutionary satellite-jamming device - SACROS - developed by the government at their intelligence base The Hive. The adventure is only just beginning... Series 1 epsiodes comprise: Out of the H
An extraordinary portrayal of humanity set during one of history's most inhumane periods 'The Diary Of Anne Frank' features Millie Perkins as the insightful 13-year-old biographer of her family's two year hiding in an Amsterdam attic. At first the strong-willed teenager embraces her fugitive lifestyle as an adventure but in time the ever-increasing fear of discovery and close quarters prove nearly unbearableifor the eight personalities in hiding which include Mr. Dussell (Ed Wynn) the abrasive Mrs. Van Daan (the Oscar-winning Shelley Winters) her husband (Lou Jacobi) and their son Peter (Richard Beymer) for whom Anne develops an impossible love...
Once upon a time, three men and a tame racing driver travelled the world, testing cars, solving problems and arguing about who was the biggest idiot. This is a collection of their very finest moments of exciting racing, brilliant inventions, hilarious disagreements and sudden explosions.
3 Swashbuckling Robin Hood Adventures: Sword Of Sherwood Forest: Another rendition of the Robin Hood legend, in which Greene goes undercover to infiltrate a group headed by Cushing and the evil earl, Pasco. He discovers their plan to murder the Archbishop of Canterbury and to take over Bawtry Castle. But Greene organizes his band of men and quells the insurrection. Bandits Of Sherwood Forest: The son of Robin Hood, Robert of Nottingham (Cornel Wilde), returns to Sherwood Forest. With the aid of his father's merry men, he saved England's young king and the Magna Carta from the evilness of the wayward regent Daniel and wins the hand of a beautiful maiden. Rogues Of Sherwood Forest: King John is back on the throne of England, taxing the people most cruelly and plotting bloody murder. Side by side with Will Scarlet, Friar Tuck and Alan A-Sale, young Robin must once more battle the Kings men and win the heart of the lady Marianne. As war rages throughout the kingdom, King John schemes to murder his most powerful barons and have their deaths blamed on the outlaws!
Highlights from the 1992 Isle Of Man TT. Steve Hislop wins the Senior TT; the first British win in thirty years on a Abus Norton with a four second win over Carl Fogarty. Fogarty sets a new track record of 123.61mph. Commentators include: Richard Nicolls Peter Kneale and Steve Hislop.
A groundbreaking comedy and a subtle satire of the UK building industry in the 1960s (which is still frighteningly relevant today!) an excellent cast of comedians in their early days (Ronnie Barker Richard Briers Peter Butterworth Bernard Cribbins) will have you rolling in the aisles!
Featuring all the episodes from series 2 of A Family At War.
Triple bill of family dramas. In Foster' (2011), a young married couple, the Morrisons (Toni Collette and Ioan Gruffudd), have been in mourning for the death of their child for a number of years and are now trying desperately to have another baby. Due to difficulties conceiving they consider adoption, but as their application goes into the adoption agency, a young boy, Eli (Maurice Cole), turns up on their dooprstep. When they take Eli in, he helps them in saving their failing toy business ...
Reprising the classic sitcom roles that first made them household names, Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox star as Geoffrey and Beryl an inexperienced young couple attempting to negotiate the sexual minefield of the 'permissive' society. This big-screen transfer of Jack Rosenthal's top-rated comedy series sees old-fashioned girl Beryl continuing to slap down the advances of her frustrated boyfriend whose clumsy attempts to initiate 'Percy Filth' suggest he's not quite up to speed himself! The Lovers! is featured here as a brand-new High Definition restoration from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Like everyone else Geoffrey and Beryl want to fall in love or they think they do; like everyone else since Adam and Eve. But Adam and Eve didn't live in Manchester in 1972... Special Features Fullscreen version Brand-new interviews with composer Carl Davis and production designer Peter Mullins Theatrical trailers Image gallery Limited edition booklet written by Martin Cater
""In the criminal justice system the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups -- the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories."" The entire second season of the Emmy Award-winning series Law And Order. Episodes comprise: 1. Confession 2. The Wages Of Love 3. Aria 4. Asylum 5. God Bless The Child 6. Misconception 7. In Memory Of 8. Out Of Control 9. Renunciation 10. H
Featuring 8 brand new adventures from Series 2. Episodes Comprise: Spring Lamb Everything Must Go Bitzer's New Hat Supersize Timmy Hair Today Gone Tomorrow Who's the Caddy? Ewe've Been Framed Two's Company
Cat or woman or a thing too evil to mention? Roger Corman and Vincent Price hook up for yet more horror in Edgar Allan Poe's most terrifying tale of passion possession and PURR-fect evil! When a dead wife sinks her claws into immortality - and comes back as a ferocious feline - she leads her husband's (Price) new bride on a deadly game of cat and mouse. And when the fur starts flying she soon learns that even in death... she can land on her feet!
Hugh Grant stars in this satire of American identity, in which the President becomes a guest judge on the reality TV show.
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