"Actor: Ronnie"

• Ronnie Barker - The Best Of Ronnie Barker | DVD | (11/07/2005) from £6.59   |  Saving you £6.40 (97.12%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The sketches and scenes included on this DVD were selected by Ronnie himself as representations of some of his best work. From the Two Ronnies we are treated to gigglesome delights such as the `slang Vicar' `four candles' and `pismronounciation'. Mixed with chunks of Porridge Open All Hours Clarence and Magnificent Evans this programme is a must for any true Barker fan.

• Business Is Business | DVD | (27/05/2002) from £10.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (93.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A bawdy, though sympathetic look at the lives of two Amsterdam prostitutes, 1971’s Business is Business was the film debut of Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, who would later graduate to the Hollywood mainstream with films like Total Recall and Basic Instinct. Starring Ronnie Biermann as Greet, a worldly wise prostitute who, in between gratifying the often bizarre needs and fantasies of her bourgeois clients, is decently protective of her neighbour and friend in the trade, the busty, younger Nell of whose relationship with an abusive leech (Bernard Droog) she disapproves. Finally, she decides they must both break out of their decreasingly fulfilling lives and seek out matrimonial stability. An amiable if slightly aimless movie, based on the writings of Albert Moll, Business is Business probably seemed like an authentic depiction of the Amsterdam demi-monde in its day. Today, its kinky peccadilloes look rather quaint in comparison with, say, Nick Broomfield’s Fetishes. The breezily kitsch soundtrack is redolent of a more innocent age overall. However, both Biermann and Sylvia De Leur forcefully resist any of the dollybird clichés of the era in their strong characters.--David Stubbs On the DVD: Business is Business on disc can be viewed with or without English subtitles. Extras are disappointing with only a Verhoeven, Biermann and De Leur filmography and film notes from David Parkinson, along with a few World cinema trailers and the film’s original trailer. The image resolution is average for a 1971 film and the Dolby digital soundtrack enhances the grunts and groans.--Nikki Disney

• The Martins | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £9.57   |  Saving you £4.42 (46.19%)   |  RRP £13.99

  The Martins are the family from hell, the neighbours you dread and the kind of people you cross the street to avoid. Starring Lee Evans and Kathy Burke.

• Very Important Person | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS (James Robertson Justice) is a cantankerous and crotchety old professor. Testing one of his new radar inventions (and travelling incognito as Lt. Farrow RN) the plane he is travelling is shot down and he is incarcerated as a POW. His overbearing and abrasive manner leads his fellow inmates into believing he is a German spy but when they discover who he actually is they realise that his escape is vital to the war effort. Written by Henry Blyth (The Bul

• Classic British Comedy Films | DVD | (23/04/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Triple bill of classic British comedies starring the likes of Peter Cook and Ronnie Barker. 'The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer' (1970) stars Cook as the eponymous social climber determined to reach the top by fair means or foul. Starting out at a small advertising agency, it's not long before Rimmer rises through the ranks to enter the sphere of politics as a spin-doctor, where his talent for manipulation continues to serve him well. 'Sir Henry at Rawlinson's End' (1980) stars Trevor Howard as an English Peer of the Realm who attempts to exorcise the ghost of his dead brother with the aid of his equally eccentric friends and household staff. Finally, 'Futtock's End' (1969), written by, and starring Ronnie Barker, follows a weekend gathering at the decaying country home of General Futtock (Barker), which produces a series of saucy mishaps between staff and guests.

• Hark At Barker - Series 1-2 - Complete | DVD | (13/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ronnie Barker plays the elderly Lord Rustless David Jason the gardener Dithers and Frank Gatliff the butler Badger in this British sitcom aired in the late 60's set the Lord Rustless' grand home.

• Sorry! Series 7 | DVD | (04/06/2012) from £17.61   |  Saving you £-0.36 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Series 7 is the last of Sorry, Ronny Barker's most memorable role outside of the Two Ronnies and a part written especially for him. We again Join living at home, 40 something, Timothy Lumsden in his quest to find a girlfriend whilst having his every step watched over by his Tyrannical mother.

• Jerusalema | DVD | (30/08/2010) from £3.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (75.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  If you're going to steal...Steal big and hope like hell you get away with it! A young hoodlum's rise from a small-time criminal to a powerful crime entrepreneur during the turbulent years before and after the fall of apartheid.

• Rock 'n' Roll All Star Jam | DVD | (17/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Exactly as it is billed the Bo Diddley All Star Rock 'n' Roll Jam sees a gathering of all star rock musicians paying tribute to Bo Diddley. Filmed at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in October 1985 Bo Diddley put together a band that included Ron Wood John Mayall Mick Fleetwood Kenney Jones Carmine Appice John Lodge Carl Wilson Mitch Mitchell and many more To run through some rock n roll classics. Another Rock 'n' Roll veteran Chuck Berry also puts in an appearance in one of the all time unrepeatable gigs.

• The Keith Barret Show - Series 1 | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £5.52   |  Saving you £10.47 (189.67%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Philosophical cab driver Keith Barret hosts a series of celebrity debates on what makes a successful relationship. 1. Richard Madeley & Judy Finnigan 2. Kerry & Bryan McFadden 3. Ronnie & Anne Corbett 4. Darren Day & Suzanne Shaw 5. Sian Lloyd & Lembit Opik 6. Tony Wilson & Yvette Livesey

• Sorry - Series 3 | DVD | (02/08/2010) from £11.87   |  Saving you £4.12 (34.71%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Ronnie Corbett (The Two Ronnies) plays Timothy Lumsden a part specially written for him and has turned him into one of the best-loved comic figures on British television. Barbara Lott plays his domineering mother to perfection and his long-suffering father is portrayed by William Moore. Marguerite Hardiman features as Timothys sister Muriel. The problem is a delicate one as Tim still lives at home with his parents. His father who has long since retreated into a world of his own is not a threat to Timothy but his mother the domineering interfering kind has to be viewed more seriously.The trouble is that she simply refuses to recognise the fact that her son is no longer a little boy but rather a grown man despite his diminutive stature with perfectly normal if persistently thwarted drives and instincts. And not wishing to offend his mother Timothy usually suffers her seemingly well-meaning intentions. It is obvious that she rules not only the house but also Timothy through a campaign of sustained yet subtle (and often hilarious) psychological terror tactics!

• The Frost Report Is Back | DVD | (26/10/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A celebration of the satirical comedy sketch series The Frost Report which won the prestigious Golden Rose of Montreux in the 1960s. Hosted by Sir David Frost it was highly influential and proved to be the launch pad for the likes of Ronnie Barker Ronnie Corbett John Cleese Michael Palin Terry Jones Eric Idle Graham Chapman and Sheila Steafel.

• On The Beat / Man Of The Moment | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In 1962's On the Beat, Norman Wisdom's Pitkin, the most famous incarnation of his riotous buffoon character, is dreaming of something better as usual. Pitkin wants to follow in his father's footsteps and become a policeman, but being decidedly on the short side, has to settle for washing police cars. Of course it's not long before Norman is impersonating an officer of the law. Wisdom also plays his nemesis here, the German General Schreiber, as well as the chief suspect in a series of jewel robberies which only Pitkin's chaotic antics can solve. Terence Alexander effectively reprises his character from The Square Peg (1958), and Wisdom regular David Lodge, previously seen costarring in The Bulldog Breed (1960), is also on hand, though otherwise the supporting cast is less stellar than before. By the time of 1955's Man of the Moment, Wisdom was firmly established as Britain's favourite movie comedian, his shy, helpful and good-natured "gump" character forever unintentionally causing catastrophe in the great tradition of Charlie Chaplin. However, while Chaplin ventured into politics in Modern Times (1936) for satirical purposes, when Norman's minor civil servant here accidentally becomes the UK delegate at a conference in Geneva the emphasis is on farce and pratfalls. The plot sees Norman sticking up for the rights of the fictional kingdom of Tawaki against less-than-honest government interests, while his new-found status brings the attention of the ladies, including the return of his Trouble in Store (1953) costar Lana Morris. Continuing his collaboration with veteran director John Paddy Carstairs, the film is a polished laughter machine that continues to entertain. --Gary S Dalkin

• Sorry - Series 2 | DVD | (17/03/2008) from £8.19   |  Saving you £7.80 (95.24%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Language Timothy!' 40 year old Librarian Timothy can't seem to escape the clutches of his controlling mother and lead the amorous life he dreams of despite his best efforts and the help of his friends.

• Sorry - Series 5 | DVD | (20/06/2011) from £3.39   |  Saving you £12.60 (78.80%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Is the mild-mannered mummy’s boy any closer to the great escape? The wonderful Ronnie Corbett returns as the hilarious, eternally frustrated Timothy Lumsden. This is the complete fifth series of one of the most successful comedy series of the 1980s. Timmy doesn’t want to be a 40-something mummy’s boy – he dreams of being a lothario, an adventurer and a star player in the local amateur dramatics group – but he’s still not allowed out until he’s done his piano practice. No matter how many times Tim is knocked down by life, love, and his career, he gets to his feet and tries again. And, one day, he might just get the better of his mother’s underhand measures, blackmail and threats of a week-old jam roly-poly for tea. This fifth series finds Timothy rewarded for keeping quiet after witnessing an extra-marital affair; mouthing sweet words to a leading lady at the local theatre production and receiving some cryptic advice along with his great-uncle’s ashes. And, as Tim falls for narrowboat owning Fenella - could his greatest wish be about to come true? Episodes Comprise: The Primal Scene, So to Speak Every Clown Wants to Play Hamlet Bells for Uncle Barstable Natural Wastage My Family and Other Monsters It’s a Wonderful Life, Basically

• Hot Licks - Ronnie Earl: Blue Guitar With Soul | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £12.13   |  Saving you £6.86 (36.10%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Hot Licks classic video titles have been made available on DVD making it even easier to learn with the world's top players...right in your own home! These new transfers make them look better than ever while DVD technology makes navigating each lesson even easier! You'll never miss a note -You see the music and the tablature on screen as it's being played -All right and left-hand techniques are shown in close up and with helpful split-screen -effects to make learning easy -Slow motion segments with standard pitch sound -Artist biographies -Selected discographies -Suggested listening -Booklet with music examples included This is a lesson with a true blues master and is not to be missed by anyone who's really serious about their blues guitar. Ronnie Earl is known for being a soulful player and on this video he doesn't hold back! You'll learn the special chords used by Little Walter T Bone Walker Magic Sam Robert Jr. Lockwood the style of B.B. King the fingerpicking of Albert King Country Blues styles question and answer phrasing bending and shaking turnarounds and how to get maximum feeling out of minimum notes - the key to blues guitar. If it's blues you're looking for they don't come much better than this. Includes booklet with tablature.

• Sorry - Series 6 | DVD | (26/09/2011) from £10.78   |  Saving you £5.21 (48.33%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Will his dream come true or will Mother make it a nightmare? In a role specially written for him, Ronnie Corbett is hilarious as the eternally frustrated Timothy Lumsden. One of the most successful comedy series of the 1980s, Sorry! confirmed Corbett as a British comic institution. There might not be a woman good enough for her son, but Phyllis is not about to give her tank top-wearing, forty-something son, Timothy an easy time. Timothy’s small rebellions, such as going out on his bath night, incite her full wrath and any attempts to speak his mind are met with the fiercest of rebukes – We are not at home to Mr Cheeky! Undaunted, Timothy, urged on by his sister Muriel and his friend Frank, continues to seek an escape from Stalag 27 Ravenscroft Avenue, with love as the spur to untie the granny knots on his mother’s apron strings. In this sixth series Timothy invites an escaped convict, a female mud wrestler and a French maid into the house and attends an assertiveness course leading to his girlfriend seeing him in a new light. As wedding bells beckon, could Timothy finally have made his escape? Everything has been taken care of to make sure the day runs smoothly – so what could possibly go wrong?

• Classic Albums - Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Taking more than two years from conception to release Stevie Wonder's classic 1976 double-album 'Songs In The Key Of Life' is now generally accepted as his finest creative hour in an enduring 35-year recording career that has been filled with many other highlights. The remarkable story of Wonder's 'Songs In The Key Of Life' project is told here. Stevie himself reminisces about the inspiration behind the album - It was a challenge doing an album that was related to life - and there are also contributions from Berry Gordy the founder and father figure of Motown Records Quincy Jones Herbie Hancock and lyrcist Gary Byrd among many others. In addition there is unique reunion of musicians who played on the original album sessions. Certainly 'Songs In The Key Of Life' is a truly remarkable album. Its story is vividly related in this 'Classic Album' programme including as a celebratory re-creation twenty years on of 'I Wish' and 'Sir Duke' with the original musicians who played on the session.

• Saturday Morning Pictures - The Best Of The Children's Film Foundation - Vol. 3 | DVD | (28/10/2002) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-10.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Go Kart Go Rival groups build their own Go-Karts and encounter excitement and trouble in their efforts to win the local Go-Kart race. Featuring a very young Dennis Waterman! A Hitch In Time An erratic time machine cuts a bullying teacher down to size...

• My Brother's Wedding | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £15.75   |  Saving you £2.24 (12.50%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A 2 disc presentation set of the original version and the new Director's Cut of Burnett's warm wry drama about a young man torn between obligations to his hard-working family aspirational brother and criminally-minded friends.