Dennis Potter has long been acknowledged as one of the most significant writers of the twentieth century. Though he had considerable successes with the series format (such as The Singing Detective and Casanova) it is generally accepted that his strongest work is the single play of which he did many for both the BBC and ITV. In celebration of both Potter's body of work and the fiftieth anniversary of ITV this collection celebrates three of his most signif
The former Tomorrow's World presenter William Woollard takes us through the mysterious world of ghosts and ghoulies in nine of the most dramatic episodes from the first series of the Discovery Channel's Ghosthunters. The nine episodes on three discs explore the Legends of the Legion Spirits of the Civil War The Phantom Schoolmaster Castle Leslie Ghosthunters at Work the Phantom Fisherman Echoes from Beyond the Grave The Possession and the Priest and Professo
Evan Holloway is one of the richest men on Earth; he is a multimillionaire publisher of the best selling men's magazines, Passion.Due to his success he can live a life of which other men can only dream. Any woman he wants, he can have. Any fantasy he cares to live, he does. Anything he wishes to own, he can buy. But now, Evan Holloway has a problem: he has just become the target of a sinister assassination threat.Detective Nick Janson is recruited to stop the assassin, but when he becomes involved with the beautiful Kirsty (Shauna O'Brien) Evan's former wife, things become complicated, especially as Kirsty is the prime suspect...
Hell' is the name of the hero of the story. He's a prisoner of the women who now run the USA after a nuclear/biological war. Results of the war are that mutants have evolved and the human race is in danger of extinction due to infertility. Hell is given the task of helping in the rescue of a group of fertile women from the harem of the mutant leader (resembling a frog). Hell cannot escape since he has a bomb attached to his private parts which will detonate if he strays more than a few hundred yards from his guards.
William McNamara stars as Clayton Pierce an anti-terrorist agent working undercover negotiating a routine drug deal. When he discovers that the deal is not what it seems and is in fact a nuclear bomb plot he aborts the mission and blows his cover. Upon his return to headquarters he finds that no one including his boss knows anything about the true nature of his mission. In order to keep the truth quiet Clayton is subjected to an unorthodox ddebriefing which changes his life forever.
Peter Falk stars as the iconic crumpled trenchcoat-clad detective Columbo. Features a collection of classic episodes from Season One.
Patrick McGoohan gives an outstanding performance as Henrik Ibsen's uncompromising and ultimately tortured priest in the original 1959 BBC World Theatre production. Highly powerful 'Brand' sometimes makes difficult viewing as the character forces those around him to accept the only true path to God...
In the aftermath of the great earthquake one ruthless corporation stands ready to take over the devastated city of Tokyo with an army of synthetic monsters. Only one small band of female mercenaries is ready to stand against the monolithic power of Genom but in this case four women is all it takes! Armed with the most incredible combat suits ever designed the Knight Sabers wage a desperate war in the shadows combating the monstrous by-products of technology run amuck with courage
Deaf and mute since having his hearing knocked out at the age of 12, Asher has been training for almost two decades to avenge himself on Ivan, the man that killed his older brother, 21 years ago. And now that his nemesis is out of prison, he gets his chance. But Asher's target also happens to be his father.
Three wild hearts. One sexy romantic comedy. When Connie is dumped by her girlfriend Ellen she hires a handsome charismatic escort named Joe to break Ellen's heart. Joe is a smooth-talking Don Juan who goes by the motto ""any woman any time guaranteed."" Once Joe rejects Ellen Connie is certain she'll come running back into her loving arms. But sometimes even the best-laid plans don't work out quite the way you expect...
Sonny (Koteas) who has worked in the same job at the Stillwell Hotel for eight years tries to re-evaluate his increasingly complex life... Based on the acclaimed novel 'A Swell Looking Babe' by Jim Thompson.
The exhilaratingly unhistorical adventures of pirate Captain Kidd revolving around treasure and treachery!
A young girl Maria is caught in flagrante delicto with her lover by Father Vicente who belongs to the nearby Serreda Iris cloister. The fiendish clergyman persuades her parents who are poor and easily intimidated to put Maria under his protection. She is brought to Serreda Iris where the nuns seem to have an unusual interest in her beautiful body. Maria abondoned by everyone loses hope but first she wants to make things clear with the only friend left to her: She writes a let
When the demons of evil take over all powers of reason only Impulse remains! A paranoid leisure suit wearing gigolo named Matt Stone seduces lonely women cons them out of their savings via and investment scam and then kills them. When he begins seeings an attractive widow her daughter Tina becomes suspicious of his motives..... An absolute must have for all you Shatner fans!!!
Charlton Heston is the powerful, brooding owner of a plantation in the wild and treacherous South American jungle. Eleanor Parker is his charming American mail-order bride. But Heston is wary of the beautiful and talented Parker and wonders why she would leave America for the rigors of jungle life. They're both threatened by the advance of billions of relentless killer ants who are making their way across the jungle-cutting a path of creeping horror which is 20 miles long and two miles wide. Produced by George Pal, The Naked Jungle is a timeless fan favourite starring Charlton Heston & Eleanor Parker.
Secret Of Nimh: Get ready to meet some runaway rodents with an earth-shattering secret! Suspenseful and heartwarming this beautifully animated odyssey stars Mrs. Brisby a mild-mannered mother mouse with a plan to move Heaven and Earth (or at least her house and home) to save her family from Farmer Fitzgibbon's plough! Along the way she gets some help from a lovelorn Crow a busybody neighbour shrew and a fearsome Great Owl. Unfortunately Mrs. Frisby will need an engineering miracle to hoist her home and for that she must face a mysterious rat fend off a ferocious cat and claim a magic amulet! But when Mrs. Frisby discovers the astounding secret of NIMH...it could change her life forever! This timeless tale of love courage and determination will transport the whole family into an enchanting world - where the bravest hearts live in the meekest of mice. Secret Of Nimh 2: Welcome to beautiful Thorn Valley where the mice folk have everything they could possibly need... expect a hero. That's why they call upon Timmy Brisby the youngest son of Jonathan Brisby who once saved them from an evil place called NIMH. There's only one problem - Timmy's a novice so its necessary for him to go through Hero Training 101. He masters snake patrol and more but before he even has a chance to graduate Timmy must put his new skills to the test: a young mouse named Jenny needs help rescuing her parents from NIMH and warns of a serious threat to the safety of Thorn Valley! Taking on NIMH is a big job for a little guy but Timmy is up to the challenge and before he's through he's going to prove that no matter what one's size anyone can be a hero. Featuring five original songs adorable characters and the voives of Dom De Luise Harvey Korman and Ralph Macchio the charming adventure is a wonderfully heroic tale that will make your family want to stand up and cheer! Tom Sawyer: Tom Sawyer and his best buddy Huck Finn love going fishing daydreaming about pirates and stolen gold and thinking about Becky Thatcher - the pretty new girl at school. But when these pals set out on a quest for buried treasure they end up face to face with the town's most ""grizzly"" bear Injurin' Joe. Giving Joe the slip they find themselves in the middle of a fantastic adventure that takes them from the mighty Mississippi to the mysterious caverns of a secret hideout where they discover fun excitement and a fortune beyond their wildest dreams! Full of fun songs and musical numbers the voiceover cast is full of country singers including Lee Ann Womack the animated 'Tom Sawyer' is bound to be a sure fire hit with the kids!
John Schlesinger (Midnight Cowboy) directed this gripping, entertaining 1977 thriller that centres on graduate student Dustin Hoffman (The Graduate, Tootsie). Hoffman plays a sullen and cowardly loner haunted by the suicide of his father, a suspected communist. He is drawn into a murky web of international intrigue when his brother, CIA agent Doc Levy, played by Roy Scheider (Jaws, The French Connection), is murdered by a former Nazi (Laurence Olivier) who has come to the United States to reclaim a valuable stash of diamonds. Babe (Hoffman) must confront his fears of the past as he runs for his life and tries to avenge his brother's death at the same time. Featuring a classic torture sequence and a terrific cast that includes William Devane and Marthe Keller, Marathon Man written by William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men) stands as a great entertainment and as one of the seminal films of the 1970s. --Robert Lane
This release consists of two episodes--"This is Not Happening" and "Deadalive"--of the eighth series of The X-Files spliced together into a feature-length story. With David Duchovny contracted only to do a certain percentage of shows this year, Robert Patrick was brought in as Agent John Doggett, partnering Gillian Anderson's Agent Scully while Duchovny's Mulder is off being tortured by alien-abductors in what looks like an industrial dentist's chair. This story comes about two-thirds of the way through the arc and sets up Duchovny's return to the show--though he literally has to die and come back to get back on the case. It's an unfortunate paradox that most X-Files stand-alone releases concentrate on the dreary alien-abduction/conspiracy episodes which carry the greater storyline of the show, giving the misleading impression that the series is a drearily solemn, badly plotted, straight-faced but stupid sci-fi soap opera. Always skipped over are the far more interesting, entertaining and impressive stand-alone supernatural mysteries or strange comic exercises. Though Duchovny is mostly lying in a hospital bed with oatmeal all over his face, Anderson--whose character is pregnant this series, another dull sub-plot--still gives an amazingly committed performance and gets terrific support from Patrick, whose character has shaken up a lot of what was settled or stale about the show, and the always-underrated Mitch Pileggi as Assistant Director Skinner. The story features several wild-eyed UFO guru types (including Roy Thinnes, once star of The Invaders) and returned abductees transformed into un-killable alien zombies. It's as well made as ever, with ominous shadows and the odd smart line, but you need to have been paying very close attention for seven years to understand what's going on. With Duchovny a potential escapee and Anderson perhaps in line to follow, this episode brings on the excellent Annabeth Gish as Agent Monica Reyes, a specialist in bizarre rituals, who is being effectively set up to partner Patrick in a post-Mulder-and-Scully X-Files that might well keep the franchise going on forever Star Trek-fashion. --Kim Newman
Catherine Cookson's heart-rending tale of Emily Kennedy and her relationship with three different men.
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