"Actor: Arthur Askey"

• Ghost Train | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  ""If this be a natural thing where do it come from where do it go? "" Tommy Gander a concert comedian; Teddy Deakin his pal; Jackie Withorp and her cousin Richard Winthrop; Miss Bourne a spinster visiting evacuees Herbert and Edna an engaged couple and Dr. Sterling travelling on a train to Cornwall miss their connections owing to a delay and have to spend a night in the waiting room of the eerie Cornish railway junction for Fal Vale. The station master tells them the s

• Funny Up North: The History Of Northern Comedy | DVD | (31/10/2011) from £6.77   |  Saving you £6.22 (91.88%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The North of England has always enjoyed it's own very particular brand of comedy, best seen today in Coronation Street.80 years ago however Mancunian Studios produced feature films for the northern masses. Funny Up North tells the story of the Mancunian Studios, it's eccentric owner John E Blakely and it's cavalcade of stars including such household names as Arthur Askey, Jimmy Jewell, George Formby and the legendary Frank Randle. Hosted by Professor Chris Lee, the authority on Northern Cinema, Funny Up North takes you on a journey from it's humble beginnings to it's sad demise in the 1960's. It's reet good!

• Charley's | DVD | (23/04/2007) from £11.11   |  Saving you £-1.12 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The plot is based on the well-known play 'Charley's Aunt'. Three Oxford undergraduates get into a series of scrapes from which they believe that they can only escape being sent down if one impersonates the aunt of another.

• The Arthur Askey Collection | DVD | (13/08/2012) from £9.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (150.15%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This fantastic six disc collection features some of Arthur Askey's finest works.Features Comprise:1. Back-Room Boy (Dir. Herbert Mason, 1942)2. Band Waggon (Dir. Marcel Varnel, 1940)3. Bees In Paradise (Dir. Val Guest, 1944)4. King Arthur Was A Gentleman (Dir. Marcel Varnel, 1942)5. Miss London Ltd (Dir. Val Guest, 1943)6. I Thank You (Dir. Marcel Varnel, 1941)For individual synopses please refer to the individual titles.

• Golden Years Of British Comedy | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A hilarious collection of the best of British comedy from the 1940s to the 1960s. Highlighting the classic moments in comedy these DVD's include rare concert footage extended television clips renowed comedy scenes and seldom seen sitcoms. From the days of radio stars and music hall performers such as Arthur Askey and George Formby to the television era and stars such as John Cleese Benny Hill and Peter Cook and Dudley Moore this series has it all. A must for any fan of British c

• Comedy Classics - The Love Match | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £10.35   |  Saving you £-0.36 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Long Lost Comedy Classics is a collection of films from a golden age of British Cinema remembered for timeless stars and some unique movies that have stood the test of time. So why not take a trip down memory lane and see how cinema used to be? After being arrested for assaulting a football referee desperate train driver Bill (Arthur Askey) raids the railwaymen's holiday fund to cover his ''55 fine. He knows he's going to be discovered though leaving him no choice but to get the money back by hook or by crook! His last chance is to run a book on the United v City football derby. If that wasn't tense enough Bill's son is also making his debut for United. It looks like it's going to be a day to remember - do you dare look?

• Golden Years Of British Comedy - 40s/50s/60s | DVD | (09/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A hilarious collection of the best of British comedy from the 1940s to the 1960s. Highlighting the classic moments in comedy these DVD's include rare concert footage extended television clips renowed comedy scenes and seldom seen sitcoms. From the days of radio stars and music hall performers such as Arthur Askey and George Formby to the television era and stars such as John Cleese Benny Hill and Peter Cook and Dudley Moore this series has it all. A must for any fan of British comedy. 1940's:Comedians featured include: Tommy Trinder Jimmy Jewell Jack Warner Sandy Powell Max Miller George Formby Terry-Thomas Arthur Askey Arthur Lucan & Kitty McShane Flanagan & Allen The Crazy Gang Nauton Wayne & Basil Radford and Stanley Holloway. 1950's:Features comedy greats: Dick Emery Thora Hird Frankie Howerd Sid James Spike Milligan Bob Monkhouse Eric Morecambe Peter Sellers Terry-Thomas and many many more... 1960's:Starring much loved comedians: Bob Monkhouse The Two Ronnies John Cleese Tommy Cooper Norman Wisdom Wilfred Brambell Harry H. Corbett Peter Cook Dudley Moore Marty Feldman Tony Hancock Sid James Eric Morecambe Eric Sykes and Ernie Wise to name but a few!

• Make Mine A Million | DVD | (21/02/2011) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-14.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem is he's absolutely broke. He calls upon his friend Arthur Ashton who arranges to sneak a plug for Sid's suds into a live TV spectacular. The public goes bananas for the product but to maintain sales Sid and Arthur must arrange for ever more outrageous plugs on TV shows. The Ascots races the Edinburgh Military Tattoo - no show is safe.

• Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt | Blu Ray | (16/08/2021) from £13.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of a series of hit wartime comedies starring Arthur Askey as everyone's favourite cheeky chappie, Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt co-stars Arthur's partner-in-crime, Stinker Murdoch, alongside Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt. Energetically directed by Walter Forde (who would re-team with Askey and Murdoch a year later for The Ghost Train), this updated version of Brandon Thomas's uproarious farce is featured here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Arthur, Stinker and Albert a trio of reprobate students are in danger of expulsion from Oxford for conduct unbecoming. After due consideration they hatch a cunning plan to save their bacon the only problem is that it entails convincing the Dean that Arthur is actually Albert's wealthy Aunt Lucy!

• Jokers Wild - The Complete Series 2 | DVD | (01/07/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Running for five highly successful years, Jokers Wild is a lively, rapidly paced panel game in which two teams of top comics compete for laughs from a studio audience. While team members delve into their repertoires for winning jokes based on topics drawn randomly from an oversized pack of cards, bonus points may be scored by opposing team members if they interrupt mid-gag to complete a punchline. Hosted by comedy legend Barry Cryer, the show's line-up is a Who's Who of British comedy talent from the 1970s; this second series features Ted Ray, Arthur Askey, Les Dawson, Ray Martine, Clive Dunn, Lance Percival, Jack Douglas, Graham Stark, Eric Sykes, Kenneth Connor, Alfred Marks, Professor Stanley Unwin and Ted Rogers, among others. Originally screened in 1970, this was Jokers Wild's most successful year, when series two, three and four were shown back to back on ITV in an exceptionally popular eight-month run.

• You Must Remember This: Classic Songs from World War Two | DVD | (05/10/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  You Must Remember This is a musical journey through wartime Britain. Remembering songs from the radio from dance bands and music halls from the popular films of the period and from ENSA tours that took British entertainers to the troops this film aims to recapture the spirit of the World War II years through their music and songs. It includes information about the legendary entertainers of the era told through a subtitled narrative along with extracts from the songs they made famous. These songs moving and inspiring in equal measure allow a glimpse into a world at war and the heroic effort of the British people that eventually brought victory and peace.

• Back Room Boy | DVD | (19/02/2007) from £6.73   |  Saving you £-1.74 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  A Hilarious Romp with Arthur Askey

• Bees In Paradise | DVD | (19/02/2007) from £7.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-59.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Askey plays a pilot who bales out over Paradise Island not knowing that he is about to land in a bee-worshipping colony of women and that he is about to become a drone for the queen bee! When he finds out that as custom demands he is due to be sacrificed two months after the honeymoon he soon starts thinking about escape. The women of course have other ideas.

• I Thank You | DVD | (19/02/2007) from £8.07   |  Saving you £-3.08 (-61.70%)   |  RRP £4.99

  More Comedic antics from Arthur Askey

• Band Waggon | DVD | (19/02/2007) from £7.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-59.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

  A spin-off movie from Askey's popular BBC radio programme of the same name in which after being evicted from Broadcasting House Askey and Richard 'Stinker' Murdoch move to a castle where they come upon television equipment which they use to put on a show - not realising that is in use by German agents. The show is of course the ideal vehicle for the variety acts from the radio show.

• The Arthur Askey Collection - Back Room Boy/Band Waggon/Bees In Paradise/King Arthur Was A Gentleman/Miss London Ltd/I Thank You | DVD | (19/02/2007) from £49.99   |  Saving you £-25.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A six disc collection from Arthur Askey including: Back Room Boy Band Waggon Bees In Paradise King Arthur Was A Gentleman Miss London Ltd I Thank Yo

• Miss London Ltd | DVD | (19/02/2007) from £8.07   |  Saving you £-3.08 (-61.70%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Askey stars as a man trying to save his flagging escort agency. A new partner suggests getting some new girls in just in time for the soldiers' leave. The film also features the English singing favourite of the forties Anne Shelton.

• King Arthur Was A Gentleman | DVD | (19/02/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  A British soldier saves his friends with what he thinks is King Arthur's Excalibur.