Franc Roddam's terrifically energetic movie, set to music from the Who's Quadrophenia, is--at the very least, the best film ever based on a rock album (and, yes, that includes Tommy, Pink Floyd: The Wall, and Jesus Christ Superstar). Actually, this tale of the battle between two early 1960s youth subcultures--Mods and Rockers--in the seaside teenage wasteland of Brighton, isn't so much a cinematic "version" of the Who's 1979 double-record rock opera as it is a story based on the sequence of songs on the album. Quadrophenia is about that crucial time in teenhood when the lion's share of your sense of identity is tied up in the music you listen to, the clothes you wear, and the groups you hang out with. Jimmy (Phil Daniels) identifies himself with the sharp-dressing, scooter-riding Mods, who listen to American soul and British pop-rock. The Rockers, on the other hand, are leather-jacketed, black-booted, motorcycle-riding tough guys who listen primarily to classic American rock & roll. The film captures this minor pop-culture revolution perfectly. Look for Sting as a club-hopping slickster, who's shameful secret is that he's a hotel bellboy by day. --Jim Emerson
The complete collection of Men Behaving Badly is available here in one definitive set! That's all six classic series plus the hilarious final trilogy of feature-length episodes, 'Last Orders', and the riotous Christmas Special 'Jingle Balls'. In addition, the rarely seen Comic Relief sketches from Red Nose Day '97 and '99, 'Kylie' and 'The Lost Pilot', are included, along with a fascinating BBC radio documentary. Not only that but there are also dozens of hysterical out-takes, bloopers and unique special features that will entertain for hours!
Action comedy tale of two legendary bank robbers who are released on parole after their thirty year imprisonment. Together they face the 1980's as they plan a daring train heist eagerly pursued by a stubborn old cop and a myopic hitman...
We are the mods, we are the mods,we are, we are, we are the mods!London 1964: two rival youth cults emerge - the mods and the rockers - with explosive consequences. For Jimmy (Phil Daniels) and his sharp-suited, pill-popping, scooter-riding mates, being a mod is a way of life. It's their generation.Together they head off to Brighton for an orgy of drugs, thrills and violent confrontation against the rockers. Jimmy never wants to stray from his maxim: I don't wanna be like everybody else, that's why I'm a mod, see? Will Jimmy emerge a hero or will he be disillusioned by his way of life?
Starring Pam Ferris and Sarah Lancashire this series attracted more than ten million viewers in the UK. The series was nominated for four national Television Awards between 1997 and 1998 for Most Popular Actress and Most Popular Drama. A hugely successful prime-time drama for ITV Where the Heart Is is an engaging story of family love and life and people's ever-changing fortunes in rural England. Set against the rugged landscape of Yorkshire this popular programme follows
""We are the mods we are the mods we are we are we are the mods!"" London 1964: two rival youth cults emerge - the mods and the rockers - with explosive consequences. For Jimmy (Phil Daniels) and his sharp-suited pill-popping scooter-riding mates being a mod is a way of life. It's their generation. Together they head off to Brighton for an orgy of drugs thrills and violent confrontation against the rockers. Jimmy never wants to stray from his maxim: ""I don't wanna be like everybody else that's why I'm a mod see?"" Will Jimmy emerge a hero or will he be disillusioned by his way of life?
Sue Johnston is Eileen Lewis - a newly widowed mother and grandmother - who after discovering a little magic in Lapland is determined to live life to the full. Eileen tries to throw herself into new experiences and 'not sit in the corner in black like an old Nanna ' but is often hindered by her well meaning but chaotic children and loveable but testing grandchildren. A warm-hearted family comedy series Being Eileen boasts a stellar British cast including Sue Johnston (The Royle Family) Dean Andrews (Last Tango in Halifax) William Ash (Waterloo Road) Elizabeth Berrington (Stella) and Julie Graham (The Bletchley Circle).
From humble sitcom beginnings to the smash hit final series get all those hilarious adventures of Gary and Tony behaving badly!
On the beautiful, haunting shores of Scotland's iconic Loch Ness, amid a community sustained by myth and bordered by untamed nature, the search for the truth becomes a matter of life and death in this gripping murder mystery. Here the monster doesn't lurk in the depths it walks amongst men, a serial killer who must be stopped. When a body is found at the foot of Carn Mohr Mountain, local detective Annie Redford is thrown into her first murder case. But as grief, terror and suspicion envelops the town and the repercussions of the investigation expose the fault-lines in Annie's closest relationships, this tightly- plotted drama becomes about more than catching a killer; it's about the survival of a family and community.
The ultimate small-screen representation of Loaded-era lad culture--albeit a culture constantly being undermined by its usually sharper female counterpart--there seems little argument that Men Behaving Badly was one of 1990s' definitive sitcoms. Certainly the booze-oriented, birds-obsessed antics of Martin Clunes' Gary and Neil Morrissey's Tony have become every bit as connected to Britain's collective funny bone as Basil Fawlty's inept hostelry or Ernie Wise's short, hairy legs. Yet, the series could easily have been cancelled when ITV viewers failed to respond to the original version, which featured Clunes sharing his flat with someone named Dermot, played by Harry Enfield. Indeed, it was only when the third series moved to the BBC and was then broadcast in a post-watershed slot--allowing writer Simon Nye greater freedom to explore his characters' saucier ruminations--that the show began to gain a significant audience. By then, of course, Morrissey had become firmly ensconced on the collective pizza-stained sofa, while more screen time was allocated to the boys' respective foils, Caroline Quentin and Leslie Ash. Often glibly dismissed as a lame-brained succession of gags about sex and flatulence, the later series not only featured great performances and sharp-as-nails writing but also sported a contemporary attitude that dared to go where angels, and certainly most other sitcoms, feared to tread. Or, as Gary was once moved to comment about soft-porn lesbian epic Love in a Women's Prison: "It's a serious study of repressed sexuality in a pressure-cooker environment." Last Orders includes: "Performance" in which Gary and Dorothy decide to have a baby. Tony announces he's moving in with Deborah so he can watch her "wandering around in her pants"; "Gary in Love" in which Gary's devotion to Dorothy is tested while attending a middle-management conference; and "Delivery" wherein Gary and Dorothy prepare for imminent parenthood. --Clark Collis The DVD version also features a movie version which combines all three episodes, plus a quiz.
Yorkshire writer Kate finds out her biological clock is ticking down the same day that her husband leaves her.
Set in and around the corridors of power, Bodyguard tells the story of David Budd (Richard Madden), a heroic but volatile war veteran now working as a Specialist Protection Officer for the Royalty and Specialist Protection Branch (RaSP) of London's Metropolitan Police Service. When he is assigned to protect the ambitious and powerful Home Secretary Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes), Budd finds himself torn between his duty and his beliefs. Responsible for her safety, could he become her biggest threat?
When his former girlfriend leaves for New York City to live with her new boyfriend Syd (Chris Evans) decides to rudely interrupt her leaving party by turning up with a small mountain of cocaine and his drug dealer in tow. Most of the movie takes place in the bathroom at the party - where Syd entertains the guests and shares his drug stash with them. London is a stark look at the effect love can have on a man.
Starring Pam Ferris, Leslie Ash and Lesley Dunlop, this hugely successful prime-time drama attracted more than ten million viewers in the UK, garnering nominations for four National Television Awards between 1997 and 1998 (for Most Popular Actress and Most Popular Drama). An engaging story of family, love, life and ever-changing fortune amid the rugged landscape of rural Yorkshire, Where the Heart Is follows the busy public and private lives of the district nurses who bring medical an...
Series 3 This emotionally-charged, critically acclaimed thriller reunites Stephen Dillane in his award-winning role as Karl Roebuck with Clémence Poésy as Elise Wassermann, in a provocative and thrilling drama. The Tunnel: Vengeance is set in a post-Brexit Europe where the English and French teams come together once more in an emotionally charged finale. When a stolen fishing boat is found adrift and on fire in the English channel, Karl and Elise believe the missing cargo consisted of trafficked migrant children. As a disenfranchised and toxic duo enact a terrifying endgame, Elise is shocked to the core by a miscarriage of justice from her past. Together and apart, they are forced to grapple with decisions they have made and must make decisions that cut to the deadly heart of the matter: what is the value of a single life? Series 1-3 The Tunnel sees detectives Karl Roebuck (Stephen Dillane) from the UK and Elise Wassermann (Clémence Poésy) from France combining forces to investigate the shocking murders of a French politician and a British prostitute, whose dismembered bodies are found on the border between the two countries. A further series of elaborate killings leads the team into an even darker and more dangerous world where the truth can be deadly. In The Tunnel: Sabotage, Karl and Elise reunite to investigate a French couple who have been abducted from the Eurotunnel, leaving behind their traumatised young daughter. As they begin to investigate, a plane carrying British and French passengers crashes in the Channel and suddenly they have far bigger questions to answer. But when a link is found between the two cases, they soon discover that there are dangerous and corrupt forces at play. The Tunnel: Vengeance is set in a mid-Brexit Europe where the English and French teams come together once more in an emotionally charged finale. When a stolen fishing boat is found adrift and on fire in the English channel, Karl and Elise believe the missing cargo consisted of trafficked migrant children. As a disenfranchised and toxic duo enact a terrifying endgame, Elise is shocked to the core by a miscarriage of justice from her past. Features: Behind the Scenes of The Tunnel Extensive Cast & Crew Interviews The Making Of The Tunnel: Sabotage Anatomy of a Plane Crash The Evolution of Karl and Elise How We Made The Tunnel Deleted Scenes Two Picture Galleries
Four mates enjoy a weekly Boys' get-together in Stockport. As they help each other through romantic, work and family crises, they invariably create much bigger problems to solve. Hodge would view himself as the leader of the group - but no one else does. In reality he side-steps responsibility - and spending money. His wife, Kath, most certainly wears the trousers at home; Beggsy is an upbeat soul, divorced for a year but still pining after his ex-wife who has fled Down Under with her new hubby taking their daughter Kelly with her. Glyn is everyone's loyal underdog who still yearns after his high school crush Julie and seems to fluff every attempt to get together despite his mates' well-intentioned 'advice'; Daz is the eternal pessimist of the group, the first to pull Hodge up on his sometimes questionable fashion sense and the first to put a dampener on a situation. Sometimes he's in a relationship with Colleen, sometimes not. Their constant bickering seems to be the only glue holding them together, but underneath there's real love. Great Night Out charts the lads' attempts to right their worldly wrongs - so long as they don't have to move too far from their favourite pub, the beloved football or the local caf.
This emotionally-charged, critically acclaimed thriller reunites Stephen Dillane in his award-winning role as Karl Roebuck with Clémence Poésy as Elise Wassermann, in a provocative and thrilling drama. The Tunnel: Vengeance is set in a post-Brexit Europe where the English and French teams come together once more in an emotionally charged finale. When a stolen fishing boat is found adrift and on fire in the English channel, Karl and Elise believe the missing cargo consisted of trafficked migrant children. As a disenfranchised and toxic duo enact a terrifying endgame, Elise is shocked to the core by a miscarriage of justice from her past. Together and apart, they are forced to grapple with decisions they have made and must make decisions that cut to the deadly heart of the matter: what is the value of a single life?
Bell, Book and Candle (1958) is a sparkling, exotic and intelligent comedy based on John Van Druten's original play about the unlikely subject of witchcraft in Manhattan. In his last romantic lead role, James Stewart is publisher Shep Henderson, sucked into the underworld of Greenwich Village by the extraordinarily beautiful Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak). Their liaison kicks off when Gillian employs her skills to indulge in a bit of fun. By the time Shep gets wise and rejects the artificial premise for a relationship, she has sacrificed her powers to emotional awakening and all is set for a happy ending. Largely thanks to an eccentric supporting cast, which includes Jack Lemmon as Gillian's warlock brother, Hermione Gingold as a fruity nightclub owner and Elsa Lanchester as Gillian's dotty aunt, the film has a delightfully off-centre quality. It's also a bittersweet allegory about being different. "We forfeit everything and then we end up in a little world of separateness from everyone", sighs Gillian. Novak is at the height of her beauty and here, as in her other 1958 triumph Vertigo (also with Stewart), her other-worldly quality fits the character so perfectly that her thespian limitations are well disguised. It's entrancing in every sense. On the DVD: Bell, Book and Candle's vibrant Technicolor explodes from the screen in this DVD release, which is enhanced for 16:9 widescreen televisions. Everything looks fresh and new--particularly the exotic nightclub scenes--and the mono soundtrack has lasted well. Extras include selected filmographies and original trailers, and detailed background in the booklet notes. --Piers Ford
All six series of Simon Nye s classic sitcom are featured in this six-disc set. Featuring all 38 episodes starring Martin Clunes, Neil Morrissey, Caroline Quentin, Leslie Ash and Harry Enfield. Over 17 hours of hilarious, side-splitting comedy!
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