Both firmly of its time and spectacularly ahead of it The Strange World of Gurney Slade is to television comedy what The Prisoner has become to television drama - brilliantly inventive startlingly surreal and unlike anything previously seen on television. Anthony Newley stars as an actor who walks off the set of a banal sit-com and into a fantasy world of his own imagination. In this surreal odyssey through his own personal alternative reality he indulges in random conversations with both animals and inanimate objects it s a world in which characters can step out of advertising posters and where he can hear the most intimate thoughts of passers by. An unpredictable absurdist fantasy Gurney Slade created an indelible impression upon anyone who saw it. Created by Newley and written by the highly talented Sid Green and Dick Hills (who were soon to become key writers for Morecambe and Wise) this series has been newly transferred from the original 35mm film elements specifically for this release.
San Ferry Ann: A motley crew of British characters ride The San Ferry Ann to the shores of France where they embark on a weekend of calamity. This is a humorous take on the tradition of the British get-away and is a true classic of the ‘sound effect’ comedy. Simon Simon: Two handyman cause chaos on a new crane whilst haphazardly trying to accomplish jobs for their ever more frustrated boss. A Home Of Your Own: In this satirical look at British Builders, many cups of tea are made, windows are broken and the same section of road is dug up over and over again by the water board, the electricity board and the gas board.
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