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.
Broadway Danny Rose is vintage Woody Allen. Danny (Allen) is a down-at-heel theatrical agent whose regular clients include talking bird acts and a man who twists balloons into animal shapes. His faith in these eccentrics never fails, despite the fact that everyone leaves him for another agent in the end. Complications ensue when one of his clients, an overweight crooner, starts a romance with a mafia widow (excellently played by Allen's partner of the time, Mia Farrow). The mob think Danny is her boyfriend, forcing the two of them to take evasive action, at one point dodging bullets among giant floats for a forthcoming Fourth of July parade. The script is witty, the acting superb, the situations inventive. The film is shot in black and white and looks superb for it. On the DVD: The DVD is widescreen, with extremely clear sound so you won't miss a single wisecrack. Dialogue is available in French, German, Italian and Spanish as well as English. It's a pity, however--since the film is so short (84 minutes)--that there are no extras apart from the theatrical trailer. --Ed Buscombe
Harmony Jones (Kim Basinger) saw Elvis in concert when she was a child and the event had such a profound impact on her that she now communicates regularly with the youthful spirit of the King Of Rock `n' Roll. However her desire to `stay in touch' has a downside for Elvis impersonators because they have a habit of suddenly dropping dead if she's around! After being involved in a bizarre accident which leaves a car load of Elvis tribute performers dead Harmony abandons her job as a d
Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett return as Albert and Harold Steptoe the bickering 'rag-and-bone' junkmen in another installment of the classic comedy series Steptoe And Son. Episodes Comprise: 1. Homes Fit For Heroes 2. The Wooden Overcoats 3. The Lead Man Cometh 4. Steptoe a la Cart 5. Sunday For Seven Days 6. The Bonds That Bind Us 7. The Lodger
Widely regarded as one of the best of the Road To series Bing and Bob play two song and dance men who are forced to leave Melbourne in rather a hurry in order to avoid various marriage proposals which have come their way and so sign on as deep sea divers working for a Balinese prince. Whilst he hopes that they will manage to locate a chest of lost treasure that lies at the bottom of a bay he omits the fact that it is guarded by a sea monster. Or that if they do manage to locate it
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
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!
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.
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.
Three adventures for Sooty including 'A Very Special Day' '3 Men In A Boat' and 'Water Sports' which finds Matthew showing-off his water skiing skills until Sooty Sweep and Sue show him how it's really done.
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
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?
Turning 30 and not having been married is driving 3 friends Jasmine Tanya and Micki crazy. Will these friends end up with husbands or heartaches the love of their lives or simply a weekend they'll never forget?
The UV copy is only available in the UK and Ireland. The life of famed East End luminary Lenny McLean gets a touching, personal treatment in The Guv'nor. Famous (and infamous) as a bareknuckle boxer, bouncer, enforcer, and doorman from the late 60s, McLean's journey from unlicensed fighter to best-selling author and star of Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels is also the story of a working class man from Hoxton weathering the changing decades before his untimely death in 1998. Director Paul Van Carter follows his son Jamie as he explores his father's story, from troubled upbringing to stardom, on the way meeting a variety of East London characters to director Guy Richie. What emerges is a picture of a complex, troubled and driven family man.
Episodes comprise: 1. Amok Time 2. Who Mourns For Adonais? 3. The Changeling 4. Mirror Mirror 5. The Apple 6. The Doomsday Machine 7. Catspaw 8. I Mudd 9. Metamorphosis 10. Journey To Babel 11. Friday's Child 12. The Deadly Years 13. Obsession 14. Wolf In The Fold 15. The Trouble With Tribbles 16. The Gamesters Of Triskelion 17. A Piece Of The Action 18. The Immunity Syndrome 19. A Private Little War 20. Return To Tomorrow 21. Patterns Of Force 22. By Any Other Name 23. The O
Starring Ronnie Corbett 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. Tim has more than his fair share of wit and intelligence - but unfortunately he also has a harridan of a mother who shackles him to the family home. And while Timothy's sister Muriel has managed to escape and his father spends his time hiding in the shed Tim remains his mother's pride joy and mollycoddled son. Tim's every bid for freedom his dreams and his girlfriends are vetted and rejected by the ever-watchful Mrs Lumsden - even his mealtimes are ruined by culinary atrocities such as her curry meringue pie. But the 40-something is not about to give up quite yet - where there's a will there's a chance he can sneak out the back door... This fourth series finds Timothy attempting to burgle his own house; buying a lethal pianola; coming a cropper as he delivers a book to the local hospital; checking on his father's interest in a local widow Violet Cathcart; meeting a young nurse with a penchant for snooker and inviting the Bearded Lady to his house party!
Schoolboy howlers abound in this unforgettably odd vintage classroom comedy caper, starring radio favourite Cardew The Cad Robinson and a host of familiar British film and television faces. Gormless 25 year-old Cardew, wealthy beneficiary of the Robinson Will, should have left St. Fanny's School many years ago. However, seedy headmaster Dr. Jankers (music hall favourite Fred Emney) is in the toils of shady bookmaker Harry the Scar (boxer Freddie Mills) and has so-far kept his golden goose perched firmly at the bottom of the class. Blissfully unaware of nefarious intrigue around him, Cardew continues to flirt coyly with the French mistress and gamble for school dinners on the form room roulette wheel. But canny Scots solicitor McTavish has been sent to investigate...Featuring television's Billy Bunter, Gerald Campion, gorgeous Vera Day, Will Hay cohort Claude Hulbert, muddle-mouthed Stanley Unwin, a young Ronnie Corbett, and enough old jokes to fill a Christmas Cracker factory.
The first ever release of this classic British title on DVD.Terence Morgan stars in this 1959 British production. Directed and co written by John Lemont which was distributed by Rank.Morgan plays Augie a crook just released from prison and intent on getting his rackets back from Gollar (Harry H Corbett). Augie sets up, down and out photographer (Donald Pleasence) in a studio with blackmail in mind.Well shot, this gritty crime flic is a must for crime buffs with a good supporting cast, Bill Owen, Robert Beatty and Hazel Court, whose first role in 1944 was a tipsy champagne drinker and her last role, in 1981 was a champagne drinker!
James Stewart was one of the great western icons and this collection houses several of his finest efforts. The Man From Laramie (Dir. Anthony Mann 1955): Will Lockhart comes to a small town to find the man who sold rifles to the Apaches and caused the death of his brother a cavalry officer. Beaten and nearly killed by cohorts of the arms dealer he also becomes embroiled with a ranch baron and his overwrought son. Father and son are plotted against by their treacherous for
JOEY BOY While posters urge austerity and vigilance in wartime Britain, 'Joey Boy' Thompson has never had it better. But police stage a lightning raid and offer Joey and his fellow reprobates a stark choice: sign up for active service, or face another stint inside! Starring HARRY H. CORBETT, STANLEY BAXTER, BILL FRASER, PERCY HERBERT and LANCE PERCIVAL 1965 | 1.66:1 | Black and White | Mono | English | 88 mins | Cert PG OPERATION BULLSHINE A group of Auxiliary Territorial Service girls are stationed at an anti-aircraft post on the English coast along with the handsome lieutenant in charge of the battery and his wife (a fellow-ATS girl who's none too happy about her husband's latest posting!). Starring DONALD SINDEN, BARBARA MURRAY, CAROLE LESLEY, RONALD SHINER and NAUNTON WAYNE 1959 | 1.66:1 | Colour | Mono | English | 81 mins | Cert PG JOSSER IN THE ARMY Serial bungler Tommy Josser gets caught up in military escapades during wartime! Our hapless hero masquerades as a German general and unmasks a spy but ends up getting captured! Starring ERNEST LOTINGA, JACK FROST, HAL GORDON, HAROLD WILKINSON and ARNOLD BELL 1932 | 1.33:1 | Black and White | Mono | English | 75 mins | Cert U ON THE FIDDLE Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedlar Pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and the RAF! Starring ALFRED LYNCH, SEAN CONNERY, CECIL PARKER, STANLEY HOLLOWAY and ALAN KING 1961 | 1.66:1 | Black and White | Mono | English | 93 mins | Cert PG
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