Faith (Lynda Bellingham - At Home with the Braithwaites) and Bill (James Bolam - The Likely Lads) are middle-aged divorcees attempting to maintain a relationship despite the forces that threaten to pull it apart. These include constant interference from Bill s scheming ex-wife and work colleague, Liza (Belinda Lang - 2point4 Children), and the activities of Faith s teenage children - the football-obsessed Joe, and demanding daughter Hannah (Julia Sawalha - Absolutely Fabulous). Nobody said it would be easy... Running for five highly successful series, this LWT comedy series - based on scripts for the original BBC Radio 4 series - was inspired by the real-life relationship of husband-and-wife writing team Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie. With bittersweet storylines and memorable performances from a star cast, Second Thoughts was one of the most popular sitcoms of the 90s.
This is the complete first series of the ITV comedy about two young-middle-aged divorcees with very different backgrounds trying to build - and cling to - a relationship despite the pressures pulling it apart. Starring the ever-excellent James Bolam cast as Bill Macgregor the art editor of a style magazine and Lynda Bellingham hitherto best known as Mum in the Oxo TV commercials cast as freelance illustrator Faith Grayshot. Episodes comprise: 1. Found and Lost 2. Match
BAFTA award-winning children's series Press Gang is back in a new DVD release of the complete fourth series originally shown on ITV in 1992. Episodes comprise: 1. Bad News 2. UnXpected 3. She's Got It Taped 4. Love and War 5. In the Picture 6. Day Dreams
Further action-packed adventures on the high seas for Horatio Hornblower.
Absolutely Fabulous was first broadcast in 1992 and became an instant hit. Originally a sketch on the French and Saunders Show, Jennifer Saunders saw its potential and created one of the most ground-breaking and debauched comedies on British TV. Centred around the hip London fashion scene the series follows Edina (Saunders) and Patsy (Joanna Lumley), two women who refuse to grow up and are constantly on a mission to lose weight, gorging themselves with cocaine and/or champagne, endlessly throwing parties (or throwing up at parties), and sporting outrageous outfits, which were the height of fashion at the time--honestly sweetie! The superb comic performances reinvented the careers of Joanna Lumley and June Whitfield. Saunders meanwhile secured her status as one of Britain's top female comedians. Although its consciously chic clothing looks a little dated now, its mad characterisations endure and the jokes remain as hilariously slick and apt as ever. On the DVD: Absolutely Fabulous DVD box set comes beautifully packaged in mock velvet, with each series individually packaged inside. The original sketch from the French and Saunders Show and the pilot episode, "Mirrorball", offers all you need to understand the show's origins The commentary with Jennifer Saunders and John Ploughman on Series 4 is refreshing, owning up to the mistakes they made and the jokes that didn't work. The outtakes are funnier than the usual Hollywood blips. The 4:3 transfer is standard for a television comedy. --Nikki Disney
Press Gang is the BAFTA award-winning children's series from the 1990's which follows a group of teenagers who run the 'Junior Gazette' a newspaper for the kids by the kids. Written by Steven Moffat (Coupling and the new Doctor Who) it is widely regarded as one of the best series ever written for televison and it also launched the careers of Dexter Fletcher and Julia Sawalha. This fantastic box set contains the complete series spread over seven discs plus a host of coo
Starring sitcom favourites James Bolam Lynda Bellingham Julia Sawalha and Belinda Lang this hit comedy series was inspired by the real-life relationship of the writers husband-and-wife team Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie. With bittersweet storylines and memorable performances from a star cast Second Thoughts was one of the most popular sitcoms of the 90s. Faith and Bill are two middle-aged divorcees who are attempting to maintain a relationship despite the forces that threaten to pull it apart. These include constant interference from Bill's scheming ex-wife and work colleague Liza and the activities of Faith's teenage children - the football-obsessed Joe and demanding daughter Hannah. Nobody said it would be easy...
Starring James Bolam (The Likely Lads) and Lynda Bellingham (At Home with the Braithwaites), Second Thoughts explores love and marriage the second time around, and reveals that falling passionately in love in middle age is not the easiest of experiences when interfering teenagers, ex-wives and mortgage payments have a way of killing romance!Winning a Silver Medal at New York's International Film and TV Festival and running for five highly successful series, this bittersweet sitcom (based on scripts for the original BBC Radio 4 series) was inspired by the marriage of the series' writers, Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.In Series Five, Bill almost becomes Editor of the style magazine at which he works, while news of ex-wife Liza's pregnancy has everyone playing the guessing game; there's heartache for Faith's son Joe, and when Faith and Liza finally get to meet one another, Bill realises that his life will never be quite the same again.
Starring James Bolam (The Likely Lads) and Lynda Bellingham (At Home with the Braithwaites), Second Thoughts explores love and marriage the second time around, and reveals that falling passionately in love in middle age is not the easiest of experiences when interfering teenagers, ex-wives and mortgage payments have a way of killing romance!Winning a Silver Medal at New York's International Film and TV Festival and running for five highly successful series, this bittersweet sitcom (based on scripts for the original BBC Radio 4 series) was inspired by the marriage of writers Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie. Series Four sees Bill and Faith's on-off relationship enduring, despite unwanted advice from Faith's teenage children - football-mad Joe and demanding daughter Hannah - not to mention their builder. But will it withstand the continuing intervention of Bill's scheming ex-wife, Liza?
Written by Steven Moffatt the series is set in the fictional offices of the Junior Gazette a student newspaper ran with an iron fist by its editor Linda Day (Julia Sawalha)...
Established TV host J.J. Curtis and up and coming TV star Dave Turner are embroiled in a race to discredit each other to win ratings...
Series 2 of the BAFTA award-winning children's series from 1990. A family drama which follows the lives of the teenagers who run the 'Junior Gazette' a newspaper for the kids written by the kids under the iron-fist of the Editor Linda Day.
BAFTA Award winning children's series Press Gang is back in a new DVD release of the complete third series originally shown on ITV in 1991. Starring Dexter Fletcher and Julia Sawalha Press Gang was written by Steven Moffat ('Coupling' and the new 'Doctor Who')and is generally acknowledged to be one of the best series ever written for television. Episodes Included: The Big Hello Killer On The Line Chance Is A Fine Thing The Last Word Part 1 The Last Word Part 2 Holding On
BAFTA award-winning children's series Press Gang is back in a new DVD release of the complete fifth and final series. Episodes comprise: 1. Head And Heart 2. Friendly Fire 3. A Quarter To Midnight 4. Food. Love And Insecurity 5. Windfall 6. There Are Crocodiles
Ice Age: A star-studded cast provides the voices for the prehistoric creatures in this computer-animated feature set 20 000 years ago as the Ice Age approaches. Seemingly anti-social Manny a woolly mammoth (voiced by Ray Romano) acts as if he just wants to be left alone. When he meets Sid (voiced by John Leguizamo) a sloth the two become unlikely traveling companions. The plot thickens when the duo finds a human infant and decides to try to return the child to its herd. Manny slowly but surely reveals his heart of gold while Sid continues to provide comic relief. Diego (voiced by Denis Leary) a saber-tooth tiger with ulterior motives soon joins them in their search for the humans. Ultimately this group of misfits becomes its own herd learning about friendship and loyalty as they brave snow ice freezing temperatures predators hail and even boiling lava pits. All the while a saber-tooth squirrel Scrat provides comic relief as he valiantly struggles with an acorn. A well-written humorous script and endearing characters mesh well with the state-of-the-art technology and effects. Other stars lending their voices to the feature include Goran Visnjic Jack Black and Jane Krakowski. Chicken Run: Trouble is brewing down on Mrs Tweedy's poultry farm: the chickens are revolting (yes that old chestnut) and clucky hen Ginger (voiced by Julia Sawalha) is planning her latest coop um coup. Getting one or two birds out of the farm is no problem whatsoever. Unfortunately Ginger plans to get everyone out at the same time and when one of the would-be escapees happens to be kind-hearted but bird-brained Babs (Jane Horrocks) Ginger is fighting a losing battle. Despotic owner Mrs Tweedy (Miranda Richardson) plans to turn the birds into the tender filling of her new range of homemade chicken pies and is waiting until the hens have fattened up. Ginger knows that time is of the essence but every daring scheme ends in disaster. Ginger needs a miracle. And fast. As she contemplates her next escape attempt with Scottish engineering genius Mac (Lynn Ferguson) Ginger sees their salvation in the form of a rooster named Rocky (Mel Gibson) if the cocksure Rocky can teach all of the hens how to fly then they can all fly out of Tweedy's clutches before she gives them the chop.
From the creator of Wallace & Gromit, the animated tale of chickens planning their great escape from a 1950s chicken farm.
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