This critically acclaimed wartime drama is an epic adventure of love friendship and courage during the Second World War. In a quiet Suffolk village life is disrupted when the 525th Bomber Group of the United States Eight Air Force arrives with its Flying Fortress bombers its two thousand officers its energy and confidence. Despite cultural differences between the brash Americans and the reserved but resilient villagers of Market Wetherby they pull together to face the common ene
A high octane thriller with plenty of twists and turns! A Another highly-popular entry in the successful run of Francis Durbridge thrillers 'A Game Of Murder' is a six part series about the suspicious death of Bob Kerry (Anthony Sagar) a once-famous athlete in peak condition who is found dead on a golf course. The coroner records a verdict of death by misadventure but Kerry's son Jack (Gerald Harper) a Detective Inspector with the Metropolitan Police is determined to seek out the true nature of events which lead up to his death. His pursuit of the truth and evidence which confirms his suspicions sees the body count rise to the tune of one an episode reaching its climax with the customarily unexpected Durbridge twist at the end. The pace of this production is marked by the fact that the storyline positively 'belts' along and demonstrates Durbridge's ability to successful utilise a cliff-hanger ending to superb advantage including the famously-cited 'Don't Answer That Telephone' climax to one episode. Gerald Harper well-known to audiences as Adam Adamant played the leading role supported by Conrad Phillips David Burke Christopher Wray June Barry Peter Copley and Dorothy White.
This critically acclaimed wartime drama is an epic adventure of love friendship and courage during the Second World War. In a quiet Suffolk village life is disrupted when the 525th Bomber Group of the United States Eight Air Force with its Flying Fortress bombers its two thousand officers its energy and confidence arrive. Despite cultural differences between the brash Americans and the reserved but resilient villagers of Market Wetherby they pull together to face the common enemy. A story of romance hardship fear and sacrifice. Poignant and moving the reality behind this fictional drama makes it more so.
June Barry, Patricia Routledge, John Barrie and Michael Caine (on the cusp of stardom with Zulu and Alfie) star in this acclaimed adaptation of Harold Brighouse s celebrated play, originally screened as part of the prestigious Play of the Week strand in 1962. Maggie Hobson decides to marry Willie Mossop, the gifted but underpaid boot-maker in her father s shop. Despite Willie s objections, they marry and set up for themselves and, within just one year, take almost all of Henry Hobson s trade. Hobson a heavy drinker is told by his doctor that one of his daughters must return home to look after him but they all refuse apart from Maggie who, seeing her chance, agrees to help but on one condition: Willie is to take over the business, with Hobson relegated to the position of a sleeping partner with no say in the running of the shop....
Not every widowed septugenarian is lucky enough to have a daughter willing to give him a home in his declining years. And not every daughter is unlucky enough to have a father as tetchy and awkward as Tommy Butler... Comedy veteran Jimmy Jewel is the retired railway worker sharing a flat with his long-suffering daughter and son-in-law in this highly engaging generation-gap sitcom created by legendary screenwriters Vince Powell and Harry Driver. When his home was demolished Tommy lost all his old friends too - but forged an unlikely new friendship with young tearaway Charlie Harris. However things look set to change on the home front: Brian steps up the campaign to 'recapture' his own home with a plot to get his meddlesome father-in-law married off and Charlie's mum has some far-reaching plans of her own...
Not every widowed septuagenarian is lucky enough to have a daughter who'll give him a home in his declining years. And not every daughter is unlucky enough to have a father as clumsy and obstinate as Tommy Butler... Created by celebrated comedy writers Vince Powell and Harry Driver (Bless This House), this gentle sitcom stars Jimmy Jewel as the former railway worker now sharing a high-rise flat with his long-suffering daughter Vera and son-in-law Brian. When he lost his home to the demolition men, Tommy lost all his old pals - but forged an unlikely alliance with young tearaway Charlie Harris. In this series, Charlie gets into scrapes with a local gang, Tommy's hypochondria reaches fever pitch, the cold war between Tommy and Brian continues, and Tommy resists an attempt to put him in an old folks' home. After all, age is a state of mind... even if some minds are in a right old state!
Not every widowed septuagenarian is lucky enough to have a daughter willing to provide him with a home in his declining years. And not every daughter is unlucky enough to have a father as tetchy and awkward as Tommy Butler...Comedy veteran Jimmy Jewel is retired railway worker Tommy, now sharing a high-rise flat with long-suffering daughter Vera and son-in-law Brian in this warm, touching sitcom created by Vince Powell and Harry Driver (Bless This House).When his former home was demolished, Tommy had to leave all his old friends behind, but he's forged an unlikely friendship with twelve-year-old tearaway Charlie Harris. However, while 'Spring and Autumn' make a marvellously mischievous duo, Tommy realises Charlie is growing up fast - and fishing and football won't hold his interest forever. Is he in danger of losing his young partner in crime?
Over 550 movie musicals were produced during the 1940s quite an accomplishment for a country caught in the turmoil of World War II. MGM emerged as the leader in musical entertainment with producers like Arthur Freed and directors like Vincente Minnelli and Stanley Donen putting a unique stamp of distinction upon their works.
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