The Good Life Complete Collection: Celebrating 35 years since its original broadcast, and available for the first time in series order, this is the comedy series that put organic foods, self-sufficiency and green thinking on the map.
Sitcom legend Penelope Keith reunites with The Good Life producer John Howard Davies in this cleverly written and immensely popular comedy from writer/actor George Layton. Co-starring Butterflies' Geoffrey Palmer and Keith's To the Manor Born co-star Peter Bowles, this set contains all three series. Caroline Fairchild has resumed her former career in publishing much against the wishes of husband Donald, who also works in the same industry. When her publisher's parent company also takes over Donald's employer, they learn that their megalomaniacal director takes a harsh line on married couples working together. Sneakily they devise an unorthodox solution and become an undercover couple! The ploy seems to work, but there is one unpalatable aspect for Donald: he now finds himself taking orders from his wife...
When Tom Good a 40-year old draughtsman and his wife Barbara drop out of the rat race and become self-sufficient they change their lives forever. To the horror of their neighbours Jerry and Margo Leadbetter the Goods turn their lovely Surbiton home into a self-sufficient farm complete with vegetable patches a goat pigs and a multitude of hens. This DVD contains 21 fantastic episodes from series 1 2 and 3 together for the first time! Episodes Comprise: 1. Plough Your Own Furrow 2. Say Little Hen ... 3. The Weaker Sex? 4. Pig's Lib 5. The Thing In The Cellar 6. The Pagan Rite 7. Backs To The Wall 8. Just My Bill 9. The Guru Of Surbiton 10. Mr Fix-It 11. The Day Peace Broke Out 12. Mutiny 13. Home Sweet Home 14. Going To Pot? 15. The Early Birds 16. The Happy Event 17. A Tug Of The Forelock 18. I Talk To The Trees 19. The Windbreak War 20. Whose Fleas Are These? 21. The Last Posh Frock
When Tom Good a 40-year old draughtsman and his wife Barbara drop out of the rat race and become self-sufficient they change their lives forever. To the horror of their neighbours Jerry and Margo Leadbetter the Goods turn their lovely Surbiton home into a self-sufficient farm complete with vegetable patches a goat pigs and a multitude of hens. This DVD features the entire second series of the classic BBC comedy. Episodes comprise: Just My Bill The Guru of Surbiton Mr. Fix-
Comedy icon Penelope Keith stars as Jean Price, a newly elected Labour MP who finds her cherished principles severely tested in the unforgiving, often murky world of Westminster. Jean s ambition withstands the dreadful facilities and uncivilised hours that might drive a lesser woman out of the job, with the wife and mother managing to hold her own amid the swollen egos, rampant chauvinism and Machiavellian scheming of the political elite; husband Geoff provides much-needed moral support. Also featuring Ruth Rendell Mysteries star George Baker as Tory adversary Sir Godfrey Eagan and Garfield Morgan as Labour whip Norman, this cleverly scripted Thames comedy was directed by BAFTA Award winner John Howard Davies, whose high-profile credits include The Good Life, Fawlty Towers and Mr Bean.
Comedy icon Penelope Keith stars as Jean Price a newly elected Labour MP who finds her cherished principles severely tested in the unforgiving often murky world of Westminster. Also starring George Baker (Ruth Rendell Mysteries) as Tory adversary Sir Godfrey Eagan and Garfield Morgan (The Sweeney) as Labour whip Norman this cleverly scripted Thames comedy was directed by the BAFTA Award-winning John Howard Davies whose high-profile credits include The Good Life Fawlty Towers and Mr Bean. No Job for a Lady first aired between 1990 and 1992 and this first series is now made available on DVD for the first time.
This masterly adaptation of Alan Ayckbourn's celebrated trio of plays encompasses a remarkable range of talent - from multi-award-winning producers Verity Lambert and David Susskind to a cast that includes Tom Conti Penelope Keith Richard Briers and Penelope Wilton. Employing a typically inventive device (which Ayckbourn would further explore in 1999 with the simultaneous staging of the two-act House and Garden) the trilogy presents a comically fraught weekend from three different perspectives as family and in-laws gather at the decaying country home of their bedridden mother the drink flows and hidden enmities intimate secrets and uncomfortable truths emerge through the veneer of jollity and civility. The Norman Conquests was phenomenally successful both in London's West End in 1974 and on Broadway the following year and this Thames production similarly triumphed at the BAFTA Awards in 1977 earning Keith an award for Best Actress and a joint nomination for Best Drama Series for Lambert and director Herbert Wise.
Featuring an exclusive new interview with Richard Briers and celebrating 35 years since its original broadcast The Good Life is now available for the first time in series order. Having thrown themselves into a world of suburban farming befuddling their neighbour Margo and her more supportive husband Jerry Tom and Barbara are busy adapting their lives to their new choice of lifestyle. In this second series they find themselves tempted by commercial enterprise whether from their harvest or their pottery skills as well as discovering the benefits of public relations. A little police problem when a thief takes a leek the possibility of a commune developing next door and a bit of a boar - the important bit - all add to an uproar that can only leave Margo at her wit's end. Episodes comprise: 1. Just My Bill 2. The Guru of Surbiton 3. Mr. Fix-It 4. The Day Peace Broke Out 5. Mutiny 6. Home Sweet Home 7. Going to Pot?
Comedy icon Penelope Keith stars as Jean Price a newly elected Labour MP who finds her cherished principles severely tested in the unforgiving often murky world of Westminster. Jean s ambition withstands the dreadful facilities and uncivilised hours that might drive a lesser woman out of the job with the wife and mother managing to hold her own amid the swollen egos rampant chauvinism and Machiavellian scheming of the political elite; husband Geoff provides much-needed moral support. Also featuring Ruth Rendell Mysteries star George Baker as Tory adversary Sir Godfrey Eagan and Garfield Morgan as Labour whip Norman this cleverly scripted Thames comedy was directed by BAFTA Award winner John Howard Davies whose high-profile credits include The Good Life Fawlty Towers and Mr Bean.
Hot on the heels of her acclaimed success in The Good Life Penelope Keith undertook a role that would further confirm her place as one of Britain's leading comic actors: the role of Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton in To The Manor Born. Series One first broadcast in 1979 finds Audrey mourning the death of her husband but more importantly mourning his inability to handle his financial affairs. Forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Manor she is equally distressed to find it bought by upstart businessman Richard De Vere a man with no concept of the history or the valued place of the Estate in the community. Audrey must roll her sleeves up. It's time for the ex-Lady of the Manor to put the new Lord in his place or vice versa. A battle of wits is about to take place that will find the winner To The Manor Born.
Celebrating 35 years since its original broadcast and available for the first time in series order this is the comedy series that put organic foods self-sufficiency and green thinking on the map. On his 40th birthday Tom Good (Richard Briers) decides that he's had enough of the rat race and that he and his wife Barbara (Felicity Kendal) should become self-sufficient. Overnight they begin to convert their suburban garden into a farm complete with crops pigs and chickens homemade beer and more. But their choice of lifestyle doesn't exactly fit in with the neighbours in particular Margot Leadbetter (Penelope Keith) and her henpecked husband Jerry (Paul Eddington) who find themselves hindering but even sometimes helping against their better judgement. Unique in its vision consistent in its comedy this is entertainment at its finest the kind that only comes with The Good Life.
Revered misunderstood and oft-discussed Stephen Weeks' rarely seen 1974 dreamlike chiller is the absolute definition of a cult British Horror film. Set in 1920's England it tells of three former public schoolmates Larry Dann (The Bill) Murray Melvin (The Devils) and the enigmatic Vivian Mackerrell (the inspiration for Bruce Robinson' s creation 'Withnail' seen here in his only major screen role) who reunite in a country mansion haunted by the spirit of insane former resident Marianne Faithfull (Girl On A Motorcycle). The haunting transports them to a surreal world of demonic dolls sadistic doctors incest and murder. Hammer fans will see Barbara Shelley (Dracula Prince Of Darkness) and Leigh Lawson (Hammer House Of Horror) among the cast 'cult TV' enthusiasts will recognise Anthony Bate (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Beasts) and sitcom lovers will enjoy a cameo from Penelope Keith (The Good Life To The Manor Born).
The Good Life: Complete Season 1 (2 Discs)
Features the all episodes from the BBC television comedy series which sees Tom and Barbara leave the rat-race in an attempt to live a self-sufficient life; with varying degrees of success! Episodes comprise: 1. Plough Your Own Furrow 2. Say Little Hen ... 3. The Weaker Sex? 4. Pig's Lib 5. The Thing In The Cellar 6. The Pagan Rite 7. Backs To The Wall 8. Just My Bill 9. The Guru Of Surbiton 10. Mr Fix-It 11. The Day Peace Broke Out 12. Mutiny 13. Home Sweet Home 14. Going To Pot? 15. The Early Birds 16. The Happy Event 17. A Tug Of The Forelock 18. I Talk To The Trees 19. The Wind-Break War 20. Whose Fleas Are These? 21. The Last Posh Frock 22. Away From It All 23. The Green Door 24. Our Speaker Today 25. The Weaver's Tale 26. Suit Yourself 27. Sweet And Sour Charity 28. Anniversary 29. When I'm 65 30. Silly But It's Fun
Penned by novelist Alex Shearer Law and Disorder stars comedy icon Penelope Keith as a high-flying no-nonsense barrister who rarely loses a case and certainly doesn't suffer fools gladly. Featuring guest appearances by Tony Robinson Philip Glenister and Tony Selby among others this hilarious cleverly scripted sitcom is produced by John Howard Davies whose impeccable comedy credits include Steptoe and Son Fawlty Towers and Mr Bean. Philippa Troy's clients range from an irate football fan now sporting the wrong tattoo to a shipwrecked yachtsman accused of eating his companion. Her principal court adversary is Bible-thumping bigot Gerald Triggs and her instructing solicitor is Arthur Bryant - a keen hypochondriac who regularly regales her with details of his latest ailment. Of course there is another side to the widowed Philippa: in her free time she likes nothing better than to drive around the countryside in her open-top sports car and even finds time to pen a series of children's books featuring a mountain-biking hedgehog called Prickly Peter...
Clarissa has a wild imagination, so will anyone believe her when she discovers a dead body in her house? Is her step-daughter really a murderer? 'Supposing I were to come down into the drawing room and find a dead body - what would I do?' Clarissa Haillsham-Brown has to answer that very question. Clarissa (Penelope Keith), the second wife of Henry Hailsham-Brown (Robert Flemyng), is adept at spinning tales of adventure for their bored diplomatic circle. When a murder takes place in her drawing room she finds live drama much harder to cope with, especially as she suspects the murderer might be her young stepdaughter Pippa. Worse still, the victim is the man who broke up Henry's first marriage! Clarissa's fast talking places her in some hair raising experiences, as she comes to learn that the facts are much more terrifying than fiction.
Series One, first broadcast in 1979, finds Audrey mourning the death of her husband, but more importantly mourning his inability to handle his financial affairs. Forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Manor, she is equally distressed to find it bought by upstart businessman Richard De Vere, a man with no concept of the history or the valued place of the Estate in the community. Audrey must roll her sleeves up. It’s time for the ex-Lady of the Manor to put the new Lord in his place – or vice versa. A battle of wits is about to take place that will find the winner To The Manor Born. Special Features Interview with writer Peter Spence Cast Filmographies Production Notes Subtitles
The Manor Reborn is the groundbreaking collaboration between the BBC and the National Trust. For the first time, these national icons have joined together and produced an unmissable programme when they transformed a historic house.Presented by Penelope Keith To the Manor Born and Paul Martin Flog It!/, The Manor Reborn follows the exciting design process behind bringing an historic property back to life. They follow a lively and interesting team of historians, designers and volunteers as they refurbish the 500 year-old Avebury Manor in Wiltshire.Inspired by the real stories and occupants of the Manor - from the age of Queen Elizabeth I to the eve of World War II - the series illustrates the story of British design across five centuries. It draws on a wide range of craft and furniture-making skills and reveals the invention of 'the home'.In addition to restoring nine rooms in the house, the team also recreated and redesigned a kitchen garden. Together they reflect five different periods of history - Tudor, Queen Anne, Georgian, Victorian and early 20th century.Avebury Manor has been restored as an immersive experience and is one of a few National Trust properties where visitors can touch, handle, sit on and enjoy every element of the house.Architectural writer Dan Cruickshank; Anna Whitelock, lecturer in early modern history at the University of London Royal Holloway; leading interior designer Russell Sage; and gardener David Howard have all brought their expertise to the transformation of the Manor. They were joined by volunteers and apprentices - from the National Trust and around the West Country - and some of the most talented craftsmen, designers and specialist companies who preserve the heritage skills needed to restore a historic house.
Tom and Barbara continue to struggle against adversity - and Margo - on many fronts including manure as they approach Margo's pony club for a steady supply of fertiliser. From making their own clothes with sheep's wool and stinging nettle dye to building chicken sheds and buying secondhand looms they find their way through an assortment of challenges. And life for Margo and Jerry is not without its ups and downs as Jerry fights to succeed his boss at the office and Margo continues to spend spend spend. This fourth and final series release also contains the 1977 Christmas Special and the 1978 Royal Command Performance which was filmed before The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. Episodes comprise: 1. Away From It All 2. The Green Door 3. Our Speaker Today 4. The Weaver's Tale 5. Suit Yourself 6. Sweet And Sour Charity 7. Anniversary
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