More skits and sketches from comedy duo Mitchell And Webb.
Peep Show is the innovative comedy series from Channel 4 seen through the eyes of the core characters Mark and Jez. In an inventive twist their inner thoughts and feelings can be heard - whether they be dark stupid or embarrassingly over-blown. This release features the first three series of the Golden Rose winning sitcom. Yes it's moorish very moorish indeed!
There have been a number of notable cinematic versions of King Lear and Peter Brook's depiction of Shakespeare's epic tragedy is no exception. The majesticl Paul Scofield tackles the role of Lear with such aplomb that it is clear to see why many of his contemporaries consider him to be the finest Shakespearian actor to emerge from the RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company).
Meet Mark (David Mitchell) and Jeremy (Robert Webb). Mark's the sensible one a working professional with a slightly disconcerting interest in WWII. Jeremy is a lazy waster with half-arsed dreams of becoming a musician but can never get his act together. As ever their deepest darkest thoughts and feelings are revealed as they try in vain to find their place in the modern world and to find love and fulfilment.
David Mitchell and Robert Webb star as ambassadors based in the British embassy of the fictional Asian country Tazbekistan in this BBC comedy miniseries. The programme follows the daily lives of ambassador Davis (Mitchell) and his deputy Tilly (Webb) in their roles in the Tazbekistan embassy. But as they carry out their duties, the duo constantly find themselves in trouble with the natives including when Davis accidentally kills an ibex, the country's national animal, and when their Best of British festival fails to inspire the locals. The duo also encounter issues when they are asked to house blind dissident Amil Zarifi (Krystian Godlewski) and after a potential Tazbek Spring erupts during the president's platinum jubilee celebrations. The episodes are: 'The Rabbit Never Escapes', 'The Prince's Trousers' and 'The Tazbek Spring'.
Shackleton is not a biopic of the great Anglo-Irish explorer but a dramatisation of the failed trans-Antarctic expedition of 1914-16. As written and directed by Charles (Longtitude) Sturridge the production, filmed on real ice floes in Greenland, stays remarkably close to the facts, capturing the look of the surviving expedition photos of Frank Hurley (collected in the book South With Endurance) with great fidelity. Kenneth Branagh makes no attempt at an authentic accent but otherwise gives a powerful impression of a most commanding personality. When the expedition ship Endurance became locked in the Antarctic ice Shackleton vowed to bring every man home alive, and against virtually impossible odds, including a 700-mile journey in an open boat through some of the worst seas in the world, he did just that. This superlative mini-series realises the story with production values and cinematography which would not disgrace a big-budget feature (Hurley's own 1919 documentary film can be seen on video in South). Intense physical drama, strong performances and Adrian Johnston's fine score combine here to deeply moving effect, marred only a little by a rushed conclusion. With Roland Huntford, author of the definitive Shackleton biography, as production advisor, this easily stands as the benchmark for all future comparable films. --Gary S Dalkin
Does Numberwang mean anything to you? Relive the entire hilarious series 1 of That Mitchell and Webb Look on DVD. The DVD is bursting with well loved characters such as Sir Digby Chicken Ceasar Angel Summoner and BMX Bandit as well exclusive extras including outtakes behind the scenes and an M&W documentary. A must for any fans of Mitchell & Webb and the hit series Peep Show.
The Smoking Room continues the rich vein of comedy that's being shown on BBC3 - fast becoming the channel for British comedy. In the world of work there is only one place where seniority counts for nothing where shop-talk is banned and where the last bastions against fresh air and desk-based massage gather regularly to discuss the minutiae of their lives: the smoking room. Here in this protected environment crossword addict Barry; lazy chav lothario Clint; self-obsessed cigarette-pinching Annie; and lovelorn skiver Robin; nurse that last ciggie and are always ready to ask ""have you got time for another?"" Features the complete first and second series. Episode Listing - Series 1: 1. Do De Dum De Da 2. R.I.P. 3. Pantball 4. Light My Fire 5. Chocolate Box 6. Feeding Time 7. Only Temporary 8. Happy Birthday 9. Christmas Special Series 2: 1. Buzz 2. No Place Like Home 3. 1987 4. Smashed 5. Pity The Fool 6. Quitters 7. Last Night A Graphic Designer Saved My Life 8. Significant Others
Peep Show: Series 1 - 7
In the world of work there is only one place where seniority counts for nothing where shop-talk is banned and where the last bastions against fresh air and desk-based massage gather regularly to discuss the minutiae of their lives: the smoking room. The complete second series of BBC3's The Smoking Room. Episode Listing: 1. Buzz 2. No Place Like Home 3. 1987 4. Smashed 5. Pity The Fool 6. Quitters 7. Last Night A Graphic Designer Saved My Life 8. Significant Others
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Peep Show: Series 7
Peep Show: Series 6
David Mitchell and Robert Webb's riotous comedy show The Mitchell And Webb Situation gushes forth an hilarious stream of surreal and quirkily inventive sketches self-penned by the talented duo. Originally made for the BBC's short-lived UK Play channel its cult success catapulted the stars into their acting roles in Channel 4's hugely successful and Bafta-nominated Peep Show.
The Smoking Room continues the rich vein of comedy that's being shown on BBC3 - fast becoming the channel for British comedy. In the world of work there is only one place where seniority counts for nothing where shop-talk is banned and where the last bastions against fresh air and desk-based massage gather regularly to discuss the minutiae of their lives: the smoking room. Here in this protected environment crossword addict Barry; lazy chav lothario Clint;
WHO's a Good Dog! TV's Most loved Robot dog K9 blasts back into action via a Space Time Manipulator and arrives in the late 21st Century in a London scarred by Alien Intrusion and Government rule through a Cybernetic Police Force. K9 is a cybernetic construct from the 50th Century and has the appearance of an earth dog both in shape and size. He arrives at the home of Professor Gryffen a renowned cybernetics and temporal dynamics expert who is working on the Alien Space-Time-Manipulator (STM) which opens a portal to anywhere in space and time. K9 is following a group of rogue Aliens Jixen Warriors who attack Gryffen and a couple of teenagers; Starkey a homeless rebel and Jorjie a very capable intelligent young girl. To save them K9 sacrifices himself and explodes soon followed by his regeneration thanks to a strange alien device implanted in his mainframe. The new look K9 can now hover and fly and has more capabilities than ever before. K9 loses his long term memory and begins a quest to not only protect humanity but to discover more about his time and Space travelling past. The year is 2059 and the Earth has suffered at the hands of natural disasters and the world government's have developed cybernetic technology and replaced human police and security forces with Cybernetic Civil Pacification Corps (The CCPC) who are controlled by the sinister Department. The Department have divisions run by Inspectors who control Public Order and Alien and Paranormal activity. Alongside Gryffen's errand boy Darius the teens are destined to become K9's companions in the battle against repression by the Department and the ongoing intrusion by Alien Life forms. The series features many new and bizarre Alien menaces from beyond Time and Space as well as some evil home grown human adversaries.
Fabulously wealthy London housewife Sammy (Sarah Kendall), is forced to return to the town in Australia she grew up in. But in coming home, Sammy must revisit her past and the events that led her to flee as a teenager years ago.
Once again returning to the genre to which he was perhaps best-suited, director Lewis Milestone traces the fate of a Marine platoon during WWII. The film stars Richard Widmark as the no-nonsense Lt. Carl Anderson, an officer charged with the responibility of leading his unit on a scouting mission to capture prisoners from an experimental rocket-launching facility and bring them back for interrogation. Among his platoon are veterans Pidgeon Lane (Jack Palance), Doc (Karl Malden), and Sgt. Zelenko (Neville Brand), as well as raw recruits Coffman (Robert Wagner) and Cpl. Stuart Conroy (Richard Hylton). Anderson is skilled at subtly motivating the varied group of characters, while suffering himself from crushing headaches. The platoon attacks the island, taking losses on the heavily defended beach. When they try to take a strategic ridge, they're pinned down by rocket fire whose source is impossible to locate. In desperation, Anderson is ordered to take a hand-picked patrol behind enemy lines to bring back prisoners. After some painful losses, they finally return with prisoners. Despite occasional war movie cliches, this is a solid, exceptionally well acted effort, which gives full weight to the terrible human cost of war. The film is also notable for great performances by Malden, Palance, Widmark, Webb, and the very young Wagner.
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