Both a critical and ratings success on its original ITV transmission The Sandbaggers was lauded in 2003 by the New York Times as being ""The best spy series in TV history"". 'The Sandbaggers' is a nickname for the Special Section of the British Secret Service - a team of special agents who were deployed during the Cold War. Run by the dour single-minded Neil Burnside (Roy Marsden) the 'Sandbaggers' are headed by the brash but conscientious Willie Caine (Ray Lonnen). In
When not performing on stage Tarot the Magician and his assistant Lulli enjoy solving mysteries although not always within the realms of the natural world.
Hard-edged realistic and powerful Spearhead has been favourably compared to Soldier Soldier for its unflinching depiction of life in the British Army. Martyn Jacobs Eamon Boland Roy Holder and Stafford Gordon star in this tough and gripping drama series where the Royal Wessex Rangers have been posted to frontline NATO duties in Germany
Inspector Kate Longton (Anna Carteret) takes up the mantel from Inspector Jean Darblay (Stephanie Turner) in the fourth series of Juliet Bravo Episodes Comprise: 1.Teamwork 2.Teacher's Pet 3.Retribution 4.Solvent Solution 5.Who's Your Friend 6.Mates 7.Bad Seed 8.Doors 9.Guilt 10.John The Lad 11.Who Says The War Is Over? 12.Off Duty 13.Simple Simon 14.Backtrack
H.G. Wells' classic story of a brilliant but eccentric scientist whose quest for the secret of invisibility leads him to commit theft and murder finally unleashing a reign of terror on anyone who dares to thwart him.
British comedy adaptated from the play by Joe Orton. Two bank robbers, Dennis (Hywel Bennett) and Hal (Roy Holder), are on the run from the police after a successful heist. Needing somewhere to hide the loot, they turn to a funeral parlour where they can stash the cash in Hal's recently-deceased mother's coffin. Taking the coffin, they turn to Hal's father (Milo O'Shea) and hide it in the bathroom of his hotel. Before long the hotel is host to the eccentric Inspector Truscott (Richard Attenborough) as he traces the crooks, and the promiscuous nurse Fay (Lee Remick), who is also on the trail of the stolen money.
Both a critical and ratings success on its original ITV transmission The Sandbaggers was lauded in 2003 by the New York Times as being ""The best spy series in TV history"". 'The Sandbaggers' is a nickname for the Special Section of the British Secret Service - a team of special agents who were deployed during the Cold War. Run by the dour single-minded Neil Burnside (Roy Marsden) the 'Sandbaggers' are headed by the brash but conscientious Willie Caine (Ray Lonnen). In a game of cat-and-mouse between foreign powers the stakes are high and the chances of a Sandbagger being killed in action is not small. An ex-Sandbagger himself Burnside must try to keep his operatives alive while contending with the political machinations and dictates of the government. Features the complete third series. Episodes Comprise: 1. All In A Good Cause 2. To Hell With Justice 3. Unusual Approach 4. My Name Is Anna Wiseman 5. Sometimes We Play Dirty Too 6. Who Needs Enemies 7. Opposite Numbers
British comedy adaptated from the play by Joe Orton. Two bank robbers, Dennis (Hywel Bennett) and Hal (Roy Holder), are on the run from the police after a successful heist. Needing somewhere to hide the loot, they turn to a funeral parlour where they can stash the cash in Hal's recently-deceased mother's coffin. Taking the coffin, they turn to Hal's father (Milo O'Shea) and hide it in the bathroom of his hotel. Before long the hotel is host to the eccentric Inspector Truscott (Richard Attenborough) as he traces the crooks, and the promiscuous nurse Fay (Lee Remick), who is also on the trail of the stolen money.
The final series of this tough and gripping drama series about life in the British Army. Set at the end of a 2 year posting in Hong Kong 6 Platoon battle against refugees from China desperate to escape the communist regime . Whilst the officers see 'catching illegals' as a sport the squaddies question the morality of their actions.
Available for the first time on DVD! The Virgin Soldiers is a bawdy look at life in Britain's conscript army of the 50s and how their ""virgin soldiers"" spent two years defending King and country. Take Private Brigg (Hywel Bennett) for example when he's not filling in forms or engaging the Malaysian bandits he's out on manoeuvers with a Chinese dance-hall girl named Juicy Lucy (Tsai Chin). She is supposed to be a lady of easy virtue but to Brigg's delight she proves to be a lady
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 h
Ronnie Corbett stars as put-upon Timothy Lumsden a 41 year old man who has yet to leave home due to his domineering mother... Episodes Comprise: 1. For Love Or Mummy 2. Buttons 3. The Godfather 4. Bachelor Seeks Anywhere 5. Does Your Mother Know You're Out? 6. Curse Of The Mummy 7. Cromer Or Bust! 8. Perchance To Dream 9. Sons And Lovers 10. Great Expectations 11. The Next Best Man 12. Could Do Better
School''s done the fishfingers and chips have been scoffed and now it's time to sit down with a Texan bar and a packet of Spangles to enjoy the best kids' television that ITV has to offer... Back in the day when childrens' programmes were by turns fun challenging dramatic spooky hilarious and fantastic tea-time programming was a staple part of the lives of millions of kids. Diverse and highly popular it fired maginations and was invariably an integral part of any worthwhile playground antics the next day. Relive those moments and be a kid again with this special two-disc set featuring the best of childrens' ITV programming from the '70s: specially selected episodes of Follyfoot and Black Beauty rub shoulders with the raucous fun of Pauline's Quirkes and Roberts Robots the fantastical Timeslip and Nobody's House and the absolute grooviness that was Magpie. Be ten again. Titles Comprise: Disc One: Ace Of Wands Timeslip Jamie Follyfoot Shadows You Must Be Joking Four Idle Hands Nobody's House Disc Two: The Paper Lads Raven The Adventures Of Black Beauty Pauline's Quirkes Robert's Robots Get It Together Magpie Tightrope
Bodies banks and birds! Dennis (Bennett) and Hal (Holder) are inseparable. They are also irreverent boisterous highly sexed and eager to acquire a fortune by the most expedient method...robbery. The only problem is that they have to hide their loot. Fortunately Dennis works as an undertaker so a conffin seems like the perfect place to hide it. But the moment that they try to fit the loot and a stiff in to a coffin things start to go wrong...and soon the boys have trouble o
Corbett was cast as Timothy Lumsden a 41-year-old librarian (ageing eventually to 48) still tied to his mother's apron strings. Timothy was a smart enough chap witty and bright although his discomfort with women often caused him to blush stammer and blurt out stupid things in their presence. This awkwardness owed to the overpowering influence of his mother Phyllis a scheming spiteful harridan determined to undermine her son's confidence and to keep him firmly under her thumb. Phyllis Lumsden was truly a monstrous creation so hideous that it was difficult to feel too much sympathy for anyone prepared to hang around such a Gorgon especially as Timothy seemed to discount matricide as a suitable solution to his problems. His father Sidney suffered similarly and often joined Timothy in silent defiance of Phyllis but she usually managed to crush their resistance as would a steamroller. Timothy's sister Muriel who had escaped the family home was often on hand with sympathetic advice. Episodes comprise: 1. For Love Or Mummy 2. Buttons 3. The Godfather 4. Bachelor Seeks Anywhere 5. Does Your Mother Know You're Out? 6. Curse Of The Mummy
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