The High Life: Series 1
In the early 1980s Granada's Alfresco gave early exposure to six young comedians who would become household names within a few years of its transmission. Having engaged Ben Elton as writer (a choice made by Rik Mayall who was originally to star) the show's producer Sandy Ross found his participants at the Edinburgh Fringe; Stephen Fry Hugh Laurie Emma Thompson Paul Shearer and Siobhan Redmond were then invited to take part in a sketch-based show that was intended to rival the BBC's Monty Python and more recently Not the Nine O'Clock News. The resulting mini-series screened only in the North-West in 1982 as There's Nothing to Worry About! was reborn a year later as Alfresco with Robbie Coltrane replacing Paul Shearer. Running for two series Alfresco was notable not only for its contributors but the originality of its format; the use of hand-held recording equipment (previously only used in news bulletins) ensured an innovative fresh feel for its many outdoor scenes. This complete set features both series of Alfresco and all three episodes of There's Nothing to Worry About!
Don Henderson is George Bulman, starring alongside BAFTA-nominated Siobhan Redmond (Between the Lines) in her first role in a television drama series. With most of the episodes written by Strangers stalwart Murray Smith, the series features dramatic heavyweights Freddie Jones, George Sewell, Alfred Lynch, Sheila Hancock, Peter Wyngarde and Mark McManus.
George Kitchener Bulman, late of Strangers and television s scruffiest, quirkiest detective, has retired from police work. Old habits die hard, however, and the plan to spend his days quietly mending clocks in his South London antiques-cum-junk shop goes out the window when he meets Lucy McGinty, a university drop-out with a passion for criminology who manages to coax old GBH out of retirement and into partnership in a new private detective agency. So out come the nasal inhaler, tatty string gloves and plastic carrier-bag briefcase and Bulman somewhat reluctantly returns to a world of organised crime, terrorism and international espionage. And this time, he's free of the police code... This set presents both series, starring Don Henderson as the classics-quoting detective and acclaimed actor Siobhan Redmond in her first drama-series role. With the majority of episodes scripted by Strangers stalwart Murray Smith, this cult series guest stars Alun Armstrong, Ingrid Pitt, George Sewell, Sheila Hancock, Jack Shepherd, Peter Wyngarde, Iain Cuthbertson and Robert Hardy among many others.
One man's truth is another man's mystery and that is where Dr Douglas Monaghan and his team come to the fore. They make up the fictional Parapsychology Unit at Clyde University that is at the heart of Sea of Souls a fascinating and compelling BBC1 drama which looks at the power of the paranormal. From Voodoo to cult rituals past life experiences to telepathic twins the trio of bewitching storylines featured in Sea of Souls tap into the fascination with all things paranormal as Doug
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
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
All six episodes plus the pilot of the previously unreleased camp comedy concerning the crackpot crew of a charter jet from Scotia Airways... Comic Asides (Pilot Episode): Frustrated by their daily grind air steward Sebastian longs for glamour while his colleague Steve longs for a girlfriend. Feart: Steve and Sebastian decide that the time has come to find an escape route out of the Air Scotia rut. Birl: As standards fall the company orders its employees to attend a weekend of intensive retraining. Steve finds love Shona finds herself and Sebastian finds out a secret. Winch: Sebastian returns from his Florida holiday to discover something has definitely happened between Steve and Shona. Captain Duff meanwhile is as confused as ever. Choob: Much to Steve and Sebastian's irritation Shona lands the job of presenting Air Scotia's in-flight video. Dug: Sebastian hits on a scheme to find fame fortune and females for Steve. Dunk: The crew become embroiled in a small business espionage plot.
Shoebox Zoo fuses classic drama with state of the art CGI animation by taking viewers on a magical adventure in search of the alchemist's Book of Forbidden Knowledge lost a millennium ago in the borders of Scotland. It's the worst birthday of Marnie McBride's life. She half-heartedly blows out the 11 candles on her birthday cake and makes a wish. What she wants more than anything is for her Mom to come back. She's 11 years old today and she's never felt so lost and alone... Marni
When Ellen, a successful architect in her mid-thirties, becomes pregnant, she finds maternity cover in Paula: brilliant and enthusiastic. Ellen champions her, but quickly begins to feel uneasy, as she is convinced something is not right about Paula. Are her suspicions simply a result of female rivalry and her own insecurity or do they speak to something deeper? This 3-part psychological thriller set in Glasgow examines workplace rivalry, motherhood and the issues that arise from making the right choice.' Starring Morven Christie (The Young Victoria), Vicky McClure (This Is England), Richard Rankin (TV's Outlander), Neve McIntosh (TV's Doctor Who) and Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible II). Click Images to Enlarge
A biting comedy thriller that parodies every pillar of the British establishment from politics and the police to the Bank of England and the dear old BBC. In the Red is set in Spring 1998, a year into a New Labour Government, with the country feeling that nothing has, in fact, got better at all. When a serial killer targets a number of bank managers and financiers, the nation responds with a curious mixture of mild outrage and quiet admiration. George Cragge, a raddled BBC Radio crime reporter with a fondness for drink and a healthy contempt for BBC management, joins the murder hunt after he begins to receive mysterious telephone calls from the killer. Leading the murder hunt is his old ally, DCI Jefferson. An immaculately constructed whodunnit, and an irreverent, yet affectionate romp through the corridors of British power. Malcolm Bradbury (The History Man) adapted Mark Tavener's bestselling novel for the BBC. The acclaimed features an all-star cast including Warren Clarke, Alun Armstrong, Siobhan Redmond, Rik Mayall, Keith Barron, John Bird, Stephen Fry and Richard Griffiths. Wonderfully funny and highly topical' Telegraph A laugh-aloud satire' Sunday
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;
The complete third and final series of investigations for DS Tony Clark (Pearson) finding himself even deeper in the disturbing world that is the Complaints Investigation Bureau (CIB). Increasingly unpopular with both those that work there and those he's investigating Clark and his team have their work cut out deciphering the truth from the deceit... Episodes Comprise: 1.Foxtrot Oscar 2.A Safe Pair Of Hands 3.A Face In The Crowd 4.Shoot To Kill 5.Close Protection 6.Blooded
When the police force can't be trusted... CIB: the police for the police. Loathed by fellow officers and treated with suspicion by the public their's is a grey world of corruption and one that leaves rising star Superintendent Tony Clark cold. Reluctantly involved in the beginning he finds that now there is no going back. As the taste of his promotion turns sour he finds himself well and truly caught between the lines...
Judi Dench directs Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson in the Renaissance Theatre Company's highly ac-claimed presentation of John Osborne's landmark play a work which brought in the generation of 'Angry Young Men', revolutionising theatre and having such a profound effect on drama that it is still felt to this day.A story of disparate characters locked into the raw misery of a self-destructive marriage driven towards crisis point, Look Back in Anger features astonishing performances from both its celebrated leads. Branagh's turn as the mercurial central character, a disappointed working-class graduate railing furiously against bourgeois re-spectability, was hailed by Osborne as 'the best Jimmy Porter ever', while Thompson brings enormous sympathy and depth to the role of the long-suffering Alison the seeming embodiment of all that Jimmy abhors.
The complete second series of investigations for DS Tony Clark (Pearson) finding himself even deeper in the disturbing world that is the Complaints Investigation Bureau (CIB). Increasingly unpopular with both those that work there and those he's investigating Clark and his team have their work cut out deciphering the truth from the deceit... Episodes comprise: 1. New Order 2. Manslaughter 3. Crack Up 4. Honourable Men 5. Some Must Watch... 6. Manoeuvre 11 7. The Fifth Estate
George Kitchener Bulman, TV's scruffiest, quirkiest cop, has retired from police work. But old habits die hard, and the plan to spend his days mending clocks in his South London antiques-cum-junk shop went out of the window when he found himself partnering with Lucy McGinty, a university drop-out with a passion for criminology, in a private detective agency. The classics-quoting detective is now back on the street, tackling murder plots, terrorism and international espionage, and even dodging the attentions of a contract killer. But the old skills which turned Bulman into a cult figure in Granada's classic police series Strangers are ever present - along with the tatty string gloves and plastic carrier-bag "briefcase" - and this time around, old "GBH" is free of the police code... Don Henderson stars opposite BAFTA nominee Siobhan Redmond in this second series, scripted by Strangers stalwart Murray Smith and featuring appearances by Iain Cuthbertson, Robert Hardy, Ingrid Pitt, Thorley Walters, Jack Shepherd and Graham Crowden.
Brian Desmond Hurst adapts and directs JM Synge's scandalous comedy in what was to be the final film of a highly successful career stretching back to the mid-1930s. Featuring stunning cinematography of County Kerry by multiple Oscar-winner Geoffrey Unsworth and a memorable soundtrack from influential composer Seán à Riada, The Playboy of the Western World stars Siobhán McKenna and Gary Raymond alongside a host of players from Dublin's Abbey Theatre. It is featured here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Weary and dishevelled, Christy Mahon stumbles into a remote inn on the Irish coast and tells anyone who'll listen how he's murdered his tyrannous father with a spade. As he enthrals the locals and charms the girls, his tale grows in its telling... until the day Christy's father turns up and he's not as dead as expected! SPECIAL FEATURES: The Man Who Played the Playboy: 2021 interview with Gary Raymond Theatrical trailer Image gallery
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