Steve Coogan's passion project reunites him with longtime collaborator Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People, A Cock and Bull Story) for the real life story of the 'King of Soho', the legendary gentleman's club owner and porn publisher Paul Raymond.
Live 'N' Lewd: Meet Paul Calf - notorious student-basher and lager lout - the man who put the Shite in bag. Meet Pauline Calf - Manchester's very own size ten maneater. She's quite literally a babe with balls. Plus meet the worst comedian in the world Duncan Thickett and legendary Chief Assistant to the Fire Health and Safety Executive for the North West region Ernest Moss. And your show's host for the evening John Thomson as politically correct Bernard Righton. The Man Who Thin
Starring Oscar nominee Steve Coogan, this poignant dramedy from director Peter Cattaneo (Military Wives, TIFF '19) follows an Englishman's personal and political awakening after he adopts a penguin during a cataclysmic period in Argentine history.
Mindhorn is a must-see British comedy from co-writers and stars Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh) and Simon Farnaby (Star Wars: Rogue One), with a supporting cast that includes Andrea Riseborough, Essie Davis and Steve Coogan. Washed-up actor Richard Thorncroft (Julian Barratt, The Mighty Boosh) is given the chance to revive his flagging career by returning to the role which made him famous: Mindhorn, a genetically modified detective whose eye was replaced by a super-advanced optical lie detector, allowing him to literally see the truth. Decades later, when a deranged Manx criminal demands only to speak to Detective Mindhorn, Thorncroft returns to the scene of his greatest triumph for one last chance to reignite his glory days and professional credibility.
The BAFTA-winning series returns as director Michael Winterbottom reunites Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon for their last culinary coast-to-coast odyssey. Nearly ten years after their first journey together round the gastronomic hot spots of northern England, Steve and Rob set off on a fourth and final expedition. This time they will set out from the ruins of Troy in modern-day Turkey as they head to Greece to retrace the steps of legendary king Odysseus, hero of Homer's epic poem The Odyssey, on his journey home to Ithaca at the end of the Trojan War. Along the way, Steve and Rob's semi-fictional alter-egos make pit-stops in search of culture, history, beautiful scenery and, yes, some of the finest dishes in Europe. Pop culture, music, art and even the meaning of life are all discussed in their famous free-flowing conversations, peppered with barbed banter, boisterous in-car singalongs and uncannily life-like celebrity impersonations.
Steve Coogan (TV's Alan Partridge) stars in this comedy about a hapless parole officer who finds himself being set up by a crooked police chief. The only way out is to set up a heist, with help from some reluctant ex-cons.
Based on a contemporary interpretation of the classic Henry James novel and set in present day New York City the story centres on Maisie an unwitting six-year-old girl enmeshed in the bitter divorce of her mother a rock and roll icon and her father a charming but distracted art dealer. Darkly comic and emotionally compelling What Maisie Knew is an evocative portrayal of the chaos and complexity of a modern marriage.
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Just as Gru starts to adjust to his role as a suburban family man, an ultra-secret organization dedicated to fighting evil around the globe comes knocking. Now, it's up to Gru and his new partner to discover who is responsible for a spectacular crime.
The second series of I'm Alan Partridge finds the Norwich-based former celebrity "bouncing back" from being "clinically fed up" after gorging on medium-sized Toblerone bars and driving to Dundee in his bare feet. He's finally moved out of the soul-destroying Linton Travel Tavern and into a well-appointed static caravan while his luxurious suburban mansion is being constructed. Sales of his new autobiography might charitably be described as slow, but Alan has the third best slot on Radio Norwich, a cable-TV military-based quiz show and a Ukrainian girlfriend called Sonja with whom he has sex at least twice a day. Life is good. And with old pal Michael comfortably installed behind the counter at the local BP garage, Alan can drop in for a chat while buying petrol for his new Lexus, putting the odd Flavia frothy cappuccino, a Ginsters pasty or a bottle of Lucozade on the tab at the same time. Initially seeming less focussed than the distilled genius of the original I'm Alan Partridge--perhaps because the Travel Tavern location of that series was such an inspired setting--this second instalment of Partridge life is nonetheless a simmering cauldron of repressed and not-so-repressed emotions as the dangerously unstable Alan teeters on the precipice of his own soul: will he regain the B-list celebrity fame for which he yearns so desperately, or fall back into chocolate-fuelled depression? Memorable situations for Alan this year include: trying to present a seminar whilst vomiting from the pain of an impaled foot; being offered a cup of beans on Michael's doorstep (the deluxe version, with a sausage, is "like a savoury 99"); being unnerved by a nymphomaniac's wandering hand coming within 30 mm of his "gland"; having disquieting homoerotic encounters with John, the buff builder from "oop north"; acting out the entire opening sequence of The Spy Who Loved Me; and watching the unsold print run of his autobiography being pulped like "word porridge". Needless to say, Alan has the last laugh. On the DVD: I'm Alan Partridge, Series 2 two-disc set features commentaries on all the episodes with various members of the writing team and cast (Coogan included intermittently). The second disc's main extra is "Anglian Alan", a 30-minute Anglian Lives interview with the celebrated Norfolk Renaissance man. There are also deleted scenes and outtakes, plus more of Alan's botched Comic Relief segments, as well as a stills gallery and cast biographies. --Mark Walker
From acclaimed director Michael Winterbottom comes the follow up to the BAFTA winning first series The Trip. Four years after they ate their way round the North of England Brydon and Coogan take their own Grand Tour around Italy, following in the footsteps of Byron and Shelley. The Trip to Italy reunites two men for more delectable food, sharp-elbowed rivalry and plenty of laughs.
In the 1960s, the Minions need to find a new evil master to serve, so three of them vie for a female mastermind at a villain convention.
Just as Gru starts to adjust to his role as a suburban family man, an ultra-secret organization dedicated to fighting evil around the globe comes knocking. Now, it's up to Gru and his new partner to discover who is responsible for a spectacular crime.
“It is a homage to the north… there is geology and romanticism sightseeing and wine-tasting and much rumination on ageing and masculinity relationships love fame and comedy itself… and it is funny of course.” The Guardian Beautiful scenery exquisite gourmet cuisine and inspired free-flowing improvised comedy from two of the finest comic actors around. Steve Coogan has been commissioned by a Sunday newspaper to review half a dozen restaurants in the North of England. When his food-loving American girlfriend backs out Steve is faced with a week of meals for one. Reluctantly he calls Rob Brydon the only person he can think of who will be available. Heading north in a stylish black Range Rover the pair begin a journey of bickering jokes and reflection. Across the dinner tables of the North’s best restaurants the neurotic and sardonic Coogan and the genial eager-to-entertain Brydon spar on anything from Coleridge or career insecurities to which of them does the best Michael Caine impression. Out of a relationship between two friends spending more time in one another’s company than they might wish emerges sparkling dialogue real poignancy and great laugh-out loud comedy. From acclaimed Director Michael Winterbottom full feature length edition. Extras: Deleted Scenes Costume Drama Rushes Photo Gallery Preparing the Food
Steve Coogan stars in this energetic, laugh out loud adaptation of "The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy".
In the 1960s, the Minions need to find a new evil master to serve, so three of them vie for a female mastermind at a villain convention.
The Indian in the Cupboard' is the touching tale of nine-year-old Omri who magically brings his three-inch toy Indian Little Bear to life. Together they embark on an amazing adventure filled with wonder and excitement. Terrific family entertainment from Melissa Mathison screenwriter of 'ET: The Extra Terrestrial' and director Frank Oz. Based on the award-winning novel by Lynne Reid Banks.
Despicable MeGru (Steve Carell) is your average guy at least that's what everyone else thinks. He has a secret that is known by very few; he's a criminal mastermind! He hasn't been in the news for a long time since he stole the Times Square JumboTron. He wants to be in the news once again and be recognised for the genius he is to do so he's about to steal something big. Something very very big; the Moon! To steal the moon he comes up with an ingenious plan. With the use of a shrink ray Gru is able to shrink the moon but before he can do so a cunning super nerd named Vector (Jason Segel) steals the shrink ray from him! Now he must battle Vector in order to become the super villain that he wants to be known as. Gru adopts three young girls to help him with his plan in stealing the shrink ray back but doesn't count on the fact that he may soon become a father to the girls and have a moral decision whether to live his dream or become a good dad. Despicable Me 2Get ready for more minion madness! This hilarious animated adventure sees the return of Gru (Steve Carell) who is retiring from the life of a super villain. However he is unwillingly recruited by the Anti-Villain league to help deal with a powerful new super criminal. Supported by the girls the hilarious minions... and a host of new and outrageously funny characters.
The six 30-minute episodes of Coogan's Run, originally broadcast in 1995, serve as a reminder that there's more to Steve Coogan than just Alan Partridge. Most Partridge-like here is the horrendous Gareth Cheeseman, the Ford Probe-driving sales rep in "Dearth of a Salesman", whose empty life unravels as spectacularly as his Norwich-based counterpart. Familiar from Coogan's stage act are handyman Ernest Moss, here accompanied by John ("Eccles Cakes!") Thomson, and Paul and Pauline Calf, whose "Get Calf" is the series highlight. Perhaps because the other instalments venture into less familiar territory they tend to feel less successful, though both the writing and the characterisations are always strong. Paired with cowriter Patrick Marber in "Natural Born Quizzers", Coogan is a quiz nerd bent on revenge; in "Thursday Night Fever" saddo DJ Mike Crystal finds empowerment in a brash alter ego; while "The Curator" heads towards the spoof-horror territory later served up so disappointingly in Dr Terrible's House of Horrible. --Mark Walker
Available together for the first time BAFTA winning series The Trip and second series The Trip to Italy. Beautiful scenery exquisite gourmet cuisine and inspired free-flowing improvised comedy from two of the finest comic actors around. Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon enjoy two hilarious tours one of the North of England and one of Italy.
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