Set amid the windswept beauty of Cornwall, this massively popular, highly acclaimed series stars Jack Shepherd as the quietly charismatic Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe, who leads a team investigating the region's most serious and challenging cases. Running for five years, Wycliffe became one of the nineties' most successful crime series with compelling storylines often highlighting the social and economic difficulties faced by the local community. Jimmy Yuill and Helen Masters co-star as Detective Inspectors Doug Kersey and Lucy Lane, Wycliffe's dependable but fallible colleagues. Guest stars include Louise Jameson, Bill Nighy, Tamsin Greig, Eleanor Bron, Leslie Grantham, Philip Glenister, Gwen Taylor and Brian Croucher. This complete-series set contains every episode transmitted, including the pilot episode from 1993 and the feature-length 1997 Christmas Special.
There's comedy among the dustbins with this classic top-rated series from the late 60s/early 70s. Created by celebrated writer Jack Rosenthal ('The Evacuees') the series revolves around four misfits and their affectionately-named dustbin van - ""Thunderbird 3"". Rosenthal would go on to write the highly-successful comedy series 'The Lovers' and create one of ITV's most watched programmes - 'London's Burning'. 'The Dustbin Men's' working-class humour outraged Mary Whitehouse at the t
Set amid the windswept beauty of Cornwall this popular and acclaimed series follows Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe as he investigates the region's most serious and challenging cases. While the storylines often highlight the social and economic difficulties faced by the local community the conscientious Wycliffe offers something of a contrast to the classic 'maverick detective'. A family man with a fastidious and tolerant approach he tackles each investigation with a calm determination and a resolutely open mind and his incisive style of questioning never fails to cut through to the heart of the mystery. Jack Shepherd is quietly charismatic in the title role and the series also stars Jimmy Yuill and Helen Masters as Detective Inspectors Doug Kersey and Lucy Lane - Wycliffe's dependable but very human colleagues. The series' haunting theme music composed by Nigel Hess received the Royal Television Society's award for the best television theme and Wycliffe remained a top-rated drama throughout its five-year run. This second series featuring guest appearances by Eleanor Bron Louise Jameson and Geoffrey Bayldon was originally transmitted in 1995.
Wycliffe: Series 1 (2 Disc)
Chronicling the fortunes of four generations of a London theatrical family through the 1920s and '30s, The Bretts ran for two memorably successful series during the late 1980s. An Upstairs Downstairs of the theatrical set, it stars Norman Rodway as the effusive, charismatic Charles Brett and Barbara Murray as his strong-willed wife Lydia. With scripts from veteran screenwriters Rosemary Ann Sisson, Bill Craig, Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, this set features both acclaimed series.It's 1927, and thespians Charles and Lydia Brett are at the peak of their careers. Intending to capitalise on their success by acquiring their own theatre, will this bid for creative freedom ensure their family's theatrical legacy?
Wycliffe: Series 3 (2 Discs)
Contains Episodes: Baby Talk: Keeping George's alter ego secret from Janet's parents is becoming almost impossible since the new addition to the family. With a visit expected any minute George is busy teaching the baby superhero antics. Will the truth finaly come out? Zero Tolerance: Life at the health centre takes an unexpected turn when a gun wielding lunatic rushes in demanding access to the drugs cabinet. However it is George rather than Thermoman who is left to save the day.
All the episodes from both series of the TV comedy: 'The White Wedding' 'The Dentist Dinner Dance' 'The Angling Club Christmas Party' 'The Charity Horse Racing Evening' 'The Crowning of Miss Frozen Chicken UK' 'The Registry Office Wedding' 'The Church Wedding' 'The Christening' 'The Grand Opening Of Sillitoes' 'The Farewell Party' 'The Inauguration Of The Outer Inner Relief Ring Road' 'The Funeral' and 'The Civil Wedding'.
Contains Episodes: Shock Horror!: With baby Ollie ill the regular visits of a worried Thermoman draws the unwanted attention of a local journalist. After news breaks of Janet's affair with Thermoman it looks like his true identity is about to be revealed. Little Green Man: When Janet thinks that George is taking her for granted she is not sure what action to take. Discovering her in a compromising position with the handyman does not work. Will marriage guidance be their only hop
Thirty Minutes Worth: Series 2
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