Gerald Harper (Adam Adamant Lives!) stars as James Hadleigh, proprietor of the Westdale Gazette, a Yorkshire newspaper owned by his father. Created by Robert Barr and originally screened in 1968, Gazette introduced the charming, privileged but conscientious protagonist whose continuing mixed fortunes would be chronicled in Hadleigh, Yorkshire Television's immensely popular and long-running series aired between 1969 and 1976.
Dennis Waterman stars as Thomas Gynn a London gangland refugee who's headed north to escape old demons and try to start life afresh in this popular light-hearted Yorkshire Television drama series. Ian McNeice Susan George and Leslie Ash join the regular cast for this fourth series while a stellar guest cast includes Peter Capaldi Frances de la Tour Tim Healy Rula Lenska and Tom Wilkinson. On being released from a brief spell in Her Majesty's care Thomas finds that his significant other Sally Hardcastle has now left the area with another man and is pregnant. Consoled by his friends Pippa and Lively he sets about making another fresh start; earning money is his top priority and his new projects include a bar and a steam museum. But life still has plenty to throw at Thomas Gynn - including gun-toting Italians and the joys of a Hungarian prison cell...
A solid enough thriller held together by some somewhat implausible plot devices, Deception stars Ben Affleck as Rudy, whose cellmate Nick is lucky enough to be pen-pal to the beautiful Ashley (Charlize Theron) who in turn has pledged herself, body and soul to the man inside whom she has never set eyes upon. Upon his release, Rudy decides to pose as Nick in order to take up with this luscious and adoring female. Unfortunately, the scheme backfires on Rudy when he discovers that Ashley was apparently a pawn in her ruthless brother Monster's game to coerce him into helping him and his gang of gun-runners rob a casino that Nick used to work in. Deception rumbles along at a pretty seedy, violent pace for a long time, with Rudy's efforts to escape resulting in Monster (a menacing Gary Sinise) using him as a dartboard in one memorably brutal scene. Following their raid on the casino, however (clad in Santa outfits), the plot takes a couple of devilish twists and turns which reward the viewer prepared to come this far down the road with these people. The lack of empathy may be redeemed by some viewers with a scene featuring Charlize Theron naked in a pool. --David Stubbs
Dennis Waterman stars as Thomas Gynn a London gangland refugee who heads north to escape old demons and attempt to carve out a new life in this popular light-hearted drama series from Yorkshire Television. This second series also features appearances by Warren Clarke Stephen Marcus Tony Melody and Shirley Stelfox. Thomas has formed an unlikely friendship with feisty local businesswoman Sally Hardcastle (Just Good Friends star Jan Francis) and the two continue to attract more than their share of drama. From saving the life of Europe's number-one hit-man to getting caught in the crossfire of a disastrous marriage from taking on Big Business and corruption to meeting the other Mrs Hardcastle a series of unsought adventures confirms that a quiet life was never on the cards for Thomas and Sally...
This 1930 film, No 54 on the AFI's Top 100 list, still holds up as a surprisingly forceful and honest antiwar drama. Indeed, the modern sensibility is almost as startling as the sometime stagy acting of Lew Ayres, which can be excused by the fact that, three years after the introduction of sound, actors were still applying stage techniques to talking pictures. Ayres plays a German college student during World War I, who is brainwashed into enlisting in the Army (along with the rest of his class) by a zealously inspirational college professor. Once in uniform and on the front lines, however, he quickly discovers that the glory of the Fatherland is of little concern to a soldier dodging bullets and explosions, whose comrades are dying in his arms. As powerful in its way as Platoon almost 60 years later, All Quiet on the Western Front remains a classic tale of young soldiers' confrontations with the possibility of imminent and arbitrary death. Director Lewis Milestone shows a surprising range of techniques in this film from the formative years of moviemaking with sound. --Marshall Fine
The Great Maximus (Claude Rains - Casablanca Lawrence of Arabia) has got a new act for the music halls where he makes his living. Working with his beautiful wife Rene (Fay Wray - King Kong) he poses as a mind reader. It's all a trick of course: he certainly doesn't have the gift for real. Or so he thinks... When he correctly predicts a terrible train crash Maximus becomes an instant celebrity. But his new-found fame and his friendship with sultry Christine Shawn (Jane Baxter) threatens his marriage. Worse is to come: he is accused not of foreseeing accidents but actually causing them...
Creature From The Haunted Sea: A mobster hits on a plan while smuggling a deposed general and a fortune in gold out of Cuba on his yacht. He and his crew will scare the general and kill his guards by faking the attacks of a sea monster and thus keep the gold for themselves. Unfortunately a sea monster actually is attacking them leading to all sorts of complications. The Devil Bat: Driven by the thrill of vengeance a crazy scientist devises a particularly diabolical m
Dennis Waterman stars as Thomas Gynn, a London gangland refugee who heads north to escape old demons and attempt to carve out a new life in this popular, light-hearted drama series from Yorkshire Television. Co-starring Jan Francis (Just Good Friends), Emma Wray (Watching) and Anthony Valentine (Callan), this third series also features appearances by Celia Imrie, Michael Kitchen, Roger Lloyd Pack, Amanda Burton and Julie T. Wallace. Things seem to be going well for Thomas: he s started up his own business, and almost a year after he was abandoned by his significant other, Sally Hardcastle, she s suddenly back in his life. The unlikely couple have always shared more than money-making interests, and soon find their mutual attraction is as strong as ever. But shock-horror surprises, fiscal dilemmas and misadventure continue to dog Thomas and Sally; this series sees them trying to unravel the tangled finances of Sally's deceased Uncle Leonard, and taking a seemingly innocent trip that sets off a chain of events with terrifying consequences...
Off the coast of Maine an African cargo vessel mysteriously explodes and crashes into the harbour. What no one knows is that the crew have already been dead for days... Dr. Ben Cahill (Thomas Calabro) arrives on Orrs Island to resolve some personal problems and receives a hostile reception. The locals do not like outsiders and in particular Jack Wald (John Savage) does his best to make Ben feel unwelcome. Soon bizarre and frightening deaths start to occur on the island. Each victim
The Most Dangerous Game
Meet the most eligible TV bachelor of his time: James Hadleigh. He's charming handsome smart and wealthy - and an irresistible magnet to women. He's also just inherited a considerable fortune and a Yorkshire mansion. But just playing the country squire isn't Hadleigh's style. He's far too restless. In the worlds of high finance and power politics there are risks to be taken and adventures to be had. And of course there's Hadleigh's love for his beautiful native county - and his
Manny (Voight) is the toughest convict in a remote Alaskan prison who along with fellow inmate Buck (Roberts) makes a daring breakout. Hopping a freight train they head full-steam for freedom but when the engineer dies of a heart attack they find themselves trapped alone and speeding toward certain disaster. Until that is they discover a third passenger beautiful railway worker (Rebecca De Mornay) who's just as desperate and just as determined to survive as they are!
This wonderfully offbeat comedy follows the on-again off-again romance of a mismatched Merseyside couple: fun-loving extrovert Brenda Wilson (Emma Wray) and shy retiring birdwatcher Malcolm Stoneway (Paul Bown). The path of true love is far from smooth and there are tears and break-ups rows and reconciliations galore but there is also an inexplicable attraction which brings the pair back together after every stormy parting. A top-rated comedy that also starred Liza Tarbuck and Patsy Byrne Watching ran for seven series and four specials between 1987 and 1993; this complete third series features all six episodes originally screened in 1989 along with the 1988 Christmas Special
Joan and Eddie are in love but he is a career criminal. She uses her influence to get him out of prison and after their marriage he vows to go straight. However things don't go according to plan and they both go off the rails...
Watching: Series 5 (2 Disc)
The debonair actor presents 12 short dramas in this popular anthology series originally broadcast in the US, in 1959. British screen icon David Niven is best known for his roles as Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days; as Squadron Leader Peter Carter in A Matter of Life and Death; and as 'The Phantom' in The Pink Panther! In this popular anthology series, made in 1959 for a US audience, Niven introduces a new short dramatic film in each of 12 episodes, featuring thrillers and mysteri.
Watching: Series 6
The legacy of The Sonics and The 13th Floor Elevators lives on today and over the past two decades has produced cult sensations such as Thee Milkshakes The Prisoners and Kaisers. A filthy hybrid of Rhythm 'n' Blues and surf sounds Trash Punk is one of the most enduring forces in rock n roll. This compilation covers nearly twenty years of Garage Punk & showcases some of the legendary characters that have emerged on the scene. From cult heroes The Gun Club and Link Wray to more rece
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