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...
Not every widowed septuagenarian is lucky enough to have a daughter willing to provide him with a home in his declining years. And not every daughter is unlucky enough to have a father as tetchy and awkward as Tommy Butler...Comedy veteran Jimmy Jewel is retired railway worker Tommy, now sharing a high-rise flat with long-suffering daughter Vera and son-in-law Brian in this warm, touching sitcom created by Vince Powell and Harry Driver (Bless This House).When his former home was demolished, Tommy had to leave all his old friends behind, but he's forged an unlikely friendship with twelve-year-old tearaway Charlie Harris. However, while 'Spring and Autumn' make a marvellously mischievous duo, Tommy realises Charlie is growing up fast - and fishing and football won't hold his interest forever. Is he in danger of losing his young partner in crime?
This BAFTA award-wining programme from Thames Television is being released in the order it was first shown on TV. The comic partnership of Arthur Daley (George Cole) and Terry McCann (Dennis Waterman) became a British institution in the 1980s and 90s. Relive again and again their unique blend of raw-edged humour and gritty realism. Set Comprises: 1. Gunfight At The O.K. Laundrette. 2. Bury My Half At Waltham Green. 3. The Smaller They Are... 4. A Tethered Goat. 5. The Bounty Hunter. 6. Aces High - And Sometimes Very Low. 7. The Bengal Tiger. 8. Come In T-64 Your Time Is Ticking Away. 9. Monday Night Fever. 10. The Dessert Song. 11. You Gotta Have Friends.
The complete first series of this hugely successful television series starring John Thaw as the legendary Jack Regan and Dennis Waterman as sidekick George Carter. This is first of four box sets featuring all 13 episodes from series 1. Most of these episodes are new to DVD and 2 episodes have never been previously released on any format. Episodes comprise: 1. Ringer 2. Jackpot 3. Thin Ice 4. Queen's Pawn 5. Jigsaw 6. Night Out 7. The Placer 8. Cover Story 9. Golden Boy 10. St
Leo McKern stars as Horace Rumpole the eccentric London defence lawyer in the fifth series of the popular television show. Episodes Comprise: 1. Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation 2. Rumpole and the Barrow Boy 3. Rumpole and the Age of Miracles 4. Rumpole and the Tap End 5. Rumpole and Portia 6. Rumpole and the Quality of Life
Man at the Top originally screened in the early '70s continues to chart the progress of Joe Lampton the aggressively ambitious anti-hero of John Braine's best-selling novel Room at the Top its award-winning film adaptation of 1958 and 1965 sequel Life at the Top. Kenneth Haigh's portrayal of Joe Lampton earned him a BAFTA nomination while accomplished film and stage actress Zena Walker is Joe's long-suffering wife Susan; a strong supporting cast includes Paul Eddington and Colin Welland with guest appearances by Stephanie Beacham and George Sewell. This release contains the complete second series available for the first time anywhere. Although Joe Lampton has returned to Susan several beautiful women are eagerly forming the 'other woman' queue. And Joe still believing the quickest way to a chairman is through the chairman's wife is as determined and manipulative as ever on his continuing climb to the top; overcoming adversity once again this series finds him seizing the opportunity to get the better of his father-in-law and finally setting his sights on a political career - bringing all his ruthless charm and tenacity to the fight for votes.
Jack Regan (John Thaw) is a hard edged detective in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan police. He pursues villains by methods which are underhand often illegal themselves frequently violent and more often than not successful.
Originally broadcast in 1989 Capital City was a huge success on its original release giving a realistic insight into the fast-paced life of working at an international bank. Set in the offices of London-based Shane Longman the charismatic team of bankers are hired for their blend of style intelligence and verve. They take risks and thrive on the pressure of closing the deal. Experience for yourself the highs and lows of being at the top (and sometimes the bottom) working
Originally broadcast in 1989 Capital City was a huge success on its original release giving a realistic insight into the fast-paced life of working at an international bank. Set in the offices of London-based Shane Longman the charismatic team of bankers are hired for their blend of style intelligence and verve. They take risks and thrive on the pressure of closing the deal. Experience for yourself the highs and lows of being at the top (and sometimes the bottom) working in one of the most dynamic professions in the world.
The 1988 Carlton mini-movie The One Game is the perfect definition of cult TV. Originally shown as four Saturday night instalments, it was a success with audiences and critics alike at the time and remains an extremely original piece of television. On the surface, the story is as simple: an ex-business partner exacts a very personal revenge. The game being played by Magnus (an almost unrecognisable Patrick Malahide) upon the arrogant Nick (Stephen Dillon) makes the tale far more interesting, however. If the premise sounds a little familiar, that's because the 1997 Michael Douglas movie The Game has striking similarities. The show captured society's interest in games at exactly the right time. First there's the Arthurian context, which visually struck a chord with a decade of Dungeons and Dragons fans. Then there's the constant reference to the new dawn of computer games, which everyone was excited about going into the 90s. But Nick is embroiled in a theory of Reality Gaming that turns everything on its head. He doesn't know who of his friends or colleagues may be in on the game, and since it begins with the sting of a £2 million theft, he's prepared to make sacrifices along the way. Changes in fashion and technology can't detract from what remains a cracking good yarn, well told and well played. On the DVD: The One Game arrives on disc superbly packaged. The attractive box contains an informative booklet relating the show's place in TV history. Unfortunately there's nothing at all in the way of extras on the disc itself--a disappointment, which, like the 4:3 ratio and stereo sound, is only to be expected for an all-but forgotten gem. --Paul Tonks
Leo McKern stars as the eccentric bibulous Old Bailey defence lawyer Horace Rumpole in the magnificent and hugely popular series written by the barrister/playwright John Mortimer. In this fifth series that first aired in 1988 Rumpole finds himself called in to assist a wide variety of defendants. Episodes comprise: 'Rumpole And The Bubble Reputation' 'Rumpole And The Barrow Boy' 'Rumpole And The Age Of Miracles' 'Rumpole And The Tap End' 'Rumpole And Portia' and 'Rumpole And The Quality Of Life'.
This action-drama series was both the forerunner to and inspiration of The Sweeney aimed squarely at the same audience. Episodes Comprise: 1. Troika 2. Smokescreen 3. The Promised Land 4. A Date With Leonidas 5. The Kazmirov Affair 6. A New Face 7. You Don't Exist 8. The Children Of Delight 9. Reliable Sources 10. Short Change 11. Exit A Diplomat 12. Care Of Her Majesty 13. Visitor From Moscow 14. Time Bomb
Leo Mc Kern stars as the eccentric bibulous Old Bailey defence lawyer Horace Rumpole in the magnificent and hugely popular series penned by the barrister-playwright John Mortimer. This double DVD includes all the episodes from the sixth series of 'Rumpole Of The Bailey'.
Originally broadcast in 1989 Capital City was a huge success on its original release giving a realistic insight into the fast-paced life of working at an international bank. Set in the offices of London-based Shane Longman the charismatic team of bankers are hired for their blend of style intelligence and verve. They take risks and thrive on the pressure of closing the deal. Experience for yourself the highs and lows of being at the top (and sometimes the bottom) working in one of the most dynamic professions in the world. Features the complete second series.
The eighth series of comic episodes featuring dodgy car dealer Arthur Daley (George Cole)... Episodes comprise: 1. The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Entrepreneur 2. A Bouquet Of Barbed Wire 3. Whatever Happened To Her Indoors? 4. Three Coins Make A Mountain 5. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner 6. The Last Temptation Of Daley 7. A Bird In The Hand 8. Him Indoors 9. The Greatest Show In Willesden 10. Too Many Crooks 11. The Odds Couple 12. The Coach That Came In From The Cold
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