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The Best Of Eric Sykes - DVD (NEW)
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For those of us who remember `Sykes' from its beginnings as'Sykes and A...' on TV in the late 60s this fabulous DVD is a real gem. Eric is the master of understated comedy. His shows turned everyday situations into hilarious events. Along with his `sister' played by the wonderful Hattie Jacques and supported by the fine talents of Deryck Guyler as Corky and Richard Wattis as the Sykes' snobbish neighbour Mr Brown Sykes set the scene for some of Brtiain's best ever comedy shows. So popular were they that the residents of Sebastopol Terrace entertained the nation for more than two decades. With Hattie Jacques & Deryck Guyler. This collection features black & white and colour extracts from Eric's television career accompanied by comment from the great man...
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The Best Of Dick Emery - DVD (NEW)
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This tribute includes all the very best moments from Dick Emery's long-running BBC show. Dick was one of Britain's bestloved comedy performers on radio and television throughout the `60s and `70s. From the very beginning The Dick Emery show was an instant success creating a host of memorable characters. Ooh - You Are Awful! Enjoy again the frustrated man-eater Hettie; the toothy vicar; the hapless Bovver Boy and his father; First World War veteran James Maynard Kitchener Lampwick and of course the blonde bombshell Mandy. This Comedy Greats DVD brings together the funniest moments from Dick Emery's television performances in a superb showcase of his comedic and acting talent. It genuinely offers a laugh a minute.
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The Charles Bronson Collection - DVD (NEW)
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This superb collection features three classic thrillers starring Hollywood's legendary tough guy including one of the actor's first starring roles in Cold Sweat.Someone Behind The DoorCharles Bronson Anthony PerkinsA gifted neurosurgeon discovers his wife has been cheating on him. He lures an amnesiac into his home and convinces him that the wife is his own in the twisted hope that the man will exact his revenge.Cold SweatCharles Bronson James Mason. Bronson plays Joe Moran a ruthless drug dealer who decides to take violent revenge when his wife is taken prisoner by a psychopathic drug baron.LolaCharles Bronson Susan George A middle aged writer of pornographic novels meets and falls in love with a sixteen year old girl. They marry but when the couple move to America the trouble...
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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: Series 4 - DVD (NEW)
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Series 4`Hetty' Wainthropp is a sprightly pensioner who decides to turn her hand to detection! Private investigator Hetty armed with hat and raincoat and tons of gritty Northern commonsense leads her teenage assistant Geoffrey and husband Robert on chases galore. This is not high-tech detection and the local bus service will work just as well as a high speed car!The Wainthropp Detective Agency goes from strength to strength and former delinquent Geoffrey finds himself promoted to partner as the team solves more crimes in the charming Lancashire countryside.
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Lilies - DVD (NEW)
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`Lilies' tells the story of three daughters of a working-class family living in Liverpool's docklands in the 1920s. Iris May and Ruby Moss are young Catholic women filled with passion and ambition starting to make their way in a society gripped by the spectre of poverty. Each of them is determined to shake off the constraints of their working-class background and each must learn that life is fraught with disappointment and challenges.The Complete BBC SeriesThe eight-part series by acclaimed screenwriter Heidi Thomas blends meticulous period detail with a wonderful sense of wit and warmth. It is a sensitive portrayal of a family's closeness in the face of adversity.
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Bronte Ways - Birstall To Haworth & Haworth To Gawthorpe Hall - DVD (NEW)
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A Literary Trail Across England's Pathways!The Bront‰ sisters are among Britain's most important literary figures. So much of their legacy remains in the parsonage at Haworth where they spent most of their lives and the dramatic Pennine countryside which was such a huge influence on their work. The Bront‰ Way is a walking trail of 43 miles stretching from Birstall across the Pennines to Gawthorpe Hall in Lancashire. In two compelling programmes we travel the route discovering the places associated with the remarkable lives and works of the Bront‰ family.Birstall to HaworthTrace the family's life from Thornton To Haworth exploring the sites connected to `Shirley Country'. The journey to Haworth takes in spectacular scenery and culminates on a ride...
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Sherlock Holmes And The Baker Street Irregulars - DVD (NEW)
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Starring Jonathan PryceThis exciting new production based on Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective centres on a group of street children - `The Irregulars' - who act as the illustrious sleuth's eyes and ears. This highly original Sherlock Holmes mystery finds him investigating the disappearance of two of the Irregulars while being placed under house arrest and foiling a daring criminal plot. The Irregulars first appeared in the Sherlock Holmes story `A Study In Scarlet' in 1887 and their emergence in this new screen presentation brings a different aspect to the traditional TV detective drama. Bill Paterson stars as Holmes' erstwhile companion Dr Watson.
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Foyle's War - Series One - DVD (NEW)
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Series One & Two Complete! To celebrate the continuing success of Foyle's War we are now able to offer our customers the entire Series One & Two in special new boxed sets. Each four DVD set includes every episode from each series with over six hours of high-quality drama in each collection. Starring Michael Kitchen Honeysuckle Weeks and Anthony Howell Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle is determined to serve his country in the war effort. But when his request for transfer into the armed forces is denied he must continue to police his Sussex community investigating crimes of murder and espionage in a climate of suspicion and fear. All the while Foyle looks for a way in which his thwarted ambitions to contribute to the war effort can be achieved. Series One - 4...
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The Victorian Garden Series - DVD (NEW)
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Uncover The Secrets Of A Bygone EraThree separate programmes reveal how the Victorians tended the gardens outside their homes and behind their kitchens. Peter Thoday and Harry Dodson present a six DVD Box set which includes three programmes. The Victorian Kitchen Garden The Victorian Flower Garden The Victorian Kitchen
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Lonesome Dove Complete Box Set - DVD (NEW)
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Just released this month comes The Complete Lonesome Dove Collection including the four parts to this wonderful saga: Lonesome Dove Return To Lonesome Dove Streets Of Laredo and Dead Man's Walk. The Complete Pulitzer Prize Winning Collection On 8 DVDs. Featuring a stellar cast including Robert Duvall famous for his role in The Godfather Part II the renowned Tommy Lee Jones and stunning Anjelica Huston this series spared not a dime in its production values to tell a wonderful rich story.
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