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Shop Newsletter Friday 21st April 2017
We've a little bit of a special selection for you this week. Alongside a few new announcements and other notable upcoming releases, we've picked out some of the best treats currently available to buy to download; many from BBC Store, and many also available on DVD and/or Blu-ray if you prefer your comedy physical.

Sadly, the only BBC Store offers on at the moment relate to Doctor Who, but hopefully you'll find something to tempt your tastebuds. Enjoy!
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The Collected Arthur Haynes Show The Collected Arthur Haynes Show

An early star and face of ITV, Arthur Haynes's sketch shows - written by later Till Death Us Do Part creator Johnny Speight - were huge ratings hits from 1957, only ending with Haynes's death (after 14 series and 158 episodes) some nine years later. Now, alongside straight man Nicholas Parsons, every surviving episode of the highly important comedy series is available in this box set. Details
Benidorm - The Complete Series Nine Benidorm - The Complete Series Nine

Currently playing out on ITV to enthralled audiences across the nation is the latest, ninth series of Spanish holiday sitcom Benidorm. With filming on Series 10 now under-way, this current series is now available to pre-order on DVD, ahead of its release on 8th May. Details
Mark Thomas - The Liar's Quartet Mark Thomas - The Liar's Quartet

Left-wing political activist, documentary-maker and comedian Mark Thomas will publish this new book in May, collecting together scripts from three of his most acclaimed live shows. The Liar's Quartet includes the scripts and brand new commentary for Bravo Figaro!, Cuckooed, and The Red Shed. Details
Rita, Sue And Bob Too - Dual Format Edition Rita, Sue And Bob Too - Dual Format Edition

A film by Alan Clarke, this new release includes both DVD and Blu-ray editions of the hit comedy. Bradford teenagers Rita and Sue regularly babysit for successful couple Bob and Michelle. Impressed by Bob's flashy car and worldly ways the girls are smooth-talked into a three-way sexual relationship that becomes very much part of their lives. Details
Eddie Izzard - Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens Eddie Izzard - Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens

A new memoir from comic Eddie Izzard. When he was six, Eddie and his brother Mark lost their mother. That day, he lost his childhood too. Despite or perhaps because of this, he has always felt he needed to take on things that some people would consider impossible. In Believe Me, Eddie takes us on a journey which begins in Yemen and takes in marathons and cross-dressing. Details
Amar Akbar & Tony Amar Akbar & Tony

A 2015 comedy film that is only just being released on DVD. A realistic, multicultural coming-of age comedy drama, Amar, Akbar & Tony follows the lives of three childhood friends as they stumble through life from their carefree twenties into adulthood. Details

For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
Downloads
The Navy Lark - Volume 31 Comedy Playhouse - Hospital People

A full series of new mock-documentary sitcom Hospital People starts on BBC One at 9:30pm tonight (Friday 21st April). Ahead of that, you can catch up with the pilot, broadcast as part of 2016's series of Comedy Playhouse, available from BBC Store. Details
Decline And Fall Decline And Fall

Jack Whitehall stars in the acclaimed television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's satirical comic novel Decline And Fall. The comedian plays Paul Pennyfeather, a young man in 1920s Britain whose bad luck only ever seems to get worse. This three-part comedy drama was recently broadcast on BBC One and is also available on DVD and Blu-ray. Details
Rentaghost - Series 1 & 2 Rentaghost - Series 1 & 2

A bundle of the complete first two series of childrens' comedy classic Rentaghost. Details
Peter Kay's Car Share - Complete Series One Peter Kay's Car Share - Complete Series One

The complete first series of Car Share, BBC One's sitcom starring Peter Kay and Sian Gibson as colleagues John Redmond and Kayleigh Kitson, supermarket employees thrown together in a car share commuting scheme. Each trip brings fresh insight into John and Kayleigh's lives, with twists and turns in their unlikely relationship. It's available as a download, DVD, or on Blu-ray. Details
Steve Coogan - As Alan Partridge And Other Less Successful Characters Live Steve Coogan - As Alan Partridge And Other Less Successful Characters Live

Steve Coogan takes to the stage in a show featuring the characters that have made him a Bafta and British Comedy Award winning comedy legend. A DVD is also available. Details
A Very Open Prison A Very Open Prison

Early 1990s satire from Drop The Dead Donkey co-writer Guy Jenkin. The home secretary is pleased that his plan to privatise prisons is going ahead. But when three inmates escape a privatised jail, a political nightmare begins to unfold. Details
The Good Life - Complete Collection The Good Life - Complete Collection

Now 42 years old, the much-loved 1970s sitcom about a middle-class couple attempting to live a self-sufficient lifestyle in suburban London - much to the dismay of snooty neighbour Margo - is now available to download-to-own for the very first time. Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington star. Details
Adam Rowe - I Know What You're Saying Adam Rowe - I Know What You're Saying

Recorded across two sold out nights at Hot Water Comedy Club in Liverpool, this is the debut one hour stand-up special from Adam Rowe, entitled I Know What You're Saying. The former Liverpool Comedian of the Year winner and English Comedian of the Year finalist, Rowe covers subjects such as slave labour, (non)healthy living and a hangover-induced argument in a bakery. Details
The Real McCoy - Series 1 The Real McCoy - Series 1

After much demand and delay, the hit 1990s sketch show featuring black and Asian British comedy talent has recently made its debut on BBC Store. The wonderful writing and performing cast and crew made 5 series; only the first is available yet, but if demand is sufficient then more will follow. Details
Inside No. 9 - Series Three Inside No. 9 - Series Three

Deliciously dark writer-performers Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith return with a third collection of their award-winning films. Belly laughs and macabre twists combine in six endlessly inventive episodes with guest stars including Jessica Raine and Rula Lenska. Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and download. Details
Jonathan Pie: LIVE! Jonathan Pie: LIVE!

It's a big night for (spoof TV news reporter) Jonathan Pie's career and his first ever attempt at "light entertainment". It does not go to plan. The night quickly descends into chaos as Pie's professional and personal lives collide. Details
Keeping Up Appearances - Series 1 Keeping Up Appearances - Series 1

The classic sitcom from the pen of Roy Clarke, starring Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift and Josephine Tewson, is now available to taste from BBC Store. Whilst only this first series is currently available, the individual episodes cost just £1.89 each. Details
This Country This Country

Another spoof documentary, this cult hit recent BBC Three series focuses on cousins Kerry and Kurtan and their lives in the Cotswolds. Details

For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
That's all, folks!
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