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Is It Legal? - The Complete Series DVD A classic from Men Behaving Badly writer Simon Nye, Is It Legal? stars Imelda Staunton, Patrick Barlow, Kate Isitt and Richard Lumsden as the solicitors and staff of a third-rate law firm in a west London suburb. Intelligent and searingly funny, their passion seems to be matched only by their incompetence. All three series of the comedy are included. Details |
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Taskmaster: 200 Extraordinary Tasks For Ordinary People Paperback & ebook Experience the insanity of Taskmaster first-hand, with show creator Alex Horne's book based on the BAFTA-nominated international hit comedy series. It's a fully-interactive guide to indulging your competitive streak and challenging your friends and family to attempt insane tasks from the comfort of your own living room. Details |
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Benidorm - The Complete Series Ten DVD Writer Derren Litten teased on Twitter last weekend that this series of Benidorm may be its last. If we were betting people we'd put a substantial sum on that being false - it's a huge hit for ITV, and about to embark on a very long live stage tour. Until then, this latest tenth series of the Spanish-set sitcom will be available to own from Monday. Details |
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Morecambe & Wise - Radio Collection Series 1-4 CD & audiobook Between 1975 and 1978, when they were at the peak of their popularity on BBC TV, Morecambe and Wise also starred in their own radio series, with each episode scripted by the one and only Eddie Braben. This feast features a host of guests including Ann Hamilton, Anita Harris, Hayle Hunnicutt, Richard Caldicot, Percy Edwards, Clodagh Rodgers, Nicola Pagett, Brian Wilde, Des O'Connor, Vince Hill and Penelope Keith. Details |
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Lee And Dean - Series 1 DVD Channel 4's latest comedy series, Lee And Dean, is a semi-improvised sitcom about Stevenage builders and best friends Lee (Miles Chapman) and Dean (Mark O'Sullivan). Co-starring Anna Morris and Camille Ucan, it follows the pair as Lee finds himself becoming engaged to a girlfriend whilst still enjoying the company of a client, and the fallout from his dalliances. Details |
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Adam Endacott - The Kenneth Williams Companion Hardback The Kenneth Williams Companion is a hugely impressive feat of research, and a must-own for anyone with more than a passing interest in the life or career of comedy great Kenneth Williams. Noting every single piece of work that Williams was involved in - from appearances on his school stage through to films and television - alongside plenty of notes and tales, it's a real gem. Details |
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Episodes - The Complete Collection DVD The complete collection of all five series of BBC Two sitcom Episodes, about a pair of English comedy writers trying to remake their hit TV show in the US. Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan star as the duo, with Matt LeBlanc playing the star of their show. The penultimate episode of this woefully under-appreciated comedy gem is on screen tonight. Details |
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Plebs - Series Four DVD The complete fourth series of the hit ITV2 sitcom set in Ancient Rome. Currently airing to huge audiences, this latest series sees the departure of Stylax and a change in circumstance for Marcus and Grumio as they continue in their attempts to move up in the world. And maybe, just maybe, get girlfriends. Details |
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Billy Liar - The Complete Series DVD Based on the hit novel, play and film of the same name, this ratings-winning LWT sitcom from the early 1970s stars Jeff Rawle - Drop The Dead Donkey's George Dent and Harry Potter's Amos Diggory - as a daydreaming teenager whose over-active imagination gets him in regular trouble. It was written by the celebrated, acclaimed duo of Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall. Details |
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Home From Home - Series 1 DVD Continuing with its third episode on BBC One tonight, this is the complete series of the new sitcom about a pair of couples and their holiday homes in the Lake District. Johnny Vegas, Niky Wardley, Adam James and Emilia Fox star, with the likes of Pearce Quigley, Susan Calman, Paul Barber and Elaine Page in supporting roles. This release also includes the 2016 pilot episode. Details |
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The Infinite Monkey Cage - How To Build A Universe Paperback The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms. Already available in other formats, the paperback was published yesterday. Details |
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The Quanderhorn Xperimentations Hardback, ebook, & audiobook Novelisation of a brand new sitcom coming to Radio 4 next month from the creators of Red Dwarf and 2point4 Children, Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall. Great Britain is stuck in 1952. It is under attack from Martians, Mole men and beatniks. Only one man can save the world - Professor Quanderhorn! Shame he's a bit rubbish, really. Details |
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Executive Stress - The Complete Series DVD Sitcom legend Penelope Keith stars with Butterflies' Geoffrey Palmer and later her To The Manor Born co-star Peter Bowles, as working professional Caroline Fairchild. Resuming a former career in publishing, a company takeover finds her organisation becoming owner of the employers of her husband - and a new American boss has very strict rules against workplace relationships. Details |
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The Windsors Wedding Special DVD As the real Prince Harry and Meghan Markle prepare to wed in Windsor in a fortnight, Channel 4 are to bring us a new special edition of the hit satirical sitcom based on the Royal family, The Windsors. To be aired just days before the big event, this pre-emptive spoof sees their comedy counterparts walking down the aisle. Pre-order ahead of its release at the end of the month. Details |
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Anyone For Denis? DVD It was on this date in 1979 that Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister. Satirising her home life and relationship with husband Denis, this one-off comedy from Thames is an adaptation of John Wells's smash-hit stage farce. Denis invites two of his drinking friends for a weekend at Chequers: things go badly wrong when Maggie returns home unexpectedly... Details |
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Ffizz - The Complete Series DVD Richard Griffiths and Benjamin Whitrow star as Jack and Hugo, directors of an upmarket wine merchant. When their bank installs a troubleshooter to save the firm from bankruptcy, the pair are faced with the ghastly realisation that they may well have to stop partying and start working for a living! Written by Brittas Empire scribes Richard Fegen & Andrew Norris. Details |
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Cribbins - The Complete Series DVD Comedy legend Bernard Cribbins had been a key presence in British film and television comedy for over a decade before he landed his own headlining television series at the tail-end of the 1960s. A mixture of comedy and song, it features a gallery of outrageous characters in a myriad of seemingly inexhaustible situations. Details |
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The Kit Curran Radio Show - The Complete Series DVD From prolific comedy writer Andy Hamilton comes this long-awaited sitcom starring Denis Lawson as DJ, flyboy, con-man and compulsive fibber Kit Curran. A perfect storm of self-obsession and general apathy, Kit reigns as the undisputed king of small-time Radio Newtown; but sparks start to fly when a new boss arrives - and Kit finds that his days of scheming may soon be numbered. Details |
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There Was A Crooked Man Blu-ray, DVD & download This Norman Wisdom film has just been released on Blu-ray and as a download - the first of the star's many movies to be available in HD. The comedy sees him move away from his beloved 'Gump' character as seen in the likes of The Bulldog Breed, playing an unwitting criminal who later calls upon his underworld chums to thwart a crooked politician. We've got copies to give away. Details |
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Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators - Series One DVD Private inspector Frank Hathaway has always worked alone. But whilst he might have a brilliant instinct when it comes to solving crime, he's also out of shape, low on cash, and on people skills. He doesn't know it yet, but what he needs is former hairdresser Luella Shakespeare... This delightful daytime comedy-drama was a big hit for BBC One and will be back in 2019. Details |
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Ian Carroll - Cooperman!: The Life Of Tommy Cooper Hardback This volume contains hundreds of Tommy Cooper's favourite jokes, tricks, and sketches, as well as behind-the-scenes stories from his friends, family, and fellow artistes. Authorised by the late comedian's family, it's a must-own for all fans, and has proved so popular to date it's currently out of stock - register your interest for a copy from the next round of printing now. Details |
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Still Game - The Complete Series 8 DVD Iconic comedy series Still Game returns with another hit series following the capers of lifelong friends Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade as they cope with everything modern life throws at them. Written by and starring Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill, it's set in a fictional Glasgow suburb where Jack, Victor and the rest of the gang show us exactly how to grow old disgracefully. Details |
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Grandpa's Great Escape DVD Comedy from David Walliams, based on his childrens' comic novel of the same name and co-starring Tom Courtenay and Jennifer Saunders. Many years ago Grandpa was a World War II hero but is now suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Unable to communicate well with his family, it's down to grandson Jack to save him - and other residents - from the awful regime in their OAP home. Details |
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Fist Of Fun - The Complete Series One And Two DVD & download Sadly with edits enforced by the modern censorious BBC, this otherwise complete collection is also jam-packed with extras from Stewart Lee and Richard Herring's cult hit 1990s TV comedy Fist Of Fun. A great buy for overseas fans of the comics, as even the DVD version is region free. Details |
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Otley Blu-ray Gerry Otley (Tom Courtenay) is a charming scrounger who stumbles unwittingly into espionage, murder and double crossing as he is mistaken for a spy, kidnapped, and becomes romantically embroiled with a sexy foreign agent, played by Romy Schneider. Based on a novel, this 1960s comic spy thriller was written by Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement (The Likely Lads, Porridge). Details |
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