New Releases
BBC Comedy Classics Triple Pack
Release date: Monday 15th October 2018
Introducing three of the UK's greatest ever comedy series. Filled with the cream of British comedy actors and superbly written and directed, each of these became a national institution and continues to find new generations of fans.
Dad's Army - Complete Series 1 Plus The Lost Episodes Of Series 2
All nine...
Fleabag - Series 1
Release date: Monday 15th October 2018
A confession of the modern woman. Starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Olivia Colman and Bill Paterson, Fleabag is a poignant window into the mind of a dry-witted, sexual, angry, porn-watching, grief-riddled woman trying to make sense of the world.
As she hurls herself headlong at modern living, Fleabag is thrown roughly up against...
John Cleese - Professor At Large: The Cornell Years
Release date: Monday 15th October 2018
And now for something completely different. Professor At Large features beloved English comedian and actor John Cleese in the role of ivy league professor at Cornell University. His almost twenty years as professor-at-large has led to many talks, essays, and lectures on campus.
Since 1999, Cleese has provided Cornell students and...
The Detectives - The Complete Collection
Release date: Monday 15th October 2018
Accidentally promoted far beyond their level of competence, Detective Constables Bob Louis and David Briggs stumble from crime to crime relying on a unique blend of intuition, hunches and inspired guesses... all of them hopelessly wrong. Incompetent, inept and usually in trouble, these bungling bobbies seem more likely to catch...
Waiting For God - The Complete Collection
Release date: Monday 15th October 2018
At the Bayview Retirement Village the elderly are expected to grow old gracefully, enjoying their final years in peace, quiet and comfort...but not if Tom (Graham Crowden) and Diana (Stephanie Cole) have anything to do with it!
Meet two elderly eccentrics who refuse to put up with the appalling food and...
Bernard Cribbins - Bernard Who?: 75 Years Of Doing Just About Everything
Release date: Thursday 11th October 2018
Bernard Cribbins's life has been an eventful one. In 1943, he left school aged fourteen and joined Oldham Repertory Company where he earned fifteen bob for a seventy-hour week. After being called up for National Service in 1946 he became a paratrooper and spent several months in Palestine being shot...
Benidorm - Complete Boxset
Release date: Monday 8th October 2018
Welcome to Benidorm!
This all-inclusive package features 10 glorious seasons at The Solana Hotel, bringing you a laugh-out-loud mix of hilarious holiday makers and hapless holiday staff.
Benidorm is Britain's favourite holiday resort and it's certainly been a British comedy phenomenon for over a decade, winning countless awards and attracting guest stars...
Mr White Goes To Westminster
Release date: Monday 8th October 2018
Bill Paterson stars as a journalist who quits his job for a life in politics. This feature-length comedy drama is based on former BBC correspondent Martin Bell's election to Parliament on an anti-sleaze ticket, and was first broadcast on Channel 4 in 1997.
Ben White (Paterson) is so fed up with...
The Gravy Train
Release date: Monday 8th October 2018
A biting satire about bribery and corruption in the European Union.
Malcolm Bradbury's delicious four-part comedy, first shown on Channel 4 in 1990, sees idealistic young Eurocrat Hans Joachim Dorfmann (Cristoph Waltz) get a rude awakening when he takes up his new position in Brussels.
Reporting to cynical, self-seeking British diplomat Michael...
The Gravy Train Goes East
Release date: Monday 8th October 2018
A second, post-glasnost slice of Malcolm Bradbury's The Gravy Train, the breezy satire about sleazy goings-on at the heart of Europe.
When the newly independent, freshly post-communist Eastern European enclave of Slaka appoints romantic novelist Katya Princip (Francesca Annis) as president, she pledges to push for entry to the European Union...
Upstart Crow - Series 3
Release date: Monday 8th October 2018
Plays, pies and Tudor plots abound in Ben Elton's critically acclaimed comedy about William Shakespeare.
With a family in Stratford and his theatre company in London, the Bard is burning the candle at both ends. His teenage daughter Sue is as stroppy as ever, best mate Kit Marlowe is in danger,...
Matt Berry - Television Themes
Release date: Friday 5th October 2018
From actor, comedian and musician Matt Berry comes this collection of 14 classic British television theme tunes from the 1970s and 1980s, remixed in his own jazz style.
Amongst the tracks are the following iconic comedy themes:
Are You Being Served?
The Good Life
Blankety Blank
The Liver Birds
Sorry!
Others include Doctor Who and the Thames...
Dead Ringers - Series 18
Release date: Thursday 4th October 2018
The complete Series 18 of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 impressions show - plus special episode An Alien Has Landed.
Dead Ringers is back with more topical comedy, political vituperation, media mauling and celebrity savaging from Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod, Debra Stephenson, Duncan Wisbey and Josh Berry.
In the six...
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue - A Third Treasury
Release date: Thursday 4th October 2018
A sparkling collection of specials and spin-offs from the award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy show, plus two tributes to the legendary Humphrey Lyttelton.
This third and final Clue treasury features a panoply of specials based around the perennial 'antidote to panel games'. In the mix are I'm Sorry I Haven't A...
James Acaster's Classic Scrapes
Release date: Thursday 4th October 2018
James Acaster has been nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award five times in a row and has appeared on Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, Russell Howard's Stand Up Central.
Unfortunately for James, fame and critical acclaim haven't prevented him from ending up in a breathtaking amount of farcical misadventures....
Joe Lycett's Obsessions
Release date: Thursday 4th October 2018
Joe Lycett explores the nation's weird and wonderful obsessions by getting to know a selection of famous and not so famous guests.
Hear Katherine Ryan share her love of the Kardashians, Greg James introduce Joe to the world of cricket, and Janice Connolly share her collection of de-cluttering books. Can Lloyd...
Richard Herring - Emergency Questions: 1001 conversation-savers for any situation
Release date: Thursday 4th October 2018
If you had to wear somebody's guts for garters - if you had to - who would you disembowel in order to facilitate your socks staying up?
What do you consider your median achievement?
Would you rather have pubic hair made of unremovable barbed wire or to be attacked by a rabid...
Robin Ince - I'm A Joke And So Are You
Release date: Thursday 4th October 2018
Robin Ince has a good life. As a successful comedian, presenter, and writer, he's got a job that you are probably jealous of. So, why did he find himself stuck on a train platform in rural Northumberland, swearing maniacally, punching his own leg, vowing never to do stand-up again? Was...
Romesh Ranganathan - Straight Outta Crawley: Memoirs Of A Distinctly Average Human Being
Release date: Thursday 4th October 2018
At the age of 9, Romesh Ranganathan delivered his first ever stand-up set at a Pontin's holiday camp talent competition, smashing the other competitor, a young girl playing the kazoo.
The gig went so well that Romesh retired his comic genius for twenty-two years, hiding behind the guise of a maths...
Eric Idle - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life: A Sortabiography
Release date: Tuesday 2nd October 2018
From the ingenious comic performer, founding member of Monty Python and creator of Spamalot, comes an absurdly funny memoir of unparalleled wit and heartfelt candour.
We know him best for his unforgettable roles in Monty Python - from the Flying Circus to The Meaning Of Life. Now, Eric Idle reflects on...
Martin Waddell - Otley Complete
Release date: Tuesday 2nd October 2018
All four of Martin Waddell's complete Otley novels: Otley, Otley Pursued, Otley Victorious and Otley Forever.
It starts as it always does for Gerald Otley, a petty theft gone wrong. But when the bodies of associates (Otley doesn't really have friends) start turning up dead, he suddenly finds himself caught in...
British Film Comedy: The 50s
Release date: Monday 1st October 2018
Happy Is The Bride
David proposes to Janet in the middle of a cricket match, a prospect less-than-enthusiastically received by Janet's prosperous father and the two lovebirds find romance being replaced by a regiment of interfering relatives!
Starring Ian Carmichael, Janette Scott, Cecil Parker, Terry-Thomas and Joyce Grenfell.
1957 | 1.66:1 | Black...
British Film Comedy: The 60s
Release date: Monday 1st October 2018
Bottoms Up!
Chiselbury School, according to the prospectus, is an academy 'for the sons of gentlefolk'. Regardless of what the prospectus says, however, the boys are very far from being gentlemen; they are an undisciplined rabble!
Starring Jimmy Edwards, Arthur Howard, Martita Hunt, Sydney Tafler and Raymond Huntley.
1960 | 1.66:1 | Black...
British Film Comedy: The 70s
Release date: Monday 1st October 2018
The Best Of Benny Hill
This hilarious compilation celebrates the unique talents of comedy superstar Benny Hill with an uproarious collection of the characters and sketches that made him a household name the world over!
Starring Benny Hill, Henry McGee, Bob Todd, Jack Wright and Jenny Lee Wright.
1974 | 1.33:1 | Colour...
British Film Comedy: The Saucy 70s
Release date: Monday 1st October 2018
Keep It Up Downstairs
A bawdy British period romp in the classic Seventies "sex comedy" mould! The year is 1904; Cockshute Towers, one of England's stateliest homes, is threatened with bankruptcy and both the masters and servants are prepared to co-operate in any way necessary to find some cash!
Starring Diana Dors,...
Daliso Chaponda - What The African Said...
Release date: Monday 1st October 2018
Brilliantly funny Britain's Got Talent finalist Daliso Chaponda presents his hilarious new show What The African Said. After receiving Amanda Holden's Golden Buzzer, Daliso has gone on to amass over 50 million views online and has sold out venues across the UK on his debut nationwide tour. He has been...
Gloves Off
Release date: Monday 1st October 2018
Doug was an amazing fighter, a less amazing businessman.
Saddled with a gym in debt amidst a market more interested in virtual boxing than the real thing, Doug is drowning on the contents of a poisoned chalice. Now he has to try to save his beloved gym from being turned into...
Hang Ups - Complete Series 1
Release date: Monday 1st October 2018
Green Wing's Stephen Mangan stars as Dr. Richard Pitt, a therapist trying to relaunch his career after the disastrous collapse of his group therapy practice. His new form of therapy, carried out via weekly quick-fire webcam sessions, examines a hilariously outrageous catalogue of neuroses, phobias, issues, anxieties and psychopathies -...
John Cleese - Professor At Large: The Cornell Years
Release date: Monday 1st October 2018
And now for something completely different. Professor At Large features beloved English comedian and actor John Cleese in the role of ivy league professor at Cornell University. His almost twenty years as professor-at-large has led to many talks, essays, and lectures on campus.
Since 1999, Cleese has provided Cornell students and...
Mum - Series One & Two
Release date: Monday 1st October 2018
All twelve episodes from the first and second series of the television comedy drama starring Lesley Manville as Cathy, a mother who must find a way to get things back on track after her husband passes away. With life refusing to be put on hold as new events take place,...
Our Day Out
Release date: Monday 1st October 2018
Different approaches to schooling clash when compassionate Mrs Kay (Jean Heywood) and disciplinarian Mr Briggs (Alun Armstrong) supervise a coach trip for their inner-city comprehensive.
Our Day Out is a hilarious, chaotic tale of a group of teenagers let off the leash for a day's outing to Conwy Castle in Wales....
The Fishing Party
Release date: Monday 1st October 2018
First shown in BBC One's renowned Play For Today series in 1972, Peter Terson's sparkling comedy of class and manners stars Brian Glover, Ray Mort and Douglas Livingstone.
Derbyshire miners Art (Glover), Ern (Mort) and Abe (Livingstone) head north to Whitby for a boys-only escape and a spot of sea fishing.
Checking...
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - Collector's Edition
Release date: Monday 1st October 2018
For the first time in the history of the universe, the complete Hitcher's Guide To The Galaxy is available in high definition! The cult classic British series from the mind of Douglas Adams is back in this very special edition. Featuring all episodes in full HD and 5.1 audio plus...
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - Special Edition
Release date: Monday 1st October 2018
For the first time, discover the meaning of life with newly re-mastered episodes in 5.1 surround sound.
Unbeknownst to its inhabitants, Earth is to be demolished to make way for an intergalactic highway. Arthur Dent (Simon Jones), an unassuming Englishman, is whisked off the planet to safety by his alien friend...
Two Doors Down - Series 1-3
Release date: Monday 1st October 2018
Series 1
Why is it the people you're closest to that always seem to cause you the most grief?
Two Doors Down features a cast of truly distinctive characters - Beth (Arabella Weir) and Eric (Alex Norton), Cathy (Doon Mackichan) and Colin (Jonathan Watson), Christine (Elaine C Smith) and daughter Sophie (Sharon...
Up North - Series Two
Release date: Monday 1st October 2018
The award winning comedy from Steve Call Productions is back with a second series as seen on Sheffield Live! TV. A funny sitcom about two Yorkshire neighbours and their friends featuring comedy legends Bernie Clifton and Billy Pearce.
James Hogg - More Than Just A Good Life: The Authorised Biography Of Richard Briers
Release date: Thursday 27th September 2018
James Hogg, biographer of Kenny Everett, brings to print the official, authorised biography of one of Britain's most fondly remembered actors, sitcom star Richard Briers.
The term 'national treasure' has seldom been more appropriate. Richard Briers was not only the nation's favourite next-door neighbour thanks to his work in the iconic...
Gloves Off
Release date: Monday 24th September 2018
Doug was an amazing fighter, a less amazing businessman.
Saddled with a gym in debt amidst a market more interested in virtual boxing than the real thing, Doug is drowning on the contents of a poisoned chalice. Now he has to try to save his beloved gym from being turned into...
The Goodies - A Binge Of Goodies
Release date: Monday 24th September 2018
In 1970, The Goodies unleashed their legendary blend of surreal storylines, strikingly topical satire, slapstick and general lunacy on an unsuspecting viewing public. Capturing the irreverent and rebellious flavour of the decade, this phenomenally popular, award-winning series spread its mischief over twelve years, making household names of creators, writers and...
The Goodies - The Complete BBC Collection
Release date: Monday 24th September 2018
In 1970, The Goodies unleashed their legendary blend of surreal storylines, strikingly topical satire, slapstick and general lunacy on an unsuspecting viewing public. Capturing the irreverent and rebellious flavour of the decade, this phenomenally popular, award-winning series spread its mischief over twelve years, making household names of creators, writers and...
John-Luke Roberts - Look On My Works, Ye Mighty, And Despair! (All In Caps)
Release date: Friday 21st September 2018
The cult-favourite alternative comic humbly invites you to his brand-new, absolutely brilliant hour of extraordinary-absurdist-character-comedy-nonsense-sort-of-stand-up and hubris.
Jon Plowman - How To Produce Comedy Bronze
Release date: Thursday 20th September 2018
In How To Produce Comedy Bronze, legendary TV producer Jon Plowman lifts the hood on the comedy industry so you can peer inside and wonder how any of it ever got made in the first place.
In a career spanning 30 years Jon has learned (almost) everything there is to know...
Flowers - Series 2
Release date: Monday 17th September 2018
Everything's changed, and everything's the same.
The critically acclaimed Flowers unfurls for a second series, this time set in the bloom of summer.
Will Sharpe's darkly imaginative, heartfelt and cinematic Flowers sees the return of the well-meaning Deborah (Olivia Colman), her depressive husband Maurice (Julian Barratt), their maladjusted adult twin children Amy...
It's Friday, It's Crackerjack!
Release date: Monday 17th September 2018
Crackerjack (the TV show with the built-in echo) gave us two enduring icons of Children's Television ... one long and thin, one round and plump. No, not Leslie Crowther and Peter Glaze! The Crackerjack pencil and the Double or Drop cabbage.
If you were a child in the late '50s, the...
Minder - The Complete Collection
Release date: Monday 17th September 2018
Classic Minder: the complete series box set.
The legendary George Cole plays Arthur Daley, a man synonymous with dodgy goods and shady deals and who knew a 'nice little earner' when he saw one, hires Terry McCann (Dennis Waterman) to be his 'Minder' to protect him from other small time crooks.
Rediscover...
Cribbins - The Complete Series
Release date: Monday 10th September 2018
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. An off-beat revue of quickfire sketches in the "Cribbins style", this fast-moving mixture of comedy and song...
The Kit Curran Radio Show - The Complete Series
Release date: Monday 10th September 2018
Disc jockey, flyboy, con-man, compulsive fibber... Kit Curran is all of these - and worse! 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...
Tiff Stevenson - Mad Man
Release date: Saturday 8th September 2018
What makes a person? Ideas, labels, sexuality or even slogan t-shirts? Products are anthropomorphised and the cult of personality reigns supreme. Are we being sold our identity?
Tiff Stevenson's critically acclaimed show Mad Man was in the Top 25 best reviewed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2015.
Alex Horne - Taskmaster: 200 Extraordinary Tasks For Ordinary People
Release date: Thursday 6th September 2018
Experience the insanity of Taskmaster first-hand, with show creator Alex Horne's book based on the BAFTA-nominated international hit comedy series.
Build yourself a box and think outside of it. Your time starts now...
Taskmaster is Dave's flagship game show with a difference. As the Taskmaster, Greg Davies sets a series of ridiculous...
Danny Baker - Going On The Turn: The Autobiography - Vol 3
Release date: Thursday 6th September 2018
Danny Baker's third volume of memoirs barrels along at the same cracking pace as its predecessors, the bestselling Going To Sea In A Sieve (the inspiration for TV series Cradle To Grave and subsequent nationwide tour) and Going Off Alarming.
With his trademark exuberance, he recalls the years which included six...