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The British Television Comedy Research Guide 1936 - 2011 eBook
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
This book is a must-have for anybody interested in British comedy.
Frankie Howerd, Tommy Cooper, Arthur Askey, Morecambe and Wise, Chris Addison, Lee Mack, Angus Deayton, Rowan Atkinson, Arthur Lowe and Nerys Hughes are a few of the comedians and actors appearing in this book. There are also thousands of...
The Cracksman Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
This hugely endearing crime caper stars Charlie Drake as a mild-mannered locksmith whose talents land him in hot water when he's recruited by a criminal gang; Nyree Dawn Porter is the beautiful girl who spells his downfall, with Oscar winner George Sanders as rival crime boss 'the Guv'nor' opposite Dennis...
The Freewheeling John Dowie
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
A memoir by stand-up John Dowie.
The Full Monty Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
After witnessing the hysteria created by visiting strippers The Chippendales, unemployed Sheffield steelworker Gaz (Robert Carlyle) hatches a plan to make his fortune.
Along with pal Dave (Mark Addy), he forms a strip act made up of a mixed bunch including depressed security guard Lomper and their former foreman, Gerald...
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
Sci-fi adventure based on the novel by Douglas Adams.
Earthman Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) is having a very bad day. His house is about to be bulldozed, he discovers that his best friend is an alien and to top things off, Planet Earth is about to be demolished to make...
The House In Nightmare Park Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
Comedy legend Frankie Howerd stars as the victim of sinister shenanigans in this hilarious spoof of British horror films of the early '70s. Starring Hugh Burden and Oscar winner Ray Milland, and written by Terry Nation, The House In Nightmare Park is featured here in a brand-new transfer from original...
The Iron Maiden Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
Aviation designer Jack Hopkins is notably absent from his creation's latest test flight. He is, in fact, many miles away indulging his greatest passion: an old showman's traction engine called The Iron Maiden! Jack has his heart set on entering the prestigious Annual Steam Rally at Woburn Abbey, but hadn't...
The Return Of The Pink Panther Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
The comic genius of Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers meet again in The Return Of The Pink Panther.
The 'Pink Panther Diamond' is stolen with only one clue left behind - a white glove, the trademark of the world-renowned jewel thief The Phantom (Christopher Plummer). Believed to be retired, he...
The Wright Way Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
Ben Elton sitcom following the health and safety department at Baselricky Council.
The Young Offenders Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
The original Irish feature film upon which the hit BBC Three series is based.
Inspired by the true story of Ireland's biggest cocaine seizure in 2007, The Young Offenders is a comedy road movie about best friends Conor and Jock, two inner-city teenagers from Cork. Jock is a legendary bike...
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
Jimmy Grimble (Lewis McKenzie) is a footballer with no confidence in himself and, to make matters worse, his mum (Gina Mckee) has asked the wrong guy to move into their house, instead of the guy she really wants (Ray Winstone). His luck changes when he meets an old baglady who...
This Beautiful Fantastic Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
Following the friendship of a reclusive, agoraphobic young woman and a curmudgeonly old widower, set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden.
Tom Jones Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
This version of Henry Fielding's 1, 000-page novel was adapted by John Osborne (who won an Oscar in the process).
Directed by Tony Richardson and starring Albert Finney, this is the tale of the bawdy exploits of a rustic playboy Tom Jones, a poor country boy who has a taste...
United We Fall Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
A satirical, improvised mockumentary on the beautiful game and five friends who played for the biggest club in the world.
On the brink of making history, all they had to do was win the last three games of the 2010 season. United We Fall is the story of their hilarious...
Vinyl Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
Based on the story of Mike Peters's true rock and roll hoax of 2004, Vinyl tells how a group of washed-up, ageing rockers hoodwinked top record labels, radio DJs and the rock music world by releasing a pop punk single under a fictitious teenage band's name...
Wasted Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
Channel 4 hit comedy from the triple-BAFTA winning writing team James Lamont and Jon Foster (Paddington). Starring Game of Thrones' Sean Bean, Dylan Edwards, Gwyneth Keyworth, Danny Kirrane and Rose Reynolds.
An ode to the stupid stuff people get up to when bored.
Having failed to make it as a...
We Are The Freaks Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
Justin Edgar directs this coming-of-age drama set in the 1990s following three friends at a pivotal moment in their lives.
The central character of the film is Jack (Jamie Blackley), a young man whose poor background hasn't quelled his hopes for a brighter future and who anxiously awaits news on...
Wish You Were Here Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
Set in austere post-war Britain, Wish You Were Here tumbles though the hilarious and outrageous sexual adventures of 15 year old Linda. It is a story of an irrepressible human spirit that refuses to be crushed by her colourless surroundings.
Showered with awards together with critical and public acclaim since...
You, Me & Him Download
Release date: Thursday 1st January 1970
At 40, Olivia is a career-driven lawyer in a stable relationship with her younger girlfriend, Alex. Happy at home and at work, Olivia has no interest in children - until the day she finds herself sobbing uncontrollably over a friend's pregnancy. Alex, confused by Olivia's sudden change of heart, and...
Terry-Thomas - Strictly T-T Vinyl
Release date: Wednesday 1st January 1958
A collection of comic songs and sketches, performed by Terry-Thomas across 12 tracks.
Richard Gordon - Doctor In The House Hardback
Release date: Friday 1st January 1954
Richard Gordon's acceptance into St Swithan's medical school came as no surprise to anyone, least of all him - after all, he had been to public school, played first XV rugby, and his father was, let's face it, 'a St Swithan's man'. Surely he was set for life. It was...