New Releases
People Just Do Nothing - Series 5
Release date: Monday 21st January 2019
The complete fifth series of the cult-hit mockumentary about a west London pirate radio station and its clueless MCs.
People Just Do Nothing - The Complete Series 1 - 5
Release date: Monday 21st January 2019
All 5 series of the hit BBC show, collected for the first time in this DVD set.
James Cary - The Sacred Art Of Joking
Release date: Thursday 17th January 2019
Every few weeks a politician, pundit or soap star causes a media storm by making a gaffe or tweeting a joke that some people do not find funny. Comedy is very hard to get right and yet we think it's important to have a sense of humour and not take...
The Hauntening - The Complete Series 1 & 2
Release date: Thursday 17th January 2019
Modern technology is terrifying. The average smartphone carries out 3.36 billion instructions per second. The average person can carry out only one instruction in that time. Stop and think about that for a second. Sorry, that's two instructions; you won't be able to do that.
But what if modern technology...
To Hull And Back - The Complete Series 1-3
Release date: Thursday 17th January 2019
A BBC sitcom from BBC New Comedy Award winner Lucy Beaumont, also starring Maureen Lipman.
Sophie still lives at home with her mum in Hull. They make a living doing car boot sales at the weekend. Except they don't really make a living because her mum can't bear to get...
Enterprice
Release date: Monday 14th January 2019
Brand new comedy about a couple of young entrepreneurs trying to make it big.
Kazim and Jeremiah are two young entrepreneurs in the early stages of rolling out their home delivery service, Speedi-Kazz. Both are blessed with different skill-sets: Kazim has the energy and confidence, Jeremiah has the brains -...
Red Dwarf - Complete Series I - VIII
Release date: Monday 14th January 2019
For the first time, own the first eight series of the smash hit British comedy on Blu-ray - remastered in high-definition.
Chicken soup machine repairman and intergalactic loser Dave Lister awakes from suspended animation to discover he is the lone survivor of a radiation leak and is now three million...
Upstart Crow - The Christmas Specials
Release date: Monday 14th January 2019
Two Shakespearean Christmas specials of the BBC Two sitcom.
A Christmas Crow
David Mitchell stars in a special episode of Ben Elton's Shakespearean comedy, guest starring Emma Thompson as the Queen. Will's hopes of a quiet family Christmas go very wrong very fast. But why has Robert Greene (Mark Heap) suddenly...
Upstart Crow - The Complete Series 1-3 And The Christmas Specials
Release date: Monday 14th January 2019
Based on the facts we know about William Shakespeare, Ben Elton's critically acclaimed sitcom is about the life of the world's favourite bard as it just might have been.
This box set includes the complete Series 1 to 3 and the 2017 and 2018 Christmas specials of the hit BBC...
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - Tertiary Phase
Release date: Friday 11th January 2019
When Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect hitch a lift away from Prehistory on a Chesterfield sofa, it's the beginning of a galactic quest that takes in Lord's Cricket Ground, deadly cricket bat-wielding robots, a spaceship that looks like an Italian bistro, a planet of sentient mattresses, a wretched soul who...
David Morgan - Monty Python Speaks!: Revised & Updated Edition - The Complete Oral History
Release date: Thursday 10th January 2019
The complete oral history of Monty Python - one of comedy's most legendary and influential troupes - publishing to coincide with the 50th anniversary of their BBC debut, with a foreword by John Oliver from hit US satire Last Week Tonight.
"Gilliam is one of the most manipulative bastards in...
Stan
Release date: Monday 7th January 2019
Based on Neil Brand's critically acclaimed radio play of the same name, this BBC drama tells the story of the world's greatest comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy how they met, worked together and remained close friends.
Jim Norton (Father Ted) stars as Stan Laurel, who somewhat reluctantly goes to...
Still Open All Hours - Series Five
Release date: Monday 7th January 2019
The complete fifth series of the popular Sunday-evening sitcom, starring Sir David Jason as shopkeeper Granville Arkwright.
Granville still has his sights set on romance with Mavis, and Madge is giving Gastric more attention these days, but that could be because she's impressed with his invention skills.
The Black Widow...
Vic & Bob's Big Night Out - Series 1
Release date: Monday 7th January 2019
Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer return to Big Night Out and present a brand new series full to the brim of their original trademark comedy featuring songs, sketches, stunts and amazing special effects.
Simon Amstell - HELP
Release date: Thursday 3rd January 2019
Comedy, tragedy, therapy.
Simon Amstell did his first stand-up gig at the age of thirteen. His parents had just divorced and puberty was confusing. Trying to be funny solved everything.
HELP is the hilarious and heartbreaking account of Simon's ongoing compulsion to reveal his entire self on stage. To tell...
Susan Calman Is Convicted - The Complete Series 1 & 2
Release date: Thursday 3rd January 2019
Susan Calman has some very strong opinions, and in her radio debut she expresses them with her trademark wit and charm. In series 1, she examines the current hot political topic of equal marriage, looks at the issues surrounding the death penalty from the perspective gained whilst working on death...
The Navy Lark - Volume 34
Release date: Thursday 3rd January 2019
Four vintage episodes from the classic seafaring sitcom, including the original pilot episode and the final regular episode
Operation Fag End ('Working Their Passage') - 5 April 1959
New head honcho Commander Povey is heading to the island to inspect the crew - just as Pertwee's consignment of 50, 000 smuggled...
Black Mirror - The Complete Fourth Series
Release date: Monday 31st December 2018
All six episodes from the fourth season of the sci-fi anthology drama created by Charlie Brooker, which explores the role of technology in modern society.
Includes:
USS Callister
A woman wakes up on a Star Trek-esque space ship where the crew praise their all-knowing and fearless captain, who has used DNA...
Old Baggage
Release date: Thursday 27th December 2018
What do you do next, after you've changed the world?
It is 1928. Matilda Simpkin, rooting through a cupboard, comes across a small wooden club - an old possession of hers, unseen for more than a decade.
Mattie is a woman with a thrilling past and a chafingly uneventful present....
The Unbelievable Truth - Series 20
Release date: Thursday 20th December 2018
David Mitchell hosts the panel show that turns honest men into lying cheats. In this devious and delightfully funny competition, four comedians have the audacity to lie through their teeth for victory.
They compete against each other with lies, untruths and dishonesty. Tall tales, white lies, blatant bluffs and misdirection...
Austentatious - Live At The Savoy
Release date: Wednesday 19th December 2018
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that anyone in possession of wit and good taste must be in want of great entertainment...
Join Austentatious for the social event of the season, with this special show recorded live at London's Savoy Theatre!
Austentatious is an entirely improvised comedy play, starring a...
Mark Thomas - Walking The Wall / Showtime From The Frontline
Release date: Wednesday 19th December 2018
The acclaimed Walking The Wall and Showtime From The Frontline shows in one box set, with additional footage of Mark's journey along the route of the Israeli wall.
Walking The Wall
Never one to take the easy option, Mark decided to go rambling in the Middle East, walking the entire length...
Fast And Loose
Release date: Monday 17th December 2018
Charming 1950s farce superbly written by the legendary Ben Travers.
A young married couple, Peter (Brian Reece) and Barbara (June Thorburn) are travelling by train to the countryside for a romantic weekend. Leaving Barbara on the train at the platform Peter pops out to buy a newspaper, but meets old...
An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Release date: Friday 14th December 2018
As co-founder of Fuck Buttons, the highly-influential noise-electronic duo, Andrew Hung has toured extensively with headline shows at the Kentish Town Forum, Glastonbury and Greenman Festivals, been featured on the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony and all three of their albums have featured as Best New Music on Pitchfork Media.
His...
Anna And The Apocalypse - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Release date: Friday 14th December 2018
Original songs from the musical comedy horror film about a schoolgirl and her friends who encounter a zombie apocalypse.
Monkhouse Encore
Release date: Friday 14th December 2018
Bob Monkhouse was one of the UK's best comedians, blessed with the gift of the gag. Bob Sinfield wrote extensively for Monkhouse and interviewed him on BBC Radio 4. The results of their collaborations are here in print for the first time.
Dave Cohen - The Complete Comedy Writer
Release date: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Make your sitcom, stand-up, screenplay, sketches and stories 62% funnier
Comedian, founder member of the Comedy Store Players with Mike Myers and Paul Merton and now one of the top comedy writers in the UK. Dave Cohen has written for dozens of comedians and TV and radio shows: Have I...
The Politics of British Stand-up Comedy: The New Alternative
Release date: Tuesday 11th December 2018
This Palgrave Pivot questions how a new generation of alternative stand-up comedians and the political world continue to shape and influence each other. The Alternative Comedy Movement of the late 1970s and 1980s can be described as a time of unruly experimentation and left-wing radicalism. This book examines how alternative...
David Morgan - Monty Python Speaks!: Revised & Updated Edition - The Complete Oral History
Release date: Monday 10th December 2018
The complete oral history of Monty Python - one of comedy's most legendary and influential troupes - publishing to coincide with the 50th anniversary of their BBC debut, with a foreword by John Oliver from hit US satire Last Week Tonight.
"Gilliam is one of the most manipulative bastards in...
The Festival
Release date: Monday 10th December 2018
The BAFTA Award-winning creators of The Inbetweeners invite you to the mother of all music festivals this summer... pack your bags, grab your wellies and don't forget your tent!
When Nick's (Joe Thomas) girlfriend dumps him at graduation, he has a colossal meltdown in front of the entire university. He's...
Ben Moor - Pronoun Trouble
Release date: Friday 7th December 2018
Pronoun Trouble: Miscellaneous subjects that crossed my mind while listening to a lecture about Chuck Jones's Hunting Trilogy (1951-53) (which was nevertheless really good).
Ben is sitting in a lecture about a series of Chuck Jones cartoons, but his thoughts drift off in various directions.
There's his friendship with the...
Kevin Bridges - The Brand New Tour: Live
Release date: Friday 7th December 2018
Glaswegian comic Kevin Bridges returns to the stage, and into your living rooms, with his first new tour release in three years.
The show was filmed as part of Kevin's UK and Ireland tour and his 19 night residency at the Glasgow Hydro. It's written and performed by a comedian...
Kevin Bridges: The Complete Collection - Live
Release date: Friday 7th December 2018
Includes all 4 of Kevin's live DVDs released to date.
The Story So Far
The Story Continues
A Whole Different Story
The Brand New Tour
Ayres On The Air - Complete Series 1-6
Release date: Thursday 6th December 2018
Writer, poet, and broadcaster Pam Ayres has been making her fans smile for more than 30 years, since her first television appearance on Opportunity Knocks. Now some of her best sketches, verses and songs are brought together in this complete collection of Series 1-6 of her Radio 4 show, Ayres...
Dot - Complete Series 1-3
Release date: Thursday 6th December 2018
A rollicking wartime comedy set in the personnel department of the Cabinet War Rooms, starring Fenella Woolgar as Dot.
Dot's had quite enough of making tea in the Cabinet War Rooms. When she finds a cryptic message in the newspaper she enlists the help of her gals - will this...
The Fitzroy
Release date: Thursday 6th December 2018
In a post-apocalyptic 1950s, The Fitzroy Hotel - a derelict submarine - is your last resort for a traditional summer holiday.
Crammed like sardines into a rusting tin can, the oddball residents of The Fitzroy spend their days bickering and scheming. It is left to Bernard - the hotel's hapless...
The News Quiz - Series 97
Release date: Thursday 6th December 2018
The complete 97th series from the long-running topical BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show, hosted by Miles Jupp, with special guest hosts including Jo Brand, Bridget Christie, Susan Calman and Lucy Porter.
Eight more episodes featuring a panel of comedy guests who trawl through news stories big and small to...
All Round To Mrs. Brown's - Series Two
Release date: Monday 3rd December 2018
The mammy of BBC comedy Mrs Brown returns and invites the nation back round to her house providing endless hilarious entertainment.
Agnes and the family are joined by celebrity guests including Danny Dyer, Amir Khan, Sting, Jerry Springer, Gloria Hunniford, Boy George and many others. Brace yourselves!
David Nixon's Christmas Magic
Release date: Monday 3rd December 2018
Over a thirty year career in television, David Nixon's subtle blend of magic, music and comedy was loved by millions and is fondly remembered to this day. In his heyday during the 1970s, Nixon was hardly ever off screen and David Nixon's Magic Box and The David Nixon Show were...
David Nixon's Magic Box
Release date: Monday 3rd December 2018
Over a thirty year career in television, David Nixon's subtle brand of magic, music and comedy was loved by millions and is fondly remembered to this day. In his heyday during the 1970s, Nixon was hardly ever offscreen and his shows were firm favourites with the viewing public.
This special...
Sarah Millican - Control Enthusiast: Live
Release date: Monday 3rd December 2018
Sarah Millican is a control enthusiast not a control freak. In her hilarious new show, everyone's favourite potty mouth will tell you about her road rage, her IBS, her favourite word and how she lets her husband know "tonight's the night". You'll learn about Rescue Men, farting in hospital pants,...
The Goodies - The Cricklewood Tapes
Release date: Monday 3rd December 2018
Since the early days of television, programme-makers have used music to enhance their visuals - but few did it as well as The Goodies. So intrinsic is the show's music that it is impossible to imagine its absence - it isn't in the show, it's of the show. And yet,...
The Goodies DVD File
Release date: Monday 3rd December 2018
An overview of Graeme, Bill and Tim's careers, beginning at Cambridge and working through to the post-Goodies era, bringing the story right up to date.
Written by archive television historian Andrew Pixley.
The Goodies' Book Of Criminal Recordings
Release date: Monday 3rd December 2018
An episode-by-episode analysis of the entire Goodies output, including their ITV series and an index covering commercial recordings and other endeavours.
Written by archive television historian Andrew Pixley.
To Trend On Twitter
Release date: Friday 30th November 2018
Susie Jenkins is a single mother with a terminally ill son, barely clinging on to her hopeless life by attending support groups which don't quite connect with her. Feeling alone and deflated, Susie is soon sucked into the world of celebrity charity parties and, after being papped with a famous...
Dave Cohen - The Complete Comedy Writer
Release date: Thursday 29th November 2018
Make your sitcom, stand-up, screenplay, sketches and stories 62% funnier
Comedian, founder member of the Comedy Store Players with Mike Myers and Paul Merton and now one of the top comedy writers in the UK. Dave Cohen has written for dozens of comedians and TV and radio shows: Have I...
Bill Bailey - Limboland
Release date: Monday 26th November 2018
Limboland is a place where we find the gaps in life. From a fantastically downbeat version of Happy Birthday - via an hilarious tale of a disastrous family trip to see the Northern Lights - to a heart-rending country and western ballad on the nature of love, Bill explores our...
Charlie Bubbles
Release date: Monday 26th November 2018
After achieving international renown as one of the finest actors of his generation in films such as Saturday Night And Sunday Morning (1960) and Tom Jones (1963), Albert Finney turned director for this surreal comic twist on the 'kitchen sink' dramas in which he'd made his name.
Finney plays Charlie...
Georgy Girl
Release date: Monday 26th November 2018
One of the defining films of the 1960s, Silvio Narizzano's adaptation of Margaret Foster's 1965 novel stars Lynn Redgrave in an Oscar-nominated role as the put-upon teenager Georgy Parkin. Awkward and full of self-doubt, Georgy finds herself forever just outside of the 'Swinging Sixties' London life she craves.
Marked by...
Laughter At Sea
Release date: Monday 26th November 2018
We Joined The Navy
Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, "the Artful Bodger" has the bad habit of saying the right thing at entirely the wrong time! When untimely remarks are splashed across the tabloids, the rush is on to find him a new posting somewhere far away...
Starring...