Room at the Bottom: : The Complete Series

Starring James Bolam, Keith Barron and Richard Wilson, Room at the Bottom is John Antrobus's outrageous satire on the bullying, rivalry and corruption rife within the commercial television sector; co-scripted by Antrobus and Steptoe and Son/Hancock's Half Hour's Ray Galton, the series casts Bolam as a luckless light-entertainment producer and Barron as his tyrannical boss.Former drama producer Nesbitt Gunn's recent sacking has turned his life upside down. The offer of a new position in his company's Light Entertainment department fails to entice him, and he barricades himself in his office in protest. When calm reasoning fails to winkle him out – and entreaties from the Chaplain end in accusations of blasphemy – all concerned decide that it's time to wheel in the big guns...

No - That's Me Over Here

In zijn eerste hoofdrol in een sitcom speelt Ronnie Corbett met bolhoed, trolly en aktetas een typische forens uit de voorsteden bij wie het noodlot net iets beter past dan zijn gestreepte broek!In No That's Me Over Here, gecreëerd door komedie-legendes Barry Cryer, Eric Idle en Graham Chapman, vecht Ronnie tegen de meedogenloze krachten van de tijd terwijl hij worstelt om zijn plaats te behouden in een meedogenloze voorstedelijke statusrace. Verbijsterd door de kantoorpolitiek, snel de strijd aan het verliezen om zijn niet dikmakende centrum te behouden en bij elke gelegenheid gekleineerd door zijn neerbuigende buurman, is hij het soort kerel dat zich opdirkt om vervolgens oneervol te worden neergehaald.Met in de hoofdrollen Rosemary Leach als Ronnie's betere helft, Ivor Dean van The Saint als zijn baas Mr Robinson en Henry McGee van de Benny Hill Show als zijn halfvrijstaande aartsvijand en rivaal op het werk Cyril, bevat deze set alle dertien hilarische afleveringen, gemaakt door London Weekend Television in 1970.Kenmerken:Productiedocumenten en scripts van de originele afleveringen uit 1960Afbeeldingen galerij

The Small Voice

James Donald and Valerie Hobson star as a couple whose act of kindness has devastating consequences, while a young Howard Keel (billed as Harold Keel ) makes his film debut as the desperate fugitive who terrorises them in this brilliantly claustrophobic post-war thriller. Keel's astonishing performance brought him to the attention of MGM and paved the way to Hollywood success, and the film earned a BAFTA nomination for Best British Film. Released in the U.S. as The Hideout, The Small Voice is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Whilst driving to their house in the Welsh hills, Murray Byrne and his wife Eleanor come across a crashed car, and take the occupants home with them for medical care. Then they discover that the men are armed. No one is allowed to leave the house, and the Byrnes' movements are now closely watched by their captors...Features:Image GalleryPress Material PDF

Bill Bryson - Notes From a Small Island: The Complete Series

Having first disembarked upon Britain's windswept shores in 1973, Iowa-born writer Bill Bryson spent the best part of two decades living among the inhabitants of our small, often charming and occasionally exasperating island.In 1998, inspired by his best-selling book Notes from a Small Island, Bill returned to his adopted country for a humorous and affectionate television safari – conducted over six episodes. This series saw him journeying from Dover to John O'Groats while trying to explain what it was that first attracted him to this land of rain, sweet tea and disagreeable landladies.Between hailing a London cab driven by Stephen Fry, analysing Scouse humour with Alexei Sayle and conversing with Victoria Wood in a Bournemouth beach hut, Bill puts it all into perspective – taking in blue plaques, ballroom dancers, fell runners, cable tossers and churches called St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe along the way...

Man With a Gun

Cult-favourite actor and B-Movie stalwart Lee Patterson stars as an insurance claims investigator with a nose for trouble in this late '50s noir thriller; notable as Michael Winner's first feature-length screenwriting credit, Man with a Gun also features the combined talents of John le Mesurier, Rona Anderson and director Montgomery Tully. The film is presented here in a brand-new digital transfer from original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.A £20,000 insurance claim is lodged when a nightclub is destroyed by fire, and claims investigator Mike Davies is assigned to get to the bottom of things. One suspect is Harry Drayson, the club owner – but if he torched his own property for the insurance, how safe are his other, heavily insured properties..?Features: Original Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery Press Material PDFs

British Comedies of the 1930s Vol. 3

The ebullient comedy films of the 1930s brought escape and laughter to millions of British cinemagoers, enabling veteran stars of the music-hall and theatre to reach out to a wider audience – making household names of performers like Leslie Fuller, Hal Gordon, Bobby Howes, Ernest Lotinga and Gene Gerrard.Although comedy would prove to be the decade's most successful film genre, many of these classic early talkies have remained unseen since their original release. This ongoing collection showcases a wealth of rare features, each presented uncut in a brand-new transfer from the best available elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.HIS WIFE'S MOTHER (1932)A newlywed has a trying time proving his innocence when his mother-in-law catches him kissing another girl!Black and White / 67 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / EnglishTHE LAST COUPON (1932)A frugal coal miner turns into a spendthrift when he wins £20,000 on the football pools!Black and White / 82 mins / 1.19:1 / Mono / English

The Strange Awakening

Having found global fame as RKO's tenth Tarzan, American actor Lex Barker established a long and successful career in Europe that began in 1957 with this classic tale of greed, deception and murder. Co-starring Italian actress Lisa Gastoni and directed by B-movie stalwart Montgomery Tully, Strange Awakening casts Barker as a man who loses his memory but gains a large inheritance… along with a sinister new 'family'! Also known as Female Fiends, Strange Awakening is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Motoring in the South of France, Peter Chance is attacked and left unconscious. On recovering, he has no memory either of his past or who he is, and is shocked to be told that he is the heir to two million dollars. As he slowly regains his health, his suspicions are aroused by the women who claim to be his mother, sister and wife. When police call to investigate the death of his father, Chance realises that he too is a suspect, and begins his own investigation...Features: Original Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery

Small Town Story

This excellent British thriller, thought lost for decades, stars Donald Houston, Alan Wheatley and Susan Shaw (cast against type here in a 'bad-girl' role) in a gripping story of love and deception in the world of British association football.Featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, Small Town Story includes appearances from football and cricketing legend Denis Compton along with players from Millwall, Arsenal and Hayes football clubs, and boasts the only screen acting credit of future World of Sport commentator Kent Walton. Though there is noticeable film damage in the first reel, this is the only copy known to exist.Canadian ex-serviceman Bob Regan returns to Oldchester, the English town where he was posted during the war. Meeting up with his friend Mike, now manager of the local football club, he discovers that Oldchester are desperate for promotion as they stand to inherit £25,000 from recently deceased supporter Wallace Hammond if they make the Third Division – a situation that Hammond's devious nephew finds intolerable...Features:Image gallery

Killer

John Thaw, Anthony Valentine and Edward Woodward take leading roles in this chilling, original and brilliantly compelling trio of thrillers based around the themes of retribution, jealousy, lust and sexual obsession. KILLER WAITING A voice on the telephone announces the start of a deadly game that will engulf an ex-Army man in a nightmare of appalling memories and horrifying reality… Starring John Thaw and Diane Keen KILLER EXPOSED A charming, wealthy dentist becomes fascinated by one of his patients – an attractive female detective whose appearance re-ignites a deadly fixation… Starring Anthony Valentine and John Foregham KILLER CONTRACT An ambitious, self-made tycoon is forced to make a choice between launching an important new business, and risking the life of the daughter he adores… Starring Edward Woodward and Wanda Ventham

24 Hours to Kill

Tarzan star Lex Barker and Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney head a glittering international cast in this crime thriller from British B-movie mogul Harry Alan Towers – Barker starring as the pilot of a stricken American airliner and Rooney as the purser whose eye for easy money sees him tangling with a ruthless gang of smugglers.Blending glamour, humour and action – and boasting stunning location film of mid-sixties Beirut – 24 Hours to Kill is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its original aspect ratio.When a jet airliner with engine trouble lands in Beirut for a twenty-four hour stopover, purser 'Jonesey' fears his life is in danger from a gold-smuggling gang whom he double-crossed on a previous trip. So begins a day of chilling suspense, as he and other crew members find themselves embroiled in a desperate race to get out of the country alive!Features:German Theatrical TrailerImage GalleryOriginal Pressbook PDF

Nor the Moon By Night

Combining action and romance amid the excitement and danger of an African National Park, Nor the Moon by Night features Prisoner icon Patrick McGoohan opposite actor/scriptwriter Michael Craig and, in a typically sensuous performance, tragically short-lived British actress Belinda Lee.Featuring sumptuous cinematography by Harry Waxman, the film was shot amid the splendour of South Africas Kruger National Park – one of the country's largest game reserves. Directed by Oscar nominee Ken Annakin, it is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.When Alice Lang flies out to Kenya to marry gamekeeper Andrew Miller she is met by his brother Rusty, who is initially opposed to the marriage. The two become attracted to each other, but when Andrew is attacked by a lion, Alice nurses him back to health. Now torn between affection and duty, she must decide which path to follow...Features:Image GalleryAlternative Titles

Look at Life vol. 7: Business and Industry

Zavvi - Het huis van de popcultuurZESTIG ARCHIEFEDITIES VAN DE BEKENDE DOCUMENTAIRESERIEDeze regelmatige serie korte documentaires werd in de jaren 1960 geproduceerd door de Special Features Division van de Rank Organisation voor vertoning in hun Odeon en Gaumont bioscopen - ter vervanging van het Universal News van het circuit, dat nu grotendeels irrelevant was geworden door de komst van televisienieuwsuitzendingen. Deze in totaal meer dan 500 kleurentelevisies zijn prachtig beknopt en prachtig gedraaid en laten de bioscoopbezoekers kennis maken met uiteenlopende aspecten van het moderne Britse leven.In deze bundel worden zestig films vertoond over het brede scala van het bedrijfsleven: van de auto-industrie tot de tulpencultuur en van de diepzeevisserij tot de hoedenproductie. Vele zijn ongezien gebleven sinds hun eerste vertoning vijf decennia geleden en worden hier volledig en ongesneden gepresenteerd.

The Weak and the Wicked

Glynis Johns, Diana Dors and Sybil Thorndike star in this powerful, sympathetic drama tracing the contrasting lives and often faltering progress of the inmates of a women's prison.Based on the best-selling semi-autobiographical novel by Joan Henry – a writer and former debutante who further drew upon her own prison experience for the novel and classic film Yield to the Night – The Weak and the Wicked is directed by Henry's future husband, Oscar-nominated J. Lee-Thompson. The film is featured here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Jean Raymond, an upper-class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually, however, her misery is relieved by the many close friends she makes there.Features:Original theatrical trailersImage galleryPromotional material PDF

Wolcott: De Complete Serie

Wolcott, een baanbrekend politiedrama van hoog kaliber, was de eerste Britse productie die doelbewust in miniserie-formaat werd uitgezonden - en ook het eerste Britse politiedrama met een zwarte acteur in de hoofdrol.Wolcott, met dezelfde ruwe, streetwise vibe als The Sweeney, heeft de charismatische George William Harris in de hoofdrol als een stoere, eenzame detective met een gave om mensen op het verkeerde been te zetten. De controversieel onverbloemde weergave van racisme en misdaad, die enorme kijkcijfers haalde, heeft ervoor gezorgd dat de serie tot nu toe nooit is herhaald of in een andere vorm is uitgebracht. Met alle vier de afleveringen nu overgezet van de originele filmelementen, bevat Wolcott vroege rollen voor Christopher Ellison, Hugh Quarshie, Warren Clarke en Rik Mayall - gecast tegen het type in als een racistische politieman.Wolcott, pas in uniform, zelfverzekerd en erop gebrand om voor opschudding te zorgen, is een man in het midden die vijandig staat tegenover zowel de gemeenschap die hij controleert als zijn collega's bij de Force. Zijn onderzoek naar de fatale steekpartij op een oude vrouw brengt al snel een wrede drugsoorlog aan het licht tussen rivaliserende criminele bendes...SPECIALE KENMERKEN:Schone titels (aan het eind van aflevering vier)Afbeeldingen galerij

Soldier and Me: The Complete Series

A memorable and much-sought-after drama series from the mid-1970s, this ruggedly authentic thriller chronicles the sinister events that happen to two boys in Britain following the 1968 Prague Spring uprising. Adapting David Line's bestseller Run for Your Life, Soldier and Me was directed by Carol Wilks, a former World in Action researcher/director. It won the BAFTA award for Children's Drama. Pavel Szolda is a young Czech refugee living in the north of England; a bespectacled outsider at a tough school, he is befriended by the more streetwise Jim, who nicknames him 'Soldier'. After overhearing some of his countrymen plotting murder, Soldier involves Jim in secretly observing the conspirators' movements. But when they are discovered, the teenagers are forced to flee for their lives – relentlessly pursued across open country by seemingly ruthless gunmen... SPECIAL FEATURE: Booklet featuring Richard Willis' personal reminiscences of making the series

Quiet Weekend

An invitation to a country retreat unleashes hidden passions in this witty adaptation of Esther McCracken's famous wartime stage comedy. Billed The Film of the Play that beat the Blitz! , Quiet Weekend reunites Silent Dust's Derek Farr with Marjorie Fielding and Frank Cellier, reprising their roles from the 1941 hit Quiet Wedding; released in 1946, it is featured here in a brand-new digital transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Arthur and Mildred Royd invite some friends for a quiet weekend in the country. Among the guests is a middle-aged magistrate too shy to propose to the woman he loves, and young Miranda – not too shy at all to show her affections for distant cousin Denys Royd, ten years her senior. The arrival of an abrasive London sophisticate puts the cat among the pigeons, but worse is to come when Arthur and the magistrate find their fishing trip turning into a salmon-poaching spree...

The Solitary Child

Horror icon Barbara Shelley takes an early starring role as a top model whose marriage sends shockwaves through Society in this gripping mystery drama from the late 1950s. Adapted from the novel by Nina Bawden and directed by Gerald Thomas, The Solitary Child is featured in a brand-new digital transfer in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. The marriage of Harriet, a celebrated London model, to Captain James Random causes a sensation: only two years previously, the gentleman farmer was acquitted in rather dubious circumstances of the murder of his fi rst wife – and there is still a widespread suspicion among the public that Random is a man who 'got away with it'...

The Night Has Eyes

A powerful, atmospheric thriller and a major box-office hit for director Leslie Arliss, The Night Has Eyes boasts a supremely accomplished cast and crew, including Wilfrid Lawson, a youthful James Mason and British femme fatale Joyce Howard; Gunther Krampf's skilful cinematography is ably complemented by Charles Williams' evocative score. This memorable, highly acclaimed film is featured here in brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited aspect ratio. Schoolteacher Marian Ives visits the Yorkshire moors where her friend, Evelyn, disappeared a year ago. Caught in a violent storm, she takes refuge in a large, lonely house to which she is grudgingly admitted by Stephen Deremid, a reclusive pianist traumatised by his experiences in the Spanish Civil War. While Marian finds herself attracted to Stephen, she also begins to suspect that he may have had something to do with her friend's disappearance... SPECIAL FEATURES:Image GalleryPromotional Material PDF

Emmerdale Farm: Volume 5

Britain's longest-running, rurally-based soap opera, Emmerdale Farm quickly became one of the nation's best-loved programmes. Moving from its original mid-week afternoon slot to the heart of peak-time scheduling and becoming one of the longest-running dramas on British television, this classic series continues to scoop multiple awards and nominations. This set revisits more of Beckindale's early days, with 32 consecutive episodes originally screened between December 1973 and March 1974. Joe Sugden finds he's not the only one interested in the old mill, George Verney comes to a decision about his marriage, Janie Blakey is astonished when her sister Ruth returns to Beckindale with neither her husband nor her children, and Emmerdale Farm's mystery camper reveals his identity...

The Scotland Yard Mystery

A classic thriller with a brilliantly macabre twist, The Scotland Yard Mystery is the story of the battle between a resourceful detective and a skilful and sinister swindler. Sexton Blake star George Curzon plays a doctor who uses his unique medical knowledge to mastermind a lucrative life-insurance scam; in a rare film role, legendary thespian Gerald du Maurier stars as the Metropolitan Police Commissioner who sets out to uncover the secret of five empty coffins and catch the villainous swine responsible for such depravities. Directed with characteristic verve by Thomas Bentley, The Scotland Yard Mystery is featured here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. SPECIAL FEATURE:Image Gallery