United We Fall

A hilarious, entirely improvised mockumentary on the beautiful game from cult film-maker Gary Sinyor (Leon the Pig Farmer, Stiff Upper Lips), United We Fall tells the story of five overpaid, overbranded and oversexed footie mates who play for the biggest football 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... and they failed - totally and utterly!Homophobia, racism, adultery, corruption and plain old stupidity all share some of the blame - and a formal lunch with all five players and their partners to work out what went wrong seems very likely to be the worst thing they could possibly do!Features:Jump for GhanaDeleted ScenesDangers of Improvisation

Freak Show

Billy Bloom is uniek: een fabelachtige, met glitter versierde, genderloze tiener wiens vlijmscherpe gevatheid alleen geëvenaard wordt door zijn buitensporige, alles-gaan modegevoel. Maar wanneer hij gedwongen wordt bij zijn vader te gaan wonen, wordt Billy een diva op zijn nieuwe ultraconservatieve middelbare school. Billy laat zich niet uit het veld slaan door de pestkoppen die weigeren hem te begrijpen en gaat op zijn eigen, onnavolgbare manier een groot statement maken: hij daagt de heersende gemene meid van de school uit voor de titel van koningin van het schoolbal!Genomineerd voor verschillende prijzen op de Berlin en Edinburgh International Film Festivals, deze trots offbeat komedie van en regiedebuut van Trudie Styler is aangepast van de alom geprezen roman van James St. James. Freak Show speelt met Alex Lawther, Laverne Cox, Bette Midler, Abigail Breslin, Annasophia Robb en Ian Nelson, en is een onweerstaanbare ode aan buitenstaanders en non-conformisten van alle soorten en maten!Speciaal kenmerk: Gefilmd in New York op 20 november 2018, Alex Lawther en Trudie Styler praten openhartig over hun Freak Show-ervaring. 

The Likely Lads

James Bolam en Rodney Bewes zijn de sterren van Terry Collier en Bob Ferris, twee levenslange vrienden met een totaal verschillende kijk op het leven. De serie is gebaseerd op de ongelooflijk populaire sitcom uit de jaren 1960 en het BAFTA-winnende vervolg uit de jaren 1970. Geschreven door komedie-legendes Dick Clement en Ian La Frenais, die later nog succes zouden hebben met series als Porridge en Auf Wiedersehen, wordt Pet The Likely Lads hier gepresenteerd als een gloednieuwe remaster van de originele filmelementen in de originele theatrale aspect ratio. Thelma's voortdurende ergernis over haar man Bob's storende vriend Terry lijkt niet af te nemen. Maar als Terry een nieuwe vriendin krijgt, ziet Thelma haar kans schoon om hem eindelijk uit te huwelijken en voorgoed uit het leven van haar en Bob te bannen! Haar oplossing om door het noorden van Engeland te trekken in een caravan laat echter veel te wensen over... SPECIAAL KENMERK: TWEE NIEUW ONTDEKTE AFLEVERINGEN VAN DE ORIGINELE BBCTV SERIE!Deze uitgave bevat ook twee afleveringen uit de oorspronkelijke serie die meer dan vijftig jaar verloren waren gewaand: A Star is Born en Far Away Places. Ze zijn ongezien sinds de jaren 1960 en worden hier gepresenteerd als gloednieuwe remasters.

Till Death Us Do Part

Een van de meest controversiële - en populaire - komedies ooit gemaakt, Johnny Speight's klassieke sitcom satiriseerde op bijtende wijze de minder aanvaardbare aspecten van de vastgeroeste arbeiderscultuur in de vorm van de zeer eigenzinnige, echte dweper Alf Garnett - zoals gespeeld door Warren Mitchell. Till Death Us Do Part maakte de sprong naar speelfilms in 1968 en laat alle vier de vaste acteurs van de serie terugkeren. Het is hier te zien als een gloednieuwe High Definition transfer van originele filmelementen.1939. De oorlog is verklaard. Maar Alf Garnett heeft grotere problemen - hij is nog maar een paar weken getrouwd met Else en ze zijn elkaar nu al zat!SPECIALE KENMERKEN:Theatrale TrailerAfbeeldingen galerijPDF materiaal 

Tommy Cooper: Life with Cooper

With his uniquely chaotic blend of fluffed magic and lame jokes, Tommy Cooper was a constant and instantly recognisable presence on television for four decades. A firm favourite with the public, his variety shows were always eagerly awaited - Eric Sykes hailed Tommy Cooper as the funniest man in the world , so it's hardly surprising that it was noted he only had to walk on stage to cause hysterics !Unseen for fifty years, Life With Cooper was the show that cemented Tommy's popularity with the viewing audience in the latter half of the 1960s. A sideways look at the some of the ridiculous things that happen to him on a daily basis shows the blundering comedian coping with, amongst other things, his horoscope, getting a passport, joining the army and the thundering calamity of a lack of cash! Guest stars include Stanley Unwin, Henry McGee, Warren Mitchell, Sheila Hancock, June Whitfield, Derek Guyler, Dandy Nichols and Patricia Hayes.SPECIAL FEATURE:The sole surviving episode of Cooperama - Tommy's only other series for ABC Television.

The Smallest Show On Earth

Peter Sellers, Margaret Rutherford, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers star in Basil Dearden's heartwarming comedy The Smallest Show on Earth. This gently whimsical elegy to the Golden Age of cinema co-stars Bernard Miles, Leslie Phillips and Sid James and is presented here as a brand-new remaster from the original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.Overjoyed to learn that they've inherited a cinema in the north of England, Matt and Jean Spenser are subsequently shattered to find it's less of a grand picture palace and more of a fleapit (with three equally decrepit employees). Can the couple make a go of it or will they be forced to sell up and watch the Bijou Kinema be redeveloped into a car park?Special Features:Alternative main titles (mute)Image galleryPDF material

Take Me High

Cliff Richard, in his last film-starring role to date, plays Tim Matthews, an ambitious young financier who gets the shock of his life when he's assigned a new posting in Birmingham a far cry from the New York job he was promised! Making the most of things he lives on the canal in a converted barge, but he manages to put his foot right in it when he meets the pretty Sarah and refuses her a loan!Featuring twelve classic songs including the Top 30-selling title track and filmed extensively on location in Birmingham, Take Me High co-stars Debbie Watling, Hugh Griffith, George Cole and Anthony Andrews. Unavailable on home video for many years it is featured here as a new remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.Special features:Theatrical trailerTextless titlesRussell Harty interviewImage galleryPDF material

Sixty Glorious Years

A lavish sequel to 1937's celebrated film biography Victoria the Great, this sumptuous historical epic once again recounts the life and reign of Queen Victoria this time in glorious Technicolor. Given unprecedented access to the royal palaces, director Herbert Wilcox re-casts Anna Neagle as Victoria and Anton Walbrook as Prince Albert in a film which again met with worldwide acclaim. It is presented here in a brand-new remaster from the best available film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.Beginning in 1840 with her marriage to Prince Albert against a backdrop of discontent and the spectre of revolution throughout Europe, the film shows key events and relationships during Victoria's reign, during which with the counsel of her 'angel', Albert the occasionally capricious queen won the deep affection of her people and redefined the role of the monarchy.Special Features:Limited edition, collectable booklet written by Laura MayneImage GalleryPromotional Materials PDFs

Victoria Regina

Patricia Routledge gives a career-best performance as Queen Victoria in this 1964 series of plays based on the celebrated collection of dramas by playwright Laurence Housman. Self-willed, obstinate, imperious and passionate... a now-familiar description of one of history's longest-serving female monarchs but Housman's satirical tribute marked a decisive break with the tradition of the uncritical historical portrait. A Broadway hit deemed too disrespectful for public performance in Britain until the late 1930s, Victoria Regina is a frank portrayal of an extraordinarily complex woman, tracing her development from royal teenager to inconsolable widow at the helm of a vast empire, with all her contradictions, prejudices and unconstitutional behaviour.

Great Canadian and Alaskan Railroad Journeys: Series One

Michael Portillo journeys through the stunning wilderness of the 49th US state on its most extreme railroads, before crossing the border into Canada, the world's second largest country, to explore its lakes and mountains, visit its cities and ride its most scenic and spectacular railroads. Michael heads first for the Last Frontier of the United States armed with his 1899 Appleton's Guidebook to Alaska. He boards the Alaska Railroad to travel past lakes and glaciers and through mountain tunnels, admiring the magnificent landscape and glimpsing the wildlife of the region, while learning what it took to build this epic 470-mile line. Along the way, Michael joins the US Arctic Warriors for parachute training, gets a taste of the pioneering spirit and explores the art of the First Nations helping to carve a totem pole before shaking his tail feathers in a grouse dance . Switching to his 1899 edition of Appleton's Canadian Guidebook, Michael crosses the border into Canada and rides the spectacular transcontinental railway, explores Canada's Atlantic maritime provinces and makes a 1,000-mile journey across the vast Canadian Prairie. During his travels he meets modern day Canadians descended from immigrants and fur traders, indigenous groups and people of the Métis nation. He encounters beaver and bear, rides with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, joins the lumberjacks of British Columbia to corral logs downriver and attempts to play Canada's national sport, ice hockey. Tomato wine, Saskatoon Berry Pie, Acadian oysters and Nova Scotia lobster are among the delicacies that sustain him on his journey.

Peak Practice: De complete serie 107

Peak Practice, gefilmd te midden van het adembenemende landschap van het Peak District en gericht op zowel de professionele als de persoonlijke uitdagingen waarmee het team van artsen in een drukke dorpspraktijk wordt geconfronteerd, was een van de populairste programma's van ITV, met regelmatige kijkcijfers van rond de 15 miljoen en frequente verschijningen in de Top Tien van ITV. Met in eerste instantie Kevin Whately, Amanda Burton en Simon Shepherd in de hoofdrollen - en in latere series Gary Mavers, Saskia Wickham, Haydn Gwynne en Joseph Millson - bevat deze set de complete eerste zeven series van deze zeer geliefde, bekroonde show.Jack Kerruish behandelt zijn laatste patiënt in de Afrikaanse kliniek die hij vanuit het niets heeft opgebouwd en verhuist naar de Beeches-kliniek in het Peak District-dorp Cardale. Het is precies waar hij naar op zoek was, maar de senior partner - Dr. Beth Glover - is minder dan onder de indruk van hem. Ze worden echter gedwongen om met elkaar samen te werken, wanneer er een noodsituatie ontstaat waarbij twee plaatselijke jongeren betrokken zijn..

Beautiful Stranger

Hollywood icon Ginger Rogers makes her British film debut in this rarely-seen crime drama from the early 1950s. Directed by David Miller then riding high with his American noir classic Sudden Fear! and co-starring Herbert Lom and a young Stanley Baker, Beautiful Stranger is presented here as a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Johnny Victor, a gorgeous ex-actress, lives in luxury on the French Riviera courtesy of Louis Galt a wealthy businessman with global interests. But Louis' fortune is built on crime and his possessive mania brings about a train of violence from which death is the only certain outcome... Special Features: Image gallery PDF material

Undercover

John Clements, Tom Walls and Michael Wilding star in Sergei Nolbandov's hard-hitting resistance drama from Ealing Films. A moving piece of wartime propaganda shot partially on location in South Wales and featuring a very young Stanley Baker in his first film role; Undercover is presented here as a transfer from the original film elements in its original fullscreen theatrical aspect ratio. Occupied Yugoslavia. With organised resistance shattered by the Nazi onslaught, it is only the activity of small guerrilla bands that bring fresh hope to the people. But quislings and infiltrators are everywhere - and trusting the wrong person will easily get you killed... Special Features: Image gallery PDF material

No Kidding

Leslie Phillips and Geraldine McEwan star as a married couple embarking on a potentially unwise business venture in this light-hearted comedy gem from Carry On legends Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas! Co-starring Julia Lockwood, Noel Purcell and Irene Handl, No Kidding is presented here as a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Bequeathed a rundown country house by a late aunt, The Robinsons are persuaded to turn it into a holiday home for the children of rich parents. They soon come into conflict with the local alderman - but that aggravation pales into insignificance when the children start to arrive! Special Features: Image gallery PDF material

The Witch in the Window

Simon and his estranged twelve-year-old son head to Vermont to repair an old farmhouse and, hopefully, their relationship. But the house has an evil past, and they soon find out that the previous owner an infamously cruel woman died there and the locals believe she haunts it still. Undeterred, they continue little knowing that the more repairs they make the stronger her spirit gets until a terrifying encounter leaves Simon doubting whether he can protect his son from the evil that's making its way into their heads and hearts! Alex Draper, Arija Bareikis and Greg Naughton star in atmospherically creepy supernatural thriller written and directed by award-winning cult horror specialist Andy Mitton maker of Yellowbrickroad and We Go On.

Secret People

Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn stars in her first significant role as an ingenue whose sister becomes ensnared in a web of intrigue and political assassination in this classic Ealing drama from Oscar-nominated director Thorold Dickinson. Co-starring noted European actors Valentina Cortesa giving a sensitive, critically-acclaimed performance and Serge Reggiani, Secret People is presented here as a transfer from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. Relocated due to increasing danger in their southern European homeland, sisters Maria and Nora settle in London with Maria leaving Louis, the young man she loves, to carry on the fight. In a chance meeting several years later Louis plays on Maria's love for him to involve her in a plot to bomb the man responsible for her father's death a plot that doesn't go to plan. Special Features: Theatrical trailer Image gallery PDF material

Go Fishing With Jack Charlton: The Complete Series

Football legend and accomplished fly-fisher Jack Charlton's down-to-earth common sense and humorous approach make him the ideal guide in this much-sought-after television series. In each of the six shows he meets experts who show us their gear and explain their tactics for different types of fishing. Go Fishing with Jack Charlton takes us entertainingly and instructively from basic river coarse fishing and the thrills of sea wreck fishing to every angler's ultimate ambition salmon fishing in Scotland, where Jack shows us he is just as skilled on the river bank as on the football field! The six shows in this set are: River Coarse Fishing Still Water Coarse Fishing Sea Wreck Fishing Reservoir Trout Fishing River Trout Fishing Salmon Fishing

Gonks Go Beat

Kenneth Connor, Terry Scott and Are You Being Served's Frank Thornton star in this groovy comedy-musical-sci-fi fantasia that could only have been made in the '60s! Featuring performances from Lulu and the Luvvers, The Nashville Teens and the Graham Bond Organisation, Gonks Go Beat is presented here as a transfer from the original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. In the far future, Earth has split into two musically-opposing factions: Beatland where all the cool cats live and Balladisle, where it's customary to sport smart jumpers and trouser creases. Perturbed at this squabbling The Great Galaxian decides to send an ambassador to bring harmony to these unruly Earthlings. Unfortunately, the only one available is a rather unorthodox chap with a disgraceful record of incompetence! Special Features: Theatrical trailer Image gallery PDF material

British Comedies of the 1930s: Volume 12

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. From boisterous knockabout humour to polished adaptations of popular stage farces, this ongoing collection showcases a wealth of rare features, each presented uncut, in a brand-new transfer from the best available elements in their as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. ONE GOOD TURN (1936) Leslie Fuller stars as a stall keeper who - along with his assistant and his horse - tries to save a musical show when it gets into trouble. Black and White / 69 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / English SPRING HANDICAP (1937) Will Fyffe plays a compulsive gambler and born loser who feels sure some money he's inherited will turn his luck to the better! Black and White / 65 mins / 1.37:1 / Mono / English

For Maddie With Love: The Complete Series

Hard-hitting and unsentimental, For Maddie With Love is the story of a woman who knows she is dying and, in doing so, rediscovers the love she has for her husband and family. Showcasing memorable performances from Nyree Dawn Porter and Ian Hendry and an affecting, stylishly minimalist design ethic, this daytime afternoon drama which ran twice-weekly through much of 1980 became compulsive viewing due to its powerful take on terminal illness, self-determined euthanasia and the aftermath of a death in the family. This set contains all 48 episodes from both series of this classic drama. Special feature Limited edition booklet by archive television historian Billy Smart.