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Vision, integrity and a ruthless streak are the weapons of political power. Unfortunately new Prime Minister Jim Hacker has none of these, but he does have cowardice, desperation and a scheming, pragmatic Cabinet Secretary in Sir Humphrey...

Episodes Comprise:

- The Grand Design
- The Ministerial Broadcast
- The Smoke Screen
- The Key
- A Real Partnership
- A Victory Democracy
- The Bishop's Gambit
- One of Us

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"Scotland Yard" was perhaps the best-known series to emerge from Anglo-Amalgamated's output of crime drama.

Shot as cinema support features at the company's Merton Park Studios in South Wimbledon, these half-hour thrillers - based on real-life cases from the vaults of London's Metropolitan Police headquarters - were a successful regular feature in cinemas over nearly a decade from the early 1950's onwards. Like sister series 'Scales of Justice', 'Scotland Yard' is introduced by celebrated writer and criminologist Edgar Lustgarten and presents case after intriguing case, with many solved onscreen by the redoubtable Inspector Duggan (played by Australian-born Russell Napier). This set comprises all 39 films, also featuring appearances by Harry H. Corbett, Peter Bowles, John Le Mesurier, Peter Arne and Robert Raglan, among many others.

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When Henry Mann (Barry Stanton) inherits The Laurels he also inherits its assorted resident oddballs, who include ill-tempered alcoholic Duncan (Bernard Bresslaw), blonde temptress Dolly Delights (Patricia Brake) and several Chinese waiters.

Then comes the arrival of retired Water Board official Hamish James Ordway (Fulton Mackay), a nosey parker and colossal fusspot with a flair for what he euphemistically calls 'organisation' - and Mann offers him free accommodation at The Laurels in returning for straightening out the chaos prevailing within...

Charming 1950s British Comedy starring Hattie Jacques and Peggy Cummins. Jimmy Fox-Upton (Leslie Phillips) is a vet who is surrounded by unwanted pets and through a series of hilarious misadventures manages to smash a racket of exporting old horses for slaughter.

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Now with a new Trotter to support, Del needs some inspiration to clear his Christmas cashflow problems. It arrives at Grandad's old allotment - Peckham Spring Water! There's serious bounce to be made in bottled mineral water, even if it comes from a tap.

Now all he needs to do is get rid of those smelly old barrels of yellow liquid cluttering up the allotment ...

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Christmas in Holmfi rth is always full of festive fun, as these cracking Christmas Specials spectacularly show.

Here we see Compo feeling a little frosty, having trouble scraping enough together to buy his beloved Nora the perfect present - could Auntie Wainwright have the answer? Howard has a problem too: he's got a present to give to Pearl, and keep from Marina, all at the same time. But the lack of wise men is more than made up for with a surplus of Santas. There's one on the rooftops, four on the doorstep, and one very sozzled one, enjoying a silent night locked in a pub. That's what you call a very merry Holmfirth Christmas.

Episodes Comprise:
- Christmas Special 1986: Merry Christmas, Father Christmas
- Christmas Special 1988: Crums
- Christmas Special 1989: What's Santa Brought For Nora Then?
- Christmas Special 1990: Barry's Christmas

Episodes Comprise: - Big Brother - Go West Young Man - Cash and Curry - The Second Time Around - A Slow Bus to Chingford - The Russians Are Coming - Christmas Crackers

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An annual television event for five years, 'All Star Comedy Carnival' was ITV's "Christmas bonus" - a festive mix of variety and brand-new sketches from the network's most popular sitcoms. An eagerly-awaited festive treat, only two editions still exist: those for 1972 and 1973.

This set presents both complete shows, comprising sketches not seen since their original transmission over forty years ago.

Comedy Shows Comprise:
- Love Thy Neighbour
- On the Buses
- Christmas with Wogan
- Nearest and Dearest
- Thirty Minutes Worth
- Sez Les
- The Fenn Street Gang
- Father Dear Father
- Man About the House
- My Good Woman
- Billy Liar
- Spring and Autumn
- Doctor in Charge

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As popular as it was controversial, Johnny Speight's classic sitcom satirised the less acceptable aspects of entrenched working-class culture and the generation gap, creating a sea change in television comedy that influenced just about every sitcom that followed.

As relevant today as when first transmitted, Speight's liberal attitude to comedy shone a light on some of the more unsavoury aspects of our national character to great effect. As Speight himself said: "I didn't create Alf Garnett - I just grassed on him". Starring Warren Mitchell as highly opinionated, true-blue bigot Alf Garnett, 'Till Death Us Do Part' sees him mouthing off on race, immigration, party politics and any other issues that take his fancy. His rantings meet fierce opposition in the form of his left-wing, Liverpudlian layabout son-in-law Mike, while liberal daughter Rita despairs, and long-suffering wife Else occasionally wields a sharp put-down of her own. Though all colour episodes exist, many early black and white episodes were wiped decades ago. The recent recovery of the episode 'Intolerance', however, alongside off-air audio recordings made on original transmission allow us to present a complete run of all seven series.

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Written by Johnny Speight creator of 'Till Death Us Do Part' and based on an idea by Spike Milligan, 'Curry and Chips' proved to be one of the most controversial situation comedies ever made.

Originally screened in 1969, the series featured Milligan as Kevin O'Grady, a man of mixed Asian and Irish descent who has just started his new job at Lillicrap Ltd, manufacturer of cheap novelty items and seaside souvenirs. Inevitably, he soon becomes the butt of jokes from his resoundingly intolerant workmates. Speight's determined attempt at confronting racism with its own conventions polarised critical opinion, although it was extremely popular with the viewing public and ended up in the ITV Top Ten. Co-starring with Milligan was long-term friend, writing partner and comedy legend Eric Sykes as shop foreman Arthur Blenkinsop. Kenny Lynch, Norman Rossington and Geoffrey Hughes played their narrow-minded workmates. Reflecting the widespread and overt prejudices of its time, 'Curry and Chips' attempted to confront bigotry in daily life by caricaturing it. Exploring similar territory to Johnny Speight's earlier and highly successful 'Till Death Us Do Part' 'Curry and Chips' will inevitably shock modern audiences in its language and single-minded focus on race.

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Mel Smith is best known for 'Not the Nine O'Clock News' and 'Alas Smith and Jones'. In this much loved 1980s BBC sitcom, the late comedian plays an aspiring writer stuck in a soul destroying day job.

Depressed Colin Watkins (Mel Smith) works for the British Rail Passenger Relations Office, otherwise known as the complaints department. He doesn't like his job much and has dreams of becoming a full-time writer, toiling late into the night trying to realise his ambitions. Distracting him are his girlfriend Jenny, best friend Des, and the obnoxiously happy couple Richard and Sarah. He takes a step towards achieving his ambition when one of his short stories is accepted for publication in "The Langley Book of Horror". In Series 2, a famous film producer offers Colin the chance of adapting his short story for a film. Colin jumps at the chance but disruptions in various guises continue to derail him, and keep him tied to the desk job.

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Long Lost Comedy Classics is a collection of films from a golden age of British Cinema, remembered stars and some unique movies that have stood the test of time.

So why not take a trip down memory lane and see how cinema used to be? A Sleepy army barracks is about to be overrun by a film company planning to shoot a science fiction caper. And it's not long before the enticing female stars persuade the boys of the brigade to take part - much to the annoyance of the Divisional Commander who decides to make a surprise inspection.

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The boys are back.

Dennis (Tim Healy), Neville (Kevin Whately), Oz (Jimmy Nail), Wayne (Gary Holton), Bomber (Pat Roach), Barry (Timothy Spall) and Moxey (Christopher Fairbank) are reunited in Blighty, but it seems that their efforts to keep themselves off the dole and their love lives on an even keel, have not been a rip-roaring success.

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Ray Galton and Alan Simpson have long been regarded as Britain's most successful comedy writing partnership, having created and written the long-running series 'Hancock's Half Hour' and 'Steptoe and Son'.

Turning their hand to one-off stories, 'The Galton and Simpson Playhouse' consisted of seven individual comedy plays, with the stand-alone format allowing for a wide variety of characters and story-lines. The high calibre of the scripts attracted the cream of comedy actors from 1970's television, including Arthur Lowe, Leonard Rossiter, Richard Briers, John Bird, Frances de la Tour, Patricia Hayes and Warren Mitchell.

1. Car Along the Pass
Henry Duckworth is living proof that the English take their holidays very seriously indeed.
2. Swap You One of These for One of Those
Henry Fairlane's invite to a colleague's party has one big condition...
3. Cheers
Peter and Charles'long friendship is jolted by Peter's marriage plans.
4. Naught for Thy Comfort
An airline steward whose wife has left him finds no comfort in friends.
5. Variations on a Theme
The eternal triangle can have more than one outcome...
6. I Tell You It's Burt Reynolds
A film and TV know-all goes to absurd lengths to prove his knowledge.
7. Big Deal at York City
A man attracts attention travelling home from a day at York races.

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The Rebel
As a frustrated creative artiste and bored city clerk, Hancock decides to escape across the channel to la vie de Boheme. So it's farewell East Cheam, au revoir Railway Cuttings. Off to Paris he goes resolved ro be a successful artist - or cut off his ear...

Punch and Judy Man
Tony Hancock is a melancholy Punch and Judy man trying to establish himself as an important citizen in the seaside town where he works. When his snobbish wife is taught a lesson at an important social event it looks like the British comic genius may just get the new lease of life of which he's always dreamed...