With a golden ticket young Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) wins a tour of the factory of wily mogul Wonka (Gene Wilder) and run by his Oompa-Loompa crew. There Charlie, his Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson) and others discover a kind heart is a finer possession than a sweet tooth.
"Satellite City" is the most successful and talked about cult comedy classic ever to have come out of Wales. Set in the Welsh Valleys, its America meets Wales in a double bed as new-age American traveller Randy (Michael Neill) shares a house, a room and then a bed with the inimitable and never to be forgotten Price family.
Young Oliver Twist (Mark Lester) is an orphan who escapes the cheerless life of the workhouse and takes to the streets of 19th-Century London. He's immediately taken in by a band of street urchins, headed by the lovable villain Fagin (Ron Moody), his fiendish henchman Bill Sikes (Oliver Reed) and his loyal apprentice The Artful Dodger (Jack Wild). Through his education in the fine points of pick-pocketing, Oliver makes away with an unexpected treasure...a home and a family of his own.
As the private eye of private eyes, Steve Martin is Rigby Reardon. He's tough, rough and ready to take on anything when Juliet Forrest appears on the scene with a case: her father, a noted scientist, philanthropist and cheesemarker has died mysteriously. Reardon immediately smells a rat and follows a complex maze of clues that lead to the 'Carlotta Lists'. With a little help from his 'friends' Alan Ladd, Barbara Stanwyck, Ray Milland, Burt Lancaster, Humphrey Bogart, Charles Laughton, and others, Reardon gets his man.
Straight outta Scotland came this quickfire sketch show series that lit up TV screens in the 80s. Daring, satirical, cheeky and innovative, the series became not only one of the funniest shows on TV but launched the careers of stars like Gregor Fisher, Helen Lederer and John Sparkes. The favourite characters from the first series all return, including Fisher's magnificent drunken Govan street philosopher Rab C. Nesbitt and his Hebrides TV Presenter - "This is the Outer Hebrides Broadcasting Corporation calling civilisation". John Sparkes' geeky Welsh poet Siadwell recited his work from his bedroom while Lederer's squiffy Sloane Ranger giggled hilarious monologues from a wine bar. From sumo wrestling to London property prices, the Naked Video team carried on hitting the 80s just where it hurt.
Naked in its irreverence, in its energy and in its dead-eyed satire, this celebrated sketch show took over where the BBC Radio Scotland's Naked Radio had left off. Still Scottish in its origin the television series took a wide aim at British 80's life. Among the show's best-loved recurring characters were George Fisher's street philosopher Rab C Nesbitt (who first hit the TV screens in this series) raging at anything that moved, Helen Lederer's drunken Sloane Ranger's monologues from a wine bar, John Sparkes' anorak clad, Welsh poet Siadwell nervously reciting his work from his bedroom and Baldy Man, another Fisher creation, who's unconvincing comb-over was to suffer many a trial.
Ben Elton's Shakepearean sitcom returns to see talented but low-born baldy-boots Will Shakespeare (David Mitchell) continue his quest to make his name as a playwright in Tudor London, a city where unfortunately being posh and well-connected turns out to be more important than being a genius. Meanwhile Will also has a bit of a problem with his work-life balance and it's one hell of a commute back and forth to Stratford-upon-Avon to spend time with his loving but loud family. This series reveals some of the surprising stories behind Will's plays, including a brush with an African general with a bit of a jealous streak; a shrewish teenage daughter who may or may not need some "taming"; the little known story of how Shakespeare invented musical theatre with the help of a madrigal-writing rocker (Noel Fielding); the original inspiration for Juliet; and of course a great deal of wit, ale, pies and women dressing as men...
All six episodes of the superbly crafted and hilarious cult TV series in one box. Starring Mr Tourette, Alan the drive-by abuser and a load of other badly adjusted foul-mouthed idiots. Come on yeah!
Legends of Comedy (2008)Frankie Howerd, Rather You Than Me / The Curse of Steptoe / Hughie Green, Most Sincerely
These 3 compelling drama reveal the extraordinary and often turbulent off-camera lives of some of Britain's favourite comedians. Based on the testimonies of friends, colleagues and family members, these fascinating portrayals uncover the turmoil and heartache found behind the laughter.
Frankie Howerd, Rather You Than Me
Frankie Howerd is to this day an enduring and celebrated icon of British comedy, well known for his camp persona and classic catchphrases. However, behind the scenes, Howerd was racked with depression and self loathing. In this compelling one-off drama, David Walliams (Little Britain) gets to play one of his own comedy favourites, telling the moving, humorous and poignant story of Howerd's fight with his inner demons.
The Curse of Steptoe
Steptoe and Son was one of the most successful comedy series ever, giving birth to the modern sitcom and transforming its actors into national treasures. It told the story of two rag-and-bone men, Harry H. Corbett (played by Jason Isaacs) and Wilfrid Brambell (Phil Davis), trapped together for eternity. But off-screen, a stranger story would mirror fiction, as the two men find themselves unable to escape their inner complexities or each other.
Hughie Green, Most Sincerely
Starring Trevor Eve (Waking the Dead), this fascinating drama tells the inside story of Hughie Green, the avuncular frontman of 'Opportunity Knocks and Double Your Money'. Hughie's professional rivalry with 'Stars on Sunday' presenter Jess Yates (Mark Benton), and his serial womanising ultimately produce an explosive celebrity secret. This drama tells of the destructive power of success and celebrity, and explores what family and fatherhood meant to this iconic character.
Set in Japan during World War II, the film focuses on Seita and his little sister Setsuko. After their mother is killed in an air raid, and with their father serving in the navy, they are forced to fight for survival in the devastated Japanese countryside. Food and shelter are scarce, and even their own relatives are too concerned with their own survival. All they have is each other and their belief that life must carry on.
When Timothy Evans (John Hurt), and his wife Beryl (Judy Geeson), move into 10 Rillington Place with their young daughter, they have no idea of the horror that awaits them. For at the same address lives John Reginald Christie (Richard Attenborough), a man with a dark secret that will soon engulf Evans and his family in tragedy.
Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan), son of deceased world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, has boxing in his blood. Looking to win his own title, Adonis heads to Philadelphia and convinces his father's rival-turned-friend, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), to train him - even as Rocky battles his own deadly opponent outside the ring. Now Adonis has a shot, but first he must develop the heart of a true fighter in this new chapter of the 'Rocky' story from critically acclaimed director Ryan Coogler.
Considered by many to be one of the world's finest musicians and once described by Kurt Cobain as "the greatest songwriter on earth", Daniel Johnston is a man whose life has been defined not only by his musical talent but by his struggle with mental illness. Exploring the sometimes chaotic mix of genius and madness, this insightful and sensitive documentary looks at the music and the man behind it in an attempt to understand how mental illness has shaped Daniel's life and the lives of those around him. With appearances by cult bands such as Sonic Youth, Jad Fair and Half Japanese, this is a must-see documentary for anyone interested in extraordinary music and extraordinary people.
The film that propelled Rohmer to international acclaim remains one of the finest achievements of his career. The fourth in the 'Moral Tales' series, it tells the story of a chaste and conservative thirty-something (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who sees a woman that he believes will be his perfect match whilst attending church. But when he unwittingly spends the night at the apartment of the worldly and spirited divorcee Maud (Francoise Fabian), he finds the moral certainties of his life are suddenly thrown into question.
For virtually all her life, 13-year-old Katie had been imprisoned by her mentally deluded parents. She had been locked in a room, tied to a 'potty-chair' where she endured years of isolated silence punctuated by brutality. She could not speak, nor understand any language. But even when she was released from this living hell, Katie's misery was far from over. Doctors and psychiatrists descended on the traumatised girl in drovers, each eager to claim the miracle of 'curing' her. Throughout this nightmare, Katie had one true friend: Sandra, a young linguistics student, who became her closest companion and could see the fragile, beautiful teenager within this abused girl who behaved like a wild animal.
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