The ground-shaking impact of The Comic Strip's anarchic humour rattled the televisions of 1980's Britain, and when the smoke cleared they left a gaping crater that lesser comics are still falling into today. This set includes new episodes 'The Hunt for Tony Blair', 'Five Go to Rehab' and 'Sex Actually' plus the anniversary episode '30 Years of Comic Strip' including hilarious new and previously unreleased footage, all of which are new to video.
Also Includes the Best of the Original Comic Strip Presents Films:
- Bad News Tour and More Bad News
- Five Go Mad In Dorset
- The Strike
- GLC
- Gino: Full Story and Pics
- Susie
- A Fistful of Travellers Cheques
- Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
- Spaghetti Hoops
- Red Nose of Courage
- The Bullshitters
- Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
- Gregory
- Diary of a Nutcase
- The Crying Game
- Four Men in a Car
- Four Men in a Plane
A profound masterpiece from one of the most revered filmmakers in the history of cinema, Robert Bresson's 'Au Hasard Balthazar' follows the donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. Balthazar, whose life parallels that of his first keeper, Marie (Anne Wiazemsky), is truly a beast of burden, suffering the sins of humankind. But despite his powerlessness, he accepts his fate nobly. Through Bresson's unconventional approach to composition, sound, and narrative, this simple story becomes a moving parable about purity and transcendence.
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle marks the solo television debut of 'one of the world's top two or three living stand-ups' (Time Out). Each of the six episodes sees Stewart explore a different theme, live in a real club, while film inserts feature an ensemble cast of well known comic talent. Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is the first television series this century to capture the atmosphere of a live stand-up gig, its groundbreaking visual style and uncompromising content the result of four years of meticulous negotiations. At last, the performer known in the trade as 'the comedian's comedian' was packaged for the discerning TV viewer, resulting in the most consistently well-reviewed BBC2 comedy series since The Office.
Anyone who lived through the '80's experienced the magic of 'Gremlins'. For everyone else, now is the time to see one of the decade's defining movies, a wildly original blend of comedy and horror. When Billy (Zach Galligan) receives an adorable, mysterious pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he's given three rules for its care. Inadvertently, he breaks the rules, and a resulting army of duplicate furballs wreaks havoc throughout the town...
Robert Mitchum is the definitive Philip Marlowe. The ageing General Sternwood (James Stewart) is worried for his two daughters Camilla and Charlotte and his £10 million fortune. He receives a note demanding he pay gambling debts incurred by Camilla (Candy Clark). Charlotte's (Sarah Miles) gun-running husband has mysteriously disappeared. Marlowe starts off with a simple case of blackmail but he soon discovers a seedy world of crime hidden under the surface of leafy suburban London.
Relocated due to increasing danger in their southern European homeland, sisters Maria (Valentina Cortese) and Nora (Audrey Hepburn) settle in London - with Maria leaving Louis (Serge Reggiani), 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.
Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) is not a spy. And he's certainly no murderer. Nevertheless, Thornhill's a wanted man: enemy agents want him dead, the police want him arrested, and a cool, mysterious blonde (Eva Marie Saint) just plain wants him. A victim of mistaken identity, Thornhill can't afford to make any mistakes of his own - so he embarks on a death-defying run for his life. Relentlessly pursued by plane, train and automobile, Thornhill's cross-country chase finally ends atop Mt. Rushmore where, if he doesn't watch his step, he could be in for a terrible fall.
Set in the German prison camps of WW1, the film stars Jean Gabin as Marechal, and Marcel Dalio as Rosenthal. Like the charming aristocrat Captain de Boeldieu (Pierre Fresnay), these two French aviators were shot down and now spend most of their time escaping from German prison camps before inevitably being recaptured. Between escapes, they do what they can to amuse themselves, but after a tunnel they've dug is discovered, the three are sent to Wintersborn, a forbidding fortress of a prison commanded by former ace pilot Von Rauffenstein (Erich Von Stroheim). Von Rauffenstein cannot help but strike up a friendship with Captain de Boeldieu, a kindred spirit from the doomed nobility.
Step into the future as the Look Around You team looks forward to life in the year 2000 and beyond... We meet Medibot, the world's only robot surgeon; unveil a computer made by a horse, and hear from Britain's leading synthesizer expert, Synthesizer Patel. Plus a special live appearance from HRH Sir Prince Charles in the Look Around You Invention of the Year Final. Science has just got sillier...
Set amidst the glittering theatre world of 19th century Paris, the story revoles around the beautiful and free-spirted courtesan, Garanace, and the four men who compete for her affections; a mime-artist, an actor, an aristocrat and a criminal. As the melodrama unfolds, we are treated to one of cinema's greatest love stories, a captivating tale of passion, deception and murder.
Mr. Bean
The very first episode of Mr. Bean. Whether he is in The Exam, for which he doesn't know the answer to a single question, or On the Beach where he is trying to change into swimming trunks without taking off his trousers, or in The Church where he desperately needs to stay awake, Mr. Bean always finds a way that no normal person would even contemplate.
The Return of Mr.Bean
Ill-advisedly, someone has given Mr. Bean his first charge card. He is determined to use it in THE Department Store, but loses it in somebody else's back pocket. However, Mr. Bean never lets go of a valuable possession. In a smart Restaurant, how do you discreetly dispose of a meal that you find absolutely revolting? Mr. Bean provides a step-by-step instruction. Waiting nervously in the line-up before a Royal Film Performance, Mr. Bean rehearses meticulously for his Big Moment. As for so many, his first contact with a member of the Royal Family will be unforgettable.
Hair by Mr.Bean of London
Normally Mr. Bean hates the Hairdresser's, but on this occasion he has a wonderful time. He also enjoys himself at the Village Fete where Teddy wins a prize. At the Train Station Mr. Bean learns two things: It is dark inside a mail bag and Moscow is a surprisingly long way away.
"The Outsiders", Godard's playful reimagining of the Hollywood crime films of the 1940s, follows young misfits Franz (Sami Frey), Arthur (Claude Brasseur) and Odile (Anna Karina) as their plan to burgle a rich old lady goes tragicomically wrong. Shot in just 25 days on the wintry streets of suburban Paris, "The Outsiders" remains one of Godard's most loved films and is often remembered for its exhilarating cafe dance sequence and famous race through the Louvre.
"Melrose Place", the steamy spin-off of 'Beverly Hills 90210', returns hotter than ever with all 30 sultry episodes from the Third Season! This 8-disc set continues the sensational dramas starring Josie Bissett, Thomas Calabro, Marcia Cross, Laura Leighton, Heather Locklear, Doug Savant, Grant Show, Andrew Shue, Courtney Thorne-Smith and Daphne Zuniga, and includes the series debut of Jack Wagner. Whether the action's taking place at the iconic apartment complex, the beach house or the hospital, you'll be at the edge of your seat from the first riveting moment through the explosive season finale. The creator of 'Sex and the City' - and 'Beverly Hills 90210' takes you to 'Melrose Place': "the" hip and sexy place to be!
Christmas is a time for charity, hope and goodwill to all men... or if it's 'Horrible Histories: Horrible Christmas' it's a time for farting jesters, finding bacon in your Christmas card and having your dinner confiscated by Oliver Cromwell. This one-off Christmas special from the hugely popular comedy show dives headlong into showcasing bizarre Yuletide absurdities over the centuries with the programme's unique blend of sketches, pastiches and song. 'Horrible Histories: Horrible Christmas' is a foul and festive treat - come and revel in the smelliest, silliest and goriest stories about everyone's favourite time of year.
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