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If you ever stay at London's swanky Royal Connought Hotel, be sure to ask for Mr Darling (Frankie Howerd). He's the hotel's Hall Porter and unofficial 'Mr. Fixit' - the man who knows everything and can get you anything...

In fact Bill Darling is idolised by the guests and the main reason that anyone stays at the hotel. So, imagine the hotel management's consternation when he comes into a fortune and decides to pack his bags and decamp to the South of France. After all, he's indispensable... But a man can get tired of a life of luxury - and when Bill decides the beach life isn't for him, he returns to find the hotel up for sale. Plunging the last of his money into buying the property, Bill Darling finds he has just days to convince sceptical investors that the now dilapidated (and empty) hotel is a potential goldmine!

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Fact-based historical drama about the Irish farmer rebellion against the landed and privileged class. In 1880, prominent Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell (Robert Donat), President of the Irish Land League which represented tenants' rights, held a public speech against the landlords.

In his fiery speech, Parnell urged shunning the landlords rather than killing them. One of the worst landlords, Captain Charles Boycott (Cecil Parker), lived in County Mayo and charged extortionate rents from his tenants and sharecroppers. In case of late payment, Captain Boycott forcibly evicted his tenants using the constabulary force or the army. Farmer Hugh Davin (Stewart Granger) advocated the use of force rather than the passive resistance advocated by Irish politician Parnell. However, Parnell pertinently commented that use of force against the landlords will invite reprisals from the part of the army and the police. In the end, the farmers and those already evicted from their homes decide to give Parnell's idea a try...

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The Very Reverend Richard Jedd (Will Hay) has a problem: the church spire, now in a parlous state of repair, will cost nearly £1,000 to fix.

When various money-raising schemes go awry, he is persuaded to waive his principles and bet what's left of his savings on Dandy Dick, a 10-1 odds-on at the local races. A simple tonic to enhance the nag's performance seems a good idea...but when the butler decides to intervene, the respectable clergyman finds himself in the middle of a doping scandal - and worse!

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The first five episodes of the sixth series of the popular British drama. Paul (Lloyd Owen) is now the new Laird of Glenbogle and gets involved in a land dispute between newcomer Isobel (Simone Lahbib), and her neighbour.

Hector's (Alastair Mackenzie) brother, Donald MacDonald (Tom Baker) has been forced to return home by the police, placing him under the supervision of his estranged family. Lexie (Dawn Steele) organises Molly's (Susan Hampshire) 60th birthday party, in an effort to forget her marital problems. There is a tense atmosphere between Paul and Lexie and Duncan (Hamish Clark) shines as a DJ when Ewan (Martin Compston) is temporarily out of action. Molly and Donald reveal their secret history to the family and Isobel takes her organic produce to the local market.

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Double bill of British comedy dramas.

She Shall Have Music (1935)

Millionaire shipbuilder Freddie Gates decides to publicize his ships by hiring Jack Hylton and his orchestra to broadcast from his yacht.. Brian Gates, Freddie's son, has a low-approval-rating and a high dislike for jazz music and refuses board ship with the band on board. His father enters a conspiracy with singer Dorothy Drew to get him on the yacht, where the broadcasts will be made. Brian falls in love with Dorothy, but calls of the romance when he sees her dancing and singing with Hylton's band in Paris. Dorothy induces three members of the band to shanghai Brian when the yacht sails. A rival shipowner, determined to stop the broadcasts, bribes the crew to desert the ship and all hands are left stranded in mid-ocean on the yacht. The band-members manage to extricate them from their predicament and they get back to London, where Hylton is acclaimed and Brian marries Dorothy.
This Week of Grace (1933)
British comedy film directed by Maurice Elveyand starring Gracie Fields, Henry Kendall and John Stuart. A poor, unemployed woman is made housekeeper at the estate of a wealthy duchess. It was promoted with the tagline "Cinderella in modern dress".

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When his colleague is shot dead by a burglar during a chase in North London, PC Frank Mason vows to bring the killer to justice. After volunteering to become a dog-handler he finds he soon he has a new partner to help him on his mission.

Rex, the seemingly untamable Alsatian, quickly shows an aptitude for police work, and Frank moves the loyal canine into his home. And soon Rex starts to take over his life in more than Frank anticipated, much to the irritation of his girl-friend Pat, who begins to resent the growing bond between the two. In the meantime, the killer has been lying low. Until, strapped for cash, he breaks into a factory. The 999 call brings Frank and Rex running in hot pursuit... and the situation swiftly turns violent.

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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Sid Gibson (Sid James) is a powder salesman who decides to make his millions he needs to promote himself on TV. The only problem is that he has no money to fund anything so he calls upon a friend who arranges an outrageous plug for him on a live TV show.

The public go crazy for the product but to maintain sales Sid must arrange even more outrageous TV plugs.

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Vienna, 1955 - a city under occupation by the four Allied powers. Through the chaos Dr. Falke (Anton Walbrook) moves gracefully - an elegant man-about-town and friend to the highest echelons of power.

He is decidedly less graceful, however, when he is deposited by a friend in the lap of a giant Soviet statue, rather the worse for drink and dressed as a giant bat. Falke swears revenge...

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At the age of sixty-eight, Clare (Margaret Johnston) is helping her son Steven (Jeremy Spenser), now Lord Wolverbury, arrange her granddaughter's engagement party - even though Steven and Clare believe the young girl to be marrying on the rebound.

Clare questions her and, finding she is not really in love, begins to tell the story of her own life and loves...

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"School for Secrets" tells the inside story of the 'Boffins' - Britain's backroom boys - who developed the miracle discovery of radar and helped stave off the German invasion of Britain in 1940.

Five different scientists, led by Professor Heatherville (Ralph Richardson), are brought together and work in total secrecy and under incredible pressure in a race against time to develop this vital weapon. Their dedication disrupts their family lives as they are forced to sacrifice everything to make the great breakthrough. Their success is illustrated by the effect Radar has on the fighting abilities of the RAF over the skies of Britain in those crucial summer and autumn months of 1940. However, Germany is also planning its own Radar capability and British commandos must be despatched to strike at a vital Nazi installation.

A precocious child who has grown into a cheeky charmer, ambitious Denry Machin (Alec Guinness) relishes the challenge of surmounting social and other barriers with his amiably affectionate personality. But while his social climbing continues apace, he soon meets his match when it comes to women!

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Private detective Edward Mercer (Richard Todd) is sent to Venice to find war-time Italian partisan Renzo Ucello (John Gregson) and reward him for aiding the escape of a wealth American during World War 2.

On his arrival in Venice all is not what it seems and Mercer soon attracts the attention of both the Italian police, and shady underworld characters. Discovering that Ucello was apparently killed during World War 2, Mercer believes his search is at an end. However the Police take a special interest in his investigation believing that Mercer is somehow involved in a plot to assassinate a leading politican. Cold war intrigue is everywhere as the assassination plot unfolds and the identity of the sniper is a shock to the authorities!!

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It is 1989 and Paris is crowded with visitors, for it is the eve of the opening of the 'Great exhibition'. Victoria (Jean Simmons) and her brother, Johnny (David Tomlinson), arrive to take part in the event. Leaving her brother at the bar, Vicky retires to her hotel room for the night.

Next morning she excitedly runs to see Johnny and is bewildered to find that both her brother and his room have disappeared. Her surprise turns to concern when all the staff and guests deny ever seeing her brother. The authorities refuse to believe her story, but by chance she meets a young English artist, George (Dirk Bogarde) who knows her story to be true. Together they must try to unravel the mystery.

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Unfortunately Paul and Archies partnership isn't working but they decide to try again after a crisis finding Glenbogle a Head Ranger.

Molly is now angry with Andrew as he is shunning her after spending a weekend away Golly decides he must reveal his true feelings to Molly or face a lonely life by himself. Dorothy, Kilwillie and Lexie continue to fight over income for Glenbogle. Paul becomes involved with Amanda MacLeish and joins the board of the Lagganmore distillery. Lexie's father unexpectedly appears and becomes chauffeur for Dorothy, while Golly opposes the romance that is blossoming between his daughter Jess and Duncan. Lexie learns something about Amanda and feels she must tell Paul who takes it badly and tells her to stay out of his business.