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This is the legendary story of four mop-topped scousers that changed the face of music in the '60s. Ron Nasty, Dirk McQuickly, Stig O'Hara and Barrry Worn, collectively, The Rutles. From the Hamburg days where they found themselves "far from home and far from talented", through the recording of their classic albums "Sgt Rutter's Only Darts Club Band", "Let It Rot" to the experimentation with tea, the artistic differences and the inevitable split. Relive the phenomenon of the pre-fab four who won over the world with their catchy tunes, whack'y humour and tight trousers. Relive Rutlemania! - Director:
- Eric Idle
- Cast:
- John Halsey, Ricky Fataar, Neil Innes
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Welcome back to the peaceful village of Holmfirth on the edge of the Yorkshire Penines. Peaceful, that is, until some of its inhabitants bring the usual mayhem to perfectly ordinary events: When it's Clegg's birthday, for instance, he takes the precaution of celebrating it as far as possible from the villagers - what could possibly go wrong with that? Then there's Barry, who wins a rather special prize that is guaranteed to bring fear to his neighbours. And Howard is astonished to see Marina in a wedding dress, and Nora wearing a Victorian costume in the big parade through the town - all very peaceful. - Director:
- Alan JW Bell
- Cast:
- Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Keith Clifford
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Doc Martin: Series One stars Martin Clunes as Doctor Martin Ellingham, a celebrated London surgeon who turns his back on city life and moves to a sleepy Cornish village to become the local doctor. Despite his surgical brilliance, Doc Martin has no interpersonal skills and his bedside manner soon starts to upset his new patients, causing havoc throughout the village! As the community becomes united in horror at their foul new GP, the good doctor soon finds he needs all the allies he can get as he tries to negotiate his way around village life with hilarious consequences! - Director:
- Ben Bolt
- Cast:
- Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Stewart Wright
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Joanna grew up in tropical Malaysia, and as a little girl never saw snow. Inspired by fairytales and picture books, she always longed to make the journey north - and see the Northern Lights. Now she is finally travelling through Norway and across the Arctic Circle to Svalbard,. the most northerly permanently inhabited place on Earth. Her journey takes her from train to boat to husky-sled, to snowmobile, as she is pulled ever northwards. She explores the romantic fjords of Lofoten; speeds across endless expanses of Lapland tuhdra with a Sami herdsman in search of his reindeer; is treated to a yoik, a traditional song, by one of the community's elders, and, as she reaches the Arctic Ocean, prepares for bed in an ice hotel. Everywhere she goes, she hears about the mysterious Northern Lights, but, living up to their nickname 'the Tricky Lady', the solar show remains elusive. As time - Director:
- Archie Baron
- Cast:
- Joanna Lumley
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Meet The Harpers, a modern, outwardly functional family... engaged in constant psychological warfare. Ben, a dentist, and Susan, the worst cook in the world, are certainly loving, caring parents, they just have a problem showing it. Ben seems to be confused as to how much time and money his kids demand from him. Susan has to juggle motherhood, a career and a husband and doesn't have enough time to manage everything including improving her cooking skills. Nick is always working on his next hairbrained scheme to keep him amused. Janey, like any other normal teenage daughter feels that her parents are seriously embarrassing whilst Michael keeps his head in his books to get away from the noise.
Episodes Comprise:
- The Serpent's Tooth
- A Pain in the Class
- Droigt De Seigneur Ben
- The Last Resort
- Farewell to Alarms
- Death and Ben Take a Policy
- The Awkward Phase
- Much Ado About Ben- Director:
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- Cast:
- Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Kris Marshall
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When you're with old friends at this quiet Yorkshire beauty-spot, fun and games are always just around the corner: There's Howard, trying to hide from Pearl the giant singing garden gnome he's bought for Marina. There's Billy Ingleton (Norman Wisdom), restoring a fairground organ. And of course, there's Wesley. Not content with a vending machine that belches inappropriate, untimely noises, he's got a flaming mobile barbeque that's a danger to low-flying aircraft, and a havoc-causing hydraulic digger that's the spit of a prehistoric beast. - Director:
- Alan JW Bell
- Cast:
- Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Jean Alexander
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Joanna Lumley embarks on the world's greatest train journey for this epic documentary series. The series sees Joanna set out to cross over 6,000 miles, from East to West, making use of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Departing from Hong Kong, Joanna travels through China, Mongolia and Russia taking in an immens panorama of vistas and cultures, people and places, before her final arrival in Moscow. By travelling in the opposite direction from most travellers on the Trans-Siberian railway, Joanna can begin her journey in Hong Kong, where she spent her childhood. At the end of her journey at Moscow's Central Station, Joanna will visit the location of a photo-shoot she did while modelling in the 1960s. - Director:
- Michael Waldman
- Cast:
- Joanna Lumley
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Actress and campaigner, Joanna Lumley embarks on the trip of a lifetime; to follow the River Nile, the longest river in the world, from sea to source. Heading upstream, in the direction of the earliest explorers, Joanna travels by boat, train, ferry, car, plane, mule and camel along Africa's 'life line'. On a four thousand mile journey, passing through Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Rwanda, Joanna revisits the romantic history of the Nile and talks with the people working and living on the river today. On a journey resonant with legend and myth, Joanna's companions and adventures breathe new life into the story of an ancient river. She meets ferryboat captains, crocodile hunters, whirling dervishes and beauty queens and finds herself undertaking a wood smoke beauty treatment, running with Olympic hopefuls, getting up close to a baby rhino calf playing with its mother and hacking through the jungle to reach the newly-discovered source of the great river. As she travels past pyramids and ancient temples, through deserts, jungle and war torn landscapes, Joanna's charm, enthusiasm and graceful fortitude carries us along a fascinating and epic journey. - Director:
- Matthew Bennett
- Cast:
- Joanna Lumley
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Greece is where western civilisation began; drama, democracy, language, science, philosophy and medicine all originated from here. This country has given the world so much, leaving an enduring legacy on the fabric of our everyday life. Joanna Lumley embarks on her own Greek Odyssey to explore Europe's most influential country, a land so rich in history, myth and romance. From the Greek islands to its far northern borders, from Mount Olympus to Corfu, Joanna's passion for travel and understanding of people makes for some of the best travel documentaries on British television.
Episodes Comprise:
- The Land of the Ancient Greeks
- Greece's Borderlands
- The Islands
- Mount Olympus and Beyond- Director:
- Rob Farquhar
- Cast:
- Joanna Lumley
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Joanna Lumley travels to the far reaches of Japan, from the icy Siberian seas of the north to the subtropical islands of the south. With her natural curiosity and engaging storytelling, Joanna will take viewers on an adventure exploring some of the most uncharted corners of Japan's 6,800 mystical islands. - Director:
- Neil Ferguson
- Cast:
- Joanna Lumley
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There are lots of things to prepare for in our latest outing to Holmfirth, on the edge of the Pennines. There's a charity sponsored kiss for one thing, and a good old fashioned thumpy-dub contest for another. There's a nostalgic trip to France, and the arrival of the mysterious Phantom Number 14 bus too. But even Lester Coalville's machine that detects earthquakes couldn't help prepare for the devastating shock to come; when Compo catches an unexpected glimpse of Nora in an alluring costume, complete with fishnet stockings... - Director:
- Alan J. W. Bell
- Cast:
- Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton
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Black Sheep Squadron: Series 2 (1978)Baa Baa Black Sheep
Ride along with the heroic "Black Sheep Squadron", a group of misfit Marine fighter pilots. Robert Conrad stars as the unconventional squadron leader Major Gregory 'Pappy' Boyington, with Simon Oakland, Dana Elcar, John Larroquette, James Whitmore Jr, Dirk Blocker, W. K Stratton and Robert Ginty as the pilots known as the 'Terrors of the South Pacific'. - Director:
- Lawrence Doheny
- Cast:
- Robert Conrad, Simon Oakland, Dana Elcar
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In the beautiful and tranquil village of Holmfirth, love is frequently in the air. And more often than not, it only takes a glimpse of some wrinkly stockings to make a certain scruffy little lothario's heart race. And you never know, the mobile dating agency that's appeared in the area could help matters along - will Nora Batty finally give in to his romantic advances? Join us as we say goodbye to Foggy and welcome Truly to the ranks of our mischievous, ageing adventures. - Director:
- Alan J. W. Bell
- Cast:
- Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton
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Frankie Howerd's stuttering Private Potts brings back fond memories of the great man's roles in Up Pompeii! and Whoops Baghdad! With the double-entendres, awful puns and Howerd's own inimitable delivery (including addresses to the audience). This time, however, the skiving, scheming and cowardice take place in Winston Churchill's secret World War II underground bunker where Potts acts as batman to a group of officers ... Private Potts has just two aims in life: to do as little work as possible and to avoid physical injury. His uncanny resemblance to Fearless Freddy Hollocks, a respected general with a will of iron, might be some help, but the demanding Colonel Witherton and the screeching Sergeant Major McRuckus put a swift end to Potts' hope of a quiet war.
Episodes Comprise:
1. Operation Panic
2. A Mole in the Hole
3. Nanny by Searchlight
4. Those Who Loot We Shoot
5. Goose Has Landed
6. Blow Out- Director:
- Martin Shardlow
- Cast:
- Peggy Ann Clifford, Frankie Howerd, Joanna Dunham
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What's the best way to get a sneak-peek through Nora Batty's bedroom window? Do stoneworms really exist? And just who is that mysterious motorcyclist? These are just some of the questions that abound in the lovely Yorkshire village of Holmfirth, where the sun never sets on our intrepid trio of rather advancing years. But possibly the most mysterious mystery of all surrounds Lieutenant Commander Willoughby and his treasure map - will it lead to the bounty of the infamous Yorkshire pirate, Captain Clutterbuck? Why not pop into Ivy's café for a nice cup of tea, all will soon become clear... - Director:
- Alan JW Bell
- Cast:
- Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde
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