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Jimmy Carr, the hardest working man in comedy returns with his most controversial DVD to date, Telling Jokes. Featuring 90 minutes of material that's just too rude for television, the new DVD sees Jimmy Carr at his best; unleashing his delightfully crafted one-liners upon the nation and putting down brave hecklers. Slick, sick and definitely not for the easily offended, Jimmy offers a masterclass in comedy as he takes his dry and sardonic wit to a whole new level. And it seems that no-one and nothing is safe from Jimmy's cutting remarks as he delves into a diverse range of subjects including religion, sex, bullying and (somewhat ironically) political correctness... - Director:
- Jimmy Carr
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- Jimmy Carr
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Wallace and Gromit: The Complete Collection (2008)Wallace and Gromit: The Collection
This is the complete collection of all four cracking half-hour specials featuring Aardman's oscar-winning duo - charming and eccentric inventor Wallace and his faithful, four-legged friend Gromit!
A Grand Day Out (1989)
Wallace (voice of Peter Sallis) likes a nice bit of cheesewith his crackers, so when this eccentric inventor finds his fridge empty and the local corner shop shut for the Bank Holiday, he is forced to look further a field for his Cheddar. The two modelling clay heroes blast off in their home-made rocket on the ultimate day trip - Wallace and Gromit (voice of Peter Hawkins) are off to the moon!
The Wrong Trousers (1993)
This time the modelling clay stars are plunged into a hilarious tale of skullduggery involving an extraordinary pair of automated trousers and a villainous penguin. Posing as an innocent lodger, the fiendish fish-eater sets about recruiting mild mannered Wallace as an unwitting accomplice to his dastardly plot - a diamond heist with a technically advanced, trouser-inspired difference. It is left to Gromit to turn detective and save the day as malice and mayhem culminate in a breathless train-top chase - around the sitting room!
A Close Shave (1995)
Trade is booming for Wallace and Gromit's Wash'n'Go window cleaning service and love is in the air as Wallace falls for the owner of the local wool shop, the lovely Wendolene. But Wallace has a new incentive - a Knit-O-Matic machine - and adventure looms. Sheep are being rustled, wool is in short supply and Wendolene's malevolent pooch is on the prowl... featuring Shaun the Sheep!
A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)
Wallace and Gromit have opened a new bakery - Top Bun - and business is booming, not least because a deadly Cereal Killer has murdered all the other bakers in town. Can Gromit save his master from becoming the next baker to be butchered?- Director:
- Nick Park
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- Peter Sallis, Anne Reid, Sally Lindsay
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Blackadder is a British comedy series set across various generations of the consistently unsuccessful and power hungry Blackadder family. Starring Rowan Atkinson as the central Blackadder character the series depicts his exploits across British history from the Medival Knights to the First World War. - Director:
- Mandie Fletcher
- Cast:
- Harry Enfield, Rowan Atkinson, Patrick Allen
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Possession (1981)The Night the Screaming Stopped
With their marriage in pieces Anna and Mark's tense relationship has become a psychotic descent into screaming matches, violence and self-mutilation. Believing his wife's only lover is the sinister Heinrich (Heinz Bennent), Mark (Sam Neill) is unaware of the demonic, tentacled creature that Anna (Isabelle Adjani) has hidden away for liaisons in a deserted apartment and will stop at nothing to protect. - Director:
- Andrzej Zulawski
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- Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Margit Carstensen
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Entire first season of the hit animated comedy. In 'Cartman Gets an Anal Probe', South Park is visited by aliens, who proceed to kidnap Kyle's little brother, Ike, mutilate some cows and probe Eric Cartman anally. 'Volcano' sees the boys going on a weekend camping trip with Uncle Jimbo and Ned, his pal from 'Nam. The outing comes under threat from a volcano and a creature named Schuzzlebutt. In 'Weight Gain 4000', Cartman wins an essay competition, and the prize is to be awarded by none other than American sweetheart, Kathie Lee Gifford. However, Mr Garrison was humiliated by Kathie as a boy, and plots with Mr Hat to kill her and gain his revenge. 'Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride' sees the South Park Cows' match-winning quarterback, Uncle Jimbo's nephew Stan, losing his form when he discovers that his dog, Sparky, is gay. In 'An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig', the boys decide to cross-breed Kyle's mail order elephant with Cartman's potbellied pig, Fluffy, in order to create a potbellied elephant. Things go awry when they enlist the help of twisted scientist Mephesto. 'Death' sees Stan in a quandry when his 102-year-old grandfather asks him to assist in a suicide attempt. In 'Pinkeye', Stan, Kyle and Cartman are preparing for the school Halloween party when the entire South Park community is transformed into brain-eating zombies. 'Tom's Rhinoplasty' sees Mr Garrison replaced by attractive substitute teacher Miss Ellen when he pays a visit to Tom's Rhinosplasty. It being Valentine's Day, the boys all fall for Miss Ellen, and Wendy soon senses that she has a rival for Stan's affections. In 'Starvin' Marvin', a batch of genetically engineered turkeys go on the rampage in South Park, while Cartman is mistaken for a starving African child by aid authorities and sent to Ethiopia. 'Mecha-Streisand' sees the boys discovering a prehistoric relic which spawns a terrible monster. Can a famous actor, critic and rock star come to their aid and save the world from the dawn of Zinthar? In 'Mr Hankey, the Christmas Poo', South Park Elementary attempts to create a non-denominational holiday play, with distinctly un-entertaining results, while Kyle checks into the mental house. 'Damien' sees Jesus and Satan battling it out at South Park Forum after the son of the prince of darkness's arrival rather upstages Cartman at his own birthday party. 'Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut' sees Cartman questioning his true parentage. Could his real dad be Chief Running Water, who mom met many moons ago at the 12th Annual Drunken Barn Dance? Or is it Chef? Or Mr Garrison? Meanwhile, Stan and Kyle attempt to win the America's Stupidiest Home Videos cash prize - Director:
- Trey Parker
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- Trey Parker, Michelle Jones, Matt Stone
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Prepare to immerse yourself in an alien world as if you were standing there yourself. Giant ice fountains rising over 100km high; an ocean hidden beneath a frozen crust of ice; storms twice the size of Earth coloured blood red by a vortex of dust and gases; immense volcanoes that could rip a planet apart - this series reveals the true and awesome beauty of our solar system. Using the very latest breathtaking images sent directly from space, groundbreaking CGI transforms the static into the dramatic. Travelling from the Sun to the far-out reaches of Neptune, the series has at its heart the latest scientific knowledge beamed back from the fleet of probes, rovers and - telescopes currently in space, and offers a vivid and unprecedented tour of the world beyond our planet. - Director:
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- Cast:
- Brian Cox, Don Giuliano, Alan Hildebrand
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Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more as Nucleus Films releases the definitive guide to the Video Nasties phenomenon - one of the most extraordinary and scandalous eras in the history of British film. For the first time ever on DVD, all 72 films that fell foul of the Director of Public Prosecution are trailered with specially filmed intros for each title in a lavish three-disc collector's edition box-set; alongside Jake West's critically acclaimed documentary, Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship and Videotape. - Director:
- Jake West
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- Julian Petley, Marc Morris, Andy Nyman
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Hollywood's hottest director Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs) assembles an all-star cast for a skillfully woven tale of small-time gangster life in a most ambitious and provocative film, 'Pulp Fiction'. Bruce Willis (Die Hard) and Oscar Nominees John Travolta (Best Actor) and Samuel L Jackson (Best Supporting Actor) deliver career performances as petty thugs in LA's criminal underworld - where gritty confrontations, fast talk and perverse humour are all part of the daily grind. Nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award 1995, this boldly inventive and expertly orchestrated crime sage is hailed by critics as a landmark achievement in modern filmmaking! - Director:
- Quentin Tarantino
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- John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson
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In this classic TV sitcom, Gordon Brittas (Chris Barrie) is the manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre. he means well, wants to do well, and wants to be a good manager. Unfortunately, his best talent is to continually create recipes for total disaster. Deep down Brittas cares for his staff, but all he ever seems to do is make their lives more difficult. Trying to rise above this, and to keep the Leisure centre running smoothly, is his assistant Laura (Julia St John). Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind any maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity! Helen Brittas (Philippa Haywood) is no different as she struggle to cope with the mania of her husband.
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1. Laying the foundations
2. Opening day
3. Bye bye baby
4. Underwater wedding
5. Stop thief and assassin- Director:
- Mike Stephens
- Cast:
- Pippa Haywood, Chris Barrie, Zander Ward
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Late one night on a country road, Tun and Jane accidentally run down a mysterious pedestrian. Fleeing the scene, they return to their lives in Bangkok, but soon discover things have changed. Nightmares haunt Jane's dreams while Tun, a photographer, begins to see mysterious shadows in his developed photos. As Tun investigates what could cause such photographic anomalies, his past comes back to haunt him, one by one his closest friends begin to die and Tun must unravel the mystery of why he is plagued by this malevolent force before it unravels his life. - Director:
- Banjong Pisanthanakun
- Cast:
- Ananda Everingham, Natthaweeranuch Thongmee, Unnop Chanpaibool
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The Inbetweeners follows four friends, Will, Simon, Neil and Jay, as they try hopelessly to navigate their way through sixth form, with their hormones running riot. Neither the coolest kids in school, nor the ultimate nerds the four 'inbetweeners' try their best to improve their social standing, and more importantly impress girls, with hilarious results. From Simon's wardrobe malfunction whilst taking part in the school fashion show, to Will trying to escape being known as the kid who shat himself in the exam, to Jay's trying to avoid his dog's attentions, to Neil's 18th birthday party, nothing goes quite to plan. But that's okay, because they have each other. No, wait, that makes it worse. - Director:
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- Cast:
- Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison
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Far, far away, in a little mushroom village, live a group of little blue pixies in short trousers and white bonnets called The Smurfs. Only as tall as three apples, they speak in "Smurf", a language that only they understand. The Smurfs are carefree, peaceful creatures that live in harmony with nature. But they have a nasty habit of wanting to act like man, which causes them 1,001 problems. - Director:
- Not Available
- Cast:
- Danny Goldman, Marshall Efron, Don Messick
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From executive producers Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Gary Goetzman, The Pacific tracks the real-life journeys of three U.S. Marines - Robert Leckie (James Radge Dale), Eugene Sledge (Joe Mazzello), and John Basilone (Jon Seda) - across the vast canvas of the Pacific theater during World War II. The miniseries follows these men and their fellow Marines from their first battle With the Japanese on Guadalcanal, through the rain forests of Cape Gloucester and the strongholds of Peleliu, across the bloody sands of Iwo Jima, through the horror of Okinawa, and finally to their triumphant but uneasy return. - Director:
- Carl Franklin
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- James Badge Dale, Joseph Mazzello, Jon Seda
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Ewan McGregor stars in this hilarious, musical skewering of 1950s' England. Austerity be gone! The war is over. It's time for frothy coffee in Soho cafes, teenage kicks and rock 'n' roll music... almost. Not for Private Hopper in his last months of national service. Hopper has been assigned to the War Office where he is responsible for translating anything that comes from the Russians, and brewing regular cups of the "barely bloody drinkable." When he gets bored, he can always dream himself into a musical landscape where anything is possible. In the real world Hopper finds himself caught up with a real cast of characters. Private Francis Francis, new to the big city and completely out of his depth; the Corporals, Colonels and Majors who make life not worth living on a daily basis; cinema organist Harold Atterbow, a man with a dark and sweaty secret, and the beautiful temptress Sylvia -bountiful blonde usherette at the local Odeon -who will bring them all crashing onto the rocks of desire. - Director:
- Renny Rye
- Cast:
- Giles Thomas, Ewan McGregor, Louise Germaine
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When grad student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) begins working on a thesis about urban legends, she comes across the terrifying tale of the Candyman - a vengeful, hook-handed spirit who can be summoned by saying his name five times in the mirror. As her research leads her into the bowels of Chicago's deprived housing projects and deeper into the Candyman's world, Helen learns that some legends are best left well alone. - Director:
- Bernard Rose
- Cast:
- Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley, Tony Todd
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