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Feature length instalment of the BBC comedy series written by and starring Jack Whitehall as history teacher Alfie Wickers. Arguably the worst teacher ever, Alfie is in charge of a class of misfit students at Abbey Grove School. With the GCSE's done and dusted, Alfie takes his class on a school trip to Cornwall where they get themselves into all kinds of trouble with the locals... The supporting cast includes Clarke Peters, Harry Enfield, Mathew Horne and Iain Glen.
Live performance by English comedian and TV presenter Alan Carr, recorded during his 2015 'Yap, Yap, Yap!' tour of the UK and Ireland.
Ben Palmer directs this romantic comedy starring Simon Pegg and Lake Bell. When 40-year-old divorcee Jack (Pegg) mistakenly believes 34-year-old Nancy (Bell) to be his much younger blind date she decides to go along with it, taking a chance in the hope of finding the right man for her. The pair have a great, if chaotic, time together until Jack discovers the truth about Nancy's identity. Has she ruined her chance of a future with Jack? The cast also includes Ophelia Lovibond, Olivia Williams, Rory Kinnear and Ken Stott.
Jackie's whole life revolves around her son Angelo, so when she discovers he has dropped out of college and moved in with his father in order to pursue his dream of surfing, she travels from New York to California to try to convince him to rethink his choices. After a heated exchange between mother and son, Jackie decides that the only way to understand Angelo's reasons for picking surfing over college is to take up the sport herself. Stubborn by nature, Jackie is determined to master the craft by herself, blankly refusing help offered from passers-by, until, that is, she is rescued by handsome surfer Ian who takes it upon himself to give her a few lessons, in life as well as surfing.
All 20 episodes from the sixth and final series of the hit comedy drama series set in New York. In 'To Market, To Market', Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) is getting so nervous about her date with Berger (Ron Livingston) that she decides to go on a Sim-u-date to calm her nerves. 'Great Sexpectations' sees Carrie realising that the passion she and Berger feel for each other doesn't translate to the bedroom. In 'The Perfect Present', Carrie is concerned by Berger's hostile reaction to his ex-girlfriend's voicemail message. In 'Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little', Berger reacts badly to Carrie's jokey criticism of his new novel. In 'Lights, Camera, Relationship', Carrie and Berger's relationship starts to look even more fragile when Carrie gets a big advance for her book just as Berger's option is dropped by his publisher. In 'Hop, Skip and a Week', Berger and Carrie drift even further apart and he finally dumps her - by Post-it note. In 'The Post-it Always Sticks Twice', Carrie vows to her friends that she won't badmouth Berger - but when she runs into some friends of his the temptation proves irresistible. In 'The Catch', Charlotte (Kristin Davis) gets married to Harry (Evan Handler). 'A Woman's Right to Shoes' finds Carrie's new Manolos being stolen at her friend's baby shower. In 'Boy, Interrupted', Carrie runs into an old high school boyfriend, who is in town to attend a local psychiatric facility. 'The Domino Effect' sees Big (Chris Noth) back in town for an operation. In a feverish delirium he opens up to Carrie - but on recovery becomes his usual cool and closed-off self. In 'One', Carrie meets Aleksandr Petrovsky (Mikhail Baryshnikov) at a hot new art exhibition. In 'Let There Be Light', Carrie stays over at Aleksandr's apartment and the two become an official item. In 'Catch-38', Aleksandr tells Carrie that he has a daughter in Paris, and that he doesn't want any more children - leaving Carrie to wonder if, at 38, she's willing to give up a man for a baby she may or may not want to have. 'Out of the Frying Pan' sees Carrie walking out on Aleksandr when, during a conversation about Samantha's (Kim Cattrell) breast cancer, he mentions a friend of his who died of the illness. In 'The Cold War', Carrie arranges for her friends to meet Aleksandr, but he doesn't show up, and it turns out he's anxious about his forthcoming exhibition in Paris. In 'Splat', Carrie accepts Aleksandr's offer to accompany him to Paris. In 'An American Girl in Paris (Part Une)', Carrie, left to her own devices on the streets of Paris while Aleksandr prepares for his exhibition, is missing her friends and her life back home. In the final episode, 'An American Girl in Paris (Part Deux)', Carrie returns to New York and her friends with Big after he tracks her down in Paris and they realise they are meant to be together.
Surreal romantic comedy starring Shia LaBeouf and Evan Rachel Wood. In accordance with his mother's dying wishes, Charlie (LaBeouf) travels to the Romanian capital of Bucharest. While on the plane one of his fellow passengers asks him to track down his daughter and return a package to her and having no other plans for his arrival, Charlie agrees to do so. But when he does succeed in finding the girl (Wood), an unexpected romance begins to blossom between the pair and with her already married to a violent Romanian crime boss (Mads Mikkelsen), it won't be easy for the young lovers to continue...
Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis and Amy Poehler star in this comedy drama written, directed and co-produced by Matthew Weiner, creator of 'Mad Men'. Immature Ben Baker (Galifianakis) has no purpose in life. When his father dies he and his best friend, weatherman Steve Dallas (Wilson), journey to his family home. At the will reading Ben discovers he has been left his father's entire estate, much to his successful sister Terry (Poehler)'s chagrin. This newfound wealth and sense of responsibility give meaning to Ben's existence. Meanwhile, those around him search for purpose in their own lives.
Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd star in this romantic comedy directed and co-written by David Wain. Joel (Rudd) is an executive at a confectionary corporation that is trying to close down Molly (Poehler)'s small, independent sweet shop. Given the circumstances, when they meet they instantly take a disliking to each other. Over time a mutual attraction develops between them but they find that their work is not the only obstacle in their way of finding romance. While dining out with friends Kyle (Bill Hader) and Karen (Ellie Kemper), they recount the story of how they met and got together. The cast also features Cobie Smulders, Ed Helms and Jack McBrayer.
Double bill of TV series following road trips taken by Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. In 'The Trip' (2010) Coogan and Brydon tour the north of England, sampling the best restaurants of Lancashire, Yorkshire and the Lake District. Gorging themselves on ever more elaborate dishes in the region's fanciest restaurants, they ruminate on masculinity, identity, love, relationships, ageing, fame and the nature of success - not to mention who can do the best impersonation of Michael Caine. 'The Trip to Italy' (2014), directed by Michael Winterbottom, follows Coogan and Brydon as they travel to Italy to retrace the steps of the legendary Romantic poets Byron and Shelley. The poets, who left England following persistent outrage and threats relating to their social and political views, found refuge in Italy and particularly Pisa, where they often dined, hunted and discussed poetry together.
Ben Stiller directs and stars in this reimagining of the classic James Thurber story. Walter Mitty (Stiller) escapes his mundane and lonely life by disappearing inside his own head, where his daydreams consist of heroic acts and fantastic adventures in which he always gets the girl (Kristen Wiig). When his job at Life magazine is endangered by ongoing changes in technology, Walter takes it upon himself to save his career by embarking on a real-life adventure beyond even his own imagination...
Guy is a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and he decides to become the hero of his own story… one he rewrites himself. Now in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way… before it is too late.
Academy Award nominee:
Rick and Morty are back and sounding more like themselves than ever! It's season seven, and the possibilities are endless: what's up with Jerry? EVIL Summer?! And will they ever go back to the high school?! Maybe not! But let's find out! There's probably less piss than last season.
Joe Cornish writes and directs this British sci-fi comedy action
adventure starring Jodie Whittaker, Luke Treadaway and Nick Frost.
While being robbed by a gang of thugs outside the South London tower
block where she lives, trainee nurse Sam (Whittaker)'s hooded attackers
suddenly break off their assault when a meteorite hits a nearby
carpark. As Sam flees the scene, the gang members fend off an attack
from a small alien being that has emerged from the crash-site, killing
it in the process, and carrying off their prize to their rooftop lair.
Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) has a seemingly idyllic lifestyle: a secure job, a loving family and a peaceful home. Yet, unbeknownst to him, his entire existence has been one long TV series, the people around him Hollywood actors, the town a massive studio set, and the whole show orchestrated by a visionary director (Ed Harris). As the truth begins to dawn on Truman, he resolves to break free, no matter the consequences for the programme's ratings. This comic fantasy was one of the most critically acclaimed mainstream movies of recent years, and was nominated for a Best Film Oscar.
'Rambo' spoof in the style of 'Airplane', from the same director. Charlie Sheen in a Stallone-parody as Topper Harley goes off to live in a monastery but is called back into action by his former commanding officer, now the President (Lloyd Bridges), to rescue the men who went in to rescue the men who went in to rescue the men who went into rescue some man imprisoned by Saddam Hussein.
Special double-length episode of the ITV sitcom starring Johnny Vegas and Steve Pemberton, made to introduce the sitcom's third series. Several of the characters are finding it difficult to get into the holiday mood as they wind up in prison, in hospital... or disappearing out to sea on a parasail.
This box set contains three classic movies of the legendary comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. 'In Great Guns' (1941), Stan and Ollie play a butler and chauffeur of wealthy young Dan Forrester (Dick Nelson). Tired of being pampered and coddled by his overprotective aunts, Dan is delighted when he is drafted into the Army. Stan and Ollie also don uniform and accompany Dan to US Cavalry training camp to make certain that no harm will befall their 'delicate' master. While the boys get mixed up in one disaster after another-at one point, Dan pursues a romance with photo-shop proprietor Ginger Hammond. Convinced that Ginger is a gold-digger, Stan and Ollie try to break up the romance, to no avail. 'Jitterbugs' (1943) is considered the best of the Laurel and Hardy projects filmed at Twentieth Century Fox. Stan and Ollie are stars of the Zoot Suit Band, who form an unlikely partnership with a genial con man (Bob Bailey) who allegedly can turn water into gasoline with an invented pill. When the trio joins a carnival, they meet Susan, a naive young singer (Vivian Blaine), whose mother has been swindled by fraudsters. Suddenly gallant, the three organise a sting operation, with Stan disguised as a wealthy elderly lady and Ollie as a rich Texan and aim to get the woman's money back. Although things don't go as planned, the inimitable comedy duo provides nonstop laughs from start to finish. In 'The Big Noise' 1944) Stan and Ollie play janitors of a detective agency who pose as super-sleuths and are hired to protect inventor Alva P. Hartley (Arthur Space). They move to his house which is loaded with crazy contraptions which entrap, baffle and bamboozle the protectors. Meanwhile Hartley's next door neighbors Charlton (Frank Fenton), Hartman (James Bush), Dutchy (Phil Van Zandt) and Mayme (Veda Ann Borg) reveal themselves as the biggest threat of all, a gang of crooks determined to get their hands on the inventor's deadly creation, a super-bomb called 'The Big Noise'. Stan and Ollie escape with the bomb to the War Department in Washington, D.C. just one step ahead of the criminals. Through a series of crazy misadventures, the heroic duo end up in a remote-controlled airplane, along with the bomb, and head straight for trouble.
All ten episodes from the sixth season of the American animated comedy in which unhinged scientist Rick and his anxious grandson Morty embark on adventures in both space and back home with their eccentric family.
All 19 episodes from series 1-3 of the BBC sitcom following parents Pete (Hugh Dennis) and Sue (Claire Skinner) in their ongoing struggle to get the upper hand as they bring up their three children, Jake (Tyger Drew-Honey), Ben (Daniel Roche) and Karen (Ramona Marquez).
British comedy. Stephen Turnbull (Edward Hogg) has not left the house for months. When an infestation of mice wreaks havoc on his precious daily routine, he starts to relive a road trip around Europe with his best mate Bunny (Simon Farnaby). The story of their debauched and chronically underfunded trip is played out in flashback, chronicling a series of bizarre and disastrous encounters including a demented dog-loving tramp (Julian Barratt), an alcoholic ex-matador (Noel Fielding) and the dullest tour guide that ever lived (Richard Ayoade). But it is superstitious waitress Eloisa (Veronica Echegui) who steals their hearts, prompting an unlikely love triangle that takes them from the industrial wastelands of Poland to the bull fields of Spain.
This new chapter of the iconic HBO series Sex and the City finds Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) navigating life and friendship in their 50s. Since we last left her, Carrie has become a regular guest on a podcast hosted by non-binary comedian Che Diaz (Sara Ramírez) and remains happily married to Mr. Big (Chris Noth). Meanwhile, Miranda finds herself getting a bit too comfortable in her home life as she's poised to start graduate school, and Charlotte is doing her best to keep up with her teens at a time when all the rules are in flux. While our favorite friend group's world sees some major changes, one thing is as certain as ever: life in the city is always full of surprises.
All nine episodes from the fourth series of the BBC comedy starring Matt LeBlanc, Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig. Sean and Beverly Lincoln (Mangan and Greig) are co-writers of American sitcom 'Pucks!' with the lead role played by Matt LeBlanc (as himself). In this series, Sean and Beverly are summoned back to LA to film six more episodes of 'Pucks!' as they also try to launch new show 'The Opposite of Us'. Meanwhile, Matt experiences financial troubles after being conned by his accountant and, as a result, considers remarrying his ex-wife.
When tomboyish Annabel switches bodies with her mother Ellen, she suddenly finds herself responsible for running the household! And Ellen, now in her daughter's body, faces the challenges of school, including a typing test, field hockey practice and more. No two ways about it, Freaky Friday is the funniest day of the year.
Rom-com about a small-town waitress whose desperation to change her life and train-wreck marriage is brought to a head when she discovers she's pregnant. Working at a pie-shop in the Deep South, popular waitress Jenna (Keri Russell) longs for the day when she can say goodbye to her domineering husband (Jeremy Sisto). Relieving her stress by baking pies inspired by her predicament, Jenna feels her ship has already sailed, until the town's gorgeous new Doctor (Nathan Fillier) tells her she's pregnant. As her life begins to change in ways she could never imagine, Jenna embarks on an affair with her married Doctor, determined to grab one last chance at happiness. |
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