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All 64 episodes from the television series and the movie spin-off starring Kristen Bell as young sleuth Veronica Mars. In the TV show Veronica is a high school student who, after the murder of her best friend Lilly Kane (Amanda Seyfried), begins working alongside her father as a part-time private detective. While searching for Lilly's killer, Veronica also uses her investigative skills to solve a number of other mysteries. In the 2014 feature film 'Veronica Mars' the eponymous heroine has now graduated with a degree in law and is living and looking for work in New York. When her ex Logan (Jason Dohring) is accused of murder and calls Veronica for help she returns back to her home town of Neptune. Growing suspicious of Logan's lawyer, Veronica takes matters into her own hands and investigates the case herself. Can she prove that Logan is innocent?
Offbeat, grisly black comedy from the Coen brothers. Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy), deeply in debt, arranges for the kidnapping of his wife in order to obtain a sizeable ransom from her father, to pay off both his henchmen and his debts. However, all does not go according to plan. Frances McDormand won the Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of the heavily pregnant Police Officer assigned to the case, while the film also won Best Original Screenplay.
A compilation of some of the funniest moments starring the legendary comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. Produced by Robert Youngson, it traces the development of the pair's career, beginning with their early solo work and examining all the phases along the way. It also provides a context for their work by setting it alongside that of their contemporaries.
Offbeat, grisly black comedy from the Coen brothers. Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy), deeply in debt, arranges for the kidnapping of his wife in order to obtain a sizeable ransom from her father, to pay off both his henchmen and his debts. However, all does not go according to plan. Frances McDormand won the Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of the heavily pregnant Police Officer assigned to the case, while the film also won Best Original Screenplay.
When her husband walks out on her, Lola is angry and enraged. When he then starts spending the family savings on his new girlfriend, she realises she must take her revenge. Meanwhile, daughter Lucia develops an alternative strategy... and when both women try to put their plans into action, hilarious and disastrous results rapidly ensue.
The complete first two seasons of the sitcom created by and starring Chris O'Dowd following a 12-year-old boy and his imaginary friend in a small Irish town. Young Martin (David Rawle), the youngest member of the Moone family, has a unique outlook on life. With his imaginary friend, Seán (O'Dowd), on hand to help him, he negotiates everyday life and the troubles it brings.
Arrogant heiress Joanna Stayton (Goldie Hawn) lands herself in a heap of trouble when she falls overboard during a cruise with her husband. She is rescued by handyman Dean Proffitt (Kurt Russell), a single parent in desperate need of help with his four obnoxious kids, and as she has lost her memory, is in no position to object when he claims her as his wife. Directed by Garry Marshall ('Pretty Woman', 'Runaway Bride').
Tina Fey and Paul Rudd star in this romantic comedy centred on the unexpected life changes that befall a priggish university admissions officer. Portia (Fey) maintains an outward veneer of calm and efficiency in the exalted position she holds, selecting the chosen few deemed suitable for Princeton University. But when she agrees to meet former college classmate John (Rudd) at his alternative-run school out in the sticks, her carefully constructed life begins to unravel. John believes that one of the gifted students that he's championing for Princeton, Jeremiah (Nat Wolff), is actually the child that Portia had adopted back in her college days. As Portia struggles with the ethics of helping to further Jeremiah's academic progress, a growing romance with John soon threatens to throw a spanner in the works of her hitherto orderly life.
A collection of two Alan Partridge specials. In 'Welcome to the Places of My Life', former chat show star Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) takes viewers on a 'documentary' tour of the county that has shaped the life of this national icon - Norfolk. Showcasing such highlights as the Riverside Leisure Centre, the local dry ski slope, and the inspiring spaces of Norwich City Hall, Alan shares his thoughts on the sights and sounds that have come to mould the broadcasting legend. In 'Open Books with Martin Bryce', Alan talks to stand-in host Chris Beale (Robert Popper) about his latest autobiography 'I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan'. In a candid and wide-ranging interview, the North Norfolk Digital DJ discusses all aspects of his life, including his once all-consuming Toblerone addiction.
Independent drama starring Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Connelly. Novelist Bill Borgens (Kinnear)'s work has suffered since his wife Erica (Connelly) left him for another man three years previously. Instead of putting all his efforts into his writing and personal love life, he is concerned more with her and her new boyfriend. When his daughter Sam (Lily Collins) tells him that her first novel has been accepted by a publisher, he is of course happy for her, but likewise a little disappointed she didn't need his help. Not only is his daughter becoming an accomplished writer in her own right, but his son Rusty (Nat Wolff) is also an aspiring poet and spends most of his time trying to seduce Kate (Liana Liberato), a beautiful but troubled young woman...
Genre-crossing Chinese comedy starring Kevin Spacey and Daniel Wu. Plunged into despair thanks to his failing marriage to moody journalist Pang (Beibi Gong) and the pressure he is under from his bosses to lie for the sake of the company he works for, prosthetic engineer Li (Wu) contemplates suicide as a means of escaping his daily woes. However, before he can tie the noose around his neck, in walks his American neighbour and soon-to-be life mentor Chuck (Spacey). While mining the depths of Li's dissatisfaction, Chuck encourages him to free his mind and begin living authentically and the two become superhero vigilantes in the process, but as Li's fight against society's injustice comes to a head his grasp on reality begins to slip...
Extended cut of the action comedy inspired by the Grimm Brothers fairytale starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton. The film is set 15 years after the young Hansel and Gretel were abandoned by their parents in the forest and taken prisoner in a gingerbread house by a child-eating witch. The siblings managed to escape, and in the intervening years have taken advantage of their subsequent immunity to bad spells and curses to set themselves up as expert bounty hunters, becoming world-famous for their skill in tracking down and killing evil-doers around the globe. The film follows the brother and sister on their latest assignment - a campaign against evil sorceress Muriel (Famke Janssen) - which they begin to realise may be their golden opportunity for revenge of a more personal nature.
Collection of four comedies following the Griswold family's vacations. In 'National Lampoon's Vacation' (1983), the West Coast Wally World theme park is the Griswold's holiday destination, and they intend to drive there cross-country all the way from their Chicago home. Father Clark (Chevy Chase) has planned the trip down to its last detail, but the trouble begins as soon as they hit the road. In 'National Lampoon's European Vacation' (1985), the family win a holiday to Europe. Contrary to their expectations, however, it is not a luxurious, all-expenses-paid kind of trip, but rather a cut-price, economy deal which takes them to some of the Old World's seedier locations. Of course, it's not long before they are caught up in all manner of misadventures. In 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation' (1989), the Griswolds decide to spend the Christmas season at home. Needless to say, it is not as quiet as they had planned. Finally, in 'Vegas Vacation' (1997), the clan head for the gleaming lights of Las Vegas. Unfortunately, Clark is soon transformed into a compulsive gambler, daughter Audrey (Marisol Nichols) becomes an exotic dancer and son Rusty (Ethan Embry) begins posing as a suave high roller.
Bruce Beresford directs this 1970s musical comedy starring Barry Humphries and Terry Thomas. In the small town of Sludgley, two nightclubs try to outdo each other by booking the best British bands they can get hold of when the local authorities uncover an age-old law that means only one of them can remain open. The film includes performances by Mud, The Rubettes, Kenny and many others.
The Farrelly brothers are among the creators of this compendium-style comedy filmed in the style of 1970s sketch films such as 'Kentucky Fried Movie' and 'Groove Tube'. The film comprises over 20 comedy shorts, loosely held together by an over-arching storyline and featuring a star-studded ensemble cast that includes Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Richard Gere, Chloë Moretz, Gerard Butler, Emma Stone, Kristen Bell and Elizabeth Banks.
The second series of the 1980s situation comedy starring Peter Tilbury as a man suffering a particularly severe midlife crisis. To say Philip Roath (Tilbury) is unsatisfied with his life is an understatement. Divorced, stuck in a dead-end job, losing his hair, all Philip really wants to do these days is complain. He moans to his colleagues so much that his boss (Christopher Benjamin) becomes convinced that he does almost nothing else at work. Out of hours, Philip likes to complain as well. Unfortunately, his psychiatrist, Simon (Nicholas Le Prevost), clearly has even more issues than he does. The episodes are: 'Aren't Our Policemen Wonderful', 'At First the Infant', 'Night and Day', 'Listening in', 'Personnel', 'Pros and Cons' and 'Scenes from Country Life'.
The complete first series of the sitcom spin-off from 'Man About the House', in which George (Brian Murphy) and Mildred Roper (Yootha Joyce) move to pastures new and try to adapt to life in a posh suburb. Episodes are: 'Moving On', 'The Bad Penny', 'And Women Must Weep', 'Baby Talk', 'Your Money or Your Life', 'Where My Caravan Has Rested', 'The Little Dog Laughed', 'Best Foot Forward', 'My Husband Next Door' and 'Family Planning'.
Jim Jarmusch's black and white urban comedy features a series of separate vignettes, all based around characters (most of them famous) sitting around drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes and discussing life. Originally released as three separate shorts, the main narrative strands feature famous faces including Steve Buscemi, Roberto Benigni and musicians Iggy Pop and Tom Waits. These are interspersed with sketches featuring luminaries as diverse as Bill Murray, Steve Coogan, Cate Blanchett and the Wu-Tang Clan. This full-length version was screened at the 2003 Venice Film Festival.
Bank-robbers unwittingly let loose a zombie horde onto the streets of London, in this comedy horror from director Matthias Hoene. Andy (Harry Treadaway) and Terry (Rasmus Hardiker) are determined to save their grandad Ray (Alan Ford)'s care home by robbing a bank. But when they break into a 350-year-old underground vault, the gang of robbers realise they've bitten off more than they can chew when they unleash a zombie army. With the undead looking for their next meal, the gang, led by Katy (Michelle Ryan), must rescue the old folks, all the while battling their way to freedom with their hard-earned dosh.
This complete box set contains all eight seasons of Desperate Housewives. Welcome to the sexiest street in suburbia, where the lawns are green and the scandals ripe. Rediscover every delectable moment of this sinfully original series, from the stunning beginning on Mary Alice’s unusual day, through the climactic finale. This collection gathers all eight seasons together in a sizzling set that is totally desperate and dangerously delightful.
Chuck Bartowski, ace computer geek at the BuyMore, is not in his right mind. That's a good thing. Ever since he unwittingly downloaded stolen government secrets into his brain, action, excitement and a cool secret- agent girlfriend have entered his life. It's a bad thing, too. Because now Chuck is in danger 24/7. Executive producers Josh Schwartz and McG merge techno-gadgetry, martial-arts smackdowns, narrow escapes and gorgeous spies in short shorts into this action comedy about a millennium Everyguy.
A box set of all seven of the 'Doctor' films.
Doctor in the House (1954)
Doctor at Sea (1955)
Doctor at Large (1957)
Doctor in Love (1960)
Doctor in Distress (1963)
Doctor in Clover (1966)
Doctor in Trouble (1970)
All six episodes from the second series of the 1970s sitcom starring Julia McKenzie as a recently divorced schoolteacher. While trying to keep a lookout for the next Mr Right, flat-living singleton Maggie (McKenzie) has to put up with the never-ending attentions of nosy neighbour Mrs P (Irene Handl). The episodes comprise: 'A Holiday for Two', 'Good Old Saturday Night', 'Enter a Psychologist', 'The Good Old Days', 'The Return of Fred' and 'Reg and the Computer'.
All five episodes from the fifth series of the award winning BBC sitcom starring Lee Mack and Tim Vine. In this series, in ever more desperate attempts to win the affections of Lucy (Sally Bretton), Lee (Lee Mack) joins a local rock band; becomes a carer for his money-grabbing father, Frank (Bobby Ball); spends the night under canvas in a creepy wood; enlists for a fun run; and conducts a drunken experiment with Lucy. The episodes are: 'Band', 'Dad's', 'Camping', 'Running' and 'Experiment'.
First season of the Australian comedy in which a man's fledgling relationship with a beautiful woman is complicated by the jealousy of her strangely human-seeming pet dog, Wilfred. Adam (Adam Zwar) is initially delighted to be invited home by Sarah (Cindy Waddingham). However, when he meets her 'dog', Wilfred (Jason Gann), his enthusiasm wanes dramatically. While to Sarah Wilfred is a just a pet, Adam sees him as a man dressed in a dog suit - and no mere ordinary man. Wilfred is a drunken, possessive and foul-mouthed ne'er-do-well and the bane of love-struck Adam's life. Episodes are: 'There Is a Dog', 'Dog Day Afterglow', 'Dogs of War', 'Walking the Dog', 'The Dog Whisperer', 'Dog Eat Dog', 'Barking Behind Bars' and 'This Dog's Life'. |
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