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Matthew Broderick narrates and stars in this Neil Simon comedy (based on Neil Simon's own experiences) about army life for a group of new recruits. Drawn from a variety of backgrounds, they find it tough going. Christopher Walken plays Sergeant Toomey, the sadistic drill sergeant who controls their lives.
All 13 episodes from the seventh and final season of the US comedy following the schemes devised by members of the parks department of Pawnee, Indiana, to improve their town. Amy Poehler stars as Leslie Knope, the ever-cheerful bureaucrat whose ultimate ambition is to become president, but in the meantime occupies herself with the slightly less heady demands of her current job. The show also stars Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt and Aubrey Plaza. The episodes are: '2017', 'Ron and Jammy', 'William Henry Harrison', 'Leslie and Ron', 'Gryzzlbox', 'Save JJ's', 'Donna and Joe', 'Ms. Ludgate-Dwyer Goes to Washington', 'Pie-Mary', 'The Johnny Karate Super Awesome Musical Explosion Show', 'Two Funerals', 'One Last Ride: Part 1' and 'One Last Ride: Part 2'.
All six episodes from the first series of the ribald comedy written by and starring 'Bo'Selecta!' comedian Leigh Francis. The Bear (Francis) has been adopted into the Hennerson family, where mum Helen (Patsy Kensit), dad Richard (Sean Pertwee) and teenager Lillian (Yasmin Kerr) have a hard time adjusting to his risque antics. Also featured is their transvestite neighbour, Dave Ian McCall (Davina McCall). Episodes are: 'The Good, the Bear, and the Ugly'; 'Adventures in Bearbysitting'; 'The Son of Bear-elzebub'; 'Meet the Bearents'; 'Blame it on the Bearboy'; and 'Two Weddings, a Bear and No Funeral'.
Comic mockumentary starring Orlando Bloom as young milkman and amateur boxer Jimmy Connelly, who loves his job, and whose only ambition in life is to become the regional manager for his employers, Express Milk Dairies. But his life takes an unexpected turn when he accidentally puts Pete Wright (Tamer Hassan), Britain's contender for the World Boxing title, out of action during a sparring match in the local gym. With no time to find a replacement, Jimmy finds himself propelled onto the world stage as Britain's boxing hope...
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Bonneville star in this family comedy based on the popular children's books written by Michael Bond. A young Peruvian bear (voice of Ben Whishaw) grows up dreaming of a life in London, having been influenced by his aunt who once met an explorer from England. When an earthquake leaves his home destroyed, his aunt smuggles him onto a ship headed for the English capital. He winds up in London's Paddington Station, lost and alone, until he meets Mr Brown (Bonneville) and his family, who decide to look after him while he searches for his aunt's old acquaintance. However, the bear finds himself in danger when taxidermist Millicent (Kidman) attempts to get her hands on him for her museum collection. Produced by David Heyman, the film also stars Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent and Peter Capaldi.
Jason Bateman, Tina Fey and Jane Fonda star in this comedy drama, directed by Shawn Levy and adapted by Jonathan Tropper from his own novel. After the death of his father, Judd Altman (Bateman), who is already depressed after discovering his wife cheating on him, reunites with his siblings Wendy (Fey), Paul (Corey Stoll) and Phillip (Adam Driver). They stay in their childhood home, along with their oversexed mother Hillary (Fonda), for Shiva, the seven-day mourning period practised in Judaism. During the week they each face up to problems in their respective lives. The cast also includes Rose Byrne, Kathryn Hahn and Timothy Olyphant.
BBC comedy thriller written by and starring James Corden and Mathew Baynton. Council employees Phil Bourne (Corden) and Sam Pinkett (Baynton) become embroiled in crime and conspiracy when Sam answers a ringing mobile he finds at the scene of a car crash. When their identity is mistaken Phil and Sam find themselves in danger, wanted by both criminals and the authorities. The pair are forced to go on the run where they find themselves on bizarre and life-threatening adventures. The cast also features Sarah Solemani, Dawn French and Raoul Trujillo. Series 1 episodes are: 'The Wrong Mans', 'Bad Mans', 'Dead Mans', 'Inside Mans', 'Wanted Mans' and 'Running Mans'. Series 2 episodes are: 'X-Mans', 'White Mans', 'Action Mans' and 'Wise Mans'.
Jake Kasdan directs this US comedy starring Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel as a married couple whose attempt to spice up their sex lives with a video backfires spectacularly. Jay (Segel) and Annie (Diaz) have been together for ten years and, in that time, the intensity of their attraction to one another has dulled to the point where sex has almost become another household chore. One night, the couple decide to try and reignite their spark by filming themselves making love, which they swiftly come to regret when Jay's computer automatically uploads the video to his cloud network. Jay and Annie embark on a desperate containment operation in a bid to prevent their friends, family and work colleagues viewing the tape, but the internet is a tough force to control and, if they aren't willing to take extreme measures, the video may go viral...
Four-part documentary series following English comedian Micky Flanagan as he travels around France on a bicycle. Accompanied by his long-time friend Noel Lynch, Micky cycles his very own, unconventional, Tour de France, stopping off at the many places of interest along the way and sampling the local way of life.
Lucky McKee and Chris Sivertson direct this US comedy horror in which a rebellious girl enlists as a cheerleader with unexpected results. Maddy (Caitlin Stasey)'s instinctive dislike of cheerleading is consolidated when her friend Alexis (Felisha Cooper) dies during a cheerleading exercise. However, she feels compelled to become a cheerleader herself in order to teach a lesson to Alexis' ex-boyfriend Terry (Tom Williamson), who has already begun dating another cheerleader. Events take a startling turn when a fatal car crash and an ancient ritual add a supernatural element to Maddy's plot. Will anyone be able to stop the cheerleaders taking their revenge?
American adult animated sitcom revolving around the lives of two 23-year-old friends, a blue jay named Mordecai (J.G. Quintel) and a raccoon named Rigby (William Salyers), working as groundskeepers at a local park. The duo try to deal with their mundane jobs as they entertain themselves and work as little as possible. They regularly skip work, to the delight of some colleagues and the annoyance of others. This leads the pair on surreal and extreme adventures, meeting a host of colourful characters along the way, including Mordecai's love interest a red breasted Robin named Margaret (Janie Haddad Tompkins) and a yeti named Skips (Mark Hamill). The episodes include: 'The Power', 'Just Set Up the Stairs', 'Caffeinated Coffee Tickets', 'Death Punchies', 'Free Cake', 'Meat Your Maker', 'Grilled Cheese Deluxe', 'The Unicorns Have Got to Go', 'Prank Callers', 'Don', 'Rigby's Body', 'Mordecai and the Rigby's' and 'Ello Guv'nor'.
All 22 episodes of the award-winning American comedy series set in the fictional 99th Precinct in Brooklyn. Andy Samberg stars as NYPD Detective Jake Peralta, a talented but immature recruit with the highest arrest rate in the precinct. Peralta's insistence on being the precinct's funny man often puts him at odds with the uncompromising Captain Holt (Andre Braugher), who believes that those under his command should obey protocol at all times. The episodes are: 'Pilot', 'The Tagger', 'The Slump', 'M.E. Time', 'The Vulture', 'Halloween', '48 Hours', 'Old School', 'Sal's Pizza', 'Thanksgiving', 'Christmas', 'Pontiac Bandit', 'The Bet', 'The Ebony Falcon', 'Operation: Broken Feather', 'The Party', 'Full Boyle', 'The Apartment', 'Tactical Village', 'Fancy Brudgom', 'Unsolvable' and 'Charges and Specs'.
Buddy comedy starring Ethan Embry and Michael Gladis. Kevin and Bruce (Embry and Gladis) run their own private security firm in a sleepy suburban town where crime is low and new contracts scarce. In order to ramp up business, the two men decide to use their home security knowledge to their advantage and rob their neighbours' homes to make them aware that they are not entirely safe. Initially, their plan comes through for them, and they enjoy a rush of new customers desperate for their help. But when a local drug lord (Cary Elwes)'s money goes missing and a police officer (Ving Rhames) begins investigating the rise in robberies, it seems like Kevin and Bruce might be in deeper than they'd hoped...
Cyril Frankel directs this 1960s British comedy in which a trio of elderly women set out to defy society's expectations of them. Dora (Sybil Thorndike), Rosie (Kathleen Harrison) and Mabel (Estelle Winwood) become friendly at an old people's home, though they dislike being confined there. When they learn that plans are being made that will see the three of them separated, they decide that enough is enough and run away from the home. They find refuge on a small island; that is, until a millionaire returns home and finds the women living in his cottages. Will he allow them to stay?
Every year, barrister Alan McKim (John Gregson) and wife Wendy (Dinah Sheridan) compete against Alan's friend (and Wendy's former beau), Ambrose Claverhouse (Kenneth More), in the London to Brighton vintage car race. This time round, however, Alan's 1904 roadster, 'Genevieve', breaks down on route. Angered by Ambrose's jokes at the expense of his beloved car, Alan bets his rival that he can beat him on the return journey to London - and the race is on! Larry Adler's harmonica score was nominated for an Oscar. Also included is a 'making of' documentary.
William Fairchild directs this 1950s British comedy starring Richard Basehart, Simone Simon, George Baker, Sid James and Joan Hickson. Disaster strikes during the filming of a movie when the final reel of film is misplaced, leaving the production without an ending. Assistant Producer Joe Blake (Basehart) is sent out to relocate the movie's extras, who are now required for an additional day of filming. This proves tougher than expected since the private lives of the extras, who include disillusioned society girl Toni Howard (Josephine Griffin) and struggling boxer Barney West (James), are arguably as colourful as any onscreen role. Will Joe succeed?
Roy Boulting directs this 1950s British comedy starring Glynis Johns as a woman whose sympathy for those in need plays havoc with her love life. Though it may seem to outsiders that Josephine Luton (Johns) is a good match for her fiancé, businessman Alan Hartley (Donald Sinden), there is a major problem - Alan is doing too well to elicit her sympathy. This goes instead to his friend David Hewer (Peter Finch), a playwright whose lack of success thus far leaves him in a melancholy state of mind. Josephine duly begins a romantic relationship with David to try and cheer him up, but are there men in even more desperate straits that could steal her from him?
The second series of the comedy starring Richard Briers as a vicar who decides to exchange his comfortable rural parish for the pressing demands of an underprivileged Midlands town. Reverend Philip Lambe (Briers)'s decision is not welcomed by his wife Emma (Barbara Ferris), who was perfectly comfortable in their mild Oxfordshire surroundings, but Lambe has been afflicted by doubt in recent times and believes the hurly burly of urban life may help to reinvigorate him. However, as he experiences first-hand the problems that afflict Edendale, will he be daunted by the scale of the task in front of him? The episodes are: 'Home from Home', 'Manna from Heaven', 'I Dreamt I Dwelt in Parish Halls', 'Babes and Sucklings', 'The Patience of Job' and 'Like Father Like Son'.
Directorial debut of Bill Forsyth following four unemployed Glaswegian teenagers in the 1970s. When Ronnie (Robert Buchanan) discovers that stainless steel sinks are worth a lot of money, he recruits friends Wal (Billy Greenlees), Alec (Allan Love) and Vic (John Hughes) to help him steal 90 of them from a nearby warehouse. The leader of the gang hatches a complex scheme that requires Vic and Wal to dress up as girls and use a sleeping potion, concocted by chemistry expert Bobby (Derek Millar), to borrow a bakery delivery truck for their cunning getaway. With Ronnie at the helm, can the friends pull off the heist and obtain their small fortune?
Tim Cunningham directs this darkly comic British crime thriller. Hitman Bob Bass (Tom Charnock) appears to be handed a relatively straightforward assignment when he is told to execute a crooked accountant and bury his body. However, as he has a bad back, Bob decides to make the accountant dig his own grave first. This creates a number of complications. Firstly, the accountant tells Bob he knows where to locate a stash of hidden millions and offers Bob a cut if he spares him. Then a gang of thugs arrive looking for the money and a family and a dog out for a walk stumble into the picture...
The complete seventh series of the US comedy following the struggles of Malcolm, a boy with the IQ of a genius, and his family. Though Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) has a love of learning, he dislikes being singled out for his intelligence as it attracts the ire of his schoolmates. As if being labelled a geek due to his association with the other smart kids of the school wasn't bad enough, Malcolm has to deal with the stresses and strains of a family led by his mother, authoritarian control freak Lois (Jane Kaczmarek), and his caring but childlike father Hal (Bryan Cranston). The episodes are: 'Burning Man', 'Health Insurance', Reese Vs. Stevie', 'Halloween', 'Jessica Stays Over', 'Secret Boyfriend', 'Blackout', 'Army Buddy', 'Malcolm Defends Reese', 'Malcolm's Money', 'Bride of Ida', 'College Recruiters', 'Mono', 'Hal Grieves', 'A.A.', 'Lois Strikes Back', 'Hal's Dentist', 'Bomb Shelter', 'Stevie in the Hospital', 'Cattle Court', 'Morp' and 'Graduation'.
Quirky comedy starring Charlie Sheen, Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman. With a beautiful girlfriend, wealth and fame, successful graphic designer Charles Swan III (Sheen) seems to have the perfect life. But when his girlfriend Ivana (Katheryn Winnick) suddenly decides to leave him he seeks solace in his best friend Kirby (Schwartzman) and manager Saul (Murray) and through surreal flashbacks and recollections we are given a glimpse into Charles Swan's understanding of the situation...
British comedy in which a high-flying businessman is brought down to earth by the financial crisis and forced to re-open a fish and chip shop with his estranged brother. Having climbed his way to the top, Harry Papadopoulos (Stephen Dillane) enjoys his millionaire lifestyle. However, while on the brink of completing a huge property deal that will enrich him even further, the markets are thrown into turmoil and the banks withdraw funds from the project. Harry loses everything overnight save the humble fish and chip shop he ran with his brother Spiros (Georges Corraface) before he made it big. Harry hasn't seen his brother for years but finds himself with little choice other than to reconnect with his less sophisticated sibling and to renew their heated rivalry with Hassan (George Savvides), the owner of the local Turkish kebab shop.
The third season of the US sketch comedy show starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein. The sketches are set in the fictional city of Portlandia, a comic rendering of Portland, Oregon, and feature Kyle MacLachan as the city's mayor. Guest stars to appear in the show include Aimee Mann, Selma Blair, Heather Graham, Tim Robbins, Gus van Sant and Jeff Goldblum. The episodes are: 'Winter in Portlandia', 'Take Back MTV', 'Missionaries', 'Nina's Birthday', 'Squiggleman', 'Off the Grid', 'The Temp', 'Soft Opening', 'Alexandra', 'No-Fo-O-Fo-Bridge' and 'Blackout'.
1960s British comedy drama in which a young woman finds a new career as a beauty queen. Attractive typist Shirley Freeman (Janette Scott) is encouraged by newspaper man Don Mackenzie (Ian Hendry) to enter a beauty pageant while on vacation. After winning she decides to quit her job and become a full-time contestant, proving to be very successful. However, her success won't last forever... |
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