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Christmas Gift Guide 2013: Film & TV DVDs

The following TV and film related DVDs are out for Christmas 2013:

Would I Lie To You? - Season 6 Would I Lie To You? - Season 6


Rob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell are back in the sixth series of the hit panel show Would I Lie To You? This is the only panel show that gets a full DVD release... probably because it's the only one that's really great to re-watch. Often genuinely hilarious, the show loved by millions makes for a great gift. Details
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa


Steve Coogan's legendary broadcaster receives the big screen treatment. Occupying a career stasis-defining role as a mid-morning DJ on North Norfolk Digital Radio, Alan Partridge's hopes for one last shot at the big time suffer a setback when it emerges that his employers have been taken over by a giant media conglomerate. Blu-ray Details or DVD Details or Blu-ray/DVD Steelbook.
Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger! Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger!


The pupils of St. Bernadette's have set their hearts on competing in the national choir contest A Song For Christmas. But with the headmistress not in favour of the plan, new class teacher Mr Peterson (David Tennant) has his hands full trying to curb the enthusiasm of the kids, not to mention Mr Poppy (Marc Wootton). DVD Details or Blu-ray.


A double-disc DVD set including the first Nativity! movie from 2009, is also out. Details
Miranda Hart's Maracattack Miranda Hart's Maracattack


Sitcom star Miranda Hart brings her own brand of self-deprecative, every-woman humour to that virulent Christmas fad, the exercise work-out DVD. Alongside a serious exercise regime, Miranda is joined by her Miranda co-stars Tom Ellis, Sarah Hadland and Patricia Hodge - plus TV property legend Kirstie Allsopp - for a number of comedy interludes. Find out more
Lemon La Vida Loca - Series 1 & 2 Lemon La Vida Loca - Series 1 & 2


Ah, Keith Lemon. Love him or hate him, one cannot deny his popularity. This is the comedy character's spoof reality show sitcom, Lemon La Vida Loca, following the outrageous northern lad in London with girlfriend Rosie (Laura Aikman) and a plethora of celebrity pals, including Verne Troyer, Danny Dyer, the Fonz, Stacey Solomon, Jodie Marsh, Jenny Powell and many others. Details
London Irish - Series 1 London Irish - Series 1

London Irish is about a hard-living, hard-drinking ex-pat community of Northern Irish twenty-somethings trying to make a life for themselves in London. With guest appearances from Ardal O'Hanlon as Da, the new Channel 4 sitcom follows Conor, his older sister Bronagh, his best friend Packy and Niamh as they leap between drinks and hangovers. Details
Vicious - Series One Vicious - Series One

Vicious is the raucous new ITV sitcom about elderly partners Freddie (Sir Ian McKellen) and Stuart (Sir Derek Jacobi), who have lived together in a small central London flat for nearly 50 years. Bitchy and picky to the last - but under it all, utterly in love with each other - the men undergo quite the change to their social circle when a handsome young man moves into a neighbouring flat. Details
Drifters - Series 1 Drifters - Series 1


This recent E4 sitcom was dubbed 'the female Inbetweeners' by the press. Slightly lazy. True, it's from the same production company and follows a group of friends, but these girls are struggling to find their place in the world in their mid-20s, not misfit-loser teenagers. Starring and written by Jessica Knappett, there are lots of laughs in this female-centric sitcom. Details
The World's End The World's End


From director Edgar Wright comes the latest film starring Simon Pegg and Nick frost, in which they reunite with childhood friends to attempt an epic pub crawl - only to find far more at stake than a bit of beer. DVD Details or Blu-ray or Limited Edition Steelbook DVD


A box set of the three Cornetto Trilogy films - with Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz - is also available. Details or Blu-ray
Toast Of London Toast Of London


Matt Berry plays clueless actor Steven Toast in this recent, unhinged Channel 4 sitcom (back next year for another series). Forced to share digs with eccentric fellow actor Ed Howzer-Black (Robert Bathurst) having been thrown out of the marital home by Mrs Toast, and starring in a play so controversial that total strangers attack him in the street, his life is not going according to plan. Details
Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life - 30th Anniversary Edition Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life - 30th Anniversary Edition


It may not have the best of the Python films' narratives, but Meaning Of Life certainly has the best selection of songs, and some brilliantly sideways looks at existence. Marking 30 years since its release, the comedy classic is now available to savour in all its glory on high-definition Blu-ray. "Whenever life gets you down, Mrs. Brown, and things seem hard or tough..." Details
Bad Education - Series One Bad Education - Series One

Bad Education, co-written by and starring Jack Whitehall, follows Alfie Wickers - the worst teacher to ever (dis)grace the British education system, and a bigger kid than the pupils he teaches. Also starring Mathew Horne, Sarah Solemani and Michelle Gomez, this outrageous sitcom has broken numerous records for BBC Three. A second series finished recently, and the first is out now. Details
Dandy Dick Dandy Dick


Classic, long-lost 1930s comedy film starring British screen legend Will Hay. The Very Reverend Richard Jedd has a problem: the church spire, now in a parlous state of repair, will cost nearly £1,000 to fix. When various money-raising schemes go awry, he is persuaded to waive his principles and bet what's left of his savings on Dandy Dick, a 10-1 odds-on at the local races... Details
Give Us A Break - The Complete Series Give Us A Break - The Complete Series


This mid-1980s comedy drama series focuses on Micky Noades (Robert Lindsay), who describes himself as 'an overall concepts man'. He is an ace promoter, the only problem is he has nothing to promote. Enter his brother-in-law, Mo (Paul McGann), with one redeeming feature: his outstanding talent at snooker. Details
Him & Her - Series 3 Him & Her - Series 3


The fourth and final series has just concluded on BBC Three, and now fans can relive 2012's Series 3, brilliantly written by Stefan Golaszewski. Russell Tovey and Sarah Solemani star as Steve prepares to propose to Becky, but, with her sister and father hostile towards the relationship, will his plans be derailed? Details
Panto! Panto!


Lewis Loud (John Bishop), Morecambe FM's cheeky DJ, has his stage debut at The Grand Theatre Lancaster, playing Jack The Lad in Dick Whittington. However, when his son Paul is delivered to the stage door by his ex-wife Gina and his girlfriend Tamsin (Sheridan Smith) presents him with an unmissable opportunity, Lewis has to make the biggest decision of his life. Details
Run For Your Wife Run For Your Wife


John Smith is the happiest man in the world. He loves his job, he loves his wife and he loves South London where they live... and he also loves North London where he lives with his other wife! This fun film was derided as a flop earlier in the year for its low box office takings, but an independent production, it was only in 6 cinemas across the land. Packed with star cameos, it's very silly. Details
The Ealing Studios Rarities Collection - Volume 6 The Ealing Studios Rarities Collection - Volume 6


TV archive specialists Network DVD have made major forays into film in the last few years, perhaps most notably of all by delving into the vaults of the legendary and highly esteemed Ealing Studios. This collection of films produced at the historic west London complex includes three dramas and one comedy, 1933's The Fortunate Fool. Other volumes are also available via our shop section. Details
'Allo 'Allo! - The Complete Collection 'Allo 'Allo! - The Complete Collection


Another repackaged old release, this is a slightly slimmer edition of the complete 'Allo 'Allo! box set. Few series need such little introduction, but all 85 episodes of the decade-long, wartime farce are included. Prepare yourself to be knee-deep in knockwurst, oil paintings, forgeries, radios and British airmen. Details
Hi-De-Hi! - The Complete Collection Hi-De-Hi! - The Complete Collection


The next repackaged collection, and from the same ace writing team as Dad's Army, Hi-De-Hi! is the still much-loved '80s sitcom set in the 1950s at somewhat shambolic holiday camp, Maplin's. The ensemble cast were such a perfect mix they would go on to feature in the likes of Oh Doctor Beeching! and You Rang, M'Lord?, notably Paul Shane and Su Pollard. Details
Big School Big School


We learned just last week that a second series of this new sitcom has been commissioned by BBC One, and those who missed David Walliams's school-based comedy first time around can catch it now. Co-starring Philip Glenister (Life On Mars), Catherine Tate and Frances de la Tour (Rising Damp), the Friday-night series broadcast over the summer to respectable if not huge audiences. Details
Family Tree Family Tree


...Meanwhile, this BBC/HBO co-production won't be returning. From Spinal Tap's Christopher Guest and starring Chris O'Dowd (The IT Crowd) and ventriloquist Nina Conti, it follows one man's quest to find out his family history following the death of a relative. Whilst there were some little gems to be found, consensus declared this largely improvised series a bit of a damp squib. Details
The Breaking Of Bumbo The Breaking Of Bumbo


Richard Warwick and Joanna Lumley star in this exuberant comedy charting the travails of a young guardsman learning to become an officer. Bumbo Bailey, a newly commissioned Ensign of the Household Brigade, considers his social life every bit as important as his military career. His troubles begin when he falls in with the luscious Susie and her friend Jock, whose principal occupation is organising anti-war demonstrations. Details
Zeta One Zeta One


Late 1960s intergalactic bedroom adventure, featuring model Valerie Leon and comic actors James Robertson Justice and Charles Hawtrey in supporting roles. When a race of topless aliens arrive on the planet Earth looking for a man to propagate their species, sleazy secret agent James Word (Robin Hawdon) must struggle to save the day. Details
Chickens Chickens


1914. The Great War rages. Men in their millions have shipped off to join the fight. But in the village of Rittle-on-Sea, three chaps have stayed behind: George (Joe Thomas), a conscientious objector; Cecil (Simon Bird), a reject from the army on health grounds; and then there's Bert (Jonny Sweet), an amoral philandering scaredy-cat. This period Sky1 sitcom stars two of The Inbetweeners. Details
Mrs. Thursday - The Complete Second Series Mrs. Thursday - The Complete Second Series


The second of three series of this mid-1960s comedy drama sees Kathleen Harrison return as Cockney cleaning lady Alice Thursday. Having worked earnestly for her employer for many years, the Londoner inherits a £10 million fortune, his multinational business empire, mansion and Rolls Royce. With a little business assistance, she's determined to succeed. Details
Not Now, Comrade Not Now, Comrade


Packed with mistaken identities, assumed names, confusion, double-takes and triple entendres, this Ray Cooney farce from 1976 features a stellar line-up that includes comedy veterans Leslie Phillips, Roy Kinnear, June Whitfield, Ian Lavender, Windsor Davies and Don Estelle. The film tells the story of Rudi, a Russian ballet star who defects to the West, and the chaos that ensues. Details
Brush Strokes - Complete Series One To Six Brush Strokes - Complete Series One To Six


The complete collection of hit BBC sitcom Brush Strokes, five (not six) series of which were broadcast during the late 1980s and early 1990s. From John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, the creators of hit series Please Sir! and The Good Life, Karl Howman stars as Jacko: painter, decorator and all-round charmer, never happier than when he's in the company of the opposite gender. Details
Carry On - The Ultimate Collection Carry On - The Ultimate Collection


Re-released every few years, this is the 'ultimate' collection of Carry On films, containing the 30 titles released between 1958 and 1978. Sadly the set does not include 1992's Carry On Columbus. Okay, it mightn't be the best of the lot, but it's a shame to have it omitted. Details
Cilla's Comedy Six - The Complete Series Cilla's Comedy Six - The Complete Series


In Cilla's Comedy Six, Liverpudlian singer and comedienne Cilla Black dipped a toe into the world of acting in a series of comic plays, in which she portrayed a range of female roles. From Mrs. Average Housewife (mid-'70s style) to a temp fending off the amorous advances of her latest boss, and a round-the-world yachtswoman, this is Cilla showing her acting and comic skill. Details
Cilla's World Of Comedy - The Complete Series Cilla's World Of Comedy - The Complete Series


In 1976, 18 months after the highly successful Cilla's Comedy Six, this second series of comic plays was produced, including a few catch-ups with characters first met the year before. Cilla's just recorded a brand new sitcom pilot alongside Paul O'Grady, and has this autumn marked her 50th anniversary in showbiz - what better a time to enjoy these comedy series? Details
Idol On Parade Idol On Parade


1950s comedy about a pop star who is conscripted into the army. Jeep Jackson (Anthony Newley) is drafted into National Service but finds it difficult to fit in with his comrades, with his many female fans - including the commanding officer's daughter. Meanwhile, on his manager Herbie's (Sid James) insistence, Jeep sneaks out of the barracks to do live performances and record new songs. Details
Morecambe & Wise: The Thames Christmas Specials - Volume One Morecambe & Wise: The Thames Christmas Specials - Volume One


If you've already got Network DVD's release of The Thames Years - The Complete First Series, you'll already have this collection of late 1970s and early 1980s Christmas specials from the nation's most celebrated comedy duo, Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. The three shows were originally broadcast on Christmas Days 1978, 1979 and 1980. Details
Mrs. Brown's Boys - Christmas Crackers Mrs. Brown's Boys - Christmas Crackers


This helping of Mrs. Brown's Boys includes three outrageous Christmas Specials, from Christmas 2011 and Christmas 2012. As always, Agnes is only trying to make Christmas perfect for her family but things don't always turn out as planned. Another two specials will be broadcast this Christmas season. See our guide for more information. DVD Details or Blu-ray
Mrs. Brown's Boys Live Tour - Mrs. Brown Rides Again Mrs. Brown's Boys Live Tour - Mrs. Brown Rides Again


Now a much-loved BBC sitcom, Mrs. Brown's Boys returned to the stage in 2012 with another live tour. The show needs very little introduction - it's coarse, broad, and entertains millions. DVD Details or Blu-ray
Mrs. Brown's Boys Big Box - Series 1, 2 & 3 Mrs. Brown's Boys Big Box - Series 1, 2 & 3


With a big screen feature-length spin-off currently in production for release next summer, a fourth series of the hit BBC One sitcom is not expected to be seen on BBC One for a while yet - probably not for another year, at least. Alongside the Christmas specials box set above, this Series 1 - 3 box set will make for a complete collection. DVD Details or Blu-ray
Some Girls - Series One Some Girls - Series One


All six episodes from the first series of the BBC comedy about the lives, loves and hates of a group of 16-year-old girls who live on a South London housing estate. Viva (Adelayo Adedayo), Holli (Natasha Jonas), Saz (Mandeep Dhillon) and Amber (Alice Felgate), attempt to navigate the tricky world of their late teens, juggling school, boys, their peers and other daily pressures. Details
The Comic Strip Presents The Best Of The Comic Strip Presents The Best Of


This 5 disc box set includes 16 of the 'best' original Comic Strip Presents... films, and - annoyingly for fans who already own the previously complete collection - the three most recent episodes: The Hunt For Tony Blair (2011), Five Go To Rehab (2012) and ...Sex Actually (2005) - plus the recent special, 30 Years Of The Comic Strip Presents, all four of which are new to DVD. Details
The Royle Family - The Complete Collection The Royle Family - The Complete Collection


The iconically gritty comedy series starring Ricky Tomlinson, Craig Cash and Caroline Aherne has so far run for three complete series, and a liberal smattering of specials. Word is that there may yet be more Christmas specials to come, but for now this is it: the complete set to date, including 2012 special Barbara's Old Ring. Details
The Virgin Soldiers The Virgin Soldiers


Based on a celebrated comic novel of the same name, The Virgin Soldiers is a bawdy look at life in Britain's conscript army of the 50s, and how these newbies spent two years defending King and country. Part comedy, part war drama, this is National Service as you've probably never quite seen it before. Details
Who Do You Think You Are? - The Best Of The Comics Who Do You Think You Are? - The Best Of The Comics

Who Do You Think You Are? - The Best Of The Comics is the first ever 'best of' compilation from the popular BBC genealogy series. The celebrities investigating their family heritage in this 6-episode collection are: Alexander Armstrong, David Baddiel, John Bishop, Alan Carr, Stephen Fry, and Vic Reeves. Details
Yes - Honestly - The Complete Second Series Yes - Honestly - The Complete Second Series

Liza Goddard and Donal Donnelly star in this sparkling sitcom which follows the romance and marriage of Matthew Browne, a struggling composer, and wife Lily. Spinning off from LWT's popular No - Honestly (starring Pauline Collins and John Alderton) and written by husband-and-wife team of Terence Brady and author Charlotte Bingham, Yes - Honestly first aired in 1976 and 1977. Details
Badults Badults


BBC Three's latest twenty-something sitcom: and this time with added anarchy and surrealism, Badults follows flatmates Tom, Ben and Matthew on a series of adventures that lead them to the brink of death, imprisonment, or even worldwide fame. Watch the boys fail spectacularly at being adults as they rob banks, chase girls, blow their cash, sing, dance and get guillotined. Details
Shameless - Series Eleven Shameless - Series Eleven


The final series of this long-running Channel 4 comedy drama was broadcast earlier this year, and went out with a bang as Jamie Maguire discovers he isn't a pure blood Maguire and introduces the estate to his Muslim half-brother. Details


A massive 41-disc box set collecting the complete 11 series is also available. Details
It Takes A Worried Man... - The Complete Third Series It Takes A Worried Man... - The Complete Third Series


Co-written by and starring Peter Tilbury, the BAFTA-nominated creator of Shelley, It Takes A Worried Man hilariously charts the burgeoning mid-life crisis of Philip Roath - a divorced thirty-something insurance salesman whose confidence is diminishing as rapidly as his hair and teeth. This is the sitcom's third and final series. Details
Spitting Image - The Complete 10th Series Spitting Image - The Complete 10th Series


The era-defining 1980s/90s puppet-based satirical sketch show Spitting Image needs little introduction. One of ITV's last big comedy successes, it ran for an incredible 21 series, and this tenth series comes from November and December 1990, spanning Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's leaving office. Stars include Steve Coogan and Hugh Dennis. Details
The Ealing Studios Rarities Collection - Volume 7 The Ealing Studios Rarities Collection - Volume 7


Another collection of films from the vaults of the historic west London film studios, this double-disc set includes two dramas and two comedies: 1935's Play Up The Band starring Stanley Holloway trying to get his brass band to a prestigious contest at Crystal Palace; and 1937's Take A Chance, focusing around racehorse stables. Details
The Kids From 47A - The Complete First Series The Kids From 47A - The Complete First Series


Leave a family of children aged between eight and 16 to run a flat on their own, and what happens? Can they cope without adult assistance? Should they be left to muddle through alone, or would they be happier and safer in the care of the local authority? This children's comedy from the early 1970s looks at just some of those questions. Details
All In Good Faith - The Complete First Series All In Good Faith - The Complete First Series


In his first comedy for ITV, Richard Briers stars as a beleaguered vicar who abandons the comforts of his affluent Oxfordshire parish for the more challenging climes of a run-down Midlands town. A little bit of a forgotten comedy - but a great cast. This first series was a top 10 hit, averaging a now-astonishing 13 million viewers. Details
Mount Pleasant - Series Two Mount Pleasant - Series Two


Sally Lindsay returns in the second series of Sky's comedy drama set in an affluent northern suburb. She (Lisa) and husband Dan are in a good place following the stresses and traumas of Series 1, but the same cannot be said for all of their family and friends. Includes all 9 episodes and the Christmas special from 2012's series. Details
The Night We Got The Bird The Night We Got The Bird


A host of British comedy luminaries - including veteran farceur Sir Brian Rix and, in his last film role, actor and stand-up comedian Ronald Shiner - star in this good-natured comic caper charting the misadventures of a hapless bunch of Brighton-based antique-forging petty crooks dogged by disaster at every turn. Details
The Wackers - The Complete Series The Wackers - The Complete Series


A forerunner to Carla Lane's Bread, this controversial mid-70s sitcom pulls no punches in depicting a working-class Liverpudlian family who share everything... except faith and football teams. Including one episode so controversial it was never broadcast, The Wackers (Scouse for 'mates') stars Ken Jones (Porridge), Alison Steadman, Sheila Fay, Keith Chegwin and Brookside's Bill Dean. Details
Father Figure Father Figure


Irish comedian Jason Byrne was the writer and star of this BBC One sitcom brodcast in early autumn. Unfortunately, it wasn't met with the greatest reception - it may have been good humoured and family-friendly, but for many people it simply didn't gel. For fans, however, the entire series about an incompetent stay-at-home dad is now available on DVD. Details
Horrible Histories - Series Five Horrible Histories - Series Five


The complete fifth and final full series of the award-winning CBBC history show. There are a few special episodes yet to come, but this is otherwise it - the swansong of this glorious sketch show, a firm favourite of children and adults alike. History with the gory bits left in. Wonderful. Details


A box set of all five series is also available for purchase: Details; as is a Scary compilation
Murder Most Horrid - Series Four Murder Most Horrid - Series Four


The fourth series of the BBC comedy anthology starring Dawn French. Every episode of the show tells a self-contained story, with French playing a different character in each. The satirical target of the show was the murder mystery genre, with the storyline often revolving around a bizarre crime. Co-stars include Hugh Bonneville, Sarah Lancashire, Jim Carter and Peter Serafinowicz. Details


A complete collection of all four series is also out now. Details
Bula Quo! Bula Quo!


This utterly bonkers British comedy film went a little un-noticed upon its summer release. Starring rock legends Status Quo as themselves, it follows the band attempting to evade a gangland boss whom they have witnessed committing a murder whilst in Fiji for a concert. It's a terrible film, but oozes so much fun and good charm that it simply doesn't matter. DVD Details or Blu-ray
Celebrity Juice - Obscene And Unseen Celebrity Juice - Obscene And Unseen


A must-see collection for all fans of the outrageous ITV2 panel show Celebrity Juice, this latest DVD includes more than 2 hours of ALL NEW unseen stuff that was too rude for TV, as well as all the best bits from Series 7, 8 and 9. Includes lots of Kelly Brook, Joey Essex and Helen Flanagan. Details


A box set of this and the previous two Too Juicy For TV! collections is also available. Details
Miranda - Series 3 Miranda - Series 3


It looks like we may be waiting a while for a fourth series, so fans of the smash-hit sitcom Miranda may well want to pick up the existing DVD sets and relive Hart's joyous adventures. Broadcast in December 2012 and January 2013, this is the complete third series. Details

A box set of all three series produced to date is also available - but sadly not on Blu-ray. Details

The Ealing Studios Rarities Collection - Volume 8 The Ealing Studios Rarities Collection - Volume 8


This collection includes two dramas from 1935 and 1939, and two comedies: music-hall based Young Man's Fancy (1939) and 1956's The Feminine Touch, in which five young women begin their careers as NHS nurses. Details
The Indian Doctor - Series Two The Indian Doctor - Series Two


Inspired by real events, The Indian Doctor is the award-winning BBC One comedy drama that is a warm and humorous fish out of water story of a high flying doctor who moves to the UK with ambitions to work in a top London surgery, only to find himself in a small Welsh village. The second series picks up the story nine months after the end of the first, in the early summer of 1964. Details
The Whole Bean - Complete DVD Collection The Whole Bean - Complete DVD Collection

A complete collection of the British comedy show following Rowan Atkinson's hapless, rubber-faced clown. The set includes every episode from the original series and the animated spin-off, as well as the two Mr. Bean movies. Details
The Wrong Mans The Wrong Mans


This delicious action-thriller-comedy was broadcast a little earlier in the year to much praise. Starring and written by James Corden and Mathew Baynton, it follows two lowly office workers whose lives are united as they become involved in a deadly international criminal conspiracy, after finding an abandoned, ringing mobile telephone. DVD Details & Blu-ray Details
Doc Martin - Mistletoe And Whine Doc Martin - Mistletoe And Whine


It's Christmas in Portwenn and as the fishing village prepares to head into its annual period of deep winter sleep, the Doc is finding his patients more exasperating than ever in this new comic novel based on ITV's hugely popular international hit comedy drama. For just how long can Martin Ellingham fend off the Christmas spirit?. Details
British Musicals Of The 1930s - Volume 1 British Musicals Of The 1930s - Volume 1


Following on from the success of the Ealing Studios Rarities collections, archive-releasing specialists Network have compiled this first collection of musical films from the 1930s. This volume includes a 1930 drama, and comedies The Song You Gave Me (1933), Music Hath Charms (1935) and Over She Goes (1937). Details
Citizen Khan - Series 2 Citizen Khan - Series 2


The entire second series of the BBC family sitcom following pompous, upwardly-striving Muslim businessman Mr Khan (Adil Ray) and his hard done-by family. Living in Birmingham with his house-proud wife and two daughters Shazia and Alia, the distinctly retro, self-styled leader of the community constantly tries to get others to see the wisdom of his ways, with little success. Details
Derek Derek


It would be fair to describe Ricky Gervais's most recent comedy project as having split both critics and audiences, for a variety of reasons. The Channel 4 comedy drama sees him playing residential care home worker Derek Noakes, one of life's innocent characters, alongside Karl Pilkington, Kerry Godliman and David Earl. A second series is currently being filmed. DVD Details or Blu-ray
Fresh Meat - Complete Second Series Fresh Meat - Complete Second Series


All eight episodes from the second series of the comedy following six flatmates in their first year at university. In this 2012 series, JP (Jack Whitehall), Kingsley (Joe Thomas), Josie (Kimberley Nixon), Howard (Greg McHugh), Vod (Zawe Ashton) and Oregon (Charlotte Ritchie) welcome a new flatmate, a Dutch woman called Sabine (Jelka Van Houten). Details


A box set of Series 1 and 2 is also available to buy. Details
Life Is A Circus Life Is A Circus


Encompassing three hugely popular double acts, The Crazy Gang were one of Britain's best-loved, most enduring variety troupes - their antics delighting audiences for over three decades from the early 1930s and their career taking in numerous Royal Command performances. Their efforts to save a struggling circus provide the laughs in this uproarious 1960 film. Details
Mr Stink Mr Stink


Hugh Bonneville stars as the eponymous tramp who reunites a young girl's family in this TV adaptation of David Walliams's comic festive tale. After discovering Mr Stink and his dog Duchess in a nearby park, friendless 12-year-old Chloe invites him to stay in her family's garden shed. Details
The Good Companions The Good Companions


Adapted from J.B. Priestley's famous novel charting the ups and downs of a struggling touring concert party, this endearing musical comedy features an array of British talent - including Joyce Grenfell, Anthony Newley and Thora Hird. The future looks bleak for a group of performers after their manager runs off with their money, but a chance meeting could change everything. Details
The Original Comedians Live - A Celebrity Evening With... The Original Comedians Live - A Celebrity Evening With...


Some of the original stars of hit ITV comedy series The Comedians return to the stage for a special evening's entertainment. Includes Stan Boardman, Roy Walker, Mick Miller and Duggie Brown performing classically-flavoured comedy routines in front of a hugely appreciative audience. Details
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best Of Series 1 & 2 The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best Of Series 1 & 2


A collection of best bits from Sarah Millican's acclaimed TV series about TV. Highlights include: Sarah's Geordie Shore makeover; making sexy scones with Paul Hollywood; and Olympic forward-rolling with Beth Tweddle and Clare Balding. The set also contains 20 minutes of bonus material, including an exclusive interview with Sarah. Details


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Published: Friday 20th December 2013

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