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Vicar of Dibley, The Complete Collection

Advantages: Complete collection
Disadvantages: still not so many episodes

...is the complete collection of Vicar of Dibley series. However it doesn't include Comic Relief 2007 special. (By the way, for those who don't know - this year comic relief special was the last episode of Vicar of Dibley in history. They stop making specials from now on). We are going through it at the moment and it is really really funny and nice. Before buying it though, I thought there would be many more episodes than there actually is but it is ...

IrishaP 27.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Vicar Of Dibley - The Complete Collection (Box Set) (DVD)

James could look after me anytime!

Advantages: Funny, touching, great acting
Disadvantages: None for me I could watch it over and over

...my favourite situation comedies was You Rang M’Lord and for Christmas Dave bought me the entire set of four series on DVD. The series was penned by Jimmy Perry and David Croft which, if you know anything about sit coms, means that it is going to be funny with a capital F! Intermingled with the humour are various touching moments which even managed to bring a tear to my eye - but then I am a big softie! He reunited Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland and ...
...Series One You Rang M’Lord Pilot – sets the scene as Alf arrives at the Meldrum house as butler and finds James there The Phantom Sign Writer – Sir Ralph suspects his wife of having an affair A Deed of Gift – Lady Lavender makes an important and unpopular business decision Love and Money – Romance is blossoming and Cissy’s fancy dress party reveals some surprises Fair Shares – The party’s over and everyone’s talking about who exposed the affair to ...

SusanLesley 28.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of You Rang M'Lord? - Series 1-4: The Complete Box Set (DVD)

Ohh Betty !!

Advantages: Wonderful Frank will make you smile
Disadvantages: Nothing

Some mothers do ave em – Series 3 Well, what can you say about Frank Spencer? A gentile man with a heart of gold but the competence of a 3 year old. Frank can’t get a job. His Mac and Beret are not helping. When he gets a job, which is extremely rarely, it never lasts more than a day. The people at the job centre run for cover or start popping pills or hiding in cupboards. His DIY always turns out to be either ...
...“ Ooh Betty” for some never defined reason sticks with him through it all. With the innocence of a child he meanders through life never quite figuring it all out, a bit like the rest of us really. Frank, Betty, their cat who always seemed to be doing a ‘Whoopsie’ and later their daughter Jessica lived in the most botched DIY house ever to grace the small screen. When Jessica is born near the end of the second series Frank becomes a little more ...

Maximus-Qualitus 27.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em - The Complete Third Series (DVD)

Gordon Bennet !

Advantages: Will raise a smile
Disadvantages: Not much

The Brittas Empire – Series 4. The Brittas Empire ran for 7 series from 1991 to 1997 (Not including the 2 Christmas specials and the Children in need special) Introduction: Gordon Brittas (Chris Barrie) is the manager of Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre. The story centres around Gordon and his empire or to be more precise, His domination and anal control of the Leisure Centre, its staff, the customers and everything ...
...having dramas, generally created by the well meaning Gordon, and they manage to turn ever mole hill into a gigantic mountain. He manages to drive his assistant Laura (Julia St John) to the point of a nervous breakdown, weekly. We see such dramas as escaped bears riding tricycles, cows giving birth, manic emus, fires, explosions, and gunmen taking over the centre from time to time. The only grounded person in Gordon’s life is his wife Helen (Philippa ...

Maximus-Qualitus 21.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Brittas Empire - Series 4 - Complete (DVD)

"The Cats done a Whoopsie"

Advantages: Very funny
Disadvantages: Nothing really

Some mothers do ave em – Series 2 Well, what can you say about Frank Spencer? A gentile man with a heart of gold but the competence of a 3 year old. Frank can’t get a job. His Mac and Beret are not helping. When he gets a job, which is extremely rarely, it never lasts more than a day. The people at the job centre run for cover or start popping pills or hiding in cupboards. His DIY always turns out to be either ...
...“ Ooh Betty” for some never defined reason sticks with him through it all. With the innocence of a child he meanders through life never quite figuring it all out, a bit like the rest of us really. Frank, Betty, their cat who always seemed to be doing a ‘Whoopsie’ and later their daughter Jessica lived in the most botched DIY house ever to grace the small screen. When Jessica is born near the end of the second series Frank becomes a little more ...

Maximus-Qualitus 16.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em - The Complete Second Series (DVD)