Comedy > 1975 Comedy > 5 GBP to 10 GBP

Advantages: Ronnie Barker's Finest Role
Disadvantages: Ummm, i can't think of any........

...Who are we to argue? Porridge is one of the greatest programmes ever made by the BBC, never mind greatest comedy programmes. Infinitely re-watchable, it hasn't dated a bit, still as fresh and relevant today as it was back in 1975 when it was first aired. It's hard to believe they had worries about how they could make prison life amusing before they made the show. This DVD contains all six episodes from the second series, Just Desserts, Heartbreak ...
...one off comedy pilots that Porridge was born, a series called Seven of Barker, in which each week Ronnie Barker played a totally different character. It was the episode called Prisoner and Escort, written by Dick Clement and Ian Le Frenais which was picked to be formed into a series. This episode appears on the DVD as the bonus episode and introduces Ronnie as Norman Stanley Fetcher being transported to a new prison with his Escort, the nervous and ... Read review

Advantages: EXCELLENT COMEDY
Disadvantages: NONE

...this program makes me remember the days that I too was fresh on the beat!!!! This disc covers series one that was directed by Roy Clarke (Last Of The Summerwine etc). The episodes are:- Fabulous Eyelashes He's Got (2 Sep 75) The Peeper (9 Sep 75) For The Love Of Billy (16 Sep 75) Always A Spectator, Never A Player (23 Sep 75) The Melody Lingers On (30 Sep 75) It's Quiet Midweek (7 Oct 75) Among Those Appearing (14 Oct 75) Pc Penrose (Paul Greenwood) ...
...When these characters get together the town of Slagcaster is not safe. A wonderfully gentle portrayal of the Police service in the seventies, with good cast and script, a laugh a minute and a twist around each corner, this is definately a must for your DVD cupboard. Enjoy...... ... Read review

Advantages: Hilarious episodes; Superb acting by Cleese et al
Disadvantages: Not many extras

In my opinion, Fawlty Towers is one of the funniest sitcoms to have graced our TV screens. The main character is the rather snobbish and aloof Torquay hotelier by the name of Basil Fawlty, played superbly by John Cleese (in his first major role since his Monty Python success), and it is through Basil that most of the laughter comes. His contempt of most of the guests (or 'riff-raff') and his old-fashioned attitudes often lead to hilarious misunderstandings, ...
...actions. Cleese is supported well by Prunella Scales (playing Basil's long-suffering wife Sybil), Connie Booth (as the hotel's maid Polly) and Andrew Sachs (who plays the hapless Spanish waiter Manuel). Despite there only ever being twelve episodes of this great show produced, each one is a timeless classic that is as funny today as it was when first aired. The six episodes on this DVD are: A Touch Of Class - Basil is delighted that a Lord (Melbury) ... Read review

Advantages: Same good old comedy with Frank
Disadvantages: His annoying voice

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em is a British comedy that was first transmitted between 1973 and 1975 on BBC 1. Only 3 series of the comedy were made but with the many reruns of these series on TV the program has become well known to people of all ages and the star of the show, Frank Spencer (Michael Crawford - a pre-phantom version), has become a celebrity in his own right. The two main characters, Frank Spencer and his wife Betty (Michelle Dotrice) tell ...
...As Women - After having some problems with the Doctor dressing in womens clothes he realises that its not as bad as it seems and the Doctor is in fact one of the Ugly Stepsisters in the local hospital's production of Cinderella. And when he finds out that one of the stepsisters has pulled out he is more than eager to take to the stage and gets out his costume. King of the Road - Frank's latest job as a despatch rider leads to a bit of trouble with ... Read review

Advantages: Amazing graphics, good sound and storyline
Disadvantages: None I can think of.

...drawing) of life as a bee here.I was amazed at how realistic a job they have done of creating a film about a Bee. This is a story that has never been touched before and Dreamworks have done a fantastic job in animating this film. The storyline is of a Bee who falls in love with a human after she saves him from being swatted, this sets off a chain of reaction which ends up with the main character taking the Human Race to court for stealing honey. ...
...didn't do their job. Bee Movie offers a never before seen journey into the heart of a bee hive and shows what life for a bee is like, from a cartoon angle. To be honest I'm sure its not like this, but who cares. I found this a throughly enjoyable movie and anticipate watching it again and again - this is definitely one for any film lovers' shelf. It has all the makings of a great movie good characters, great interaction, good follow through with ... Read review