Rumpole Of The Bailey - Series One - Complete DVD

Advantages: Great characters, stories, acting
Disadvantages: Some editing in some box-sets

...'Rumpole of the Bailey' is one of my favourite book series, and is also one of my favourite television series of all time. Spanning well over a decade, Thames television produced over 40 episodes of the crusty old barrister's tales, penned both for book and screen by John Mortimer, who used to take delight in highlighting silliness in judicial judgements by putting those decisions into the guise of his own judges, perhaps most especially judge Bullingham. Leo McKern, a well-known British character actor perhaps most famous internationally for 'A Man for All Seasons' and 'Shoes of the Fisherman', found this great role late in life, and became the quintessential image for Rumpole. He performed the role through all the episodes (presented in the UK originally starting in 1978, and continuing with a few gaps through 1992, and presented... Read review

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Advantages: Fun packed entertainment -real value for money
Disadvantages: none to say

...- Sumsy is a red & yellow striped fork lift Tractor and he is also owned by Farmer Pickles - her saying is "I can pack 'em, I can stack 'em!" Tumbler - Tumbler is a yellow and green concrete mixer. His saying is "I'm a Rumblin' and a Tumblin'" Jackaroo - Jackaroo is a blue pickup truck. Skip - Skip is a yellow skip carrier RV - RV is a light blue crane machine and he belongs to Bob's Dad. His saying is "Amazing RV - thats me!". Trix - Trix is a purple forklift - he belongs to J.J. who is the parts supplier and his saying is "Easy peasy!" Zoomer - Zoomer is a purple, Bobsville snowmobile that helps out when the weather is bad - his saying is 'Snowed Under' ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Bob the Builder - Series 1 - Complete DVD My son had this bought for his third birthday... Read review

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Advantages: Hilarious!! different!
Disadvantages: Only 3 Series!

...Introduction ************** Black Books is a British sitcom which was broadcast on Channel 4 and has now been released as a complete box set. The series is set in ‘Black Books’, a small independent, second hand book shop in the Bloomsbury area of central London. The shop is owned by Bernard Black (Dyland Moran), an eccentric, foul-mouthed, Irish drunkard. The show is based around the lives and antics of Bernard Black, his assistant Manny (Bill Bailey), and their friend Fran (Tamsin Greig). Each series consists of 6 episodes and there are 3 series in total. Characters ************ Bernard Black played by Dylan Moran Manny Bianco played by Bill Bailey Fran Katzenjammer played by Tamsin Greig These are the main characters throughout all 3 Series. Plot ***** - Series 1 (2000) **Episode 1 ‘Cooking The Books... Read review

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