Actors & Directors
- James McKenna
- Tristan Maguire
- Tricia Thorns
- Susannah Doyle
- Arthur White (II)
Run time: 510 min.
List Price: $49.98
Price: $34.99
Review A Touch of Frost - Season 3 / Mpi Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Wayne Orr
- Steven Johnson
- Guy J. Louthan
- Phil Hartman
- Johann Carlo
- Roland Rodriguez
- Shirley Stoler
- Bill Freiberger
- Gilbert Lewis
- Paul Reubens
Price: $51.96
Review Pee Wee's Playhouse 1 (4pc) / MGM (Video & DVD):
Release date: 2002-12-03
List Price: $15.95
Price: $39.04
Review Lucy Show (5pc) / Good Times Video:
Actors & Directors
- Bobby Quinn
- Conte Candoli
- Milton Delugg
- Dick Carson
- Frederick De Cordova
- Doc Severinsen
- Teresa Ganzel
- Skitch Henderson
Price: $79.99
Review The Johnny Carson Collection - The Tonight Show (with The Comedians) / Buena Vista Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Mouche Phillips
- Peter Braunstein
- Claude Fournier
- Edmund Pegge
- Rachel Friend
- David Whitney
Run time: 190 min.
List Price: $39.98
Price: $129.99
Review Golden Fiddles (3pc) / Bfs Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Leonard Rossiter
- Frances De La Tour
- Rising Damp
Run time: 150 min.
Price: $39.98
Review Rising Damp, Collection Set 3 / Bfs Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Peter Whitaker
- Stuart Burge
- Brian Farnham
- Edward de Souza
- Bill Fraser
- Derek Benfield
- Bill Hays
- Mike Vardy
- Robert Knights
List Price: $79.92
Price: $51.99
Review Rumpole of the Bailey Vols. 5-8 / Hbo Home Video:Part lawyer, part detective, Horace Rumpole is one of the most colorful characters ever to approach the bench. With his brilliant mind and sly sense of humor, Rumpole's adventures behind the scenes and center stage in the British legal system are a delightful mix of comedy, mystery, and courtroom drama. Justice has never been served with such style and wit.
Actors & Directors
- Patricia Routledge
- Geoffrey Hughes
- Clive Swift
Run time: 360 min.
List Price: $59.98
Price: $62.95
Review Keeping Up Appearances - Giftset 2 / British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC):
Release date: 2000-03-28
List Price: $39.99
Price: $79.95
Review You Bet Your Life: Groucho Marx (7pc) / Edi Video:
Actors & Directors
- Steve Binder
- Michael Bennett (XI)
- Patrick Adiarte
- Johnny Holliday
- Lada Edmund Jr.
- Brian Epstein
Run time: 240 min.
List Price: $79.98
Price: $49.95
Review Hullabaloo 1-4 / Mpi Home Video:The short-lived (1965-66) Shindig! knockoff Hullabaloo epitomizes the often-faltering steps U. S. network television made to keep up with the explosion of rock & roll culture in the wake of Beatlemania. Sometimes inspired, sometimes silly (definitely the latter with hosts and guests like Jerry Lewis, Michael Landon, Freddie and the Dreamers, and Vikki Carr), seven episodes plus bonus performances fill this DVD compilation of previous VHS releases. Over its four and a half hours, in black-and-white and color, true rockers ranging from Chuck Berry, the Lovin' Spoonful, Martha and the Vandellas, and the Animals slam into the slightly clueless (Chad & Jill) and the utterly hopeless (Joanie Sommers, Frankie Avalon, the aforementioned Freddie). Moments of irrepressible pop genius (Marvin Gaye's "Ain't That Peculiar") and sheer drama (Dionne Warwick's "Message to Michael") make this a must, though. Throw in a bit of apparent collusion between an NBC director and Byrd Roger McGuinn as he aims the "Your sons and daughters are beyond your command" verse of "The Times They Are A-Changin'" in extreme close-up to millions of American parents, and Hullabaloo's ultimate success is demonstrated. -Rickey Wright.
Release date: 2005-03-22
Run time: 432 min.
List Price: $39.95
Price: $37.95
Review French Chef (3pc) / Wgbh Boston:Three servings of practical cooking advice per one serving of nostalgia is the recipe for this 18-episode culinary collector's item. The French Chef with Julia Child, the pioneering public television series which premiered in 1962, brought French cuisine to American kitchens without a dash of pretension. Child (1912-2004), a cooking legend and cultural icon with her 6'2" commanding-yet-self-deprecating presence, leads viewers through some of her favorite and classic recipes with requisite humor and congeniality. The three-disc compilation is divided into Starters and Side Dishes; Main Courses; and Desserts and Other Classics, and includes several printable recipes from each category. In vintage black and white, the collection begins with "The Potato Show" and Child's sage counsel, "When you flip anything you must have the courage of your convictions," before she flips half of her sautéed potatoes onto the stovetop. Peppered throughout the collection are such reminders of why Child was so endearing: she let the camera roll through all her culinary disasters. In another show, "To Roast a Chicken," Child lines up five headless poultry as if arranging for a family photo, while earnestly discussing the differences between a fryer and a roaster, the "full glory of its chickendom. " Even non-gourmands will find themselves captivated by such vintage entertainment, while passionate epicureans will relish step-by-step demonstrations of wonders such as boeuf bourguignon (from her debut show), salad Nicoise, bouillabaisse a la Marseillaise, and mousse au chocolat. (All ages) -Lynn Gibson Cooking legend and cultural icon Julia Child, along with her pioneering public television series, The French Chef, introduced French cuisine to American kitchens. In her passionate and sometimes breathless way, Julia forever changed the way we cook, eat, and think about food. [+]Entertaining, fun, and real in a way that influenced every television cooking program that followed, The French Chef embraced Julia's passion for food and teaching and reflected her joie de vivre: "If I can do it, you can do it. and here's how to do it!" Now chefs of all ages and abilities can share Julia's love of fine French food and learn to cook some of her most-loved dishes with this special collection of 18 episodes from her original series, The French Chef, which began in 1962. In her signature style and with bloopers intact, Julia demonstrates such classic recipes as boeuf bourguignon from her debut show, salade Nicoise, bouillabaisse a la Marseillaise, mousseline au chocolat, and many more delicious dishes. Bon appetit!.
Release date: 1998-08-10
List Price: $39.99
Price: $79.49
Review Invaders / Entertainment Distributing:
Release date: 2000-05-16
Price: $14.98
Review Bob Hope Comedy Hour/For Love Or Money / Passport:
Actors & Directors
- Lee Philips
- Theodore J. Flicker
- Carl Reiner
- James Komack
- Richard Erdman
Run time: 810 min.
Price: $59.98
Review The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season Three Box Set / Image Entertainment:Pratfall-prone Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke) and his plucky wife Laura (Mary Tyler Moore), along with wisecracking co-workers Sally (Rose Marie) and Buddy (Morey Amsterdam), captured America's hearts in this TV favorite that irresistibly combined wit and slapstick. Earning the series' highest ratings, the third season opened with the landmark "That's My Boy?" about Rob's fear that he's brought the wrong baby home from hospital, getting the longest studio audience laughs in the show's history. Thirty-One Original Full Length Episodes including the hilarious "October Eve" (Laura is mortified when a nude portrait of her surfaces in a New York gallery) and "Big Max Calvada"(a gangster muscles Rob, Buddy and Sally into writing a comedy routine for his nephew).
Release date: 1998-11-11
Run time: 600 min.
Price: $99.98
Review Inspector Morse (Collection Set 1) / Bfs Entertainment:Inspector Morse Set 1 contains: 1) The Dead of Jericho 2) The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn 3) Service of All the Dead 4) The Wolvercote Tongue 5) Last Seen Wearing 6) Last Bus to Woodstock
Actors & Directors
- Kenneth More
- Nyree Dawn Porter
- David Giles (III)
- Eric Porter
- John Welsh
- Susan Hampshire
- James Cellan Jones
Run time: 733 min.
List Price: $99.98
Price: $34.50
Review The Forsyte Saga - Second Generation / BBC Warner:The latter half of the 26-episode Forsyte Saga, a sensational 1967 British television series that drew a faithful international audience, contains most of the sprawling drama's poignancy and resonance. As the Victorian-era characters from Forsyte's earlier hours grow grayer, more mellow, and certainly regretful, their children take wing-finding their own way, and making their own mistakes under the rubric of an old family's myths and legacies. The outstanding cast of younger Forsytes includes Susan Hampshire as Fleur, daughter of series patriarch Soames (Eric Porter) and possessed of a wayward but kind heart often at odds with her upper-class birthright. There's also Jonathan Burn as Fleur's understanding husband, Val, and Martin Jarvis as the tormented Jon, eager to make his bones but torn by conflicting passions. Part thinking-man's soap opera, part serious literature, and a very handsome black-and-white production, this Second Generation is thoroughly engaging. -Tom Keogh The miniseries that started in all! In 1969, an internationally acclaimed BBC show began airing on the fledgling public broadcasting network. The Forsyte Saga, in telling the remarkable story of a nouveau riche English family, introduced America to a new kind of TV. Millions of Americans devoted the next half-year of their lives to following the frank treatment of all sins, foibles and peccadilloes of the Forsytes and their circle. The series was so popular that Masterpiece Theatre was created to meet the new demand for great literary adaptations. With a cast of 150, 2000 separate costumes and over 100 sets, this sprawling yet intimate saga continues to move, provoke and enchant viewers today. [+]In The Second Generation, twenty years have passed. Painful memories resurface when Jon (Martin Jarvis), son of Jo and Irene, and Fleur (Susan Hampshire), Soames's child by his second wife, meet by chance in an art gallery and fall in love.
Actors & Directors
- Stephen Churchett
- Julia St. John
- Tony Arunah Abbey
Run time: 150 min.
List Price: $39.98
Price: $77.99
Review Brittas Empire (Vols. 4-6) / BBC Warner:
Actors & Directors
- Carol Drinkwater
- Rebecca Smith (III)
- Oliver Wilson (II)
- Peter Grimwade
- Judy Wilson
- Andrea Gibb (II)
Run time: 630 min.
List Price: $79.98
Price: $98.95
Review All Creatures Great and Small, Series 2, Vols. 1-6 / BBC Warner:Filmed on location in the Yorkshire Dales, All Creatures Great and Small brings the world of veterinarian James Herriot to life with all the warmth and humor of the original stories. Series 2 continues the true-life story of James Herriot (Christopher Timothy), as he finds that there is no end to the joy and heartache that go with caring for all creatures great and small.
Actors & Directors
- Lewis Gomavitz
- Fran Allison
- Ollie (II)
- Burr Tillstrom
- Jack Fascinato
- Kukla
Run time: 225 min.
List Price: $69.95
Price: $99.00
Review Kukla, Fran, & Ollie: Premiere Collector's Edition (Box Set) / New Kid Home Video/Tbp Trust:
Release date: 1998-11-11
List Price: $99.98
Price: $59.99
Review Inspector Morse (Collection Set 3) / Bfs Entertainment:Inspector Morse Set 3 contains: 1) Fat Chance 2) Second Time Around 3) Masonic Mysteries 4) Driven to Distraction 5) Sins of the Father 6) Promised Land
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A Touch of Frost - Season 3, Pee Wee's Playhouse 1 (4pc), Lucy Show (5pc), The Johnny Carson Collection - The Tonight Show (with The Comedians), Golden Fiddles (3pc), Rising Damp, Collection Set 3, Rumpole of the Bailey Vols. 5-8, Keeping Up Appearances - Giftset 2, You Bet Your Life: Groucho Marx (7pc), Hullabaloo 1-4, French Chef (3pc), Invaders, Bob Hope Comedy Hour/For Love Or Money, The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season Three Box Set, Inspector Morse (Collection Set 1), The Forsyte Saga - Second Generation, Brittas Empire (Vols. 4-6), All Creatures Great and Small, Series 2, Vols. 1-6, Kukla, Fran, & Ollie: Premiere Collector's Edition (Box Set), Inspector Morse (Collection Set 3)Top headlines: Terror Watch: Gonzales Lawyers Up: Still under investigation by Congress and Justice Department lawyers who once worked for him, the former attorney general has turned to a leading Washington attorney to help him beat the rap. ›18:12 10 Oct, Wed Volkswagen Baja Race: Paris to Ensenada: Volkswagen and its Touareg 2 head to Mexico for the Baja 500. ›07:00 16 Oct, Tue No bull! 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