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Carry On Laughing COMPLETE S 1-2 + Carry On Movies

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0157218/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carry_On_(franchise)

And now for something completely bawdy. Carry on are two words to gladden the hearts of British comedy fans. Thirty-one Carry On films were produced between 1958-1992, and in 1975, Carry On Laughing brought the Carry On mojo to television, albeit for a scant 13 episodes. Each is a randy historical romp or farcical parody. You don’t have to be familiar with the films to enjoy this series’ extremely guilty pleasures. There are ribald double entendres, shameless mugging, awful puns, and even worse jokes. In one "monarchic moment," one loyal subject tells his Queen, "I will serve you humbly." She responds, "Good, I haven’t had humbly in ages." Jokes like that are enough to really make you rue Britannia, but Kenneth Connor, Sid James, Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor, Jack Douglas, Peter Butterworth, and David Lodge make it all sound like Shakespeare. The episodes takes potshots at Upstairs, Downstairs, the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries, and other historical and mythical figures. The episode "Under the Round Table" will not make anyone forget Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which came out the same year (oddly enough, both make hay with the horse/coconut thing). Carry On Laughing is more akin to Benny Hill than Beyond the Fringe, but for fans of the films, it is a dandy footnote to the Carry On canon.

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Pearson COMPLETE S01

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8115460/

Attorney Jessica Pearson enters the complex and seedy world of Chicago politics.

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The Ten Percenters aka The 10%ers COMPLETE S 1-2

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108681/

Sitcom set in a London theatrical agency.

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Father Matthews Daughter COMPLETE S01

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285364/

Sitcom about a vicar whose sermons are put to the test when he inherits a daughter

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Whoops Apocalypse COMPLETE S01

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083502/

A light-hearted look at the final week before doomsday. American President Johnny Cyclops is trying to run a re-election campaign while dealing with the Russians, a deposed Shah needing to be hidden, and a new weapon called a ‘quark’ bomb. Meanwhile, Lacrobat, the infamous terrorist, has stolen one of the quark bombs and is trying to get it into the Middle East. Stopping Lacrobat, getting the Shah to safety, placating the Russians and winning the election will require a brilliantly planned and perfectly executed strategy on the part of President Cyclops…

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My Little Margie COMPLETE S 1-2-3

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044283/

Margie lives with her father Vern and her crazy schemes get him into trouble especially with his boss Mr. Honeywell. She frequently involves Charlie and Mrs. Odetts in her plans. Freddie is her boyfriend while Roberta likes Vern.

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Punch Drunk COMPLETE S01

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106106/

Vinnie Binns (Kenny Ireland) is a Glasgow boxing manager. Hance Gordon (John Kazek) is his young protege.

They have to deal with other boxers, rival managers and crooked promoters.

They also meet opposition from an organisation called ‘Doctors Against Boxing’, run by Norman Banks (Jonathan Kydd) and Vikki Brown (Diana Hardcastle).

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Please Don’t Eat the Daisies COMPLETE S 1-2

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058840/

Based on the best-selling book and movie of the same name (Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (1960)). Set in Ridgemont, New York, the Nashes are an unusual suburban family. Jim Nash, a college English professor, and his lazy wife Joan, a newspaper columnist, live with their four rambunctious sons, a tolerant family maid, and a huge sheep dog.

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The Kit Curran Radio Show COMPLETE S 1-2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kit_Curran_Radio_Show

Series 1: The Kit Curran Radio Show (2 April 1984 – 7 May 1984)
Series 2: Kit Curran (21 July 1986 – 25 August 1986)

Set in the fictional UK location of ‘Newtown’ (though exteriors are filmed in Bracknell), it stars Denis Lawson as devious radio DJ Kit Curran, Paul Brooke as his assistant, Les Toms, and Clive Merrison as newsreader Damien Appleby. The first series saw Kit clashing with new station boss Roland Simpson (Brian Wilde), while the second series saw Kit attempt to start his own pirate radio station, while fighting for the affection of Pamela Scott (Lindsay Duncan).

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Sherlock Holmes – The Definitive Collection

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sherlock-Holmes-Definitive-Collection-DVD/dp/B0006M4S46

Basil Rathbone stars in this collection of 14 Sherlock Holmes films: ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’, ‘The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’, ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror’, ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon’, ‘Sherlock Holmes in Washington’, ‘Sherlock Holmes Faces Death’, ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman’, ‘The Scarlet Claw’, ‘The Pearl of Death’, ‘The House of Fear’, ‘The Woman in Green’, ‘Pursuit to Algiers’, ‘Terror by Night’ and ‘Dressed to Kill’.

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