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British Comedy

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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin DVD

Leonard Rossiter shot to stardom in this quirky 1970s British comedy series as Reginald Perrin, whose mid-life crisis sparks hilarious attempts to reinvent himself–by faking his own death. His life at Sunshine Desserts safely behind him, Perrin seeks new worlds to conquer–but somehow, the past won't let go. Adapted from David Nobbs' novels, the 21-episode series stars Pauline Yates, Sue Nichols, and Geoffrey Palmer (As Time Goes By).

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 1976
Length: 630 minutes on 4 Discs
Subtitles: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin DVD

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The Diary of A Nobody DVD

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The Diary of A Nobody DVD

For over a century, the comical diary of Charles Pooter has amused generations of readers with quirky observations and hilarious details of a mundane yet hardly ordinary life. Hugh Bonneville sparkles as the title character-with small mind and pedestrian life, but larger aspirations-in an arresting adaptation by Andrew Davies. Evelyn Waugh once proclaimed it "the funniest book in the world." Find out why it has never gone out of print.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2007
Length: 116 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Hallelujah! - 2PK DVD

The Salvation Army, long regarded as prim do-gooders, gain a cheeky reprieve in this comedy series, starring Thora Hird as a feisty Army captain facing retirement unless she can save modern-day sinners in unlikely territory. Emily Ridley (Hird) and protégé Sister Alice (Patsy Rowlands) are sent to Brigthorpe and Blackwick on one last mission, with predictably hilarious results, in pubs, strip clubs, and other dens of iniquity.

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Color: Yes
Production Year: 1983
Length: 361 minutes on 2 Discs
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Hallelujah! - 2PK DVD

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The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford DVD

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The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford DVD

Michael Crawford has starred in some of the biggest box-office hits of all time. This DVD is a behind-the-scenes intimate portrait of one of the funniest and most versatile actors, whose popularity in the United States outshines any other British entertainer in the last 30years.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 91 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Keeping Up Appearances: The Full Bouquet Special Edition 9PK DVD

Her chirpiness and loud flowered dress disguise a calculated climb up suburban London's middle-class social ladder-and Hyacinth Bucket leaves nothing to chance. Her dreaded candlelight dinners and tone-deaf singing voice trap husband Richard, son Sheridan, neighbors Liz and Emmitt, and lovably dysfunctional family in her wake. This complete collection of the long-running Britcom stars Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 1995
Length: 1340 minutes on 9 Discs
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Keeping Up Appearances: The Full Bouquet Special Edition 9PK DVD

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Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Everything 9PK DVD

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Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Everything 9PK DVD

Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley became cult figures overnight in this wildly popular, astoundingly funny, and bracingly satirical British comedy series. The Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Everything set includes all five hysterical seasons of the adventures of Edina and Patsy, whose risque escapades remade the pop-culture landscape on both sides of the Atlantic. Includes The Last Shout, The New York Specials, and White Box.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2008
Length: 1154 minutes on 9 Discs
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

To the Manor Born: The Complete Series-Silver Anniversary Edition 5PK DVD

Penelope Keith's portrayal of Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, the widowed aristocrat who loses her estate to an immigrant millionaire, set the gold standard for a generation of British sitcoms in To The Manor Born. Broke and resentful, Lady Audrey seeks to sabotage Richard De Vere's every move at Grantleigh Manor-until nature takes its course and the two fall in love. A delightfully frothy and sardonic comedy for the ages.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Length: 650 minutes on 5 Discs
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

To the Manor Born: The Complete Series-Silver Anniversary Edition 5PK DVD

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Two Fat Ladies 4PK DVD

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Two Fat Ladies 4PK DVD

It's England's funniest cooking show! Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright are on a high-spirited mission to save fellow Brits from dull, health-conscious fare by spreading old-fashioned flavor-and bacon, cream, and butter-out for anyone from lumberjacks to teenage lacrosse players. Eccentric and irresistibly larger-than-life, they cross the Isles in a motorcycle and sidecar, sowing bravado and culinary genius. In all, 24 episodes.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Length: 731 minutes on 4 Discs
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Alfresco 2PK DVD

Social satire and off-the-wall pratfalls are the staple of this delightfully nutty British comedy series, starring talented 1980s newcomers Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Ben Elton, Siobhan Redmond, and Robbie Coltrane in 13 episodes. Inventive sketches feature recurring characters Mr. Butcher and Mr. Baker, Doctor De Quincy, and the loony cast of the "Pretend Pub."

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Color: Yes
Production Year: 1982
Length: 315 minutes on 2 Discs
Subtitles: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Alfresco 2PK DVD

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Ain't Misbehavin' 2PK DVD

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Ain't Misbehavin' 2PK DVD

The unexpected humor behind bombs, espionage, and gangsters in World War II London takes center stage in this comedic drama starring two of Britain's most popular screen actors, Robson Green and Jerome Flynn. Charming draft dodger Eric Trapp (Green) and ex-RAF pilot Eddie Wallis (Flynn) have little in common, except the big band orchestra they both work for, their mutual dislike, and a talent for mischief. What more does the Empire need?

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 1997
Length: 150 minutes on 2 Discs
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Peter Cook & Dudley Moore: The Best Of...What's Left Of...Not Only...But Also... DVD

Bare-bones scripts and improvisations of British comedians Dudley Moore and Peter Cook made Not Only ... But Also one of the most refreshingly original BBC comedy series of the late 20th century. Moore and Cook took turn speaking into a microphone and building the show around their ad-libs. BBC archivists reconstructed six episodes from what was left of this unorthodox, short-lived arrangement. Now it's your turn to listen and laugh!

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Length: 170 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Peter Cook & Dudley Moore: The Best Of...What's Left Of...Not Only...But Also... DVD

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Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series DVD 6PK

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Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series DVD 6PK

The science-fiction cult favorite's new incarnation enters its third series , with David Tennant and Freema Agvemann as the time-traveling adventurers. Doctor Who and medical student Martha Jones go back to the Golden Age of Elizabeth I to meet William Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre, while an aging Professor Lazarus catches up with his youth, with potentially fatal consequences for Martha, and the vengeful Daleks return from 1930s New York.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Length: 652 minutes on 6 Discs
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

The Benny Hill Show: The Complete Collection 18PK DVD

He was TV's crown prince of bawdiness, inaugurating an era of naughty, hilarious entertainment on British screens before spreading his popularity across the Atlantic. Benny Hill's brand of outrageous comedy sketches and risqu� humor made audiences howl-and even blush-for decades before his untimely death. Now see every classic sketch, including the Hill's Angels episodes, in an 18-disc collection that will have you rolling in the aisles at home.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Length: 2890 minutes on 18 Discs
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

The Benny Hill Show: The Complete Collection 18PK DVD

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A Bit of Fry and Laurie: Collection 4PK DVD

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A Bit of Fry and Laurie: Collection 4PK DVD

American viewers may know him best as the irascible Dr. Gregory House, but the multi-talented Hugh Laurie once teamed up with Stephen Fry for a popular comedy sketch series on British TV. A Bit of Fry & Laurie ran for four seasons on the BBC, featuring such regular routines as Tony Mercheson, sub-par superspy, and his boss Control; dimwitted yuppies John and Peter; and the ever-popular cocktail recipe, with Mr. Music.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Length: 750 minutes on 4 Discs
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

One Foot in the Grave: Season Two DVD 2PK

Victor Meldrew is a retiree with an attitude who seems to attract bad luck in this BBC comedy. If he's not driving his wife Margaret crazy with his moaning, he's fighting with his neighbors. In Season Two, Victor and Margaret continue their battle against treacherous fate as they move into a new house. But with neighbors like Nick Swainey, Patrick, and Pippa, there's no peace to be found. Includes six episodes plus the 1990 Christmas special.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: No
Production Year: 2006
Length: 175 minutes on 2 Discs
Closed Captioned: No
Subtitles: No
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

One Foot in the Grave: Season Two DVD 2PK

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Doctor Who: The Beginning Collection (1963) DVD 3PK

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Doctor Who: The Beginning Collection (1963) DVD 3PK

The Doctor is a renegade Time Lord; an eccentric, highly-intelligent scientist from a distant planet. He travels through time and space in the TARDIS, a curious device, larger on the inside than on the outside, which was designed to change its appearance to suit its surroundings. View the adventures of an eccentric renegade time traveling alien and his companions.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2005
Length: 300 minutes on 3 Discs
Closed Captioned: No
Subtitles: No
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Personal Best of Monty Python Flying Circus DVD 6PK

Imagine a world without Monty Python. Pretty dull, huh? Now imagine the Personal Best selections of Terry Jones, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, and Terry Gilliam and once you stop laughing, prepare to start again. Laugh yourself silly at the antics of "The Lumberjack Song," "Silly Walks," "The Fish-Slapping Dance," and all the lunatic pratfalls you never thought you'd see again. The perfect gift for new and old fans alike.

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Color: No
Stereo: No
Length: 330 minutes on 6 Discs
Closed Captioned: Yes
Subtitles: No
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

Personal Best of Monty Python Flying Circus DVD 6PK

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Masterpiece Theatre: The Irish R.M.: Series III DVD 2PK

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Masterpiece Theatre: The Irish R.M.: Series III DVD 2PK

Peter Bowles returns as the irrepressible Major Sinclair Yeates in the final installment of the much-loved series, set in turn-of-the-century West Ireland. Six concluding episodes find the Irish Resident Magistrate fighting off unwanted romantic advances, adjusting to a newly-arrived sister and overly industrious cousin, learning to drive a noisy new motor car, and dealing with an offer of a better job nearer Dublin.

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Color: No
Stereo: No
Production Year: 2005
Length: 315 minutes on 2 Discs
Closed Captioned: No
Subtitles: No
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

John Cleese's Personal Best DVD

You've enjoyed his antics for decades. But have you ever stopped to ask what makes John Cleese laugh? No? Then look no further than these Monty Python morsels, selected by The Great Cleese himself. John Cleese's Personal Best features a non-stop train wreck of hilarity, from slapstick to absolute madness.

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Production Year: 2005
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

John Cleese's Personal Best DVD

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As Time Goes By: The Complete Original Series & Reunion Specials - 12PK DVD Combo, Save $10

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As Time Goes By: The Complete Original Series & Reunion Specials - 12PK DVD Combo, Save $10

Their romance spanned 40 years - during most of which they never saw each other - but the widowed Jean (Judi Dench) and divorced Lionel (Geoffrey Palmer) somehow manage to rekindle a magical lost love in this endlessly appealing Britcom. Purchase the Complete Original Series, all nine seasons of the elegantly humorous series, along with the Reunion Specials and save $10.

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Color: No
Stereo: No
Length: 2070 minutes on 12 Discs
Closed Captioned: No
Subtitles: No
Number of Programs: 9
Country Of Origin : United States

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