Xavier Lombard is a world-weary private eye in London, in exile from his native Paris; his best friend is Nathalie, a high-class call girl. He gets a call from an old friend from the Paris police department, now a businessman whose brother-in-law is missing. The missing man's parents hire Xavier...
Postman Bean is anxious to end his round early to catch a morning showing of 'The Sound of Muzak' at his local cinema. However, he is unaware that the cinema manager Terry Toadstool is using this as a smoke screen to view a pornographic film and that Bean's wife, traffic warden Monica, is the star.
In true Peter Richardson fashion, "30 Years Of Comic Strip" defies the conventional norms of a retrospective documentary. It brings together some of the most prominent figures in UK comedy, reflecting on the show's impact and influence on the British comedy scene over the past three decades. The...
In rural England, school teacher Susie Darling is planning to leave her boring husband Martin for lusty mechanic Dave when she meets romantic former pop star Garry Dreadful, who has moved to the village to start a traditional farm and asks her to live with him.
Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumbling off on a mission to live his final minutes to the fullest.
Good Morning, Karachi is the story of a young girl (Amna Ilyas) who wants to be a model while struggling towards her dream against the backdrop of the Benazir Bhutto assassination.
On their way to stay with Mrs French at Hot Turkey Farm, the Famous Five hear on the radio their Uncle Quentin's escaped prison. Arriving at the farm they're appalled to meet the vulgar millionaire, Mr Budweiser, and his spoilt son, Willy. Julian and Dick are so incensed, they sleep outdoors where...
Teen-age gang leaders Passion and Little Sister are released from prison, only to find that their gang the Slags has disbanded due to a rival gang, the Hawaiians, who wear garlands and drink Pina Coladas.
Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe: Producing My Beautiful Laundrette
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My Beautiful Laundrette was the first feature produced by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe, the founders of Working Title. In this video piece, the two recall how they became involved with Stephen Frears and his film, and discuss its production history and the the impact it had on their careers.
Two students calling themselves Carlos and Miguel arrive in Spain dressed as gunslingers to live out their dream of being in a spaghetti Western. At a cafe in a remote town they meet two Australian girls who have picked up a scruffy hitch-hiker and a would-be rapist dressed as a matador.
Eddie Monsoon is a South African entertainer who, following the failure of several pilot shows for TV in his homeland, faked his suicide, went to Brazil and then to England where he attracted notoriety with his explicit sex farces on the stage and shocking TV shows which even Channel 4 banned.