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A playful adaptation of the classic Oscar Wilde short story following an American family who moves to England and takes up residence in a castle haunted by the ghost of Sir Simon.

A newly widowed and long-retired saxophone player decides to pick up where she left off decades before and reform her all-girl wartime band.

Carry on cowboy

An hilarious romp through the bars and bedrooms of the Wild West! Sid James is on top form as the Rumpo Kid, an outlaw who shakes up the sleepy residents of Stodge City, while Kenneth Williams appears in the ludicrous role of a highly puritanical judge. As one might expect, the g...

Carry on Cleo

The 'Carry On' team are back again in force! This time they turn a spoofing eye at ancient Egypt and the legend of Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Caesar and a whole host of Roman rogues. Julius Caesar is having a bad day in the funniest toga party of all time -- a historical and hysteri...

"The unruly belles discredit St. Trinian's by spending more time backing horses than studying subjects. The dotty headmistress's bookie brother intends to turn this to his advantage. As for Alastair Sim's dual role - he's in a class of his own!"--Container.

British India, 1895. The Burpas are revolting but then again 'The Devils in Skirts' who guard the Khyber Pass are none too charming either. Can Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond prevent the scheming Khasi of Kalabar from starting a full-scale rebillion, ending the British rule and making h...

"From the silent screen stars Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel, to the modern day stand-ups Peter Kay and Michael McIntyre, this affectionate collection of profiles includes more than 60 comedians, many of whom have stood the test of time and are regarded as comic legends"--Publis...

Author turned amateur sleuth Paisley Sterling returns in a new mystery! When Paisley overhears two busybody gossips talking at the gym, little does she realize it's the beginning of a new mystery... "Do you really think he murdered her?" "I tell you, Crystal, she'd never been sic...

Patricia Hodge stars as Cruella de Vil in this full-cast dramatisation of the much-loved story. Pongo lives happily with his human pets Mr. and Mrs. Dearly in a large house in Regent's Park. When his wife Missis produces a litter of 15 beautiful pups, life seems wonderfully compl...

A contemporary high school girl hears voices and sees visions like Joan of Arc. She is torn between her commitment to a long-lost first love and her growing feelings for another.

Elspeth McGillicuddy is down from Scotland for a holiday and boards the 4:50 train from Paddington station to visit her friend, Miss Marple. During the journey, another train pulls alongside, and through the window Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a tall, dark man strangling a blonde w...

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