3 DISC SET
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MOTHER
LOVE
Diana Rigg won the BAFTA Best Actress award for her performance in the British miniseries Mother Love. Light-years removed from her Avengers heroics, Rigg was cast as the ultra-possessive Helena Vesey, who dearly loved her grown son Kit (James Wilby). In fact, she was willing to love Kit to death, and this fact resulted in disaster for Kit's lovely young wife, not to mention several other unfortunates who happened to get in Helena's way. Also in the cast was another veteran of the 1960s TV spy-show craze, David McCallum. Based on the novel by Laura Black, Mother Love was broadcast in four 55-minute installments by the BBC in 1989.
COMPLETE 4 - PART SERIES 1 DISC
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COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW 
MAUREEN LIPMAN, DAVID ROSS, TOM WILKINSON, ANNA
CARTERET
Comedy-drama sequel to ESKIMO DAY, about parents' sense of
loss as their children grow up. The Whittles from Blackburn and the Lloyds from
Cheltenham are on tenterhooks about their children's A-level results. But when
Neil Whittle and Pippa Lloyd go off to university, each of their parents faces
their own personal crisis.
TRANSMITTED: 31/12/1997 90 MINUTES
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*RICH MAN, POOR MAN - Book 1
This phenomenally successful television miniseries chronicles the paths of two immigrant brothers--a rebellious fighter (Nick Nolte) and a crafty entrepreneur (Peter Strauss)--and their respective families, ambitions, loves, enemies, and fates. The cast also includes Susan Blakely, Ed Asner, Fionnula Flanagan, Bill Bixby, Talia Shire, and many others.
1976 COMPLETE MINI SERIES 3 DISC SET
CHAPTERS 1-12
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*ROOTS THE COMPLETE MINI
SERIES 
In 1977, the miniseries ROOTS aired, changing the face of television-and American culture-forever. This highly acclaimed series, based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel, follows the lineage of Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton), an African man abducted from his village and sold into slavery in the United States. There he contends with the cruel hardships of slavery, while trying to escape to make a better life for himself and his family. The programme features a veritable cast of thousands, including Ed Asner, Ben Vereen, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Cicely Tyson, and Louis Gossett, Jr.
6 DISC 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (INCLUDES BONUS
DISC)
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*PRESS GANG
The BAFTA award-winning Comedy/Drama series from ITV- It
ran from 1989 until 1993. Aimed at older children and teenagers, the programme was
based around the activities of a children's newspaper, the Junior Gazette,
produced by pupils from the local comprehensive school. In later series it would
be depicted as a commercial venture. Critical reception was very positive,
particularly for the quality of its writing, and has attracted a cult following
with a wide age range. Starring Julia Sawalha and Dexter Fletcher.
Complete series 1-5: 7 discs
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*SUPERNATURAL 
After the mysterious death of their mother and the disappearance of their father who went looking for the killer two brothers seek out paranormal and supernatural events to seek out a father on the run and the meaning linking to their mother's death.
COMPLETE SEASON ONE 2005
6 DISCS
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CORONATION STREET ALAN BRADLEY FINALE
1989 
The story of Rita Fairclough's abuse at the hands of Alan
Bradley reaches its climax in these three classic episodes from December 1989.
In Blackpool, Rita blots out the last 15 years. Alf and Audrey are homeless. The
McDonald family move in. Alan Bradley is killed by a Blackpool tram whilst
chasing Rita..
1 HOUR 8 MINUTES
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TALKING HEADS: BY ALAN BENNETT 
Six monologues performed by five of Britain's best
actresses plus one performed by Alan Bennett himself. A Chip in the Sugar with
Alan Bennett, A Lady of Letters with Patricia Routledge, Bed Among the Lentils
with Maggie Smith, Soldiering On with Stephanie Cole, A Cream Cracker Under the
Settee with Thora Hird, Her Big Chance with Julie Walters
BBC 1987
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TALKING HEADS 2: BY ALAN
BENNETT 
Six new monologues which reveal the real lives and secrets
of people behind their suburban normality. Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet with
Patricia Routledge, The Hands of God with Eileen Atkins, Playing Sandwiches with
David Haig, The Outside Dog with Julie Walters, Nights in the Gardens of Spain
with Penelope Wilton, Waiting for the Telegram with Thora Hird.
BBC 1998
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SEX, THE CITY AND ME 
So, it turns out that life is not so funny in a rich man's
world, after all. Sex, The City And Me is a one-off drama about the rampant
sexism and female victimisation that goes on in the testosterone'n'money-soaked
world of banking. A fast-paced and powerful drama set in the high-octane world
of the City of London. Jess, a high-flying banker, is sidelined in her job by
her Machiavellian boss when she returns to work after having a baby. She decides
to sue the bank and ends up risking everything, including her marriage. The
drama is inspired by in-depth interviews with women who have fought major cases
in the City.
2007 90 Minutes DIGITAL TV
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*CLOCKING OFF THE COMPLETE FIRST SERIES
How much do you know about the person working next to
you? At Mackintosh Textiles, infidelity, gang harassment, and plastic surgery
fuel the rumour mill, while marriages become loveless, husbands disappear, and
arson attempts bungled. First broadcast on BBC1 in 2000, Clocking Off is widely
acclaimed as one of the strongest, most innovative and gripping dramas to emerge
in recent years. From the outside, life in the factory appears to run smoothly,
but in a community with so many secrets to hide, things are far from
straightforward. BAFTA Award winner 2000 for best drama series.
2 DISC SET 315 MINUTES
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HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR COMPLETE 1980
TV SERIES 
EACH ON A SEPARATE DISC. HIGH QUALITY DIGITAL RECORDINGS
(NOT TV) ALL APPROX 52 MINS.
WITCHING TIME - A strange woman
mysteriously appears on David Winter's farm, claiming to be a seventeenth
century witch.
THE THIRTEENTH REUNION - A Fleet Street
journalist (Julia Foster) investigates a dubious slimming clinic.
RUDE AWAKENING - Denholm Elliot plays an
estate agent trapped in a recurring nightmare.
GROWING PAINS - An old book containing a
strange poem resurrects a vengeful spirit from the dead
THE HOUSE THAT BLED TO DEATH - The new
occupants of 42 Colman Road experience its gruesome past.
CHARLIE BOY - A carved African fetish with voodoo powers has
a dangerous mind of its own.
THE SILENT SCREAM - A seemingly kind pet
shop owner played wonderfully by Peter Cushing offers an ex-con a
job.
CHILDREN OF THE FULL MOON - When a
couple's car crashes, a woman (Diana Dors) with a rather large number of
children offers them a room at her house in the forest.
CARPATHIAN EAGLE - A number of gruesome
murders are linked to the legend of a Carpathian Countess.
GUARDIAN OF THE ABYSS - An antiques dealer
purchases a mirror with mysterious powers.
VISITOR FROM THE GRAVE - A woman shoots
dead an intruder who terrorises her in a lonely cottage. Her boyfriend buries
the body in the woods - but that's not the end of her ordeal.
THE TWO FACES OF EVIL - A young family on
holiday pick up a strange hitch-hiker.
THE MARK OF SATAN - A man sees the number
9 everywhere and is convinced the forces of evil are at work.
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THE RAT PACK 
The HBO movie, "The Rat Pack" chronicles the high-living
times of the famous Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and
Peter Lawford) during the years 1958-1962. How much of the story is true? Who
knows? But it does make for good entertainment, bringing along Marilyn Monroe,
Bobby Kennedy, Joe DiMaggio and other period luminaries. The story is moved
along by some excellent acting especially Don Cheadle as the tortured Sammy
Davis Jr, Ray Liotta as Frank Sinatra and Joe Montegna as Dean Martin. It may
twist the truth, but it's decent entertainment.
1998 ITV (recorded 2009) 120 MINS DIGITAL TV
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THE ANTIQUES ROGUE SHOW
Compelling drama documentary about one of the world's most
prolific and diverse art forgers. Aided by his parents, Shaun Greenhalgh created
fake paintings, antiques and sculptures that would dupe the art world out of
hundreds of thousands of pounds, including a fake statue which they sold to a
museum for nearly half a million pounds. The family could not resist attempting
to pass off a fake Assyrian relief to the British Museum, a mistake that
ultimately led the police to their door. STARRING: Jeremy Swift, Peter Vaughan
and Liz Smith.
BBC2 2009 1 HOUR DIGITAL TV
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JOHN STEINBECK'S EAST OF EDEN PARTS
1&2
An epic drama which follows three generations across
America. Sixty years of love, bitterness and revenge. Starring: Timothy
Bottoms, Jane Seymour, Bruce Boxleitner, Karen Allen, Anne Baxter, Lloyd
Bridges..etc
2 Disc Set VHS transfer 1981 200 mins
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THE 39 STEPS
Based on the classic novel by Scottish author John Buchan,
and set in the build up to the First World War, The 39 Steps is a roller coaster
action adventure, full of excitement, danger, fun and romance, starring Rupert
Penry Jones (Burn Up, Spooks) as Richard Hannay.
BBC1 DECEMBER 2008 90 MINUTES DIGITAL TV
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TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
Gemma Arterton (James Bond: Quantum Of Solace, St
Trinian's) stars as Tess in this lavish four-part adaptation of Thomas Hardy's
complex, profound and heart-breaking novel, Tess of the
D'Urbervilles.
BBC1 4 DISCS 4 HOURS HIGH QUALITY DIGITAL
TV
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*A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE
POVERTY, PASSION AND POWER... A MAGNIFICENT SAGA BASED ON
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD'S BESTSELLER. Jenny Seagrove, Deborah Kerr, Barry
Bostwick The story starts as an 80-year-old Emma Harte (Deborah Kerr), looks
back over her life. She remembers herself as a young girl, pregnant and
abandoned by her rich lover. She remembers the men she has loved, her staunch
friend Blackie O'Neill, and her second marriage to Paul McGill during the First
World War. The small shop she started many years ago has grown into a vast
commercial empire. Now it is under threat and Emma must fight to protect it. A
Woman Of Substance is a film that every woman will love - and every man will
find hard to forget. With Special features.
2 DISC SET 1988 290 MINUTES
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*HOLD THE DREAM
Jenny Seagrove, Fiona Fullerton, Stephen Collins The story of Emma Harte (Deborah Kerr) and her granddaughter Paula McGill Fairley (Jenny Seagrove), continues in this compelling sequel to 'A Woman of Substance'. Accomplished, beautiful and a millionairess, Paula wields immense power at the age of 25; yet her tragic loves and losses mirror those in Emma's life. Set in Yorkshire, London, New York and Texas, in great country homes, luxuriors penthouses and the boardrooms of the privileged, this is the story of one woman's determination to 'Hold The Dream' - to find the happiness and passion that are her legacy.
2 DISC SET 1986 195 MINUTES
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*CATHERINE COOKSON'S THE RAG NYMPH 
Ten year old Millie is taken in by 'Raggie Aggie' after her
mother dies in a Newcastle brothel. Aggie soon has to hide Millie in a convent
after the brothel owner turns his attentions to Millie. Years later, and a
beautiful young woman, she returns to her Aunt but after a desolate relationship
she is abducted into the same brothel in which her mother died... Adapted from
the novel by Catherine Cookson. Stars Honeysuckle Weeks, Alec Newman, Val
McLane, Perdita Weeks, Crispin Bonham-Carter.
1997 145 MINS
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*CATHERINE COOKSON'S THE FIFTEEN STREETS 
A powerful drama set against the harsh and turbulent background of poverty and class distinction in Tyneside at the beginning of the century. A young docker John O'Brien falls deeply in love with Mary Llewellyn the daughter of a local shipbuilder. Their love unites them but the fifteen streets which separate poverty from wealth threaten to stand in their way.
1989 104 MINS
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*CATHERINE COOKSON'S THE GLASS VIRGIN
The teenage daughter of powerful, plutocratic parents is
shocked when her domineering and opinionated father informs her that she is the
biological daughter of a prostitute. She furiously severs the ties to her family
and resolves to make her own way in the world, finding love and hope in the
process. A miniseries presentation of Catherine Cookson's novel. Stars Nigel
Havers, Christine Kavanagh, Brendan Coyle, Sylvia Sims, Emily
Mortimer.
1995 147 MINS
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COR, BLIMEY! 
Drama based on Terry Johnson's award-winning play, Cleo,
Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick, about the passionate relationship between Sid
James and Barbara Windsor. When Barbara joins the Carry On team, Sid works his
famous charm on her - despite her imminent marriage. CAST: Sid James
...Geoffrey Hutchings, Barbara Windsor ... Samantha Spiro, Kenneth Williams ...
Adam Godley, Herself ... Barbara Windsor, Joan Sims ...Chrissie Cotterill,
Bernard Bresslaw ...Steven Spiers, Director ... Terry Johnson
BBC 2000 RUN TIME APPROX 108 MINUTES DIGITAL
TV
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FILTH: THE MARY WHITEHOUSE STORY 
In 1964, an unknown Wolverhampton housewife and
schoolteacher transformed herself overnight into the most fearsome moral
crusader Britain has ever seen... Armed only with good Christian values and a
sharp tongue, Mary Whitehouse's mission was to stop filth entering family homes
via the media. Remarkably in 1967, the epicentre of the most liberal decade in
history, she forced the resignation of the BBC's director general after a row
over the Beatles' use of the word "knickers". This film shows us how she did it.
Starring Julie Walters as Mary Whitehouse; Alun Armstrong as her husband Ernest;
and Hugh Bonneville as Hugh Carleton-Greene.
BBC2 May 2008 APPROX 90 MINS DIGITAL TV
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A FAMILY AT WAR COMPLETE SERIES 1
6 DISC SET
A Family At War is the classic 1970 ITV series chronicling
the fortunes of the Ashton family living in Liverpool during the Second World
War. This set features the entire first series.
EPISODES:
DISC 1: Facts of Life, To Die For Spain.
DISC 2: Lines of Battle, The Summer Before the War.
DISC 3: The Gate of the Year, The Breach in the Dyke.
DISC 4: The War Office Regrets, For Strategic Reasons.
DISC 5: The Night they Hit Number 8. One of Ours.
DISC 6: Brothers in War, If it's Got Your Number On It, The
End of the Beginning.
VHS-DVD 6 DISCS 13 EPISODES APPROX 50 MINUTES
EACH
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*THE SHILLINGBURY TALES 
Classic ITV comedy-drama from 1980, set in the fictional
picturesque village of Shillingbury in Hertfordshire. Londoners Peter and Sally
Higgins (Diane Keen & Robin Nedwell) move to the idyllic English countryside
to enjoy the ambiance of fine thatched-roofed cottages, strawberry cream teas,
oak-timbered pubs and a collection of eccentric locals, including grumpy farmer
Jake (Jack Douglas), his sexy daughter Sally (Linda Hayden), crafty tramp Cuffy
(Bernard Cribbins), old busybody Mrs Simpkins (Diana King), nosy postman Harvey
(Joe Black) and the twittering Reverend Norris (Nigel Lambert). Notable other
guest appearances include Trevor Howard and John le Mesurier.
2 disc set
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*ARMISTEAD MAUPIN'S TALES OF THE CITY 
Adaptation of the books of Armistead Maupin, which follow
the lives of a diverse group of individuals from San Francisco, who are all
searching for love. Meet Anna Madrigal, the bizarre landlady, Mona Ramsey, who
is unaware that she is Anna's daughter, Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver, the gay
Floridian whose parents think he is straight, and more... Olympia Dukakis,
Donald Moffatt, Chloe Webb, Laura Linney, Marcus D'Amico.
1993 338 MINUTES 2 DISC SET SPECIAL
FEATURES
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*MORE TALES OF THE CITY 
More Tales Of The City--the TV miniseries sequel to "Tales of the City"--is
an adaptation of the books by Armistead Maupin. Like its precursor, it follows
the lives of a diverse group of individuals from San Francisco, each of whom are
searching for love. Meet Anna Madrigal, the bizarre landlady, Mona Ramsey, who
is unaware that she is Anna's daughter, Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver, the gay
Floridian whose parents think he is straight, and many more interesting
characters...
Run Time: 324 Minutes 2 DISC SET
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*FURTHER TALES OF THE CITY 
Set in 1981, FURTHER TALES once again follows the residents of landlady Anna
Madrigal's building, who have all matured since the last installment of the
series. Mary Ann (Linney) has become a career woman focused on becoming a TV
journalist and has even persuaded former ladies' man Brian to settle down with
her. A few new faces from beyond Barbary Lane change the look of the series, but
Mr. Maupin's combination of big city life and small town relationships help keep
FURTHER TALES just as charming and engrossing as the original.
1 DISC
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SPEND SPEND SPEND 
BBC1 "PLAY FOR TODAY" 1977. Based on the book "Spend,
Spend, Spend" Story of pools winner, Vivian Nicholson. Starring: Susan Littler,
John Duttine, Helen Beck, Joe Belcher, Liz Smith.
Originally transmitted : 15/03/1977 RUN TIME: APPROX 85
MINS
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WHISTLE AND I'LL COME TO YOU
(BBC Ghost Story For Christmas) 
Based on M.R. James's supernatural short story Oh, Whistle,
and I'll Come to You, My Lad, this black-and-white BBC film from 1968 tells the
chilling tale of a hapless professor (Michael Hordern) on a winter holiday on
the Norfolk coast. When he he discovers a bone which has been fashioned into a
whistle, an impending sense of dread soon follows....
BBC FOUR (1968) APPROX 42 MINUTES DIGITAL
TV
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ON YOUR WAY RILEY ! 
Yorkshire Television recording of the Alan Plater play
about British Music Hall entertainers, Arthur Lucan (Old Mother Riley) and Kitty
McShane. Starring Brian Murphy and Maureen Lipman.
1984 51 Mins approx.
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*THE CHARMER 
NIGEL HAVERS, FIONA FULLERTON, ROSEMARY LEACH
A drama series set in 1930 Britain, detailing the exploits
of Ralph Gorse, a conman, seducer and murderer.
COMPLETE SERIES 6 EPISODES 2 DISCS 1987 312
MINUTES
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*LIFE WITH JUDY GARLAND: ME & MY
SHADOWS 
The remarkable story of Hollywood legend Judy Garland is
vividly told in this widely acclaimed TV movie which features amazing, Emmy
Award-winning portrayals by Judy Davis (Best Actress) and Tammy Blanchard (Best
Supporting Actress).
2001 139 MINUTES
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*THE LIFE AND LOVES OF A SHE-DEVIL - COMPLETE
SERIES 
When Ruth's accountant husband Bobo leaves her for the
beautiful novelist Mary Fisher, Ruth exacts her revenge against the pair of
them. Based on the novel by Fay Weldon. STARRING: DENNIS WATERMAN, PATRICIA
HODGE, JULIE T WALLACE
1986 240 MINUTES 2 DISCS
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FEAR OF FANNY 
Before Delia or Nigella, British TV cookery was dominated
by one person: the fearsome Fanny Cradock. Dressed like a drag queen and barking
orders at her assistant-cum-husband Johnnie, Cradock terrified and delighted the
nation in equal measure from the 1950s to the mid-70s. Brian Fillis's dramatisation of Cradock's career is based
on interviews with her friends and family, and reveals the private vulnerability
behind her tart public persona. Nighty Night creator Julia Davis cakes on the
make-up as Fanny; The League of Gentlemen's Mark Gatiss dons Johnnie's
monocle.
2006 90 minutes DIGITAL TV
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*THE LONG FIRM 
The Long Firm is a four-part drama for BBC TWO based on
Jake Arnott's critically acclaimed novel.
The dark underbelly of Sixties
London is brought into sharp focus in Joe Penhall's adaptation of Jake Arnott's
critically acclaimed novel The Long Firm.
It tells the story of Harry Starks, played by Mark Strong,
as seen through the eyes of four characters that come into his life - a Tory
Lord, an actress, a lowlife speed dealer and an academic.
2 discs 236 minutes
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*ABIGAIL'S PARTY 
A TV play based on the Hampstead Theatre production.
Beverly has invited her new neighbours, Angela and Tony, over for drinks. She
has also asked her divorced neighbour, Sue, because Sue's fifteen year-old
daughter, Abigail, was holding a party in their house. Beverly's husband,
Lawrence comes home late from work, just before the guests arrive. The gathering
starts off in a stiff insensitive British middle class way with people who do
not know each other, until Beverly and Lawrence start sniping at each other.
STARRING: ALISON STEADMAN, TIM STERN, JANINE DUVITSKY, JOHN SALTHOUSE, HARRIET
REYNOLDS.
1977 102 minutes
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GIRLS' NIGHT 
GIRLS' NIGHT follows the lives of two women who are drawn
together by sudden wealth and a passion to live life to its fullest. After
winning their money at a bingo game, the pair hit the road to Las Vegas,
encountering a kind of freedom they have never known along the way. STARRING:
BRENDA BLETHYN, JULIE WALTERS, CHRIS
KRISTOFFERSON.
1998 102 MINUTES vhs-dvd transfer (tv
recording)
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MY BEAUTIFUL SON
Drama in which Jerry Lipman, a wealthy man from New
York discovers he has leukaemia. This leads to his mother revealing that she is
not actually his birth mother and that he was adopted, in order for him to try
and find his biological family in England which may lead to a match for a bone
marrow transfusion. He travels to a council estate in Liverpool to find his
family and he is welcomed by his real mother who is glad to be reunited with her
son. STARRING JULIE WALTERS, OLYMPIA DUKAKIS, PAUL REISER, GEORGE
WENDT.
TRANSMITTED: ITV 07/11/2001 RUN TIME: 1 HOUR
39 MINUTES (ADS REMOVED)
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LOST FOR WORDS 
Following the death of his first wife, Diana, Deric has now
married the writer Aileen Armitage and is living in Huddersfield. His eccentric
mother, who has a well-honed but distinctly off-beat way with words, is
gradually declining in health due to old age. Then a stroke cruelly robs her of
her greatest gift: her power of speech. Dame Thora Hird, Pete Postlethwaite star.
1998 ITV Run Time: Approx 75
minutes (ads removed)
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PAT AND MARGARET 
Unexpected events occur over a long weekend when Pat, a
glamorous British born star of American soaps, returns home to plug her auto
biography on television and meets, for the first time since they were teenagers,
Margaret her plain, fat and frumpy younger sister. The meeting is painful for
both sisters highlighting the vast differences in their lives and resurrecting
painful memories of their unhappy childhood with their uncaring mother. The
tabloid press smell a juicy story and a race ensues to trace the current
whereabouts of the long lost errant mother...
STARRING: VICTORIA WOOD, JULIE WALTERS, DUNCAN PRESTON, CELIA IMRIE AND DAME
THORA HIRD
BBC 1994 (RE-SHOWN
2010) DIGITAL TV Run Time: 90
Minutes
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