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Gavin And Stacey

Gavin and Stacey is one of the most popular British sit-coms around. It is the winner of two Baftas and four British Comedy awards. Written by James Corden and Ruth Jones, who also star in the show, the story centres around the characters of Gavin (Mathew Horne) and Stacey (Joanna Page) that embark on a long distance r...13:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm is one of the unsung gems of the comedy genre. The main character is Larry David and the series follows David, who plays a fictionalized version of himself, and his life as a semi-retired writer, producer, and actor in Los Angeles. The show often includes other famous actors including Jerry Seinfel...13:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Lewis

Lewis is a popular spin off from the Inspector Morse series. Kevin Whately is Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis, ably assisted by his young sidekick, D.S. Hathaway (Laurence Fox) in this hit detective drama full of intriguing murder mystery. Set in the idyllic surroundings of Oxford and its University campus, murder has...13:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Invictus

Amazon.co.uk Widgets Invictus is one of the most inspiring films of recent years. Directed by Clint Eastwood the film stars Morgan Freeman as President Mandela and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, the South African rugby team captain. The film is based on the book by John Carlin Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and t...13:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Outnumbered

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsOutnumbered is a BAFTA award winning British comedy. The show is based around the daily trials and tribulations of a normal suburban family. The two parents are ably played by Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner (Sue and Pete Brockman), but it is the three children Jake (Tyger Drew-Honey), Ben (Daniel ...13:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

The Pacific

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsThe Pacific is an epic series made by HBO. The Pacific is based on the memoirs of a group of U.S. Marines who fought in the war against the Empire of Japan. The series was produced by Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman and much of it was filmed in Australia.The series has been acclaime...12:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Mad Men

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsMad Men is a popular fictional series. Mad Men is set in the 1960s, initially at the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency on Madison Avenue in New York City, and later at the newly created firm of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. Mad Men has received critical acclaim, particularly for its his...12:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

The Book Of Eli

Amazon.co.uk Widgets The Book Of Eli is a post apocalyptic drama. Directed by the Hughes brothers (From Hell) and staring Denzel Washington (Eli), Gary Oldman (Carnegie), Jennifer Beals (Claudia) and Mila Kunis (Solara) the film is the story of Eli’s journey and struggle to deliver a copy of the Bible to a safe loc...12:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

It's Complicated

Amazon.co.uk Widgets It's Complicated is a very funny romantic comedy. It stars Meryl Streep (Jane Adler), Steve Martin (Adam) and Alec Baldwin (Jake Adler). The three are mixed up in a love triangle romp which shows just how complicated life can be after divorce. Written and directed by Nancy Meyers of The Parent Tr...12:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

The Twilight Saga

Amazon.co.uk Widgets The Twilight Saga is a thrilling romantic horror story. The films are based on the series of four vampire-based fantasy romance novels by American author Stephenie Meyer. Since the release of the first novel, Twilight, in 2005, the books have gained immense popularity and commercial success aroun...12:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Green Zone

Amazon.co.uk Widgets Green Zone is an action thriller about the second Gulf War. The film is credited as having been inspired by book Imperial Life in the Emerald City by journalist Rajiv Chandrasekaran, which documented life in the Green Zone, Baghdad. The director Paul Greengrass also worked with Matt Damon on the ...12:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

The Hangover

Amazon.co.uk Widgets The Hangover is a popular screwball comedy of the slapstick variety. It stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha and Jeffrey Tambor and has a fairly simple plot line. Four guys head to Las Vegas for a stag night for one of their number and the usual antics ...12:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Life on Mars

Amazon.co.uk Widgets Life on Mars is a critically acclaimed British drama. The series centre around Sam Tyler (John Simm) who appears to have travelled back in time to be a detective in the Manchester police force in 1973. His boss, Gene Hunt (Phillip Glenister), is portrayed as politically incorrect, brutal and corr...12:07 Wed 30th Jun 2010

The Inbetweeners

Amazon.co.uk Widgets The Inbetweeners is undoubtedly one of the best comedy's out there. Written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris the show is the story about a group of teenage friends struggling through sixth form at school. Relive all the worst moments from childhood including school disco, dinners, uniforms and so...11:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Nanny McPhee

Amazon.co.uk Widgets Nanny McPhee is one of the best loved children’s characters in recent years. There are two films both with the brilliant Emma Thompson in the starring role. Supporting Emma are some well known actors such as Colin Firth, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Angela Lansbury, Imelda Staunton and Ralph Fiennes.Both...11:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Band Of Brothers

Amazon.co.uk Widgets Band Of Brothers is one of the most compelling war stories of all time. The executive producers were Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, who had collaborated on the World War II film Saving Private Ryan (1998). The series is based on the book of the same title written by historian and biographer Step...11:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Harry Potter

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsHarry Potter is now one of the most well known characters in literary history. The series of seven books by JK Rowling have consistently set fastest selling records and have now also been turned into films. Harry Potter is ably played by Daniel Radcliffe and is supported by Ron (Rupert Grint) and ...11:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

True Blood

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsTrue Blood is one of the best television series currently running in the US. Based loosely on the Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, True Blood has been adapted for TV by Alan Ball (Six Feet Under). It is set in a world where vampires are gradually becoming more and m...11:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

Blackadder

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsBlackadder is now a classic piece of UK comedy. The show centres on Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson as antihero Edmund Blackadder and his dogsbody, Baldrick respectively, two of the most respected comedians of their generation. Blackadder was written by Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson and Ben Elto...11:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

Amazon.co.uk WidgetsThe Princess and the Frog is a classic Disney tale of love and hard work. The Princess and the Frog moves the classic fairy tale to a snazzy version of 1920s New Orleans from the directors of The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. Discover what really happened after the princess kissed the frog in an ins...11:37 Wed 30th Jun 2010