Summary: One of the world's great comedy teams set out on a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953. Diminished by age and with their golden era as the kings of Hollywood comedy now behind them, they face an uncertain future. As the charm and beauty of their performances shine through, they re-connect with their adoring fans. The tour becomes a hit, but Stan and Ollie can't quite shake the specter of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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3 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY STACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE STACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STASummary: In 1952, a young Philomena was sent to the convent of Roscrea in Ireland after giving birth to her first child. When her son became a toddler, the nuns sent him to America for adoption. Philomena then spent the next fifty years seeking for him in vain.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: Blu Movie PhilomenaSummary: "Red Dwarf: The Promised Land is the thirteenth outing of the legendary sci-fi comedy. It reunites the original cast of Chriss Barrie (Rimmer), Craig Charles (Lister), Danny John-Jules (Cat), Robert Llewellyn (Kryten) and sees the return of Holly (Norman Lovett) the much loved ship's computer. Three million years ago... David Lister, a vending machine repairman, was sentenced to eighteen months...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV REDSummary: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on another deliciously deadpan culinary road trip. This time around, the guys head to Spain to sample the best of the country's gastronomic offerings in between rounds of their hilariously off-the-cuff banter. Over plates of pintxos and paella, the pair exchange barbs and their patented celebrity impressions, as well as more serious reflections on what it...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF TRISummary: Gavin and Stacey along with their dysfunctional family and friends return for a Christmas special and a final season. Season Three finds Smithy feeling left out now that his best friend Gavin has moved to Wales with Stacey. Meanwhile, all seems to be happy with Nessa who has shacked up with her boyfriend Dave. In the Christmas special, Gavin and Stacey's families meet in Essex to celebrate the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2011
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV GAVSummary: The hilarious, semi-autobiographical tale of Martin Moone, the youngest boy in a loud, large Irish family, and his imaginary friend Sean Murphy. Between Martin's unique view on life and Sean's not always helpful advice, the pair find themselves thrown into one ridiculous scheme after another.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MOOSummary: Meet Jill, the unhinged owner of a small town beauty salon, and enter her dysfunctional world. Pretending that her hospitalized husband is dying, Jill is on a mission to find a man.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Gavin and Stacey speak every day on the phone at work, and yet they've never met ... until now. Gavin is an ordinary boy from England. Stacey is an ordinary girl from Wales. When Gavin and Stacey finally meet, the peculiar personalities of their families and friends guarantee that there will be no such thing as 'ordinary' ever again.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2009
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV GAVSummary: Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship Qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2022
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY PHACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PHASummary: Looks at life through the eyes of a successful couple living in metropolitan London. Along with their friends, Al and Davina Jackson struggle with sexual temptation and professional jealousy and try to cope with their fear of the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2008
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SENSummary: When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2011