Geoffrey Hughes
Рождение : 1944-02-02, Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK
Смерть : 2012-07-27
История
Geoffrey Hughes DL was an English actor. Hughes provided the voice of Paul McCartney in the animated film Yellow Submarine, and rose to fame for portraying much-loved binman Eddie Yeats in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street from 1974 to 1983, making a return to the show in 1987.
Self (archive footage)
Keeping Up Appearances remains one of Britain's best loved series. Running for 5 years throughout the 90s, millions of viewers tuned in to watch the delightfully monstrous Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet) as she attempted to climb the social ladder, only to be endlessly let down by her family. In this 90-minute celebration we feature the very best and most hilarious moments from the series, and cast, crew and celebrity fans pay tribute to the show and share backstage secrets. Featuring an exclusive interview with Dame Patricia Routledge, who shares her memories of the show, we learn how she came to be cast, how she developed the character, and what happened when the cameras stop rolling.
Self
Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash discuss the creation of The Royle Family, with a look behind the scenes at the production of the show and interviews with the cast.
Twiggy
Festive special edition of the hit family sitcom. Inspired by Nigella Lawson, Denise decides to cook Christmas dinner for the family. Jim provides the yuletide log and, much to his dismay, Dave's mum and dad are invited to join the festivities.
Tony Ray
Memphis cop Lieutenant McKenzie is called in to investigate a series of strange deaths and wierd sightings following the resurrection of a murder victim from the 1950s(a local boy) who is brought back to life in modern times and tries to find his teenage sweetheart who is now aged 62 and also to seek revenge for his death.
Gabriel
Inspired by The Manchester Passion, Liverpool Nativity employs the city's great musical heritage as the soundtrack to a contemporary music drama set in a fictitious state, a tale as relevant today as it was 2,000 years ago. The live event tells the intimate personal story of a pregnant young girl set against a backdrop of political tension and unrest and stars a host of well- known Liverpool actors and personalities.
Twiggy
Tension mounts in the Royle household as the family contemplates the prospect of becoming fully laminated throughout. Dr Mahmoud prescribes new medication for Nana in the form of yellow tablets; coincidentally they turn out to be the same colour as the tablets that Joe was prescribed for the swelling when he got his bits stuck in his zip. Meanwhile, a mysterious ginger visitor reminds Nana of her favourite musical.
Movie with some of the greatest brittish comedians such as Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese.
Onslow
Daisy and Onslow find the secret diary of Hyacinth and start reading in it. The rest of this TV-special are clips from prevous episodes.
Repo Man
Needle paints a harrowing picture of a Liverpool overrun by drugs, charting a young man's nightmarish descent into intravenous heroin use and AIDS and a police and political leadership incapable of the imagination or courage necessary to respond to the drug problem.
Det Sgt Bailey
The 20 January 1931 slaying of Julia Wallace remains unsolved, despite an ongoing stream of investigative writers giving an impression that a solution to the crime has been found through a surfeit of working hypotheses.
Popplewick
Charged with genocide by the treacherous Valeyard at his trial, the Doctor receives help from an unlikely source to turn the tide of the High Council's rulings in his favour and reveal the Valeyard as a wrongdoer: the Master. For the Valeyard's own crimes are so atrocious, even the Doctor's archenemy will help him to ensure that the villain won't see the light of day again. Cornered, the Valeyard flees to the Matrix, where he can be the Doctor's judge, jury and executioner...
Postman
Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney decide upon opening a driving school as their latest get-rich-quick scheme. Though he sincerely wants to teach, young Timmy finds that his female students are far more interested in keeping their eyes on him than on the road.
Georg
Light-hearted and occasionally unclothed adaptation of a British comic strip in the over-the-top, on-beyond-Bond spy fantasy vein. Based on the Daily Mail comic strip.
Larry
London, 1940. Aspiring jazz musician and future comedy legend Terence "Spike" Milligan reluctantly obeys his call-up and joins the Royal Artillery regiment at Bexhill, where he begins training to take part in the War. But along the way Spike and his friends get involved in many amusing - and some not-so amusing - scrapes. A film adaptation of the first volume of Spike Milligan's war diaries.
Derek
When Len Shelton retires from a life of work in the coal mines, he turns to his first love - pigeons, which become a symbol of hope for him.
Willy
This is the tale of industrial strife at WC Boggs' Lavatory factory. Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat; eventually everyone has to get fed up with him. This is also the ideal opportunity for lots of lavatorial jokes...
Drinking Villager
Конец 17 века. Молодой крестьянин Ральф находит на своем поле таинственный череп с одним глазным отверстием и странно расположенными волосами. Он рассказывает о своей находке деревенскому судье, но когда они приходят на поле, череп необъяснимым образом исчезает. Судья не верит Ральфу и считает, что колдовство здесь не при чем. Тем временем в деревню приезжает племянник крестьянина Питер вместе со своей невестой. Ночью девушка начинает страшно кричать. Прибежавшие люди в испуге видят, что вместо руки у девушки звериная лапа. Девушку помещают в психиатрическую лечебницу, но вскоре в деревне начинают происходить аналогичные и даже более ужасные события. Все они таинственным образом концентрируются вокруг молодой девушки Эйнджел Блейк…
Fred
A British family takes revenge into its own hands in avenging their recently slain daughter.
Policeman
A successful talent agent enjoys the good life until his wife leaves him. Moving in with his friend and igniting an affair with the man's wife, he also acquires a difficult new client whose public image must be preserved at any cost.
Lantry
Ядром сюжета является романтический треугольник, образованный главным героем, призванным солдатом по имени Рядовой Бригг; всемирно профессиональный солдат по имени сержант Дрисколл и Филипп Раскин, дочь полкового сержанта майора. Местоположение - база британской армии в Сингапуре во время Малайской чрезвычайной ситуации.
Paul McCartney (voice) (as Geoff Hughes)
Мультипликационные персонажи, сильно напоминающие знаменитую четверку «Битлз», поют и совершают путешествие на желтой подводной лодке по фантастической стране Пепперлэнд, борясь за любовь, дружбу, цветы и музыку против злых и плохих уродцев — синих вреднючек.
Private Samuel - Cookhouse
A national service NCO (David Warner) comes face to face with an embittered Irish Gunner (Nicol Williamson) who is determined to humiliate him.
Builder
Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.