Big Screen British Comedy

Four-disc set includes: Dad's Army (1972)In 1940, stuffy but patriotic bank manager George Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe) knew Britain had to be defended-and recruited the best Home Guard platoon the village of Walmington-on-Sea has to offer. That turned out not to be much, as his ragtag, understandably unconscripted bunch humiliated themselves at a war games weekend... but is redemption at hand when they run into a stranded Luftwaffe crew? Big-screen bow for the popular Britcom co-stars John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck. 95 min. C/Rtg: G Steptoe & Son (1972)England's favorite feuding father-son junk merchants-Albert (Wilfred Brambell) and Harold Steptoe (Harry H. Corbett)-hit the big screen with this equally funny film based on their sitcom. The Steptoes' already-strained relationship is put to the test when scion comes home one evening with a stripper (Carolyn Seymour)... with plans to make her the new Mrs. Harold Steptoe! Co-stars Arthur Howard, Victor Maddern; scripted by series's creators Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. 98 min. C/Rtg: NR Steptoe & Son Ride Again (1974)The Steptoes (Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett) are back in their second big-screen outing. This time, after their old work horse skedaddles, father and son pool their pounds to purchase a new one. But when a drunken Harold returns with a racing greyhound, it sets in motion a series of slapstick adventures involving an insurance scam, some angry gangsters, and Albert's phony funeral. With Diana Dors, Milo O'Shea. 99 min. C/Rtg: NR Are You Being Served? (1977)The cast of the beloved British sitcom with fans on both sides of the Atlantic team up for a rollicking feature-length romp that finds the staff of Grace Brothers going on a Spanish holiday together. Their stay at the carefree and peaceful resort of Costa Plonka, however, is anything but. Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton, Trevor Bannister, Arthur Brough, Wendy Richard, and Nicholas Smith star. 96 min. C/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtrack: English LPCM mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; interviews; featurettes; photo gallery; isolated music score; theatrical trailers. Region Free