Some mysterious meteorites lead Professor Quatermass (Brian Donlevy) to a remote factory where he comes to believe an alien invasion plan is underway.
British comedy about a gang of crooks who mess up every robbery they attempt and decide to try their hand at kidnapping instead. Starring Terry Thomas. Show more
When a young girl with a rare blood type falls critically ill, a doctor and a police inspector begin a race against time to track down a suitable donor for a blood transfusion. Show more
One of the most famous of the 1950s Ealing comedies. An unassuming bank clerk, in charge of gold bullion deliveries for almost 20 years, hatches a plot to steal a consignment. Show more
Classic drama with Herbert Lom and Patrick McGoohan. A man fresh out of prison takes a job with unscrupulous haulage contractors whose drivers make death-defying runs. Show more
On-set interviews from the cast of Carry On Up The Jungle, featuring Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Simms, Bernard Bresslaw, Kenneth Connor, Frankie Howerd and Terry Scott. Show more
Farcical comedy set in the great outdoors. A pair of likely lads trick their girlfriends into accompanying them to a nudist colony - but it turns out to be a family campsite. Show more
The Carry On team have an irreverent poke at the French Revolution. Two English noblemen rescue their French counterparts from the revolting masses - and Madame Guillotine. Show more
Historical hamming from the Carry On team, including Sid James and Barbara Windsor. Lecherous Henry VIII is turned off by his wife's garlic breath and decides to replace her. Show more
Comedy in which the Carry On gang run a marriage bureau. The proprietors, Sid and Sophie Bliss (Sid James and Hattie Jaques) seem set on matching the most unlikely couples.
Early comic outing in which the Carry On team's battle of the sexes takes to the roads as a neglected wife sets up a cab firm to rival that of her work-obsessed husband. Show more
British comedy about a gang's plan to raid a maternity hospital to steal a gigantic stock of birth control pills. Starring Sid James, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor. Show more
Bawdy comedy about the town council of a seaside resort who are persuaded to hold a beauty contest, despite fervent opposition from the local Women's Liberation group. Show more
Hancock's Half Hour
The Lawyer: The Crown v James S
29 minutes
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Hancock is a lawyer and defends Sid, who is accused of theft from a jewellery shop - and a further 57 charges to boot.
Comedy. The arrival of a princess at St Trinain's coincides with the return of recently expelled Arabella, who has the kidnap of a prize racehorse on her mind. Show more
Comedy. The fourth form monsters' latest trick is their best ever – they have burned down the school! When the girls stand trial, they are miraculously freed, and a new reign of terror begins. Show more
British comedy with the Carry On team. A shop steward finds himself at loggerheads with the management at a lavatory factory, and discovers that his budgie has a special talent. Show more
Comedy about a doctor who intends to make a fortune selling the weight-reducing potion he discovered while working at a mission in the South Seas. With Kenneth Williams. Show more
Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Sidney James. Show more
Ealing comedy about a group of villagers who battle to preserve the local railway line by running it themselves, until they are sabotaged in a midnight raid by a rival bus company. Show more