DescriptionFour classic episodes with the world's most famous rag and bone men: "Men Of Letters, " "Live Now, P.A.Y.E. Later, " "The Seven Steptoerai, " and "Seance In A Wet Rag and Bone Yard." Two junk men and a junk-cart, bonded by blood, yoked by emotional blackmail and tied by the reins of Hercules the horse. Albert, a conniving old father clinging to an awesome jumble of useless bric-a-brac and to an exasperated son. Harold, a shackled son full of indistinct ambition for an out-of-reach life and forever on the fringe of a flirt with a passing 'bird.' Peddling authentic entertainment, they spark laughs off each other like flint off an old iron. Shining gems amongst the rag and bones.
DescriptionFour classic episodes with the world's most famous rag and bone men: "A Winter's Tale, " "Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning, " "And So To Bed, " and "Porn Yesterday." Two junk men and a junk-cart, bonded by blood, yoked by emotional blackmail and tied by the reins of Hercules the horse. Albert, a conniving old father clinging to an awesome jumble of useless bric-a-brac and to an exasperated son. Harold, a shackled son full of indistinct ambition for an out-of-reach life and forever on the fringe of a flirt with a passing 'bird.' Peddling authentic entertainment, they spark laughs off each other like flint off an old iron. Shining gems amongst the rag and bones.
DescriptionFour classic episodes with the world's most famous rag and bone men: "The Desperate Hours, " "Come Dancing, " "Upstairs Downstairs, Upstairs Downstairs, " and "A Star Is Born." Two junk men and a junk-cart, bonded by blood, yoked by emotional blackmail and tied by the reins of Hercules the horse. Albert, a conniving old father clinging to an awesome jumble of useless bric-a-brac and to an exasperated son. Harold, a shackled son full of indistinct ambition for an out-of-reach life and forever on the fringe of a flirt with a passing 'bird.' Peddling authentic entertainment, they spark laughs off each other like flint off an old iron. Shining gems amongst the rag and bones.
DescriptionThe Child in Time opens with a harrowing event. Stephen Lewis, a successful author of children's books, takes his three-year-old daughter on a routine Saturday morning trip to the supermarket. While waiting in line, his attention is distracted and his daughter is kidnapped. Just like that. From there, Lewis spirals into bereavement that has effects on his relationship with his wife, his psyche, and time itself.
DescriptionCreated and written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson (of Hancock's Half Hour ) this is the series which combined comedy with pathos in almost every episode. As the denizens of Oil Drum Lane bickered about women, work, and general standards and hygeine, so Harold's schemes for self-betterment were continually foiled by the intervention of his lazy, good-for-nothing old dad.
DescriptionFor seven years, Daisy Parker has been Jasper's lover and mother to Jay, his nine-year-old son. But when Jasper doesn't come home one too many nights, Daisy decides she's had enough. But Jasper hasn't been partying; he's been murdered. In shock, Daisy is further devastated when she learns that Jasper was married and has left everything to his wife. Now without a home, money, or a job, Daisy must figure out a way to support herself and Jay. Friends step in to help. But when a sexy ex-boyfriend resurfaces, Daisy's life becomes even more complicated. Jamise L. Dames is a noted screenwriter, songwriter, and author. Her debut novel, Momma's Baby, Daddy's Maybe was an instant best-seller. In Pushing Up Daisies, she showcases her flair for contemporary romance in a moving story of love lost and found.
DescriptionIt's a cold spring day in 1944. A young Pete Hamill is with his father watching the Brooklyn Dodgers play the Boston Braves. The wartime teams are just dismal - many major league players are serving their country and the teams have been clogged with has-b…
