Alison Steadman

After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Their friends and associates attempt to get the two to work together again, which opens the way to one of their greatest successes. (imdb)

An uncompromising British school headmaster finds himself beset by one thing going wrong after another. (imdb)

Messrs Lawton (a hit-man), Horton (expecting some middle-aged dating agency nooky) and Orton (checking out properties for his boss) converge on the Hotel Gabriella in Venice. Linguistic mix-ups by the staff mean each of the trio get wrong instructions for the next day. (imdb)

A sharp and affectionate comedy featuring an ensemble of UK comedic talents, Confetti follows three couples as they duke it out to win a bridal magazine contest for "Most Original Wedding of the Year." (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Shirley's a middle-aged Liverpool housewife, who finds herself talking to the wall while she prepares her husband's chip'n'egg, wondering what happened to her life. She compares scenes in her current life with what she used to be like and feels she's stagnated and in a rut. But when her best friend wins an all-expenses-paid vacation to Greece for two, Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light. (imdb)

The plot of one the early Channel Four films is sweet and simple. Boy likes girl at school, but is too embarrassed to confront her. Alan relates everything to a running cricket commentary (provided superbly by John Arlott) right up to the will he, won't he finale, when he has to kiss Ann in a school play. (imdb)

Henry Wilt is a more or less failed teacher who fantasizes about murdering his dominant, non-attentive wife Eva. At a party who gets stuck in an inflatable doll and makes a complete fool of himself. Eventually, he dumps the doll in a hole at a building site. However, he has been witnessed getting rid of the doll and when his wife disappears on the night after the party, the police and Inspector Flint have strong suspicions on Mr Wilt. (imdb)

Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, leads aerobics at a primary school, jokes like a vaudevillian, agrees to waitress at a friend's new restaurant and dotes on Andy, a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, and with a drunken friend, buys a broken down lunch wagon... (imdb)

Detective novelist Philip Marlow (Michael Gambon) suffers from the crippling disease of psoriatic arthropathy. Confined to a hospital bed, Marlow mentally rewrites his early Chandleresque thriller, "The Singing Detective," with himself in the title role, drifting into a surreal 1945 fantasy of spies and criminals, along with vivid memories of a childhood in the Forest of Dean... (imdb)

Jane Austen's classic novel about the prejudice that occurred between the 19th century classes and the pride which would keep lovers apart. (imdb)

A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor. The story is told as a series of very short vignettes between her and the man and her and her doting mother, a hairdresser. (imdb)

Young couple Jackie and Leo move from North London to a suburban home in the green belt paradise of Southern England. At the birthday party of a neighbor, they soon discover the strict social hierarchies of village life. (imdb)

Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are now known as two of the world's most popular figures in entertainment, enjoying solo success. But it's easy for a new generation of comedy fans to forget that at the start of their careers they worked together as one of the nation's most popular comedy double acts. This UK premiere celebrates the 30th anniversary of the pair working together, talking about their friendship, their personalities and talk through some of their favourite sketches. (imdb)

Two-part adaptation of John Cleland's infamous novel. After losing her parents to smallpox, Fanny Hill travels to London, where she is employed by local madam Mrs Brown. (BBC)

Mother of the bride Isobel speaks direct to camera about her selfish Lesbian daughter Kelly's upcoming civil partnership. (imdb)

A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money. (imdb)

A simple man with strong values, Don Mitchell is immensely proud of his property developer son David, who has carved out a life others can only dream of, mixing in social circles a million miles away from his working-class roots. Don's wife Dora often questions her son's affluent lifestyle, but his father will not hear a bad word said against him. However, it seems all is not well in paradise, as the family soon discovers.

Inside No. 9 invites viewers into six very different No. 9s, where the ordinary and mundane rub shoulders with the extraordinary and macabre.These unpredictable tales feature high comedy and claustrophobic horror by turns.

The story of caravanning in Britain, from the 1950s through to the present day, revealing how mobile homes became a firm favourite with almost a quarter of British holiday-makers.

Gavin and Stacey have been continuing their romance on-line and by telephone for the last six months. Now they want to be together but will their friends and family let them? (imdb)

Eric Feeble, a middle class man who is always stressed, because of his family, work, co-workers, etc. (en.wikipedia.org)

Drama series following eight women's struggle to lose weight at a weekly slimming club. (imdb)

Only one week to go before the marriage of Howard and Mel which quickly escalates into the week from Hell. The series follows the bumbling Howard as he lurches from one appallingly embarrassing disaster to the next in the week leading up to his wedding. (imdb)

5 poor workers in a supermarket in Leeds whose lives turn upside down after they jointly win the lottery, and then in series 2 it's the turn of a team of hospital staff. (imdb)

The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion. (imdb)

A comedy series about three groups of friends coming to terms with retirement. (imdb)

A couple with a seemingly perfect lifestyle find themselves on the brink of divorce when Jenny discovers Jack has been having an affair. Each hires their own solicitor however, things get complicated when the solicitors take a liking to each other and use their clients case a means to flirt with each other.

Edith and Phil are two neighbors who are keen to start a relationship and a new life abroad. Those plans are disrupted when Edith's immature, fifty-something son Roger moves back home after leaving his wife and children. (imdb)

11-year-old Max identifies as a girl and wants to live her life as Maxine. Her estranged parents Vicky and Stephen attempt to work out how best to cope with and support this huge life decision. (imdb)

An animated tribute to Joe Orton marking the 50th anniversary of his death. (imdb)

A gentle, sweet, funny, romantic story of love in later life following a couple in their sixties, Dave and Fern, who get to know one another over the course of 23 dog walks. (imdb)

A British television anthology drama series that aired on BBC1 between 1970 and 1984.

Jenny, a single mother raising two daughters after her husband leaves, is aided by her mother, Mary. But Jenny struggles to stay afloat after Mary suffers a string of medical issues.

The Jessops decide to boost family morale by going on a summer holiday - in October.

Gail, Belle, David, and Hannah all encounter new and disruptive influences in their lives, kicking off interweaving stories set in a house in Manchester, England, UK, divided into four flats. (imdb)

It's 1782 and welcome to the fabulous Palace of Versailles, France. Outside the gates, the peasants are on the verge of revolting , whilst inside lives one of the most hated women in all of France -Columbine, the Comtesse De Vache. (imdb)

A singular profile of British pop superstar Robbie Williams.

When Pauline Paradise decides that she has had enough of her immediate family, she decides to move in with her sister, who has a decidedly more unconventional life. (imdb)