2 Entertain Ultimate Ronnie Barker Collection [12 Disc Box Set]

Zavvi - The Home of Pop CultureA collection of classic Ronnie Barker shows. OPEN ALL HOURS, Series 1-4, containing the following:Series 1:Full Of Mysterious PromiseA Mattress On WheelsA Nice Cosy Little DiseaseBeware Of The DogWell Catered FuneralApple And Self ServiceSeries 2:Laundry BluesThe Reluctant TravellerFig Biscuits And Inspirational Toilet RollsThe New SuitArkwright's Mobile StoreShedding At The WeddingSt Albert's DaySeries 3: An Errand Boy By The Ear The Ginger MenDuet For Solo BicycleHow To Ignite Your Errand Boy The Man From Down Under The Cool Cocoa Tin LidSeries 4:Soulmate WantedHorse-tradingThe Housekeeper CaperThe Errand Boy ExecutiveHappy Birthday ArkwrightThe Mystical Boudoir Of Nurse Gladys EmmanuelPORRIDGE, Series 1-3, containing the following:Series 1:New Faces, Old HandsThe HustlerA Night InA Day OutWays And MeansMen Without WomenSeries 2:Just DessertsHeartbreak HotelDisturbing The PeaceNo Peace For The WickedHappy ReleaseThe Harder They FallSeries 3:A Storm In A TeacupPoetic JusticeRough JusticePardon MeA Test Of CharacterFinal StretchPorridge: The Christmas Specials:No Way OutThe Desperate HoursGOING STRAIGHT:Fletch is out. After spending three years, eight months and four days at Her Majesty's pleasure, the old lag is out of Slade Prison on parole. However, life on the outside is not going to be easy - he even finds Mr McKay in the buffet car of his train home.Will his carefully buried nest egg still be there? Will he be able to manipulate his family as easily as the gullible Slade Prison lags? Will he welcome old cell-mate Lenny Godber, now a long-distance lorry driver dating his daughter Ingrid? Or will the delights of freedom make him yearn for the company of thieves, fraudsters and even screws?CLARENCE:It is 1937. Clarence is a furniture shifter - an unfortunate occupation for a man who can't see further than his nose - until he meets maid Jane Travers. After a short courtship and a quick proposal, Jane suggests a trial period of co-habitation - with no hanky panky .Moving to a country house once owned by an aunt of Jane's, the couple attempt to find domestic bliss. But Clarence's experiences at the sewage farm and working on the land suggest a myopic bungler is going to find it difficult to find gainful employment. And, as the nights grow longer, he's going to find it even more difficult sticking to his own side of the bed...THE MAGNIFICENT EVANS:In the small Welsh Village of Llantisiliant, Plantagenet Evans advertises himself as a 'Genius, Photographer and Man of Letters.' Larger than life and flamboyantly dressed, Evans is an egotistical, overbearing character who sees himself as more of an artist than artisan.SEVEN OF ONE:Open All Hours:This was our first sight of Arkwright, the miserly Northern shopkeeper who victimises his delivery boy and nephew.Prisoner and Escort:Fletcher, the career criminal, became Barker's most famous character. In this episode he meets future guards MacKay and Barrowclough.My Old Man:Barker plays retired and embittered engine-driver Sam Cobbett, the last tenant to leave his house in a road condemned by the council.Spanner's Eleven:This Roy Clarke scripted comedy revolves around Albert Spanner, hot dog seller and team coach for the dismal Ashfield Athletic Football Club.Another Fine Mess:This excellent homage to Laurel and Hardy finds Barker as Ollie teamed with Roy Castle as Stan.One Man's Meat:Barker, under the pseudonym Jack Goetz, wrote this story of a man desperate to escape a starvation diet imposed by his wife.I'll Fly You For A Quid:This Clement and La Frenais story finds Barker as gambling Welshman Evan