Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7019 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-03-16
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Number of discs: 5
• Running time: 888 minutes

Synopsis
Al Murray's gloriously un-PC Pub Landlord puts the world to rights with his lager fuelled philosophies, in hit sitcom TIME GENTLEMEN PLEASE. The series sees the Guv, and assorted pub regulars, muse on topics such as foreigners, religion, food, sexuality, history and loads of other deep subjects... like crisps. This collection includes all 37 episodes from the sitcom's two series.

Customer Reviews

don't be confused
buy this now one of the funniest series ever and Phil Daniels' best ever work - 37 episodes for £15 and change = bargain of the century. "it's been a year"

Hilarious and Clever
As a major fan of Al Murray's character, The Pub Landlord, I looked forward to watching this. But if I'm honest, I had fairly low expectations. However, of the 37 episodes, I reckon only half a dozen (if that) are sub-standard, while the rest are frequently laugh-out loud funny.

Al Murray perfectly brings his stage persona to life and the superb ensemble cast regularly chip in with brilliant contributions. The characters - The Prof, the flatulent Terry (Phil Daniels), Steve the unpaid barman and the 'old geezer' (we never learn his name) are brilliantly drawn and wonderfully played. Series One also contains an excellent performance by the lovely Nadia Sawalha as an Aussie barmaid, though she's replaced by another, younger actress for Series Two.

It also features frequent appearances by Marc Bannerman (Gianni de Marco in 'Eastenders') as rival landlord Greg Thompson. His over the top performance and comic timing are an absolute revelation.

I stand in awe of the two main writers: Al Murray himself and Richard Herring, who get occasional help from the great Stewart Lee (who also acts as script editor for both series). This is top stuff - original, inventive and full of top class swearing! Their skit of Kubrick's last movie 'Eyes Wide Shut' (entitled 'Optics Wide Shut') is pure genius.

This originally aired on Sky, and as I don't subscribe, I missed this first time around. However, at this price for over 14 hours viewing, it's an absolute must for lovers of modern British comedy. A couple of the lads I work with were sniffy and disdainful when I bought this, arguing it was on the same broad humour level as the 'Carry On' films. This viewpoint is frankly wrong: 'Time Gentleman Please' is clever, funny and chocfull of great running jokes. It's also refreshingly non-PC.

Absolutely superb stuff!

ALL HAIL TO THE ALE!
I've been waiting nearly ten years for this complete collection of TIME GENTLEMEN PLEASE to come out on DVD, and it's been well worth the wait, I THINK IT'S GREAT!!!
If you like your comedy as dark as a pint of guiness you'll love all 37 episodes of this brilliant British comedy. If I was to be dumped on a desert island with a solar powered dvd player, this collection is one of the few I'd be grateful for.

Mr ('Why do they always leave me?') Phil Fletcher