Paul Merton - In Galton and Simpson's. . .
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Paul Merton - AS SEEN ON ITV
Carlton Video
Released 9th September 1996 - Now deleted
30074 00613
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Paul Merton combines with Galton & Simpson - one of British Television's most successful writing teams (Hancock's Half Hour, Comedy Playhouse, Steptoe and Son) to recreate some of their classic comedies.

Twelve Angry Men - Paul Merton plays the infuriating foreman of the jury in this vintage comedy from Hancock's Half Hour and he's determined to get justice however long it lakes. Tempers flare, fists are raised, verdicts are changed and friendships are made and broken.

Impasse - When two motorists meet on a country lane and neither will give way to the other you have an impasse and it's enough to drive you round the bend.

 

Paul Merton - AS SEEN ON ITV
Released 14th October 1996 - Now deleted
Carlton Video
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30074 00623

The Radio Ham - This famous comedy from Hancock's Half Hour, features Paul Merton as the radio enthusiast who likes to contact people all over the world. His dream is to come to the rescue of someone in distress, but when he is given an opportunity to help, things don't quite go as planned.

S.W.A.L.K. - Paul Merton and Josie Lawrence star in this gentle, romantic comedy about a couple who have built up a love affair through correspondence alone. When the couple arrange to meet for the first time at Waterloo station, they discover that they haven't been entirely honest with each other.

 

Paul Merton - AS SEEN ON ITV
Carlton Video
Released 14th April 1997 - Now deleted
30074 00813
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The Missing Page - Paul Merton and Caroline Quentin (Men Behaving Badly) star in this hilarious comedy when they try to find the 'missing page' of a who-done-it novel that they have read.

Don't Dilly Dally - A classic from the Comedy Playhouse about a couple who are moving out of their rundown house - until the wife has second thoughts. Distraught Joyce locks herself in the bathroom and refuses to budge - even when the 'just-married' new occupants arrive with their furniture.

The Lift - Imagine being stuck in a lift with the most annoying person you have ever met! Paul Merton plays the most irritating stranger you could meet and when the lift gets stuck he is the first to lead the community singing!

The Bedsitter - Paul Merton spends an evening alone in his bedsit and tries desperately to entertain himself to while away the lonely hours.

 

Other titles available in this Paul Merton - AS SEEN ON ITV series are:

The Wrong Man | Visiting Day | I Tell You It's Burt Reynolds | The Clerical Error

Released 16th June 1997 - 30074 00823 (Carlton Video Budget)

These video tapes aren't current releases, but may be available from various video retailers that still have some old stock. You should be able to find them second-hand, if you keep those minces peeled!

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