or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
More Buying Choices
Discs4all Add to Cart
£13.43
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Colour:
Image not available

 

Absolutely - Absolutely Everything [DVD]

Peter Baikie , Morwenna Banks    Suitable for 15 years and over   DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
Price: £9.97 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Only 10 left in stock (more on the way).
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.
Want delivery by Tuesday, 28 May? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
Learn about LOVEFiLM
Amazon’s film and TV subscription service with unlimited access to thousands of titles to watch instantly, many in HD at no extra cost. Go to LOVEFiLM for title availability. Enjoy a 30-day free trial and watch across many devices including the Kindle Fire. Learn more at LOVEFiLM.com

Special Offers and Product Promotions

  • Find all the best television shows from the other side of the pond in our US TV store and catch the latest shows in our 2013's Hottest TV page.


Frequently Bought Together

Absolutely - Absolutely Everything [DVD] + The Fast Show : Ultimate Collection (7 Disc BBC Box Set) [DVD]
Price For Both: £21.22

Buy the selected items together

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Product details

  • Actors: Peter Baikie, Morwenna Banks, Jack Docherty, Moray Hunter, Gordon Kennedy
  • Format: PAL
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 8
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Fremantle Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 5 May 2008
  • Run Time: 880 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0015B04J0
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 13,447 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

Reviews

Product Description

The legenary Absolutely finally makes its debut on DVD after Absolutely Productions finally re-aquired the rights to all 4 series of Absolutely. Written by and starring Moray Hunter, Morwenna Banks, Jack Docherty, Peter Baikie, Gordon Kennedy & John Sparkes, the late 80s early 90s sketch show has been described as 'one of Channel 4's best-kept secrets'

This box set finally collects together all four seasons - a total of 28 episodes - a huge 15 Hours and 52 minutes of material!


Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought


Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars I thought this would never happen.... 12 April 2008
By P. Ryan
Without doubt, the third series of Absolutely is the most consistently funny season of any television sketch show. The other series have great moments but they are patchier, hence the 4 stars here. That said, and as I think another reviewer touched upon, it still ranks above modern day contemporaries like Little Britain which, with half of the output, was faltering and rehashing old jokes.
I was involved with the company that was originally negotiating with Channel 4 four years ago to get the series released on DVD. Rather than release all the episodes as they are doing now, we were planning to do a "best of" to dip the toes of interest and follow-up with the complete episodes if the groundswell warranted it. As a precursor to this, Channel 4 converted some of the 1" masters for us to view to select the material that we wanted and I was given the task of picking suitable sketches from Season 2. It was good but not as good as I remembered it and when the shortlist for the 'best of' was drawn up, over half of the content was from the third series. Unfortunately for us, Channel 4 procrastinated for a further two years with changes of personnel and direction. When they became worried that the distributors of the original compilation, The Vido, still had rights over series 1 to 3, we dropped out. Good to see that it is finally going to get a release from the production company that actually made it.
When viewing Absolutely as it ran on TV nearly twenty years ago, I had a gang of people round watching it and we used to memorise the words, especially to Denzyl/Gwynedd sketches and Frank Hovis monologues. Most of them stuck with me, something which disconcerted John Sparkes at Edinburgh a few years back when, whilst he was reprising Frank Hovis in Filth!, I was mouthing the words to "Taxi" idly before I caught his eye and realised what I was doing. Not sure if he was annoyed or pleased but I stopped anyway.
There were only ten people in the audience that night and that kind of exemplifies that despite being a great piece of television, Absolutely somehow missed the real mainstream in its day. Hopefully the DVD release will give an audience size that the programme deserves.
Was this review helpful to you?
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A Mixed Bag 4 Jan 2009
By Richard Allen TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Amazon Verified Purchase
Like a lot of the reviewers, I had fond memories of this programme. Occasionally seeing the Stoneybridge Town Council appearing in 100 best comedy moments (or something like that) whetted my appetite and I decided to invest. My conclusion, like that of a few others, is that it's not quite as good as I remembered. On a positive note, just about everything that features Morwenna Banks is very funny (I can't believe that she didn't become a big name in TV comedy). And to a lesser extent the same can be said of John Sparkes, who had some marvellous comic creations. The sketches and characters that I remembered well (Stoneybridge Town Council, Denzil and Gwynedd, The Nice Family, Bert Bastard), are still very funny. However, there is lots of material that isn't, particularly their more pythonesque attempts, and some of it drags on much too long. I even found myself using the fast forward at times, particularly during the musical numbers.

So, I guess I'm just a bit disappointed overall. I feel bad giving it just three stars as the good stuff is very, very good. But there's a lot of stuff here that isn't. Oh, and I can't agree with the comments regarding the quality of the DVD transfer. It looked absolutely fine to me, and I think we have to remember this is a 20 year old comedy sketch show, not some cimematic epic.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The forgotten gem of British comedy 26 Oct 2010
Amazon Verified Purchase
Absolutely was the sketch show like few others, a sort of William Burroughs-like stream of dark absurdity that got lost on Channel 4. The Stoneybridge Town Council meetings stick in the mind. Magret, Magret, Magret! Dougie, Dougie, Dougie! Disturbing, funny, and what happened to the talent behind this gem?
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Comedy on tap
I may be being a little unfair with my rating as to be honest I haven't gone right the way through these DVDs yet, but on the episodes I've seen so far I would say that it does... Read more
Published 17 days ago by jw
5.0 out of 5 stars A top show from the 80s and 90s
One of the highlights for sketch based comedy in the late 80s to early 90s. I had been looking for this for a while and had to snap it up when it got released on DVD. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr Strathmore
5.0 out of 5 stars An overlooked gem
I was actually after the "Barry Welsh is coming" series by the brilliantly manic John Sparkes, but because of it's prohibitive price I was led to this. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Bryn M. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars first rate
just great sat for hours untill sides split. brought back so many old memerys for me and little girl still pant wetting
Published 6 months ago by owl
5.0 out of 5 stars Have yow got rats again, Gwyneth?
For many moons, my family have asked me what this meant, and now, at last, I can show them.

I'll be singing 'Big Words, Incredibly Big Words' for weeks now! Read more
Published 9 months ago by Steve Potts
3.0 out of 5 stars Now on 4oD
Enjoyed this series when it was on ... some really funny stuff, but it's a bit patchy ... save your money and watch it free on 4 on Demand
Published 12 months ago by D. Thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks for the memories
Brings back happy times. Forgotten how much I enjoyed it first time round and still makes me laugh. Frank Hovis is a touch of genius.
Published 13 months ago by KLF
5.0 out of 5 stars The Cream of Old School Comedy
Remember watching this on Ch4 when i was a kid! STONEYBRIDGE! buy it if you want a laugh and a well decent box set of Comedy sketches in one go!
Published 13 months ago by MclarenFanLG
4.0 out of 5 stars Under-appreciated classic
Amazingly this offering, which graced our screens decades ago, has yet to be repeated on Freeview (well, I haven't seen it, anyway). Read more
Published 14 months ago by P Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Brilliant
Okay, I'm Scottish so I get the daft humour but even if you're from South of the border you'll still laugh at the stupidity of characters such as Kevin Gilhooly and the manic... Read more
Published 14 months ago by BoxWave Capacitive iPad Stylus
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums


Listmania!


Look for similar items by category


Feedback


Amazon.co.uk Privacy Statement Amazon.co.uk Delivery Information Amazon.co.uk Returns & Exchanges