Package Includes: Blu-ray
Disc Type: BD50 (dual layer)
Region: A
MSRP: $29.99
The Production: 3.5/5
In 16th Century England, Tom Canty (Mark Lester) is a poor young man living a miserable existence as a thief under his abusive father (Ernest Borgnine). When an attempt at picking the pocket of a nobleman ends badly, he finds himself running right into Edward, the Prince of Wales (also Mark Lester), who notices a stunning resemblance to Tom. When the two decide to play a prank and switch places, it ends up having unintended consequences; both now have to live each other lives and the only one who knows about the prank – King Henry VIII (Charlton Heston) – ends up dying, leaving Tom as the heir apparent to the throne. It falls to Edward and Sir Miles Hendon (Oliver Reed) to make things right before the joke’s on the entire kingdom!
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Sunday January 31
ELVIS MCGONAGALL - FULL TARTAN JACKET: The stand-up poet, comedian and armchair revolutionary performs his satirical verse in the latest of Radio 4’s stand-up specials.
Radio 4, 7.15pm
RHOD GILBERT: STAND UP TO FERTILITY: A network outing for the comedian’s entertaining yet important documentary about male fertility following its BBC One Wales outing last week. Read our review here.
Monday February 1
BRUSH STROKES: The Drama channel is showing John Esmonde and Bob Larbey s sitcom about the misadventures of a jack-the-lad painter Jacko, played by Karl Howman, from the very beginning. The show originally ran for 40 episodes on BBC One from 1986 to 1991.