Christmas Eve 2011 there was a holiday TV movie special called Lapland (found on Smorg 34) about 3 generations of a Liverpool family that decide to spend Christmas in Lapland to help cheer them up after the death of the family patriarch. This film has been developed into a series called Being Eileen and features a solid cast in Sue Johnston, William Ash, Elizabeth Berrington, Julie Graham and Dean Andrews.
Being Eileen
Common Ground is a collection of 10 short films (11½ minutes) that feature many very recognizable people (Charles Dance, Amelia Bullmore, Jessica Stevenson, Katy Brand, Johnny Vegas, Pauline McLynn, Josie Lawrence, Annette Crosbie, Linda Robson and Australian actress Celia Pacquola (Laid) are among those I can recall). Some characters appear in more than 1 episode, but they are stand alone stories.
Common Ground
Derek is a new series from Ricky Gervais. First appearing as a pilot about 11 months ago, it was developed into a series and stars Gervais in the title role and also features Karl Pilkington and Kerry Godliman.
Derek
One thing you won't hear anywhere on this disc is a laugh track.
A couple people have asked me about the new Yes, Prime Minister series. I was going to put that onto this disc but it wouldn't fit so I put Common Ground on instead. There are a couple other new comedy series currently airing that will end in the next couple weeks, so hopefully I'll find a home for it soon.
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