{"product_id":"hammer-volume-seven-ships-giggles-le-pre-order-18-may-2026","title":"HAMMER VOLUME SEVEN: SHIPS \u0026 GIGGLES - LE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE UGLY DUCKLING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Lance Comfort, 1959, 84 mins)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDON’T PANIC CHAPS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(George Pollock, 1959, 85 mins)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA WEEKEND WITH LULU\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(John Paddy Carstairs, 1961, 85 mins)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWATCH IT, SAILOR!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Wolf Rilla, 1961, 81 mins)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelease date: 18 May 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLimited Edition Blu-ray (World and UK premieres)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHammer Volume Seven: Ships \u0026amp; Giggles\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003etakes a look at the lighter side of the legendary film studio’s diverse output, with a quartet of comic classics starring a roll-call of British comedy greats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ugly Duckling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003esees \u003cem\u003eCarry On\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elegend Bernard Bresslaw develop a split personality in this outrageous take on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde\u003c\/em\u003e, also starring future Doctor Who Jon Pertwee (\u003cem\u003eAdventures of a Private Eye\u003c\/em\u003e). Dennis Price (\u003cem\u003eFortune Is a Woman\u003c\/em\u003e) and George Cole (\u003cem\u003eA Prize of Gold\u003c\/em\u003e) play feuding officers in the military farce\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDon’t Panic Chaps\u003c\/em\u003e. Bob Monkhouse (\u003cem\u003eCarry On Sergeant\u003c\/em\u003e), Leslie Phillips (\u003cem\u003eYou Must Be Joking!\u003c\/em\u003e), and Shirley Eaton (\u003cem\u003eThe Blood of Fu Manchu\u003c\/em\u003e) are stranded in France during a disastrous holiday in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Weekend with Lulu\u003c\/em\u003e. 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