Competition time: Win Dearne Valley duo's latest DVD
THE first feature documentary by award-winning father and daughter movie-makers is climbing the top selling documentary DVD chart on Amazon – and the Weekender has a copy to giveaway.
Dean and Rebecca Sills, from Bolton-on-Dearne, saw Laurel and Hardy's Yorkshire Adventures released on DVD in October.
Ahead of that they were VIP guests at the 43rd Sons of the Desert Laurel and Hardy fan convention at the Cairn Hotel in Harrogate on May – where super fans gathered to celebrate the 100-plus films of the iconic comedy duo – to see the film have its premiere.
The family film-makers received a certificate following the screening and the pair’s documentary has since gone on to win a number of awards in international film festivals – most recently an 'honourable mention' in the The Thilsri International Film Festival – and was a semi-finalist in the recent Sweden Film Awards in Norrbotten.
Laurel and Hardy’s Yorkshire Adventures – also available to watch on TV via Talking Pictures TV Encore – also received honourable mentions for Best Editing and Documentary at the London Indie Film Festival.
The documentary follows Dean and Rebecca visiting the places where Laurel and Hardy performed in England n 1952 and 1954.
Filming by Rebecca and Dean took place in North, West, and South Yorkshire and Ulverston in Cumbria, including outside the house where Stan Laurel was born.
“It's a huge achievement considering this was my first feature as a director,” said Dean.
“My daughter Rebecca helped me make the film but I directed and edited it.
“Laurel and Hardy will always be the greatest comedy duo of all time and we feel this film will be pretty special for their fans.
“The DVD is currently in the top 30 documentary DVD chart on Amazon.
“The most popular places where people have been buying the DVD on Amazon are London, West Yorkshire, Hull and Derbyshire.”
To win a copy yourself answer this question:
The Laurel and Hardy convention was held where in the UK this year?
(a) Hull
(b) Harrogate
(c) Hereford
Send your entry to [email protected] by Thursday, December 4 2025, including your name, address and phone number and marking your entry Laurel and Hardy Competition.
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