Oh dear, they're not very well. By the look of the growth in the top of those containers, they've never been repotted, so the first thing is to turn them out of their pots and check that they're potbound (I'd bet they are). You'll need larger containers if you don't want to plant them out, fresh compost, scraping out as much old compost as you can from the rootballs, and unwinding the coiled roots before planting them. Keep watered from then on.

Thanks for that ,Can i plant them in the garden ,if i do will they go to tall-thanks,and can you prune them back without doing any damage to them

You can plant them in the garden - clip them over to keep the shape and keep them smaller. Don't cut back beyond the top of the standard stem though, and don't hard prune past the end of July.

hi bamboo, i have a massive bay tree in the ground (as tall as my conservatory!) when should i seriously prune it, before end july?

Thanks for the advice Bamboo ,

Heidib - yes, best done about now

Well i have planted them in the garden ,hope they pick up ,fingers crossed

Keep them well watered.

Will do Bamboo ,thanks