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• Life | DVD | (16/11/2020) from £6.27   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Life is an emotionally loaded primetime drama for BBC One, that explores the human capacity for connection in an increasingly splintered society. Manchester, England. The residents of a large suburban house go about their very different lives. The walls that divide their flats keep them apart. But life has a way of bringing people together. Like all ordinary lives, theirs are filled with the extraordinary. And as their stories begin to intersect, hidden secrets connect these characters in ways that could never have been anticipated. Created by multi-award-winning writer Mike Bartlett. Featuring a stellar on-screen cast, including: Alison Steadman (Gavin & Stacey); Peter Davison (Doctor Who), Adrian Lester (Hustle) and Victoria Hamilton (Doctor Foster) and Melissa Johns (Coronation Street).

• Fat Friends - Series 2 | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £19.87   |  Saving you £5.12 (25.77%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Kay Mellor's comedy drama series following a collection of characters whose personal life struggles are relayed to each other during their weekly slimming class... Episodes comprise: 1. Full Belly 2. Peaches And Dreams 3. Forty And In-Fat-uated 4. Sweet And Sour 5. In Full Bloom 6. Hunger Pangs

• Play for Today: Volume One (4-disc Blu-ray Boxset) | Blu Ray | (16/11/2020) from £40.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  50 years on from its first transmission, the BBC's Play for Today anthology series remains one of British television's most influential and celebrated achievements. Between 1970 and 1984, plays which combined some of the era's finest writing, acting and directing talents were broadcast direct to living rooms, regularly challenging viewers and pushing the boundaries of TV drama. Featuring plays by the likes of Ingmar Bergman, Julia Jones and Colin Welland and featuring a roster of eminent British actors, Play for Today: Volume One brings together seven iconic dramas on Bluray for the very first time, in a collection that exemplifies the breadth and brilliance of this groundbreaking series. The set includes five plays which have been restored from the original negatives held in the BBC archive. The Plays: The Lie (Written by Ingmar Bergman | Dir. Alan Bridges, 1970) Shakespeare or Bust (Written by Peter Terson | Dir. Brian Parker, 1973) Back of Beyond (Written by Julia Jones | Dir. Desmond Davis, 1974) Passage to England (Written by Leon Griffiths | Dir. John Mackenzie, 1975) Our Flesh and Blood (Written by Mike Stott | Dir. Pedr James, 1977) A Photograph (Written by John Bowen | Dir. John Glenister, 1977) Your Man from Six Counties (Written by Colin Welland | Dir. Barry Davis, 1976)

• Wilt | DVD | (10/02/2020) from £7.92   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An unlucky lecturer's wife goes missing and he's accused of her murder.

• Fat Friends - Series 1 | DVD | (21/03/2005) from £20.19   |  Saving you £4.80 (23.77%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Kay Mellor's comedy drama series following a collection of characters whose personal life struggles are relayed to each other during their weekly slimming class... Series 1 episodes comprise: 1. Love Me Slender 2. Fat Chance 3. Fat Free 4. Growing Pains 5. Face The Fat 6. When The Fat Lady Sings

• The Syndicate - Series 2 | DVD | (13/05/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Money can give life, take life and change life. It's Friday night and it's the Euro millions lottery draw. A syndicate of five lowly paid hospital workers win a life changing �72 million to share between them. Written by BAFTA award-winning writer Kay Mellor, OBE (Band of Gold, Fat Friends, Playing The Field and A Passionate Woman) The Syndicate returns for a brand new series of the critically acclaimed BBC One drama. Series 2 follows the lives of nurses, Tom and Mandy, auxiliaries, Rose an...

• 23 Walks | DVD | (25/01/2021) from £7.43   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  British drama starring Dave Johns and Alison Steadman. Strangers Fern (Steadman) and Dave (Johns) meet in a park in London and over the course of a number of walks with their dogs an unlikely romance blossoms between the elderly pair.

• The Bear | DVD | (11/12/2006) from £4.96   |  Saving you £5.03 (101.41%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A magical tale adapted by the makers of 'The Snowman' from the book by Raymond Briggs. One Saturday morning little John wakes up to find an invisible something sitting on the end of his bed. The something seems to be gigantic but John can't work out just how big it is. He tries to measure it but the invisible giant won't let him. When John asks this strange new friend his name the letters IVO appear on his mirror so John decides to call him Ivor. The invisible giant plays tricks on John's mum and dad and gets up to lots of mischief especially when John takes Ivor to the park and school!

• Wilt | Blu Ray | (10/02/2020) from £13.65   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Henry Wilt spends his evenings walking his dog and fantasising about murdering his domineering wife, Eva. Whilst incredibly drunk at a party, Wilt's entanglement with a life-size inflatable doll ends with him dumping it in a convenient hole at a building site. The following morning, when Eva cannot be found, Wilt's activities attract the suspicion of the dogged Inspector Flint of Norwich CID, who firmly believes that Mrs Wilt is now pushing up twenty tons of pre-mixed concrete... Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith star as the hapless Wilt and his single-minded pursuer in this classic comedy film, adapted from Tom Sharpe's outrageously funny novel by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick. Co-starring Alison Steadman and Diana Quick, Wilt is presented here as a brand-new High Definition transfer from the original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio. SPECIAL FEATURES: Archive interviews Location footage Theatrical trailer Image gallery

• Clockwise | DVD | (21/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Mr. Brian Stimpson ran his life -- and everyone else's -- by the clock. Then one day at 2:09 and 43 seconds... The clock decided to strike back. In this hilarious comedy hit written by Michael Frayn (Noises Off) John Cleese stars as the compulsively punctual headmaster of a British high school. But on the day Stimpson is to give a major speech at a posh teachers conference he finds himself in a frantic cross-country chase filled with missed trains confused cops strange monks odd old ladies and stolen clothes. Can Stimpson make up for precious lost time or is the entire world conspiring to make him late for the most important appointment of his life?

• Life Is Sweet | DVD | (17/03/2008) from £9.53   |  Saving you £6.46 (67.79%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Life is Sweet is the remarkable story of an unremarkable British family told in the classic tragi-comedy style that is uniquely Mike Leigh's. It covers issues of unemployment anorexia failure nervous breakdown and hope as they affect one suburban London family and their friends and acquaintances. The characters and story were created with and by the actors - giving a special edge and momentum to the unfolding events. Leigh's sharply satirical and unsentimentally compassionate view of life strikes a chord with audiences and critics alike. Life is Sweet brings together an impressive cast - including Alison Steadman ('Let Them Eat Cake') Jim Broadbent ('The Avengers') Jane Horrocks ('Little Voice') and Timothy Spall ('Topsy Turvey') - many of whom have worked with Leigh in the past as has producer Simon Channing-Williams.

• Fat Friends - Series 1, 2 And 3 | DVD | (21/03/2005) from £69.93   |  Saving you £-9.94 (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Kay Mellor's comedy drama series following a collection of characters whose personal life struggles are relayed to each other during their weekly slimming class... Series 1: 1. Love Me Slender 2. Fat Chance 3. Fat Free 4. Growing Pains 5. Face The Fat 6. When The Fat Lady Sings Series 2: 1. Full Belly 2. Peaches And Dreams 3. Forty And In-Fat-uated 4. Sweet And Sour 5. In Full Bloom 6. Hunger Pangs Series 3: 1. Eat Your Heart Out 2. Leggs Over Easy 3. Foo

• Hold the Sunset - Series 1 | DVD | (26/03/2018) from £19.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Edith and Phil are retired and in love. And when she finally agrees to marry him, they're all set to move to a place in the sun. But then Edith's son Roger crashes back into their lives. Fifty going on 12, Roger has had a mid-life breakdown and left his wife, children and job. As Roger and a host of other unwanted visitors cause havoc around their house, Edith and Phil's lives explode into farce. All they wanted was a quiet retirement filled with sea and sand. It's just a shame about the son.

• Life is Sweet + A Running Jump (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (25/09/2017) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mike Leigh's acclaimed social comedy Life is Sweet is one of the director's finest achievements. Depicting a summer in the life of a modern family at odds with itself, this hilarious yet tragic domestic portrait features a stellar ensemble cast - including Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent and Timothy Spall - and remains a potent and pointed satire. Leigh returns to the colour and terrain of his 1990 classic with A Running Jump. Commissioned by BBC Films and Film 4 to mark the 2012 Cultural Olympiad, the film portrays Perry Conroy's (Eddie Marsan) frenzied efforts to sell a second hand car with the help of his frenetic family. Special Features: Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film and full credits Other extras TBC UK | 1990 + 2012 | colour | 99 + 35 mins | English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | cert 15

• Boomers | DVD | (22/09/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  With a stellar cast of much-loved British actors - Russ Abbot Stephanie Beacham Philip Jackson James Smith Alison Steadman June Whitfield and Paula Wilcox – Boomers follows the ups and downs of three couples living in Thurnemouth 'Norfolk's only West facing resort.' Alan (Philip Jackson Poirot ) and Joyce (Alison Steadman Gavin and Stacey) are coming at retirement from very different directions: Alan wants to slow down Joyce wants to speed up. John (Russ Abbot September Song) and Maureen (Stephanie Beacham Bad Girls) live in their gadget-filled dream house adventurous in every aspect including the bedroom. For them 60 is the new 40. However there's a reminder of what's around the corner with Maureen's ever-present Mum Joan (June Whitfield Absolutely Fabulous). And finally there's Trevor (James Smith The Thick Of It) and Carol (Paula Wilcox Mount Pleasant) who've got non-communication down to such a fine art that if Trevor spent a weekend away Carol might not even notice. 30 years of living in each other's pockets have shown the benefits and drawbacks of staying friends over the decades...

• Care - Critically acclaimed BBC drama starring Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman.) | DVD | (01/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From Emmy winner and multi BAFTA award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern (The Street, Broken) comes Care, starring International Emmy Award nominee Sheridan Smith (Cilla) as a single mother struggling to raise her two children in the aftermath of a family tragedy. After her husband's departure, Jenny (Smith) is fully reliant on the childcare her mother Mary (Alison Steadman - Hold the Sunset, Gavin & Stacey) provides. But when Mary suffers a devastating stroke and develops dementia, Jenny's world comes crashing down, as everything changes for her and her sister Claire (Sinead Keenan - Little Boy Blue, Being Human). Finding herself torn between her own life and the wellbeing of her mother, Jenny soon discovers that another way could be possible - but she'll have to fight for it.'Sheridan Smith has a rare gift' - The Independent; 'Stunningly heart breaking' - The Express; 'This film has BAFTA written all over it' - Metro.

• A Private Function | DVD | (24/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The story's setting is 1947 England where hard-hit Brits won't let mandatory food rationing keep them from celebrating the wedding of the future queen to Lt. Phillip Mountbatten. But there may be no public banquet for citizens in a Yorkshire town. The contraband guest of honour they've pampered and fattened has been pignapped!

• Inside No 9 - Series 2 | Blu Ray | (13/02/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  INCLUDES BEST COMEDY ROSE D'OR WINNER LA COUCHETTE STEVE PEMBERTON AND REECE SHEARSMITH FOLLOW UP THE AWARD-WINNING SERIES 1 WITH ANOTHER ANTHOLOGY OF TALES OF THE GENUINELY UNEXPECTED. Be invited into six more entirely different No. 9s, ranging from the poignant to the unsettlingly scary, but always funny and surprising. Starring alongside Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith (Psychoville, The League of Gentlemen) is a myriad of talent including Sheridan Smith (Cilla), Jack Whitehall (Bad Education, Fresh Meat), Alison Steadman (Gavin & Stacey), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones) and Jane Horrocks (Absolutely Fabulous). EXTRAS: BEHIND THE SCENES

• Worst Week Of My Life - Series 1 | DVD | (21/11/2005) from £6.29   |  Saving you £13.70 (217.81%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Getting married should be the best experience of your life but for publisher Howard Steel it becomes a nightmare of gargantuan proportions. Everything that possibly could go wrong does and unfortunately for Howard most of this transpires because of his utmost attempts to do the right thing. From evading Cassie - an office colleague with whom he had a one night stand at the christmas party two years ago and who is now hell bent on ruining the big day - to the charming of his in-

• The Worst Week Of My Life - Complete Collection | DVD | (26/11/2007) from £20.23   |  Saving you £14.76 (42.20%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Just when you think it can't get any worse... it does! Series One: The week before a wedding can be stressful at the best of times but as hapless publisher Howard Steel (Ben Miller) prepares to marry the lovely Mel (Sarah Alexander) it becomes a nightmare of gargantuan proportions. Everything that can go wrong... does. Howard's earnest attempts to do the right thing only seem to make matters worse and his situation isn't helped by his dad's new girlfriend a besotted old flame and a family funeral. Will Howard and Mel ever make it up the aisle? Series Two: Having finally made it down the aisle after the worst week of his life it seems as if everything is finally going well for Howard. He and Mel are about to move into a new home together and are expecting their first child; two life-defining events and for once everything is perfect. If only life was this simple! The Worst Christmas Of My Life: Howard and Mel are looking forward to their first Christmas as a family with their new baby daughter Emily. However with suicidal secretaries maniacal relatives homicidal boyfriends and belligerent Santas circumstances conspire to make this a Christmas to remember... for all the wrong reasons.