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• Pig | Blu Ray | (04/10/2021) from £9.37   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A reclusive truffle hunter (Cage) who lives alone in the wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped.

• The Waltons - Season 1 | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £29.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (36.68%)   |  RRP £40.99

  The Walton' nearly 10-year run grew out of the popular, 1971 made-for-TV movie The Homecoming, which was derived from a Depression-era, rustic setting ("Walton's Mountain"), and characters based on Earl Hamner Jr.'s autobiographical novel Spencer's Mountain--itself the source for a very nice 1963 feature film starring Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara. That's a lot of entertainment sprouting from Hamner's prose. But something about his seminal story of family values, rugged independence, and big dreams amidst a hardscrabble existence captured the hearts of American audiences, many of whom personally recalled severe economic adversity in the 1930s. The Waltons: The Complete First Season collects those initial episodes from the series building on the strengths of the Homecoming pilot, which introduced the extended Walton clan led by a strong-willed mill owner, John (Andrew Duggan), and his equally resolute wife, Olivia (Patricia Neal). The Waltons recast those key roles (as well as a few others) with Ralph Waite and Michael Learned (yup, a female), but Richard Thomas carried over as oldest child John-Boy Walton, an aspiring writer whose cusp-of-manhood view informs the series. Will Geer (Seconds) replaced Edgar Bergen as Grandpa Walton, Ellen Corby remained as Grandma, and John and Olivia's large brood (seven kids in all) were filled out by largely unknown, young actors. The episodes, still delightful and touching, strong on production values and unusually tight and polished for primetime drama, tended to focus on creator Hamner's pet themes of self-sacrifice and heroic effort when the going got tough. Year 1 highlights include "The Carnival", in which the impoverished Waltons, who can't pay for tickets to see a circus performance, end up sheltering stranded carney folk. "The Typewriter" is a classic about John-Boy "borrowing" a museum's antique typewriter, only to have his sister Mary Ellen (Judy Norton) sell it as junk. "The Sinner" concerns the arrival of a fundamentalist minister on Walton's Mountain, finding comfort in the words of religious iconoclast John Walton after the clergyman makes a fool of himself with moonshine. That's Hamner himself providing touches of narration. During the long run of the multiple-award-winning The Waltons, there were many changes in casting and storylines. But this boxed set reveals a fine series in its pristine state. --Tom Keogh

• Once Upon A Forest | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A magical animated world based on the story by Rae Lambert which follows the antics of Abigail the Woodmouse Edgar the Mole and Russell the Hedgehog.

• Molly | DVD | (29/01/2001) from £7.35   |  Saving you £8.64 (117.55%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Imagine experiencing life through the eyes of an innocent child...forever. Beautiful and vibrant Molly McKay might have a mental disability but she's not about to let the world pass her by. Starring Academy Award nominee Elisabeth Shue in an inspired performance Molly is a joyous celebration of the irrepressible human spirit. Autistic since birth 28-year-old Molly (Shue) is a carefree young woman with an incredible zest for life. Her brother Buck (Aaron Eckhart) a 32-year-old

• Tin Soldier | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £10.38   |  Saving you £-4.39 (-73.30%)   |  RRP £5.99

  12 year old Billy is having trouble adapting to his new school. Feeling lost and alone he takes refuge inside a mysterious Toy Shop where he's given a Tin Soldier. A very special Tin Soldier indeed who has been sent on a special mission to help Billy and give him the courage and strength to conquer his fears.

• True Stories | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  When He's Not A Stranger: An estimated one out of every three women will be sexually assaulted at some time in their life. Annabeth Gish portrays a shocked and violated victim who is lured into a false security and raped by her best friend's boyfriend. Little Girl Lost: Tess Harper and Frederic Forrest star in this inspiring story based on a real-life drama of the Brady family fighting to adopt a little girl who first came into their lives as a foster child.