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• The Fast Show - Series 2 | DVD | (18/08/2003) from £3.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (300.75%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The second series of The Fast Show races on from where the first series left off, taking the now-familiar characters and projecting them into new and unusual situations. The "Suits You" men are let loose as waiters in a restaurant, Indecisive Dave finally makes his mind up, Unlucky Alf tries his hand at courting, Bob Fleming splutters his way through a midnight Badger Watch and Channel 9 branches out into light-entertainment with predictably incomprehensible results. The seven episodes also add further depth to many of the catchphrase-reliant characters. Rowley Birkin QC finds a touching reason to wish he hadn't been "very, very drunk", Ted and Ralph's romance stutters on, Brilliant! gets depressed and things turn sour for Which Was Nice. All our favourites are present and correct, but the freshest laughs come from the new characters and less-established sketches, such as an inept croupier blundering through his first day on the job, Brilliant!'s dad ("Rubbish!"), haughty, mistake-prone history presenter Gideon Soames, and the world-weary Carl Hooper's unspectacular show "That's Amazing!". On the DVD: The Fast Show, Series 2 comes to DVD with no extras, aside from some nicely animated menus, episode and scene selection. --Paul Philpott

• The Caesars | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £12.98   |  Saving you £9.00 (81.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Made in 1968 and broadcast to tremendous critical acclaim The Caesars was one of the last great drama productions made in black and white for ITV by Granada. The Caesars is an unrivalled period drama detailing the murder sex and madness that will forever have a place in the annals of ancient history. This six-part series is available for the first time anywhere on DVD. After a century of being wrecked by dissension and ruinous civil wars the Romans were willing to p

• Mrs Biggs | DVD | (15/10/2012) from £9.59   |  Saving you £10.40 (108.45%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This is a remarkable true love story that starts with a first meeting on a train aged just 18, an ordinary suburban girl falling in love and then ultimately going on the run after her husband escapes from jail to new undercover life in Australia. Written and Produced by BAFTA award winner Jeff Pope (Appropriate Adult), in conjunction with Charmain Biggs. Starring double Olivier award winner Sheridan Smith (Gavin & Stacy) in the title role Mrs Biggs tells the story of Charmian, wife of great train robber Ronnie Biggs. Co-starring Danny Mays (Ashes to Ashes, Made In Dagenham).

• Disclosure | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.35   |  Saving you £7.64 (120.31%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Michael Crichton's bestselling novel was both a high-tech thriller and source of controversy with its hot-button plot about a man's charge of sexual harassment against a female colleague and former lover. The movie, directed by Barry Levinson, turned these issues into a prurient thriller dressed up in glossy production values, virtual reality computer graphics and steamy sex between Michael Douglas and Demi Moore. Having cornered the market on roles for men whose brains are located south of their waistline, Douglas is well cast as the computer-industry guy who loses a plush promotion to the opportunistic Moore, and he's perfected the expression of paranoid panic. If you don't think about it too much, this is one of those films that can draw you into its manipulative web and really grab your attention. Disclosure is more entertaining than thought provoking (because the filmmakers basically danced around the story's potential controversy), but there's enough star power and visual glitz to make this an enjoyable ride. --Jeff Shannon

• Mermaids | DVD | (23/07/2001) from £10.00   |  Saving you £2.99 (29.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Richard Benjamin's off-beat 1990 comedy Mermaids found Cher at the peak of her big-screen form. She plays Mrs Flax to the manner born. The eccentric mother feeds her two daughters on hors d'oeuvres and sticks a pin in the map to decide the family's next destination when her love affairs have run their course. When they reach New England, however, events--and an unlikely but amiable suitor (Bob Hoskins)--interrupt her self-centred progress and bring the facts of life home to roost with a vengeance. It's a well-made comedy with good performances from Cher and Hoskins, although neither of them is particularly stretched. There is also enough tension in the relationship between Mrs Flax and her eldest child to make it poignant as well as funny. As the Flax daughters, Winona Ryder (neurotic, unworldly Charlotte) and Christina Ricci (swimming-mad "fishhead") show plenty of the promise which has since made them two of America's most appealing film actresses. Stuffed with authentic 1960s detail, Mermaids is actually a modern "woman's picture" which affirms the often precarious bonds of family relationships. On the DVD: Presented in widescreen format, optimised for high-resolution television sets, Mermaids is a vibrant visual treat for anybody with an affection for 1960s kitsch and fashion. The picture quality is superb and the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack sharp; some cracking dialogue has to share the sound waves with thumping hits of the day and, over the final credits, Cher's global smash hit rendering of "It's in His Kiss". But apart from a multilingual choice of soundtracks and subtitles and the original theatrical trailer, there are no extras. --Piers Ford

• Doc Martin - Series 1 | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £9.15   |  Saving you £10.84 (118.47%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Dr Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes) is forced to give up his career as an eminent surgeon and retrain as a GP after developing a phobia to blood. A vacancy arises in the sleepy Cornish hamlet of Portwenn following the death of the local GP. A regular visitor to Portwenn as a child with his Aunt Joan (Stephanie Cole) Martin applies for the position. However his complete lack of social skills and human understanding are going to get him into plenty of scrapes that's for sure! Win

• Hannibal: Series 1 And 2 | DVD | (22/09/2014) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-0.49 (-1.20%)   |  RRP £39.99

• The Perfect Man | DVD | (01/02/2010) from £4.96   |  Saving you £13.03 (262.70%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Teen queen Hilary Duff tries to find Mr. Right for her single mum in this comedy.

• The Van | DVD | (12/03/2007) from £8.25   |  Saving you £4.74 (57.45%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Once the ugly duckling of the rural Dorset village of Ewedown, Tamara Drewe returns as a glamorous high flying journalist, ruffling feathers, rekindling old passions and shaking up the sleepy village with hilarious and heart-warming consequences.

• Hannibal - Seasons 1-3 Boxset | Blu Ray | (19/10/2015) from £21.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Explores the early relationship between the renowned psychiatrist and his patient, a young FBI criminal profiler, who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers.

• Hook | DVD | (24/04/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hook is Steven Spielberg's most spectacular film of the 90s. It is also seriously underrated, arguably the equal of ET, (1982) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, (1977). An unofficial sequel to J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, Hook adopts the startling premise of what happened after "the boy who never grew up", grew up. Robin Williams, in his career best performance, is the corporate suit forced to remember he once was "The Pan", returning to Neverland to battle nefarious Captain Hook (a splendid Dustin Hoffman), for his children's love. This is a ravishingly beautiful, stunningly designed film, at once highly imaginative and with a genuinely magical atmosphere which ranges from exquisite, delicate fantasy to slapstick tomfoolery. There is fine support from Maggie Smith, Julia Roberts and Bob Hoskins, and John Williams' rapturously romantic score is yet another career high. Slated upon release, and dubbed a flop though it grossed $200 million, Hook reacted against the "greed is good" 80s by upholding family values and responsibility while evoking a genuine sense of wonder. Only the somewhat pantomime final showdown disappoints, but alongside Legend, (1985)and Labyrinth, (1986), Hook is ripe for reassessment as a fantasy classic. The DVD transfer is superb and the disc, though not packed with additional features, has some interesting extras. --Gary S. Dalkin

• Cliffhanger (30th Anniversary SteelBook) | Blu Ray | (30/05/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Stand and Deliver | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £17.53   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Corrs - Lansdowne Road | DVD | (27/11/2000) from £10.95   |  Saving you £7.04 (64.29%)   |  RRP £17.99

  This special concert filmed at Lansdowne Road in Dublin was performed in front of a home crowd of 50 000 fans. Tracks include: 1. Only When I Sleep 2. The Right Time 3. Joy Of Life 4. Forgiven Not Forgotten 5. What Can I Do? 6. No Frontiers 7. Runaway 8. Haste To The Wedding 9. Secret Life 10. Love To Love You 11. Queen Of Hollywood 12. Dreams 13. I Never Loved You Anyway 14. Lough Ewrin Shore 15. Closer 16. So Young 17. Toss The Feathers

• Endeavour: Series 1-8 | DVD | (11/10/2021) from £66.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Set from 1965 to 1971, the show follows Endeavour Morse in his early years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner DI Fred Thursday, Morse engages in a number of investigations around Oxford.

• Maniac - Slasher Classics #50 | Blu Ray | (24/10/2022) from £16.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Following the disturbing story of blue-collar serial killer Frank (Joe Spinell), William Lustig's violent slasher movie has become a cult classic in the ranks of the horror film fandom. In a plot which weaves in elements of Peeping Tom and Taxi Driver this early 80s horror fully delivers both a chilling character study and a gory exploitation piece.Dark, grimy and oppressively claustrophobic Maniac remains a firm favourite and an unmissable shocker. Presented here fully uncut for the first time ever from a stunning new 4K Restoration.Product FeaturesLimited Edition SlipcaseLimited Edition Booklet4K Restoration in 1.85:1 Aspect RatioHigh Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentationDTS-HD MA 7.1 Re-mixDTS-HD MA 2.0 Original AudioOptional English SDHAudio Commentary with Producer/Director William Lustig and Producer Andrew GarroniAudio Commentary with Producer/Director William Lustig, Special Make-Up Effects Artist TomSavini, Editor Lorenzo Marinelli, and Joe Spinell's Assistant Luke WalterAudio Commentary by the Hysteria ContinuesMANIAC OuttakesReturning to the Scene of the Crime with William LustigAnna and the Killer Interview with Star Caroline MunroThe Death Dealer Interview with Special Make-Up Effects Artist Tom SaviniDark Notes Interview with Composer Jay ChattawayManiac Men Interview with Songwriters Michael Sembello and Dennis MatkoskyThe Joe Spinell StoryMr. Robbie: Maniac 2 Promo ReelMANIAC PublicityMANIAC ControversyTheatrical TrailersTV SpotsRadio SpotsReversible Sleeve with new artwork by Joel Robinson and Original Poster Artwork

• DCI Banks: Series 4 | DVD | (15/08/2016) from £10.93   |  Saving you £9.06 (82.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

• American Gothic | DVD | (06/03/2006) from £7.92   |  Saving you £2.07 (26.14%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A group of yuppies charter a plane for a camping getaway only to find themselves making an emergency landing on an isolated island. They are taken in for the night by the only inhabitants the rabidly-religious ""Ma & Pa"" who seem trapped in a Rockwellian time-warp. This proves to be every bit as unpleasant as it seems.

• The Royle Family - The Complete Series 2 | DVD | (06/11/2000) from £4.94   |  Saving you £15.05 (304.66%)   |  RRP £19.99

  On paper, The Royle Family doesn't sound that promising: a working-class family from Manchester sit in their cluttered living room, watch the telly and argue over domestic details (the arrival of a telephone bill, for instance, provides the big dramatic event of the first episode, which aired in September 1998). But from such small everyday incidents, Royle Family creators Caroline Aherne and Dave Best (who play young couple Denise and Dave) have crafted one of the most successful shows on British television: a comedy about the joys and frustrations of family life that's warm, honest and very, very funny--Britain's answer to The Simpsons, whose success the show rivalled when it started broadcasting on BBC2 (the programme jumped channels to BBC1 for its second series).The Royle Family marked an on-screen reunion for Brookside-actors Ricky Tomlinson (who plays bearded, big-hearted, banjo-playing Jim Royle) and Sue Johnston as his wife Barbara, the driving force behind the Royle household. It is smart casting because The Royle Family is as much a soap opera as a situation comedy. Now in its third series, The Royle Family has seen its characters develop like real folk. Denise and Dave got married and now have a little sprog; Barbara starts menopause (how many sitcoms are brave enough to use that for laughs?) and Denise's kid brother Anthony shakes off his surly adolescence when he turned 18 in series two. Unlike Oasis, who provide the shows theme song "Halfway Round the World", this programme just keeps getting better.But no soap--not even Brookside in its dafter moments--has one-liners as brilliantly crafted as The Royle Family. (The scripts from the series are available to buy.) Slouched in his armchair, Jim's dour running commentary on the TV shows that are on at the time are particularly priceless: Changing Rooms, for instance, boils down to "a Cockney knocking nails into plywood... Is this what its come to?" Not quite: because as long as the Royle Family are around, there is something worthwhile to watch. --Edward Lawrenson

• Flipside Of Dominick Hide, The / Another Flip For Dominick | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £6.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (85.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Flipside Of Dominic Hide: Peter Firth is the eponymous hero of this double BANFF winner an entertaining tale of time travel romance comedy and suspense flipping between 2130 and 1980 with an ingenious twist in the tail. Another Flip For Dominic: A sequel to the outstandingly successful Flipside of Dominick Hide. Peter Firth is a time-traveller from the year 2132 visiting London 1982 and coming face to face with his past.