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• Not The Nine O'Clock News - The Best Of Not The Nine O'Clock News - Vol. 2 | DVD | (30/08/2004) from £9.89   |  Saving you £6.10 (61.68%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Between 1979 and 1982 the Not the Nine O'Clock News team produced the sharpest comedy to be found on British television and launched the careers of the stars production team and writers and was the most talked-about comedy series of the 1980s with an enormous following worldwide. Sketches flow with the sharpest wit. News clippings and archive material are mixed with monologues and music. This selection of their quick-fire blend of satire pastiche pop and witty sketches includ

• Jonathan Creek - The Grinning Man | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.49   |  Saving you £9.50 (146.38%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Jonathan Creek returns to explain a series of baffling disappearances in a haunted room at the house of a master illusionist... At midnnight on Midsummer's Day 1938 a famous Harvard geneticist Eli Mencken accepts a challenge to spend the night inside a gloomy old attic room... where the ghost of a madman is said to prey upon human flesh. Next morning he has impossibly vanished from the hermetically sealed chamber. The only clue to his disappearance is traces of grisly ectoplasm on the bed. Seventy years on the vast Gothic house known as Metropolis has passed into the hands of the original owner's daughter and her son but the strange unexplained events in The Nightmare Room continue... When two young women take shelter there one night from a raging thunderstorm it is not long before the ominius presence has claimed another victim. Determined to get to the truth about what has happened to her friend the fearlessly sceptical Joey Ross finds herself working alongside veteran lateral thinker Jonathan Creek as together they embark on a complex often dangerous investigation into a mystery which only continues to deepen...

• Oliver Twist -- Special Edition | DVD | (26/09/2008) from £9.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  There have been many film and TV adaptations of Oliver Twist but this 1948 production from director David Lean remains the definitive screen interpretation of the Charles Dickens classic. From the ominous symbolism of its opening storm sequence (in which Oliver's pregnant, ill-fated mother struggles to reach shelter before childbirth) to the mob-scene climax that provokes Bill Sikes's dreadful comeuppance, this breathtaking black-and-white film remains loyal to Dickens while distilling the story into its purest cinematic essence.Every detail is perfect--Lean even includes a coffin-shaped snuffbox for the cruel Mr. Sowerberry--and as young Oliver, eight-year-old John Howard Davies (who would later produce Monty Python's Flying Circus for the BBC) perfectly expresses the orphan's boyish wonderment, stern determination and waifish vulnerability. Best of all is Alec Guinness as Fagin, so devious and yet so delightfully appealing under his beak-nosed (and, at the time, highly controversial) make-up. (Many complained that Fagin's huge nose and greedy demeanour presented an anti-Semitic stereotype, even though Lean never identifies Fagin as Jewish; for this reason, the film wasn't shown in the US until three years after its British release.) Likewise, young Anthony Newley is artfully dodgy as Fagin's loyal accomplice, the Artful Dodger. Guinness's performance would later provide strong inspiration for Ron Moody's equally splendid portrayal of Fagin in the Oscar-winning Oliver! and while that 1968 musical remains wonderfully entertaining, it is Lean's film that hews closest to Dickens' vision. The authentic recreation of 19th-century London is marvellous to behold; Guy Green's cinematography is so shadowy and stylised that it almost qualifies as Dickensian film noir. Lean is surprisingly blunt in conveying Dickens's theme of cruelty but his film never loses sight of the warmth and humanity that Oliver embodies. --Jeff Shannon

• Van der Valk: The Complete Series | DVD | (20/08/2018) from £74.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A huge success for Thames Television, Van der Valk stars Barry Foster as the no-nonsense Dutch detective whose exploits enthralled ITV audiences over three decades. As head of Amsterdam CID he has to contend with murder, blackmail, missing persons and the more tricky cases that come the way of the Dutch police! Created by Nicolas Freeling, this ratings-topping series co-stars Michael Latimer, Nigel Stock and Ronald Hines, and guest stars include Clifford Rose, Geoffrey Bayldon, Michael Sheard, Paul Eddington, Sydney Tafler, Lisa Daniely, Jane Lapotaire, Freddie Jones, Hildegard Neil, Patrick Troughton, Suzy Kendall, Bob Hoskins, Pamela Salem, Ian Hendry, Jane Merrow, Tom Bell, Amanda Burton, Kenneth Cranham, Brian Cox and Anthony Valentine. This set contains all five series, including the feature-length specials that were made in the early 1990s.

• The Bromley Boys | DVD | (22/10/2018) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE HILARIOUS BOX OFFICE SENSATION IS NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD You are about to experience a piece of cinematic comedy magic. Having wowed audiences on its nationwide cinema release The Bromley Boys now takes a prestigious seat alongside British box office comedy hits such as The Full Monty, Billy Elliot, Bend it Like Beckham and Calendar Girls. Welcome to England, welcome to 1969 and welcome to the worst football team in Britain. Dave Roberts (Brenock O'Connor, Game of Thrones) is your average 14-year-old boy, but there's nothing average about the adventure he's about to embark on. Dave is in love with his local team, but each week Bromley FC slide further and further down the league, suffering humiliating defeats and facing the double-edged threat of bankruptcy and relegation. When a chance discovery throws Dave's world upside down he is presented with the opportunity to take the fate of the side into his own hands by becoming the club's new manager. In the ultimate underdog story of friendship, first love and football fanaticism can our hero avoid the wrath of club chairman (Jamie Foreman), win the hearts of the players and the love of the chairman's daughter all in time to save his beloved team from going down? Starring Brenock O'Connor (Game of Thrones), Alan Davies (Jonathan Creek), Martine McCutcheon (Love Actually), Adam Deacon (Anuvahood) and Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake), The Bromley Boys has been described by critics as 'A MUST-SEE. FIVE STARS' The Times. IT ONLY TAKES 90 MINUTES TO FALL IN LOVE

• The Passionate Friends | DVD | (15/09/2008) from £6.13   |  Saving you £6.86 (111.91%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Through her marriage to a wealthy financier Mary Justin has the freedom and comfort she has always yearned for but her life is one that lacks emotional fulfilment. On a visit to Switzerland she runs into an old friend Steven Stratton with whom she once had a passionate love affair many years before her marriage. Her meeting with Steven rekindles old memories of a friendship of the most beautiful kind. If only they could begin again...

• Million Dollar Hotel | DVD | (11/02/2008) from £11.18   |  Saving you £-5.19 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A gang of unique outcasts and misfits live in a downtown Los Angeles fleapit, known locally as the

• Resurrected (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (21/07/2025) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The extraordinary feature film debut from Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, United 93) is a disturbing and powerful true story of a British soldier (David Thewlis - Naked) injured and lost during the 1980s Falklands conflict. Presumed dead, he's given full military honours; but on returning he's treated with distrust and shame, and accused of desertion. Also featuring excellent performances from Rita Tushingham (A Taste of Honey, Doctor Zhivago) and Tom Bell (The L-Shaped Room, The Krays), Resurrected is an intense and provocative drama, a powerful cry against institutional violence and political indifference. INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES High Definition remaster Original mono audio Paul Greengrass on ˜Resurrected' (2011, 19 mins): archival interview in which the director discusses the origins and creation of the film David Thewlis on ˜Resurrected' (2011, 17 mins): archival interview in which the actor examines the process of playing the lead role Filming the Unthinkable (2020, 5 mins): new interview with iconic British actor Rita Tushingham The IWM Oral History with Philip Williams (1992, 67 mins): archival audio recording, made by the Imperial War Museum, featuring the real-life inspiration for Resurrected recalling his experiences in the Falklands War Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: publicity and promotional material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Evil Dead Rise | Blu Ray | (17/07/2023) from £9.94   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  EVIL DEAD RISE marks the return to the iconic horror franchise, written and directed by Lee Cronin (The Hole in the Ground). The film stars Lily Sullivan (I Met a Girl, Barkskins), Alyssa Sutherland (New Gold Mountain, Vikings), Morgan Davies (The End, Storm Boy), Gabrielle Echols (Reminiscence) and introducing Nell Fisher (Northspur). Moving the action out of the woods and into the city, EVIL DEAD RISE tells a twisted tale of two estranged sisters, played by Sullivan and Sutherland, whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable. EVIL DEAD RISE is produced by long time franchise producer Rob Tapert (Ash vs Evil Dead, Don't Breathe) and executive produced by series creator and horror icon Sam Raimi and cult legend and Ash himself, Bruce Campbell.

• Joe 90 - Complete Series | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £23.00   |  Saving you £46.99 (204.30%)   |  RRP £69.99

  Joe 90 was Gerry Anderson's penultimate puppet show of the 1960s, following Captain Scarlet (1968) and preceding the little-known The Secret Service (1969). In 2112 professor Ian McClaine has invented the BIG RAT (Brain Impulse Galvanoscope, Record And Transfer), a machine for copying knowledge and experiences from person to person. WIN (World Intelligence Organisation) uses this to prime their top undercover agent before sending him into the field on missions which range from foiling international terrorists to recovering a nuclear weapon from beneath the polar ice. So far so good, but in perhaps the most mind-boggling concept ever to reach children's TV, that agent is McClaine's nine-year-old adopted son, Joe. Somehow even as it stays true to the Gerry Anderson techno-fantasy formula of secret organisations, gadgetry, and action-packed adventure full of spectacular explosions and violent death, Joe 90 remains blithely unconscious of its own implications. The missions are as globe-trotting as anything in Anderson's classic Thunderbirds series, and sometimes Joe does save lives, performing a risky brain operation or rescuing trapped astronauts. Yet even then his criminally irresponsible father brainwashes the lad each episode before placing him in a highly dangerous adult situation. Though the production values remain way ahead of anything else being done on British TV at the time, the question remains how did this ever seem like a good idea? On the DVD: Joe 90 comes complete in a five-disc box set of the entire 30-episode series. Each disc contains six 25-minute episodes presented, as usual with Gerry Anderson DVDs, behind a lovingly crafted menu. As expected the 4:3 picture quality is superb and the mono sound is full, detailed and without a trace of distortion. Each disc contains several pages of character biography and background information on the show, a photo gallery and varied extras such as location stills or a gallery of promotional images. --Gary S Dalkin

• QI: A to D | DVD | (08/05/2017) from £39.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods | DVD | (12/12/2016) from £6.19   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The year is 50 BC. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, not entirely... One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. Julius Caesar, exasperated by the situation, decides to change tactics. Since his armies are unable to prevail through force, Roman civilisation itself will charm the barbaric Gauls. And so he has a luxurious housing complex built near the village for Roman families, called The Mansions of the Gods . Will our Gaulish friends resist the lure of easy money and Roman comforts? Will their village become a simple tourist attraction? Asterix and Obelix are going to do all they can to thwart Caesar s plans.

• Flipside Of Dominick Hide, The / Another Flip For Dominick | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £7.39   |  Saving you £5.60 (75.78%)   |  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.

• Pennyworth Season 1 | Blu Ray | (22/06/2020) from £13.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This DC origin story follows Bruce Wayne's legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company and goes to work with young billionaire Thomas Wayne, who's not yet Bruce's billionaire father, in 1960s London.

• Witchfinder General Digitally Remastered Special Edition | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £9.45   |  Saving you £5.54 (58.62%)   |  RRP £14.99

  England is in civil war as the Royalists battle Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads for control. This conflict distracts people from rational thought and allows unscrupulous men to gain power by exploiting village superstitions. One of these men is Matthew Hopkins (Vincent Price), who tours the land offering his services as a persecutor of witches. Aided by his sadistic accomplice John Stearne (Robert Russell), he travels from town to town and wrenches confessions from witches in order to line his pockets.

• Best Of ITV Wrestling - A To Z | DVD | (15/05/2006) from £12.45   |  Saving you £3.54 (28.43%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The ultimate classic wrestling DVD for nostalgia sport enthusiasts is back! For armchair sports fans in the 1970s and 1980s four o'clock on Saturday afternoon meant one thing - professional wrestling! Get ready for more classics action as we take you on a trip down memory lane with The Best Of ITV Wrestling A-Z.

• Tom And Jerry - Sherlock Holmes | DVD | (16/08/2010) from £6.09   |  Saving you £3.90 (64.04%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Tom And Jerry: Sherlock Holmes

• The Laramie Project | DVD | (07/07/2003) from £3.98   |  Saving you £6.01 (151.01%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In October 1998 21 year-old Matthew Shepard was found savagely beaten tied to a fence and left to die in Laramie Wyoming. 'The Laramie Project' is the portrait of a town painfully forced to confront itself in the reflective glare of the national spotlight responding with love anger sympathy support and defiance...

• Hetty Wainthropp Investigates - Complete | DVD | (14/08/2017) from £27.15   |  Saving you £-2.16 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Hetty Wainthropp, a sprightly, intelligent pensioner, wakes on her 60th birthday and decides to become a private investigator. Armed with just her handbag and lots of gritty northern common sense, she proves she can easily outwit the professionals. Although she walks, takes the bus or occasionally borrows a scooter to get to the crime scene, with sidekick Geoffrey a teenager she caught shoplifting husband Robert and her steely determination, how can she fail? This boxed set follows Hetty and her Wainthropp Detective Agency from its humble beginnings, charting its progress as it grows into a highly successful and thriving business.

• Diana - Her True Story | DVD | (18/08/2008) from £7.24   |  Saving you £-1.25 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Based on Andrew Morton's bestselling book the film traces Diana's transformation from shy young girl to public icon and sophisticated princess whose fairy tale marriage to Prince Charles soon turned into a nightmare well hidden outside the walls of Buckingham Palace. Until the book and this film revealed Diana's side of the story: her marital troubles her loneliness inside the royal family her suicide attempts and her struggles with bulimia. With this critically acclaimed film the world reached a new understanding of this complex fascinating woman.