"Actor: Edward Woodward"

• Winston Churchill - The Wilderness Years - Vol. 4: The Long Tide Of Surrender / What Price Churchill | DVD | (26/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  It’s easy to forget that before fronting the British war effort through most of World War II, Winston Churchill had spent the previous decade isolated in Parliament and in internal opposition to the Conservative party. Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years dramatises this period in which the growing menace of Nazism in Germany was met with indifference, even fear by governments of the day who were more concerned with their survival than in serving those who had elected them. Churchill is perceptively played by Robert Hardy, confirming the image without falling into caricature. Visionary and obstinate by turns, he galvanises his supporters and enrages his enemies with a passion borne of conviction. A seasoned British cast includes Peter Barkworth as the amiable but ineffectual Stanley Baldwin, Eric Porter as the truly "out of time" Neville Chamberlain, Edward Woodward as the scheming Samuel Hoare and Nigel Havers as the tragically flawed Randolph Churchill. Martin Gilbert has done a persuasive job transforming his novel into a TV script, the scenes in the House of Commons having a gritty reality that makes compulsive viewing. On the DVD: it’s a pity that the Southern Pictures production, first screened in 1981, has emerged so dimly in this incarnation. Has the master tape eroded so badly, or was it simply not available? However, it’s worth putting up with the technical defects to enjoy this historically informed and grippingly dramatic serial. --Richard Whitehouse

• Winston Churchill - The Wilderness Years - Vol. 2: In High Places / A Menace In The House | DVD | (26/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  It’s easy to forget that before fronting the British war effort through most of World War II, Winston Churchill had spent the previous decade isolated in Parliament and in internal opposition to the Conservative party. Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years dramatises this period in which the growing menace of Nazism in Germany was met with indifference, even fear by governments of the day who were more concerned with their survival than in serving those who had elected them. Churchill is perceptively played by Robert Hardy, confirming the image without falling into caricature. Visionary and obstinate by turns, he galvanises his supporters and enrages his enemies with a passion borne of conviction. A seasoned British cast includes Peter Barkworth as the amiable but ineffectual Stanley Baldwin, Eric Porter as the truly "out of time" Neville Chamberlain, Edward Woodward as the scheming Samuel Hoare and Nigel Havers as the tragically flawed Randolph Churchill. Martin Gilbert has done a persuasive job transforming his novel into a TV script, the scenes in the House of Commons having a gritty reality that makes compulsive viewing. On the DVD: it’s a pity that the Southern Pictures production, first screened in 1981, has emerged so dimly in this incarnation. Has the master tape eroded so badly, or was it simply not available? However, it’s worth putting up with the technical defects to enjoy this historically informed and grippingly dramatic serial. --Richard Whitehouse

• The Sherlock Holmes Catalogue - The Illustrious Client / The Creeping Man | DVD | (28/04/2003) from £9.40   |  Saving you £3.58 (55.85%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Illustrious Client: Holmes is the victim of a murderous attack after he investigates a certain Baron Gruner who to the horror of a family friend has swept Violet Merville off her feet. The Creeping Man: A professor's daughter Edith sees a stange figure at her bedroom window but her father dismisses it as merely a bad dream...

• Callan - Series 1 - Part 2 Of 3 - Episodes 4 - 6 | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Introduced in "A Magnum for Schneider", the hour-long 1967 Armchair Theatre episode written by James Mitchell about a disillusioned British secret agent Callan (Edward Woodward), went on to offer four popular (if downbeat) series, a spin-off movie remaking the original story and a some-years-later wrap-up play "Wet Job". Remembered for its very distinctive opening titles, with a swinging broken light bulb and a memorable theme tune, the series adopted a Deighton-LeCarré approach to the grim, treacherous, grubby business of Cold War espionage and made a TV star of the intense Woodward as the sweaty, sometimes conscience-stricken, sometimes robotic Callan. Even in the 21st century this still seems a strong show, its complex stories and impressive performances outweighing a low-budget mix of video and film in the production that makes it seem less "professional" than other shows of the time. In a dramatic device that has long since fallen out of fashion in television, Callan episodes tend to wind up by leaving the audience to work out all the connections of the plot while Callan himself sits gloomily and ponders the wretchedness of his squalid world. --Kim Newman

• Winston Churchill - The Wilderness Years - Vol. 3: The Flying Peril / His Own Funeral | DVD | (26/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  It’s easy to forget that before fronting the British war effort through most of World War II, Winston Churchill had spent the previous decade isolated in Parliament and in internal opposition to the Conservative party. Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years dramatises this period in which the growing menace of Nazism in Germany was met with indifference, even fear by governments of the day who were more concerned with their survival than in serving those who had elected them. Churchill is perceptively played by Robert Hardy, confirming the image without falling into caricature. Visionary and obstinate by turns, he galvanises his supporters and enrages his enemies with a passion borne of conviction. A seasoned British cast includes Peter Barkworth as the amiable but ineffectual Stanley Baldwin, Eric Porter as the truly "out of time" Neville Chamberlain, Edward Woodward as the scheming Samuel Hoare and Nigel Havers as the tragically flawed Randolph Churchill. Martin Gilbert has done a persuasive job transforming his novel into a TV script, the scenes in the House of Commons having a gritty reality that makes compulsive viewing. On the DVD: it’s a pity that the Southern Pictures production, first screened in 1981, has emerged so dimly in this incarnation. Has the master tape eroded so badly, or was it simply not available? However, it’s worth putting up with the technical defects to enjoy this historically informed and grippingly dramatic serial. --Richard Whitehouse

• Mister Johnson | DVD | (02/12/2013) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (37.75%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Working for the British in Colonial Africa a young Nigerian starts to delude himself that he is really an Englishman - and finds himself despised by blacks and whites alike. Bruce Beresford's triumphant adaptation of the famous Joyce Cary novel stars Pierce Brosnan Edward Woodward and Maynard Eziashi.

• Winston Churchill - The Wilderness Years | DVD | (03/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  It's easy to forget that, though fronting the British war effort through most of World War Two, Winston Churchill had spent the previous decade isolated in Parliament and in an internal opposition to the Conservative party. Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years dramatises this period, in which the growing menace of Nazism in Germany was met with indifference, even fear by governments of the day who were more concerned with their survival than in serving those who had elected them. Churchill is perceptively played by Robert Hardy who confirms the image without falling into caricature. Visionary and obstinate by turns, he galvanises his supporters and enrages his enemies with a passion borne of conviction. A seasoned British cast includes Peter Barkworth as the amiable but ineffectual Stanley Baldwin, Eric Porter as the truly "out of time" Neville Chamberlain, Edward Woodward as the scheming Samuel Hoare, and Nigel Havers as the tragically flawed Randolph Churchill. Martin Gilbert has done a persuasive job transforming his novel into a TV script, the scenes in the House of Commons having a gritty reality that makes compulsive viewing. On the DVD: It's a pity that the Southern Pictures production first screened in 1981 has emerged so dimly in this incarnation. Has the master tape eroded so badly, or was it simply not available? However, it's worth putting up with the technical defects to enjoy this historically informed and grippingly dramatic serial. --Richard Whitehouse

• Aladdin | DVD | (05/07/2005) from £4.03   |  Saving you £-0.04 (-1.00%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Featuring a wicked magician a talking eagle a beautiful princess and the hippest genie of all time Aladdin is a timeless tale of romance and dreams that come true....

• 20 Pack: Action (including Annihilators, Joyride, Final Assignment, Breaker Morant, Tenth Of A Second & 15 More) | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  1. The Annihilators (Dir. Charles E. Sellier Jr. 1985) 2. Joyride (Dir. Quinton Peeples 1996) 3. Final Assignment (Dir. Paul Almond 1980) 4. Breaker Morant (Dir. Bruce Beresford 1980) 5. Tenth Of A Second (Dir. Darrell Roodt 1987) 6. The Underground (Dir. Cole S. McKay 1997) 7. Epicenter (Dir. Richard Pepin 2000) 8. Firetrap (Dir. Harris Done 2001) 9. Land Of The Free (Dir. Jerry Jameson 1997) 10. Last Man Standing (Dir. Joseph Merhi 1996) 11. Fist Of Honour (Dir. Richard Pepin 1993) 12. Kickboxer 3 (Dir. Rick King 1992) 13. Impulse (Dir. William Grefe 1974) 14. Knights Of The City (Dir. Dominic Orlando 1986) 15. Peter Gunn (Dir. Blake Edwards 1989) 16. Secret of The Andes (Dir. Alejandro Azzano 1999) 17. Bruce Lee: Immortal Dragon - Documentary 18. Manhunt (Dir. Larry Ludman 1984) 19. Street Corner Justice (Dir. Charles Bail 1996) 20. Street Of Dreams (Dir. William A. Graham 1988)

• Callan - Series 1 - Part 1 Of 3 - Episodes 1 - 3 | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £6.98   |  Saving you £9.01 (129.08%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Introduced in "A Magnum for Schneider", the hour-long 1967 Armchair Theatre episode of Callan written by James Mitchell about a disillusioned British secret agent of the same name (starring Edward Woodward), went on to offer four popular (if downbeat) series, a spin-off movie remaking the original story and a some-years-later wrap-up play "Wet Job". Remembered for its very distinctive opening titles, with a swinging broken-light bulb and a memorable theme tune, the series adopted a Deighton-LeCarré approach to the grim, treacherous, grubby business of Cold War espionage and made a TV star of the intense Woodward as the sweaty, sometimes conscience-stricken, sometimes robotic Callan. Even in the 21st century this still seems as strong, its complex stories and impressive performances outweighing a low-budget mix of video and film in the production that makes it seem less "professional" than other shows of the time. A great deal of the series opener is devoted to bringing on new regulars. Theres a fresh Mr Hunter who, like Number Two on The Prisoner--with which Callan shares series editor George Markstein--was a title not a name, so several actors held the position over the course of the show. Theres also the trendily mulleted thug Cross (Patrick Mower), who would go spectacularly off the rails in the next series and a half. In a dramatic device that has long since fallen out of fashion in television, Callan episodes tend to wind up by leaving the audience to work out all the connections of the plot while Callan himself sits gloomily and ponders the wretchedness of his squalid world. --Kim Newman

• Love Is Forever | DVD | (12/04/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Based on a true story Michael Landon stars as foreign journalist John Everingham who returns to war-ravaged Laos to rescue the woman he loves. Convicted of spying due to a confession given under torture and expelled from the country Everingham plots with his friend Derek McBracken (Edward Woodward) to free his love the beautiful Keo (Moira Chen). The only undetectable way back into Laos is the daring and dangerous route of swimming the Mekong River and avoiding the communist guard patrols both on land and water. Capture means certain death but he is willing to risk everything to rescue his one true love.

• Who Dares Wins | Blu Ray | (05/04/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Who Dares Wins starring Lewis Collins Edward Woodward and Richard Widmark is an uncompromising and exciting action thriller which dramatises the activities of the SAS. When a British government undercover agent is assassinated a radical anti-nuclear group is held responsible. SAS agent Skellen is called upon to infiltrate the group and put an end to their terrorist activities. However the group raids the American embassy and Skellen from within the residence must use his skill and courage to support and guide his SAS colleagues. It will require the full force of the world's most lethal fighting unit to save the lives of several high-ranking hostages...

• Callan - Series 1 - Part 3 Of 3 - Episodes 7 - 9 | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £15.70   |  Saving you £0.29 (1.85%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Introduced in "A Magnum for Schneider", the hour-long 1967 Armchair Theatre episode written by James Mitchell about a disillusioned British secret agent Callan (Edward Woodward), went on to offer four popular (if downbeat) series, a spin-off movie remaking the original story and a some-years-later wrap-up play "Wet Job". Remembered for its very distinctive opening titles, with a swinging broken light bulb and a memorable theme tune, the series adopted a Deighton-LeCarré approach to the grim, treacherous, grubby business of Cold War espionage and made a TV star of the intense Woodward as the sweaty, sometimes conscience-stricken, sometimes robotic Callan. Even in the 21st century this still seems a strong show, its complex stories and impressive performances outweighing a low-budget mix of video and film in the production that makes it seem less "professional" than other shows of the time. In a dramatic device that has long since fallen out of fashion in television, Callan episodes tend to wind up by leaving the audience to work out all the connections of the plot while Callan himself sits gloomily and ponders the wretchedness of his squalid world. --Kim Newman

• The Wicker Man (Classic Collection) | DVD | (02/12/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £44.99

  It must be stressed that despite the fact that it was produced in 1973 and stars both Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland, The Wicker Man is not a Hammer Horror film. There is no blood, very little gore and the titular Wicker Man is not a monster made out of sticks that runs around killing people by weaving them into raffia work. Edward Woodward plays Sergeant Howie, a virginal, Christian policeman sent from the Scottish mainland to investigate the disappearance of young girl on the remote island of Summer Isle. The intelligent script by Anthony Schaffer, who also wrote the detective mystery Sleuth (a film with which The Wicker Man shares many traits), derives its horror from the increasing isolation, confusion and humiliation experienced by the naïve Howie as he encounters the island community's hostility and sexual pagan rituals, manifested most immediately in the enthusiastic advances of local landlord's daughter Willow (Britt Ekland). Howie's intriguing search, made all the more authentic by the film's atmospheric locations and folkish soundtrack, gradually takes us deeper and deeper into the bizarre pagan community living under the guidance of the charming Laird of Summer Isle (Lee, minus fangs) as the film builds to a terrifying climax with a twist to rival that of The Sixth Sense or Fight Club. --Paul Philpott

• Heroes of Aviation | DVD | (20/07/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Take to the skies with courageous military pilots of the past century - from the early fliers of WWI to the amazing aerial acrobats of today. This exciting 10-part documentary series combines thrilling combat footage extraordinary stories of daring and eye-opening first-hand interviews with those who risk their lives in the cockpit. Go deep behind enemy lines and experience the crews' heroic efforts. Plus get an up-close look at more than 200 historic aircraft. Historical events covered include: The Great War WWII The Vietnam War The Gulf War and more. Featuring superb footage of real aerial combat and more than 200 aircraft from fighters bombers and jets. Meet the men and women - and the remarkable aircraft - that helped shape history by determining the outcome of critical military battles. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Blenheim Bomber Story: (Narrated by Raymond Baxter) A nostalgic and heart warming story of a forgotten bomber. 2. Mach Masters - Tornado & F-15: (Narrated by Edward Woodward) A fast and furious insight into the exploits of these defenders of our time. 3. WWII (Presented by Shane Rimmer) A truly definitive documentary blending original footage and modern commentary. 4. The Two Greatest Bombers Of World War II (Narrated by Edward Woodward) A superb blend of men and machines courage and honour told in this definitive documentary film. 5. The Two Greatest Fighters Of World War II (Spitfire & Mustang) (Narrated by Robert Powell) A truly definitive documentary film bringing to life these two heroic legends of the skies. 6. Super Jet Age (Presented by Shane Rimmer) A new breed of machine a new breed of pilot... This was the dawning of the jet age. 7. Aircraft Carrier At War 1910-1945 (Presented by Peter Woods and narrated by Saul Reichlin) The ultimate guide to the history of the aircraft carrier. 8. Aircraft Carrier Enters The Jet Age (1945 - present) (Presented by Peter Woods and narrated by Saul Reichlin) A defined history blending stunning visuals and a superb narrative script. 9. Against All Odds - The Guinea Pig Story (Presented by Alan Carr and narrated by Saul Reichlin) One day someone will tell the story of the Guinea Pigs the way it should be told - Here it is! 10. Behind Enemy Skies (Narrated by Saul Reichlin) What happened to the airfields and aircraft was only a prelude to what was coming next.

• Aladdin / Three Musketeers / Robin Hood | DVD | (06/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Aladdin: Featuring a wicked magician a talking eagle a beautiful princess and the hippest genie of all time Aladdin is a timeless tale of romance and dreams that come true.... The Three Musketeers: Alexandre Dumas' classic story tells of three noble French Swordsmen: Porthos Athos and Aramis who have promised their loyalty to France and its throne. Along with D'Artagnon a loyal guardian they come together to fight for honour and truth. These three brave musketeers are the only men who can stop the evil Cardinal Richelieu from gaining power over King Louis XIII. They succeed in preventing him from taking the crown of France and creating a horrible war for their country. Robin Hood: The legend of Robin Hood tells the story of the hero who stole from the rich to give to the poor. Robin of Sherwood Forest and his merry band of outlaws Friar Tuck Little John and Maid Marion save the throne of England for King Richard. They battle with the Sheriff of Nottingham and his cruel master Prince John in this action packed classic.

• 20 Pack: Thriller (including Asylum Erotica, Blind Terror, Callan, Class Of 1999 II, Cyclone & 15 More) | DVD | (17/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  1. Asylum Erotica (Dir. Fernando Di Leo 1971) 2. Class of 1999 Part II (Dir. Spiro Razatos 1994) 3. Blind Terror (Dir. Giles Walker 2001) 4. Callan (Dir. Don Sharp 1974) 5. Cyclone (Dir. Fred Olen Ray 1987) 6. Female Perversions (Dir. Susan Streitfeld 1996) 7. Recoil (Dir. Art Camacho 1997) 8. The Tunnel (Dir. Daniel Baldwin 2000) 9. I Shot a Man in Vegas (Dir. Keoni Waxman 1995) 10. Flowers in the Attic (Dir. Jeffrey Bloom 1987) 11. How Awful About Allan (Dir. Curtis Harrington 1970) 12. No Big Deal (Dir. Robert Charlton 1983) 13. Jake Speed (Dir. Andrew Lane 1986) 14. Miss Monday (Dir. Benson Lee 1998) 15. Kandyland (Dir. Philip Marcus & Robert Allen Schnitzer 1987) 16. The Killing Mind (Dir. Michael Ray Rhodes 1991) 17. Music Of Chance (Dir. Philip Haas 1993) 18. Original Sin (Dir. Ron Satlof 1989) 19. Phoenix (Dir. Danny Cannon 1998) 20. Pure Danger (Dir. C. Thomas Howell 1996)

• Hot Fuzz | DVD | (27/07/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A top London cop must contend with life in a sleepy West Country village in this new comedy from the 'Shaun Of The Dead' team.

• Who Dares Wins Special Edition | DVD | (31/12/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Who Dares Wins: Special Edition

• Young Winston | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £20.81   |  Saving you £-7.82 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Young Winston tells one of the greatest stories in English politics - the rise to power of Winston Churchill from childhood to the age of 26 when he made his first speech in the House of Commons. Directed by Richard Attenborough the film covers Churchill's time as a war correspondent in India his involvement in Kitchener's Sudan expedition and his capture and subsequent thrilling escape during the Boer War in South Africa... Based on Churchill's own book 'My Early Lif