"Actor: Francis"

• Made In Chelsea - Series 1-5 | DVD | (02/09/2013) from £9.99   |  Saving you £30.00 (300.30%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The leafy streets of Chelsea are rarely quiet especially when our favourite socialites are partying in its most elite bars and clubs. Over the last 5 series we've seen great love affairs explosive break-ups outrageous make-ups and some ring-side cat fights! No one can launch a put down like a scorned Chelsea girl and no boy can kiss all the girls and still remain a devilish cad unless they're from the elite SW3. One thing is for sure every series is unmissable and unforgettable. Sit back relax and immerse yourself in five series of the guiltiest of pleasures... Special Features: Includes all the extras from all series just under 2 hours of bonus material

• Funny Girl | Blu Ray | (09/12/2024) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Witness the birth of a movie star as Barbra Streisand makes a screen debut for the ages in this musical spectacular. From humor to pathos, she hits every note as popular 1920s singer-comedian Fanny Brice, a young Jewish New Yorker whose spirit and supernova talent propel her to fame in the Ziegfeld Follies, but whose devotion to an unreliable gambler (a charismatic Omar Sharif) brings drama and heartbreak into her life. Adapted from a hit Broadway show and directed by Hollywood master William Wyler, Funny Girl hits emotional highs in unforgettable performances of songs like People and Don't Rain on My Parademoments that won Streisand one of the most richly deserved Best Actress awards in Oscar history.

• Great Expectations | Blu Ray | (23/06/2008) from £8.85   |  Saving you £11.14 (125.88%)   |  RRP £19.99

  David Lean's masterpiece based on Charles Dickins' timeless novel about Pip, a blacksmith's apprentice who suddenly comes into great fortunes.

• Paul Temple: The Complete Collection | DVD | (05/08/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Stylish cool incisive - protective of his loving wife 'Steve' - Paul Temple was an exemplary crime writer turned crime solver as played by Francis Matthews in the acclaimed and much loved TV series. Often filmed at glamorous locations throughout Europe Temple operated like a cross-between Miss Marple and Poirot with the slick cutting-edge style of The Saint. The Complete Paul Temple Collection represents the surviving colour episodes of this rich series along with the five final episodes available only in black and white. The collection reveals a time capsule of 1970s fashion in clothes cars décor - and crime presenting an unmissable collection of mysteries that must be solved; and there's only one crime writer who can do it! Special Features: Being Paul Temple An Interview with Francis Matthews The Women of Paul Temple Fashion Statements Francis Durbridge Biography Selected Cast Filmographies Subtitles

• The Boys In Blue | DVD | (18/10/2004) from £3.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (150.38%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Sgt. Cannon and PC Ball 'run' the police station in the sleepy town of Little Botham. When the station is threatened with closure due to the lack of crime they decide to invent some crimes to justify their positions. In response they try to steal a painting from a local businessman (Kinnear) and accidentally stumble across a gang of real art thieves who have just stolen one million pounds worth of paintings. It is up to the two inept cops to stop them escaping with their haul!

• Status Quo - Hello Quo Collector's Edition | DVD | (29/10/2012) from £13.79   |  Saving you £11.20 (81.22%)   |  RRP £24.99

  With 128 million worldwide album sales already under their collective belts, two OBE awards, a million neon lit 'Sold Out' signs, a record 108 appearances on Top of the Pops, this will never be beaten or even equalled! You'd think that HRH Prince Charles favourite band had nothing more to prove in the field of entertainment... But, they've never in all their long and glorious history been seen on a cinema screen...

• The Incredible Hulk - Season One Part One (Marvel Originals Series - 90s) | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Based on the comics written by Stan Lee The Incredible Hulk details the adventures of Dr. David Banner - a nuclear research scientist - who in a dreadfull accident is subjected to a massive overdose of gammer radiation. Miraculously Banner survives... But he is forever changed! Now whenever angered or distressed the mild-mannered scientist finds himself transforming into a powerful seven-foot green creature known as the Incredible Hulk...

• Noah's Castle | DVD | (21/09/2009) from £13.05   |  Saving you £-0.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  It is the near future and Britain faces social and economic collapse . Hyper-inflation leads to rioting and choric food shortages but Norman Mortimer is determined to protect his loved ones from the encroaching chaos. Mortimer moves his family to a large house in the country and strengthens the cellar in preparation to hoard the food they will need to survive. The Mortimer children are shocked by their fathers behaviour and argue that food should be fairly distributed to all those who need it. As the crisis deepens the Mortimer's arouse the suspicions of starving neighbours blackmailers and the ruthless criminal Vince Holloway. As Norman struggles to keep his fueding family together news of the secret food store spreads and his 'castle' comes under siege...

• Secret Army | DVD | (01/01/2010) from £20.73   |  Saving you £9.26 (44.67%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Classic BBC TV series about the struggles of the Low Countries population during their occupation by the Nazi's during World War II. Episodes comprise: 1. Lisa - Code Name Yvette 2. Sergeant on the Run 3. Radishes with Butter 4. Child's Play 5. Second Chance 6. Growing Up 7. Lost Sheep 8. Guilt 9. Too Near Home 10. Identity in Doubt 11. A Question of Loyalty 12. Hymn to Freedom 13. Bait 14. Good Friday 15. Suspicions 16. Be the First Kid in Your Block To Rule the World

• May To December - Series 1 | DVD | (12/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Anton Rodgers stars as middle aged solicitor Alec Callender - a partner in Semple Callender and Henty - who pines for Perry Mason style cases however seldom is faced with anything more taxing than a simple house conveyancing. Through his work Alec meets Zoe Angell played by Eve Matheson a 26 year old PE teacher befuddled by her impending divorce although neither is looking for romance there is an unmistakable spark and soon they embark on the rocky road of a 'spring and autumn'

• My Favourite Spy | DVD | (06/05/2019) from £14.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Peanuts White, a burlesque comic, is recruited by U.S. agents to impersonate international spy Eric Augustine (whom White resembles) in a mission to purchase a million-dollar microfilm in mysterious, exotic Tangier. There, he encounters the irresistable Lily Dalbray, an old friend of Augustine who is now dealing with his arch-enemy, Brubaker. But where is the real Eric?

• The Debt Collector | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £6.57   |  Saving you £-0.58 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Billy Connolly has made the transition from comedy to straight dramatic roles with a great deal more success than most. In The Debt Collector he plays Nicky Dryden, a violent debt collector who has served 18 grim years in prison, only to have found rehabilitation on the outside as a successful sculptor and respectability in marriage to Francesca Annis. However, Keltie (Ken Stott) the policeman who originally arrested him is disgusted at this ex-con's social elevation and undertakes an obsessive campaign of stalking and harassment, refusing to allow him to bury his past. It is Keltie, in a sense, who is the true debt collector of the title--he doesn't believe Dryden either has or ever can repay society. Furthermore, Dryden is idolised by a young thug (Iain Robertson) who bases his psychotic lifestyle on Dryden's past exploits. Stott and Connolly make excellent, craggy adversaries, with the frustrated, embittered ex-cop cutting a menacing, though at times pathetic character, while Connolly's Dryden knows that his past, violent side is capable of erupting at any time. This gloomily compelling drama has moments of sickeningly concussive impact as it winds its way down to its tragic conclusion. Annette Crosbie as Keltie's vulnerable yet curiously strong Mother, turns in a fine supporting performance. --David Stubbs

• Tears Of The Sun | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £3.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (225.56%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Bruce Willis plays a Special-Ops commander who leads his team into the jungle of Nigeria to rescue a doctor (Monica Belluci) who will only go with them if they also agree to rescue 70 refugees.

• Stay Lucky: The Complete Series | DVD | (07/08/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Minder and Sweeney legend Dennis Waterman stars as a London wheeler-dealer who heads north to escape old demons and start a fresh chapter in this popular, light-hearted drama series; Jan Francis, Susan George, Rula Lenska and Leslie Ash are among the ladies in his new life. Also starring Ian McNeice and Watching's Emma Wray, with guest appearances from Peter Capaldi, Celia Imrie, Michael Kitchen, Tim Healy and Frances de la Tour, this complete set presents all four series. At a rain-lashed A1 service station, Thomas Gynn helps to get recently widowed Yorkshire businesswoman Sally Hardcastle back on the road after a breakdown. The encounter marks the beginning of a series of shared (mis)adventures as Thomas and narrowboat enthusiast Sally attract more than their fair share of drama and come to rely upon each other rather more than either would care to admit...

• The Singing Detective | DVD | (08/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The late Dennis Potter was a master at mining the popular songs of the 1930s and '40s for dramatic effect, but he never did it better than in The Singing Detective. The inestimable Michael Gambon plays a mystery writer named Philip E Marlow, who is suffering a torturous bout of psoriatic arthritis in hospital, where he is a victim of both his disease and the National Health Service. Unable to move without pain, he escapes into his imagination, plotting out a murder tale in which he is both a big-band singer and a private eye. But Potter and director Jon Amiel also mix in flashbacks of Marlow's youth and his unhappy marriage to explain how the real Marlow reached this sorry pass. Flawlessly, intricately, kaleidoscopically assembled, the six one-hour episodes fly by like some fantastic fever dream. –Marshall Fine

• Stewart Francis - Pun Gent | DVD | (28/11/2016) from £3.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Stewart Francis, the star of Mock The Week, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and Live At The Apollo embarks on a brand new stand-up tour, starting in Spring 2015 and extended into 2016 after phenomenal demand with his fantastic, hilarious new show Pun Gent! Stewart has devoted this show to his father, who was a roofer. So dad if you're up there? He and his wife have decided they don't want kids. If any one does, they can drop them off tomorrow. Oh he's just kidding of course, he has a beautiful daughter who he named after his mum, and in fact passive aggressive psycho turns five tomorrow. On an unrelated matter, Stewart likes what mechanics wear... overall. With Stewart Francis it's all about puns. And he's a gent. If time is money, Stewart's the man to do your shopping for he'll fill every minute with comedy bargains in the form of non-stop quick-fire gags, rarely giving you time to cease giggling until the next one starts. And it's not cheap produce either, previous goods winning awards such as Dave's Funniest Joke Of The Fringe Award 2012 and earning him a reputation as one of the finest comics around. Quite simply, the service Francis provides is good old-fashioned joke telling with a hook, punch-line and a dose of panache thrown in for good measure. So where's the catch? Well there probably is a pun-related answer, but only word wizards such as Stewart Francis could find one. 'A brilliant comic brain... this stand-up cracks some of the best one liners I've ever heard' - THE GUARDIAN 'Perfectly crafted gags' - THE SUNDAY TIMES

• Scrooge | DVD | (23/11/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Troy: Fall of A City (BBC) | Blu Ray | (23/04/2018) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This eight-part retelling of the fall of Troy sweeps back to the judgement of Paris, his scandalous love affair with Helen and the ill-starred prophecy surrounding his birth. When the baby Paris is born, the omens foretell that he will bring about the downfall of the city. Queen Hecuba and King Priam are forced to choose whether to abandon their newborn son to the wolves or save him, but risk the safety of their kingdom. Their choice will decide not only the fate of their child, but the very existence of Troy. Told from the perspective of the Trojan royal family at the heart of the siege, the story's main themes are love, intrigue, betrayal and belonging. Louis Hunter(The Fosters) and Bella Dayne (Humans) will star as Paris and Helen, the lovers whose passionate affair plunges Greece and Troy into war. David Threlfall (Shameless) is Paris father, King Priam of Troy, alongside Frances O Connor (The Missing) as Hecuba, Queen of Troy, and Tom Weston-Jones (Dickensian) as their eldest son Hector. Game Of Thrones Joseph Mawle plays as Odysseus; Chloe Pirrie (War & Peace) is Andromache; Johnny Harris (This Is England 86-90) is Agamemnon; David Gyasi (Interstellar) is Achilles; and Jonas Armstrong (Ripper Street) plays Menelaos, the King of Sparta whose marriage to Helen is destroyed when Paris arrives in his city. Includes subtitles for the Hard of Hearing

• Carry On Abroad | DVD | (27/08/2001) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-4.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  One of the last decent Carry On movies, Carry On Abroad is a 1972 venture into the world of package holidays. After this, the series descended into unfunny coarseness as opposed to camply laboured double entendre, culminating in the dreadful Carry On Emanuelle. Here, publican Sid James and dutiful mother's son turned sex maniac Charles Hawtrey are among a brace of Brits heading for the "paradise island" of Elsbels. Kenneth Williams is the out-of-his-depth tour operator, reverting to the sort of effete types he played in the 1950s, Peter Butterworth a pre-Manuel-style manager of a half-built hotel. A series of disasters ensue, with the entire gang landing up in jail following a fracas in a brothel at one point, but everyone finds romantic and sexual fulfilment in a quaint disco finale. This includes a gay character who is "dissuaded" from his homosexuality in a typical example of the thoroughly reactionary subtext that constitutes the really naughty bit of most Carry On films. Nonetheless, this throwback to an imaginary time when the lewdest innuendo of a dirty old man was greeted by young females with a flirty "Ooh, saucy!" is enjoyable on condition that you enter into its seaside-postcard spirit. June Whitfield is fine as a sexually uptight wife, Kenneth Connor a model of red-faced frustration as her wimpish husband. On the DVD: Sadly, no extra features except scene selection. The picture is a 4:3 ratio full-screen presentation. --David Stubbs

• Hearts of Darkness | DVD | (09/01/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In the late seventies celebrated director Francis Ford Coppola and his cast and crew ventured into the dense jungles of the Philippines to begin work on what would eventually become his masterpiece, ApocalypseNow. But the journey from page to screen soon spiralled into a hellish, life-threatening nightmare that echoed the film’s narrative. Plagued with adversity, one of the most influential films ever made had one of the most notorious shoots in cinema history that few survived unscathed. Compiled from rare on set footage filmed by Coppola’s wife Eleanor and interviews with the cast, Hearts Of Darkness is the ultimate feature-length documentary, capturing the explosive events that lead to Apocalypse Now becoming an acknowledged classic.