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• Blake's 7 The Collection: Series 2 | Blu Ray | (31/12/2099) from £39.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Blake's 7 Series 2 continues the story of resistance leader Roj Blake and his crew aboard the Liberator as they fight against the totalitarian Terran Federation.

• Blake's 7 - The Complete Collection | DVD | (12/03/2018) from £49.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the third century of the second calendar, after the chaos of the intergalactic wars, a powerful dictatorship has risen to dynamic proportions and engulfed most of the populated worlds. Liberty has become a crime punishable by death, and the majority of the population lives in a drug-induced state of docility. This tyrannical authority fulfils George Orwell's prophecy of 1984 to its most terrifying extremes. This government is known as the Federation. Each world has its share of rebels who either turned to crime or the Resistance. This is the story of one such group of rebels, led by a man named Blake. His group is largely composed of escaped convicts, thieves and smugglers, who are thrown together by chance. The Blake's 7 Complete Collection includes all 4 series of the cult 1970's British sci-fi show from the mind of Terry Nation. Includes digitally remastered episodes and extras from all individual releases.

• Blake's 7 The Collection: Series 1 | Blu Ray | (11/11/2024) from £51.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE ULTIMATE ARCHIVE OF THE CLASSIC SCIENCE-FICTION SERIES:Framed for crimes he did not commit, freedom fighter Blake (Gareth Thomas) escapes a prison ship and enlists a crew of rogue heroes to fight back against the tyrannical Federation. With Avon, Vila, Jenna, Cally and Gan, Blake boards fantastical spacecraft the Liberator and begins his quest to free the galaxy. All 13 episodes have been newly remastered from the best available sources, including the original film where available. These stories have never looked or sounded so good on home media. PLUS, fans can experience their favourite show like never before, with brand new optional updated effects on EVERY EPISODE, exclusive to this Blu-ray set.Blake's 7 The Collection: Series 1 is also jam-packed with hours of new and exclusive material including: UPDATED SPECIAL EFFECTS - On all thirteen episodes / ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY / The previously unreleased Making Of Blake's 7, featuring extensive interviews with cast and crew / NEW FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY - A new look back at the making of the first series / IN CONVERSATION: Matthew Sweet interviews actor Sally Knyvette / STEPHEN GREIF TRIBUTE - A look at the life and career of the first incarnation of Travis / RARE CONVENTION FOOTAGE - Previously unreleased panels with the cast and crew / ARCHIVE TREATS - BBC continuity, TV coverage and music from the Blake's 7 vinyl record / HD PHOTO GALLERIES - With previously unseen images DVD CONTENT - Featurettes, audio commentaries and more WRITTEN ARCHIVE - Production paperwork, scripts, studio floorplans and much more, available for the first time ¢ Created by Terry Nation and stars Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Jacqueline Pearce, Glynis Barber, Michael Keating, Sally Knyvette, David Jackson and more. ¢ 13 x 50' - 6 discs including new VAM.¢ Season one averaged 9.22 million viewers.

• Blake's 7: Series 1-4 | DVD | (18/09/2023) from £57.08   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Blake's 7 - Series 1 | DVD | (01/03/2004) from £17.03   |  Saving you £32.96 (193.54%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Blake's 7 was the hit BBC space opera launched in the wake of Star Wars, though with a grittier sensibility and produced on a fraction of the budget. Over 13 episodes the first series introduced freedom-fighter Blake (Gareth Thomas) as he escaped from the Orwellian Federation, gathered a crew of low-life rebels, salvaged an alien starship called the Liberator, and began striking back against the forces of Supreme Commander Servalan (sultry Jacqueline Pearce). The effects were cheap, and alien planets were represented by a disused quarry or an industrial complex, but the strong characters and cynical storylines created by Doctor Who veteran Terry Nation remain involving. The perfect foil for Blake was Paul Darrow's Avon, a near psychopathic criminal mastermind who only fought to save his skin. The cowardly Vila (Michael Keating) was almost as memorable, while the female leads were Jenna (Sally Knyvette), a smuggler and pilot, and determined Auron telepath Cally (Jan Chappell). Also on board was Gan (David Jackson), inhibited from violence by a brain implant. With even the good guys being criminals, including murderers, this was a galaxy far, far away from previous screen space opera. Though undeniably dated, the show is still vintage TV SF, right from the opening three-parter "The Way Back / Spacefall / Cygnus Alpha" to the cliff-hanging shocker "Orac", which introduces the final member of the un-magnificent seven. On the DVD: Blake's 7, Series 1 presents the 13 episodes across five DVDs so as to maximise picture quality. Following the BBC's Doctor Who DVDs the 4:3 images are as strong as one could expect from a 1970s TV show shot partly on video (interiors) and 16 mm film (exteriors). Film shots have some grain and vary considerably in quality while the video material shows occasional minor tearing and flaws in the tape. Otherwise these are as good as Blake's 7 is ever going to look. The same is true of the mono sound, which is clear and undistorted. Each DVD is introduced with a CGI reincarnation of the series' famous logo and three episodes are offered with a commentary. These are "Spacefall" (Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating and producer David Maloney), "Seek-Locate-Destroy" (Keating, Jacqueline Pearce and Stephen Greif) and "Project Avalon" (Knyvette, Pearce and Greif). The chat ranges from high-school reunion playfulness, including singing the title music, to some more serious insights into making the show, to an amusing running debate as to whether Glynis Barber appears in "Project Avalon". Other extras are "2 out takes, a missing scene, 1 robot, 2 flat feet and a blooper". These are exactly what they say: an extract from Blue Peter in 1978 with Lesley Judd making a Blake's 7 bracelet; nine clip compilations introducing the main characters; a synopsis for each episode; and a trailer for the Series 2 DVDs. --Gary S Dalkin

• Blake's 7 - Series 4 | DVD | (24/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Intergalactic adventure with an interplanetary resistance group battling for survival against a totalitarian super-power. Roaming a universe of boundless space and restrictive discipline freedom-fighter Blake with the crew of spaceship Liberator is locked in combat with the all-powerful forces of the Federation. This DVD release features all 13 episodes from the final series of Blake's 7. Episodes Comprise: 1. Rescue 2. Power 3. Traitor 4. Stardrive 5. Anima

• Star Maidens Complete Series | DVD | (17/04/2017) from £25.43   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Simply Media are delighted to announce the release of the much sought after cult sci-fi classic series Star Maidens on DVD 17th April 2017. Originally shown on ITV and not seen on British television since 1978, this unique Anglo-German production has largely been shrouded in mystery. Today Star Maidens is regarded as a rare and bizarre curio by TV sci-fi enthusiasts, has a place in television history books and provides a fascinating snapshot of the sexual equality revolution at the time. Now all 13 episodes will be available to own on DVD in a two-disc digitally re-mastered set. Starring iconic sci-fi actor Gareth Thomas, three years before he would go on to play space rebel Blake in the BBC sci-fi classic Blake's 7. This DVD release also contains a bonus interview with the late, great actor. Featuring episodes directed by double Oscar-winner Freddie Francis (The Elephant Man), and cinematography by Ken Hodges (David Copperfield (1970)) and Alan Hume (Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi), this stunning series was shot on location in Windsor, Bracknell, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, locations that would later be used again in Blake's 7. Created by Eric Paice (Dixon of Dock Green) and co-written by John Lucarotti, who had previously been a contributing writer for Doctor Who and The Avengers, and fellow Doctor Who writer Ian Stuart Black, Star Maidens is set on the futuristic planet Medusa in the solar system of Proxima Centauri. It's a perfect world ruled by women known as Star Maidens, and where men are the inferior sex. While the males are relegated to performing menial tasks, women are regarded as the superior intellectual beings and are assigned personal male domestic servants to satisfy all their needs and desires. This peaceful matriarchy, however, is threatened when a comet blows them out of their solar system and into our own, entering the orbit of Earth a primitive, crude and disappointing planet rumoured to be ruled by men! When headstrong rebel Adam, played by French heartthrob Pierre Brice, flees his keeper, the beautiful supreme councillor Fulvia (Judy Geeson Poldark (1975)), along with his faithful friend Shem (Gareth Thomas) they steal a space yacht and head for Earth to claim political sanctuary. Outraged by their disobedience, tough security chief Octavia (Christiane Krüger Anne of Green Gables) decides to take two Earth scientists captive on their own planet, enslaving the male while treating his female assistant like a Queen, as they hunt down their insolent missing men. Much hilarity ensues from the clash in cultures between the two planets, with Adam and Shem having many comedic misunderstandings on landing on our own male dominated Earth for the first time. And the Star Maidens are shocked that women could ever be treated as a man's assistant! Alongside the comedy this series stands out for being one of the first of its time to bluntly address issues of sex discrimination head on. Filled with all the wonderful and wacky tropes you would expect from a 70s cult sci-fi series, including ray guns, over-the-top colourful costumes and impressive retro-futuristic sets from Emmy-winning production designer Keith Wilson (Space: 1999), this is a not-to-be missed series for sci-fi fans, comedy fans and nostalgia hunters.

• Sutherland's Law | DVD | (01/06/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Sutherland's Law (3 Disc)

• Blake's 7 - Series 2 | DVD | (17/01/2005) from £16.79   |  Saving you £33.20 (197.74%)   |  RRP £49.99

  In the third century of the second calendar after the chaos of the intergalactic wars a powerful dictatorship has risen to dynamic proportions and engulfed most of the populated worlds. Liberty has become a crime punishable by death and the majority of the population lives in a drug-induced state of docility. This tyrannical authority fulfils George Orwell's prophecy of 1984 to its most terrifying extremes. This government is known as the Federation. Each world has its share of rebe

• Children Of The Stones - The Complete Series | DVD | (17/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Children of the Stones was an undisputed landmark in children's television. Jeremy Burnham and Trevor Ray's groundbreaking fantasy series, starring Iain Cuthbertson and Gareth Thomas and filmed largely in Avebury in Wiltshire, combined scientific fact and fiction with pagan mythology and rural folklore in its portrayal of a village held captive by the sinister power of its Neolithic stone circle.Intelligent, atmospheric and genuinely unnerving, the series - often cited by those who grew up in the Seventies as the most frightening thing seen on television - was the result of collaboration between writers Burnham and Ray, producer Patrick Dromgoole (whose previous credits had included classic HTV series Sky and Arthur of the Britons) and producer/director Peter Graham Scott; classical composer and conductor Sidney Sager scored the series' chilling theme and incidental music. Unsurprisingly, Children of the Stones has gained a devoted cult following in the decades since its first transmission in 1977

• How Green Was My Valley | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £33.39   |  Saving you £-13.40 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  At the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village the Morgans raise coal mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life. Huw is the youngest in a family of 6 brothers and 1 sister and the film centers on his struggle toward manhood amid conflicting demands of faith economics education and family loyalty in a Wales caught in an irreversible shift from a pastoral to an industrialized society.

• BLAKE'S SEVEN - 7 STARS LIBERATED FROM THE CLASSIC TV SERIES!(Multi Region DVD) | DVD | (03/09/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  BLAKE S SEVEN 7 STARS LIBERATED FROM THE CLASSIC TV SERIES! To celebrate its 40th Anniversary, this is the definitive set of interviews with six of the team of actors who brought BLAKE S 7 to life ... plus a bonus interview with SFX creator MAT IRVINE! These seven documentaries are the best in-depth interviews with GARETH THOMAS (Blake), JAN CHAPPELL (Cally), MICHAEL KEATING (Vila), JACQUELINE PEARCE (Servalan), STEPHEN GREIF (Travis), PETER TUDDENHAM (Zen, Orac & Slave) and MAT IRVINE (SFX) ever undertaken. Presented by voice of the Daleks NICHOLAS BRIGGS. For all BLAKE S 7 fans, this 2 DISC special collector s edition is 6 hours of pure nostalgia, which will give you a whole new insight into the making of your favourite science fiction series! SPECIAL FEATURE: Introduction by NICHOLAS BRIGGS & Producer KEITH BARNFATHER.

• Star Maidens | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Star Maidens is regarded as one of the most fascinating sc-fi series ever made; an Anglo-German production. It stars Judy Geeson Dawn Adams Lisa Harrow and Gareth Thomas. Star Maidens is the story of a planet ruled by women - The Star Maidens. This gender reversal saga captures the essence of camp European glam fashion perfectly. All 13 episodes are featured and they are sure to appeal to sc-fi fanatics and cult TV enthusiasts alike. Episode listing: 1. Escape to Paradise

• Parkin's Patch - The Complete Series | DVD | (16/04/2012) from £15.05   |  Saving you £24.94 (165.71%)   |  RRP £39.99

  A forerunner to Heartbeat, Parkin's Patch chronicles the work of a police constable and his colleagues in a fictional village in the North Yorkshire Moors during the late 1960s. Available for the first time this set contains all 26 episodes, boasting early appearances by Warren Clarke, Pauline Collins, Michael Elphick, Peter Sallis and James Grout; among the production crew are multiple-award-winning directors Michael Apted (Enigma) and Stephen Frears (The Queen), while writers include Softly Softly and Z Cars contributors Robert Barr and Allan Prior, and Sweeney creator Ian Kennedy Martin. Looking in detail at the unit beat system of policing amid spectacular moorland locations, the series sees P.C. Moss Parkin (John Flanagan Softly Softly) and D.C. Ron Radley (Gareth Thomas Blake s 7) encountering cases ranging from petty pilfering to abduction, sheep rustling to missing persons. And while village policemen may enjoy certain perks, living within Fickley s close-knit community also involves a dangerous proximity to criminals for both Parkin and his wife, Beth...

• Children Of The Stones | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £44.99   |  Saving you £-25.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The long awaited release of this cult supernatural serial the complete 7 part series unedited for the first time...! What is the powerful force that seems to have taken hold of the village of Milbury? Why are the people acting so strangely and why do they greet each other with a trancelike ""happy day""? These are the questions facing Matthew and his father soon after their arrival. The answers lie in the giant ancient stones that surround the village - a circle which from which

• Gareth Thomas - The 7 Day Fitness Plan | DVD | (07/01/2013) from £10.97   |  Saving you £5.01 (62.78%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Get yourself in serious shape with rugby legend Gareth Thomas and professional fitness expert Nikki O'Connell. The 7 Day Fitness Plan features 7 easy to follow 10 to 15 minute fitness routines, one for each day of the week. Suitable for all levels and abilities, it's designed to be easy to follow and used at home. This all new programme draws on the knowledge and expertise of professional athletes and fitness gurus, delivering a total body workout and a new regime for you to take on. And if ...

• By The Sword Divided - Part 1 | DVD | (13/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This classic BBC period drama series follows the fortunes of the aristocratic Lacey family living peacefully in their Arnescote castle until the onset of the English Civil War in 1640. The head of the family Sir Martin Lacey is unswervingly loyal to the King. However the family is torn apart when his eldest daughter Anne weds John Fletcher son of a merchant family who support the forces of Cromwell. Featuring episodes 1 - 5: Gather Ye Rosebuds / This War Without An Enemy / T

• Sherlock Holmes - The Naval Treaty / The Solitary Cyclist | DVD | (09/06/2003) from £6.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (43.12%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Two more cases for Holmes and Watson to solve. The Naval Treaty: Dr Watson's old school colleague 'Tadpole' Phelps needs help with a mysterious problem at the Foreign Office. A top secret treaty has vanished and its disappearance imperils the cause of world peace. Only Holmes can track it down in time. The Solitary Cyclist: For a while Miss Violet Smith's life is quite perfect. However the young heiress soon finds herself being followed by a sinister stranger and Holmes and Watson are engaged in a frantic race against time to prevent her from being kidnapped.

• Shakespeare -Shakespeare's Tragedies | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Shakespeare's Tragedies is a collection of three of the bards finest plays on film. William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and this collection allows the viewer to enjoy the playwrights best tragedies. Titles Comprise: Macbeth: The first major film production for quarter of a century Macbeth is authentically set in eleventh century Scotland this epic award-winning production conjures a world of grim battlefields desolate moors forbidding castles and haunted caverns. Macbeth moves at a breathtaking pace through tales of war murder intrigue and revenge. Starring Jason Connery and Helen Baxendale. Winner of the Silver Screen Award 30th US International Film Festival. Also features The Making of Macbeth. King Lear: The dark and brooding world inhabited by Lear and his three daughters must rank as one of the greatest works of invention in the Shakespearean canon. Blessed is magnificent in the title role in this powerful new cinema version of the bards great tragic work. Directed by and starring Brian Blessed. Hamlet: This vibrant new cinema version of Shakespeares most popular tragedy features a powerful performance in the lead role by rising star William Houston. With superb supporting performances by the cream of British acting talent including Christopher Timothy Iain Cuthbertson and Gareth Thomas the plot unfolds in an atmospheric setting against a stunning visual backdrop.

• Hamlet | DVD | (16/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This vibrant and colourful new cinema version of William Shakespeare’s most popular tragedy features a powerful performance in the lead role by rising star William Houston. With superb supporting performances by the cream of British acting talent.