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• Roots - Original Series - 25th Anniversary Edition | DVD | (23/12/2002) from £17.94   |  Saving you £3.05 (17.00%)   |  RRP £20.99

  Based on Alex Haley's bestseller, the 1977 TV mini-series Roots told the harrowing story of one man's ancestors, commencing with African warrior Kunta Kinte, captured, transported to America, stripped of his dignity, his rights, and even his name. He tries but fails to escape before accepting he can never return to Africa. He marries and bears a daughter, Kizzy, who is callously sold, then raped by her new "master". However, her son, Chicken George, a resourceful dab hand with gamecocks, lives long enough to see his own children attain a liberty of sorts following the Civil War. Roots is told in the same, accessible televisual language as The Waltons or Bonanza, yet it is never bland or evasive. It leaves no doubt as to the torment and abuse suffered by blacks, and although the series' conclusion is fictionally satisfying, for many of the black characters their only hope lies in generations yet unborn. It is sturdy enough drama but its greatest, most revolutionary effects were social. It persuaded American audiences to regard their history from a black perspective, and to see how--against odds far more desperate than those the pilgrims faced--Africans laid claim to their status as free African-Americans. Roots was massively popular, triggering a craze for genealogy and paving the way for series like 1979's Holocaust, which similarly raised the public's awareness of the slaughter of the Jews under Hitler. Most importantly, Roots changed forever the way black people were depicted on American TV. On the DVD: Roots is presented in 1:33:1 format and is visually extremely well-preserved. Extra features include a "Roots Family Tree", a copious, informative audio commentary featuring members of cast and crew, and a documentary, "Remembering Roots". Although this consists only of interviews, these convey the extraordinary emotional grip this project had on those who took part in it.--David Stubbs

• Stargate SG-1: Season 8 (Vol. 38) | DVD | (28/02/2005) from £6.57   |  Saving you £13.42 (204.26%)   |  RRP £19.99

  New Order Part One: While Sam and Teal'c go to the planet of the former human-form Replicators to contact the Asgard to cure Jack Daniel and Dr. Weir must deal with Goa'uld System Lords who wish the Ancients weapon they used to destroy Anubis. New Order Part Two: As the Replicators overwhelm the new Asgard homeworld SG-1 works to revive Jack create an Ancients weapon to stop the invaders and tries to find the missing Sam who is held captive by the humanform Replicator Fifth in a virtual reality. Lock Down: A Russian Air Force Colonel comes to join SGC as an alien creature shows up at the same time. The creature starts taking over members of the SGC. General O'Neill orders SGC to be locked down until the creature can be contained. Zero Hour: Five days in the life of SGC as Jack assumes full command of the base and has to deal with a rapidly growing alien plant the capture of SG1 by Ba'al arguing alien delegates and a tricky traitorous System Lord.

• Elvis 8-movie Collection Lights! Camera! Elvis! Collection | DVD | (31/10/2022) from £39.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Bring home this essential collection of 8 Paramount Pictures classics starring the one and only King Of Rock & Roll, Elvis Presley. Including Blue Hawaii; King Creole; Roustabout; G.i. Blues; Girls! Girls! Girls!; Paradise, Hawaiian Style; Fun In Acapulco; Easy Come, Easy Go. Blue Hawaii The year was 1961. Fallout shelters dot suburban backyards. Ken joins Barbie. Roger Maris slugs 61 home runs. And Elvis Presley is in paradise, playing an ex-G.I. who comes home to Blue Hawaii. His mother (Angela Lansbury) expects him to climb the corporate ladder. But Elvis would rather wear an aloha shirt than a white collar, so he goes to work as a tour guide. Lucky Elvis: his first customers are a careful of cuties. Elvis, lovely scenery, lovelier girls and rock-a-hula songs - now that's paradise! Fun in Acapulco The year was 1963. The hot line links the White House and the Kremlin. The first major pop art exhibition stirs up a major buzz. The Whisky-A-Go-Go opens. And in Fun In Acapulco, Elvis heads south of the border, where he's fired as a boat hand, hired as a lifeguard and singer, admired by local beauties (including Ursula Andress) and inspired to jump off a 136-foot cliff. Put another way: he overcomes a fear of heights in spectacular fashion. Spectacular, too, are the scenic vistas and Latin-beat tunes. Dive in! King Creole The year was 1958. Everybody's datin' at the drive-in. America launches its first satellite. The novel Lolita stirs up controversy. And Elvis Presley gives Bourbon Street a new beat in King Creole. He plays a troubled youth whose singing sets the French Quarter rockin'. With a sweet girl to love him and nightclubbers cheering, it looks like Elvis will shake off his past and head for the top. But will a mobster (Walter Matthau) and his man-trap moll (Carolyn Jones) snare him in a life of crime? Roustabout The year was 1964. The miniskirt is in. If you can't Watusi, you can't dance. Cassius Clay (soon to be Muhammad Ali) claims the heavyweight crown. And Elvis is a karatechopping biker who's hired as a carnival Roustabout. At first he just provides muscle and a diversion for the beautiful carny girls. Then he picks up a guitar and gets the midway rockin'. Looks like this talented tough guy may be what the good-hearted owner (Barbara Stanwyck) needs to save her travelling show from bankruptcy. Easy Come, Easy Go The year was 1967. It's Packers vs. Chiefs in the first Super Bowl. Twiggy is a supermodel sensation. America's 100,000,000th telephone is installed. And Elvis dives for dollars in Easy Come, Easy Go. On his last day in the Navy, frogman Elvis discovers a sunken treasure ship. On his first day as a civilian, Elvis starts his new job-self-employed treasure hunter! Fans will dig these treasures, too: Rockin' tunes, romance with a go-go dancer, underwater action, and The King twisted like a human pretzel at a groovy 60's yogafest Costarring Elsa Lanchester (Bride of Frankenstein). GI Blues The year was 1960. A payola scandal shocks the music world. Movie fans are introduced to glorious Smell-O-Vision. The 50-star flag is adopted. And in G.I. Blues, Elvis adopts an on-screen persona he knows well in real life-a singin' G.I. in West Germany. Eager to open a stateside nightclub after his hitch in khakis, he takes part in a wager to raise the dough he needs. The bet: he can melt the iceberg heart of a willowy dancer (Juliet Prowse). But all bets may be off when real love intervenes Girls! Girls! Girls! The year was 1962. Teens twist at the Peppermint Lounge. John Glenn orbits Earth. Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single game. And Elvis digs the possibilities of Girls! Girls! Girls! This time he's a charter-boat skipper who helps tourists land the big ones. Of course, plenty of beautiful girls (including Stella Stevens) want to land Elvis. But there's something Elvis likes almost as much as romance-a boat! He yearns for a sleek sailboat with a $10,000 price tag. Let's see, that makes him about $9,999 short. Paradise, Hawaiian Style The year was 1966. A little-known series called Star Trek™ beams up. Valley of the Dolls is the hot book. Half of all TVs sold are color sets. And in Paradise, Hawaiian Style, Elvis takes to the skies over the island paradise of Kauai. He's a partner in a helicopter charter service. Romance, naturally, is in the air for the King but his business may be grounded. A threatened suspension of his pilot's license means he may have to kiss his assets goodbye.

• Father Of The Pride | DVD | (01/09/2014) from £4.53   |  Saving you £16.72 (511.31%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This prime-time computer animated series from Dreamworks was unceremoniously cancelled following declining ratings coupled with the high budget per episode (estimated at $1.6 million). The series follows a family of white lions who work as performers for Seigfried & Roy in Las Vegas where they and their animal friends are located in a town of their own going about day to day life outside of the jungle they were plucked from. John Goodman Cheryl Hines Orlando Jones and Carl Reiner h

• The Lion King Trilogy - Triple Pack | DVD | (07/11/2011) from £17.95   |  Saving you £18.04 (100.50%)   |  RRP £35.99

  The king of all animated films makes a triumphant return, now more majestic than ever! Experience the magnificence of all three essential chapters of The Lion King Trilogy in spectacular high definition and share the wonder as the Circle Of Life continues for a new generation.The Lion KingEmbark on an extraordinary coming-of-age adventure as Simba, a lion cub who cannot wait to be king, searches for his destiny in the great Circle of Life. You will be thrilled by the breathtaking animation, unforgettable music and timeless story. The Lion King 2: Simba's PrideExperience the power of Upendi-which means love-as Kiara, Simba's strong-willed daughter, seeks adventure away from her father's watchful gaze. Along with Kovu, a cub who is being groomed to lead Scar's pride, Kiara searches for her proper place in the great Circle Of Life. They discover that it may be their destiny to bring peace to the Pride Lands.The Lion King 3: Hakuna MatataHilarity reigns in the motion picture comedy-adventure that takes you waaay back to the beginning before Simba's tale began...and beyond! From their uniquely hysterical perspective, Timon and his windy pal Pumbaa-the greatest unsung heroes of the Savanna- reveal what really happened behind the scenes of The Lion King's biggest events.

• Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Complete Series 4 | DVD | (25/05/2020) from £9.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS FULLY RESTORED IN HIGH DEFINITION FOR THE FIRST TIME! To celebrate the 50th anniversary of a genuinely iconic series, we present Monty Python s Flying Circus, starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, in all its HD glory! This pre-eminent restoration has been produced from the best available materials, painstakingly restored, and terror and destruction are sure to follow. Previously edited sketches have been returned to their original length, while filmed sequences and Terry Gilliam s animations have been newly scanned in High Definition, adding unimaginable depth and clarity to classic moments. From the archive come genuine rarities including previously unseen studio outtakes and extended versions of filmed sketch material, making this the ultimate in television restoration and a must-have for every generation of Python fan! Features: The Golden Age of Ballooning: Extended Barry Zeppelin filmed material Michael Ellis: Deleted Icelandic Honey Week filmed material, extended Toupee Department and Football Pundits filmed material LE War: Repeats extended voiceover & unused M2 filmed material, When Does a Dream Begin (clean closing titles) Hamlet: Extended Queen Victoria Handicap filmed material Mr Neutron: Reinstated content, extended Mr Neutron Takes Tea filmed material Party Political Broadcast: Extended Fanshawe-Chumleigh Dinner Party filmed material, deleted Ursula Hitler filmed material Restoring Flying Circus with Terry Gilliam In Vision archive interview from December 1974 Birds Eye Peas, Harmony Hairspray and Close-Up Toothpaste product relaunches

• Two and a Half Men - Season 1-8 Complete | DVD | (08/08/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £89.99

  Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer star in the Emmy Award-nominated Two and a Half Men a comedy about men women sex dating divorce mothers single parenthood sibling relations surrogate families money and most importantly love. More specifically it's about the lives of two brothers a son/nephew and the many women who surround them all. Charlie Harper is a well-to-do bachelor with a house at the beach a Mercedes in the garage and an easy way with women. His casual Malibu lifestyle is interrupted when his tightly wound brother Alan and Alan's son Jake come to stay with him. Despite the complexities of their lives and their own strained relationship Charlie and Alan have one thing in common: They both love Jake and want what's best for him. As a result they manage to create a little family unit that promises to make each one of them a better man.

• Mask Of Zorro, The / The Legend Of Zorro | DVD | (06/03/2006) from £19.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (25.08%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Mask Of Zorro (1998): With the slash of a steel blade and the mark of a 'Z' he defends the weak and exploits and avenges the wrongs committed against them... It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega (Anthony Hopkins) successfully fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero Zorro. He transforms troubled bandit Alejandro (Antonio Banderas) into his successor in order to stop the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero (Stuart Wilson) who

• Mad Men - Complete Season 1-7 | Blu Ray | (02/11/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  With 15 Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two BAFTAs to the series’ name, and having been cited as one of the top ten television shows of all time by the Writers Guild of America, there’s no doubt as to the legacy Mad Men leaves behind. What’s more, fans and completists will at last be able to get their hands on the Mad Men Complete Collection on Blu-ray and DVD, containing all 92 episodes from all seven seasons.

• Marx Brothers Box Set | DVD | (23/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £61.99

  Classic comedy films from the Marx brothers including 'A Night At The Opera' 'A Day At The Races' 'A Night In Casablanca' 'The Big Store' 'At The Circus' and 'Go West'. A Night At The Opera (1935) The Marx Brothers turn Mrs. Claypool's opera into chaos in their efforts to help two young hopefuls get a break. It contains the famous scene where Groucho Chico and Harpo cram a ship's stateroom with wall-to-wall people gags one-liners musical riffs and two hard-boiled egg

• Best Of The Best Collection | DVD | (15/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The complete collection of the Best of the Best series of martial art films. This box set includes the Best of the Best 1 2 3 and 4!

• Only Fools And Horses - Strangers On The Shore | DVD | (17/03/2003) from £8.15   |  Saving you £7.84 (96.20%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Mange tout! The creme de menthe of British comedy is back with another outing for the enterprising Trotter boys. Del and Rodney take a trip to France to attend their late uncle Albert's military reunion and end up harbouring 'Gary' the refugee. Meanwhile Boycie looks set to become a multi-millionaire!

• Nabucco - Verdi | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £14.38   |  Saving you £5.60 (49.17%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Verdi - Nabucco

• Justice | DVD | (26/03/2012) from £5.95   |  Saving you £10.04 (168.74%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Popular high school teacher Will Gerard (NICOLAS CAGE) lives a life of content domesticity with his beautiful musician wife Laura (JANUARY JONES). Until one night's horrific events, turns their world upside down.

• Hex - Season 1 | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £12.98   |  Saving you £17.01 (131.05%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Bloody. Hell. Set in a remote English school Hex is the chilling story of one girl's exploration of the supernatural and her own sexual awakening. Cassie is a shy student who discovers she is cursed by terrifying links to the past. Longing to be popular but only truly loved by her best friend Cassie will come to realise she possesses dangerous powers. Stalked by Azazeal the leader of the Nephelim it will fall to Cassie to fight against the powerful forces th

• Presence Of Mind | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Henry James' classic tale of terror 'Turn of the Screw' receives its most stunning screen adaptation to date in this 19th Century period thriller.... Upon the death of her incestuous father a young woman is called on to serve as a Governess for two children Miles and Flora. Their Uncle the master became the guardian of the youngsters after the loss of their parents. Seduced by the charm of their Uncle she accepts his one condition: to take sole responsibility for them and neve

• Varsity Blues | DVD | (04/09/2000) from £5.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (117.22%)   |  RRP £12.99

  James Van Der Beek (Dawson's Creek) leads the action in this exciting funny coming-of-age story about a small-town high schooler confronting the pressures and temptations of grid-iron glory. At first backup quarterback Jonathan 'Mox' Moxon (Van Der Beek) is nowhere close to being a football star. He's perfectly content to stay on the bench and out of the win-at-all-cost strategies of coach Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight in a powerful performance). But when the starting quarterback is inj

• Extras - Series 1 | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £3.96   |  Saving you £18.03 (455.30%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Extras is the hotly-anticipated new comedy series from the creators of The Office Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Ricky plays Andy Millman who having given up his day job to be an actor finds he just can't land the big parts. In fact he rarely gets a speaking role so spends most of his days stuck in a green room with other extras envying the A-list stars with his fellow actor Maggie Jacobs (Ashley Jensen). Each week Extras has a

• The Darling Buds Of May: The Collection | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Wallow in nostalgia of the 1950's as Britain's best loved family are back in this celebration of love family life and romance in the idyllic British countryside. Loveable rogue Pop Larkin ample-bosomed Ma and their six children radiate happiness and hardly have a care in the world. Whilst Pop's unconventional moneymaking schemes bubble along Ma nurtures the family from the fragrant warmth of her busy kitchen and the children blossom; Home Farm is a paradise of animals sunshine and happiness. Episodes comprise: The Darling Buds Of May When The Green Woods Laugh A Breath Of French Air Oh! To Be In England A Stranger At The Gates A Season Of Heavenly Gifts The Happiest Days Of Your Life Cast Not Your Pearls Before Swine Climb The Greasy Pole Christmas Is Coming Le Grand Weekend.

• Return To Me (2000) | DVD | (29/01/2001) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.94%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Life can change in an instant and certainly does for the two lead characters in this romantic comedy, starring David Duchovny and Minnie Driver.