"Actor: James Wilby"

• The Duke | DVD | (13/06/2022) from £4.96   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly - he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge - Kempton had spun a web of lies. The only truth was that he was a good man, determined to change the world and save his marriage - how and why he used the Duke to achieve that is a wonderfully uplifting tale.

• Maurice (2-disc Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (04/03/2019) from £22.19   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The repressed and bourgeois Maurice Hall (James Wilby) tackles the prejudices of Edwardian society as he comes to terms with his sexuality, in this landmark drama from the team behind A Room with a View (1985) and Howard's End (1992). From the halls of Cambridge University to the cricket fields of the English gentry, this profound tale of emotional and sexual awakening features star-making performances from Wilby, Hugh Grant and Rupert Graves, and perfectly captures the fears and joys of submitting to a forbidden desire. Described by The Guardian as undervalued and underseen and a pre-cursor to the James Ivory-scripted Call Me By Your Name (2017), Maurice is a landmark film as important as any in the history of gay cinema and one that presents a positive and enriching portrait of first love. Special Features: Interview with James Ivory and Pierre Lhomme on the making of Maurice (16 mins) On-stage Q&A with James Ivory and Pierre Lhomme, moderated by Nicholas Elliott (23 mins) A Director's Perspective (40 mins): a conversation between James Ivory and Tom McCarthy, the director of Spotlight Short interview with stars Hugh Grant and James Wilby (2017, 5 mins) Deleted scenes (39 mins) Original theatrical trailer 2018 re-release trailer Other extras TBC Fully illustrated booklet featuring an interview with James Wilby, new writing on the film, and full film credits

• Tom's Midnight Garden | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.29   |  Saving you £5.70 (78.19%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Tom's Midnight Garden is the magical tale of a young boy who is transported to a mysterious world of times past. 14-year-old Tom is sent to stay with his Aunt and Uncle for the summer to avoid catching measles from his brother. One night on hearing the grandfather clock strike 13 he sets off to explore and discovers the house has been transformed. He investigates further and opens the door to a magical sunlit garden of a bygone age where he meets Hatty a young orphan girl and begins an incredible adventure. Based on Philippa Pearce's timeless fantasy Tom's Midnight Garden stars Greta Scacchi James Wilby and David Bradley who later starred as Argus Filch in the Harry Potter series.

• De-Lovely | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £5.09   |  Saving you £14.90 (292.73%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd star in this musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter filled with his own unforgettable songs.

• A Handful Of Dust | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £10.97   |  Saving you £-5.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Adapted from Evelyn Waugh's Jazz Age satire, A Handful of Dust is a brutal story of a failed marriage with shattering consquences. James Wilby stars as a country gentleman, Tony Last, who loves rattling around his expansive estate, Hetton Abbey. Tony's wife, Brenda (Kristin Scott Thomas), however, pines for London's excitement and commences an affair in the city with penniless aristocrat John Beaver (Rupert Graves). The fallout of Brenda's betrayal includes a family tragedy and creative divorce settlement ultimately undone when fed-up Tony goes on a naturalist trek through Brazil and becomes the hostage of a mad, illiterate explorer (Alec Guinness). One might wonder whether it's more appropriate to laugh or tremble at these events, and director Charles Sturridge's handsome, graceful production ingeniously accommodates the story's streaks of dark comedy and horror. With brief, memorable supporting roles for Anjelica Huston and Stephen Fry.----Tom Keogh

• Maurice (2-disc DVD) | DVD | (04/03/2019) from £17.62   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Nearly 20 years after his death, Toshiro Mifune remains a true giant of Japanese cinema. Rich with archive footage and personal reminiscences from family and friends, this Keanu Reeves- narrated documentary shines a light on both the man and the actor, starting with his childhood and military service, through to his early years in the popular 'chanbara' action movies that he would later draw on for a string of masterpieces made with legendary filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. Featuring contributions from Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese, Mifune: The Last Samurai reveals him as a formidable and mercurial talent, both onscreen and off, and an influence that still resonates through world cinema. Special Features: Original trailer Other extras TBC Fully illustrated booklet

• A Handful Of Dust | DVD | (08/10/2007) from £4.03   |  Saving you £1.96 (48.64%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Tony and Brenda Last appear to be the perfect married couple - with money a great country house and an adored son John Andrew. When Tony inadvertently invites John Beaver an idle and penniless young socialite to stay for the weekend he sets in motion a series of events which drastically disrupts the course of all their lives.

• Titanic (ITV) | DVD | (16/04/2012) from £11.97   |  Saving you £8.02 (67.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Titanic is a four part serial created by BAFTA-winning producer Nigel Stafford-Clark (Warriors; The Way We Live Now; Bleak House) and written by Oscar and Emmy winner Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park; Downton Abbey) to mark the hundredth anniversary of the world's most famous maritime disaster in April 1912. It sets out to tell the story not just of a single ship, but of an entire society - one that was heading towards its own nemesis in the shape of the First World War as carelessly as Titanic towards the iceberg.This world, soon to vanish forever, is brought alive by a cast of over 80, featuring the cream of acting talent from Britain and beyond, including Linus Roache (Law & Order; Batman Begins), Geraldine Somerville (Harry Potter; Cracker), Celia Imrie (Bridget Jones's Diary; Kingdom), Toby Jones (My Week with Marilyn; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; Captain America), Maria Doyle Kennedy (The Tudors; The Commitments), Perdita Weeks (The Promise; The Tudors; Lost in Austen), Jenna-Louise Coleman (Waterloo Road; Emmerdale), Steven Waddington (Sleepy Hollow; Last of the Mohicans), Lyndsey Marshal (Hereafter; Being Human; Rome), Ruth Bradley (Primeval), Peter McDonald (The Damned United; City of Vice) and Timothy West (Bleak House; Ever After; The Day of the Jackal) amongst many others.All human life is on Titanic as she sets out on her maiden voyage. The upper-class family with their suffragette daughter and their warring servants; the wealthy elite of American society; the Irish lawyer in Second Class with his embittered wife; the young cabin steward and the impetuous Italian waiter who falls for her; the Catholic engineer fleeing Belfast with his wife and family to escape the sectarian conflict; the mysterious stranger in Steerage fleeing who knows what. And then there are the officers and crew. As their stories interweave and we find our first impressions are often undermined by what we learn, there is one thing that we know for certain and they do not - that not all of them will survive.

• Island At War | DVD | (04/04/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Philip Glenister, Saksia Reeves, James Wilby, Clare Holman and Downton Abbey's Joanne Froggatt feature among an outstanding cast in this exceptional six-part drama set in the Channel Islands during World War II. Written by Stephen Mallatratt best known for his iconic staging of Susan Hill's The Woman in Black Island at War is set on the fictional St. Gregory but based on real events from the 1940s, and explores the moral conflict and hardship that became part of everyday life for the Islanders under occupation. The German invasion begins brutally with a bombing raid that kills many islanders before troops move in to occupy the towns and villages. Determined to maintain control, Oberst Baron von Rheingarten makes it clear to the islanders that all freedoms are restricted; a curfew is imposed, transport is limited to cycling, homes are requisitioned and Jews are forced to attempt to escape or conceal their identity. The islanders struggle to decipher right and wrong in this strange situation where both friend and foe must live side by side at times, quite literally...

• Bertie and Elizabeth | DVD | (18/04/2011) from £10.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (44.49%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An affectionate and enchanting portrayal of the life of Queen Elizabeth focusing on her courtship by the shy and retiring future King George VI (known as Bertie) and the love story that followed This fascinating adaptation also covers the abdication crisis of Edward VIII the Coronation of George VI as British King and the strong relationship forged between them and Churchill during the War.

• Minette Walters Collection | DVD | (20/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £44.99

  This boxset contains five dramatisations of Minette Walters stories featuring: The Ice House; The Scolds Bridle; The Echo; The Dark Room and The Sculptress. The Ice House (Dir. Tim Fywell 1997): Since the disappearance of her husband David ten years earlier Phoebe Maybury had been under suspicion and Inspector Jack Walsh had mounted an intensive investigation but in the absence of a corpse the case had remained unsolved. The discovery of a body in the ice house ten yea

• The Duke | Blu Ray | (13/06/2022) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly - he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge - Kempton had spun a web of lies. The only truth was that he was a good man, determined to change the world and save his marriage - how and why he used the Duke to achieve that is a wonderfully uplifting tale.

• Immaculate Conception (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (19/08/2024) from £4.77   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A Western couple (played by Melissa Leo and James Wilby) working in Pakistan visit an unconventional holy shrine to harness its spiritual powers to help them conceive a child. There, they are lavished with the attentions of the shrine's leader (an exceptional performance from Zia Mohyeddin - Lawrence of Arabia, Khartoum) and her followers, but their methods and motives are not all that they seem, and the couple's lives are plunged into darkness. This ravishing, unsettling film from director Jamil Dehlavi (Born of Fire, Jinnah) is a deeply personal work which raises questions of cultural and sexual identity, religious fanaticism and the abuse of power. INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES New 2K restoration by Powerhouse Films from the original negative, supervised and approved by director Jamil Dehlavi and cinematographer Nic KnowlandOriginal stereo audioAlternative original mono mixSaints and Sinners (2019, 6 mins): a new interview with writer, producer, director Jamil DehlaviA Dangerous Picture (2019, 20 mins): celebrated actor James Wilby recalls the difficulty and good fortune involved with the production of the filmLeap of Faith (2019, 22 mins): actor Ronny Jhutti remembers the experience of working on his feature-film debutExotic Warmth (2019, 17 mins): Nic Knowland reflects on the challenges of making the film on locationOriginal trailerNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Lady Chatterley | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Everyone knows her name - but few know her story. Fifty years ago the publication of D.H. Lawrence's scandalous novel led to one of the most celebrated obscenity trials of the 20th century. To mark that occasion we present acclaimed director Ken Russell's powerful film version which brings this vivid and extraordinary tale to life. Joely Richardson stars as Lady Chatterley wife to the emotionally and physically paralysed Sir Clifford in a post-war England which finds itself on the cusp of change. The old ways and class divisions have begun to crumble as the bulk of a nation's youth fell in the trenches leaving a downtrodden but emboldened few. As Lady Chatterley bereft of her husband's attention finds a re-awakening in the arms of a working man more is at stake than honour and more is at risk than marriage in this dramatic and passionate re-telling of Lawrence's now classic tale.

• Howard's End | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £12.96   |  Saving you £-7.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Howards End is E M Forster's beautifully subtle story of the criss-crossing paths of the privileged and those they disdain--and of a remarkable pair of women who can see beyond class distinctions. Dramatic and tragic but also surprisingly funny, this James Ivory film focuses on a pair of unmarried sisters (Emma Thompson, who won an Oscar, and Helena Bonham Carter) who befriend a poor young clerk (Sam West) and, without meaning to, ruin his life. Meanwhile, Thompson also makes the acquaintance of a dying neighbour (Vanessa Redgrave), who leaves her a family home in her will--which her husband (Anthony Hopkins) destroys. But, ironically, he meets and falls in love with Thompson, even as their paths once more intersect with the increasingly miserable young clerk. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's beautifully economical script also won an Oscar.--Marshall Fine

• Island at War | DVD | (10/09/2007) from £29.95   |  Saving you £-9.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Island at War is set in Saint Gregory a fictitious island in the Channel Islands during the Second World War. It tells the harrowing story of how three families are affected by the German occupation and how they managed to live and work alongside the enemy for five years. The three families are; the Dorrs whose son is at war but unexpectedly returns the Mahys shopkeepers recovering from both the loss of the head of their family Mr Mahy and their shop. The third family is the simple fishing famly called the Jonases who are very tight-knit and endeavour to make the best of a bad situation. Heart-stopping suspense and an unexpected romance unfold in an atmosphere steeped in the ambiguity and senselessness of war.

• Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story | DVD | (15/10/2012) from £8.18   |  Saving you £4.81 (58.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Told with the help of some of Everett's most famous comic characters, including Cupid Stunt and Sid Snot, Best Possible Taste is the story of pioneering radio DJ and television star Kenny Everett's against-the-odds struggle to achieve both personal and professional fulfilment, as seen through the decade-and-a-half prism of his marriage to Lee Middleton.

• Care Bears - The Movie/All Dogs Go To Heaven 2/Tom's Midnight Garden | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Care Bears - The Movie: The Care Bears live in their sky dwelling of Care-A-Lot spreading joy and light throughout the world. And they give special attention to those who particularly need affection like orphans Kim and Jason. But Evil Spirit does not approve of all this sweetness and kindness so with the help of a lost lonely little boy named Nicholas he launches a nefarious plot to rob the world of love. Down go the numbers on the Care-o-meter. And down to the Forest of Feelings go the Bears ready to battle Evil Spirit and make the world safe for happiness and good feelings once again. All Dogs Go To Heaven 2: Get ready for plenty of thrills and excitement as everyone's favourite pups unleash their charm in this lively tale of courage love and friendship that is captivating entertainment and doggone good fun for all! All dogs do go to heaven...and some lucky few return to earth. That's what happens when mischievous mutt Charlie Barkin (Charlie Sheen) is asked to retrieve Gabriel's horn when it is stolen from heaven. Seeing his chance to have some fun Charlie recruits his sidekick Itchy (Dom DeLuise) and happily steps up to the challenge. Immediately the two get sidetracked into trouble...until a sweet young runaway boy and a beautiful Irish Setter (Sheena Easton) set them straight. But time is running out and if Charlie is going to secure the valuable horn he will have to prove himself worthy of his wings by taking on two incredible villains in a hair-raising breathtaking race to the finish! Tom's Midnight Garden: Fourteen-year-old Tom Long is reluctantly spending the summer in the country with his rather staid Aunt Gwen and Uncle Alan They live in a drab old place which decades ago was a grand manor house. But when the grandfather clock strikes midnight adventures begin for Tom. One night he makes his way downstairs but the clock reveals nothing expect the mysterious phrase inscribed on its pendelum: 'Time No Longer'. Tom then opens the backdoor and finds that a wonderful garden has appeared - a wondrous place which will become an enchanted playground for ghosts from the past and the future. Next day Tom meets other residents - Mrs Willows the crotchety complainer and Mr Ferguson the building's self-appointed handyman. The only resident Tom does not meet is the widowed landlady Mrs Bartholomew who is rarely ever seen. He also meets 12 year old Hatty her cousin James and friend Abel the gardner. Though the actual year is 1956 Tom seems unaware that the characters he encounters in the garden are dressed in Victorian clothes and seem to be growing older with each visit he makes...

• Tom's Midnight Garden | DVD | (02/04/2001) from £10.90   |  Saving you £5.09 (46.70%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An enchanting adaptation of the classic children's book by Philippa Pearce about Tom Long who has to spend the summer at his aunt's house.

• Howards End | DVD | (27/11/2017) from £10.20   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Howards End is E M Forster's beautifully subtle story of the criss-crossing paths of the privileged and those they disdain--and of a remarkable pair of women who can see beyond class distinctions. Dramatic and tragic but also surprisingly funny, this James Ivory film focuses on a pair of unmarried sisters (Emma Thompson, who won an Oscar, and Helena Bonham Carter) who befriend a poor young clerk (Sam West) and, without meaning to, ruin his life. Meanwhile, Thompson also makes the acquaintance of a dying neighbour (Vanessa Redgrave), who leaves her a family home in her will--which her husband (Anthony Hopkins) destroys. But, ironically, he meets and falls in love with Thompson, even as their paths once more intersect with the increasingly miserable young clerk. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's beautifully economical script also won an Oscar.--Marshall Fine