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• Midsomer Murders - King's Crystal | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Nothing is as it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life exist dark secrets scandals and downright evil. John Nettles stars as the humorous thoughtful and methodical Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby. The village of Midsomer Magna is devastated by the closure of the King's Crystal glassware factory. The closure comes after the seemingly accidental death of co-owner Alan King. The factory workers are jobless and left with no financial security begin to rail against the accountant Peter Baxter and the remaining co-owner Charles King about their redundancies. When Baxter's body is found in the water meadows stabbed to death with a Masonic dagger Jones suggests suicide but the pathologist Dr. Bullard and Barnaby suspect foul play.

• Oliver Twist | DVD | (11/10/1999) from £6.47   |  Saving you £3.52 (54.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  There have been many film and TV adaptations of Oliver Twist but this 1948 production from director David Lean remains the definitive screen interpretation of the Charles Dickens classic. From the ominous symbolism of its opening storm sequence (in which Oliver's pregnant, ill-fated mother struggles to reach shelter before childbirth) to the mob-scene climax that provokes Bill Sikes's dreadful comeuppance, this breathtaking black-and-white film remains loyal to Dickens while distilling the story into its purest cinematic essence.Every detail is perfect--Lean even includes a coffin-shaped snuffbox for the cruel Mr. Sowerberry--and as young Oliver, eight-year-old John Howard Davies (who would later produce Monty Python's Flying Circus for the BBC) perfectly expresses the orphan's boyish wonderment, stern determination and waifish vulnerability. Best of all is Alec Guinness as Fagin, so devious and yet so delightfully appealing under his beak-nosed (and, at the time, highly controversial) make-up. (Many complained that Fagin's huge nose and greedy demeanour presented an anti-Semitic stereotype, even though Lean never identifies Fagin as Jewish; for this reason, the film wasn't shown in the US until three years after its British release.) Likewise, young Anthony Newley is artfully dodgy as Fagin's loyal accomplice, the Artful Dodger. Guinness's performance would later provide strong inspiration for Ron Moody's equally splendid portrayal of Fagin in the Oscar-winning Oliver! and while that 1968 musical remains wonderfully entertaining, it is Lean's film that hews closest to Dickens' vision. The authentic recreation of 19th-century London is marvellous to behold; Guy Green's cinematography is so shadowy and stylised that it almost qualifies as Dickensian film noir. Lean is surprisingly blunt in conveying Dickens's theme of cruelty but his film never loses sight of the warmth and humanity that Oliver embodies. --Jeff Shannon

• Midsomer Murders - Dance With the Dead | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £4.96   |  Saving you £12.03 (242.54%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Nothing is as it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life exist dark secrets scandals and downright evil. John Nettles stars as the humorous thoughtful and methodical Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby. Young lovers Simon Bright and Laura Sharp are kissing in the backseat of a Humber car in a disused hanger. The next morning Simon's body is discovered there by Frances Kirby during her morning jog. There is no sign of Laura. Barnaby suspects that Simon may have been involved in a suicide pact however the evidence tells a different story.

• Midsomer Murders - Dark Autumn | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £8.92   |  Saving you £8.07 (90.47%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Postman Dave Cutler is murdered on his early morning rounds in the tiny hamlet of Goodman's Land. The brutal killing rocks the community where WPC Jay Nash is more used to dealing with traffic cones than slashed throats. With WPC Nash's help Barnaby and Troy discover that the postman offered more than just a postal service to the female villagers - and that there are several jealous husbands or jilted lovers who might have wanted him dead. When a woman's body is found on the

• Midsomer Murders Series 13: The Silent Land | DVD | (04/10/2010) from £9.43   |  Saving you £7.56 (80.17%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Midsomer Murders 13: The Silent Land

• Midsomer Murders - Garden Of Death | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £12.96   |  Saving you £4.03 (23.70%)   |  RRP £16.99

  More murderous goings on in Midsomer for Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby to solve...The Inkpen-Thomas family owners of Inkpen Manor in Midsomer Deverett announce that their memorial garden will no longer be open to the public. The villagers are furious however are any of them angry enough to kill? When members of the Inkpen family are found murdered closure of the garden looks like a positive motive. However Barnaby and Troy uncover many family secrets during the course of t

• The Land Of Promise | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £29.95   |  Saving you £5.04 (16.83%)   |  RRP £34.99

  40 films over 4 DVDs. Extensive collection is a major retrospective of the British documentary film movement during its period of greatest influence. These films many of which are made available here for the first time since their original release - capture the spirit and strength concerns and resolve of Britain and its people before during and after the Second World War. These diverse and compelling films are fascinating historical documents bearing witness to the social and industrial transformations of the rapidly changing world. Yet they are also striking in their different approach to the form. Using poetry dramatic reconstruction modernist techniques and explicit propaganda the film-makers found fresh new ways to get their message across.

• Creator | DVD | (04/02/2002) from £5.58   |  Saving you £-1.59 (-39.80%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Nobel laureate Harry Wolper (Peter O'Toole) is obsessed with a project to recreate his wife from cells he has kept since her death 30 years ago. He needs some assistance so he hires graduate student Boris (Vincent Spano). However Wolper is distracted not only by the attentions of Meli (Mariel Hemingway) but also by his attempts to set up Boris with Barbara (Virginia Madsen) a beautiful medical student. When Wolper's dream is finally destroyed Boris pleads with him to channel his talents into saving Barbara's life. This unique love story is guaranteed to make you laugh and cry.

• Midsomer Murders - Death Of A Stranger | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £5.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (185.55%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby and Sergeant Troy investigate a murder. DCI Barnaby returns from a winter holiday to discover an unidentified tramp has been beaten to death in the woods near the village of Marshwood. While he was away Supt Ronald Pringle just before his retirement quickly arrested a local young man. But Barnaby suspects that he is innocent which is only reinforced when there is an apparent suicide at the same spot.

• Midsomer Murders - Death In Disguise | DVD | (08/07/2002) from £7.44   |  Saving you £9.55 (56.20%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Barnaby and Troy are sent to investigate the death of William Carter found dead at the bottom of the stairs at his commune.

• Midsomer Murders - Second Sight | DVD | (05/06/2006) from £14.98   |  Saving you £2.01 (13.42%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Barnaby and Scott investigate a death in Midsomer Mere where villagers seem to have the ability to predict future events. John Ransom's head was covered in scorch marks the result of his brother Max's research into second sight. Is his death due to a pub brawl with his brother-in-law Ben Kirby over plans for a baptism or is he a casualty of the bizarre experiments? In the battle between faith and science even Barnaby thinks he has seen a man somewhere before. It's time to delve in

• Midsomer Murders | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £7.55   |  Saving you £9.44 (125.03%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Midsomer Murders: The Magician's Nephew

• Midsomer Murders - The Electric Vendetta | DVD | (09/08/2004) from £8.07   |  Saving you £11.91 (234.45%)   |  RRP £16.99

  The body of criminal Ronnie Stokes is found in the middle of a crop circle in Midsomer Parva with his hands burnt puncture wounds in his back and a chunk of his hair missing. Lloyd Kirby the local UFOlogist believes that it is the work of aliens however Barnaby and Troy are not convinced by his theory. John Nettles and Daniel Casey star in another installment of this rural detective series based on the novels by Caroline Graham.

• Midsomer Murders - Bad Tidings | DVD | (10/10/2005) from £13.85   |  Saving you £3.14 (22.67%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Nothing is as it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life exist dark secrets scandals and downright evil. John Nettles stars as the humorous thoughtful and methodical Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby.

• Midsomer Murders - Blue Herrings | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby finds himself investigating the strange goings-on in his Aunt's rest home. Aunt Alice reports a death and footsteps in the night. Now Barnaby and Troy are forced to take notice...based on the novel by Caroline Graham.

• Trevor Howard: Collection | DVD | (23/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £20.00

  Episodes Comprise: Brief Encounter The Third Man Odette Outcast of the Islands Heart of the Manner

• Midsomer Murders 13 | DVD | (17/01/2011) from £9.69   |  Saving you £8.30 (85.66%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A planning dispute at an open gardens event at Swanscombe House turns to murder after a leading light in the Midsomer Conservation Society suspects her neighbours are involved in a money-making development scam. Acclaimed ITV drama starring John Nettles Jason Hughes and Peter Egan. Political wrangling burglaries and sexual liaisons abound in picturesque Great Pelfe - but why is someone driven to start killing? Nothing is as it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life exist dark secrets scandals and downright evil. John Nettles stars as the humourous thoughtful and methodical Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby.

• Yours, Mine And Ours | DVD | (31/07/2006) from £11.30   |  Saving you £1.69 (13.00%)   |  RRP £12.99

  You'd be hard-pressed to find a bigger family film than this chaotic comedy starring Lucille Ball and Academy Award-winner Henry Fonda as the parents of eighteen (Yes eighteen!) children. Based on a true story and co-starring Van Johnson and Tom Bosley Yours Mine And Ours keeps the laughs coming thick and fast! This population explosion occurs when widowed Navy nurse Helen North (Ball) meets handsome Naval officer and widower Frank Beardsley (Fonda). They have much in commo

• Silver City | Blu Ray | (29/05/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The War Wagon | DVD | (10/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  John Wayne teams up with Kirk Douglas in The War Wagon an action-packed western. Wayne plays rancher Taw Jackson who's dead set on capturing an iron-clad stagecoach belonging to a cattle baron who stole his fortune and tarnished his good name years before. To pull off the heist Jackson puts together a crew that includes an old character a half civilised Indian a young drunk and a cocky gunfighter. Of course they manage the impossible to the tune of half a million dollars in gold bullion and the music of Academy Award - winner Dimitri Tiomkin.