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• Messiah - Series 3 And 4 | DVD | (03/07/2006) from £12.79   |  Saving you £10.19 (103.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  With a particularly gruesome body count fantastic twists and turns and everyone a suspect Messiah will not disappoint. Messiah 3 - The Promise: Red fights his own conscience as he tries to stop a killer turn a London hospital into a graveyard of pain. As he and his team battle to protect the innocent a grotesque twist of fate threatens to tear them apart. Messiah 4 - The Harrowing: Red's latest murder investigation is stifling and intense. The kille

• The Boxer (Dual Format) | Blu Ray | (19/06/2017) from £16.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Director Jim Sheridan links up once more with Daniel Day-Lewis for 1997's The Boxer, a study of a violent Belfast's uneasy crossover into the peace process (they had previously worked on My Left Foot among other films). Day-Lewis stars as Danny Flynn, imprisoned in his late teens for terrorism, now out after 14 years. A once promising boxer, he's initially looking to resume what's left of his career. However, his rekindled love for Maggie (Emily Watson), daughter of local IRA boss (Brian Cox), is coupled with a need to be a part of the healing process in Northern Ireland. With the help of his former trainer (Ken Stott), he reopens a non-sectarian gym. However, the non-pacific wing of the IRA, personified by Gerard McSorley, resents Flynn, not least for consorting with Maggie, who is another IRA prisoner's wife. Day-Lewis plays Flynn as an almost spiritual figure, still caught in the introspection that enshrouded him during his years in jail. Ironically, the well-executed boxing scenes provide a respite from the air of serious violence that pervades the rest of the film, symbolised by the ominous rotorblades of the ever-present helicopters, from which much of the action of this sad, yet gripping and ultimately uplifting movie, is shot.On the DVD: Generous extras include commentaries from producer Arthur Lappin, who offers a tourist's guide to various locations, as well as one from director Jim Sheridan, who offers technical info and remarks drily of a brief, tart exchange between Maggie and Flynn, "This is an Irish love scene". There's also an alternative (though not that alternative) ending, extra scenes which probably deserved to stay on the cutting room floor and, most illuminatingly, a featurette on the movie. This reveals that the career of Barry McGuigan (boxing advisor here) provided Sheridan with the impetus to make The Boxer, inspired by the courage and grace he showed in the ring to rise above partisanship. --David Stubbs

• Messiah - The First Killings / The Reckoning | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £6.68   |  Saving you £9.31 (139.37%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The on-screen infatuation with serial killers continues with Messiah, an absorbing, intelligent two-part BBC TV film that's a close cousin to David Fincher's Seven. Based on the novel by Boris Starling (who also co-wrote the screenplay), Messiah follows Detective Chief Inspector Red Metcalfe (Ken Stott) in tracking down someone with a Christ complex in a murder-case involving 12 "Apostles". A fine line is trod in presenting enough horror so as to intrigue, but not so much as to repel. Decapitations, cut out tongues and flayed skin are all masked in shadow or reflection. More attractive to the eye is a strong cast including Edward Woodward as the case's religious consultant and the keeper of Metcalfe's wayward brother and Michelle Forbes as his deaf wife (the actress learnt sign language in six days for the part). Other notables are Ron Berglas as the unemotional expositional pathologist and Gillian Taylforth as the beleaguered wife of corruptible copper Duncan (Neil Dudgeon). With fine supporting work from Frances Grey, Jamie Draven, Art Malik and 25,000 flies, you'll be racking your brains to spot the killer. Expect to jump several times along the way. On the DVD: a 30-minute behind-the-scenes documentary interviews all the key cast members on their thoughts of grisly imagery and working with one another. The producers have plenty to say on the original script and use of red herrings to distract us. Writer Boris Starling is comically talked to while in make-up as one of the victims. A few (wisely) deleted scenes, text biographies of cast and crew and a gallery of 12 photos round out the extras package. --Paul Tonks

• The Vice: The Complete Series (repackaged) | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The gripping police TV series peeks into the darkest corners of British society as the team led by D.I. Chappel (Ken Stott) aims to uncover the very worst criminals dealing in prostitution and pornography in the London sex trade... Series 1: 1. Daughters (Part 1) 2. Daughters (Part 2) 3. Sons (Part 1) 4. Sons (Part 2) 5. Dabbling (Part 1) 6. Dabbling (Part 2) Series 2: 1. Home Is The Place (Part 1) 2. Home Is The Place (Part 2) 3. Walking On Water (Part 1) 4. Walking On Water (Part 2) 5. Betrayed (Part 1) 6. Betrayed (Part 2) 7. Lovesick (Part 1) 8. Lovesick (Part 2) Series 3: 1. Out Of Mine 2. Into The Night 3. Force Of Nature 4. Falling Series 4: 1. Trade 2. No Man's Land 3. One More Time Series 5: 1. Hooked 2. Control 3. Gameboys 4. Untouchable 5. Outcast 6. Birdhouse 7. Lust

• Your Cheatin Heart | DVD | (25/05/2015) from £14.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (33.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In this six part BBC series John Byrne creator of Tutti Frutti explores the country music scene in an unsentimental portral of Glaswegian life and culture. Local food and wine correspondant Frank McClusky falls in love with waitress Cissi Crouch. Unfortunately for him she's the wife of a convict who's inside serving seven years for a crime he didn't commit. As Frank's life becomes more embroiled with Cissie's he goes on a mission to track down the guilty men.

• Shallow Grave | Blu Ray | (06/04/2020) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Three friends push the boundaries of trust in this hermetically sealed shocker from the creators of Trainspotting. Starring Kerry Fox (The Hanging Garden), Christopher Eccleston (Elizabeth) and Ewan McGregor (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace), Shallow Grave is a masterpiece of terror riddled with hairpin turns that takes you on a fantastic ride to the lowest depths of human nature. Juliet (Fox), David (Eccelston) and Alex (McGregor) find that their reclusive roommate has not left his bedroom for days. After kicking in the door they discover his drug over-dose . and a suitcase full of money! Fatefully choosing to keep the money, they know they have got to get rid of the remains. But the body won't stay buried and a careless trail from the shallow grave leads the police - and two money hungry thugs - back to the trio. And as the stakes get higher, so does the body count, not to mention their paranoia which is quickly putting their friendships in jeopardy.... forever!

• The Runaway | DVD | (09/05/2011) from £6.10   |  Saving you £18.89 (309.67%)   |  RRP £24.99

  From the makers of the hit series The Take the latest tale of crime and corruption from best-selling crime writer Martina Cole follows the lives of two childhood sweethearts. Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty are brought up together in the East End. As the daughter of a prostitute Madge Cathy's life is difficult especially when everyone assumes that she will be following in her mother's footsteps. But when Cathy is forced to protect Madge from a violent attack by a punter it changes her life forever. Cathy is taken into care but she suffers institutional abuse which leaves her with no choice but to run away. She ends up destitute on the streets of Soho when Desrae a transvestite unexpectedly comes to her rescue. Meanwhile Eamonn is rising up the ranks of the East End criminal underworld.

• The Girl In The Cafe | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £13.23   |  Saving you £6.76 (51.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Award-winning screenwriter Richard Curtis combines his unique comedic touch with a powerful humanitarian message in his first film since Love Actually. The film stars Bill Nighy and Kelly MacDonald and follows the story of a very hard-working shy civil servant Lawrence and his life-changing relationship with a mysterious girl who he meets in a caf opposite Downing Street. Lawrence (Bill Nighy) works for the Chancellor of the Exchequer and barely has time to lace his

• Rebus (1-3) 6 Disc Set | DVD | (05/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Ken Stott stars as the eponymous hero John Rebus in a series of six adaptations of Ian Rankin's worldwide best-selling detective thrillers. Set in Edinburgh Rebus's investigations lead him through the city's ancient beauty and into its more sinister quarters. Stott's Rebus is recognisably Rankin's tough and street savvy character but is softened by a sense of humour and a taste for romance. Episodes Comprise: Fleshmarket Close. The Falls. The Black Book. A Question Of Blood. Strip Jack. Let It Bleed.

• The Hobbit: Motion Picture Trilogy 4K (BOX) | Blu Ray | (03/12/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Advocates Series One & Two Box Set | DVD | (07/11/2011) from £40.48   |  Saving you £-10.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Now available in this 2 disc box set, series 1 & 2 of The Advocates. Set in Edinburgh, the series contrasts the high powered and respectable world of the lawyers and advocates of the Scottish legal profession, with the sleazy and deadly existence of the city’s pimps, prostitutes and drug addicts.

• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (08/04/2013) from £7.21   |  Saving you £23.04 (387.23%)   |  RRP £28.99

  It took some time for Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson to return to Middle Earth, but the wait was very much worth it. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey starts off by playing strongly to its links to the previous adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings trilogy, before setting off on an adventure of its own. The first of three films based on The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey isn't a fast film to get going, but it does spent quality time introducing its key characters. Most moviegoers are more than familiar with Sir Ian McKellen's Gandalf of course, but the collection of dwarves and Martin Freeman's take on Bilbo Baggins are all brought together, and the adventure ensues. It's a journey that's punctuated by terrifically orchestrated action sequences, a swirling score, and lavish production design. Furthermore, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has one or two real standout moments contained within its running time, not least when we finally get reunited with Gollum. The sequence where Bilbo Baggins and Gollum come face to face is as good as anything Jackson put on screen in the Lord Of The Rings films. And while The Hobbit doesn't quite capture the magic of the earlier trilogy often enough, there's a lot here to enjoy, and plenty left to look forward to. It's beautifully, beautifully presented on disc, too. --Jon Foster

• The Boxer | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £5.05   |  Saving you £0.94 (18.61%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When Danny Flynn returns to his Belfast neighbourhood after 14 years in prison all he wants is to find peace resume his career and reclaim the love of the woman who has remained etched in his mind. As they slowly embrace the possibilities of renewed romance they realise cultural taboos stand in the way and fighting for love could cost them their lives.

• Fortitude - Season 2 | Blu Ray | (01/05/2017) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  We return to Fortitude in the aftermath of the horrific events which have changed the town forever. The wasp contamination has been eliminated, but the effects are still fresh and life isn't the same for the once close knit community. Dan is missing and is now presumed dead despite Eric's desperate attempts to find him, and Governor Odegard is desperately fighting to save her job and a town in disrepute. Out in the stunning wilderness, nature is growing ever more dangerous and Fortitude is faced with unpredictable new threats. The sky has turned red with a Blood Aurora, and a mysterious new stranger arrives at the isolated town with an unsettling agenda. When another murder brings terror the already fragile community, we soon realise that in Fortitude nothing, and no-one, is ever how they seem.

• Rebus - The Falls | DVD | (28/02/2007) from £20.98   |  Saving you £-7.99 (-61.50%)   |  RRP £12.99

• I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In the new film from the director of "Get Carter," Clive Owen plays a former London gang leader who is dragged back into the "business" to avenge the death of his brother.

• Rhodes | DVD | (03/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Starring Martin Shaw (George Gently) and Frances Barber (Goal) Neil Pearson (Drop the Dead Donkey) and Ken Stott (Rebus). This BAFTA nominated drama tells the controversial story of Cecil Rhodes how he became the wealthiest man in the world and founded the nation Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Originally broadcast on BBC One in 1996 attracting audiences in excess of eight million viewers this series was filmed on location in the stunning scenery of South Africa with a massive 10 million budget. This triple DVD set featuring all eight episodes and is available for the first time on DVD.

• All Good Things | DVD | (28/11/2016) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Lesley Bruce 's drama series about a woman who can't help helping others.

• Dockers | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £4.98   |  Saving you £1.01 (20.28%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Dockers is a landmark one-off drama suspended somewhere between Ken Loach and Alan Bleasdale's Boys from the Blackstuff. A striking Channel Four production Dockers dramatises the infamous struggle that developed when five Merseyside dockworkers were fired for refusing to work overtime with no pay, and gained the support of co-workers who wouldn't cross their picket line. As a result, those who stood in solidarity with the original five were sacked as well--500 in total--leading to a two-year stand-off. Co-written by award-winning screenwriters Jimmy McGovern (Cracker) and Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting), the two-year ordeal is brought home with startling reality, not least because of the contribution of the real-life Liverpool dockers who helped develop the script in extensive writing workshops, lending the film an authenticity it might have otherwise lacked. While the narrative hangs around the moving central story of one family in which both father and son are caught up in the strike, dramatic conflicts develop on multiple levels: between father and son; between the families of the sacked workers (this is particularly well realised as one long-time friend, played by The Royle Family's Ricky Tomlinson, turns scab); and between the workers and the union that betrays them. Ken Stott and Crissy Rock (Ladybird, Ladybird) are outstanding as the central working-class couple, old before their time at 47, and if nothing else, the film reveals one further reason why Liverpool loved Robbie Fowler quite so ferociously: during post-goal celebrations, Fowler lifts his jersey to reveal a T-shirt emblazoned with a message of support for the wronged dockers, ensuring national attention for the action at a time when all hope seemed lost. --Tricia Tuttle

• Fever Pitch | DVD | (03/12/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In Fever Pitch rumpled, amiable Colin Firth plays a rumpled, amiable English teacher named Paul. He's also an obsessive football fan who's been avidly following Arsenal for 18 years. When he falls into a relationship with a new teacher named Sarah (Ruth Gemmel), his deep attachment to Arsenal proves an obstacle. This sounds like some cheap men-and-women-don't-understand-each-other setup, but instead Fever Pitch not only explores the origins of Paul's football fandom, it actually communicates an infectious sense of what that kind of sports enthusiasm can mean, how it can provide an almost tribal identity. Even better, the movie takes this devotion seriously without ever losing sight of how it can be completely ridiculous at the same time, resulting in some amazing, funny scenes. Gemmel is charming, and Firth is simply superb. He's a great actor who, despite his memorable turn as Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, never quite fits into conventional leading man roles and so has tended to play oddballs and redeemable villains, as in Shakespeare in Love and The English Patient. He's a perfect fit for this script, written by Nick Hornby (author of High Fidelity and About a Boy) from his novel of the same name. The humour of Fever Pitch is all the more engaging because it's grounded in richly developed characters and emotions. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com