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• Sharpe: Classic Collection | DVD | (10/10/2010) from £21.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Collection of the feature-length television movies set during the Napoleonic Wars, starring Sean Bean as the maverick British rifleman Richard Sharpe. 15 episodes feature, including the special, 'Sharpe: The Legend', in which Rifleman Cooper (Michael Mears), who fought alongside Sharpe throughout the Peninsula Wars, looks back at all the adventures and romances that his senior officer got up to, showing clips from the best of the long-running ITV drama. The other episodes comprise: 'Sharpe's Rifles', 'Sharpe's Eagle', 'Sharpe's Company', 'Sharpe's Enemy', 'Sharpe's Honour', 'Sharpe's Gold', 'Sharpe's Battle', 'Sharpe's Sword', 'Sharpe's Regiment', 'Sharpe's Siege', 'Sharpe's Mission', 'Sharpe's Revenge', 'Sharpe's Justice' and 'Sharpe's Waterloo'.

• Sharpe | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £99.99

  A beautifully presented Collector's Edition Box Set set including all 14 Sharpe episodes as well as 'Sharpe The Legend' a look at Richard Sharpe's remarkable career as seen by his fellow rifleman Cooper and 'Sharpe's Shooting' which provides an exclusive look behind-the-scenes. Includes: 1. Sharpe's Rifles 2. Sharpe's Eagle 3. Sharpe's Company 4. Sharpe's Enemy 5. Sharpe's Honour 6. Sharpe's Gold 7. Sharpe's Battle 8. Sharpe's Sword 9. Sharpe's Regiment 10. Sharpe's Sieg

• Crime Traveller - The Complete Series | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Meet the most unconventional investigative duo of any time - JEFF SLADE and HOLLY TURNER in the mystery adventure series Crime Traveller. Sleuths come and go working on intuition luck and clues but Slade and his science officer colleague Holly are armed with something extra in their fight against crime - their very own Time Machine. High speed chases and intriguing puzzles are solved with the aid of their unreliable Time Machine in this stylish fast-paced drama.

• Life Is Sweet | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £19.93   |  Saving you £-6.95 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Life is Sweet, Mike Leigh's 1990 snapshot of the suburban family condition at the tail end of the Thatcher era, is often depressing and occasionally harrowing. It is also ultimately joyous, not just for the sharpness of Leigh's satire--the script was improvised with and by the cast--but also for the real affection that binds the family together. Through a series of minor crises, channels of communication silted up by the daily grind and terminal self-absorption are gradually eased open and the film ends on a note of genuine hope. As parents Wendy and Andy, Alison Steadman and Jim Broadbent give virtuoso performances: two adults who use fantasy, mundane work and a stream of banal chatter to keep reality at bay before a freak kitchen accident forces them to stop and take stock. They have two daughters to perplex them: one a plumber (Claire Skinner) and the other an angry anorexic (Jane Horrocks, unsparing in a gut-wrenching bulimic scene). Timothy Spall is hilarious as family friend Aubrey, a would-be restaurateur whose efforts to establish a gourmet eatery in Enfield collapse in hopeless, drunken farce. This is not an overtly political film, but the sense of a stake being driven through the heart of the 1980s enterprise culture is unmistakeable. Inspiring. --Piers Ford

• Sharpe's Rifles / Sharpe's Eagle | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £3.96   |  Saving you £11.03 (278.54%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Based on the novels by Bernard Cornwell, Sharpe (1993-7) ran to 14 full-length television films that follow the adventures of the titular soldier through the later years of the Napoleonic Wars. The programmes are an outstanding achievement for the small screen, dominated by Sean Bean's central performance as the heroic, troubled outsider who turns out to be a resourceful and loyal leader. Bolstered by a strong supporting cast, particularly Daragh O'Malley as Harper and (in later episodes) Abigail Cruttenden as Jane, Sharpe is often visually striking, the action tense and gripping. Consistency is maintained by all 14 episodes being directed by Tom Clegg. On the DVD: Sharpe on DVD contains a photo gallery and several screens of background text. The sound is full-bodied stereo while the very "sharp" picture has been transferred slightly letterboxed at 14:9. Though looking much better than the original TV transmissions the occasionally cropped framing makes it apparent the films were shot in 16:9 widescreen, so it is regrettable they have not been transferred to DVD in that format. Otherwise these are first-rate releases. --Gary S Dalkin

• Crime Traveller 2 | DVD | (26/05/2003) from £10.78   |  Saving you £0.21 (1.95%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Meet the most unconventional investigative duo of any time - detective Jeff Slade and temporal scientist Holly Turner in this mystery adventure series. High speed chases and intriguing puzzles are solved with the aid of their unreliable time machine in this stylish fast-paced drama.

• Crime Traveller | DVD | (19/04/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Meet the most unconventional investigative duo of any time - detective Jeff Slade and temporal scientist Holly Turner in this mystery adventure series. High speed chases and intriguing puzzles are solved with the aid of their unreliable time machine in this stylish fast-paced drama. Episode 1: Jeff Slade and the Loop of Infinity Episode 2: Death in the Family Episode 3: Fashion shoot Episode 4: Revenge of the Chronology Protection Hypothesis

• Secrets And Lies / Life Is Sweet | DVD | (03/05/2004) from £29.95   |  Saving you £-11.96 (-66.50%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Secrets And Lies Nominated for 5 Oscars and winner of 3 BAFTA Awards Secrets and Lies is a hilarious bittersweet comedy and moving slice of real life. Life Is Sweet A remarkable story of an unremarkable family and their interactions and conflictions in every day life.

• Sharpe's Rifles | DVD | (01/01/1900) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Acclaimed actor Sean Bean stars in this action-packed feature-length movie set in the midst of the desperate missions and battles of the Napoleonic wars in 19th century Spain. Sharpe's Rifles begins with Richard Sharpe being promoted to Lieutenant after saving the life of Sir Arthur Wellesley. He is soon given a dangerous mission – to command a band of war hardened riflemen behind enemy lines. Their task is to escort Sharpe's lover the beautiful Spanish guerrilla leader Teresa and a nobleman soldier who are carrying a mysterious box across the country and are being hunted by the French cavalry. What does the box contain and why must Sharpe and his men risk their lives in battle to protect it?