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• No Job For a Lady - The Complete Series 3 | DVD | (04/06/2012) from £3.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (225.56%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Comedy icon Penelope Keith stars as Jean Price, a newly elected Labour MP who finds her cherished principles severely tested in the unforgiving, often murky world of Westminster. Jean s ambition withstands the dreadful facilities and uncivilised hours that might drive a lesser woman out of the job, with the wife and mother managing to hold her own amid the swollen egos, rampant chauvinism and Machiavellian scheming of the political elite; husband Geoff provides much-needed moral support. Also featuring Ruth Rendell Mysteries star George Baker as Tory adversary Sir Godfrey Eagan and Garfield Morgan as Labour whip Norman, this cleverly scripted Thames comedy was directed by BAFTA Award winner John Howard Davies, whose high-profile credits include The Good Life, Fawlty Towers and Mr Bean.

• Endless Love | DVD | (06/04/2009) from £12.20   |  Saving you £-2.21 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The love every parent fears. A modern variation on the Romeo and Juliet theme Endless Love features that Oscar-nominated song performed by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli this timeless romance stars Brooke Shields as Jade who becomes the true love and obsession of the boy next door David. However their young love is so overwhelming that they loose touch with everything else forcing the parents of these star-crossed lovers to tr

• No Job for a Lady: Series 1 | DVD | (26/07/2010) from £6.82   |  Saving you £6.17 (90.47%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Comedy icon Penelope Keith stars as Jean Price a newly elected Labour MP who finds her cherished principles severely tested in the unforgiving often murky world of Westminster. Also starring George Baker (Ruth Rendell Mysteries) as Tory adversary Sir Godfrey Eagan and Garfield Morgan (The Sweeney) as Labour whip Norman this cleverly scripted Thames comedy was directed by the BAFTA Award-winning John Howard Davies whose high-profile credits include The Good Life Fawlty Towers and Mr Bean. No Job for a Lady first aired between 1990 and 1992 and this first series is now made available on DVD for the first time.

• The Norman Conquests | DVD | (07/04/2014) from £12.98   |  Saving you £9.00 (81.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This masterly adaptation of Alan Ayckbourn's celebrated trio of plays encompasses a remarkable range of talent - from multi-award-winning producers Verity Lambert and David Susskind to a cast that includes Tom Conti Penelope Keith Richard Briers and Penelope Wilton. Employing a typically inventive device (which Ayckbourn would further explore in 1999 with the simultaneous staging of the two-act House and Garden) the trilogy presents a comically fraught weekend from three different perspectives as family and in-laws gather at the decaying country home of their bedridden mother the drink flows and hidden enmities intimate secrets and uncomfortable truths emerge through the veneer of jollity and civility. The Norman Conquests was phenomenally successful both in London's West End in 1974 and on Broadway the following year and this Thames production similarly triumphed at the BAFTA Awards in 1977 earning Keith an award for Best Actress and a joint nomination for Best Drama Series for Lambert and director Herbert Wise.

• The Good Life - Complete Series 2 | DVD | (24/05/2010) from £10.43   |  Saving you £9.56 (47.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Featuring an exclusive new interview with Richard Briers and celebrating 35 years since its original broadcast The Good Life is now available for the first time in series order. Having thrown themselves into a world of suburban farming befuddling their neighbour Margo and her more supportive husband Jerry Tom and Barbara are busy adapting their lives to their new choice of lifestyle. In this second series they find themselves tempted by commercial enterprise whether from their harvest or their pottery skills as well as discovering the benefits of public relations. A little police problem when a thief takes a leek the possibility of a commune developing next door and a bit of a boar - the important bit - all add to an uproar that can only leave Margo at her wit's end. Episodes comprise: 1. Just My Bill 2. The Guru of Surbiton 3. Mr. Fix-It 4. The Day Peace Broke Out 5. Mutiny 6. Home Sweet Home 7. Going to Pot?

• Half Broken Things | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £8.45   |  Saving you £7.54 (89.23%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Facing imminent forced retirement Jean, a house-sitter on her last job in a beautiful country house, begins to live in the place as if she owns it. When fate brings two strangers to the house - Michael, a small-time thief, and Steph, a pregnant girl on the run from her abusive boyfriend - Jean discovers the family she has always wanted. Together, Michael, Steph and Jean gradually take over the home and the lives of the owners of Walden Manor, creating an isolated, idyllic life for themselves. Although it's a life based entirely on deception and delusion, as the summer progresses, they find a security, happiness and freedom they have never before experienced. But when the past catches up with them, and the threat of discovery looms, murder is the only solution. As the possible consequences of their actions become apparent, and the net closes in, the tension in the house leads inexorably towards a harrowing but inevitable ending. A haunting drama which blurs the lines between good and evil, Half Broken Things is a dark, disturbing psychological thriller. Half Broken Things is a 2 hour film for ITV based on the award winning novel by Morag Joss.

• Pedro Almodovar Collection | DVD | (03/08/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Titles Comprise: 1. Volver: After her death a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life. Of her family left in the town her ghost slowly becomes a comfort to her daughters as well as her grandchild. 2. Talk To Her (aka: Hable Con Ella): After a chance encounter at a theater two men Benigno and Marco meet at a private clinic where Benigno works. Lydia Marco's girlfriend and a bullfighter by profession has been gored and is in a coma. It so happens that Benigno is looking after another woman in a coma Alicia a young ballet student. 3. Bad Education (aka: La Mala Educacion): Acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's serio-comic examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends. 4. All About My Mother: From acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodovar a stunning valentine to femininity in all its disguises motherhood in all its glory and to classic Hollywood melodramas and their diva actresses.

• Escobar | DVD | (12/11/2018) from £5.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Reach the gate; remake the world. No one knows exactly how the gate was created or what it does. In fact, no one can even see it, touch it, or open it, except for a chosen few. These chosen ones are called Adapters, girls and boys with special elemental abilities like water or fire, who have been deemed fit by the World Council to pursue the gate. The World Council, established to bring order to the world, find these Adapters, then urge them to join a special academy to train for their ultimate destiny: to reach the gate. While they train, the Adapters disagree on the true nature of the gate. Some believe that the gate will grant a wish to anyone who reaches it. Others believe that those who reach it can remake the world. What will they find if and when they reach the gate? What lies beyond this secret door? Contains the complete 12 episode series with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles.

• No Job For a Lady - The Complete Second Series | DVD | (25/07/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Comedy icon Penelope Keith stars as Jean Price a newly elected Labour MP who finds her cherished principles severely tested in the unforgiving often murky world of Westminster. Jean s ambition withstands the dreadful facilities and uncivilised hours that might drive a lesser woman out of the job with the wife and mother managing to hold her own amid the swollen egos rampant chauvinism and Machiavellian scheming of the political elite; husband Geoff provides much-needed moral support. Also featuring Ruth Rendell Mysteries star George Baker as Tory adversary Sir Godfrey Eagan and Garfield Morgan as Labour whip Norman this cleverly scripted Thames comedy was directed by BAFTA Award winner John Howard Davies whose high-profile credits include The Good Life Fawlty Towers and Mr Bean.

• Dog Day Afternoon | DVD | (13/02/2006) from £10.78   |  Saving you £-0.79 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A gripping true crime yarn, a juicy slice of overheated New York atmosphere and a splendid showcase for its young actors, Dog Day Afternoon is a minor classic of the 1970s. The opening montage of New York street life (set to Elton John's lazy "Amoreena") establishes the oppressive mood of a scorching afternoon in the city with such immediacy that you can almost smell the garbage baking in the sun and the water from the hydrants evaporating from the sizzling pavement. Al Pacino plays Sonny, who, along with his rather slow-witted accomplice Sal (John Cazale, familiar as Pacino's Godfather brother Fredo), holds hostages after a botched a bank robbery. Sonny finds himself transformed into a rebel celebrity when his standoff with police (including lead negotiator Charles Durning) is covered live on local television. The movie doesn't appear to be about anything in particular, but it really conveys the feel of wild and unpredictable events unfolding before your eyes, and the whole picture is so convincing and involving that you're glued to the screen. An Oscar winner for original screenplay, Dog Day Afternoon was also nominated for best picture, actor, supporting actor (Chris Sarandon, as a surprise figure from Sonny's past), editing, and director (Sidney Lumet of Serpico, Prince of the City, The Verdict and Running on Empty). --Jim Emerson

• The Birth Of A Nation | DVD | (17/04/2017) from £20.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Set against the antebellum South, THE BIRTH OF A NATION follows the story of Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher (Nate Parker), who leads a fierce rebellion against slavery.

• Hellboy 4K | Blu Ray | (19/08/2019) from £15.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hellboy is back, and he's on fire. From the pages of Mike Mignola's seminal work, this action-packed story sees the legendary half-demon superhero (David Harbour, Stranger Things) called to the English countryside to battle a trio of rampaging giants. There he discovers The Blood Queen, Nimue (Milla Jovovich, Resident Evil series), a resurrected ancient sorceress thirsting to avenge a past betrayal. Suddenly caught in a clash between the supernatural and the human, Hellboy is now hell-bent on stopping Nimue without triggering the end of the world.

• Vicky Cristina Barcelona | DVD | (22/06/2009) from £4.79   |  Saving you £13.20 (275.57%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Two friends (Scarlett Johansson and Rebecca Hall) on a summer holiday in Spain become involved with the same painter (Javier Bardem), unaware that his fiery and volatile ex-wife (Penelope Cruz) is about to re-enter the picture.

• The BFG | Blu Ray | (21/11/2016) from £8.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The talents of two of the world's greatest storytellers ( Roald Dahl and Steven Spielberg ) unite for the first time to bring Dahl's beloved classic (The BFG) to life on screen. Directed by Spielberg, 'The BFG' tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country.

• The Shadow | Blu Ray | (08/06/2015) from £13.55   |  Saving you £0.06 (0.44%)   |  RRP £13.61

  Another masked avenger is reincarnated as a big budget movie. Idle playboy Lamont Cranston (Alec Baldwin), schooled in Tibetan mysticism, fights crime in late '30s New York while wearing a natty hat and false beak. He finds time to romance telepathic sweetie Margo Lane (Penelope Miller), whose crusty old scientist Dad (Ian McKellen) has just invented an atom bomb which is in danger of falling into the hands of Shiwan Khan (John Lone), conquest-happy last descendent of Genghis Khan.Director Russell Mulcahy turns out the regulation death traps (a locked chamber filling with water, a bomb timer which ticks away during the climax) and the Shadow breezes through via nifty "invisible" effects. It evokes the conventions and charms of 1930s' pulp fiction in rather more nostalgic mode than Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, and adds little of its own attitude, although a sly camp sensibility (notably in the extremely chi-chi Tim Curry and John Lone as the villains) goes for snickering at the expense of tension. A pleasant, eye-pleasing movie but, after the super-heroic likes of Batman, The Crow and The Mask, the merely mysterious Shadow seems somewhat grandfatherly and remote. --Kim Newman

• Carlito's Way | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £2.99   |  Saving you £17.00 (568.56%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Al Pacino cuts a noble figure in this very enjoyable drama by director Brian De Palma (Scarface), based on a pair of books by Edwin Torres. Pacino plays a Puerto Rican ex-con trying hard to go straight, but his loyalty to his lowlife attorney (a virtually unrecognisable Sean Penn) and enemies on the street make that choice difficult. Penelope Ann Miller plays, somewhat unlikely, a stripper who has a romance with Pacino's character. The film finds De Palma tempering his more outlandish moves (think of Body Double or Snake Eyes) just as he did with the popular Untouchables and Mission: Impossible. But while Carlito's Way was not as commercially successful as those two movies, it is a genuinely compelling work graced with a fine performance by Pacino and a surprising one from Penn. --Tom Keogh

• Downton Abbey -Series 2 | Blu Ray | (07/11/2011) from £16.18   |  Saving you £19.81 (122.43%)   |  RRP £35.99

  Julian Fellowes' hit drama Downton Abbey returns to Blu-ray for a second series with all the regular cast including Dame Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt and Dan Stevens. Returning to Downton Abbey in 1916, we see the effects of The First World War on the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them. The new series sees the return of all the much loved characters whose intertwined lives are rendered more complicated by wartime and its impact on the great house itself. And when the storms of war have finally cleared, will the way of life known by all the inhabitants of Downton have changed forever?

• Downton Abbey Series 1 | Blu Ray | (30/11/2010) from £3.59   |  Saving you £14.40 (401.11%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Sumptuous costume drama Downton Abbey written and created by Academy Award winner Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park The Young Victoria) boasts an all-star cast featuring Hugh Bonneville Maggie Smith Elizabeth McGovern Michelle Dockery Dan Stevens Penelope Wilton Jim Carter Phyllis Logan Siobhan Finneran Joanne Froggatt Rob James-Collier and Brendan Coyle. This prestigious ensemble brings the world of Downton to life with splendour and passion. Set in England in the years leading up to the First World War Downton Abbey tells the story of a complicated community. The house has been home to the Crawley family for many generations but it is also where their servants live and plan and dream and they are as fiercely jealous of their rank as anyone. Some of them are loyal to the family and committed to Downton as a way of life others are moving through on the look out for betterment or love or just adventure. The difference is that they know so many of the secrets of the family while the family know so few of theirs. But for all the passions that rage beneath the surface this is a secure world serene and ordered and at first glance it seems it will last forever. Little do they know family or staff that the clouds of the conflict that will change everything are already gathering over their heads.

• Match Point | DVD | (08/05/2006) from £7.01   |  Saving you £10.98 (156.63%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A clandestine affair is the subject of this London based movie from Woody Allen.

• Heathers | DVD | (10/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Christian Slater and Winona Ryder star in this black comedy set amidst the bitchy politics of high school.