"Actor: Philip Madoc"

• Doctor Who - The War Games | DVD | (06/07/2009) from £11.19   |  Saving you £13.80 (123.32%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Doctor Who: War Games (3 Disc)

• Doctor Who - The Brain Of Morbius | DVD | (21/07/2008) from £9.29   |  Saving you £10.70 (115.18%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Time Lords have taken control of the TARDIS sending the Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith into dangerous territory... On the graveyard planet of Karn the eternal Sisterhood fights to keep the sacred flame alive. High in the castle the brilliant surgeon Mehendri Solon conducts gruesome experiments on living flesh. And as a storm approaches evil from the depths of Time Lord history plots its return to the land of the living. But is even the Doctor's mind a match for the Brain of Morbius? This story was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 3rd January 1976 - 24th January 1976

• The Life and Times of David Lloyd George | DVD | (10/10/2016) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Philip Madoc gives a career-best performance as one of Britain's most revered, inspiring and controversial leaders in this celebrated BBC series. Scripted by BAFTA-winning Elaine Morgan with input from leading historian A.J.P. Taylor and with famously haunting theme music by Ennio Morricone The Life and Times of David Lloyd George paints a multifaceted portrait of a political icon who steered Britain through the First World War and its aftermath, and whose pioneering reforms laid the foundations of the welfare state. Brought up in a remote Welsh village, on his way to the top Lloyd George inspires both hysterical adoration and an enmity bordering on bloodlust. A passionate social reformer, his struggle to lift the spectres of poverty and the workhouse provokes the ire of the political establishment, while his indefatigable womanising fills many a gossip column; his political dexterity as the Liberal prime minister of a wartime coalition government, however, will raise him to a new level of power and influence.

• Dr. Jekyll And Sister Hyde (Doubleplay) | Blu Ray | (29/01/2018) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When Dr. Henry Jekyll attempts to find an elixir of life he accidentally stumbles upon a formula which transforms him into a gorgeous but evil woman who calls herself the widowed Mrs Hyde. Somewhat disdained by the female transformation but aroused by the power it brings, Jekyll can't but help to continue his experiments. As the evil Hyde starts brutally murdering women to get the female hormones she needs Jekyll's alter ego soon grows too powerful. As the fight is on to discover who is behind the Whitechapel murders which of Jekyll's alter-egos will end up on top? EXTRAS: NEW FEATURETTE - Ladykiller: Inside Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde ORIGINAL TRAILER

• A Mind To Kill - Series 2 | DVD | (22/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  In this gritty and darkly authentic detective thriller Philip Madoc (The Life and Times of David Lloyd George) is the memorably charismatic Detective Chief Inspector Noel Bain - a man with a passion for defending the innocent and an infallible instinct which even the sharpest criminal minds cannot match. Bain is a widower and alongside the complex and frequently disturbing cases that come his way he must also face the challenges of caring for his teenaged daughter Hannah.

• The Good Life - Complete | DVD | (07/02/2005) from £54.99   |  Saving you £25.00 (45.46%)   |  RRP £79.99

  Features the all episodes from the BBC television comedy series which sees Tom and Barbara leave the rat-race in an attempt to live a self-sufficient life; with varying degrees of success! Episodes comprise: 1. Plough Your Own Furrow 2. Say Little Hen ... 3. The Weaker Sex? 4. Pig's Lib 5. The Thing In The Cellar 6. The Pagan Rite 7. Backs To The Wall 8. Just My Bill 9. The Guru Of Surbiton 10. Mr Fix-It 11. The Day Peace Broke Out 12. Mutiny 13. Home Sweet Home 14. Going To Pot? 15. The Early Birds 16. The Happy Event 17. A Tug Of The Forelock 18. I Talk To The Trees 19. The Wind-Break War 20. Whose Fleas Are These? 21. The Last Posh Frock 22. Away From It All 23. The Green Door 24. Our Speaker Today 25. The Weaver's Tale 26. Suit Yourself 27. Sweet And Sour Charity 28. Anniversary 29. When I'm 65 30. Silly But It's Fun

• Manhunt - The Complete Series | DVD | (27/04/2009) from £52.92   |  Saving you £7.07 (13.36%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Downed RAF Squadron Leader Jimmy Porter joins Resistance agents Nina and Vincent in wartime France as they attempt to sabotage the activities of the occupying Germans and smuggle stranded airmen to safety. Never certain of whom they can trust and in constant danger of capture and death at the hands of the SS they embark on a vital mission to enable Nina - and the valuable information she possesses - to reach England... This tense drama from 1970 captures not only the ever-present fear but also the complex personal dilemmas experienced by those caught up in the tragedy of occupation. A strong cast that includes Robert Hardy (All Creatures Great and Small) Philip Madoc (A Mind to Kill) and Peter Barkworth (The Power Game) and scripts by Alfred Shaughnessy (Upstairs Downstairs) and Jonathan Hales (The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones) make for compelling viewing; this release comprises all 26 episodes of Manhunt.

• Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun | Blu Ray | (20/02/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  There's a sense of awe to the special effects work of animation specialists Gerry and Sylvia Anderson (Thunderbirds Are Go)--the slow, lovingly detailed introduction of a massive spaceship creeping out of dock and struggling against its bulk while trapped on the ground, and the almost balletic spectacle of the ship elegantly floating against an impressive star field or dramatically flying against the rugged landscape. These moments are the highlights of this sober science fiction thriller about the discovery of a planet on the far side of the sun in Earth's orbit. A mission is hastily put together, with British astrophysicist Ian Hendry teamed with hotshot American astronaut Roy Thinnes for the three-week trip, but when they suddenly crash-land the strange creatures that surround them are revealed to be human. Against all rational explanations they're back on Earth, but Thinnes suddenly discovers that everything is a mirror image of his existence: Through the Looking Glass by way of The Twilight Zone. Though it begins as a paranoid spy thriller set in the near future (the opening details an ingenious espionage caper featuring a very special eyepiece), it quickly turns into a serious and oddly unsettling space-race drama with a heady twist. Robert Parrish's direction is unusually aloof, but the film is always intriguing and well acted with gorgeous special effects that may rank second only to Stanley Kubrick's 2001 as the most elegant vision of outer space flight on film. --Sean Axmaker

• Dr. Who - Die Invasion der Daleks auf der Erde 2150 n. Chr. | Blu Ray | (21/07/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• New Scotland Yard - The Complete Series 2 | DVD | (15/04/2013) from £16.21   |  Saving you £23.78 (146.70%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Starring John Woodvine as the highly experienced Detective Chief Superintendent Kingdom, New Scotland Yard presents an authentic portrayal of detective work in the increasingly violent London of the 1970s. With ex-Chief Superintendent Frank Williams (former head of the Yard's Murder Squad) acting as adviser, this second series also includes appearances by Dennis Waterman, Don Henderson, Philip Madoc, George Baker and Michael Kitchen. Having faced a disciplinary board on charges of misconduct...

• Zina | DVD | (12/06/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A twentieth century Antigone Zina evokes the life of Zina Bronstein daughter of Leon Trotsky. In 1930's Berlin Zina is being treated by Professor Kronfeld and during this psychoanalysis which includes some hypnosis she recalls incidents from both her own life and that of her father as a leader of the revolution as the holder of state power and later in exile. Against the background of the progressive deterioration of the situation in Europe threatened by the rise of fascism

• The Life and Times of David Lloyd George | DVD | (12/08/2024) from £34.97   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Bourne Identity | DVD | (02/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Not to be confused with the 2002 Matt Damon big-screen version, this adaptation of The Bourne Identity is a 1988 two-part TV miniseries based on the Robert Ludlum paperback bestseller. "How can I find out who I am if I've been turned into another person?", cries amnesiac Richard Chamberlain, fished out of the sea by drunken doc Denholm Elliott, who patches him up and discovers a Swiss bank account number sewn into his thigh. Coming to believe that he is Jason Bourne, international assassin, our hero is sought after by the CIA, several European police forces and the gang of an evil terrorist. He hooks up with unlikely economist Jaclyn Smith to get to the bottom of the mystery, stay alive and face the big baddie. Stretched over three hours, this has room for a lot of the complex plot dropped from the big-screen movie, but it also means that the thrills are often interrupted by soap opera scenes. Chamberlain is perhaps too aptly cast as a man without an identity, but Smith matches him for lack of expression without any excuse given in the script. Aside from Donald Moffatt and Shane Rimmer in the CIA, the supporting cast mostly consists of distinguished Brits delivering value-for-money ham, mostly with cod-French accents, especially Anthony Quayle as a DeGaulle-style General, Jacqueline Pearce as a dress-designing spy and Peter Vaughan as a heavy Swiss banker. On the DVD: The Bourne Identity, though made for TV, is presented in widescreen, which sometimes chops off the tops of actors' heads like breakfast eggs but mostly looks fine. There are optional English subtitles. --Kim Newman

• The Last of the Mohicans | DVD | (10/09/2007) from £23.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  All eight episodes of the much-loved BBC mini-series adapted from the best-selling book by James Fenimore Cooper. Set in upstate New York during Britain's so-called French and Indian War in 1757 the series follows the heroic adventures of Natty 'Hawkeye' Bumppo and his Indian companions Chingachgook and Uncas Chingachgook's son and the true last of the Mohican tribe.

• The Quiller Memorandum | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In West Berlin secret agent Quiller (Segal) is assigned to unmask the leaders of a suspected Neo-Nazi organisation. The last two men given this job have already been killed and the agent soon realises that he can trust no-one not even the people on his own side...

• The Avengers : The Definitive Dossier 1968 (Box Set 1) | DVD | (16/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Invasion of the Earthmen: Steed has a close escape and Tara has a close encounter. Investigating the disappearance of a fellow agent Steed and Tara find the Alpha Academy brought to their attention: what's the secret behind this sinister school where spacemen walk and boa-constrictors provide security? Our heroes must see themselves clear to keeping an eye on the pupils... The Curious Case of the Countless Clues: Steed helps a friend and Tara has a break. Has a friend of Steed's really committed murder? The evidence against him is strong and only the flimsiest of alibis stands between the man and prison. A gang of extortionists have been using a cunning scheme to get valuable works of art: if Steed's not careful he'll find it's not just the paintings which are being framed... Split! Steed studies handwriting and Tara is nearly in two minds. People are being assassinated by foreign agent Kartovski who is somehow able to reach his victims without them suspecting anything. But this isn't the only neat trick the killer is managing - for John Steed shot him in 1963! Tara and Steed begin the search for a dead man... Get-a-Way! Steed drinks a spy's health and Tara looks at lizards. An assassination campaign by three Russian agents is thought to have been nipped in the bud when they're captured and imprisoned in an inescapable facility. From which they promptly escape. Having learned he's on the hitlist Steed sets out to find the merciless killers who can seemingly vanish at will... Have Guns - Will Haggle: Steed hunts for a special gun and Tara hunts with one. Trampolining raiders steal a consignment of secret rifle the FF70 and an investigating Steed discovers an upcoming auction and a very interested party. Meanwhile Tara has been captured by murderous people who want her to help them with their sight tests... Wildest Dream

• First Born | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Edward Forester a genetic researcher of considerable talent becomes obsessed with creating a human/ape hybrid species. However when he succeeds in his aim he is ordered to destroy the result. Unable to kill the baby he hides Gor passing him off as his adopted son whilst going to painstaking lengths to teach him to walk and talk. Eventually under Forester's tutelage Gor is able to blend into society and communicate as humans do. However it's only a matter of time before the g

• A Mind to Kill - The Complete Series | DVD | (25/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £99.99

  In this gritty and darkly authentic detective thriller Philip Madoc (The Life and Times of David Lloyd George) is the memorably charismatic Detective Chief Inspector Noel Bain - a man with a passion for defending the innocent and an infallible instinct which even the sharpest criminal minds cannot match. Bain is a widower and alongside the complex and frequently disturbing cases that come his way he must also face the challenges of caring for his teenage daughter Hannah.

• The Good Life - The Complete Series 4 | DVD | (28/01/2002) from £17.96   |  Saving you £10.02 (66.93%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Good Life has proved an enduring jewel in the BBC's mainstream comedy archive. More than 25 years after it first appeared in our living rooms, nostalgia must be a major reason for its appeal. A whole generation of young men--and their fathers--found the weekly sight of Felicity Kendal as Barbara Good, pert in denim dungarees, irresistible. But it's the quality of the playing that has really stood the test of time and triumphs over a premise--self-sufficiency in Surbiton--that now seems naïve. Even in 1975, a Tom Good (a masterpiece of comic eccentricity from Richard Briers) quitting the rat race would probably have sold up his semi and chanced his luck as a small holder somewhere more remote than suburban Surrey. Comic tensions arise not just from the Goods' daily struggle to beat the system on their own terms, but also from the relationship with their incredulous, often horrified, but usually supportive neighbours. Penelope Keith's Margo Leadbetter remains one of the great comic creations in British sitcom history--a simmering volcano of conservatism waging her own battle against creeping mediocrity in all aspects of life, whose human frailty somehow keeps her loveable. Paul Eddington as Jerry, her long-suffering husband, spars splendidly. These are happy memories indeed. --Piers Ford

• The Tyrant King - The Complete Series | DVD | (01/07/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Directed by Mike Hodges (Get Carter, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead), written by Ace Of Wands creator Trevor Preston, and starring Philip Madoc, Murray Melvin and juvenile leads from the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, The Tyrant King follows three teenagers as they traverse London searching for an answer to a hidden secret. A quest fraught with drama and danger takes them to some of the capital's most iconic landmarks and beyond (a reflection of the drama's origin as an adventure story published by London Transport), while the action is complemented by an atmospheric contemporary soundtrack featuring, among others, Pink Floyd, The Nice, Cream and The Moody Blues. Shown once in black and white in 1968, this is the first time it will be seen in colour, transferred from original film materials specifically for this release. This six-part mystery thriller was Thames Television's very first production. Shot on location on 16mm film, it was effectively an experiment to assess the feasibility of a small-scale production unit within the company - a subsidiary that would eventually become the legendary Euston Films, responsible for a string of phenomenally successful dramas including The Sweeney and Minder. Music from The Rolling Stones, The Nice, The Moody Blues, Cream and Pink Floyd.