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• Paint Your Wagon | DVD | (04/02/2002) from £5.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (116.86%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Set in No Name City California during the gold rush this musical comedy concerns prospectors Ben and Pardner and their unusual nuclear family. The business partners strike a deal to share Ben's wife Elizabeth whom Ben purchased from a Mormon. But the free-thinking Ben is worried about rivalry over Elizabeth from the town's all-male population hungry for female company. So he arranges to kidnap a stagecoach full of working girls on their way to a nearby city and sets up a brothel

• Stingray: The Complete Series | Blu Ray | (05/08/2024) from £34.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Stingray: The Complete Series Blu-Ray:Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's much-loved Supermarionation series - their first in colour - has been restored in High Definition from original 35mm film elements for this Blu-ray edition! ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR! It is 2065 and the World Aquanaut Security Patrol submarine Stingray patrols the Earth's oceans. Captained by the heroic Troy Tempest and his sidekick Phones, they report to Commander Sam Shore and his daughter Atlanta at their Marineville base. The adventures begin when Troy and Phones are captured by the undersea despot Titan - and their only chance of rescue is Titan's slave, Marina!

• Stingray - Complete Series | DVD | (02/04/2001) from £19.99   |  Saving you £40.00 (200.10%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Drums pound, building excitement; the music bursts into life with a cry of "Stingray! Stingray!" Who can resist? Especially when a dramatic voice announces, "Anything can happen in the next half hour!". Stingray (1964) was the show Gerry Anderson made just before he really hit the big time with Thunderbirds (1965), producing 39 episodes of the 21st-century adventures of Troy Tempest--tall, dark and handsome (his voice was based on James Garner) captain of the titular submarine. His mission: to protect the seas on behalf of WASP (World Aquanaut Security Patrol). With complex underwater model and puppet effects, this was ground-breaking television, especially as it was the first UK series to be made in colour, though for years it was only seen in black and white. Special effects director Derek Meddings later graduated to the James Bond movies, while Moneypenny herself (actress Lois Maxwell) voiced Atlanta Shore. Here, just as in the Bond movies, she played second fiddle in our hero's affections, the mute Marina becoming Stingray's sex-goddess. The end-credits even featured a song in her honour, "Aqua Maria", which became an international hit. As for the bad guys: half-man, half-fish Titan and his Terror Fish wage dastardly war against humanity and the peaceful underwater citizens of Pacifica. Four decades on the model and underwater sequences still impress, and surely much of the inspiration for the underwater city in The Phantom Menace came from locations in Stingray. Whether as bizarre 60s nostalgia, or winning a new generation of fans, Stingray remains eccentric cult family entertainment. --Gary S Dalkin

• 3 Gerry Anderson Classics - Supermarionation - Joe 90 / Captain Scarlet / Stingray | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £7.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (125.16%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Featuring nineteen episodes taken from the Jerry Anderson collection including Captain Scarlet Joe 90 and the Stingray adventure series.

• The War Lover | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Stationed in England during World War II Buzz Rickson (McQueen) is the bravest Air Force pilot in his squadron and the most reckless. His maniacal quest for thrills takes him to the brink of destruction during the B-17 bombing raids on Germany. But while Buzz's daredevil heroics win the grudging respect of his crew his rebellious attitude alienates everyone except his co-pilot Ed Bolland (Robert Wagner)...

• Stingray - Vol. 2 - The Ghost Ship / Countdown / Ghost Of Sea / Emergency / Subterranea / Loch / Invaders | DVD | (02/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Please Note: Some customers have experienced problems playing this disc on their Wharfdale and Samsung 709 DVD players. We advise that you do not make this purchase if you are unsure of playability. 2065 Marineville. The World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASP) fight against the evil Titan and the Aquaphibians grotesque undersea warriors in the quest for world peace. WASP's most powerful asset is the sleek and deadly underwater craft STINGRAY captained by Intrepid Troy Tempes

• Finding Forrester (Dual Format) (Blu-ray & DVD) | Blu Ray | (27/02/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Finding Forrester is a very accomplished example of the sentimental melodrama that Gus Von Sant has made his own--issues like integrity and snobbery are presented with just enough simplification to the set pieces that no-one feels challenged. Brilliant baseball player Jamal gets the chance to move from a sink school in the Bronx to a private academy where his real intellectual and artistic talent will be nurtured along with his sporting skills. This is an American film about class and race, but one that makes the real issue Jamal's unsuspecting need to defend himself against accusations of plagiarism. His artistic mentor is a reclusive novelist, whose whereabouts he keeps secret even when he stands to lose everything. Rob Brown is extraordinary as the boy, conveying the sensitivity, genius, obstinacy and physicality of a character written as a paragon; Sean Connery turns in a predictably fine performance as Forrester, using his authority to make the part credible; F Murray Abrahams is, as always, an effective villain--he brings an observed creepy snobbery to the film; Anna Paquin makes a good impression in the minor part of Jamal's white schoolfellow and supporter. On the DVD: The disc includes two powerful deleted scenes of school choirs, a "making-of" documentary and a short film about the auditions process which found Rob Brown. It has fine sound--Dolby Digital 5.1--that brings out the film's jazz score perfectly. The anamorphic 2.35:1 aspect ratio, enhanced for 16:9 TVs, looks just fine. --Roz Kaveny

• Stingray - Vol. 4 - Pink Ice / Master Plan / Star Of East / Echo Of Danger / Invisible Enemy | DVD | (02/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Please Note: Some customers have experienced problems playing this disc on their Wharfdale and Samsung 709 DVD players. We advise that you do not make this purchase if you are unsure of playability. 2065 Marineville. The World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASP) fight against the evil Titan and the Aquaphibians grotesque undersea warriors in the quest for world peace. WASP's most powerful asset is the sleek and deadly underwater craft STINGRAY captained by intrepid Troy Temp

• Stingray - Vol. 3 - Giant Oyster / Raptures / Stand By / Disappearing Ships / Man From Navy / Marine / Thumb | DVD | (02/04/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Please Note: Some customers have experienced problems playing this disc on their Wharfdale and Samsung 709 DVD players. We advise that you do not make this purchase if you are unsure of playability. 2065 Marineville. The World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASP) fight against the evil Titan and the Aquaphibians grotesque undersea warriors in the quest for world peace. WASP's most powerful asset is the sleek and deadly underwater craft STINGRAY captained by Intrepid Troy Temp

• Stingray - Vol. 5 - Tune Of Danger / Rescue From Skies / Cool Caveman / Marineville / Trapped | DVD | (02/04/2001) from £9.98   |  Saving you £6.01 (60.22%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Please Note: Some customers have experienced problems playing this disc on their Wharfdale and Samsung 709 DVD players. We advise that you do not make this purchase if you are unsure of playability. 2065 Marineville. The World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASP) fight against the evil Titan and the Aquaphibians grotesque undersea warriors in the quest for world peace. WASP's most powerful asset is the sleek and deadly underwater craft STINGRAY captained by intrepid Troy Tempes

• Stingray - Vol. 1 - Stingray / Plant Of Doom / Sea Of Oil / Hostages / Treasure / Big Gun / Golden Sea | DVD | (02/04/2001) from £8.50   |  Saving you £7.49 (88.12%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Drums pound, the music bursts into life with a cry of "Stingray!... Stingray!" Who can resist? Stingray (1964) was the show Gerry Anderson made just before he really hit the big time with Thunderbirds (1965). He produced 39 episodes of the 21st century adventures of Troy Tempest, tall, dark and handsome (his voice based on James Garner's) captain of the titular submarine. Troy's mission: to protect the seas on behalf of WASP (World Aquanaut Security Patrol). With complex underwater model and puppet effects, this was ground-breaking television, especially as it was the first UK series to be made in colour, even though for years it was only seen in black and white. Special effects director Derek Meddings later graduated to the James Bond films, while Moneypenny herself (actress Lois Maxwell) voiced Atlanta Shore. Here, just as in the Bond films, she played second fiddle in our hero's affections, the mute Marina becoming Stingray's sex-goddess. The end credits even featured a song in her honour, "Aqua Maria", which became an international hit. As for the bad guys, half-man, half-fish Titan and his Terror Fish wage a dastardly war against humanity and the peaceful underwater citizens of Pacifica. Four decades on, the models and underwater sequences still impress and Stingray remains eccentric cult family entertainment. On the DVD: There are seven episodes on the first DVD volume, including the pilot episode, "Stingray", in which a Titan Terror Fish sinks a WASP submarine, leading to Troy and sidekick Phones falling into the hands of the evil Titan. This action-packed beginning introduces all the major characters and gadgets, setting the scene for the adventures to come. "Plant of Doom" sees Titan outraged that Troy has rescued his beautiful slave Marina. After consulting an undersea god he hatches a revenge plot using a deadly air-consuming flower. In "Sea of Oil" Atlanta is kidnapped by an underwater race who plant a bomb on Stingray, while in "Hostages of the Deep" Marina is threatened with death by swordfish blade. --Gary S Dalkin

• The Gerry Anderson Triple - Joe 90/Stingray/Captain Scarlet | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Titles Comprise: Joe 90: Joe 90 is the world's most audacious secret agent and he's only 9 years old! Thanks to Ian 'Mac' McClaine's machine the Brain Impulse Galvanoscope Record And Transfer (or BIG RAT) he is able to transfer the knowledge and experience of one person to Joe. BIG RAT becomes the World Intelligence Network's (W.I.N.) most guarded and secretive weapon in the organisation's missions. With the aid of a special pair of glasses Joe can now assume the knowledge of any individual and become an expert in any field of endeavour... Stingray: 2065 Marineville. The World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASP) fight against the evil Titan and the Aquaphibians grotesque undersea warriors in the quest for world peace. WASP''s most powerful asset is the sleek and deadly underwater craft STINGRAY captained by intrepid Troy Tempest. Helping him are Phones the brave radio expert Commander Sam Shore his daughter Atlanta and Marina the voiceless tailless Mermaid. Captain Scarlet: Captain Scarlet is the indestructible hero of spectrum at war with the mysteron. Even though they managed to kill him with a self-made weapon the Mysterons rebuilt Scarlet as an invincible human replica to infiltrate Earth and lead their war against our planet. But Captain Scarlet's human psyche survived took control of his human body and now this indestructible hero leads the fight against the evil force.

• Abominable Snowman, The / X The Unknown | DVD | (08/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  A double bill of vintage horrors from Hammer Studio: Val Guest directs Nigel Kneale's script of The Abominable Snowman (1957) while Leslie Norman directs Jimmy Sangster's Quatermass-inspired X The Unknown (1956).

• The Giant Spider Invasion | DVD | (09/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Creeping!...Crawling!...Crushing! As the title suggests Giant Spiders have come to invade the earth and only two NASA employees Dr Jenny Langer and Dr. Vace can save the day!

• Stingray: The Complete Series | Blu Ray | (14/11/2022) from £53.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  All 39 episodes of Gerry Anderson's cult Supermarionation series. The programme follows the adventures of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol and their flagship vessel, the technologically advanced combat submarine Stingray. Operating out of Marineville in 2065, the crew of Stingray encounter a number of undersea enemies including the aquatic warriors the Aquaphibians, who operate under the command of the tyrannical King Titan (voice of Ray Barrett). The episodes are: 'Stingray', 'Emergency Marineville', 'The Ghost Ship', 'Subterranean Sea', 'Loch Ness Monster', 'Set Sail for Adventure', 'The Man from the Navy', 'An Echo of Danger', 'Raptures of the Deep', 'Titan Goes Pop', 'In Search of the Tajmanon', 'A Christmas to Remember', 'Tune of Danger', 'The Ghost of the Sea', 'Rescue from the Skies', 'The Lighthouse Dwellers', 'The Big Gun', 'The Cool Cave Man', 'Deep Heat', 'Star of the East', 'Invisible Enemy', 'Tom Thumb Tempest', 'Eastern Eclipse', 'Treasure Down Below', 'Stand By for Action', 'Pink Ice', 'The Disappearing Ships', 'Secret of the Giant Oyster', 'The Invaders', 'A Nut for Marineville', 'Trapped in the Depths', 'Count Down', 'Sea of Oil', 'Plant of Doom', 'The Master Plan', 'The Golden Sea', 'Hostages of the Deep', 'Marineville Traitor' and 'Aquanaut of the Year'.