"Actor: Robert Powell"

• Jude The Obscure | DVD | (22/08/2005) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-4.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The complete 1971 BBC production of Thomas Hardy's great novel released on TV for the first time! Robert Powell stars as Jude Fawley the young Wessex stonemason of exceptional promise who inspired by one of his tutors dreams of a university education. However once Jude moves to Oxford to pursue the challenge he is contracted to a loveless marriage and a doomed affair with his vivacious cousin soon spells tragedy for all...

• Tommy (Special Edition) | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £19.99   |  Saving you £-10.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Even by the standards of a genre not characterised by restraint, the 1974 rock opera Tommy is endearingly barmy, a bizarre combination of Pete Townshend's disturbed inspiration and director Ken Russell's wildly eccentric vision. Even if you gamely try and read allegorical meaning into it, the story is frankly odd: a child becomes psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind after witnessing the murder of his father by his stepdad and goes on to become rich and famous as the world pinball champion (since when was pinball a world-class competitor sport?), before setting himself up as a latter-day messiah. It's about the travails of the post-war generation, the disaffection of youth, the trauma of childhood abuse, the sham nature of new-age cults, and many other things besides. At least, that's what Townshend and Russell would have you believe. But what's really important is the many wonderful, utterly bonkers set-pieces--effectively a string of pop videos--that occur along the way, performed by great guest stars: Tina Turner as the Acid Queen, Eric Clapton as the Preacher, Keith Moon as Uncle Ernie, Elton John's mighty rendition of "Pinball Wizard", even Jack Nicholson doing a turn as a suave specialist. Roger Daltrey is iconic in his signature role, and Oliver Reed makes up for a complete inability to sing with a bravura performance as his sleazy stepdad, but best of all is Ann-Margret as Tommy's mother Nora: her charismatic presence holds the loose narrative together and she richly deserved her Academy Award nomination; the sight of her in a nylon cat suit being drenched in baked beans and chocolate from an exploding TV set is worth the price of admission alone. On the DVD: Tommy comes to DVD in a two-disc set, with the feature on disc one accompanied by three audio tracks: Dolby Stereo or 5.1 surround, as well as the original "Quintaphonic" surround mix--a unique experience with effectively two pairs of stereo tracks plus a centre track for the vocals. The anamorphic picture adequately recreates the original theatrical ratio. The second disc has a series of lengthy and illuminating new interviews with the main (surviving) players: Townshend, Russell, Daltrey and Ann-Margret, in which we learn among other things, that Daltrey wasn't Townshend's first choice for the role, that Stevie Wonder was the original preference for the Pinball Wizard, and that Ken Russell had never heard of any of these rock stars before agreeing to helm the movie. There's also a feature on the original sound mix and its restoration for DVD. All in all, a satisfying package for fans of one of the daftest chapters in the annals of rock music. --Mark Walker

• Anthony Hopkins - In The Frame Collection | DVD | (29/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This box set contains the following films: The Looking Glass War (Dir. Frank Pierson) (1969): In exchange for political asylum Polish defector Leiser (Jones) agrees to return behind the Iron Curtain to confirm the suspicions of the British Security Chief that East Germany is building a rocket in violation of the disarmament pact. Once in East Berlin Leiser falls in love with a beautiful young girl and the couple decide to flee the espionage experts - both East and West - to start a new life together. But they soon find themselves pawns in the brutal game where the stakes are human lives. 84 Charing Cross Road (Dir. David Hugh Jones) (1986): A heart-warming drama in which Anne Bancroft stars as a New York collector of rare books. Little does she know that a letter to a small bookshop in London will lead to a 20 year love affair with the staff and the city... Remains Of The Day (Dir. James Ivory) (1993): Stevens is the perfect English butler. Now employed by Mr Lewis the new American owner of Darlington Hall Stevens has spent the best part of his working life serving Lord Darlington the host of many prestigious international conferences in the 1930s. It was only when war broke out in 1939 that Lord Darlington's involvement with the Nazi party was uncovered. Now twenty years later Stevens realizes that his unquestioning faith and dedication to duty were misplaced and cost him dearly in his own personal life. Over several years he carried on an intense relationship with the Estate's attractive young housekeeper Miss Kenton. But his unwavering sense of duty led Stevens to deny his emotions - and eventually drive away the one woman he loved. Now he wants to make amends... Legends Of The Fall (Dir. Edward Zwick) (1994): Colonel William Ludlow (Sir Anthony Hopkins) built a ranch in the remote foothills of the Montana Rockies where he brought up his three sons away from the carnage of the Indian wars. Alfred (Aidan Quinn) the eldest is dutiful and reserved Samuel (Henry Thomas) the beloved youngest is compassionate and idealistic while the middle brother Tristan (Brad Pitt) has a wild untameable spirit. Into this masculine world enters Susannah Finncannon (Julia Ormond) a beautiful intelligent woman who stirs a passion and rivalry in all three brothers that will change the course of their lives and shape their destinies forever. From the rugged prairie lands of 19th Century America to the trenches of World War I and the changing world beyond 'Legends of the Fall' is a sweeping star-studded epic - a passionate journey into the darkest secrets of love betrayal and the unbreakable bonds of blood. Bram Stoker's Dracula (Dir. Francis Ford Coppola) (1992): Francis Ford Coppola returns to the original source of the Dracula to create a modern masterpiece. It follows the tortured journey of the devastatingly seductive Transylvanian Prince (Gary Oldman) as he moves from Eastern Europe to 19th century London in search of his long lost Elisabeta who is reincarnated as the beautiful Mina (Winona Ryder)... The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (Dir. Michael Tuchner) (1982): Classic version of Hugo's tragic tale of unrequited love. Quasimodo is the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame taunted and brutalised by the townspeople because of his repellent appearance. Despite his outward appearance however Quasimodo has a tender heart as he demonstrates when he falls in love with beautiful gypsy girl Esmerelda.

• Fonteyn And Nureyev - The Perfect Partnership | DVD | (02/07/2001) from £10.66   |  Saving you £5.33 (50.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn created one of the most memorable partnerships in ballet history. This documentary features clips of the dynamic duo's most popular performances including the pas de deux from ""Le Corsaire"" and ""Swan Lake"" and excerpts from ""Romeo and Juliet"" and ""Les Sylphides"".

• Back To The Secret Garden | DVD | (06/01/2003) from £7.91   |  Saving you £-5.92 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Twelve-year old Lizzie has come to Misselthwaite Manor now a home for young war orphans run by housekeeper Martha and there she meets fellow orphans Robert Stephen and Geraldine. Endlessly curious full of spark and life Lizzie soon learns about the secret garden and wants to find out more. But Martha is fearful of its mysteries and has forbidden any of the children from venturing inside- a strictly observed rule that Lizzie is determined to break! With a stolen key in her hand she enters the garden and discovers that something once so beautiful has starved of love and is dying from neglect- but how does she restore it to it's former splendour?

• Doomwatch | DVD | (04/04/2016) from £29.79   |  Saving you £10.20 (34.24%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Doomwatch is the nickname for the Department of Measurement of Scientific Work. Under the leadership of Nobel Prize winning physicist, Dr. Spencer Quist, the Doomwatch team struggled, for three seasons, to keep an eye on the environment and supervise government and private sector research in an attempt to prevent pollution and other disasters that might be caused by the misuse of new scientific developments, discoveries and technology. While confronting dangers ranging from a plastic eating bacteria to hyper intelligent species of rats, from mind destroying sound waves to toxic wastes and genetic mutations, the Doomwatch team always found themselves under the gun, from unsupportive governmental superiors, and openly hostile corporations, and the powerful influences they could wield. The Doomwatch team initially consisted of Quist; former intelligence agent, Dr. John Ridge; eager young researcher Toby Wren; technician and computer specialist Colin Bradley; and secretary Pat Hunnisett. Episode List: Disc 1 S01, E01 - The Plastic Eaters; S01,E04 - Tomorrow The Rat; S01,E05 - Project Sahara; S01,E06 - Re-Entry Forbidden Disc 2 S01,E07 - The Devil s Sweets; S01,E08 - The Red Sky; S01,E10 - Train and De-Train; S01,E11 - The Battery People Disc 3 S02,E01 - You Killed Toby Wren; S02,E02 Invasion; S02,E03 - The Islanders; S02,E04 - No Room for Error Disc 4 S02,E05 - By The Pricking Of My Thumbs; S02,E06 - The Iron Doctor; S02,E07 - Flight Into Yesterday Disc 5 S02,E08 - The Web Of Fear; S02,E09 - In The Dark; S02,E10 - The Human Time Bomb Disc 6 S02,E11 - The Inquest; S02,E12 - The Logicians; S02,E13 - Public Enemy Disc 7 S03,E04 - Waiting For A Knighthood; S03,E06 - Hair Trigger; S03,E12 - Sex And Violence (Never transmitted); Extra - The Cult Of Doomwatch (documentary) .

• Gladiators Of World War 2 - The Kamikazes | DVD | (21/01/2005) from £15.97   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.08%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In the Middle Ages a breed of Japanese warrior known as the Samurai followed the Bushido code. Death held no fears for the Bushido warrior who believed that if he died in battle he would be reincarnated. He was unswervingly loyal and obedient to his Emperor whom he regarded as a God. In the autumn of 1944 as American forces began the reconquest of the Philippine islands they face a terrifying weapon born from the Bushido code the Kamikaze suicide attack. With dwindling resources

• Miss Marple - Murder At The Vicarage | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £7.63   |  Saving you £2.36 (30.93%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Geraldine McEwan takes over the coveted mantle of the titular super sleuth in one of a series of all-star cast adaptations of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple novels. When the Parson of Miss Marple's village St. Mary Mead declares rather carelessly that ""Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe would be doing the world at large a service"" he does not realise his words will come back to haunt him! From several potential murderers the venerable detective must find the real killer...

• Century of Warfare: The Collection | DVD | (20/05/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £69.99

  A world history produced in 26 one-hour programmes this series is the most comprehensive visual record ever assembled of the conflicts and battles which shaped the last one hundred years. Box Set Contains: Disc 1: The Road to Armageddon: 1. The Violent Century2. The World Goes to War: 1900 - 19143. Blood and Mud - Trench Warfare in the West: 1914 - 19184. War of the Eagle - Eastern Front: 1914 - 1917 Disc 2: A Revolution in Warfare 5. Battle Fleets and U-Boats - Naval Warfare6. Aces High - Air Warfare: 1914 - 19187. War to End All War? 1918 and Aftermath Disc 3: The Rise of the Axis 8. Battle Fleets and U-Boats - Naval Warfare9. The War Clouds Gather - 1935 - 193910. Blitzkreig - 1939 - 194111. Britain Stands Alone - 1940 - 1941 Disc 4: The Tide Turns 12. Sand and Sea War - War in the Mediterranean 1941 - 194413. Hitler Turns East - Eastern Front - 1941 - 194314. The Long Road Back - Eastern Front - 1943 - 1945 Disc 5: The Allies Triumphant 15. Normandy to the Rhine - Western Front 1942 -194516. The End in Europe - Eastern and Western Fronts 194517. Oriental Blitzkreig - Pacific Theatre - 1939 - 194218. Jungle and Ocean - Pacific Theatre - 1939 - 1942 Disc 6: A New Era of Warfare 19. The War at Sea - 1939 - 194520. Air War - 1939 - 194521. The Iron Curtain - Cold War - 1946 - 198922. Oriental Communism - Indo China and Korea - 1949 - 1989 Disc 7: Beyond the Cold War 23. Wars in Peace - 1945 - 198924. Vietnam - 1955 - 198925. War in the Middle East - 1945 - 1989 Disc 8: Gulf Wars and the Future

• Shaka Zulu | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £31.50   |  Saving you £-1.51 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Skaka Zulu is the powerful true story of tribal Africa during the turbulent 19th century. This critically acclaimed mini-series follows the life of Shaka a powerful and mighty Zulu leader as he grows up to fulfil an ancient tribal prophecy uniting his people into a bold new nation. Shaka is driven by extraordinary intelligence courage astounding physical ability and an immortal stance leading his proud warriors on their quest to be one people one power one empire! ""Shaka

• The Century of Warfare | DVD | (18/10/2004) from £57.79   |  Saving you £12.20 (17.40%)   |  RRP £69.99

  A world history in 26 one-hour programmes this series is the most comprehensive visual record ever assembled of the conflicts and battles which shaped the 20th century. Includes new and exclusive material from the Gulf War. 1. The Violent Century 2. The World Goes To War 3. Blood And Mud 4. War Of The Eagles 5. Battle Fleets And U-Boats 6. Aces High 7. War To End All War? 8. Enter The Dictators 9. The War Clouds Gather 10. Blitzkrieg 11. Britain Stands Alone 12. Sand An

• Thriller - The Complete Series | DVD | (27/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £99.99

  The complete collection of terrifying tales from Brian Clemens' classic series. Famed scriptwriter Brian Clemens is probably best known for his work on 'The Avengers' and 'The Professionals' but arguably the his best work is 'Thriller' a series he made for Lew Grade in the mid 1970s. 'Thriller' is an antholoy series of single plays - some horrific some terrifying - but always with a singular twist in the tale. Highly popular and critically acclaimed in its time 'Thriller' attra

• Napoleon 1812 - The Road To Moscow | DVD | (19/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  It was to be Napoleon Bonaparte's greatest adventure; an invasion of Russia with an army of more than 650 000 men the largest the world had yet seen. The Emperor's irresistible progress into the vast Russian interior saw many brutal conflicts including the Battle of Borodino one of the bloodiest day's fighting in military history. Napoleon would not be defeated in battle but by Russian guile and the savages of winter snows. To this day the infamous retreat from Moscow epitomises the

• Tommy | DVD | (30/07/2001) from £14.95   |  Saving you £3.04 (20.33%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Ken Russell's flamboyant treatment of The Who's rock opera about a deaf dumb and blind boy who develops an extraordinary ability at pinball. Under his sinister stepfather's influence he achieves fame and a cult following but his almost messianic status also spells the beginning of his destruction... Featuring musical contributions from a host of rock stars including Elton John Eric Clapton and Tina Turner.

• The Detectives - Series 3 | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In the neverending high-tech war against crime Detective Constables Bob Louis and David Briggs are the Scud missiles of the police arsenal: inefficient unreliable and utterly aimless! Episodes Comprise: 1. D.C. Of Love 2. Flash 3. Art Attack 4. On Thin Ice 5. Between A Rock And A Hard Place 6. Twitchers

• Jesus Of Nazareth | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £19.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (25.01%)   |  RRP £24.99

  From before the nativity to the Crucifixion and Resurrection Jesus Of Nazareth brings to life all the majesty and sweeping drama of the Gospels. This extended version features an additional 2 hours of footage not seen before! Robert Powell plays Jesus and a star-studded international cast adds depth and humanity to the roles of the saints sinners and ordinary people who walked in the footsteps of the Lord. The film shows the setting and background for the birth childhood and many miracles of the Messiah culminating in the Divine Resurrection. Directed by Oscar nominee Franco Zeffirelli and acclaimed by critics and religious leaders worldwide Jesus Of Nazareth tells the greatest of all stories with tremendous emotion and splendour.

• Shaka Zulu (The Complete Mini-Series) | Blu Ray | (21/11/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Henry Cele stars as powerful and mighty Zulu leader in the critically-acclaimed 10-part mini-series which comes to Blu-ray in its entirety for the very first time, 30 years after the premiere broadcast. Set in 19th century Africa, Shaka Zulu follows the story of the powerful and courageous leader, Shaka, and his rise to fulfill an ancient tribal prophecy of uniting Africa whilst the British were trying to gain control. Featuring a fantastic all-star cast including Edward Fox, Robert Powell and Christopher Lee, and filmed on location in South Africa, this is an epic tale of courage and triumph.

• Jesus Of Nazareth | DVD | (27/03/2000) from £12.81   |  Saving you £7.18 (56.05%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Originally made for TV in 1977, this in-depth version of Jesus' life is so thorough that the first hour is devoted solely to the story of his birth. The film doesn't skimp on some of the other landmark events of this famous story either. Director Franco Zeffirelli gives ample screen time each to the Last Supper and the Crucifixion. Passages of the Bible are quoted verbatim, the locations have a Palestine-like authenticity, and, aside from some of the principals (Robert Powell as Jesus, Olivia Hussey as Mary, and Stacy Keach as Barabbas), many of the non-Roman characters are actually played by Semitic-looking actors. Zeffirelli diligently provides the socio-political background that gave rise to Jesus' following and the crisis in belief it caused for the people of Israel (and one or two Romans). --Kimberly Heinrichs, Amazon.com

• The Jigsaw Man | DVD | (13/09/2002) from £4.95   |  Saving you £-1.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Kim Philby Guy Burgess Donald Maclean Peter and Helen Kroger... and now Sir Philip Kimberly... All traitors spies defectors - call them what you will. Each betrayed their country or the country they had adopted for money for ideal or for both.

• Classic Ghost Stories | DVD | (28/10/2013) from £14.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (33.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The BFI presents another volume of classic BBC ghost stories adapted from the pen of M.R. James. These partially-dramatized readings by actor Robert Powell (Jesus of Nazareth Mahler Tommy) were originally broadcast to terrified audiences over the Christmas of 1986. Made available here for the very first time since then these blood-curdling tales include The Mezzotint The Ash Tree Wailing Well The Rose Garden and Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad. Also included as an exclusive bonus on this release are the three M.R. James episodes - The Mezzotint A School Story and The Diary of Mr Poynter - from the 1980 BBC TV series Spine Chiller read by celebrated actor Michael Bryant (star of the 1974 BBC Ghost Story for Christmas episode The Treasure of Abbot Thomas).