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• All Creatures Great & Small: Series 5 | DVD | (02/12/2024) from £16.50   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Box Set Blu-ray (Episodes 1-3) | Blu Ray | (02/05/2022) from £22.80   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Star Wars: The Phantom Menance See the first fateful steps in the journey of Anakin Skywalker. Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn rescue Queen Amidala, ruler of a peaceful planet invaded by dark forces. On their escape, they discover nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker, a child prodigy who is unusually strong in The Force. Star Wars: Attack of The Clones Watch the seeds of Anakin Skywalker transformation take root. When Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker is assigned to protect Senator Padmé Amidala, he discovers his love for her and his own darker side. Obi-Wan Kenobi uncovers a secret clone army as the galaxy marches towards full-scale war. Star Wars: Revenge of The Sith Discover the true power of the dark side. Clone Wars rage across the galaxy. The sinister Sith Lord seizes control of the Republic and corrupts Anakin Skywalker to be his dark apprentice, Darth Vader. Obi-Wan Kenobi must confront his fallen friend in an epic lightsaber duel. Product Features Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Filmmaker And Cast Audio Commentary Cast And Crew Archival Audio Commentary Conversations: Doug Chiang Looks Back Discoveries From Inside: Models & Miniatures Documentary: The Beginning Extended And Deleted Scenes And Much More! Star Wars: Attack of The Clones Filmmaker And Cast Audio Commentary Cast And Crew Archival Audio Commentary Conversations: Sounds In Space Discoveries From Inside: Costumes Revealed From Puppets To Pixels: Digital Characters In Episode II Cast And Crew Interviews Extended And Deleted Scenes And Much More! Star Wars: Revenge of The Sith Filmmaker And Cast Audio Commentary Cast And Crew Archival Audio Commentary Conversations: The Star Wars That Almost Was Discoveries From Inside: Holograms & Bloopers Within A Minute: The Making Of Episode III Filmmaker And Cast Interviews Extended And Deleted Scenes And Much More!

• Cambridge Spies | DVD | (02/06/2003) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Cambridge Spies, the BBC's moody 2003 dramatisation of the most notorious debacle in the history of the British Secret Service, raises the spectre of the treachery of Philby, Burgess, MacLean and Blunt for a generation of viewers who can only imagine the shockwaves generated by their duplicity. Inevitably the story suffers from the basically repellent quality of its raw material. Determinedly non-judgemental, it frequently stumbles along a precarious path between romantic eulogy and fact-based fable of the perils of idealism. For all the handsome casting, the characters have little charm to compensate for their deeds. Their motivations are sketched only vaguely. Even in moments of personal vulnerability, however poignant the performances, sympathy is at a premium. But it has its high points as an atmospheric soap opera: the recreation of a period that stretches from the radical aspects of 1930s university life at Cambridge to Cold War London, dipping into the Spanish Civil War and the Washington diplomatic circle en route, is vivid. The acting, too, is fine. Tom Hollander's rampantly dissolute Burgess verges constantly on parody. But Toby Stephens (Philby), Samuel West (a frosty Blunt) and Rupert Penry-Jones (an emotionally wrung-out MacLean) work wonders with Peter Moffat's insubstantial script. On the DVD: Cambridge Spies is a handsome production with a cinematic quality enhanced by an appropriately edgy soundtrack and widescreen presentation. The main extra is the commentary shared by director Tim Fywell, producer Mark Shivas and writer Peter Moffat. It's a rather self-congratulatory affair, but includes some interesting insights: attempts to film some events in their real location met with refusal, suggesting that in some quarters, the outrage and embarrassment that Burgess, Philby and MacLean left in their wake is still very close to the surface. --Piers Ford

• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | Blu Ray | (24/08/2020) from £19.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn rescue Queen Amidala, ruler of a peaceful planet invaded by dark forces. On their escape, they discover nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker, a child prodigy who is unusually strong in The Force. Episode I: Phantom Menace Bonus Disc Conversations: Doug Chiang Looks Back Discoveries From Inside: Models & Miniatures George Lucas On The Digital Revolution The Beginning Feature-Length Documentary The Podrace: Theatrical Edit Archive Fly-Through Naboo Overview Liam Neeson Interview Tatooine Overview Rick McCallum Interview - Podracers Rick McCallum Interview - Filming in Tunisia Coruscant Overview George Lucas Preparing To Write Episode I - 1994 Trash-Talking Droids The Waterfall Sequence Extended Podrace Wager Complete Podrace Grid Sequence Extended Podrace Lap Two Anakin's Scuffle With Greedo Battle On The Boarding Ramp Bail Organa of Alderaan The Battle Is Over Anakin's Return Jar Jar Maquette Trade Federation Battleship Concept Model Republic Cruiser Concept Model Queen Amidala Throne Room Costume Full Sized Battle Droid Naboo Starfighter Concept Model Sando Aqua Monster Maquette Darth Maul Costume Palpatine's Shuttle Model Queen's Royal Starship Concept Model Eopie With Anakin Maquette Watto Maquette Sebulba Maquette Dud Bolt Puppet Anakin's Podracer Tabletop Model Sith Speeder Model Coruscant Air Taxi Model Queen Amidala Senate Costume Queen Amidala Pre-Senate Address Costume Senate Guard Costume

• Longitude | DVD | (15/01/2007) from £7.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (62.58%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An epic adaptation of Dava Sobel's best-selling book starring Michael Gambon and Jeremy Irons. Longitude is the fascinating story of John Harrison (Gambon) who in the 18th century believed he could make a clock that would work on board a ship - and so solve the problem of finding longitude at sea. Harrison has to struggle against a bigoted establishment in order to win recognition for his achievements. This story is intertwined with that of Rupert Gould (Irons) the former naval officer who in the 1920s discovered Harrison's clocks and - at the cost of his health his reputation and his marriage began the mammoth task of restoring them.

• Auschwitz - The Nazis And The Final Solution | DVD | (14/02/2005) from £6.68   |  Saving you £13.31 (199.25%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Auschwitz: the site of the largest mass murder in the history of the world. However few know the true and surprising history of this most infamous place nor how it fitted into the Nazis' overall plan for the mass extermination of the Jews what was termed 'Final Solution'. For Auschwitz via its destructive dynamism became both a microcosm of the Nazi State and the logical consequence of Hitler's warped view of the world. Combining rare archive footage CGI illustrations of the c

• The Nazis - A Warning From History | DVD | (24/05/2004) from £7.86   |  Saving you £12.13 (154.33%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Combining unseen archive footage and a wealth of interview material with "ordinary" people who witnessed or even participated in Hitler's reign, this eight part 1997 documentary brought fresh light to bear on the rise and fall of The Third Reich. Inevitably, the episode dealing with the Holocaust immobilises the viewer in its harrowing detail and a further blow against that rump of humanity who refuse to believe the genocide ever occurred. Yet of great interest also is the depiction of the nature of Hitler's dictatorship. He was, it seems, not a driven, workaholic ideologue but a lazy man who, having set his ideas in motion was content to let his subordinates do all the administrative work, fighting for his favour. The series also featured interviews with unrepentant Nazis. There's a telling moment in which an interviewer confronts an elderly woman with a letter of complaint to the Nazi authorities about a supposedly "subversive" neighbour, bearing her signature. The letter sent the hapless neighbour to her death. At first the woman denies knowledge of the incident, then, when faced with the evidence, glibly wonders why anyone should still bother about events that occurred so long ago. This series shows us exactly why. --David Stubbs

• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | Blu Ray | (24/08/2020) from £9.90   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn rescue Queen Amidala, ruler of a peaceful planet invaded by dark forces. On their escape, they discover nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker, a child prodigy who is unusually strong in The Force. Episode I: Phantom Menace Bonus Disc Conversations: Doug Chiang Looks Back Discoveries From Inside: Models & Miniatures George Lucas On The Digital Revolution The Beginning Feature-Length Documentary The Podrace: Theatrical Edit Archive Fly-Through Naboo Overview Liam Neeson Interview Tatooine Overview Rick McCallum Interview - Podracers Rick McCallum Interview - Filming in Tunisia Coruscant Overview George Lucas Preparing To Write Episode I - 1994 Trash-Talking Droids The Waterfall Sequence Extended Podrace Wager Complete Podrace Grid Sequence Extended Podrace Lap Two Anakin's Scuffle With Greedo Battle On The Boarding Ramp Bail Organa of Alderaan The Battle Is Over Anakin's Return Jar Jar Maquette Trade Federation Battleship Concept Model Republic Cruiser Concept Model Queen Amidala Throne Room Costume Full Sized Battle Droid Naboo Starfighter Concept Model Sando Aqua Monster Maquette Darth Maul Costume Palpatine's Shuttle Model Queen's Royal Starship Concept Model Eopie With Anakin Maquette Watto Maquette Sebulba Maquette Dud Bolt Puppet Anakin's Podracer Tabletop Model Sith Speeder Model Coruscant Air Taxi Model Queen Amidala Senate Costume Queen Amidala Pre-Senate Address Costume Senate Guard Costume

• On Chesil Beach | DVD | (17/09/2018) from £2.97   |  Saving you £4.03 (135.69%)   |  RRP £7.00

  It is summer 1962, and England is still a year away from huge social changes: Beatlemania, the sexual revolution and the Swinging Sixties. Florence (Ronan) and Edward (Howle) are just married and honeymooning on the dramatic coastline of Chesil Beach in Dorset. However, the hotel is old fashioned and stifling, and underlying tensions between the young couple surface and cast unexpected shadows over their long anticipated wedding night. From the precise depiction of two young lovers, to the touching story of how their unexpressed misunderstandings and fears shape the rest of their lives, ON CHESIL BEACH is a tender story which shows how the entire course of a life can be changed, by a gesture not made or a word not spoken.

• All Creatures Great & Small | DVD | (23/11/2020) from £22.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) follows his dream to become a vet in the magnificent Yorkshire Dales. He soon discovers that treating the animals is as much about treating their owners, and the Dales' farmers are a tough crowd to please. At Skeldale House James gets to know his newly formed dysfunctional family; his chaotic and erratic boss Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West), his wayward brother Tristan (Callum Woodhouse) and the shrewd housekeeper Mrs. Hall (Anna Madeley) who is endlessly steering the ship. When local farmer's daughter Helen Alderson (Rachel Shenton) attracts James' attention, he finds another, more enduring reason to stay in the Dales. Special Features: Interviews with Cast, Set Walkthrough, Picture Gallery, Behind the Scenes Picture Gallery, English Subtitles

• 101 Dalmations II - Patch's London Adventure | DVD | (03/09/2012) from £5.89   |  Saving you £10.10 (171.48%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Puppies, puppies and more puppies are packed into this entertaining and exciting sequel to Disney's classic, 101 Dalmatians. The adventure begins when Pongo and Perdita's pup Patch, who is not satisfied being just one out of 101, gets the chance to meet his TV hero, Thunderbolt, the One-Of-A-Kind Wonderdog. When Thunderbolt's trusty sidekick Lightning reveals that the show's producers are on the lookout for a new star, Thunderbolt - with Patch in tow - struts out into the real world to perform true acts of heroism. And when puppy-obsessed Cruella De Vil returns, it's Patch and Thunderbolt's teamwork and friendship that will save the day.

• Persuasion | DVD | (01/11/1999) from £14.29   |  Saving you £5.70 (39.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  After a slow beginning, in which the complex tangle of relationships is initially confusing, this BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's last novel, Persuasion, develops into an elegant romantic comedy. Austin combines a subtle dissection of the folly of class with a slow-burning, intensely passionate love story. Anne Elliot (Amanda Root) has loved Captain Wentworth (Ciaran Hinds) ever since she was persuaded to reject him years before. Now he has returned from the Napoleonic wars, but will love be allowed to blossom? Especially when Anne is surrounded by the selfish, petty-minded Mary, misguided by Lady Russell, and burdened by a father obsessed with fairness of countenance above all other considerations. Excepting a basic booklet, on-screen character biographies and a Dolby Digital soundtrack, there is nothing to distinguish this DVD from the video version. The picture is very good, but showing some grain, not exceptional, so unless you have a large television there is little advantage over tape. In any format, what makes this adaptation work is the sharp screenplay by Nick Dear and the naturalistic style of director Roger Mitchell (who joined the A-list with Notting Hill, 1999), together eliciting fine performances from the ensemble cast. Less flamboyant than Pride and Prejudice (1995), this is a civilised treat. --Gary S Dalkin

• Fleming | DVD | (10/03/2014) from £4.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (200.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Starring Dominic Cooper this action-packed drama tells the real story of Ian Fleming the man who created James Bond. London 1939: Ian Fleming is an irresponsible playboy living in the shadow of his dead war hero father his successful author brother and his domineering mother. When the Second World War breaks out Ian suddenly finds himself with a chance to shine - to prove his worth - with a job in Naval Intelligence. At first Ian is inclined to treat his new job as a big adventure but as the shocking consequences and challenges of war become ever clearer to him he begins to learn where his real talents lie. Packed with lust romance humour jeopardy and explosive action - and set in Britain France Germany and Jamaica - this is the fascinating story of the man whose own life and adventures were the inspiration for one of the most iconic spies in modern literature - James Bond.

• All Creatures Great & Small Series 1&2 Boxset | DVD | (29/11/2021) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Series OneFresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) follows his dream to become a vet in the magnificent Yorkshire Dales. He soon discovers that treating the animals is as much about treating their owners, and the Dalesʼ farmers are a tough crowd to please.Includes the Christmas Special: The Night Before ChristmasSeries TwoA visit back home presents James with a dilemma when he's offered a position at his old mentor's forward-thinking practice in Glasgow. On his return to the Dales, James is reminded of how much he loves the place and one person in particular. Will he choose to be with his family or follow his heart?Special Features:Interviews with CastSet WalkthroughPicture GalleriesSubtitles

• Waking The Dead - Series 2 | DVD | (26/06/2006) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-4.17 (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.81

  The Cold Case team return to DVD for more unsolved crimes that need their outstanding expertise. Episodes Comprise: 1. Life Sentence (Part 1) 2. Life Sentence (Part 2) 3. Deathwatch (Part 1) 4. Deathwatch (Part 2) 5. Special Relationship (Part 1) 6. Special Relationship (Part 2) 7. Thin Air (Part 1) 8. Thin Air (Part 2)

• Carrington | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  She was a gifted artist he was an eminent writer and together they created a controversy that sent shock waves through polite society. This is the true story of Dora Carrington and Lytton Strachey - their lives their loves and the desires they unleashed in a relationship that dared to challenge the taboos of England between the wars.

• All Creatures Great & Small Series 2 | DVD | (29/11/2021) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The critically acclaimed and universally loved - Channel 5 remake of the iconic series about a rural vet - based on James Herriot's real-life memoirs working as a vet in rural Yorkshire during the 1930s and 40s - returns for a second series.Siegfried Farnon, a capricious veterinary surgeon reluctantly hires the recently qualified Herriot to join his rural practice. While initially wary of his new life in the countryside, the young vet ultimately finds the local community spirit and charming animals are more than enough to win him over.

• Howard's End | DVD | (17/09/2007) from £7.77   |  Saving you £8.22 (105.79%)   |  RRP £15.99

  'Only connect.' This famous command is the catalyst which brings together two very different Edwardian families - the one passionate and progressive the other hidebound by wealth and social status - with irreversible and devastating consequences. A dying woman's impulsive wish marks a turning point in the relationship between the cosmopolitan Schlegel sisters Margaret and Helen and the wealthy Wilcox family when Ruth Wilcox bequeaths her idyllic country house Howards End to Marg

• Howard's End | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £12.96   |  Saving you £-7.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Howards End is E M Forster's beautifully subtle story of the criss-crossing paths of the privileged and those they disdain--and of a remarkable pair of women who can see beyond class distinctions. Dramatic and tragic but also surprisingly funny, this James Ivory film focuses on a pair of unmarried sisters (Emma Thompson, who won an Oscar, and Helena Bonham Carter) who befriend a poor young clerk (Sam West) and, without meaning to, ruin his life. Meanwhile, Thompson also makes the acquaintance of a dying neighbour (Vanessa Redgrave), who leaves her a family home in her will--which her husband (Anthony Hopkins) destroys. But, ironically, he meets and falls in love with Thompson, even as their paths once more intersect with the increasingly miserable young clerk. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's beautifully economical script also won an Oscar.--Marshall Fine

• The Frankenstein Chronicles | DVD | (03/10/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Starring Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), The Frankenstein Chronicles is a thrilling and terrifying reimagining of Mary Shelley's classic novel that follows a detective investigating a series of horrifying experiments. London, 1827: when a mutilated corpse is discovered by the edge of the River Thames, Inspector John Marlott (Bean) sets off on a hunt for the most deranged of killers, which takes him to the darkest corners of Georgian London an underworld of prostitution, drug smuggling, bodysnatching and murder for profit. But as his investigation deepens only one thing is for certain: an evil which defies reason is at work, attempting to reanimate the dead.