"Actor: Sid James"

• Carry On Henry | DVD | (27/08/2001) from £13.97   |  Saving you £-3.98 (-39.80%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Shot in the bright postal colours of a seaside postcard, Carry on Henry applies the usual Carry On sniggering to the married life of Henry VIII. Talbot Rothwell's script is standard bedroom farce and full of jokes about choppers, while the threat of beheading and the actuality of torture are constantly present but only as the terrible things that happen to cartoon characters who will be back next time. Sid James turns in one of his better performances as the endlessly lecherous and fickle Henry, married to Joan Sims and lusting after Barbara Windsor. There is a genuine sexual chemistry between James and Windsor which at times almost breaks open the farce formula. The usual regulars--Kenneth Williams as Thomas Cromwell, Terry Scott as Cardinal Wolsey, Charles Hawtrey as Sir Roger--do their usual turns; Williams is more subdued than usual, while Hawtrey hugely enjoys playing the Queen's secret lover. This was not one of the high points of the series, but it has its own curious charm. On the DVD: The DVD has no extras whatever, but is a good clean print in 1.77:1 ratio with crisp mono sound. --Roz Kaveney

• Off The Hook | DVD | (19/10/2009) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Off The Hook

• Emergency Call | DVD | (06/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A race against the clock thriller about a police inspectors frantic search to locate three blood donors each able to donate one pint of a rare type of blood to save the life of a young girl suffering from leukaemia. The hospital's chief surgeon Dr. Carter (Anthony Steel) aided by Scotland Yard's Inspector Lane (Jack Warner) launch a nationwide hunt to save the young girls life. They come into contact with three potential donors all from very different backgrounds who must be persuaded to make a donation despite their reservations. This is the first ever DVD release of this1952 thriller.

• Sitcom Classics | DVD | (05/11/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An outstanding compilation of five classic episodes from the most memorable sitcoms in British history - 'Bless This House' 'Man About The House' 'Father Dear Father' 'George & Mildred' and 'Never The Twain'.

• I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer | DVD | (29/06/2009) from £1.89   |  Saving you £11.10 (85.50%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In a heady Australian summer, a young cricketer is hospitalised by his bullying teammates. Twenty years later he returns to wreak his bloody revenge.

• Carry On Don't Lose Your Head | DVD | (27/08/2001) from £6.66   |  Saving you £3.33 (50.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Carry On Don't Lose Your Head parodies the adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel, with crinkly, cackling Sid James as master of disguise the Black Fingernail and Jim Dale as his assistant Lord Darcy. He must rescue preposterously effete aristo Charles Hawtrey from the clutches of Kenneth Williams' fiendish Citizen Camembert and his sidekick Citizen Bidet (Peter Butterworth). The Black Fingernail is assisted in his efforts to thwart the birth of the burgeoning republic by the almost supernatural stupidity of his opponents, who fail to recognise the frankly undisguisable Sid James even when dressed as a flirty young woman. What with an executioner who is tricked into beheading himself in order to prove the efficacy of his own guillotine, it's all a little too easy. As usual, no groan-worthy pun is left unturned, nor unheralded by the soundtrack strains of a long whistle or wah-wah trumpet. This is pretty silly stuff even by Carry On standards, with most of the cast barely required to come out of first gear and an overlong climactic swordfight sequence hardly raising the dramatic stakes. Most of the humour here resides neither in the script nor the characterisation but in the endlessly watchable Williams' whooping, nasal delivery (occasionally lapsing into broad Cockney) and the jowl movements of the always-underrated Butterworth. On the DVD: There are no extra features except scene selection. The picture is 4:3 full screen ratio.--David Stubbs

• Bless This House - The Complete Fifth Series | DVD | (22/01/2007) from £14.83   |  Saving you £5.16 (25.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sid James plays Sid Abbott - Mr Average Married Man. A representative for a stationery firm. Sid's interest in life are the three C's: Chelsea Courage bitter and Crumpet and not necessarily in that order. In common with most married men however he finds these ambitions constatnly thwarted by his wife son and daughter also not necessarily in that order. Sid likes to think he is with it but in actual fact he would not know it if he saw it. Diana Coupland plays his attractive sensible level-headed wife. Sally Geeson is his 16-year old daughter Sally. She's in her last year at Grammar School and is the apple of Sid's eye. Robin Stewart plays Mike who is 19 and just left college. He is far too busy straightening out the affairs of the world to bother about a job. Episodes Comprise: 1. They Don't Write Songs Like That Anymore 2. The Gypsy's Warning 3. The Biggest Woodworm In The World 4. Home Tweet Home 5. You're Never Too Old To Be Young 6. The Policeman And The Paint And The Pirates 7. Happy Birthday Sid 8. Freedom Is 9. Mr Chairman 10. And Afterwards At...

• Duel in Diablo | Blu Ray | (09/04/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Elephant Juice | DVD | (22/01/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The story of Billy, Will, Jules, Daphne and Dodie, a group of people who prove that there are no secrets between friends.

• Blood On The Sun | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  While much of the world watched the early success of 'Mein Kampf' and the bombing of Pearl Harbour was ten years in the future few were aware of the existence of an oriental 'Hitler' ... Baron Giichi Tankara. But the war had already started in Japan for James Condon American journalist and editor of the Japanese Chronicle whose intuition has led him to believe that major trouble was brewing. The role of Condon man of hard words and harder fists is just the kind of tough guy that first brought James Cagney stardom and in this movie you will not be disappointed as he battles to stay alive long enough to warn the rest of the world against a Japanese militarist plot called the 'Tanaka Plan' that has world domination as its objective. This is one of the first American martial arts movies and features some gripping action with Cagney doing his own stunts for which he trained intensively with Ken Kuniyuki a fifth degree judo master before shooting. This is Cagney at his best.

• Comedy Classics | DVD | (10/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Long Lost Comedy Classics is a collection of films from a golden age of British Cinema remembered for timeless stars and some unique movies that have stood the test of time. So why not take a trip down memory lane and see how cinema used to be? The Love Match (1955) (Dir. David Paltenghi): After being arrested for assaulting a football referee desperate train driver Bill raids the railwaymen's holiday fund to cover his fine. Now he has to get the money back by hook or by crook! Make Me An Offer (1955) (Dir. Cyril Frankel): A struggling antiques dealer finds the answer to his financial problems when he stumbles across a precious vase - but needs to pull out every trick in the book to win his prize! Orders Are Orders (1954) (Dir. David Paltenghi): A sleepy army barracks is about to be overrun by a film company shooting a science fiction caper - much to the annoyance of the Divisional Commander who decides to make a surprise inspection. Time Gentlemen Please (1952) (Dir. Lewis Gilbert): The PM is planning a celebration visit to the model village of Little Hayhoe. However local lay-about Dan Dance refuses to work so he's shipped off to the local almshouse where he awaits an uncertain yet very funny future. John And Julie (1955) (Dir. William Fairchild): This timeless film records the adventures of two young children who runaway to watch the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 1953 meeting various English eccentrics along the way. Miss Robin Hood (1952) (Dir. John Guillermin): A newspaper columnist conspires with an elderly fan to steal a secret whiskey formula from a wealthy distiller. However it's not long before Scotland Yard is on the case!

• Carry On Camping | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £9.32   |  Saving you £10.67 (114.48%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Prepare for an onslaught of robust breezy humour when the Carry On team take to the great Outdoors.

• Carry On Loving | DVD | (27/08/2001) from £7.93   |  Saving you £2.06 (25.98%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Setting a Carry On film in a marriage bureau has a certain self-serving obviousness, so it's hardly surprising that Carry On Loving milks the idea for all it's worth. The Wedded Bliss Agency is of course a pretty dubious outfit, being run by Sid (James) and Sophie Bliss (Hattie Jacques), who together are the worst possible argument both for marriage and for their own profession: they constantly snipe at each other, they aren't actually married and their sophisticated computer matching system is in fact a complete fake. The remainder of the team are mostly cast as hapless clients, with predictable but often very funny situations arising from the various mismatches engineered by the agency, such as the inevitable misunderstanding over one client's interest in modelling. Yes, the humour is about as subtle as a flatulent elephant, but you can't help entering into the spirit of the thing. If there's an outstanding performance it has to be that of Imogen Hassall, who handles her transformation from round-shouldered frump to well-bred love goddess with considerable expertise and a genuine sense of fun. On the DVD: The picture ratio is 4:3, and as is usual for this series the disc has no added features, which always seems like a terribly missed opportunity.--Roger Thomas

• Sid James, British Comedy Heroes | DVD | (08/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In this hilarious programme we revisit some of Sid James' funniest moments from an illustrious career that has made him one of Britain's best loved comedy heroes. Laugh again at some of the best sketches ever written for film and television and a few that may have escaped you from his earlier career. In addition to archive interviews with Mr James himself we also hear the first hand reflections of his long term partners Diana Coupland and Jack Douglas and others he starred with such as Olga Lowe Bill Roberton who all pay tribute to the comic genius that was Sid James. Although sadly missed Sid James will continue to entertain us on TV screens for years to come via the comic legacy that is the classic series of 'Carry On' films 'Bless This House' 'Citizen James' 'Hancock's Half Hour' and much more.

• Bless This House | DVD | (12/06/2008) from £2.68   |  Saving you £-0.69 (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Three episodes on one dvd

• Blood On The Sun | DVD | (01/12/2003) from £8.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (88.99%)   |  RRP £16.99

  While much of the world watched the early success of 'Mein Kampf' and the bombing of Pearl Harbour was ten years in the future few were aware of the existence of an oriental 'Hitler' ... Baron Giichi Tankara. But the war had already started in Japan for James Condon American journalist and editor of the Japanese Chronicle whose intuition has led him to believe that major trouble was brewing. The role of Condon man of hard words and harder fists is just the kind of tough guy t

• Hammer Horror - The Early Classics | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Four Sided Triangle (Dir. Terence Fisher 1953): Murray stars as Dr. Bill Leggat who along with his childhood friends Lena and Robin creates a machine that can flawlessly replicate anything be it animate or inanimate. Undermining the trio's professional relationship is the sexual tension that has been brewing for years. Both men are attracted to Lena but on the eve of the public announcement of their invention Lena declares her love for Robin. Devastated Bill decides to clone Lena and names the clone who has all of Lena's feelings and memories Helen. Confident that Helen will love him Bill takes her on a holiday. However while away Bill's relationship with Helen does not go as planned causing Bill to resort to some shady experiments on Helen that will force her to love him. Produced by Hammer studios and directed by their most celebrated director Terence Fisher Four Sided Triangle was something of a precursor to many of their most famous films The Quatermass Xperiment (Dir. Val Guest 1955): A missile is launched by Professor Quatermass and his team but when it lands back in the English countryside two of the crew members have disappeared. The third who is barely alive undergoes a quite terrifying transformation which threatens Earth's very existence... Quatermass 2 (Dir. Val Guest 1957): Quatermass is intrigued by strange images on his radar. Thinking them to be meteorites he follows them to a village which on his arrival he finds has been completely destroyed... X The Unknown (Dir. Leslie Norman 1956): Penned by master horror screenwriter Jimmy Sangster and intelligently directed by Leslie (father of film critic Barry) Norman. The story sees a mysterious gelatinous monster which feeds off radioactivity terrorising a remote Scottish village.

• Carry On Camping | UMD | (30/01/2006) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-10.24 (-102.50%)   |  RRP £9.99

• Scarred City | DVD | (11/09/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Cop John Trace (Baldwin) walks a beat while his third on-the-job shooting is being investigated. He spots a drug dealer selling and gives chase. When the dealer reaches into his pocket John assumes he is going for a gun and shoots him dead. A quick patdown reveals he was only trying to dispose of the drugs...

• The Last Line Of Defense 2 | DVD | (27/05/2002) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-12.01 (-150.30%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Decorated Lieutenant and Navy SEAL John Kennedy Brascoe is a broken man having been stripped of his position within the mighty US military machine. While operating undercover during a botched mission for the CIA his partner Cody has named him as a traitor and thief. Thrown out of the military and faced with the insurmountable medical fees for the care of his sick young son John is reunited with an ex-navy SEAL buddy Sparks (Michael Madsen). Together they embark on the mission of a lifetime: to penetrate the fortress home of a multi-billionaire.