"Actor: Simon Oates"

• Doomwatch | DVD | (04/04/2016) from £24.95   |  Saving you £15.04 (60.28%)   |  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) .

• The Terrornauts | DVD | (17/03/2014) from £9.01   |  Saving you £2.24 (28.90%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Doomwatch star Simon Oates takes the lead role in this cult '60s sci-fi gem, adapted from visionary author Murray Leinster's novel The Wailing Asteroid by fellow Hugo-award winner John Brunner. Also starring Bond girl Zena Marshall and featuring typically charismatic turns from Patricia Hayes and Charles Hawtrey, The Terrornauts is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements. Joe Burke heads a radio telescope project at a British observatory, h...

• Film Fantastic 1 | DVD | (12/11/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE TERRORNAUTS Joe Burke heads a radio telescope project hoping to pick up signs of life from another planet; thus far, the team has reported no positive results. But just when the project is about to be cancelled, Burke discovers a faint signal and decides to respond... UNEARTHLY STRANGER TP91 is a secret and highly complex formula which will enable man to project himself through time and space, but when Dr Munro succeeds in partially solving it he is found dead and his successor quickly senses that both he and his new wife are now in grave danger... INVASION Routine tests on a traffic accident victim lead to shocking discoveries when the man is found to be not human! His fabulous tale of being an escaped prisoner from an alien spaceship suddenly takes a turn for the sinister... THE FINAL PROGRAMME In a far-off future, mankind is in a state of decay. But a group of scientists believe they have found the means to move humanity on to its next level in the creation of an ideal, self-replicating and thus immortal human being!

• Shoebox Zoo - Series 1 | DVD | (15/11/2004) from £2.70   |  Saving you £2.29 (84.81%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Shoebox Zoo fuses classic drama with state of the art CGI animation by taking viewers on a magical adventure in search of the alchemist's Book of Forbidden Knowledge lost a millennium ago in the borders of Scotland. It's the worst birthday of Marnie McBride's life. She half-heartedly blows out the 11 candles on her birthday cake and makes a wish. What she wants more than anything is for her Mom to come back. She's 11 years old today and she's never felt so lost and alone... Marni

• Doomwatch | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  A remote island village... A team of intrepid scientists... A terrifying secret... The mysterious island village of Balfe is experiencing unexplainable phenomena... from grossly oversized sea-life to half-buried bodies in the dark woods to strange Neanderthal like men suffering from a rare disfiguring disease. Is this town afflicted by radioactive waste contaminating their water? Is there a vengeful mutant monster lurking in the woods? Or worse are the townsfolk being punished by an act of God for their past sins? It is up to Dr. Del Shaw and the dedicated scientists at Doomwatch headquarters to discover the cause of these horrific mutations. Infuriating local villagers who cling to their secluded island's survival Dr. Shaw (Ian Bannen) and local school teacher Victoria Brown (Judy Geeson) risk their lives to uncover the truth behind the strange happenings no matter how frightening or dangerous it may be. Based on the British television series of the same name Doomwatch is a haunting telltale film that just might be hazardous to your health!

• Doomwatch | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

• Doomwatch - The Plastic Eaters / Tomorrow, The Rat | DVD | (01/01/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Doomwatch is the nickname of a scientific group with the power to assess new technology and ban dangerous developments. It wasn't supposed to cause trouble but unfortunately for the government this watchdog insists on biting. This exciting '70s drama series is anchored in scientific fact and is frighteningly close to reality.... Two episodes from the gripping BBC TV series: 'The Plastic Eaters' and 'Tomorrow The Rat'.

• Red Planet / Battlefield Earth / Soldier | DVD | (08/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  In Red Planet the only thing thicker than the Martian atmosphere (which is breathable, by the way) is the layer of clichés that nearly smothers a formulaic beat-the-clock plot. Science fiction fans are sure to be forgiving, however, because the film is reasonably intelligent, boasts a few dazzling sequences, and presents fascinating technology in the year 2057. We don't know how the Mars-1 spaceship gets to Mars in only six months (newfangled propulsion, no doubt), but we do get some cool diagnostic read-outs on tinfoil scrolls, an abundance of well-designed hardware, and a service-robot-turned-villain that's a high-tech hybrid of RoboCop, Bruce Lee, and a slinky panther with plenty of lethal attitude. A perfectly suitable companion to another Year 2000 sci-fi thriller, Pitch Black, Red Planet is a fine way to kill a couple of hours. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.comWhen Battlefield Earth was released theatrically, this inept sci-fi epic qualified as an instant camp classic, prompting Daily Variety to call it "the Showgirls of sci-fi shoot-'em-ups". Other reviews were united in their derision, and toy stores were left with truckloads of Battlefield Earth action figures that nobody wanted. Recklessly adapted from the novel by sci-fi author and Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard and set in the year 3000, the film is no worse than many cheesy sci-fi flicks, but the sight of Travolta as a burly, dreadlocked alien from the planet Psychlo provokes unintentional laughter from first frame to final credits. The best that Battlefield Earth can hope for is a Dune-like fate: it might improve in a longer director's cut--but that's wishful thinking. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.comKurt Russell hits new heights in laconic action heroes with his portrayal of Sergeant Todd, born and bred to be a Soldier in a futuristic army. Raised to kill mercilessly, living only for battle, he finds himself at the twilight of his career (and so-called life) when a regiment of genetically enhanced warriors threatens to make his brand of soldiering obsolete. Soldier is one of those rare sci-fi movies that relies more on plot and action than special effects (though the trash planet is effectively wrought). The pace of action in the last half of the film is relentless and exciting, and Russell's portrayal of the old warrior as he warms to human emotions relies more on expression than words-in fact, he barely utters half-dozen lines. --Tod Nelson, Amazon.com