"Actor: Stephen Fry"

• Jeeves and Wooster - The Complete Collection (Digitally Remastered) | DVD | (05/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Featuring the entire series of Jeeves And Wooster based on the characters created by P.G. Wodehouse. Jeeves & Wooster is one of the most delightful period comedy series in TV history. Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie have captured the wit and sophistication of P.G Wodehouse and manage to portray the marvellous light hearted atmosphere in which the stories were originally set to perfection. Now you can enjoy every episode at your leisure in this delightful box set of the complete tip-top shenanigans of Jeeves & Wooster.

• Gormenghast | DVD | (05/06/2000) from £7.59   |  Saving you £-1.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.00

  The BBC's lavish, glowingly designed adapation of Mervyn Peake's eccentrically brilliant novels Titus Groan and Gormenghast is a triumph of casting. Ian Richardson's Lear-like depiction of the mad earl of a remote, vast, ritual-obsessed building is matched by the brutal pragmatism of Celia Imrie as his wife, the synchronised madness of Zoe Wanamaker and Lynsey Baxter as his twin sisters and the duplicitous charm of Jonathan Rhys-Meyer as Steerpike, the kitchen-boy determined to take over no matter how many deaths it costs. John Sessions is surprisingly touching as Prunesquallor, the family doctor who realises almost too late what Steerpike intends. It is always tricky to film a book dear to the hearts of its admirers: Wilson and his design team achieve a look rather more pre-Raphaelite than Peake's own illustrations, shabby velvets, garish sunlight and dank stone passages. The score by Richard Rodney Bennett is full of attractive surprises--fanfares and waltzes and apotheoses--and John Tavener's choral additions are plausibly parts of the immemorial ritual of Gormenghast. On the DVD: The double DVD comes with scene selection, an informative half-hour documentary on the making of the serial and a slide gallery of costume designs, characters and their dooms. --Roz Kaveney

• The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff | DVD | (18/04/2016) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Welcome to the adventures of Jedrington Secret-Past, upstanding family man and owner of The Old Shop Of Stuff, where he sells a plethora of miscellaneous odd things. But with every good-hearted hero, there must come a villain. Enter Malifax Skulkingworm - a lawyer with a heart of flint, an unusual evil hat and a decidedly sinister plan to ruin Jedrington and incarcerate his family. But this is no ordinary Dickensian tale. The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff is an entertaining romp through a unique story of hidden wills, brave street urchins, mysterious artefacts and superb comedy characters.

• Love & Friendship | Blu Ray | (31/01/2022) from £9.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  An adaptation of Jane Austen's first novella ˜Lady Susan', Love & Friendship follows the beautiful Lady Susan as she attempts to find a husband for herself and her long-suffering daughter Frederica.

• Blackadder: Complete Series 2 (Blackadder II) | DVD | (13/11/2000) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Although now regarded as the opening salvo of a classic series, the original Blackadder series was not considered a great success, either among critics or many viewers, so a major rethink took place when it was recommissioned. On the writing front, future-Four Weddings And A Funeral scribe Richard Curtis was joined by Ben Elton, while the expensive War of the Roses-era sets were replaced by cosier Elizabethan ones. The most important change, however, was with Rowan Atkinson's eponymous character who, in the first series, had been a fairly weak-willed idiot but now emerged as the familiar Machiavellian fiend which would cement Atkinson's place in the pantheon of great British sitcom actors. Moreover, even if so many of the script's lines have been subsequently ripped off by lesser hands that it can't help but occasionally sound dated, the central performances of Atkinson, Tony Robinson (Baldrick), Tim McInnery (Lord Percy), Stephen Fry (Lord Melchett) and, of course, Miranda Richardson as the childishly psychotic Queen Elizabeth ("I love it when you get cross. Sometimes I think about having you executed just to see the expression on your face") remain note perfect. Yet the real pleasure for viewers may be in rediscovering the raft of excellent guest star performances--not least Tom "Doctor Who" Baker's berserk turn as a literally legless old sea dog given to guzzling his own urine long before the drinking water has run out. --Clark Collis

• Peter's Friends | DVD | (26/11/2001) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (160.32%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Ten years after leaving university Peter and his best friends reunite for a New Year's party to end all parties. Having weathered most of life's triumphs and disasters there doesn't seem to be much left to shock them - but Peter has a special surprise that will test their friendship to the utmost. A wonderfully wicked comedy about life love and other natural disasters.

• Stephen Fry's The Secret Life Of The Manic Depressive | DVD | (08/02/2010) from £6.28   |  Saving you £9.71 (154.62%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Stephen Fry's The Secret Life Of The Manic Depressive

• Stephen Fry & The Gutenberg Press | DVD | (21/03/2011) from £5.27   |  Saving you £9.72 (64.80%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The printing press was the world's first mass-production machine. Its invention in the 1450s changed the world by sparking a cultural revolution which shaped the modern age. In this BAFTA nominated programme Britain's national treasure Stephen Fry investigates Johann Gutenberg the elusive inventor of the printing press. Stephen's investigation discovers the lengths to which Gutenberg went to keep his project secret and uncovers the importance of printing in medieval Europe. To really understand the man Stephen must get his hands dirty assembling a team of craftsmen to build a working copy of Gutenberg's original press. Can Stephen's team match the achievement of Gutenberg's medieval craftsmen?

• It's A Sin | Blu Ray | (22/02/2021) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Its 1981, the start of a new decade and Ritchie, Roscoe and Colin begin a new life in London. Strangers at first, these young gay lads, and their best friend Jill, find themselves thrown together, and soon share each others adventures. But a new virus is on the rise, and soon their lives will be tested in ways they never imagined. As the decade passes, and they grow up in the shadow of AIDS, theyre determined to live and love more fiercely than ever. Hedonistic, proud, emotional and ground-breaking. Its the story of friends, lovers and families, set to soundtrack of the growing Gay scene of the 1980s.

• A Civil Action | DVD | (06/11/2000) from £5.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (167.39%)   |  RRP £15.99

  John Travolta (Face/Off Phenomenon) gives another brilliant performance in a suspenseful true story that's been praised as the greatest legal thriller of all time! Jan Schlichtmann (Travolta) is a cynical high-priced personal injury attorney who only takes big-money cases he can safely settle out of court. Though his latest case at first appears straightforward Schlichtmann soon becomes entangled in an epic legal battle...one where he's willing to put his career reputation and a

• Absolute Power: The Complete Series | DVD | (30/01/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Spin is dead, long live PR. Stephen Fry and John Bird star in this hilarious BBC satire set in the cynical world of public relations where truth is an optional extra and no job is too grubby, so long as it pays well... A re-working of Mark Tavener's acclaimed Radio 4 comedy series, Absolute Power sees Fry and Bird as Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe spinmeisters supreme who run their own top London PR consultancy. Whether keeping celebrity clients in or out of the tabloids, saving MPs from political oblivion or sugar-coating unpopular government schemes, Prentiss approaches his campaigns with sophistry, cynicism and a withering sarcasm. Occasionally reined in by his older, world-wearier and less amoral partner, the Machiavelli of Prentiss McCabe presides over an office of youthful executives that include the bright but dangerously honest Alison and Jamie, an equally devious Prentiss-in-waiting. With punchy, sometimes controversial scripts and guest turns from Geoffrey Palmer, Rebecca Front, Tim Brooke-Taylor and John Sessions, this set comprises both acclaimed series.

• Bill Bryson - Notes from a Small Island | DVD | (13/07/2015) from £8.26   |  Saving you £6.73 (81.48%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Having first disembarked upon Britain's windswept shores in 1973 Iowa-born writer Bill Bryson spent the best part of two decades living among the inhabitants of our small often charming and occasionally exasperating island. In 1998 inspired by his best-selling book Notes from a Small Island Bill returned to his adopted country for a humorous and affectionate television safari – conducted over six episodes. This series saw him journeying from Dover to John O'Groats while trying to explain what it was that first attracted him to this land of rain sweet tea and disagreeable landladies. Between hailing a London cab driven by Stephen Fry analysing Scouse humour with Alexei Sayle and conversing with Victoria Wood in a Bournemouth beach hut Bill puts it all into perspective – taking in blue plaques ballroom dancers fell runners cable tossers and churches called St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe along the way...

• V For Vendetta | Blu Ray | (07/07/2008) from £9.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From the acclaimed graphic novel comes the tale of a masked vigilante in a Fascist Britain and the young woman he takes under his wing.

• The Man Who Knew Infinity | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (185.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The true story of India-born Srinavasa Ramanujan, a self-taught mathematical prodigy.

• George Michael: Portrait of an Artist (Collector's Edition) (Region Free) | Blu Ray | (04/12/2023) from £17.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  George Michael Portrait of an Artist is the definitive documentary about the global megastar. Directed by former Wham! manager Simon-Napier Bell and featuring exclusive interviews with those who knew George best - including Stevie Wonder, Kenny Goss, Stephen Fry, Sananda Maitreya and Rufus Wainwright among others - George Michael Portrait of An Artist provides an in-depth insight into George's extraordinary life and career from the early days with Wham! to his tragic death in 2016. Product Features Interview with director Simon Napier-Bell Outtakes from the cutting room floor 44-page booklet featuring extracts from the book of the film

• Jeeves And Wooster - The Complete 1st Series | DVD | (23/10/2000) from £17.59   |  Saving you £7.40 (42.07%)   |  RRP £24.99

  PG Wodehouse's much-loved stories about Bertie Wooster and his brilliantly clever valet Jeeves were brought faithfully to life in Jeeves and Wooster, starring Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry as master and servant. Perfectly cast and with scripts that retain all the sparkling wit of Wodehouse's prose, it's hard to see how any future adaptation of his work could surpass this wonderfully funny series. This set contains the entire first season of Jeeves and Wooster. In "Jeeves Takes Charge" young man-about-town Bertie Wooster employs a new valet called Jeeves, and not a moment too soon. Thanks to his Aunt Agatha, Bertie faces the terrible prospect of marriage to the statuesque Honoria Glossop, and only Jeeves can save the day. "Tuppy and the Terrier" finds Bertie in trouble again when he loses Aunt Agatha's dog. Further aunt-related complications arise when Bertie's chum Tuppy falls for our hero's cousin Angela. Aunt Dahlia is not amused. An uncle in love with a waitress, a trip to the country, a speedy choirboy, and a secret betting syndicate all lead to trouble in "The Purity of the Turf". Jeeves, of course, is the only one who can put things right. Jeeves and Wooster really hits its stride in the final episodes of Series 1: "The Hunger Strike" and "Brinkley Manor". When Bertie visits Aunt Dahlia he is called upon to solve the romantic problems of his friends Tuppy Glossop (in love with Cousin Angela) and the delightful Gussy Fink-Nottle (in love with Madeleine Basset, a young lady who believes the stars to be God's daisy-chain.) Unwisely, Bertie decides to cook up his own plan and before long disaster strikes. Aunt Dahlia's superb chef Anatole gives his notice, and Bertram is to blame. Thank goodness for Jeeves. --Simon Leake, Amazon.com

• Jeeves And Wooster - The Complete Series | DVD | (18/07/2005) from £64.96   |  Saving you £-14.97 (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Featuring the entire series of 'Jeeves And Wooster' based on the characters created by P.G. Wodehouse. Jeeves & Wooster is one of the most delightful period comedy series on TV. Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie have captured the wit and sophistication of PG Wodehouse and manage to portray the marvellous light hearted atmosphere in which the stories were originally set to perfection. Now you can enjoy every episode at your leisure in this delightful digipack of the complete tip-top shenani

• The Best Of Saturday Live - Series 1 | DVD | (16/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Many of the leading lights of screen and comedy began life with appearances on Saturday Night Live; on this fantastic compilation we bring you the very best of the first ever series with the likes of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore Elliott Gould and Chevy Chase.

• Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows | Blu Ray | (31/08/2020) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law return as Holmes and Watson in this acclaimed action-thriller. This time, the sleuths face off against their greatest foe, Professor Moriarty, as they travel across Europe bent on thwarting the master criminal's plans for world domination.

• Wilde | Blu Ray | (14/12/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Wilde could easily have been nothing more than another well-dressed literary film from the British costume drama stable, but thanks to a richly textured performance from Stephen Fry in the title role, it becomes something deeper--a moving study of how the conflict between individual desires and social expectations can ruin lives. Oscar Wilde's writing may be justifiably legendary for its sly, barbed wit, but Wilde the film is far from a comedy, even though Fry relishes delivering the great man's famous quips. It takes on tragic dimensions as soon as Wilde meets Lord Alfred Douglas, known as Bosie, the strikingly beautiful but viciously selfish young aristocrat who wins Oscar's heart but loses him his reputation, marriage and freedom. Fry is brilliant at capturing how the intensity of Wilde's love for Bosie threw him off balance, becoming an all-consuming force he was unable to resist. Jude Law expertly depicts both Bosie's allure and his spitefully destructive side, there are subtle supporting performances from Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle and Zoe Wanamaker, and the period trappings are lavishly trowelled on. But this is Fry's show all the way: from Oscar the darling of theatrical London to Wilde the prisoner broken on the wheel of Victorian moralism, he doesn't put a foot wrong. It feels like the role he was born to play. --Andy Medhurst