"Actor: Steve Coogan"

• Philomena/The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel/Mrs Henderson Presents | DVD | (24/11/2014) from £39.13   |  Saving you £-11.14 (N/A%)   |  RRP £27.99

  Philomena From Stephen Frears Director of The Queen comes the OSCAR®-nominated comedy that’s taking critics and audiences alike by storm. Falling pregnant as a teenager in 1952 Philomena Lee (Judi Dench) was sent to a convent to be looked after as a “fallen woman”. When only a toddler her baby was put up for adoption by nuns and whisked away to America. Philomena spent the next fifty years searching in vain until she met Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) a journalist as cynical as Philomena was trusting. Together they set off on a hilarious and uplifting journey that would change their lives forever. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel An acclaimed cast lights up this witty romantic comedy from the Director of Shakespeare in Love. When seven cash-strapped Brits journey to a retirement resort in India friendship and romance blossom as they touch each other’s hearts in the most unexpected ways. In the end they will all discover that life and love can begin again when you embrace today and let go of the past. Mrs Henderson Presents London 1937. Mrs Laura Henderson a woman of wealth and connections has just buried her beloved husband. And now she’s bored. Friends suggest she finds a hobby and to their amazement she buys the Windmill Theatre. Newly appointed manager Vivian Van Damm is shocked by the outrageous provocative and eccentric Mrs Henderson. When business begins to fail she comes up with a new idea to get the crowds back - put naked girls on stage! But as the bombing of London begins the government threatens to close the theatre. Mrs Henderson’s fighting spirit is revealed - and so is the secret that drew her to buy the Windmill in the first place. Featuring an all-star British cast including Academy Award® nominees Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins Kelly Reilly and introducing Will Young.

• The Parole Officer | DVD | (29/02/2016) from £5.39   |  Saving you £9.60 (64.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Although there are one or two belly laughs along the way, for the most part The Parole Officer gets by on the pleasantly old-fashioned charm of a latter-day Ealing comedy. And despite a handful of gross-out moments (involving a roller coaster at Blackpool, a severed head and a wasp) most of the humour comes from the interaction of a good ensemble cast. It’s the first big-screen vehicle for Steve Coogan, who plays the titular officer as a watered-down, more likeable version of his most famous creation, Alan Partridge. After being set up by a corrupt detective Coogan’s hapless Simon Garden--in fact always identified as a Probation Officer, so presumably the film’s title is an attempt to attract a transatlantic audience--must recruit a motley gang of his ex-con clients to plan and execute a bank robbery in Manchester. Indeed, one of the film’s principal attractions is its affectionate use of that city centre as a setting instead of the more usual seedy London locations of most British caper-comedies.Coogan’s gang are a familiarly dysfunctional bunch, redeemed by sympathetic performances from, notably, Om Puri as irascible serial bigamist George and the young Emma Williams as serial car thief Kirsty. Not enough effort goes into fleshing out the characters, though, and in particular Lena Headey as Coogan’s policewoman girlfriend is far too thinly sketched to seem convincing. However, much fun is had by all as the team bond, bicker and construct, A Team-style, the tools they need for the big heist. The bank raid itself is the film’s highlight and features a surprising deus ex machina appearance from a very distinguished guest star. If The Parole Officer never stretches to the sublime heights (or psychological depths) of I’m Alan Partridge, it does play out in a brisk 90 minutes like an extended episode of Coogan’s Run; which is to say it’s got plenty of easygoing charm even if it never pushes any boundaries. On the DVD: the handful of extra features include a surprisingly serious commentary from Coogan, cowriter Henry Normal, director John Duigan and producer Duncan Kenworthy. More interesting is the handful of deleted scenes, in which we find that some precious character development was sacrificed in the interests of pace (as well as a couple of perfectly good jokes). There's a 22-minute featurette, which isn't really a "making of" but just a series of interviews with the principal cast, plus the trailer and Atomic Kitten's "Eternal Flame" video. The picture is a good anamorphic (16:9) ratio with Dolby 5.1 sound. --Mark Walker

• I'm Alan Partridge--The Complete Series | DVD | (08/10/2001) from £8.04   |  Saving you £11.95 (148.63%)   |  RRP £19.99

  I'm Alan Partridge finds Steve Coogan's media creation back in his native Norwich, having lost his beloved chat show Knowing Me, Knowing You, and now reduced to the pre-Breakfast slot playing old T'Pau and Soft Cell singles to an audience of farmers and all-night bakery workers. He's also lodged at the Linton Travel tavern, whose permanently smiling manageress, bland decor and themed buffets are redolent of what vast tracts of England have become. He's very much at home there. While there's much media satire in Partridge's pitiful pitches of programme ideas to the BBC ("Inner city sumo? Monkey tennis?"), I'm Alan Partridge is more a bleakly hilarious take on Modern Middle English Man, irascible and profoundly bored. Between innumerable moments of high, wild comedy, such as a disastrous video Partridge does for a boating agency and an encounter with his one (insane) fan, the most telling moments of the series come with his efforts to fill his dismally empty days, taking a trouser press to pieces, staring at the astro turf at an owl sanctuary or walking to a service station to buy windscreen cleaning fluid just for something to do. All this proved a little too darkly uncomfortable for mainstream audiences--yet Alan Partridge was probably the finest British comic creation of the 1990s. --David Stubbs

• 24 Hour Party People (Special Edition) | DVD | (08/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The story of the Manchester music scene from 70s punk through to the early nineties, as seen from the perspective of Tony Wilson, musical entrepenuer who signed countless bands from Joy Division to the Happy Mondays to his legendary Factory Records label.

• The Trip To Spain | DVD | (12/12/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• A Cock and Bull Story/It's All Gone Pete Tong/Grand Theft Parsons | DVD | (01/10/2007) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A Cock And Bull Story (2005): Director Michael Winterbottom is out to film the unfilmable novel: an adaptation of Laurence Sterne's sprawling 18th Century masterpiece of digression The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy Gentleman. What begins as a seemingly straightforward attempt to recreate the frenetic novel - starring Steve Coogan as the title figure and Rob Brydon as his Uncle Toby - quickly derails into a behind-the-scenes document of the film's actual production. Working triple time (for he also plays Tristram's father) Coogan is hilarious as the insecure ""Steve Coogan"" a shallow actor who is more interested in his cute assistant (Naomie Harris) than the mother of his newborn child (the always delightful Kelly Macdonald). Meanwhile ""Rob Brydon"" is trying desperately to convince ""Steve Coogan"" that his role is a co-lead not merely a supporting one. As the production threatens to spin out of control the filmmakers hire Gillian Anderson (playing herself of course) to fill a much-needed role.... It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004): Frankie Wilde (Paul Kaye) is the hearing-impaired DJ who delights the clubbers on the island of Ibiza by coupling his larger-than-life drug and alcohol-fuelled persona with undeniable skills behind the turntables. But as Frankie's hearing rapidly disintegrates and his former manager wife friends and record label slowly fade away the distraught DJ plunges into the depths of despair... Grand Theft Parsons (2004): There are times when it's right and proper to simply bury the dead. This is not one of those times. Gram Parsons was one of the most influential musicians of his time; a genius who knew Elvis and the Stones and led the Byrds. As fame and fortune came within his grasp he died unexpectedly in 1973. When Gram's best friend and road manager Phil Kaufman (Johnny Knoxville) hears the news he gets busy to fulfil an old promise - to cremate his buddy in the majestic desert wilderness of Joshua Tree. The plan looks great but there are snags - he has to steal the body from under the noses of the authorities then evade the police Gram's father and an avenging ex-girlfriend with only a stoned hippy for company and driving a psychedelic hearse!

• Kids Trilogy 2 | DVD | (07/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Elf (Dir. Jon Favreau 2003): After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity. This charming fantasy is packed full of hysterically funny moments and is destined to be a future classic! Around The World In 80 Days (Dir. Frank Coraci 2004): Multi-skilled Chinese thief Lau Xing (Jackie Chan) has stolen a valuable jade Buddha. In order to evade detection from the authorities he adopts the name Passepartout and enters the service of Phileas Fogg (Steve Coogan) an English gentleman obsessed by time who likes to dabble as an inventor. Upon a wager with his fellow members of a London gentleman's club that he can traverse the globe in 80 days or less Fogg and trusty Passepartout (often using his extraordinary martial arts skills to get them out of trouble) set out on an extraordinary journey around the world using whatever weird and wonderful mode of transport available. However the London police have mistakenly identified Fogg as the perpetrator of a bank robbery and a dogged detective is in close pursuit... Boo Zino And The Snurks (Dir. Lenard Fritz Krawinkel and Holger Tappe 2004): German animation with featuring the voice of Captain Jean Luc-Picard! When Gaya's power stone the Dalamite is stolen by the diabolical scientist Professor N. Icely (Lander) using his vortex machine local hero Zino (Wrage) his trusted companion Boo (Mariot) the major's daughter Alanta (Watson) and the local trouble makers The Snurks are pulled into the swirling vortex as well. They awake to find themselves in a strange world filled with giants monster rats and buildings that reach into the sky. Realising they are not in Gaya anymore the group are shocked to discover that Gaya is not real but their homeland and themselves are in fact the creation of Albert Drollinger (Stewart) and have been pulled out of a TV show!

• Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny/Fracture/the Alibi | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  This box set features the following films: Tenacious D: The Pick Of Destiny (Dir. Liam Lynch) (2006): In Venice Beach naive Midwesterner JB (Black) bonds with local slacker KG (Gass) and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers -- a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away. Fracture (Dir. Gregory Holbit) (2007): When Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) discovers that his beautiful younger wife Jennifer (Embeth Davidtz) is having an affair he plans her murder...the perfect murder. Among the police arriving at the crime scene is hostage negotiator Detective Rob Nunally (Billy Burke) the only officer permitted entry to the house. Surprisingly Crawford readily admits to shooting his wife but Nunally is too stunned to pay close attention when he recognizes his lover whose true identity he never knew lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Although Jennifer was shot at point blank range Nunally realizes she isn't dead. Crawford is immediately arrested and arraigned after confessing - a seemingly slam-dunk case for hot shot assistant district attorney Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling) who has one foot out the door of the District Attorney's (David Strathairn) office on his way to a lucrative job in high-stakes corporate law. But nothing is as simple as it seems including this case. Will the lure of power and a love affair with a sexy ambitious attorney (Rosamund Pike) at his new firm overpower Willy's fierce drive to win or worse quash his code of ethics? In a tense duel of intellect and strategy Crawford and Willy both learn that a fracture can be found in every ostensibly perfect facade. The Alibi (Dir. Matt Checkowski & Kurt Mattila) (2006): Ray Elliot (Steve Coogan) is an ex-con smart enough to leave the grift before the grift grifted him. Now Ray runs an alibi service for men and woman who want to spend a little quality love time away from their well... loved ones. A true cynic Ray's business is booming until Wendell Hatch (James Marsden) the pampered son of Ray's biggest client sneaks away to Santa Barbara the weekend before his wedding and accidentally strangles his bit on the side. Suddenly Ray is an accessory to murder and is being pursued by everyone from the savvy small - town cop and a heartbroken chauffeur to a holier-than-thou assassin known as 'The Mormon'. Unable to extricate himself from this tangled we Ray must at last place his trust in someone. Enter the fast-talking and extremely sexy Lola ( Rebecca Romijn). With Lola's help Ray decides to mastermind one final con that will clear his name and finally lay his ghosts to rest. But still things refuse to go to plan. And whether he likes it or not Ray is about to learn a thing or two about love and affairs of the heart - particularly his own.

• 24 Hour Party People | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The story of the Manchester music scene from 70s punk through to the early nineties, as seen from the perspective of Tony Wilson, musical entrepenuer who signed countless bands from Joy Division to the Happy Mondays to his legendary Factory Records label.

• Around The World In 80 Days | UMD | (27/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• Steve Coogan: Complete Coogan Box Set | DVD | (24/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £69.99

  Steve Coogan: Complete Coogan Box Set (13 Discs)

• Ruby Sparks | DVD | (11/02/2013) from £6.73   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A struggling writer is encouraged by his shrink to create his dream girl. His reality is upended when Ruby suddenly manifests in his apartment in love with him and precisely as he's written her.

• Ruby Sparks | Blu Ray | (11/02/2013) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A struggling writer is encouraged by his shrink to create his dream girl. His reality is upended when Ruby suddenly manifests in his apartment in love with him and precisely as he's written her.

• Stan and Ollie | DVD | (03/06/2019) from £3.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly star as Laurel & Hardy in the untold story of the world's greatest comedy act. Stan & Ollie wonderfully portrays the unique and precious partnership of the legendary duo as they set out on a tour of Britain in the twilight of their career. Whilst they face an uncertain future the charm and beauty of their performances shine through, making each other and their audiences laugh, re-connecting them with legions of adoring fans, old and new. With stunning performances from Coogan and Reilly, critics are calling Stan & Ollie ˜absolute perfection' (IGN), ˜incredibly funny' (The Telegraph), ˜an absolute delight' (Radio Times) and a film which ˜reaches genuinely sublime heights' (The Times).

• Ella Enchanted | DVD | (01/02/2021) from £7.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Anne Hathaway, the delightful star of The Princess Diaries, is Ella in the charming fairy-tale adventure Ella Enchanted. On the day of her birth, Ella is given a gift from her Fairy Godmother the gift of obedience, which is also a curse. Under no circumstances can Ella refuse anything she is asked to do, no matter how wicked it may be. Tired of being taken advantage of, Ella, with a talking book as her companion, leaves home to find her Fairy Godmother and return her unwanted gift. This simple errand soon turns into an amazing journey filled with ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, elves and the plotting of Prince Charmont's evil uncle, who wants to take over the crown and rulethe kingdom. Bursting with colorful characters, music, wit and whimsy, is a truly enchanting and heartwarming tale that will captivate the entire family. Extras: Music Video It's Not Just Make-Believe Performed By Kari Kimmel Deleted And Extended Scenes Feature Commentary With Director Tommy O'Haver, Anne Hathaway And Hugh Dancy Prince Charmont's Fan Club Set-Top Game Ella Enchanted Red Carpet Premiere Special The Magical World Of Ella Enchanted 

• Ideal Home | DVD | (04/09/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A