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• Brassed Off | DVD | (10/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Take The Full Monty, add a sharper emotional edge and replace the strutting strippers with a dignified British band. That's the essence of Brassed Off, a bittersweet gem released in 1996, a year before its more popular (and Oscar-nominated) counterpart. In the Yorkshire town of Grimley, there has always been a coal mine, just as for the last 111 years there has been a brass band and it seems that Danny (the wondrous Pete Postlethwaite) has been the director for every one of those years. Tory economic policies, however, are closing coal mines around the country in favour of nuclear power and Grimley appears to be next on the list. Danny is unfazed by the threat, claiming, "It's music that matters." But some of the men are about to quit the band until the appearance of Gloria (Tara Fitzgerald at her most radiant), who dazzles the all-male group (including old flame Andy, played by Ewan McGregor) first with her beauty, then with her flügelhorn playing. The new member gives the band a boost as they continue to perform and compete but closure remains very real, as director Mark Herman (Little Voice) accompanies the band's performances (played with gusto by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band) with scenes of angry labour-management confrontations and family strife. In this context, some of the characters claim that the music is an irresponsible form of escapism. It becomes clear, however, from a touching performance of "Danny Boy" to the stirring conclusion at Royal Albert Hall, that music is an expression of the human spirit, a bit of beauty and sanity in a harsh world. With defiance, the band can play "Land of Hope and Glory" even when the land offers them neither. --David Horiuchi

• The Royle Family: The Complete Collection | DVD | (07/10/2013) from £20.25   |  Saving you £-5.26 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Iconic multi-award winning comedy from Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash The Royle Family is an unusual sitcom in that the action - or lack of it - mostly takes place in the living room of the Royle's house. Together they slump into comfortable yet tatty chairs sip from endless cups of tea and are entertained by the drone of the always-on TV set in the corner. However it's the show's subtle humour and surprisingly poignant moments that have seen it become a modern comedy classic. This collection includes all 20 episodes from the hit BBC series plus the specials 'The Queen of Sheba' 'The New Sofa' 'The Golden Egg Cup' 'Joe's Crackers' and 'Barbara's Old Ring' The Queen of ShebaTension mounts in the Royle household as the family contemplates the prospect of becoming fully laminated throughout. Dr Mahmood prescribes new medication for Nana in the form of yellow tablets. These turn out to be the same colour as the tablets that Joe was prescribed for the swelling when he got his mickey stuck in his zip. Meanwhile a mysterious ginger visitor reminds Nana of her favourite musical. Unmissable! The New SofaIt's a right Royle Christmas as Jim and Barbara go round to Denise and Dave's for Christmas Dinner. Dave's parents are also invited for what's supposed to be a Nigella-inspired Denise at her culinary best... so who knows what to expect! The Golden Egg CupThere's a real buzz in the Royle Family household as it's a special time for Jim and Barbara and a celebration (including hula-hoops twiglets and scotch eggs) is planned. Poor Mary from next door can't be present though as sadly; she has lost all bladder control and leaked in both the pound shop and John Lewis... Joe's Cracker'sIt's Christmas day at the Royle's and Barbara is up to her eyes in it as Jim is out of action due to an unfortunate incident in the supermarket. Dave and Denise are obviously feeling the coalition the most and worry that Anthony's lavish gifts will eclipse their gift of a fridge magnet. Joe reminisces about a tipsy evening of naked wrestling in front of the fire with Bobby Carter. Barbara's Old RingIt's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at The Royle's and Barbara's gone overboard with the presents. 'If you can't spoil your family at Christmas when can you?' she asks having spent a whole two hours in Poundland. A new neighbour moves on to the street with an impressive cleavage but will she be welcome on the sofa? In a flash of seasonal entrepreneurial spirit Dave reveals the idea he intends to pitch to Dragon's Den. Will it take off and make them rich? Or is Jim's scratch card more likely to bring in the Christmas cheer? Joe next door is looking for love and places an advert in the Lonely Hearts column 'Vacant Lady Wanted'. Who could resist? Special Features: The Royle Family Children In Need Special Deleted Scenes Outtakes Cast Interviews

• Jam and Jerusalem - Series 1-3 | DVD | (23/08/2010) from £17.05   |  Saving you £22.94 (134.55%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Set in the Women's Guild of Clatterford St. Mary this sitcom penned by Jennifer Saunders stars some of the best-loved women in comedy and comes to DVD with all 3 series!

• My Uncle Silas - The Complete Series | DVD | (19/11/2012) from £9.61   |  Saving you £10.38 (108.01%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Albert Finney stars as the eponymous loveable rogue in these nostalgic tales set in the rural heart of England at the turn of the last century.

• Royle Family Special Edition | DVD | (13/11/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Sit down put your feet up light a fag and join Britain's first family in their sitting room for the complete three series of The Royle Family as well as the Christmas specials and the Finale episode! The Royle Family is a real-life comedy set in a Manchester council house. Imagine a secret camera placed in the living room of an average working class family. The intense drama and emotions of everyday life such as whose turn it is to go to the off-licence is set against the continuous hum of the television. The rosy hue of their life is yellowed only by a nicotine haze. Series 1: 1. Bills Bills Bills 2. Making Ends Meet 3. Sunday Afternoon 4. Jim's Birthday 5. Another Woman? 6. The Wedding Day Series 2: 1. Pregnancy 2. Sunday Lunch 3. Nana's Coming To Stay 4. Nana's Staying! 5. Barbara's Finally Had Enough Series 3: 1. Hello Baby Dave 2. Babysitting Again 3. Decorating 4. Elise Funeral 5. Antony's Going To London 6. The Christening Also includes the 1999 and 2000 Christmas Special episodes as well as the Finale!

• Waking The Dead - Series 1 | DVD | (12/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Cold Case team is a crack squad of police investigators who re-open unsolved murder cases using new technology to re-examine evidence that hopefully will lead to the killer. They are at the cutting edge of modern police investigation but they have been given just one year to prove their worth. Their first case is the abduction and murder of Alice Miller a young girl who disappeared five years ago. As the team gets to work they inadvertently trigger the killer to strike again i

• We Love The Royle Family | DVD | (16/08/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  We Love The Royle Family (7 Discs)

• Waking The Dead - Series 3 | DVD | (25/09/2006) from £17.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (38.99%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Cold Case team return to DVD for more unsolved crimes that need their outstanding expertise. Episode Listing: 1.Multistory 2.Walking On Water 3.Breaking Glass 4.Final Cut

• Jam and Jerusalem | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £5.61   |  Saving you £14.38 (256.33%)   |  RRP £19.99

  With a superb ensemble cast this is a hilarious and heart-warming comedy from Jennifer Saunders the writer and star of Absolutely Fabulous. The Women's Guild: its ideals are to promote truth justice tolerance and fellowship - or is it just an excuse for a good old gossip? Clatterford is a small town but big enough to have a good cross section of people local shops and a late night convenience store - a place which also has a thriving Women's Guild. When Sal's husband dies suddenly of a heart attack she is forced to give up her role as practice nurse at the local surgery. Without a job and feeling very much alone Sal slowly realises that she needs the support of the Women's Guild as much as they need her so she decides to join them and give the Guild a try...

• Being Eileen | DVD | (01/04/2013) from £4.69   |  Saving you £15.30 (326.23%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sue Johnston is Eileen Lewis - a newly widowed mother and grandmother - who after discovering a little magic in Lapland is determined to live life to the full. Eileen tries to throw herself into new experiences and 'not sit in the corner in black like an old Nanna ' but is often hindered by her well meaning but chaotic children and loveable but testing grandchildren. A warm-hearted family comedy series Being Eileen boasts a stellar British cast including Sue Johnston (The Royle Family) Dean Andrews (Last Tango in Halifax) William Ash (Waterloo Road) Elizabeth Berrington (Stella) and Julie Graham (The Bletchley Circle).

• The Royle Family | DVD | (15/05/2006) from £10.00   |  Saving you £29.99 (299.90%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Sit down put your feet up light a fag and join Britain's first family in their sitting room for the complete three series of The Royle Family! The Royle Family is a real-life comedy set in a Manchester council house. Imagine a secret camera placed in the living room of an average working class family. The intense drama and emotions of everyday life such as whose turn it is to go to the off-licence is set against the continuous hum of the television. The rosy hue of their life is yellowed only by a nicotine haze. Series 1: 1. Bills Bills Bills 2. Making Ends Meet 3. Sunday Afternoon 4. Jim's Birthday 5. Another Woman? 6. The Wedding Day Series 2: 1. Pregnancy 2. Sunday Lunch 3. Nana's Coming To Stay 4. Nana's Staying! 5. Barbara's Finally Had Enough Series 3: 1. Hello Baby Dave 2. Babysitting Again 3. Decorating 4. Elise Funeral 5. Antony's Going To London 6. The Christening Also includes the 1999 and 2000 Christmas Special episodes!

• 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)

• Help | DVD | (11/10/2021) from £14.65   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Television drama starring Stephen Graham and Jodie Comer. Set in Liverpool, Sarah (Comer) is a care home assistant still working her six-week probation period when the Covid-19 pandemic hits. Adept at her new role Sarah strikes up a rapport with Tony (Graham), who has early-onset Alzheimer's. But as restrictions come into place Sarah and the care home she works in struggle to cope with the new demands and is sorely in need of adequate PPE despite the best efforts of manager Steve (Ian Hart). As the situation continues to deteriorate Sarah takes matters into her owns hands and does all she can to protect Tony.

• Royle Family The Finale | DVD | (30/10/2006) from £5.49   |  Saving you £10.50 (191.26%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Six years after the final Christmas special in 2000 Caroline Aherne and co return to the sofa for a one-off episode of The Royle Family.

• The Street - Series 1-3 - Complete | DVD | (02/11/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  All 3 critically acclaimed series from BAFTA award winning writer Jimmy McGovern (Cracker Hillsborough) looking at the trials and tribulations of the residents of a Manchester street. A star studded cast bring to life a series of compelling interconnected stories

• Waking the Dead Series 1-9 Box Set | DVD | (02/05/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £119.99

  All episodes of this tense British crime drama series starring Trevor Eve Tara Fitzgerald Claire Goose and Sue Johnson. The programme follows the work of a special police team who investigate cold cases usually murders that took place a number of years ago and were never solved. The team uses evidence which has just come to light as well as contemporary technology to examine previous evidence.

• The Royle Family - The Complete Series 2 | DVD | (06/11/2000) from £4.94   |  Saving you £15.05 (304.66%)   |  RRP £19.99

  On paper, The Royle Family doesn't sound that promising: a working-class family from Manchester sit in their cluttered living room, watch the telly and argue over domestic details (the arrival of a telephone bill, for instance, provides the big dramatic event of the first episode, which aired in September 1998). But from such small everyday incidents, Royle Family creators Caroline Aherne and Dave Best (who play young couple Denise and Dave) have crafted one of the most successful shows on British television: a comedy about the joys and frustrations of family life that's warm, honest and very, very funny--Britain's answer to The Simpsons, whose success the show rivalled when it started broadcasting on BBC2 (the programme jumped channels to BBC1 for its second series).The Royle Family marked an on-screen reunion for Brookside-actors Ricky Tomlinson (who plays bearded, big-hearted, banjo-playing Jim Royle) and Sue Johnston as his wife Barbara, the driving force behind the Royle household. It is smart casting because The Royle Family is as much a soap opera as a situation comedy. Now in its third series, The Royle Family has seen its characters develop like real folk. Denise and Dave got married and now have a little sprog; Barbara starts menopause (how many sitcoms are brave enough to use that for laughs?) and Denise's kid brother Anthony shakes off his surly adolescence when he turned 18 in series two. Unlike Oasis, who provide the shows theme song "Halfway Round the World", this programme just keeps getting better.But no soap--not even Brookside in its dafter moments--has one-liners as brilliantly crafted as The Royle Family. (The scripts from the series are available to buy.) Slouched in his armchair, Jim's dour running commentary on the TV shows that are on at the time are particularly priceless: Changing Rooms, for instance, boils down to "a Cockney knocking nails into plywood... Is this what its come to?" Not quite: because as long as the Royle Family are around, there is something worthwhile to watch. --Edward Lawrenson

• Brassed Off | DVD | (17/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  It's 1992 and the miners of Grimley Colliery are facing uncertainty. Not only is their pit under threat but the Grimley Colliery Band is on the verge of breaking up - that is until Gloria (Tara Fitzgerald) arrives. As the only female member of the band she somehow manages to rekindle their enthusiasm for the forthcoming National Championship as well as rekindling a childhood romance with Andy (Ewan McGregor).

• Brookside - Best Storylines (30th Anniversary Edition) | DVD | (26/11/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Celebrating the 30th Anniversary since the first ever episodeHotly anticipated 'Best Episodes' DVD. Will include explosive and well-remembered storylines through the years and starring Anna Friel, Ricky Tomlinson, Sue Johnstone, Claire Sweeney and Amanda Burton to name a few

• The Royle Family 2009 Special | DVD | (01/02/2010) from £7.93   |  Saving you £10.06 (126.86%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The Royle Family: 2009 Special