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• Bad Girls - Series One | DVD | (18/06/2001) from £24.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (60.02%)   |  RRP £39.99

  If the concept of a TV drama set in a woman's prison was one potentially fraught with cliché, the critical and commercial success of Bad Girls is a testament to fine writing, performance and production. With no preamble or scene setting, Series 1 immediately plunges the viewer into the world of Larkhall Prison, its inmates and staff. This approach leaves the characters to reveal themselves at varying pace, with each episode bringing new details about their life on the outside. Given the nature of the setting, it is unsurprising that the show is an ensemble, female-dominated piece. Simone Lahbib, Mandana Jones and Debra Stephenson are all excellent in the three key roles, with impressive support throughout the cast. Male characters are generally relegated to the sidelines, with the exception of sleazy warden Jim Fenner (played with skin crawling accuracy by Jack Ellis). The sexual realities of the environment are handled realistically and sensitively, and not for nothing is the word "uncut" splashed across the cover: there are some quite disturbing scenes, especially in the earlier episodes. On the DVD: The DVD enhances the show's attempts to capture the atmosphere of prison, with sharp contrast between light and darkness and the constant barracking, cat-calling and snide asides sounding crisp, clear and suitably nasty. Of the impressive 70 minutes of extra features much will only be of real interest to absolute devotees. A documentary examining work on the forthcoming third series may go into admirable detail, but how much interest a costume truck can actually be is perhaps debatable. The footage itself is a little unpolished, but does provide the cast members with an opportunity to reveal themselves, as does the extensive interview section. Not only do the main actors give valuable insights into their characters, but it is also interesting to see how the process has influenced their opinions on the prison system. A feature on a book signing in London certainly puts the show into an audience context, but the collection of outtakes (presented in a, supposedly intentionally, amateurish and tacky manner by Lahbib) is at best superfluous. There is more than a hint of trying to find material to fill the space, but overall this is an impressive effort. --Phil Udell

• Monarch Of The Glen - Series 5 - Part 2 | DVD | (27/12/2004) from £4.31   |  Saving you £15.68 (363.81%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Monarch Of The Glen is the story of an extraordinary family in an extraordinary place. Archie MacDonald is the young Laird of Glenbogle a 40 000 acre estate in the Scottish Highlands. He and Lexie return home after their round the world honeymoon however Archie is restless. After years of financial struggle Glenbogle is finally solvent and Archie needs a new challenge. He finds the prospect of a job in New York very tempting and Lexie is horrified that he would even consider such a

• Bad Girls - Series 3 | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Separated from their homes children and lovers the female inmates of HMP Larkhalls continue to struggle with the harsh reality of life in this hidden world. Bad Girls Series 3 doesn't shy away from the cruelties and tense relationships inside the prison but also captures the warmth and humour the women need to survive the system. This DVD release features all 16 episodes across 5 discs.

• Bad Girls - Series 5 | DVD | (23/08/2004) from £18.99   |  Saving you £31.00 (163.24%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Bad Girls is about a closed world governed by petty rules and harsh punishments. Where women prisoners and officers are thrown together in intense physical and emotional relationships. Left outside their homes their partners and their children. And inside they must negiotiate their position in the prisoners' hierarchy and.... make new sexual choices.... Features all 16 episodes from Series 5.

• Boon - The Complete Series | DVD | (29/10/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £99.99

  Michael Elphick stars in his best-loved role as a latter-day Lone Ranger in this enormously successful BAFTA-winning series. Witty heart-warming storylines and legendary guest stars – Brian Blessed Daniel Craig Dennis Waterman Susannah York Christopher Eccleston Jenny Agutter and Leslie Phillips to name only a few – ensured Boon was a ratings winner over seven seasons and is fondly remembered to this day.

• Between The Lines - Season 3 | DVD | (01/05/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The complete third and final series of investigations for DS Tony Clark (Pearson) finding himself even deeper in the disturbing world that is the Complaints Investigation Bureau (CIB). Increasingly unpopular with both those that work there and those he's investigating Clark and his team have their work cut out deciphering the truth from the deceit... Episodes Comprise: 1.Foxtrot Oscar 2.A Safe Pair Of Hands 3.A Face In The Crowd 4.Shoot To Kill 5.Close Protection 6.Blooded

• Bad Girls - Series 2 | DVD | (01/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Few television dramas of recent years have managed to combine quality and popularity as successfully as Bad Girls. Series two of the women's-prison drama offers essentially more of the same, but the formula is so well honed that it would be churlish to complain. The main characters and storylines are still there, with the relationship that began between Nikki and Helen (Mandana Jones and Simone Lahbib) at the end of the first series brought eloquently and stylishly to centre stage--a result of both superb writing and performance. The show is given fresh impetus by the constant introduction of new characters. The resulting plot lines see the growing influence of the superb Yyvonne, the unhinged prison officer Di and a new wing governor Karen Betts added to the equation, all with explosive results. The mixture of humour and drama is, as ever, played to perfection.On the DVD: Having set an impressive standard with the DVD release of series one, Bad Girls continues to lead the field for television drama releases. Again the packaging of the four-disc set is handy but extremely stylish and comes with a whole series of extras. The documentary this time follows the cast on a promotional trip to South Africa and there are two galleries of photographs, deleted scenes, production and cast notes and a mass of outtakes that beg the question how they ever actually managed to make one programme, let alone the 13 included here, without the whole cast convulsing with laughter. --Phil Udell

• Urban Gothic - Series 1 | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Urban Gothic is an interesting and original horror short story anthology format, uniting standard horror material with contemporary urban London settings. Writer Tom De Ville has a good ear for streetwise chatter and a reasonably acute sense of class and ethnic difference; his pieces that are essentially character-driven tend to be more successful than those that depend rather more on sensation and plot device. The London locations and young cast combine to make something surprisingly creepy. Highlights include the opening episode, "Deadmeat", in which a group of sensation-seeking young people, on the run from drug dealers and sexually rapacious employers, find a corpse with a look of horror on its face and decide to experiment with necromancy. In the fly-on-the wall documentary parody "Vampirology" a film crew follows a vampire on his nightly round of drinks with yuppie friends, before devouring a lost tourist. Keith-Lee Castle's portrait of a lost soul is remarkable, and the guest appearance of Ingrid Pitt, every vampire's favourite starlet, is hilarious. --Roz Kaveney

• Urban Gothic - Series 1 And 2 Complete | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Featuring both series 1 and 2 of the cult classic televison series. Behind the facade of London's shiny dockside developments its designer boutiques and coffee bars lie forgotten dark corners and darker secrets. It's a city where anything can happen and being young and pretty wont always save you. From vampire documentaries to alien-infested supermarkets from teenage necromancy to ghostly East End gangsters you'll find tales of the city to chill the blood in Urban Gothic.

• Taggart-Football Crazy/Fall I | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £12.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Football Crazy: An investigation is held after the club director of Strathclyde FC and a referee are found dead, each of them clutching a red card... Falling in love: A pre-wedding event results in the death of the bride groom following a parachute jump. Investigations into the death centre around the Eckie Dance Club.

• Taggart - Vols. 38 To 41 | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The longest running police drama on TV marks its' 20th anniversary in September 2003 with this box set release. Episode titles: Skin Deep Wavelength Football Crazy Falling In Love.

• The Scottish Writers' Collection | DVD | (17/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Born And Bred - Series 2 - Part 1 | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £22.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  James Bolam and Michael French star as father and son doctors in the second series of Born And Bred. GP Arthur Gilder is enjoying having his family around him especially now he has moved in with his son Tom Tom's wife Deborah and his four grandchildren. It's all part of making Arthur feel one of the family but Arthur can't resist interfering from time to time.

• Taggart - Vol. 40 - Football Crazy | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An investigation into Strathclyde FC follows the death of a match referee and the club director each holding a red card. Things are not looking good for the club when the manager is dealt a red card and the club accountant is worried that he is next.

• Down Where the Buffalo Go | DVD | (16/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Another Peter McDougall (Just Another Saturday Just A Boys Game) drama this time from the BBC Play on One series from 1988. Starring Hollywood stalwart Harvey Keitel the story is set at the US Polaris base in Scotland and explores the relationships between the locals and the servicemen. Carl's (Keitel) marriage is in trouble - his wife wants to go to his home in America while he wants to stay they barely speak to each other. His brother-in-law Willie is already separated from his wife and children much to his despair and things aren't getting any easier. The two men forge a friendship to help each other through. A contemporary piece of intriguing and captivating drama.