"Director: Paul Dickson"

• Shadows of Progress - Documentary Film in Post-War Britain 1951 - 1977 | DVD | (12/04/2013) from £23.29   |  Saving you £6.70 (28.77%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Building on the phenomenal success of its 2008 DVD release Land of Promise The British Documentary Movement 1930-1950 the BFI here presents an expansive 4-disc reappraisal of documentary filmmaking in the post-war years. Examining films commissioned by both private industry and government departments this collection provides a fascinating portrait of Britain s social cultural and industrial development throughout the 1950s 1960s and 1970s. The films explore topics more resonant today than ever: the joys of childhood holidays music the place of the dispossessed and the marginalised in a prosperous society; industry processes and landscapes the environment people and places tradition and the future. Presented with a fully illustrated 64 page booklet containing contextualising essays on all of the films and filmmakers. Special Features: All films newly transferred to High-Definition from original film elements Includes fully illustrated 64 page booklet containing essays from Lord David Puttnam historian Dominic Sandbrook and other leading scholars 'Perspectives on documentary filmmaking' (2010) - A newly created documentary about the filmmakers and their work

• The Champions: The Complete Series (Repackaged) | DVD | (08/04/2010) from £59.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Craig Sterling (Damon) Sharron Macready (Bastedo) and Richard Barrett (Gaunt) are agents for an international intelligence organisation called NEMESIS. After a plane crash and being rescued by an unknown civilisation the trio make their way back Geneva to continue their work only to discover they have mysteriously developed super-human abilities like telepathy amazing memories and abnormal strengths. Instead of telling anyone about these developments they keep their secret quiet but use their new powers to help complete a range of dangerous assignments... This 9 DVD box set features all 30 episodes from the ITC series The Champions. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Beginning 2. The Invisible Man 3. Reply Box No. 666 4. The Experiment 5. Happening 6. Operation Deep-Freeze 7. The Survivors 8. To Trap A Rat 9. The Iron Man 10. The Ghost Plane 11. The Dark Island 12. The Fanatics 13. Twelve Hours 14. The Search 15. The Gilded Cage 16. Shadow of the Panther 17. A Case of Lemmings 18. The Interrogation 19. The Mission 20. The Silent Enemy 21. The Body Snatchers 22. Get Me Out Of Here! 23. The Night People 24. Project Zero 25. Desert Journey 26. Full Circle 27. Nutcracker 28. The Final Countdown 29. The Gun-Runners 30. Autokill

• Jason King: The Complete Series | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £31.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  First introduced to fans in the hugely successful ITC series Department S, this is Jason King, brought vividly to life by Peter Wyngarde in a series of high-spirited adventures which turned him into a world-famous celebrity. Jason King is an author and bon vivant who savours life to the full, from good food to gorgeous girls. Wherever he goes in search of material for his books he encounters more stirring drama, deeper intrigue, more unexpected situations and more beautiful women than any one man has the right to experience! Coping with everything in his own elegant, flamboyant manner, anything can happen to him and usually does! Features: Wanna Watch a Television Series? Chapter Two: Fish out of Water - The last part of our exclusive two-part documentary on Department S and Jason King, narrated by Peter Bowles and featuring contributions from Cyril Frankel, Kate O'Mara and Burt Kwouk Extensive episodic image galleries (discs 1-7) Textless opening and closing titles and Adcap A suite of Laurie Johnson's incidental music, with accompanying image gallery Archive interview with Peter Wyngarde on Russell Harty's show in 1973 PDF material The Crossfire a play from 1967 featuring Peter Wyngarde

• Land of Promise | DVD | (04/03/2013) from £19.69   |  Saving you £10.30 (52.31%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Featuring 40 films by such luminaries as Humphrey Jennings Paul Rotha and Ruby Grierson this collection is a major retrospective of the British documentary film movement during its period of greatest influence. The diverse and compelling films contained here - many of which are made available for the first time since their original release - bear witness to the social and industrial transformations of a rapidly changing world. This unique collection captures the spirit and strength concerns and resolve of Britain and its people before during and immediately after the Second World War. A companion collection Shadows of Progress: Documentary film in post-war Britain 1951-1977 is also available on BFI DVD. Special Features: Includes fully illustrated 96 page perfect bound book with contextualising essays on all of the films Includes interviews with some of the directors featured on the discs Includes a 15 minute film of John Grierson (the 'father' of documentary) at the National Film Theatre in 1959

• Randall And Hopkirk Deceased - Vol. 5 - Episodes 15-18 | DVD | (18/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Episodes include: The Man From Nowhere: A stranger enters Jean's flat and claims to be her husband... When The Spirit Moves You: Marty demonstrates how a ghost detective can sometimes do better than his mortal counterparts... Somebody Just Walked Over My Grave: Marty finds himself accusing his partner of seeing things! Could You Recognise the Man Again? Jeff and Jean are non-plussed to find a dead body in the back seat of their car...

• Jason King: The Complete Series (Repackaged) | DVD | (11/12/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  This spin-off from the earlier Department S continued the adventures of Jason King. After leaving Department S Jason settled down to a full-time career of writing Mark Caine novels. He philandered his way around the world doing research for his stories and solving a variety of odd cases usually involving beautiful women.

• The Depraved | DVD | (01/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When Captain David Dillon's jeep runs out of fuel by a grand house he has no idea what is waiting for him on the other side of the imposing front door. After a simple request to borrow the telephone and a chance meeting with the man of the house Tom Wilton Dillon soon realises that the man's wife Laura is suffering terrible abuse at the hands of her alcoholic and aggressive husband. Compelled to act Dillon befriends Laura and soon falls in love with her. In order to be together they must rid themselves of Wilton once and for all but how do you plan the perfect murder? And is Laura the longsuffering wife she appears to be?

• Randall And Hopkirk Deceased - Vol. 2 - All No Work And No Pay / Never Trust A Ghost | DVD | (12/02/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  It's good to have a ghost on your side in the private eye business especially in cases when an invisible ally can really turn the tide in your favour. Mike Pratt plays Jeff Randall and Kenneth Cope is his ghostly partner Marty Hopkirk cursed to wander the earth for 100 years. Episode 3 - All Work and No Pay: Poor Jean is plagued by a poltergeist. She is convinced that it is Marty's ghost trying to get in touch with her and suspicious spiritualists the Foster Brothers to try to establish contact. Episode 4 - Never Trust a Ghost: Wandering the streets of London one night Marty witnesses a man Howarth being shot dead in his home. Jeff summons the police but Howarth appears alive and well... Marty however is unconvinced. Episode 5 - That's How Murder Snowballs: A Russian roulette act at a music hall goes horribly wrong when the mind reader is shot dead in front of the audience including Jeff and Marty! Special Guest Star: David Jason. Episode 6 - Just For The Record: Jeff and Jean act as escorts at an international beauty contest. During a sightseeing tour Marty's suspicions are aroused by Miss London's odd behaviour.

• Randall And Hopkirk Deceased - Vol. 4 - Ghost Who Saved / For The Girl / But What A Sweet / Cock Robin | DVD | (16/07/2001) from £12.34   |  Saving you £3.65 (29.58%)   |  RRP £15.99

  It's good to have a ghost on your side in the private eye business especially in cases when an invisable ally can really turn the tide in your favour. Mike Pratt plays Jeff Randall and Kenneth Cope is his ghostly partner Marty Hopkirk cursed to wander the earth for 100 years. Episodes include: Episode 11 - The Ghost Who Saved The Bank At Monte Carlo Episode 12 - For The Girl Who Has Everything Episode 13 - But What A Sweet Little Room Episode 14 - Who Killed Cock Robin?

• Randall And Hopkirk Deceased - Vol. 3 - Murder Ain't / Who Ever Heard / House On Haunted Hill | DVD | (14/05/2001) from £9.82   |  Saving you £6.17 (62.83%)   |  RRP £15.99

  It's good to have a ghost on your side in the private eye business especially in cases when an invisable ally can really turn the tide in your favour. Mike Pratt plays Jeff Randall and Kenneth Cope is his ghostly partner Marty Hopkirk cursed to wander the earth for 100 years. Episode 7 - Murder Aint What It Used To Be?: Marty has a ghostly rival Bugsy a gangster who met his demise in the Roaring Twenties. Not only does he have a repertoire of better tricks he is also out to kill one of Jeff's clients. Episode 8 - Whoever Heard of a Ghost Dying?: A criminal mastermind and his clairvoyant co-conspirator discover the reason for Randall's recent success at detection - the late Marty Hopkirk. They plot to make the duo fall guys for robberies and even try to exoricse poor Marty! Episode 9 - The House On Haunted Hill: It's a case for Marty when Jeff is asked to investigate the mystery of a 'haunted house'. It's just as well as Jeff is preoccupied with solving a diamond robbery. Episode 10 - When Did You Start to Stop Seeing Things?: The day Randall and Hopkirk have been dreading has arrived. Jeff can no longer see or hear his ghostly partner. To Marty's consternation Jeff doesn't even appeared to be bothered by this!

• Randall And Hopkirk: Deceased | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  The complete episodes of Randall And Hopkirk Deceased starring Mike Pratt as Jeff Randall Kenneth Cope as his ghostly partner Marty Hopkirk and Annette Andre as Marty's widow Jean Hopkirk. Episode titles: My Late Lamented Friend / A Disturbing Case / All Work and No Pay / Never Trust a Ghost / That's How Murder Snowballs / Just for the Record / Murder Ain't What it Used To Be / Whoever Heard of a Ghost Dying? / The House on Haunted Hill / When Did You Start to Stop Seeing Things? / The Ghost Who Saved The Bank At Monte Carlo / For The Girl Who Has Everything / But What A Sweet Little Room / Who Killed Cock Robin? / The Man From Nowhere / When The Spirit Moves You / Somebody Just Walked Over My Grave / Could You Recognise the Man Again? / A Sentimental Journey / Money To Burn / The Ghost Talks / It's Supposed To Be Thicker Than Water / The Trouble With Women / Vendetta To A Dead Man / You Can Always Find A Fall Guy / The Smile Behind The Veil

• Jason King - Vol. 1 - Episodes 1 And 2 - Wanna Buy A TV Series? / A Page Before Dying | DVD | (10/07/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Although crime-writer-turned-detective Jason King, as played by the deep-voiced Peter Wyngarde, was the star supporting character of the 1969-70 series Department S, he seemed rather diminished when given a show of his own, thus robbing him of the straight characters necessary to show off his flamboyance. Jason King also ditched the impossible mysteries of the parent series in favour of more ordinary puzzles that the Saint or any other two-fisted hero could have solved without having to spend so much on fabulous fashion gear. That said, Wyngarde is well-matched by his foils, the value-for-money hams Dennis Price and Ronald Lacey, as the government agents who forced Jason to catch villains for them by threatening to turn him in for failing to pay his back taxes on the earnings of his bestsellers. Jason King was also the only hero on television who would take any brutal beating from the bad guys and shrug it off, only to become quite agitated when they threatened to slice his suits to bits. Volume One includes: "Wanna Buy a Television Series", in which Jason pitches a series based on his books, with guest star Anna Palk; and "A Page Before Dying" wherein Jason's latest book gives away spy secrets, and he's kidnapped to East Germany. --Kim Newman

• David / Cardiff / Miners' Weekend | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £32.37   |  Saving you £-12.38 (-61.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  David (1951) is the true story of D.R. Griffiths a Welsh miner turned school caretaker also known by his bardic name Amanwy. David was made by the British Film Institute for the Welsh Committee of the Festival of Britain in 1951 and filmed in Ammanford Carmarthenshire with a cast of local people. It was written and produced by Paul Dickson. Griffith's life story is told against the background of industrial Wales in the first half of the 20th century. The steadfastness of the miners and their love of literature shine through when a tragedy strikes the Griffiths family. Also features Amanwy at the National Eisteddfod of Wales at Aberavon. Also includes Face of Wales (1961) showing the lives of several Welshmen working in different jobs and Miners' Weekend (1948) which visits the Neath and Dulais valleys to see miners making the most of their weekend of leisure.