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• The Two Ronnies - The Best Of The Two Ronnies - Vol. 2 | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £5.27   |  Saving you £7.72 (146.49%)   |  RRP £12.99

  From 1971 to 1987 and over the course of 12 series and eight specials The Two Ronnie's became one of the great television comedy shows. Millions of viewers lapped up the sketches of doctors' surgeries middle-class parties government ministry broadcasts as well as the regular news headlines Ronnie Corbett monologues Ronnie Barker word-play sketches and fabulous comic songs. This selection features some of the best of these including: The Short-sighted Optician The Ministry for S

• Monty Python Live At The Hollywood Bowl | DVD | (05/11/2007) from £6.73   |  Saving you £9.26 (137.59%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Pythons invade Hollywood with live versions of classics The Lumberjack Song The Philosphers Song and of course the incomparable Parrot Sketch plus material never performed on the Flying Circus Program.

• Mrs Santa Claus | DVD | (08/11/2010) from £5.96   |  Saving you £10.03 (168.29%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Neglected by her husband during the pre-Christmas rush Mrs. Santa Claus takes the reindeer and sleigh out for a drive...

• Ripping Yarns | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Michael Palin stars in this wickedly funny collection of spoof adventures which hysterically portray gloriously English eccentricity. These are the complete classics from the pens of Michael Palin and Terry Jones. Episode titles: Tomkinson's Schooldays The Testing of Eric Olthwaite Escape From Stalag Luft 112 B Murder at Moorstones Manor Across the Andes by Frog The Curse of the Claw Whinfrey's Last Case Golden Gordon Roger of the Raj.

• Ripping Yarns - The Complete Series | DVD | (05/03/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Following the phenomenal success of Monty Python s Flying Circus Michael Palin and Terry Jones created this unforgettable BAFTA-winning series of comic plays for the BBC. Gleefully parodying the conventions of Boy s Own-style adventure Ripping Yarns sees Palin taking the protagonist s role in nine rip-roaring stories from stirring tales of sporting endeavour intrepid exploration and wartime heroism to skulduggery supernatural mystery and murder... and of course the notorious exploits of Eric Olthwaite - Yorkshire s most interesting outlaw. An illustrious supporting cast includes John Le Mesurier Iain Cuthbertson Denholm Elliott Joan Sanderson and Don Henderson with Terry Jones starring in one episode and fellow former Python John Cleese also making a cameo appearance; the series was produced and directed by the multi award-winning team of Terry Hughes (The Two Ronnies) Jim Franklin (The Goodies) and Alan J.W. Bell (The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy). Both series originally aired between 1976 and 1979 are released in this special-edition set with special features including deleted scenes a 1983 documentary Comic Roots in which Palin revisits his native Sheffield and Secrets the only surviving recording of Palin and Jones 1973 screenplay for the BBC s darkly comic (now sadly wiped) Black and Blue anthology series.

• The Golden Girls - Season 3 | DVD | (09/01/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £26.99

  Your favourite young-at-heart women return for another helping of laughter misadventure and cheesecake in the third season of one of television's most highly acclaimed sitcoms ever! Episodes comprise: 1. Old Friends 2. One For The Money 3. Bringing Up Baby 4. The Housekeeper 5. Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself 6. Letter To Gorbachev 7. Strange Bedfellows 8. Brotherly Love 9. A Visit From Little Sven 10. The Audit 11. Three On A Couch 12. Charlie's Buddy 13. The Artist 14. Blan

• The Golden Girls - Season 2 | DVD | (01/08/2005) from £12.13   |  Saving you £14.86 (55.10%)   |  RRP £26.99

  As the saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," and the second season of The Golden Girls picks up where the first ended. The same classic quartet--Blanche, Rose, Dorothy, and Sophia--is back, along with their snappy retorts, shoulder pads, and cheesecake. Well, there was one change. In the season premiere, "End of the Curse," Blanche (Rue McClanahan) goes through menopause. Highlights of the 26 episodes include "Ladies of the Evening," featuring a cameo from Burt Reynolds, just a few years prior to his own network sitcom, Evening Shade. As Blanche exclaims, "Mr. Burt Reynolds is one of our finest living actors...I mean, you put Sir Laurence Olivier in Cannonball Run--see what he can do." Then there's "Isn't It Romantic?" with Lois Nettleton (In the Heat of the Night) as Dorothy's lesbian friend, Jean, who falls for an unsuspecting Rose (Betty White). As was often the case, a sensitive subject is handled with taste and humor and resulted in an Emmy nomination for Nettleton's performance. Further highlights include a white-wigged Nancy Walker (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda) as Sophia's long-lost sister, Angela, in "The Sisters" and "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara," and a pompadoured George Clooney (ER) in "To Catch a Neighbor." The final episode of The Golden Girls second season, "Empty Nest," features David Leisure and Oscar winner-Rita Moreno (West Side Story) and sets the scene for creator Susan Harris's 1988 spin-off, Empty Nest (although only Leisure would segue to the new show, while Soap's Richard Mulligan would take over for Moreno). --Kathleen C. Fennessy, Amazon.com

• The Two Ronnies - Series 5 | DVD | (15/06/2009) from £10.78   |  Saving you £5.21 (48.33%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Two Ronnies: Series 5

• The Golden Girls - The Complete First Season | DVD | (27/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £26.99

  Launched during the neon-lit 1980s, The Golden Girls shed light on a side of Miami ignored by Miami Vice. In other words, no drugs, no murder--just four women of "a certain age," spending their golden years in the sun. Like the theme, "Thank You for Being a Friend," the long-running sitcom was about friendship (not crime). As for the "girls," they were tart-tongued Dorothy, former farm girl Rose, Southern belle Blanche, and Dorothy's salty Sicilian mother Sophia. All were widows, with the exception of the divorced Dorothy. Created by Emmy-winning producer Susan Harris, The Golden Girls re-ignited the careers of 1970s TV veterans Arthur and White. At the same time, it made stars of McClanahan, by playing a comic version of A Streetcar Named Desire's Blanche Dubois, and the scene-stealing Getty, made to look older than her actual age (she and Arthur were born the same year). The Golden Girls ran for seven seasons and spawned spin-off The Golden Palace (without Arthur) and a British version called The Brighton Belles. By the end of its run in 1992, it had garnered numerous awards, including two Emmys for best comedy series. In addition, each of the four actresses received a well-deserved Emmy for her efforts. --Kathleen C. Fennessy, Amazon.com

• The Butcher's Wife | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £8.08   |  Saving you £4.91 (37.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Marina (Demi Moore), a blonde Southern belle with a clairvoyant streak, sees signs--a shooting star with two tails, a snowglobe that washes up on the beach, a wedding band inside of a fish--telling her that her true love is about to come ashore. And soon enough, a boat lands on the beach in front of her home; only the guy inside is a stout butcher from New York City named Leo (George Dzundza). Still, portents are portents, and the next thing you know she's married and running barefoot around a butcher's shop in Greenwich Village, where she inspires various residents with her predictions. Leo, however, is frightened by his wife's abilities and encourages her to see Alex (Jeff Daniels), a psychiatrist who works across the street. To placate him, she does--and soon begins to suspect that she's misread her signs and married the wrong man. The Butcher's Wife could use a little more humour about Marina's powers (her pronouncements are dizzyingly earnest) but the movie is buoyed up by a fantastic supporting cast, particularly Margaret Colin as a soap opera actress, Frances McDormand as a lesbian dress shop owner and Mary Steenburgen as a dowdy church choir leader who just wants to sing the blues. Like Marina, you know what's going to happen but the cast manages to make getting there charming. --Bret Fetzer

• Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | DVD | (12/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Times are hard in 1846 London and one must make do. So Nellie Lovett adds something extra to the meat pies she peddles on Fleet Street. The secret ingredient: freshly murdered victims of her partner in crime barber Sweeney Todd. Composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim refashions a macabre tale into a musical masterwork in this dazzling performance of the 1979 Broadway hit originally staged by Harold Prince. In her Tony-winning role (one of eight the show earned including Best Musical) Angela Lansbury plays Nellie. George Hearn turns his stage role of twisted Sweeney into an Emmy-winning triumph. The score coils around itself in ever-tightening spirals. The lines ripple with black humor and madness. Enter Sweeney's tonsorial parlor. Attend the tale.

• Ronnie Barker - The Best Of Ronnie Barker | DVD | (11/07/2005) from £6.59   |  Saving you £6.40 (97.12%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The sketches and scenes included on this DVD were selected by Ronnie himself as representations of some of his best work. From the Two Ronnies we are treated to gigglesome delights such as the `slang Vicar' `four candles' and `pismronounciation'. Mixed with chunks of Porridge Open All Hours Clarence and Magnificent Evans this programme is a must for any true Barker fan.

• Christmas Family Boxset (3 Discs - Flight Before Christmas, Mrs Santa Claus & The Christmas Twins) | DVD | (19/11/2012) from £9.15   |  Saving you £10.84 (118.47%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Flight Before Christmas A young reindeer who suffers from vertigo learns to overcome his fear, takes flying lessons from a clumsy flying squirrel and heads to the North pole to save a troubled Santa and his fleet of flying reindeer. Mrs Santa Claus Join Mrs Santa Claus on an exhilarating and spellbinding adventure that will bring out the Christmas spirit in all the family. It's been said that behind every great man there's a great woman. But then there's Mrs Santa Claus (A...

• Friends - Series 9 - Complete | DVD | (05/07/2010) from £18.88   |  Saving you £-5.89 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Episodes Comprise: 1. The One Where No One Proposes 2. The One Where Emma Cries 3. The One With The Pediatrician 4. The One With The Sharks 5. The One With Phoebe's Birthday Dinner 6. The One With The Male Nanny 7. The One With Ross's Inappropriate Song 8. The One With Rachel's Other Sister 9. The One With Rachel's Phone Number 10. The One With Christmas In Tulsa 11. The One Where Rachel Goes Back To Work 12. The One With Phoebe's Rats 13. The One Where Monica Sings 14. The One With The Blind Dates 15. The One With The Mugging 16. The One With The Boob Job 17. The One With The Memorial Service 18. The One With The Lottery 19. The One With Rachel's Dream 20. The One With The Soap Opera Party 21. The One With The Fertility Test 22. The One With The Donor 23. The One In Barbados (Part 1) 24. The One In Barbados (Part 2)

• Stephen Sondheim - Sunday In The Park With George | DVD | (10/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Stephen Sondheim's music and lyrics bring to life the world famous painting by George Seurat 'A Sunday Afternoon On The Island Of Grande Jette' to brilliant life. While the painting depicts people gathered on an island in the Seine the musical goes beyond simply describing their lives. This Production stars Broadway legends Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters.

• 3rd Rock From The Sun - The Complete Season 4 | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  All the episodes from Season Four of the multi-award winning comedy series about human existence as seen through the eyes of four aliens visiting Earth whose mission is to sample life on this planet. Episode titles: 1. Doctor Solomon's Traveling Alien Show (2) 2. Power Mad Dick 3. Feelin' Albright 4. Collect Call for Dick 5. What's Love Got To Do Got To Do With Dick? 6. I Am Dick Pentameter! 7. D3: Judgement Day 8. Indecent Dick 9. Happy New Dick! 10. Two-Faced Dick 11. Di

• Ripping Yarns | DVD | (21/04/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  After Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969-74), and well before going Around the World in 80 Days (1989), Pole to Pole (1992) or even Full Circle (1997), Michael Palin starred in Ripping Yarns, co-written with Terry Jones. As the title suggests, these were spoofs, affectionate pastiche-come-homage Boy's Own-type adventures. Each was an individual short film, less bizarre than the Flying Circus, not so consistently hilarious as fellow ex-Python John Cleese's Fawlty Towers, but inventively surreal with a daffy, gloriously English eccentricity. "Tomkinson's Schooldays" was the 45-minute pilot (originally shown as a one-off programme in 1976) and the funniest of the three tales here. A parody of Tom Brown's Schooldays, the humour comes from the violence, cruelty and insane rules of Graybridge public school in which the unfortunate Tomkinson is incarcerated. Ian Ogilvy is a fine School Bully, terrifying even Terry Jones' useless headmaster. "Escape from Stalag Luft 112B" is a P.O.W. movie send-up (from the first series), and "Golden Gordon" (from Series 2) celebrates the man who won't give-up on an underdog northern football team. In 1983 Palin made The Missionary, essentially a feature-film Ripping Yarn. --Gary S. Dalkin

• Ripping Yarns - The Box Set | DVD | (24/10/2002) from £69.99   |  Saving you £-45.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Ripping Yarns: six episodes of Michael Palin's remarkable comedy showcase in one box set. The Testing of Eric Olthwaite: Set in the days of dark depression before Last of the Summer Wine started bringing jobs to the area. Eric's tough mining parents find their son so boring that they run away from home. Eric torn between love for his parents and lack of brain cells becomes involved with a hardened criminal. The rest is history. Tompkinson's Schooldays: Set in the Edwardian era the heyday of school stories it has all the authentic ingredients for absolutely topping schoolboy fun - excitement adventure heroes and bullies. Escape from Stalag Luft 112B: A tale of courage and valour from behind the lines in the Kaiser's Germany. An inspiring story of camp life and British officer who won't lie down! Whinfrey's Last Case: Dashing debonair Gerald Whinfrey saves his country twice a week but in 1913 a German plot to start the First World War without telling anybody coincides with his holiday. Where do Whinfrey's priorities lie? Has he got any? The Curse of the Claw: Gothic horror comes to Maidenhead. A timely reminder of what happens when men dabble in the dark world of oriental superstition. Michael Palin aided by plastic surgery plays old and young Kevin as well as Kevin's childhood hero Uncle Jack - an enormously cheerful physical disaster area who has had every disease known to man usually at the same time. Golden Gordon: Superfan Gordon Ottershaw supports a team which hasn't won a match for six years. But worse is yet to come when Gordon and his bicycle clips are re-united in a last desperate bid for glory.

• Bolshoi Ballet '67 | DVD | (27/01/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

• Friends - Series 3 - Episodes 17-25 | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Season 3: Having really hit its comedic stride, the third season did the smart thing and showed a more serious side to the Friends' frivolous nature. There was fun introducing the chick and the duck, poking ""Ugly Naked Guy" with a stick and "T.O.W. The Princess Leia Fantasy" (for which George Lucas sent a "thank you" note). Then after establishing a few cracks in their otherwise fairy-tale union, "T.O.W. Ross and Rachel Take a Break" offered admirable contrast. From here on in, the awkward catchphrase "we were on a break" became a hard-hitting reminder that love hurts. The other s' relationships were naturally no less complicated. "T.O.W. Monica and Richard are Just Friends" teased a now moustache-free Tom Selleck into thinking he might be "the one". Then Pete (Jon Favreau) tried his hand before insanely wanting to become "The Ultimate Fighting Champion". This episode pulled off an incredible double guest surprise from Billy Crystal and Robin Williams, proving just how popular the show had become. To that list were added cameos from Ben Stiller as "The Screamer", Sherilyn Fenn as one of Joey's exs and Isabella Rossellini, who taught Ross to never fantasise on laminated plastic. The cast were fitting in film roles where possible. Cox appeared in Scream, then brought David Arquette back with her for a cameo, which kept their off-screen chemistry alive. The final surprise was Teri Garr as Phoebe, Sr in "T.O. At the Beach", where it was hinted that something might be salvaged between Ross and Rachel after all. --Paul Tonks