Drama

• Heavenly Pursuits (Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (17/06/2024) from £17.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Tom Conti and Helen Mirren star in Scottish writer/director Charles Gormley's (Long Shot) charming and quirky comic drama. Vic Mathews (Conti) and Ruth Chancellor (Mirren) are teachers at Glasgow's Blessed Edith Semple School. When the school authorities decide to pursue full canonization of their namesake, little miracles begin to occur and Vic has to reassess his beliefs. Featuring top drawer performances from Conti and Mirren, Heavenly Pursuits also contains Ewen Bremner's first ever screen appearance and a score by Scottish pop star turned composer BA Robertson. This slice of 1980s Scottish cinema is sure to appeal to fans of Bill Forsyth's Gregory's Girl and Local Hero.

• Codename Kyril | DVD | (26/07/2010) from £12.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (36.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Among an illustrious cast that includes Joss Ackland, Peter Vaughan, Richard E. Grant and Denholm Elliott, Edward Woodward (Callan) stars opposite Ian Charleson (Chariots of Fire) in a taut and skilfully plotted Cold War thriller.Thought to be one of the last great made-for television spy series, produced as the Cold War era came to an end, Codename: Kyril offers complex characterisations and an intelligent treatment of the classic espionage theme of trust and betrayal. This compelling, evocative series is adapted by the award-winning John Hopkins - whose previous credits include Smiley's People and Z Cars - and co-produced by Primetime Emmy winner Patrick Dromgoole (Robin of Sherwood). This release presents the complete two-part mini-series (usually only seen these days in a radically edited 'TV movie' form), originally screened in 1989.The KGB has a particularly evasive spy to eliminate: a high-ranking Kremlin traitor who has been leaking crucial secrets to London. Bucharensky, code-name Kyril, is ordered to defect to catch the attention of the intelligence services of both East and West, setting himself up as a target and drawing fire from all sides as he makes his way across Europe to London; the object of his mission is to panic the traitor into making a mistake. But waiting in London is Kyril's deadliest enemy: Royston, a KGB mole whose life now depends upon silencing Kyril before he can disclose Royston's identity as a Soviet double agent...

• Doctor Faustus | DVD | (19/02/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Faustus (Richard Burton) is a scholar at the University of Wittenberg when he earns his doctorate degree. His insatiable appetite for knowledge and power leads him to employ necromancy to conjure Mephistopheles (Elizabeth Taylor) out of hell. He bargains away his soul to Lucifer in exchange for living 24 years during which Mephistopheles will be his slave. Faustus signs the pact in his own blood and Mephistopheles reveals the works of the devil to Faustus.

• Tai Chi For Beginners | DVD | (05/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Excite, inspire and encourage your journey of healthy and balanced living.Tai Chi For Beginners is the perfect way to explore and experience the numerous benefits of Tai Chi, no matter what shape you are in. This ancient, physical & meditative practice of the Yang style 24 posture form is designed to build strength, improve health & flexibility, reduce stress, increase energy flow, promote health & wellness and relax your mind. These 8 easy-to-follow lessons teach the Tai Chi postures with clear, step-by-step instructions. The routines are low-impact with modifications taught for less-flexible people. World-renowned Tai Chi master Chris Pei leads you through customized lessons ranging from 10 to 30 minutes. This safe and effective program is suitable for every body, all ages and schedules. DVD Highlights:8 customized lessons to learn the Yang style Tai Chi 24 form Easy to follow, step-by-step instructions Exclusive Interview with the instructor Modifications of poses for less-flexible people Routines from 10 - 30 minutes Over 3.5 hours of instruction

• Stardust 4K UHD Steelbook | Blu Ray | (23/09/2024) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This limited edition steelbook includes exclusive collectible character art cards. In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm.

• Eyes Wide Open | Blu Ray | (31/12/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Aaron a respectable butcher in Jerusalem's ultra-orthodox Jewish community is married to Rivka and is a dedicated father of four children. One day he meets Ezri a handsome twenty-two year old student and soon falls in love with him. He then starts to neglect his family and community life swept away by his love and lust for Ezri. Meanwhile paralleling this relationship a neighbouring shopkeeper persists in seeing a man of her own choosing even though she's been promised by her father to another. Eventually guilt torment and pressure from the community will catch up with the forbidden affairs leading them to make radical decisions...

• A Kid For Two Farthings (Vintage Classics) | Blu Ray | (26/02/2024) from £10.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Directed by Carol Reed (The Third Man) starring Celia Johnson (Brief Encounter) and Diana Dors (Yield to The Night). In a lower-class London community of small shops, open-air vendors and flea-marketers, Joe, a small boy, lives with his mother, Joanna (Celia Johnson), who works in and rooms above the Kandinsky tailor shop. Joe is innocently and earnestly determined to help realize the wishes of his poor, hard-working neighbours. Hearing from Mr. Kandinsky the tale that a captured unicorn will grant any wish, Joe uses his accumulated pocket change to buy a kid with an emerging horn, believing it to be a unicorn. His subsequent efforts to make dreams come true exemplify the power of hope and will amidst hardship.Product Features Memory Lane: video essay by Ella Taylor Dreams and Work: an interview with Jonathan Ashmore All in a Day's Work: Vera Day looks back Audio interview with Joe Robinson (2006) The Bespoke Overcoat (1955 short film by Jack Clayton) Lobby Cards Gallery Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery

• The 5th Wave | Blu Ray | (23/05/2016) from £12.98   |  Saving you £14.00 (127.39%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother, and preparing for the inevitable 5th wave.

• Rude Boy | DVD | (30/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

• The Square | DVD | (14/05/2018) from £10.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Force Majeure director Ruben Östlund returns with a knife-sharp satire on art, culture and communication in the digital age. Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, The Square stars Claes Bang (The Bridge), Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale, Mad Men) and Dominic West (The Wire). Christian (Bang) is a divorced but devoted father of two, and the respected curator of a contemporary art museum in Stockholm. He's gearing up to launch their next show, ˜The Square', a daring installation examining altruism and our duty to help others. However, Christian's own views on social responsibility are put to the test when he becomes the victim of a scam, forcing him to question the world around him and his place in it. Meanwhile, a shocking viral stunt cooked up by the museum's PR agency is met with public outcry, sending Christian and the museum into an existential crisis. With pitch-perfect performances, inventive set pieces and a cutting deadpan wit, The Square is a hilarious, unique and often surreal look at idealism and cynicism in the modern world.

• The Eagle Huntress | DVD | (08/05/2017) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From Director Otto Bell and Executive Producer Daisy Ridley, THE EAGLE HUNTRESS follows Aisholopan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries. Set against the breathtaking expanse of the Mongolian steppe, THE EAGLE HUNTRESS features some of the most awe-inspiring cinematography ever captured in a documentary, giving this intimate tale of a young girl's quest the dramatic force of an epic narrative film.

• Dreamchild | DVD | (26/01/2015) from £7.79   |  Saving you £5.20 (66.75%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Dreamchild is a 1985 British drama film written by Dennis Potter, directed by Gavin Millar and produced by Rick McCallum and Kenith Trodd. It stars Coral Browne, Ian Holm, Peter Gallagher, Nicola Cowper and Amelia Shankley and is a fictionalised account of Alice Liddell, the child who inspired Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Featuring the work of legendary puppet master Jim Henson. In 1932, Alice Liddell Hargreaves, age 80, travels to New York to attend a celebration of Lewis Carroll's centenary. Confused by American culture and unable to understand the huge popularity of the Alice books, Mrs. Hargreaves begins to remember details of the childhood events that led to the writing of the stories. Was shy Carroll actually in love with her?

• The Lakes 2 | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The original series of the The Lakes brought writer Jimmy McGovern and actor John Simm a great deal of critical praise in 1997. Following a particularly dry period for British TV drama, the show's realistic characterisations and their painfully honest decisions hit audiences hard. Simm is a twentysomething trapped in a life of compulsive gambling, theft and being on the dole in Liverpool. On a whim he heads north to the Lake District. He expects to find the countryside quietude where his hidden poetical leanings might find a home, but instead gets caught up in a community like any other. Lies, temptation and tragedy beset every household just as much as the big city. In the second series, far longer than the first, an exploration of Danny's tortured soul might have been the obvious continuation to the story; instead an almost Hitchcockian murder scenario occupies far more screen time. But by stretching things out, this second series does not have the same self-contained impact of the original. Additional writers only served to drag out Danny's boy-to-man journey. Ultimately, lessons are learned, including the realistic conclusion that life is without a poetical status quo. Despite the tail-off in overall quality, you'd be hard pressed to identify a better British drama in the years since. --Paul Tonks

• Children Of A Lesser God | DVD | (18/11/2002) from £8.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (78.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  One of the most critically-acclaimed films of the 80s Children Of A Lesser God garnered four Academy Award nominations and a Best Actress Oscar for Marlee Matlin. Based on the hit Broadway play it's the uplifting love story of John Leeds (William Hurt) an idealistic special education teacher and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah (Marlee Matlin). At first Leeds sees Sarah as a teaching challenge. But soon their teacher/student relationship blossoms into a love so passionate it sh

• Esio Trot | Blu Ray | (13/06/2022) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Starring Academy Award Winners Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench and from Richard Curtis (Notting Hill, Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral) and Paul Mayhew-Archer (Mrs Brown's Boys, The Vicar of Dibley) comes an uplifting adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic tale of true love and tortoises. Gentle, shy Mr Hoppy (Dustin Hoffman) is retired and lives alone, with only his beautiful balcony garden for company. But Mr Hoppy has a secret. He is hopelessly, passionately in love with the lovely, effervescent Mrs Silver (Judi Dench) who lives downstairs. But unfortunately for Mr Hoppy, Mrs Silver is more interested in her beloved pet tortoise, Alfie. When Mrs Silver confides in him that she wishes Alfie would grow, Mr Hoppy hatches an intricate plan to win his true love's heart... with a little help from Alfie and 99 of his fellow tortoises. Narrated by BAFTA winner James Corden (Gavin and Stacey) and with wonderful performances from two screen legends, Esio Trot is a vibrant, funny and uplifting love story that will warm the hearts of people of all ages. Product Features The Making of Esio Trot, Cast and Crew Interviews and Deleted Scenes

• Edge Of Darkness - Part 1: Into The Shadows / Part 2: Northmoor | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £15.98   |  Saving you £12.00 (92.38%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This is the twilight world of half-truths and half-lives where the obsessive apparatus of state security interlocks with sinister and furtive forces from big business. It is the hidden battleground where private grief and individual suffering and death are dwarfed by the struggle for absolute power and the nightmare of nuclear catastrophe. Part One - 'Into The Shadows': His investigation into his daughter's murder reveals to Ronald Craven her involvement in nuclear power politics terrorism and death. Despite the agonies of his grief Craven finds himself drawn into Emma's secret world. Part Two - 'Northmoor': Craven and renegade US agent Jedburgh pursue their mission to discover the deadly secret of an underworld nuclear facility and begin a desperate race to avert catastrophe with mysterious wisdom of GAIA.

• Succession: Seasons 1-3 | DVD | (16/05/2022) from £34.97   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Power, politics, money...it's all in the family in this provocative, bitingly funny drama series about a highly dysfunctional dynasty. With aging, uber-wealthy patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox), CEO of one of the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerates, considering retirement as he deals with health concerns, each of his four grown children follows a personal agenda that doesn't always sync with those of their siblings--or of their father. Over the course of three seasons, Logan changes his mind about stepping down, resulting in the bickering of his heirs. Ambushed by his rebellious son Kendall at the end of Season 2, Logan begins Season 3 in a perilous position, scrambling to secure familial, political, and financial alliances, as a bitter corporate battle threatens to turn into a family civil war. Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook and Alan Ruck costar.

• A Foreign Affair (Masters of Cinema) Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (22/06/2020) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the inimitable Billy Wilder (Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend) comes this classic comedy that mixes romance with hard-boiled wit in a story about stiff-necked Iowa congresswoman Phoebe Frost (Jean Arthur Shane) mired in jaded post-war Berlin. As she investigates the morale of American troops, Phoebe is cynically wooed by fellow Iowan Captain John Pringle (John Lund), who is trying to cover up his affair with Nazi-tainted chanteuse Erika von Schlütow (Marlene Dietrich Witness for the Prosecution, The Blue Angel). Filled with sharp dialogue and satiric jabs, A Foreign Affair is one of Wilder's most beloved comedies, and The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film in its UK debut on Blu-ray. Special Features: 1080p presentation on Blu-ray Uncompressed LPCM 2.0 audio Audio commentary by film historian Joseph McBride New video piece on the film by critic Kat Ellinger Archival interview with Billy Wilder Theatrical trailer A collector's booklet featuring new writing by film historian Alexandra Heller-Nicholas; a new essay by critic Richard Combs; and more!

• Hilary and Jackie | DVD | (17/09/2007) from £5.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.95%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Hilary and Jackie tells the remarkable story of one of the world's best known cellists the late Jaquelline du Pre. The exquisite passion of Jackie's playing provides a magnificent backdrop to a story of volatile passions thwarted ambitions and sibling rivalry. Both Emily Watson as Jackie and Rachel Griffiths as Hilary were nominated for Oscars in this powerful and affecting film of musical genius and personal tragedy. Like the music itself the story of Jaqueline du Pre once seen

• Maeve Binchy Boxset | DVD | (12/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Based on the best-selling novels of Maeve Binchy. Special boxed set containing three adaptations The Lilac Bus Anner House and Echoes.