Drama

• 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

• Vanilla Sky 4K UHD | Blu Ray | (19/06/2023) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Oscar®-winning* writer and acclaimed director Cameron Crowe (JERRY MAGUIRE) reunites with producer/star Tom Cruise for this mind-bending roller coaster ride of romance, comedy, suspicion, love, sex and dreams. Based on 1997's ABRE LOS OJOS and co-starring Penelope Cruz, VANILLA SKY's soul-searching story is set in New York City. Lensed by Oscar® winning** cinematographer John Toll (BRAVEHEART), it's a visually stunning film with a Times Square sequence not to be forgotten. Blu-ray™ Special Features include Commentary, Featurettes and more! Product Features Filmmaker Focus: Cameron Crowe on 'Vanilla Sky' Alternate Ending Prelude To A Dream Hitting It Hard An Interview With Paul McCartney Gag Reel Music Video Afrika Shox By Leftfield/Afrika Bambaataa Photo Gallery With Audio Introduction By Photographer Neal Preston Mask Test Kurt Russell Single Take Trailers Deleted Scenes Credits

• 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 £17.29   |  Saving you £7.70 (44.53%)   |  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 £34.55   |  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 £22.95   |  Saving you £27.04 (117.82%)   |  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.

• The Huntsman: Winter's War | Blu Ray | (15/08/2016) from £6.52   |  Saving you £6.48 (99.39%)   |  RRP £13.00

  The Huntsman, four dwarves, and his long-thought-dead wife go on a quest to keep two evil queen sisters from finding the Mirror and gaining the power to rule the world. Click Images to Enlarge

• Cold Feet Series 1-9 | DVD | (16/03/2020) from £46.56   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Absorb yourself in all nine seasons of this heartfelt, truthful comedy drama including all the classic episodes as well as four new series! More than twenty years ago, the attempts of six thirty-somethings to find true love or at least keep their relationships on track captured the hearts of a nation. In the latest series we reunite with the now fifty-somethings as they battle with love, marriage, friendship, careers, infidelity and children. Facing whatever mid-life throws at them. Laced with comedy and tragedy, the big stories and daily minutiae of real life are observed and tackled in a way that only the award-winning Cold Feet can.

• My Old Man - Series 1 - Complete | DVD | (02/08/2010) from £6.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (85.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Clive Dunn (Bootsie and Snudge Dad's Army) is Sam Cobbett the geriatric hero of this hilarious sitcom from Yorkshire Television. Based on a BBC pilot that originally starred Ronnie Barker My Old Man takes a look at the generation gap - in particular what happens when a crusty opinionated old timer ends up living under the same roof as his daughter and son-in-law. Also starring Dunn's wife Priscilla Morgan (as daughter Doris) Edward Hardwicke and Keith Chegwin My Old Man proved a ratings hit for Yorkshire Television between 1974 and 1975; this release presents the complete first series. Retired engine driver Sam Cobbett has been prised from his terraced house in Ironmonger Row by the crowbars of the demolition men. With Sam needing a new home an obvious solution emerges in the shape of the spare room in his daughter's new high-rise fl at. Sam is all things considered a reasonable man. He fought in two world wars and he's seen a lot of life. It's just that he has some rather strong ideas on how to live it and they're not usually shared by his social-climbing son-in-law Albert - whom Sam takes much delight in embarrassing at every opportunity...

• The Crown Complete S1 - 6 | Blu Ray | (04/11/2024) from £81.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Winner of over 20 Emmys® including Outstanding Drama Series, the groundbreaking fictional dramatization tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped the longest single reign in the history of the British monarchy. The complete series box set contains all six seasons of the award-winning show with over 100 minutes of special features.

• The Good Doctor: Season 3 | DVD | (07/12/2020) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Dr. Shaun Murphy continues to use his extraordinary medical gifts at St. Bonaventure Hospital's surgical unit. As his friendships deepen, Shaun works harder than he ever has before as he starts dating, while navigating his environment and relationships to prove to his colleagues that his talents as a surgeon will save lives.

• I Can Only Imagine | DVD | (03/12/2018) from £10.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Warren Beatty Collection | DVD | (09/03/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

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• Garden State | DVD | (02/05/2005) from £5.50   |  Saving you £10.49 (190.73%)   |  RRP £15.99

  "Scrubs" star Zach Braff makes his directorial debut as a depressive young man who reconnects with his old friends and himself when he returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral.

• The Miracle Club | Blu Ray | (18/12/2023) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ballygar, Dublin, Ireland, 1968: close friends Lily (Maggie Smith), Eileen (Kathy Bates), and Dolly (Agnes O'Casey) win the trip of a lifetime - a pilgrimage to Lourdes. With each woman desperately in need of a personal miracle, the trip seems like an answer to all their prayers. But when they are joined by Chrissie (Laura Linney), returning to Dublin after decades in America, deep wounds from the past are re-opened and bitter truths exposed. As they confront one another and embrace their shared past, the group reckon with revelations that will change them forever. Directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan, The Miracle Club is a heartfelt story of friendship, family, and forgiveness.

• 10 Rillington Place | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £16.98   |  Saving you £-3.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Based on Ludovic Kennedy's investigative book '10 Rillington Place' is the true and horrifying story of English mass murderer John Christie (chillingly played by Richard Attenborough). When Timothy Evans (John Hurt) his wife Beryl (Judy Geeson) and their young daughter movie into Christie's house they unknowingly sign their death warrants. Christie offers to help Beryl have an abortion and uses this opportunity as he has already done with previous victims to strangle and rape

• The Dresden Files | DVD | (27/08/2007) from £8.71   |  Saving you £26.28 (301.72%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Based on Jim Butcher's best-selling novels, this TV hit chronicles the cases of no ordinary detective; Harry Dresden is a wizard, the only one listed in the Chicago phone book.