Drama

• Homicide - Series 1 | DVD | (26/02/2007) from £16.98   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  One of the most critically acclaimed shows in TV history Homicide: Life On The Street re-invigorated a tired genre by focusing on the grueling work of solving murders instead of an endless succession of bloody crimes and car chases. Inspired by David Simon's Edgar Award-winning account of Baltimore homicide detectives and brought to television by director Barry Levinson (Rain Man Oz) and writer Paul Attanasio (Gideon's Crossing) Homicide boasted a powerhouse cast featuring Ned Beatty (Deliverance) Yaphet Kotto (Alien) Richard Belzer (Law & Order: SVU) and breakout star Andre Braugher (Frequency). The critical response was overwhelming: Homicide won multiple Emmy and Writer's Guild of America Awards and is one of just two shows in history to claim three Peabody Awards. Now Homicide debuts on DVD with this collector's set featuring all 13 episodes from the first two seasons. Episodes Comprise: 1. Gone For Goode 2. A Ghost Of a Chance 3. Son Of A Gun 4. A Shot In The Dark 5. Three Men And Adena 6. Dog And Pony Show 7. And The Rockets' Dead Glare 8. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 9. The NIght Of The Living Dead

• Sanditon | DVD | (18/11/2019) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Jane Austen's Sanditon, brought to life by Andrew Davies Brand new ITV drama starring Rose Williams (Curfew, Medici), Theo James (The Divergent series), Anne Reid (Last Tango in Halifax) & Kris Marshall (Death in Paradise, Love Actually). An absolute joy, with wonderful characters and wicked intrigue Daily Mail A chance accident brings Charlotte Heywood to Sanditon, a seaside resort on the cusp of dramatic change. Spirited and unconventional, Charlotte is initially keen to experience everything the town has to offer but is then shocked by its scheming and ambitious inhabitants and intrigued by the secrets they share. When Charlotte is tactlessly forthright about the family of enthusiastic entrepreneur Tom Parker, she immediately clashes with his handsome but wild younger brother Sidney. Amidst the rival suitors and unexpected danger, can Charlotte and Sidney see past each other's flaws and find love? Special Features: Sanditon: A First Look The Adaptation: With Andrew Davies Sanditon: Regency Style and Production Design

• Beautiful Mind, A | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.50   |  Saving you £15.49 (344.22%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Russell Crowe stars as the mathematical genius John Forbes Nash Jr, a man who made a great discovery early in his life before descending into a notorious life of depravity and self discovery.

• Journeyman | DVD | (30/07/2018) from £3.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Journeyman is Paddy Considine's much-anticipated second feature as writer/director following his BAFTA-winning debut Tyrannosaur. Produced by Diarmid Scrimshaw (Tyrannosaur, God's Own Country) and featuring stand-out performances from Paddy Considine (Dead Man's Shoes) and Jodie Whittaker (2018's Doctor Who), Journeyman is a remarkable love story full of raw determination and courage set against the exhilarating backdrop of a Boxing Championship. After winning a punishing title defense on points, world middleweight boxing champion Matty Burton (Considine) collapses. The journey towards regaining his speech, movement and memory will be the toughest fight he'll ever face, and the prize could not be greater, for his relationship with his wife Emma (Whittaker) and baby daughter Mia hangs in the balance.

• Anne Frank | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £7.65   |  Saving you £8.60 (134.59%)   |  RRP £14.99

  When the war began she was only a little girl. When it ended she was the voice of a generation... A compassionate and sensitive televisual portrait of the Holocaust's greatest diarist.

• Whisper Of The Heart | DVD | (10/04/2006) from £11.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Shizuku is spending her last summer vacation in junior high school reading and translating lyrics of popular foreign music into Japanese daydreaming of becoming a writer. Lately she finds that all the books she chooses in the library have been previously checked out by the same boy Seiji Amasawa - Shizuku wonders what kind of guy he is... Could it be that the obnoxious boy she stumbles into could be the guy who's been reading all those books? A touching love story with wonderful

• Hudson & Rex: Season 4 | DVD | (09/05/2022) from £22.48   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Back for a fourth season, HUDSON & REX features Detective Charlie Hudson and his partner Rex, a truly extraordinary former K9 German Shepherd working within the St. John's Police Department's Major Crimes Unit. Supported by Dr. Sarah Truong's forensics expertise, Superintendent Donovan's leadership, and Jesse Mills' tech skills, they are an unstoppable team. And this season, they're on the move as part of a mobile unit.

• White Christmas 4K UHD | Blu Ray | (04/11/2024) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This Technicolor® classic, Paramount's first to be released in VistaVision, teams Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye as two song-and-dance war veterans who become one of the hottest acts in show business. When they encounter a sister act (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen), they're off to Vermont for a holiday celebration unlike any other. Directed by Michael Curtiz (CASABLANCA) and featuring timeless songs by Irving Berlin, it's an essential and festive favorite.

• Boyz N' the Hood | Blu Ray | (03/02/2020) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Boyz N' The Hood is the critically acclaimed coming-of-age story of growing up in a South Central Los Angeles neighborhood. It is a place where harmony co-exists with adversity, especially for three young men growing up there: Doughboy (Ice Cube), an unambitious drug dealer; his brother Ricky (Morris Chestnut), a college-bound teenage father; and Ricky's best friend Tre (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), who aspires to a brighter future beyond The Hood. In a world where a trip to the store can end in death, the friends have diverse reactions to their bleak surroundings. Tre's resolve is strengthened by a strong father (Larry Fishburne) who keeps him on the right track. But the lessons Tre learns are put to the ultimate test when tragedy strikes close to home, and retaliation seems the only recourse.

• The Grand Budapest Hotel | Blu Ray | (07/07/2014) from £7.99   |  Saving you £17.00 (212.77%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The Grand Budapest Hotel is a British-German comedy-drama film written and directed by Wes Anderson and tells the story of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between WW1 and WW2 and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his most trusted protege;... An all-star cast including Ralph Fiennes Adrien Brody Jeff Goldblum Jude Law Bill Murray Edward Norton Tilda Swinton and Owen Wilson.

• Fifty Shades: 2-Movie Collection | DVD | (15/01/2018) from £9.49   |  Saving you £-2.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Fifty Shades of Grey The worldwide phenomenon comes to life in Fifty Shades of Grey, starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in the iconic roles of Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey. Ana is an inexperienced college student tasked with interviewing enigmatic billionaire Christian Grey. But what starts as business quickly becomes an unconventional romance. Swept up in Christian's glamorous lifestyle, Ana soon fnds another side to him as she discovers his secrets and explores her own dark desires. What results is a thrilling, all-consuming romance as Christian and Ana test the limits they will go to for their relationship. Fifty Shades Darker Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson return as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades Darker, the second chapter based on the worldwide bestselling Fifty Shades phenomenon. When a wounded Christian tries to entice a cautious Anastasia back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and fnd stability, shadowy fgures from Christian's past start to circle the couple. Jack Hyde (Eric Johnson) and Elena Lincoln (Kim Basinger) join the cast, determined to destroy the couple's hopes for a future together. This time there are no rules.

• Minder: The Dennis Waterman Years | DVD | (02/07/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THEY COULD BE SO GOOD FOR YOU! The legendary partnership of George Cole and Dennis Waterman play Arthur Daley, a man synonymous with dodgy goods and shady deals, and Terry McCann, Arthur's 'Minder' who protects him from small-time crooks, in this hugely successful ITV series. Drinking in the Winchester Club, driving the Capri and chatting up the ladies, catch up with Arthur and Terry's escapades in 68 episodes of the most entertaining, most tightly scripted, inventively comic and sharply directed drama series on television (Daily Telegraph). SPECIAL FEATURE: Photo Galleries

• Egypt | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £8.55   |  Saving you £11.44 (133.80%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Focusing on three of the most important discoveries from the world of the ancient Egyptians this series journeys back in time to explore Howard Carter's discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun the Great Belzoni's finds from the reign of Ramesses II and Champollion's deciphering of the hieroglyphs. Join Carter Belzoni and Champollion as they overcome immense obstacles to unlock the secrets of an as-yet undiscovered world and reveal their seminal finds. Then travel even further back

• Three Coins in the Fountain | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £13.49   |  Saving you £-3.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This charming romantic comedy tells the story of three American secretaries and their search for love in Rome. After throwing a coin in the Trevi Fountain and making a wish, each of them eventually finds what they are looking for. For Frances (Dorothy McGuire) it is waspish author Clifton Webb. For Anita (Jean Peters) there's office romeo Rossano Brazzi. And for Maria (Maggie McNamara) a real-life handsome prince, Louis Jourdan.Exquisitely photographed amidst the splendours of the Eternal City and Venice, this gorgeous sun-soaked movie will make you want to book a flight on the next plane to Italy! And, as an added bonus, you also hear Frank Sinatra singing the wonderful, Oscar (1954) winning title song.

• Unbroken/ Unbroken – Path To Redemption (DVD) | DVD | (28/01/2019) from £4.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The complete unbelievable true story brought to life in this two film collection - including Unbroken and all-new movie Unbroken: Path To Redemption. Unbroken Academy Award® winner Angelina Jolie directs and produces this epic drama that follows the incredible life of Olympian and war hero Louis Louie Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) who, along with two other crewmen, survived on a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII only to be caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. Adapted from Laura Hillenbrand's (Seabiscuit: An American Legend) enormously popular book, it's the inspiring true story about the resilient power of the human spirit. Unbroken: Path to Redemption Beginning where the hit movie Unbroken concludes, the next chapter brings the rest of Louis Zamperini's inspirational true story to life. After surviving years of torture as a prisoner of war, Louis (Samuel Hunt) returns home from World War II, where he meets and marries Cynthia (Merritt Patterson). Haunted by his past, he is driven deep into despair. But when Cynthia turns to God at the 1949 Billy Graham Crusade, her most fervent prayer for Louis is to find peace and forgiveness. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book, Unbroken: Path to Redemption is a beautiful, beautiful film (Kathie Lee Gifford, Today Show). Bonus Features Include: The Making of Unbroken: Path to Redemption Reliving the Revival You Found Me by Switchfoot - Music Video, The Making of You Found Me The Heart of Unbroken: Path to Redemption

• Karen Pirie Series 1&2 | Unknown | (31/12/2099) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Pacific - Complete HBO Series | Blu Ray | (01/11/2010) from £31.99   |  Saving you £18.00 (56.27%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Executive produced by Tom Hanks Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman The Pacific is an epic ten-part miniseries from HBO and the team that made Band of Brothers. The Pacific tracks the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S Marines Robert Leckie John Basilone and Eugene Sledge across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War 2. The miniseries follows these men and their fellow Marines from their first battle with the Japanese on Guadalcanal through the rain forests of Cape Gloucester and the strongholds of Peleliu across the bloody sands of Iwo Jima and through the horror of Okinawa and finally to their triumphant but uneasy return home after V-J Day. The Pacific is primarily based on two memoirs of US Marines Eugene Sledge's With The Old Breed: At Peleliu And Okinawa and Robert Leckie's Helmet For My Pillow. The series also draws on Eugene Sledge's China Marine and Chuck Tatum's Red Blood Black Sand as well as original interviews conducted by the filmmakers. If you're a fan of HBO's The Pacific then there's an ocean of great DVDs Blu-rays and Books to check out - click on any of the titles to find out more. Blu-rays: Band Of Brothers: Limited Collector's Edition: Now available on Blu-ray every bullet bomb and bit of blood is rendered in spectacular high definition from the brutality of Bastogne to final victory in Berchtesgaden. Saving Private Ryan: Due for release on April 26th 2010 Spielberg's classic D-Day movie finally rolls onto Blu-ray - this is the kind of audio-visual masterpiece that the format was made for. DVDs: Band Of Brothers: Based on Stephen Ambrose's bestseller Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg bring you their epic vision of World War II from the perspective of elite US paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines. Flags Of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima Limited Edition Box Set: Clint Eastwood's daring and thought-provoking companion pieces come together in this 4-disc Collector's Edition. Books: With The Old Breed by Eugene Sledge: As depicted in The Pacific Eugene Sledge was a real-life marine and this his memoires tells all about the horrifying hell of Pacific warfare during WWII. Helmet For My Pillow by Robert Leckie: Another inspiration behind the HBO series Robert Leckie's account from boot camp to demob is terrifying and captivating in equal measures. The Pacific (The Official HBO/Sky TV Tie-in) by Hugh Ambrose: Hugh Ambrose son of Band Of Brothers author Stephen Ambrose captures all the real-life spectacle savagery and heroism of The Pacific.

• Pearl Harbor | Blu Ray | (19/03/2007) from £9.09   |  Saving you £14.90 (163.92%)   |  RRP £23.99

  Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale star in this epic tale of two great friends caught up in the infamous attack on the US Navy base at Pearl Harbor in 1941, an event which spurred the US involvement in World War II.

• The Missing Postman | DVD | (28/03/2016) from £14.01   |  Saving you £5.98 (42.68%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Clive Peacock is a cheery, contented Postie living in a seaside Dorset town. His job has always been simple: real people, real post, real customer service. New technology is threatening Clive's livelihood, with the sorting office now overwhelmed by machines that are bound to take over his job. In a defiant, last-ditch attempt to protest and prove his worth, Clive sets out on an ambitious mission. He vows to deliver every single letter in his last post by hand, cycling all over Britain to give his customers their letters face-to-face the old-fashioned way. However, Clive's noble quest doesn't win the hearts of the police, who are in hot pursuit of the postman for stealing Her Majesty's mail This two-part comedy-drama follows a simple man's mission to rescue his humble profession from the takeover of machines. It's a funny, moving tribute to elbow grease, perseverance, and ceaseless British spirit.

• Women on The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown | DVD | (20/02/2017) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When Iván (Fernando Guillén) jilts long-time lover, actress Pepa (Carmen Maura), she plans her suicide; lacing her gazpacho soup with barbiturates. She is, however saved by her best friend Candela (Maria Barranco), a fugitive from the law. Further adding to the chaos, Ivan's son (Antonio Banderas) and his finance Marisa (Rossy de Palma) turn up at the apartment. Bored with the situation, Marisa inadvertently ingests the gazpacho and as she blissfully snoozes, her fiancé inaugurates an affair with Carmen's fugitive friend. Pedro Almodóvar directs this fact-moving, surreal farce of obsessive love, garnering him an Academy Award® nomination. Extras: Around Women On The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Introduction by José Arroyo Trailer