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• BETTER MAN DVD | DVD | (07/04/2025) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

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• BETTER MAN BLU-RAY | Blu Ray | (07/04/2025) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Better Man is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall and remarkable resurgence of Robbie Williams, one of the UK's bestselling artists of all time.  Under the visionary direction of Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) and with stunning visual effects created by the Academy Award winning team at Weta FX (Avatar, The Lord of the Rings), the film is uniquely told from Robbie's perspective, capturing his signature wit and indomitable spirit. It follows Robbie's journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of Take That, through to his unparalleled achievement as a record-breaking solo artist all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring. Starring Jonno Davies (Hunters, Kingsman: The Secret Service) as Robbie Williams, BAFTA® Award winner Steve Pemberton (Inside No. 9, Killing Eve), BAFTA® nominee Alison Steadman (Gavin & Stacy, The Kings Man) and Raechelle Banno (Home and Away, The Ruby Landry Saga).

• Gavin & Stacey: The Complete Collection | DVD | (03/02/2025) from £24.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Pride and Prejudice | DVD | (16/03/2009) from £6.64   |  Saving you £6.35 (95.63%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Experience the BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning series Pride and Prejudice like never before as the magic of period drama is rekindled with state of the art technology. Returning to the original film negatives this stunning adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel has been painstakingly restored frame-by-frame to reveal the sumptuous costume and detail that makes Austen's world so enchanting. With its outstanding performances and stunning visuals Pride and Prejudice plunges the viewer into a 19th Century world of grand country estates eligible bachelors and exquisite soir''es. Elizabeth Bennett a spirited and independent young woman is the subject of her mother's obsessive goal to marry off her five daughters to the wealthiest gentlemen available. But Mrs Bennett's plan is compromised with the arrival of the proud and enigmatic Mr Darcy as he and Lizzie embark on one of the most famous and compelling romances in history. Adapted by acclaimed screenplay writer Andrew Davies Pride and Prejudice stars the hugely popular Colin Firth Jennifer Ehle Alison Steadman Julia Sawalha along with many other excellent performers.

• Inside No 9: The Complete Collection | DVD | (22/07/2024) from £69.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Shirley Valentine | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.89   |  Saving you £8.10 (165.64%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Pauline Collins repeats her stage success as the character Shirley Valentine, a married woman who decides in her middle years that she wants more out of life. Leaving her spouse behind, she heads to Greece, where she grows close to a low-key local bloke (Tom Conti). Collins and director Lewis Gilbert (Educating Rita) choose to let the character, as she did in the play, speak directly to the audience at times and the gamble works in terms of creating a gentle, intimate atmosphere. Conti is a bonus, a warm presence and funny to boot. --Tom Keogh

• Gavin & Stacey: The Complete Collection | Blu Ray | (03/02/2025) from £32.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay, Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry. After speaking on the phone to each other every day at work - they finally meet and fall in love... I won't lie to you, life is never quite that simple. For a start there are Gavin's parents, Stacey's Mum and Uncle Bryn and best mates Nessa and Smithy to consider, as well as the small matter of living in different countries separated by a long bridge and a toll gate. Winner of three Baftas, four British Comedy Awards and two National Television Awards, Gavin & Stacey is poignant, genuine, and hilarious One of the stand-out comedy series of the 21st century. Includes: ¢ Series One ¢ Series Two ¢ 2008 Christmas Special ¢ Series Three ¢ 2019 Christmas Special ¢ The Finale

• The Worst Week of My Life: The Complete Collection | DVD | (30/11/2015) from £16.65   |  Saving you £0.34 (2.04%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Just when you think it can't get any worse... it does! Series One The week before a wedding can be stressful at the best of times, but as hapless publisher Howard Steel (Ben Miller) prepares to marry the lovely Mel (Sarah Alexander), it becomes a nightmare of gargantuan proportions. Everything that can go wrong... does. Howard s earnest attempts to do the right thing only seem to make matters worse and his situation isn t helped by his dad s new girlfriend, a besotted old flame and a family funeral. Will Howard and Mel ever make it up the aisle? Extras: Interviews with cast & writers, Out-Takes Series Two Having finally made it down the aisle after the worst week of his life, it seems as if everything is finally going well for Howard. He and Mel are about to move into a new home together, and are expecting their first child; two life-defining events, and for once everything is perfect. If only life was this simple! Extras: Interviews with cast & writers, Out-Takes The Worst Christmas Of My Life Howard and Mel are looking forward to their first Christmas as a family with their new baby daughter, Emily. However, with suicidal secretaries, maniacal relatives, homicidal boyfriends and belligerent Santas, circumstances conspire to make this a Christmas to remember... for all the wrong reasons.

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• Abigail's Party | DVD | (26/05/2003) from £5.49   |  Saving you £10.50 (191.26%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Originally screened as part of BBC's Play for Today series in 1977, Abigail's Party is among Mike Leigh's most celebrated pieces, with his then-wife Alison Steadman appallingly brilliant as what Alan Bennett described as the "brutal hostess" at a ghastly suburban soiree. The Abigail of the title never appears--rather, the dull thud of her lively teenage party forms a distant backdrop (and contrast) to an excruciating evening of chilled red wine, olives and the music of Demis Roussos. Steadman plays the overbearing Beverley, an Amazonian mass of frustrated sensuality in a low-cut party frock. Tim Stern is her small, stressed estate-agent husband. The guests are Janice Duvitski as Angela, a nurse whose quite spectacular gormlessness shields her from the stilted social awkwardness quietly raging around her, John Salthouse as Tony, her taciturn husband and Harriet Reynolds as Sue, the gangly and miserably nervous mother of Abigail. Rather than play for gags, Leigh and his actors mercilessly turn the screw of embarrassment through a series of too-true-to-life exchanges of dialogue, the stuff of all our collective worst memories of encounters with neighbours, aunts and office colleagues. Often misread as a satirical parade of suburban grotesques, Abigail's Party probes deeper than that, touching on nerves of anxiety and repression that throb behind the net curtains of modern England, culminating not in farce but tragedy. Decades on, Abigail's Party is as psychologically true and close to home as ever--hard to bear but utterly brilliant. On the DVD: Abigail's Party is perfectly reproduced here in all its 1970s garishness. The one extra is a short featurette, focussing on Alison Steadman's playing of Beverley, with comments from the original actors in the TV series and Peter York marvelling at her "paint-scraping" voice. --David Stubbs

• Wilt | DVD | (14/08/2006) from £10.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (44.49%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Based on the hilarious novel by Tom Sharpe and starring Grif Rhys-Jones and Mel Smith, "Wilt" is a story of a disappearance, mistaken identity and a blow-up doll.

• Pride and Prejudice | Blu Ray | (20/10/2008) from £7.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Experience the BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning series Pride and Prejudice like never before as the magic of period drama is rekindled with state of the art technology. Returning to the original film negatives this stunning adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel has been painstakingly restored frame-by-frame to reveal the sumptuous costume and detail that makes Austen's world so enchanting. With its outstanding performances and stunning visuals Pride and Prejudice plunges the viewer into a 19th century world of grand country estates eligible bachelors and exquisite soir''es. Elizabeth Bennett a spirited and independent young woman is the subject of her mother's obsessive goal to marry off her five daughters to the wealthiest gentlemen available. But Mrs Bennett's plan is compromised with the arrival of the proud and enigmatic Mr Darcy as he and Lizzie embark on one of the most famous and compelling romances in history. Adapted by acclaimed screenplay writer Andrew Davies Pride and Prejudice stars the hugely popular Colin Firth Jennifer Ehle Alison Steadman Julia Sawalha along with many other excellent performers.

• Mike Leigh: The BBC Collection | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £29.05   |  Saving you £-4.05 (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.00

  Hard Labour: Mike Leigh's first TV drama for the BBC in 1973. Shot entirely on location in Leigh''s native Salford Hard Labour depicts the grinding daily routine of stoical domestic cleaner Mrs Thornley and her cantankerous family. The Permissive Society: The title is ironic - a popular expression in mid-70''s sexually liberated Britain but a far cry from the gentle innocent warmth of this short play shot entirely in a television studio. Funny and moving a tentative awkward first date in a Lancashire high rise flat is interrupted by the young man''s elder sister returning prematurely after being stood up. Nuts In May: Follow Keith and Candice-Marie a rather self-righteous vegetarian couple in their exhausting attempt to enjoy an idyllic camping holiday in Dorset. Their rigid notions of peace and quiet are somewhat challenged by other campers with a more relaxed approach to life the resulting conflict posing the questions who are really the good guys? The Kiss Of Death: David Threlfall gives a brilliant performance as Trevor an off-beat undertaker''s assistant with a dry sense of humour and a healthy resistance to conformity. He and his best friend Ronnie are confronted by and finally escape the clutches of two predatory and fiercely conventional young women Sandra and Linda. Filmed on location in Oldham. Who''s Who?: A film about toffs and snobs. Richard Kane stars as Alan an obsequious autograph hunter who works as a clerk for a City stockbroker and whose wife breeds pedigree chinchilla cats. Through Alan''s eyes we look at the lives of his upper class employers and the younger Sloane Ranger set at his firm. Abigail''s Party: Immediately after its smash-hit run at The Hampstead Theatre London this 1977 stage-play was wheeled by Mike Leigh into an electronic TV studio - like The Permissive Society it isn''t a film. A suburban evening of hilarious disaster gross embarrassment and untimely death is presided over by the monstrous Beverly for which performance Alison Steadman won two best actress awards. Grown-Ups: A young working-class couple Dick and Mandy move into a council house to find their old teacher living next door with his wife. Their new life is plagued by endless visits from Mandy''s lonely elder sister Gloria a situation that finally erupts into a major catastrophe involving the neighbours. Home Sweet Home: The tragic-comic tale of a lonely postman the social workers who chivvy him about his estranged teenage daughter and his secret affairs with the wives of his fellow postmen. Four Days In July: A wonderfully engaging and bitterly humorous take on The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Set (and shot) in Belfast in July 1984 around the annual 12th July Loyalist Parades the film examines the communities on both sides of the divide. Through the depiction of a Catholic couple and a Protestant couple each on the brink of the birth of their first child Mike Leigh explores the daily lives of the divided community. Five-Minute Films: This collection also includes a rare treat five short films written and directed by Mike Leigh - Afternoon Birth of the Goalie Old Chums A Light Snack and Probation. Originally filmed in 1975 these five films lasting five minutes each were intended to be the first in an ongoing series but weren''t actually broadcast until 1982 during a season of Leigh's work on BBC.

• 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.

• BETTER MAN UHD | DVD | (07/04/2025) from £24.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• P'tang Yang Kipperbang | DVD | (17/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The plot of one the early Channel Four film is sweet and simple. Boy likes girl at school but is too embarrassed to confront her. Alan relates everything to a running cricket commentary (provided superbly by John Arlott) right up to the will he won't he finale when he has to kiss Ann in a school play.

• The Jane Austen Collection | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £99.99

  Set Comprises: Pride And Prejudice: The arrival of the wealthy Mr. Darcy in the neighbourhood causes great excitement within the Bennet family. One of her five daughters Mrs Bennet feels is sure to capture the heart of the wealthy young aristocrat. That fate befalls the spirited Elizabeth. Judging him on first impressions and the malicious gossip of friends she rejects his advances. However as she busies herself with the stormy romances and scandal of her sisters she once again finds herself in his company. Gradually her opinions of this proud young man begin to change... Sense And Sensibility: Jane Austen's tale of two devoted sisters with totally differing attitudes to life and love. Filmed on location in the stately homes of picturesque Dorset and Somerset. Mansfield Park: True virtue triumphs over superficiality in this distinguished BBC production of Jane Austen's celebrated novel Mansfield Park.Set in 18th century England Jane Austen's tale of virtue and vice tells of young impoverished Fanny Price who arrives at the elegant country estate of her uncle Sir Thomas Bertam. Snubbed by everyone except her cousin Edmund Fanny begins her long struggle for acceptance by her shallow relatives who believe wealth automatically means quality. When Fanny finally wins the respect of her snobbish relatives she incurs the displeasure of her uncle by rejecting the handsome philanderer Henry Crawford because she has fallen in love with Edmund. Northanger Abbey: A tale of intrigue adventure and romance. This enchanting BBC dramatization captures the spirit and wit of Austen's classic novel Northanger Abbey. The setting is eighteenth-century Bath a society of decadence and deceit into which Catherine Morland arrives bursting with freshness integrity and a passion for macabre Gothic novels. In a time when materialism not love governs marriage Catherine's head is full of fantasy and fiction of maidens being abducted to sinister castles and heroes riding to the rescue on white horses. When romantic Henry Tilney invites her to his ancestral home Northanger Abbey a dark mystery starts to unfold that makes her blood run cold. Are her fantasies coming true? What does the brooding General Tilney want from her and will the truth destroy her chance for love...? Emma: This splendid BBC dramatization brings to life all the glorious wit and sharp humour of Jane Austen's - arguably her finest - novel Emma recreating her most irritatingly endearing female character of whom she wrote ""no one but myself could like."" Emma presides over the small provincial world of Highbury with enthusiasm but she will find that it is all too easy to confuse good intensions with self-gratification. the often insensitive ever well-meaning incorrigible Emma Woodhouse having engineered the marriage of governess companion and friend to Miss Taylor now turns her attention towards making a match for Mr. Elton the

• Pride And Prejudice : 10th Anniversary Edition | DVD | (12/09/2005) from £9.13   |  Saving you £10.86 (118.95%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The arrival of the wealthy Mr. Darcy in the neighbourhood causes great excitement within the Bennet family. One of her five daughters Mrs Bennet feels is sure to capture the heart of the wealthy young aristocrat. That fate befalls the spirited Elizabeth. Judging him on first impressions and the malicious gossip of friends she rejects his advances. However as she busies herself with the stormy romances and scandal of her sisters she once again finds herself in his company. Graduall

• The Wackers - The Complete Series | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An everyday story of me mam, me dar, me kids and me gerl's owl feller... A forerunner to Carla Lane's Bread, this provocative mid-seventies sitcom pulls no punches in its depiction of a working-class Liverpudlian family who share everything... except faith and football teams! The Wackers (Scouse for 'mates') stars Ken Jones - best known as Porridge's 'Horrible' Ives - Alison Steadman, Sheila Fay, a teenaged Keith Chegwin and future Brookside legend Bill Dean, and is written by veteran scree...