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• Fat Friends - Series 3 | DVD | (18/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Kay Mellor's comedy drama series following a collection of characters whose personal life struggles are relayed to each other during their weekly slimming class... Episodes comprise: 1. Eat Your Heart Out 2. Leggs Over Easy 3. Food For Thought 4. Bacon Bagels And The Bishop 5. Afters 6. Food Of Love

• Worst Week Of My Life - Series 2 | DVD | (09/10/2006) from £9.29   |  Saving you £10.70 (115.18%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In series two Howard and Mel, now married, have a baby on the way. Unsurprisingly things are far from smooth going and Howard manages to make the Cook family hate him even more!

• Grumpy Old Women - Series 1 | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £6.49   |  Saving you £9.50 (146.38%)   |  RRP £15.99

  We all know what it means these days to be a ""grumpy old man"". Well we've heard just about enough from the men thank you very much. Now the Grumpy Old Women are taking over with their gripes and irritations.

• Inside No. 9 - Series 2 | DVD | (04/05/2015) from £7.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (150.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith follow up the award-winning Series 1 with another anthology of tales of the genuinely unexpected. Be invited into six very different No.9s, where the ordinary and mundane rub shoulders with the extraordinary and macabre. Starring alongside Steve Pemberton (Psychoville, The League of Gentlemen, Benidorm) and Reece Shearsmith (Psychoville, The League of Gentlemen, The Widower) is a myriad of talent including Cilla's Sheridan Smith (Cilla) , Jack Whitehall(Bad Education, Fresh Meat), Alison Steadman (Gavin & Stacey) Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones), Jane Horrocks (Absolutely Fabulous), David Warner (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Julie Hesmondhalgh (Coronation Street) and Michele Dotrice (Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em).

• Fanny Hill | DVD | (21/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A young orphaned country girl Fanny Hill falls into prostitution and works her way up the social ladder of bawdy 18th Century London. Quote: People have said a great many things about me some of them not very kind - but now I shall tell it as it really happened and I shall spare none of the details! Fanny Hill Based on the classic novel by John Cleland Fanny Hill is introduced to the oldest profession in the world although at first Fanny wholeheartedly enjoys the fruits of her labour there are also complications heartache disappointment and frustration as she earns her respectability and independence.

• Love and Marriage | DVD | (19/08/2013) from £11.48   |  Saving you £10.50 (110.64%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When Pauline Paradise (Alison Steadman) retires from her job as a lollipop lady and returns home she looks around to see what her future holds. And doesn't like what she sees. A non-communicative husband 'silent' Ken (Duncan Preston) and the endless demands of her beloved adult children and their offspring. So this quintessential family woman - the matriarch of the family and everybody's rock - decides to walk out on her life. She doesn't go very far though - just a few roads away to live with her sister Rowan (Celia Imrie) who's led a very different life to Pauline and is now mad about married man Tommy (Larry Lamb). Pauline's walkout has a massive emotional and often hilarious impact on all the relationships around her. This double DVD brings all six episodes of ITV1's big buoyant colourful comedy drama together along with extras including deleted scenes and Q&As with the cast and writer. Special Features: Deleted Scenes Family Album including Cast and Writer Q&A Photo Gallery Subtitles

• Clockwise | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £19.19   |  Saving you £-2.21 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Clockwise is a light-hearted farce that works because John Cleese is so effective as the tightly wound, punctilious headmaster whose well-organised life unravels in a series of disasters on his journey to a conference. Cleese is a master of fussy, fastidious characters in exasperating situations, bottling up his frustration under good manners and sardonic comments until he finally blows, but he’s also startlingly vulnerable as he systematically loses all sense of himself. Dressed in monk’s robes and stranded on a lonely country road, he looks down at his naked wrist and sighs, "I’ve even lost the time". Michael Fryan (the playwright of Noises Off) doesn’t really have much of a story behind the situations, but he provides plenty of complications, and Cleese holds the film together with his brittle manner, single-minded drive, and hilarious headmaster’s condescending haughtiness. While it will seem slight to many, Cleese fans will love it.--Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com

• The Worst Christmas Of My Life | DVD | (26/11/2007) from £5.79   |  Saving you £10.20 (176.17%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Howard's Christmas isn't off to a festive start when events at the office party ripple out to affect the in-laws' holiday gathering party and his dignity.

• Death Comes to Pemberley & Pride and Prejudice Box Set | DVD | (10/02/2014) from £12.15   |  Saving you £12.84 (105.68%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This special double DVD gift set includes the timeless remastered Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth and Death Comes to Pemberley the stirring follow up from P.D. James. Death Comes to PemberleyIt is the eve of the Darcys annual Lady Anne ball at their magnificent Pemberley home and Elizabeth's fifth ball as lady of the house. Darcy and Elizabeth are relaxing with their guests after supper when the festivities are brought to an abrupt halt. A scream calls them to the window and a hysterical Lydia Bennet tumbles out of a carriage screaming murder. What follows is the sombre discovery of a dead man in Pemberley woods a brother accused of murder and the beginning of a nightmare which will threaten to engulf Pemberley and all the Darcy's hold dear. BBC's new drama based on P.D. James' follow-up to 'Pride and Prejudice' Pride and PrejudiceWith its outstanding performances and stunning visuals Pride and Prejudice plunges the viewer in to a 19th century world of grand country estates eligible bachelors and exquisite soirees. Elizabeth Bennett a spirited and independent young woman is the subject of her mother's obsessive goal to marry off her 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. Special Features: From Page to Screen: The Making of Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice: A Turning Point for Period Drama Restoration Featurette

• Lenny Henry - In Pieces | DVD | (13/05/2002) from £39.99   |  Saving you £-25.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  After some years making a name for himself as a serious actor and television presenter, Lenny Henry in Pieces sees the comedian return to the world of the TV sketch show. Having always struggled to find a suitable format for his comedy (remember Delbert Wilkins?), Henry has this time settled on a fairly frantic style, with mixed results. The best bits, as has often been the case with his material, come when he draws on the rich vein of West Indian humour, particularly the more mature characters. When he heads more for the middle of the road, however, Henry starts to falter. The movie pastiches are largely uninspired, ironically coming across as little more than cast offs from French and Saunders, and the show is lacking in the energy that so infuses Henry's stand up routines. There certainly are some good characters (Weekend Dad and the homo-erotic trawlermen Pete and Steve especially) but after a while the lack of variety in even these creations becomes frustrating. Such repetition works in the superior ensemble piece of The Fast Show, but this falls flat over the course of the eight episodes. Looks like Lenny Henry might need to go back to the drawing board. On the DVD: Lenny Henry in Pieces has a running time of nearly four hours, so the lack of extras may be understandable but is no less disappointing. The interactive menu is handy for skipping through some of the less engaging moments but is not detailed enough to help pinpoint specific scenes. The audio and picture quality is good enough television quality. Additional material is limited to 14 minutes of cringingly unfunny out-takes, further proof (if it were needed) that watching someone forget their lines over and over again does not necessarily mean great comedy. --Phil Udell

• Life Is Sweet | DVD | (11/02/2002) from £19.93   |  Saving you £-6.95 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Life is Sweet, Mike Leigh's 1990 snapshot of the suburban family condition at the tail end of the Thatcher era, is often depressing and occasionally harrowing. It is also ultimately joyous, not just for the sharpness of Leigh's satire--the script was improvised with and by the cast--but also for the real affection that binds the family together. Through a series of minor crises, channels of communication silted up by the daily grind and terminal self-absorption are gradually eased open and the film ends on a note of genuine hope. As parents Wendy and Andy, Alison Steadman and Jim Broadbent give virtuoso performances: two adults who use fantasy, mundane work and a stream of banal chatter to keep reality at bay before a freak kitchen accident forces them to stop and take stock. They have two daughters to perplex them: one a plumber (Claire Skinner) and the other an angry anorexic (Jane Horrocks, unsparing in a gut-wrenching bulimic scene). Timothy Spall is hilarious as family friend Aubrey, a would-be restaurateur whose efforts to establish a gourmet eatery in Enfield collapse in hopeless, drunken farce. This is not an overtly political film, but the sense of a stake being driven through the heart of the 1980s enterprise culture is unmistakeable. Inspiring. --Piers Ford

• A Private Function | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A Private Function is a hysterically funny tale of social climbing and a stolen pig starring Monty Python legend and famous world traveller Michael Palin (A Fish Called Wanda; Brazil; Time Bandits; The Missionary).

• Blame It On The Bellboy | DVD | (22/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  In the wildly entertaining spirit of A Fish Called Wanda BLAME IT ON THE BELLBOY delivers the year's craziest laughs! Featuring an all-star cast the hilarity kicks off when a daffy bellboy (Bronson Pinchot) accidentally switches the itinerary envelopes for three guests (Dudley Moore Bryan Brown and Richard Griffiths). His actions cause a hilarious case of mistaken identities sending the trio down a road of comic non-stop adventures! Check in today for a zany time where mix-ups

• Ivor The Invisible | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £9.98   |  Saving you £-1.41 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.58

  From the renowned children's author Raymond Briggs writer of 'The Snowman' 'Father Christmas' and 'The Bear'. One Saturday morning John wakes up to find an invisible something sitting on the end of his bed. The something seems to be gigantic but John can't work out how big it is. He tries to measure it but the invisible giant won't let him. When John asks this strange new friend its name the letters IVO appear on his mirror so John decides to call him Ivor. The invisible giant plays tricks on John's mum and dad and gets up to lots of mischief especially when John takes Ivor to the park and to school.

• Bob The Builder - A Christmas To Remember | DVD | (03/11/2003) from £11.01   |  Saving you £5.98 (54.31%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Includes: 'A Christmas to Remember' and 'Bob's White Christmas'. Featuring a festive feature length adventure with Bob The Builder. Includes the music videos 'Can We Fix It?' and 'Mambo No 5'.

• Gone to the Dogs/Gone to Seed - The Complete Series | DVD | (27/02/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  In Gone to the Dogs Alison Steadman, Warren Clarke, Jim Broadbent, Sheila Hancock, Martin Clunes and in his TV drama debut Harry Enfield star in this six-part comedy drama set in the lucrative world of greyhound racing.Self-made millionaire Larry Patterson is powerful and charismatic, with the best dogs in the greyhound racing world. Jim Morley is one of life's losers, always 'just one business away' from making his fortune; his only link to the world of greyhound racing is a three-legged dog called Highland Fling. On the financial scale, they're as far removed as it's possible to be. But they have one thing in common: they both love the same woman... Gone to Seed re-unites the principal cast in entirely new roles: Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent and Warren Clarke are Hilda, Monty and Winston Plant triplets who are anything but identical with Sheila Hancock as domineering matriarch Mag; comedy legend Peter Cook stars as Mag's old flame, conman Welsey Willis. An-thony Newley, Ron Davies and Stephen Marcus guest-star. The Plant family has run a garden centre in Rotherhithe since Dickens' time, surviving both war and redevel-opment. But now, family rivalry threatens to poison their unlikely paradise. The frumpy Hilda has only one pas-sion in life: Milwall FC. Country and Western singer Monty dreams of turning the run-down nursery into a floral oasis in the heart of Docklands and jobless builder and part-time wrestler Winston doesn't know a begonia from a buttercup!

• Worst Week Of My Life - Series 1 And 2 | DVD | (09/10/2006) from £22.76   |  Saving you £7.23 (31.77%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Series 1: Getting married should be the best experience of your life but for publisher Howard Steel it becomes a nightmare of gargantuan proportions. Everything that possibly could go wrong does and unfortunately for Howard most of this transpires because of his utmost attempts to do the right thing. From evading Cassie - an office colleague with whom he had a one night stand at the christmas party two years ago and who is now hell bent on ruining the big day - to the charming of his in-laws (a High Court Judge and a society wife) Howard seems to fall from pit-fall to pit-fall. Through an unfortunate sequence of events Howard hospitalises Mel's granny accidentally gropes her mother loses the wedding ring (a family heirloom) and worst of all kills the family dog. Other disasters to plague Howard include his best man falling into a coma on the stag night (to be replaced by Howard's mate Dom) Cassie running over the vicar his wide-boy father taking his new girlfriend - a mouthy pole-dancer - to the wedding and getting arrested... Series 2: In series two Howard and Mel now married have a baby on the way. Unsurprisingly things are far from smooth going and Howard manages to make the Cook family hate him even more! Monday: Howard and mother-to-be Mel begin the week by moving into the cottage bequeathed to them in Granny's will but their upheaval coincides with the funeral. When one of the pallbearers is taken ill Dick finds it difficult to entrust the job to the new member of the family. Tuesday: Howard and Mel are staying with Mel's parents until the cottage is ready. Howard is also having a few problems at work and after giving Eve a lift home events spiral leaving Howard feeling the long arm of the law. Wednesday: Howard and Mel are staying with Mel's parents until the cottage is ready. Howard is also having a few problems at work and after giving Eve a lift home events spiral leaving Howard feeling the long arm of the law. Thursday: Davina is worried that her brother-in-law Roger is wanting to start an affair with her. It's only after the unexpected arrival of Roger's son Michael and the liberal use of a class C narcotic that the true nature of Roger's desires are revealed. Friday: Howard is busy doing his best to put a few things right but it is not easy. As progress is made on one thing yet another seems to be waiting to catch Howard out. After a tense meeting at work it seems that Mel's big day has arrived early! Is it time to meet Baby Steel? Saturday: It's the weekend at last and the day for Dick's celebration. Friends and relatives are arriving and Howard helps to get things ready. With the party in full swing and Dick's special gift finally secured the evening seems set for success but not before yet another interruption.

• The Champions | DVD | (30/08/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  When British jocky Bob Champion is struck down with cancer in the prime of his career his desire to live is determined by a single promise; on successful recovery he will ride jump prospect Aldaniti in the 1981 Grand National... John Hurt gives a truly stunning performance as Bob Champion in this true story of courage dedication and the strength of the human spirit.

• The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | DVD | (04/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  From Terry Gilliam director of 'Time Bandits' and 'Brazil' comes 'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen' a spectacular epic fantasy quite unlike any other film ever made. Just who is Baron Munchausen? Liar? Rogue? Madman? Or the greatest superhero ever to battle and triumph against unbeatable odds? Did he really ride through the air on a cannonball slay a three-headed griffin journey to the moon all before breakfast? Helped and hindered by a cast of quite literally thousands including Vulcan Berthold and many more the indomitable Baron succeeds in overcoming every obstacle to face his final greatest challenge: Death itself? There's never been a film remotely like this but then there's never been a hero to compare with the Baron...

• Number One | DVD | (16/01/2006) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-8.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This gritty British movie follows the fortunes of a snooker hall hustler (Geldof) in his quest for the Big Time and features a star-studded cast including Alfred Molina Ray Winstone Phil Daniels Ian Dury Mel Smith Alison Steadman and P.H. Moriarty.