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• Micawber | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Micawber was ITV's big weapon in the Christmas 2001 television ratings war. With its gritty recreation of Dickensian London and David Jason--a name guaranteed to attract viewers regardless of the programme--in the title role it certainly had all the hallmarks of blockbusting television drama. Jason is certainly a fine Micawber, wringing every ounce of pathos and relentless optimism from one of Dickens' most well loved characters. And he is ably abetted by Annabelle Apsion as his put-upon wife who stands by him through thick and thin and who "never will desert him". The trouble is that if you're going to lift a familiar fictional character out of his original context and give him a whole new life and set of adventures, they really have to match or improve on the original. And Micawber has already been through so much during the course of David Copperfield that stretching him across four episodes and a plot which can only really offer a series of variations on the original theme doesn't give much room for development or dramatic impact. In the writer's corner, Jason's long-term collaborator John Sullivan (creator of Only Fools and Horses) makes a valiant attempt to generate some authentic Dickensian atmosphere. Touches of authentic Victoriana abound in the backstage theatre scenes, a dancing bear, the pawn shop and the highly imaginative flashbacks to the source of Micawber's straightened state. The script tends to combine gritty costume drama with modern comedy in an occasionally uneasy mixture; sometimes we see the ghosts of Del Boy or Pa Larkin rather than Dickens' hapless, pathetic but great-hearted victim of circumstance. But fans of Jason won't complain and there's enough soul in the story to make it compelling. --Piers Ford

• Tales Of The Unexpected - Vol. 2 | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £4.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (60.12%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Featuring Episodes: The Wrong 'Un Have A Nice Death Hit And Run and The Reconciliation

• Three Businessmen | DVD | (26/02/2001) from £18.23   |  Saving you £-12.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Alex Cox's Three Businessman is an existentialist fable for the independent businessman. Two travelling art dealers staying in a labyrinthine Liverpool hotel, Frank King (Alex Cox) and Bennie Reyes (Miguel Sandoval of Clear and Present Danger), sit down for dinner only to find that the hotel staff have deserted them. They begin to walk the Mersey streets in search of sustenance, talking about dogs, dinner, the "Plutonium" credit card and the state of the world. But lost without a map, they inadvertently wander half way across the world on public transport in search of their hotel, touching down in Rotterdam, Hong Kong, Japan and Spain. In a desert, they come across a third businessman, Leroy Jasper (Robert Wisdom), clutching a replica of the Mir space station. Soon after, they stumble across a food stand outside a small abode that holds within it the true object of their quest. It is a destination that they have found without looking for. This small, mannered movie grows in stature as it progresses. Sandoval and Cox are amiably crotchety travelling companions. Aided and abetted by jump cuts, the surrealist conceit that allows the businessman to roam across the world without ever realising they have left Liverpool is distinctly Bunuelian (cf. the name of Cox's production company Exterminating Angel Films). On the DVD: An amusing commentary by Alex Cox and writing partner and producer Tod Davies has the added bonus of Cox acting out deleted scenes. The feature appears in widescreen format with an excellent sound and picture transfer, enhanced by Pray for Rain's melancholic soundtrack. But the Debbie Harry and Iggy Pop promo video promised on the sleeve and liner notes does not appear anywhere on the disc. --Chris Campion

• My Boyfriend's Back | DVD | (20/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Teenager Johnny Dingle will do anything to keep his date with the hottest girl in school -- even come back from the grave! You see, Johnny had the perfect scheme to win the heart of Missy McCloud, the town beauty. Unfortunately, Johnny's scam goes sour and he winds up dead! Even so, Johnny's determined to keep his date -- unaware of the hilarity waiting for him upon his return! See for yourself why everyone's dying to see this outlandishly funny comedy!

• The Gingerbread Man - A Pinch Of Salt | DVD | (26/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  The characters in this delightful series live on the shelves of a kitchen dresser. Late at night while the 'Big Ones' are sleeping The Gingerbread Man and his friends 'Salt' and 'Pepper' and 'Herr Von Cuckoo' come alive and create much mischief! 'The Old Bag' a long forgotten teabag living in the teapot on the top shelf and 'Sleek the mouse' do their best to spoil the adventures of the four friends. Episodes: 1. A Pinch of Salt 2. Locked Clock 3. Weekend Break 4. Old Bag in Danger 5. While the Cat's Away 6. It's Not Fair 7. The Gingerbread Ghost

• Midsomer Murders - Painted In Blood | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £4.90   |  Saving you £12.09 (246.73%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Nothing is as it seems behind the well-trimmed hedges of the picturesque cottages in the idyllic English county of Midsomer. Beneath the tranquil surface of sleepy village life exist dark secrets. Joyce Barnaby has enrolled in an art class that takes her to the village green in Midsomer Florey. The village is also under surveillance by Barnaby and Troy who are busy with 'Operation Pondlife' an initiative designed to combat street crime. When Joyce finds the body of one of her fellow

• Mr In-Between | DVD | (08/12/2003) from £13.12   |  Saving you £2.87 (21.88%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Haunting dark and disturbing 'Mr In-Between' is a genuinely unsettling drama set against the backdrop of London's underwold with an original twist on a love triangle story of divided loyalties the perils of love and ultimate death... 'Delivers shocks and gruesome thrills ... darkly memorable' - Film Review

• EMR | DVD | (15/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Swallow your fear... EMR is the first UK film to be simultaneously released in cinemas on the internet and on DVD. Erskine and McCullough's debut feature is a deft thriller that cleverly weaves together a host of urban myths - from kidney-stealing and alien abduction to manipulative drug corporations; this is a paranoiac's wonderland. Reminiscent of Jacob's Ladder and with shades of Donnie Darko the plot winds its way Rubik's cube-like to a satisfyingly twisted climax... At times sinister surprising and striking and with an endearingly hapless hero EMR is a refreshingly British take on the thriller that will make you think twice the next time you knock back a couple of aspirin!

• The Boys in Company C | DVD | (17/01/2011) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Recognised as the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket Boys of Company C is a high-end member of the cannon of classic battle-field movies and a frighteningly realistic critique of the pointlessness and corruption universally associated with the US/Vietnam war. Boys of Company C follows the lives of five nave young Marine inductees from their training in boot camp through a tour in Vietnam that quickly devolves into a hellish nightmare. Disheartened by futile combat appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they can defeat a rival soccer team they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines. But as they might have predicted nothing in Vietnam is as simple as it seems.

• Freddie Flintoff - Cricket Nightmares | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £6.54   |  Saving you £13.45 (67.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  If you thought the cricket this summer was exciting wait until you see this DVD! ""It starts with a look back at the incredible summer we've just had. Two days after the final test I return to the Oval to give my personal insight into what it was like being part of the greatest test series ever played. It was an emotional rollercoaster and backed by all the key action I talk you through it once more - test by test."" ""With my old mate Simon Hughes The Analyst on Channel 4 we step ou

• Teachers - Series 1 | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £13.98   |  Saving you £8.00 (66.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The debut series of Channel 4's comedy drama revolves around the lives loves and lost homework of a young group of school teachers. Andrew Lincoln stars as Simon a reckless English teacher whose enthusiasm is somewhat eroded by his sharp-tongued and uninspired Year Eights.

• New Years Day | DVD | (07/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  It's the end of the Christmas term and Jake (Andrew Lee Potts) and Steven (Bobby Barry) set off with their English teacher on a school skiing trip. One of their friends has brought along a videocam and is making a documentary about them all: what they want who they want and how they're going to get it - an adolescent wish-list of big ambitions and small rebellions. The group is larking about for the camera off-piste when they are all suddenly engulfed by a freak avalanche. Later Ja

• Bram Stoker's Shadowbuilder | DVD | (17/06/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Father Vassey (Michael Rooker) has a problem. Using his two 9mm, laser-sighted cannons, he has tracked down and killed the holders of a heretic ceremony meant to bring a demon into the world. Not just any demon, for this one's reason to be is nothing less than uncreating creation. The problem is, Vassey's too late. The demon has manifested and escaped, and is now on the hunt for the soul of a young boy who is believed to be saint material, due to the stigmata he had at birth. The film is directed by Jamie Dixon, heretofore a special effects supervisor, who shows canny restraint where special effects are concerned. The shadowy demon of the title is depicted often by a fluid black cloud, which is functional without losing its eeriness or credibility. The acting is solid, never campy, though Michael Rooker sometimes feels out of place. And the climactic scenes, built up to with good pacing, are fraught with peril and excitement. All in all, this is a worthwhile effort for a first-time director, and that makes it one of the best direct-to-video releases I've seen in quite a long time. I just wish I could locate the Bram Stoker story it's supposed to be based on. --Jim Gay, Amazon.com

• Chocky's Challenge | DVD | (21/04/2003) from £26.15   |  Saving you £-10.16 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The final instalment in the trilogy of classic children's TV series from the 80's inspired by the original John Wyndham novel. Into the life of Matthew Gore has come an invisible being from another world who has much to teach him. Matthew has a friend Albertine and they are both eager to learn from their alien friend. However Chocky's powerful knowledge has aroused a great deal of interest from other quarters including the military and if they don't get what they want they are wil

• Blake 7 Series 3 - Limited Collector's Edition | DVD | (20/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Intergalactic adventure with an interplanetary resistance group battling for survival against a totalitarian super-power. Roaming a universe of boundless space and restrictive discipline freedom-fighter Blake with the crew of spaceship Liberator is locked in combat with the all-powerful forces of the Federation. Episodes comprise: 1. Aftermath 2. Powerplay 3. Volcano 4. Dawn of the Gods 5. The Harvest of Kairos 6. City at the Edge of the World 7. Children of Auron 8. Rumou

• Chocky's Children | DVD | (24/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A year has passed since Matthew said goodbye to his alien friend Chocky. With the arrival of the summer holidays Matthew goes to visit his aunt in the countryside. While exploring he meets Albertine a young mathematical prodigy. They soon become friends and discover they can communicate telepathically. One day Chocky returns to warn Matthew that they are both in danger. Matthew realises where the danger must lay - a scientist who wants to test Albertine's exceptional abilities. W

• Chocky - The Complete Collection | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Chocky: The first series tells the story of young Matthew Gore an intelligent lad who is chosen by a mysterious extra-terrestrial visitor Chocky as a source of information about life on earth. As Matthew's schoolwork and artistic talent improve dramatically his parents become concerned about the strange changes in his behaviour and refer him to a child psychiatrist. But his dubious social connections lead to Matthew's subsequent kidnap as a ruthless businessman tries to ta

• 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous | DVD | (22/03/2010) from £4.97   |  Saving you £12.28 (331.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Growing up is mystifying but Billy discovers all he has to be is himself.

• The Freddie Flintoff Story | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £4.84   |  Saving you £1.15 (19.20%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A documentary about England's current cricket superstar (and Ashes 2005 Man Of The Series) Andrew Flintoff. Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff gets better and better with every series. Feared and respected by players across the globe his hard-hitting batting and increasingly hostile bowling looks set to take him to the very top and establish himself as one of England's most loved players of all time. When Freddie is at the crease the viewing is compelling. 2003 saw Freddie's stock rise t

• Polka Dot Shorts | DVD | (14/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Join Polkaroo Marigold Humpty Dumpty Bear and Bibble in the land of Roo for some more polka-dotted adventures. In each episode someone must find 'A great big pair of Polka Dot Shorts' and then wonder 'How did they get there'? Vote For Me: Polkaroo and Bear are both running for election as President of the Forest Association. In seeking Dumpty's support they come to realise that he is the best candidate. Whip Whop Woes: While Polkaroo tries vanity to attract colourful Whip Whop birds to his yard they are destroying Marigold's vegetable garden. Tune in to see Humty save the day. Knock On Wood: Humpty and Polkaroo start a furniture company. But without any proper designs everything they make falls down - until Marigold shows the how to do it correctly. The Sandwich: Polkaroo is going to fix himself a sandwich when Marigold and Bear turn up both rather hungry. There isn't enough food to go around! Can the gang of friends find a solution? Not Enough Helpers: Humpty and Marigold agree to help Polkaroo make a fresh apple pie for lunch but he realises the reason for their delay - they were making a thank-you card for him. The Great Obstacle Race: Bear and Humpty help each other out when they both decide to run in The Great Obstacle Race.