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• Defence Of The Realm | DVD | (11/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  In the politically charged atmosphere of Margaret Thatcher's Britain, newspaper reporters are hungry for the big story that will make them stars and their newspapers famous. Nick Mullen (Gabriel Byrne in his first starring role) is one such reporter for the London Daily Dispatch. A top member of Parliament (Ian Bannen) is the focus of the latest political scandal: he has been photographed with a prostitute who is known to have Russian contacts. Nick barrels into the scandal full-bore, despite warnings from his mentor (a deft Denholm Elliott). Nick receives a tip that makes his story a front-page item and he quickly becomes a celebrity himself. But as he soon discovers, there is much more to the story than he imagined. Director David Drury (Prime Suspect 3) keeps this highly complex, John le Carré-esque story moving swiftly. The clues are hard to find at times but it is not because the story is told unclearly; rather, the filmmakers have decided that audiences can think for themselves and piece together the information along with Nick. Defence of the Realm overlooked and truly entertaining thinking person's film. --Doug Thomas

• Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell | DVD | (02/10/2000) from £49.99   |  Saving you £-30.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Peter O'Toole is dazzling as Jeffrey Bernard: Spectator columnist raconteur hopeful lover hopeless husband heroic drinker and funniest man you are ever likely to meet. Recorded live at the Old Vic Theatre in London this video of Keith Waterhouse's brilliant play immortalises a host of insanely hilarious characters from the bitingly critical stagehand at the Royal Opera House to the mad genius who invented cat racing.

• Penmarric | DVD | (19/03/2007) from £16.55   |  Saving you £13.44 (81.21%)   |  RRP £29.99

  An epic tale of obsessive love and grand ambition. Based on the best-selling novel by Susan Howatch Penmarric is a truly epic and sweeping story of love greed and ambition set against the rugged beauty of Cornwall. On the wild Cornish coast stands the grand estate of Penmarric its stately house lands and mines. It offers wealth and power - but it can also destroy those who seek to become its master. Mark Castallack Master of Penmarric marries the fiery Janna daughter of a lowly fisherman. But a terrible secret will tear his family apart and echo down the decades. Love obsession betrayal and tragedy will set husband against wife father against son and brother against brother in the brooding shadows of the great house. One of the BBC's best-loved drama series of all time Penmarric is a powerful and unforgettable saga that spans three generations from Victorian England to the Second World War. Available for the first time on DVD this 3 disc collection includes all twelve episodes plus a special souvenir booklet.