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• Tudors, The: The Complete Collection - S1-4 (DVD STD-12) (2019 REPACKAGE) | DVD | (26/08/2019) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Golden Globe® Award-winning Jonathan Rhys Meyers gives the performance of a lifetime as England's most notorious king in the thrilling hit drama series, THE TUDORS. King Henry VIII's fierce passion to secure England's world prominence and his own legacy leads him through a string of six wives, an ill-advised war with France, and ultimately a place in history as one of the world's most charismatic, most brutal, and most deeply human kings. The all-star cast includes Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Sam Neill, Peter O'Toole, Joely Richardson and Henry Cavill. Get all four seasons of heart-pounding action and edge-of-your seat intrigue in this critically-acclaimed series that redefined historical dramas. (BONUS DISC PACKAGING): Experience life in Tudor times with six featurettes, including Henry's Wives Club which takes a closer look at the women in his life: Reviving History find out how history was made relatable to modern audiences by the show's creator and its crew.

• In the Name of the Father | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.93   |  Saving you £4.06 (58.59%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis gives an impassioned performance in this riveting drama that mirrors one man's 15 year struggle and ultimate triumph over a terrible injustice. Oscar winner Emma Thompson co-stars in this gripping and highly emotive film. In The Name Of The Father tells the true-life saga of Gerry Conlon. A petty thief in strife torn '70s Belfast Gerry's main interests are getting drunk and partying much to the dismay of his quiet frail father Giuseppe (Pete Postlethwaite). When Gerry angers the IRA his father sends him to England where his antics put him in the wrong place at the wrong time. Innocent but forced to confess to an act of savage terrorism he is sentenced to life imprisonment as one of the 'Guildford Four'. An innocent Giuseppe is also arrested and while behind bars Gerry learns that his father's seeming frailty masks an unmatched inner strength and wisdom. Working with a fiercely dedicated lawyer Gerry determines to prove his innocence clear his father's name and expose the truth behind one of the most shameful legal events in recent history.

• Gathering Storm | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £7.19   |  Saving you £6.80 (94.58%)   |  RRP £13.99

  The Gathering Storm is a fictionalised portrayal of Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine during their wilderness years of the 1930s. It deservedly won numerous awards, including an Emmy, BAFTA and Golden Globe in recognition of Albert Finney's wonderful central performance. Equally deserving were those for all aspects of the production design: period wardrobe, set dressing and use of location are equally impressive, apparently ensuring that this production has everything going for it in its depiction of pre-War Britain. The snag is that its restriction to TV movie format, a mere 90 minutes, excludes a lot of historical context that ought not to have been left out. Seeing Churchill's adoration of his wife (Vanessa Redgrave) or the family woes troubling Ralph Wigram (Linus Roache) is all very emotionally dramatic, but it uses precious screen time that might have been better devoted to highlighting the political situation abroad, or indeed the monarchy's situation at home. The enterprise smacks a little too much of sentimental contrivance, lionising Churchill in rose-tinted retrospect. True, some attempt is made to acknowledge the personality traits that excluded him both from office and popularity prior to Germany's re-building, but like so much else pertinent to the machinations of anticipating the war, these are glossed over for familial feel-goodery and button-pushing poignancy. This is a film that's easy to admire, but ought not to be mistaken for well-rounded history. On the DVD: The Gathering Storm doesn't look or sound quite as crisp and clear as you'd hope for a recent TV-movie transfer. That's down to some obvious grain in the picture, and the 2.0 surround audio that tends to lose quieter dialogue moments. There are extensive cast and crew biographies that will no doubt help international viewers place the naggingly familiar British faces. There's also the accumulatively enthusiastic commentary from director Richard Loncraine and producer Frank Doelger, which happily points many of them out. --Paul Tonks

• In The Name Of The Father | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £12.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  If it had been written as a piece of fiction no one would have believed it, but In the Name of the Father is the true story of one of the most shocking episodes in British legal history. Dealing with the events surrounding the Guildford pub bombing in 1974 and the subsequent 15-year fight for justice, the film portrays a nation in the grip of an anti-system, desperate to find culprits at any cost, however immoral, illegal or brutal. By playing out the drama in personal as well as political terms--the relationship between Gerry Conlon (Day-Lewis) and his father (Pete Postlethwaite) becomes the story's centrepiece--the film works on numerous levels, but the events are no less shameful for it. The court case that ultimately freed the three men and one woman only takes centre stage for the last 20 minutes but despite that--and the fact that the outcome is no secret--it is high drama and completely gripping. This is an unmissable example of genuinely courageous cinema. On the DVD: Where the real-life events behind the film might have offered huge scope for additional material, the DVD provides little beyond production and cast notes. The film's re-creation of both 1970s Belfast and London is very realistic, intensified by the anamorphic screen ratio, and the excellent soundtrack (including Bono, Sinead O'Connor and Thin Lizzy), which helps drive the action, is intensified by the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. --Phil Udell

• The Tudors - Series 4 | Blu Ray | (21/03/2011) from £32.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (21.22%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Jonathan Rhys Meyers Henry Cavill and special guest Joely Richardson star in the thrilling final season of The Tudors the epic drama about the life loves and lusts of England's most notorious King. King Henry VIII marries his fifth wife seventeen-year-old Catherine Howard a mischievous beauty who ignites the passion of both the King and his chamber groom setting up a deadly love triangle. Spun into a midlife crisis Henry remarries and embarks on a war with France to capture Boulogne and symbolically recapture his youth. At home the battle between Catholics and Protestants escalates when Henry's beloved sixth wife is charged with heresy. Now Henry in his growing madness must determine her fate while securing the legacy of his magnificent reign.

• The Tudors - Series 1-4 Complete | DVD | (21/03/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Golden Globe Award-winning Jonathan Rhys Meyers gives the performance of a lifetime as England's most notorious king in the thrilling hit drama series The Tudors. King Henry VIII's fierce passion to secure England's world prominence and his own legacy leads him through a string of six wives an ill-advised war with France and ultimately a place in history as one of the world's most charismatic most brutal and most deeply human kings. The all-star cast includes Jonathan Rhys Meyers Sam Neill Peter O'Toole Joely Richardson and Henry Cavill. Get all four seasons of heart-pounding action and edge-of-your seat intrigue in this critically-acclaimed series that redefined historical dramas.

• Snow White - A Tale Of Terror | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £8.47   |  Saving you £1.52 (17.95%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The fairy tale is over. If you thought Snow White was only a fairy tale you're about to discover the truth but lock up your children first. The real tale of Snow White is a tale of relentless terror and unimaginable horror. When young Lillian's mother dies during childbirth the father soon remarries the well-intentioned Lady Claudia. However Claudia's heart is ruled not by her husband but by an evil mirror with the power to make Claudia Queen over all living things until

• Nothing Personal | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The deadliest gangsters are those with a cause. Belfast 1975. A bomb goes off in a crowded pub and battle lines are drawn. Loyalist and Republican bosses are negotiating a cease-fire but the foot soldiers want vengeance. Leonard a high-ranking Loyalist orders his men to keep control but gang leader Kenny wants blood. Innocently caught in the cross-fire is Kenny's childhood friend whose involvement places events on a personal level. Tough decisions need to be made as Liam and Kenny find themselves trapped in an escalating spiral of violence from which there is no escape.

• The Last Bus Home | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £99.99   |  Saving you £-94.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The Pope visits Dublin in 1979 and Reena and Jessop meet. Three years later they have become a famous band in the town in which they live. But pressures within the band threaten its stability and a record deal and a move to London add to the strain...