"Actor: Burke"

• Island of Lost Souls | Blu Ray | (28/05/2012) from £31.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Originally rejected by the BBFC on its original release for being against nature, this first and best screen adaptation of H. G. Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau is a taboo-flaunting, blood-curdling spectacular, and one of Hollywood's wildest, most notorious, pre-Code pictures.Shipwrecked and adrift, Edward Parker finds himself a guest on Dr. Moreau's isolated South Seas island, but quickly discovers the horrifying nature of the doctor's work and the origin of the strange forms inhabiting the isle: a colony of wild animals reworked into humanoid form via sadistic surgical experiments. Furthermore, Parker quickly begins to fear his own part in the doctor's plans to take the unholy enterprise to a next level.Featuring a peerlessly erudite and sinister performance by Charles Laughton as the diabolical doctor, a sterling appearance by Bela Lugosi as the half-beast-half-man Sayer of the Law, and sensationally atmospheric cinematography by the great Karl Struss (Murnau's Sunrise, Mamoulian's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), Island of Lost Souls now returns to claim a central position among the most imaginative and nightmarish fantasies from Hollywood's golden age of horror.

• Walking & Talking | DVD | (23/07/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Following on from Kathy Burke's acclaimed short film, Better than Christmas, part of the Little Crackers series for Sky1 HD, this comedy drama takes a heart-warming and captivating look at her life as a young teenager, roaming the streets of Islington with her best friend Mary. Set in 1979, a young Kathy harboured a dream to be an actress, but circumstance and her upbringing made it an unlikely dream. Walking and Talking tells the stories inspired from her teenage years - time spent bunking off school, talking about the stuff that matters: punk rock, books, television and her hopes and dreams. Reprising their roles as Kathy and her best friend Mary are Ami Metcalf (Upstairs Downstairs) and Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Luther, Skins). Kathy Burke also stars in each episode as Angry Nun, alongside Sean Gallagher and stand-up comedy legend Jerry Sadowitz.

• Gimme Gimme Gimme - Complete Series | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Gimme Gimme Gimme is quite simply the chaotic adventures of one over the top tart (Kathy Burke) and one perennially lonely gay guy (James Dreyfus) who happen to share both a flat in London and a yearning lust for whatever luckless man happens to cross their paths! This release includes all the episodes from the three series. Series 1: 1. Who's That Boy? 2. The Big Break 3. LEgs And Co. 4. Do They Take Sugar 5. Saturday Night Diva 6. I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do 7. Millennium Series 2: 1. Teacher's Pet 2. Stiff 3. Prison Visitor 4. Dirty 30 5. Glad To Be Gay 6. Sofa Man Series 3: 1. Down And Out 2. Lollipop Man 3. Secrets And Flies 4. Trauma 5. Singing In The Drain 6. Decoy

• Public Eye - The Complete 1969 Series | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Public Eye is a private detective series starring Alfred Burke as Frank Marker. The series originally ran on the ABC network during the 1960's resurrected by Thames in 1969 and then produced a further 6 series before the show ended in 1975.

• The Angry Silence (Digitally restored) | Blu Ray | (04/01/2016) from £11.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (91.74%)   |  RRP £22.99

  A film by Guy Green, The Angry Silence, is the heartfelt story of a young factory worker, Tom Curtis, played by Richard Attenborough. Curtis stands up against bullying union leaders and refuses to take part in an unofficial, wildcat strike. As a result, he is immediately ostracised by his fellow colleagues and is victimised by the union, circumstances that can only lead to a tragic climax.

• Fled | DVD | (08/01/2001) from £10.50   |  Saving you £2.49 (19.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Two dangerously mismatched convicts are thrown into a wild race to outwit outrun and outgun vicious enemies on both sides of the law in this high-impact thriller bristling with adventure mind-blowing stunts and non-stop action! After escaping from a prison chain gang Piper (Laurence Fishburne) and Dodge (Stephen Baldwin) find themselves handcuffed together - and at each other's throats! Relentlessly hunted through the Georgia wilderness the reluctant allies fight their way int

• The Martins | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £9.57   |  Saving you £4.42 (46.19%)   |  RRP £13.99

  The Martins are the family from hell, the neighbours you dread and the kind of people you cross the street to avoid. Starring Lee Evans and Kathy Burke.

• Komodo | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £22.98   |  Saving you £-6.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  I think they're contesting our place in the food chain", quips an Imperilled teen at an especially low moment of Komodo, a regulation trapped-with-monsters straight-to-video quickie. There was a millennial blip of such nature-on-the-rampage horrors in the year 2000 and Komodo settles comfortably onto the shelf with King Cobra, Blood Surf, They Nest, Crocodile, Spiders and Octopus. If you've seen all of them, you'll probably want to see this too--but don't say we didn't warn you. Komodo familiarly packs a few no-name actors to an island supposedly off the shore of Carolina (actually somewhere in Australasia and has them menaced by CGI creatures, then fighting back and beating the beasts. Though the title gives away the nature of the menace, ex-effects technician-turned-director Michael Lantieri keeps the monsters off-screen and purportedly mysterious for half the running time. Teenage Patrick (Kevin Zegers) is traumatised by the deaths of parents (and his dog) and retreats into an amnesiac fugue, but his psychiatrist Victoria (Jill Hennessy) brings him back to the site of the tragedy to stir his memories. It turns out that the local evil oil company has always known that a bunch of giant, flesh-eating lizards were on the loose but kept quiet about it for nebulously nefarious purposes. Oates (Billy Burke), a rebellious company minion, hooks up with Patrick (who shows unexpected resourcefulness in whipping up lizard traps) and the shrink and they have a last-reel confrontation with the monsters that allow for some very distant echoes of Jurassic Park. The CGI and model work is seamless but the monsters have too little personality and, despite their voracious appetites, require all manner of contrivances to bring their victims within snapping distance. Nice bit at the end though with a gory if not dramatic finale. --Kim Newman

• Witchboard | DVD | (21/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  It's more than just a game... It's called a ouija board and it has been used for thousands of years to communicate with the souls of the afterworld. For beautiful Linda Brewster (Kitaen) it summons the playful ghost of a dead ten year old boy. But when the friendly spirit develops a sudden taste for violent murder and demonic possession Linda's bofriend (allen) and her former lover (Nichols) must race against time to destroy this ferocious portal of the damned...

• Scrubbers | DVD | (10/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  It's a crime what prison can do to a girl! 1983 marked a landmark in cinematic history - the birth of the 'Chicks in Chains' genre. The idea of babes behind bars trapped in close confines with the ever present threat of violence and promise of titillation proved a massive hit with audiences who flocked to see Chained Heat in the US and on our side of the pond Scrubbers. Scrubbers was a bleak look at life in an English girls' borstal and despite it's fair share of bare breasts demanded by the genre it is perhaps most notable for the early career appearances by the likes of Kathy Burke Robbie Coltrane Miriam Margolyes and Pam St. Clement (Pat Butcher in Eastenders) and for appearing uncannily like a youth version of the cult Australian TV series Prisoner: Cell Block H. Taking this caged heat idea to a new level Scrubbers actually sees a recently released lesbian inmate breaking back into the prison to be reunited with her lover. Meanwhile another inmate moved to a separate cell from her girlfriend breaks out of prison re-offends and is luckily incarcerated only one cell block away from her beloved. Unfortunately her former lover has since found a new companion. As passions burn and tensions run high betrayal bitchiness and jealousy all play their part in leading the inmates into a vicious feud that can only end in tears.

• White Oleander | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £9.00   |  Saving you £4.99 (55.44%)   |  RRP £13.99

  A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

• Tales Of The Unexpected: The Complete Third Series | DVD | (13/11/2006) from £39.95   |  Saving you £-19.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Roald Dahl's chillingly brilliant anthology series Tales of the Unexpected makes an expected return to DVD. Although widely-regarded as one of the greatest children's authors of all-time Roald Dahl also wrote chilling adult fiction taking the twisted ideas used to entertain children and thrilling adults with similar themes. Much-gossiped about in its day the surprising stories - usually with a sting in the tale - enthralled a nation the moment the iconic titles started. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Flypaper 2. A Picture Of A Place 3. Proof Of Guilt 4. Vengeance Is Mine Inc. 5. A Girl Can't Always Have Everything 6. Parson's Pleasure 7. The Stinker 8. I'll Be Seeing You 9. The Party

• The Royal Collection | DVD | (19/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Elizabeth: This Academy-Award winning portrayal tells the dramatic story of Elizabeth I, from her days as an innocent young woman to her coronation and the formation of her reputation as England's formidable 'Virgin Queen'. Elizabeth The Golden Age: Cate Blanchett returns to her role as Queen Elizabeth I in the story of one woman's crusade to control love, defend her empire and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world.The Other Boleyn Girl: A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history. Two beautiful sisters compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.Shakespeare in Love: Young Will Shakespeare is the up and coming playwright of the time but has been disastrously struck by the bane of the writer's life - writer's block. What Will needs is a muse - and she appears in the form of the beautiful (and betrothed) Lady Viola.

• The Wizard Of Oz | Blu Ray | (02/11/2009) from £19.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (15.01%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Follow wide-eyed Dorothy (Judy Garland)and her ragtag friends Scarecrow, Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion as they head down the Yellow Brick Road in search of Emerald City and the all-powerful Wizard of Oz. Shot partly in black and white, partly in Technicolor, THE WIZARD OF OZ is a perfect juxtaposition of reality and fantasy.

• Public Eye - The Complete 1972-3 Series | DVD | (06/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Alfred Burke stars as down-at-heel Inquiry Agent Frank Marker in this critically acclaimed, long-running drama series. Always working the lower end of the spectrum - divorces, missing persons, bankruptcies - the public found a great affinity with Marker and the series was a huge success over its ten-year life span. This set contains all 13 episodes from the 1972/3 series - complete and uncut. The Bankrupt: How is a bankrupt riding around in a Rolls Royce? Girl in Blue: Marker is hired to find a missing daughter. Many a Slip: Can a doctors wife be a potential credit defaulter? Mrs. Podmores Cat: Markers telephone is cut off because of an unpaid bill. The Man who Said Sorry: Who is the stranger that turns up late at Markers office? Horse and Carriage: Its Christmas, but does anyone have goodwill for Marker? A Family Affair: Why was an old mans estate divided between his sons and housekeeper? The Golden Boy: Why has a young scholar disappeared without trace? The Windsor Royal: Who has stolen two bushes of roses from Lawrences Nurseries? Its a Womans Privilege: Why has Mrs. Mortimer paid Marker a visit? Home and Away: Is a football fanatic really playing away with another woman? Egg and Cress Sandwiches: Who has been writing poison pen letters to the churchwarden? The Trouble with Jenny: Why has one of Markers fellow guests tried to gas herself?

• On The Nose | DVD | (09/02/2004) from £6.50   |  Saving you £3.49 (53.69%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Brendan (Robbie Coltrane) is a janitor at a university who has a fondness for gambling on the horses. The problem is he doesn't have much skill at it and poorly considered bets have drained all the money he'd set aside for his daughter's education. Brendan's wife (Brenda Blethyn) has made Brendan promise to give up gambling but when their daughter announces she's just been accepted to Trinity College in Ireland Brendan has to come up with the tuition money and fast! While doing h

• Sum Of All Fears, The / Along Came A Spider / Kiss The Girls | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Morgan Freeman Collection containing three of his best known films. Kiss The Girls: North Carolina police detective Dr. Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) tracks an elusive psychopath whose modus operandi is not necessarily killing the young women he abducts but ""collecting"" them as trophies. Unfortunately his quarry includes the detective's own law-student niece so his race against time with the help of a no-nonsense medical intern Dr. Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd) who esca

• Christopher Strong | DVD | (12/09/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Katharine Hepburn - in only her second film - delivers one of her very greatest performances in this classic tale of forbidden love and moral society. Hepburn (Little Women, The Lion In Winter) stars as Lady Cynthia Darrington, a pioneering female aviator. When she meets distinguished - and married - politician Sir Christopher Strong at a party, she is immediately drawn to him.Unable to resist each other, they undertake an intense and emotional affair. But as their passions escalate, so too does the risk of discovery - and if polite society ever learns of their liaison then they could be very badly hurt...First UK DVD release.

• Dragonheart: A New Beginning | DVD | (05/09/2005) from £5.66   |  Saving you £4.33 (76.50%)   |  RRP £9.99

  When Geoff an orphaned stable boy discovers Drake the worlds last living dragon he realizes that his dream of becoming a knight in shining armour can now come true but his excitement blinds him to the dangers that lie ahead.

• The Sherlock Holmes Collection (23 Disc Box Set) | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £159.99

  The Sherlock Holmes Collection is a comprehensive box set containing all 36 hour-long episodes plus the five feature-length specials of Granada TV's classic series starring Jeremy Brett. Originally screened in 1984, the series ran intermittently until the mid-1990s, when the leading actor's chronically failing health forced a final end (he died in 1995). Still hailed by many as the definitive Holmes, Brett presented the great detective as a solitary, nervous and depressive personality whose brilliant flashes of inspiration were interrupted by long bouts of introspection and drug-induced lethargy. In the later feature-length episodes, the actor's own ill-health added a poignant extra dimension that both deepened and darkened his portrayal of Holmes. In a welcome departure from earlier adaptations, Dr Watson (originally played by David Burke, then by Edward Hardwicke) is a thoroughly sensible, pragmatic--if rather unimaginative--companion, not at all the bumbling sidekick made famous by Nigel Bruce in the Basil Rathbone era. Aside from impeccable central casting--bolstered by a host of distinguished thespian guest stars--and scripts that remain remarkably faithful to Conan Doyle's original stories, the series also boasts lavish period production design and a haunting music score from Patrick Gowers. Although latterly they both err too far on the side of melodrama, overall both the series and Jeremy Brett's tour de force performances are likely to remain unsurpassed. On the DVD: The Sherlock Holmes Collection DVD box set might be complete, but the individual discs themselves are disappointingly spartan, with no additional features of any kind nor any attempt to clean up the rather scratchy 4:3 picture quality or the dull mono sound. --Mark Walker