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• The Thirty Nine Steps | DVD | (15/01/2001) from £4.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (100.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  It's not the 1935 Hitchcock classic, but this sturdy 1978 adaptation of John Buchan's The Thirty Nine Steps is still a rollicking good adventure. In keeping with the Boys' Own derring-do of the story (set in Edwardian London and the Scottish Highlands), the movie maintains a brisk pace that's interrupted only for tea or cocktails. Robert Powell is Richard Hannay, the man who unwittingly becomes embroiled in a dastardly Prussian plot to assassinate the Greek Prime Minister. Framed for murder, Hannay must flee to Scotland and attempt to clear his name whilst outwitting the prune-faced Prussian agents. Among all the deftly choreographed action sequences and careful period settings there's a strong vein of humour in the film, and if it wasn't for the numerous murders there would be little reason for PG certification. The grand dénouement comes with the realisation that the predicted time for the assassination is linked to Big Ben; unlike the earlier movie this version climaxes memorably with Powell hanging from the clock's minute hand. It might not be Hitchcock behind the lens, but it's still jolly good fun. --Joan Byrne

• Doctor Who - Time And The Rani | DVD | (13/09/2010) from £6.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (185.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

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• Doctor Who - The Collection - Season 24 | Blu Ray | (28/06/2021) from £49.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Continue your Doctor Who archive with the ultimate collectors' set. Continue your Doctor Who archive with the ultimate collectors' set. Starring Sylvester McCoy in his first season as the Seventh Doctor, this set includes serials: Time And The Rani Paradise Towers Delta And The Bannermen Dragonfire All 14 episodes have been newly remastered alongside extensive and exclusive Special Features including: Extended Versions Of All Four Stories, Featuring Previously Un-Transmitted Material. Immersive 5.1 Surround Sound & Isolated Scores Brand New Documentaries - Including A Feature-Length Overview Of Season 24 - Here'S To The Future, Plus The Making Of Delta And The Bannermen. Rare Studio & Location Footage - Over 25 Hours Of Raw Material Never Seen Before, Including Behind-The-Scenes Footage From The Regeneration Scene. In Conversation - Matthew Sweet Interviews Sylvester Mccoy About His Life, Career, And Time As The Seventh Doctor. Behind The Sofa - Four New Episodes With Sylvester Mccoy, Bonnie Langford, Sophie Aldred, Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton, Colin Baker & Michael Jayston. The Doctor'S Table - Sylvester Mccoy, Bonnie Langford, Sophie Aldred And Clive Merrison Reminisce About The Making Of The Season. Rare Gems From The Archives - Hours Of Footage Covering The Promotion Of This Season Including Lots Of Previously Unreleased Material. An Audience With Lady Stevens - A Brand New Interview With Season 24 Actor And Rocky Horror Cult Figure Patricia Quinn. Blu-Ray Trailer - A Brand New Mini-Episode. Convention Footage Hd Photo Galleries - Including Many Previously Unseen Images. Info Text - Behind-The-Scenes Information And Trivia On Every Episode. Scripts, Costume Designs, Rare Bbc Production Files And Other Rarities From Our Archive And Lots More! The eight-disc box set also includes hours of special features previously released on DVD and Blu-Ray.

• The Breaking Of Bumbo | DVD | (23/09/2013) from £8.55   |  Saving you £1.44 (16.84%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Richard Warwick and Joanna Lumley star in this sexy, exuberant comedy charting the travails of a young guardsman learning to become an officer. Adapting his bestselling novel, The Breaking of Bumbo draws on the youthful experiences of director Andrew Sinclair: it is a time-capsule portrait of military rigour competing with the era's burgeoning sexual and social freedoms, set against a picture-postcard backdrop of Swinging-Sixties London. The Breaking of Bumbo is presented uncut in a brand-new...