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• The Killing Of Sister George | DVD | (08/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Sister George" within The Killing of Sister George is Britain's best-loved soap opera character, played by actress June Buckeridge (Beryl Reid). Buckeridge has become so identified with her character--a sweet old Miss Marple-ish nurse who putters around her quaint little village on a motor scooter--even her friends call her George. But outside the studio she's a hard-drinking, hot-tempered, foul-mouthed lesbian living with an immature young thing she's nicknamed "Childie" (Susannah York, who makes her memorable entrance in a sheer baby-doll nightie). At her worst Sister George is an abusive monster (in a moment of rage she forces Childie to eat the butt of her cigar) but beneath the bluster is an insecure television actress. When the studio decides to kill her character off and an executive makes a play for Childie, the soap star desperately clings to her young lover. Director Robert Aldrich, best known for his tough action films and gothic thrillers, brings his fierce vision of human nature to Frank Marcus's play . In its best moments the film simmers in angry suspicion and helpless frustration, brought to life by Reid's vivacious performance but other scenes are overlong and stage-bound and would have benefited greatly from judicious trimming and tightening. The caricatured portrayals of lesbian life have aged rather poorly--an inevitable sign of the times--but this acidic show-biz drama still carries a hefty emotional punch. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com

• All the Way Up | DVD | (21/04/2014) from £6.44   |  Saving you £3.55 (55.12%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Till Death Us Do Part's Warren Mitchell heads an outstanding cast as an ambitious but none-too-bright salesman in this sharply scripted comedy of workplace deviousness and one-upmanship. Based on BAFTA nominee David Turner's 1962 stage hit Semi-Detached All the Way Up is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Fred Midway will do anything to climb to the top of the corporate tree and he's equally keen to bump up his family's social status. When his aspirations suffer various setbacks Fred even manages to turn a desperate situation to his advantage... only to be blackmailed by his son - a real chip off the old block! Special Features: Original Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery Original Pressbook PDF