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• Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Collection | DVD | (26/07/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Sherlock Holmes The Complete Collection - Case Files Contains 16 discs, over 37 hours and all 4 series Starring Jeremy Brett, Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Product Code: 5037115337436 cat.no. 3711533743 "Sherlock Holmes, the creation of novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of the world's greatest and most popular fictional detectives, as famous for his deerstalker and pipe as his legendary powers of observation and deduction. He is an aloof and private man driven by a fierce intellect that gives him astounding brilliance and unfathomable eccentricity in equal measure. The late Jeremy Brett, the definitive Holmes, stars in these beautiful adaptations taken from the classic ITV1 series and as ever Dr Watson is on hand as his indispensable assistant." 16 DISC SET The Adventures, The Return, The Casebook, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Based on the crime novels and short stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, this acclaimed series recreates the classic Sherlock Holmes mysteries of murder and theft in Victorian times. Jeremy Brett stars in the lead role of Detective Sherlock Holmes, with David Burke playing the role of his assistant, Doctor John Watson, in Series One. In the second series, Burke is replaced by Edward Hardwicke. ITV

• Wing And A Prayer | DVD | (09/05/2005) from £9.45   |  Saving you £3.54 (37.46%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A group of eager young Navy pilots become frustrated when their superiors enact a non-combat strategy against the Japanese. To make matters worse the pilots must answer to a rigid unyielding commander (Ameche). Against all odds the men fly into action in the decisive Battle of Midway. Nominated for a 1944 Best Original Screenplay Oscar this stunning war drama uses actual combat footage to tell its engrossing story.

• Ten Commandments 65th Anniversary - Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (23/11/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Abducted | DVD | (17/03/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Based on a true story. 72 hours to find your daughter. The clock is ticking... In an attempt to rebuild his marriage after the death of his son Matt Hollis decides to take his wife and six year old daughter Lara on a trip of a lifetime to LA to escape the constant reminders of their loss. Shortly after their arrival Matt's world is turned upside down when his wife is attacked in their holiday home leaving her in a coma and their daughter Lara kidnapped by a child trafficking ring. Hunted by the police who mistakenly believe Matt has absconded with his daughter he must evade capture and pursue the criminals responsible for Lara's abduction. Realizing he only has a 72-hour window of opportunity if he ever wants to see his daughter alive again he enlists the help of Syan an old forces buddy Matt tears a path of bloody vengeance through the streets of LA on a collision course with Lara's captors.

• Tom Brown's School Days | DVD | (19/03/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £1.99

  Thomas Arnold is the new headmaster of Rugby School, where the students have developed a reputation for being wild, disruptive and dishonest. Arnold instils a new discipline to the school, resulting in the expelling of several boys, at much the same time a new boy, Tom Brown arrives.

• Sherlock Holmes - The Final Problem /The Empty House | DVD | (09/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In 'The Final Problem' Holmes investigates the theft of the Mona Lisa painting. On return to London he is threatened by his nemesis Moriarty. In 'The Empty House' Watson finds himself investigating the death of the Honourable Ronald Adair. It's been three years since Holmes died...

• The Sherlock Holmes Catalogue - The Last Vampyre | DVD | (28/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Last Vampyre is an overblown two-hour adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short story "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire", and was perhaps the most ill-advised of Granada Television's Sherlock Holmes series. Entirely contrary to the tone and spirit of Doyle's tale--which finds Holmes victoriously pitting his well-grounded deductive powers against irrational fears of a rise in blood sucking--The Last Vampyre is something of an embarrassment to the largely wonderful legacy of Granada's earlier efforts. (For the record, most of the creative executives who, along with star Jeremy Brett, had made the beloved series what it was in the 1980s were replaced by 1992, the year of this film.) In this version, Holmes does battle with a Dracula-like fellow who may or may not be the real McCoy. There is a great deal of padding to fill out the story to feature length, and it is mostly silly. So, you ask, is there anything to recommend this? Well, there is the ailing Brett's ever-fascinating performance, which deviates from Doyle's vision of the detective hero toward something darker and more personal. Edward Hardwicke does his usual warm and capable work as Dr Watson. --Tom Keogh

• Sherlock Holmes - The Man With The Twisted Lip / The Six Napoleons | DVD | (09/06/2003) from £9.30   |  Saving you £0.69 (7.42%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Man With The Twisted Lip: The mysterious disappearance of Neville St. Clair one Monday draws Sherlock Holmes into a tale of intrigue amongst the opium dens of Victorian England. If he died on that Monday as Holmes believes how is it that his wife received a letter from him on the following Friday? The Six Napoleans: A batch of six busts of Napoleon Bonaparte which have been sold and spread throughout London are being systematically destroyed. When Horace Harker hears his bust being smashed in his home he pursues the perpetrator. In the pursuit he stumbles over a dead body and the case becomes the concern of the greatest detective in London.

• Richard III | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The third and final entry in Laurence Olivier's Shakespeare triptych, Richard III is an audacious portrait of a man determined to prove himself a villain. A pure master of the political stage, Richard deploys a barrage of odious, unscrupulous traps in an attempt to exercise complete control over his rivals. As the personification of evil impudence, Olivier portrays the Duke of Gloucester with such aplomb that he even lures the audience on to his side. This is true even as Richard engineers plots to murder his brother Clarence (John Gielgud), betray his cousin Buckingham (Ralph Richardson) and seduce his niece Lady Anne (Claire Bloom). From the play's famous opening lines ("Now is the winter of our discontent"), Olivier delivers every speech with truly Machiavellian splendour. As usual, his voice is a force of nature--a full-bodied coloratura at one moment, an earthy baritone cello a few beats later. As a director, Olivier fully realises but underplays the corners of the script that most directors would hinge their dramatisation on. But he can also play it large: Olivier's superb staging of the climactic battle rivals his work on Henry V. Though Richard is finally brought down by the whispered curses of Queen Margaret, the audience exits feeling that the journey has been both entertaining and complete. Regrettably, this would be Olivier's last Shakespeare film, as a planned adaptation of Macbeth was abandoned for financial reasons. Olivier justly received an Oscar nomination for his performance; and believe it or not, this film was the inspiration for the original Blackadder! --Kevin Mulhall

• The Sherlock Holmes Catalogue - The Master Blackmailer | DVD | (28/04/2003) from £6.46   |  Saving you £3.53 (54.64%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Master Blackmailer is a two-hour 1991 Granada TV adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton, which for the most part sticks close to the details of the original. Holmes (Jeremy Brett) takes on the reputed king of all blackmailers, Milverton (Robert Hardy), who has made a fortune extorting money from the famous and the blue-blooded and who routinely ruins others' lives when not pleased. Unable to talk Milverton into turning over letters belonging to Lady Eva Brackenwell, Holmes decides to steal them, going undercover as a plumber and even romancing Milverton's housemaid, Agatha (Sophie Thompson), to gain better access in the house. (The ethical Watson, played by Edward Hardwicke, is upset to hear of Holmes's deception of an innocent woman.) The story builds to a surprisingly violent finale, but the real hook is Brett's performance as the disguised detective and the startling suggestion that Holmes's close contact with Agatha truly moved the bachelor sleuth. --Tom Keogh

• Wing and a Prayer | DVD | (24/09/2012) from £4.69   |  Saving you £5.30 (113.01%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A group of eager young Navy pilots become frustrated when their superiors enact a non-combat strategy against the Japanese. To make matters worse, the pilots must answer to a rigid, unyielding commander (Ameche). Against all odds, the men fly into action in the decisive Battle of Midway. Nominated for a 1944 Best Original Screenplay Oscar, this stunning war drama uses actual combat footage to tell its engrossing story.

• The Sherlock Holmes Catalogue - The Mazarin Stone / The Cardboard Box | DVD | (28/04/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Two more enthralling investigations for Sherlock Holmes ever assisted by his sturdy sidekick Dr Watson.

• Sherlock Holmes - The Priory School / The Second Stain | DVD | (09/06/2003) from £9.70   |  Saving you £3.28 (48.88%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Priory School: The son of the Duke Of Holderness is abducted and the school's German teacher disappears in a taxing case for Holmes and Watson. The Second Stain: Holmes is called in to investigate a missing letter stolen from the home of the secretary for European Affairs...

• More Ripping Yarns | DVD | (27/10/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Three more rollicking good tales starring Michael Palin in various guises. Written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones. 'The Testing Of Eric Olthwaite' 'Whinfrey's Last Case' and 'The Curse of The Claw'. The Testing of Eric Olthwaite: A Ripping Northern Yarn set in the dark days of the depression before Last of the Summer Wine started bringing jobs to the area. Eric's tough mining parents find their son so boring that they run away from home. Eric torn between love for his parents and lack of brain cells becomes involved with a hardened criminal. The rest is history. Whinfrey's Last Case: Dashing Gerald Whinfrey saves his country twice a week but in 1913 a German plot to start the First World War without telling anybody coincides with his holiday. Where do Whinfrey's priorities lie? Has he got any? A knockout tale of international intrigue. If only Dickens could write like this - Mrs Reg Dickens Eltham. The Curse of the Claw: Gothic terror comes to Maidenhead. A timely reminder of what happens when men dabble in the dark world of oriental superstition. Michael Palin aided by inexpensive plastic surgery plays old and young Kevin as well as Kevin's childhood hero Uncle Jack - an enormously cheerful physical disaster area who has every disease known to man usually at the same time.

• The Sherlock Holmes Catalogue - Shoscombe Old Place / The Boscombe Valley Mystery | DVD | (28/04/2003) from £9.97   |  Saving you £0.02 (0.20%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Shoscombe Old Place: Holmes and Watson are called upon to investigate the mysterious disappearance of one of racehorse owner Sir Robert's creditors in the run-up to the Derby. The Boscombe Valley Mystery: Holmes investigates the murder of Australian-born farmer Charles McCarthy.

• The White Tower | DVD | (26/03/2012) from £24.95   |  Saving you £-11.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The White Tower is an Alpine Peak that has never been tamed by man. It is said to be impossible to climb and toconquer. To attempt it is to invite certain death. The White Tower killed Carla Alton's (Alida Valli) father. Now, tofulfil her father's dream, she has assembled her own team of mountaineers to attempt one last, desperate assault onthe murderous mountain...

• Things to Come | DVD | (07/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Things To Come

• The Sherlock Holmes Catalogue - The Three Gables / The Dying Detective | DVD | (28/04/2003) from £14.26   |  Saving you £-1.28 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  An old widow, Mrs Maberley (Mary Ellis), receives a suspicious offer of a large sum of money to move out of her depressing mansion and leave absolutely everything behind. Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett) looks into this strange proposition and comes face to face with an enforcer and powerful pugilist (Steve Toussaint), who Holmes cuts down to size with verbal agility. Less lucky is Dr Watson (Edward Hardwicke), who goes a round with the oversized fellow after he catches him terrorising poor Mrs Maberley. This adaptation may, in all honesty, be an improvement on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original story. As usual, Brett and Hardwicke are an exceptional team as Holmes and Watson. --Tom Keogh

• The Sherlock Holmes Catalogue - The Illustrious Client / The Creeping Man | DVD | (28/04/2003) from £9.40   |  Saving you £3.58 (55.85%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Illustrious Client: Holmes is the victim of a murderous attack after he investigates a certain Baron Gruner who to the horror of a family friend has swept Violet Merville off her feet. The Creeping Man: A professor's daughter Edith sees a stange figure at her bedroom window but her father dismisses it as merely a bad dream...

• Classic Horror - Vol. 1 | DVD | (04/07/2005) from £10.78   |  Saving you £-0.79 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Nine classic horror movies of the Silver Screen era. The Corpse Vanishes (Dir. Wallace Fox 1942): Bela Lugosi plays a botanist who sends orchids to blushing brides on their wedding days. But they are not around to enjoy the reception as Bela kidnaps them to use their glandular fluids to rejuvenate his wife... Horror Hotel (Dir. John Llewellyn Moxey 1960): Young college student Nan Barlow (Stevenson) uses her winter vacation to research a paper on witchcraft in New