"Actor: Hugh"

• Maurice | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The second of the Merchant/Ivory films (A Room with a View, Howard's End), Maurice deals with a theme few period pieces dare mention--a young man's struggle with his homosexuality. It's not just a gay coming-of-age story, however. The hero wrestles with British class society as much as his personal and sexual identity.The film opens on a stormy, windswept beach, as an older man awkwardly instructs young, fatherless Maurice Hall (James Wilby) in the "sacred mysteries" of sex. The same turbulent, wordless struggle with passion lasts throughout this slowly evolving, beautifully filmed story. Novelist E M Forster's brainy, British melodrama hinges on choice and compulsion, as the pensive hero falls for two completely different men. First comes frail, suppressed Clive (Hugh Grant), who wants nothing more than classical Platonic harmony ... and a straight lifestyle. (Grant's performance is so convincing, one wonders how he ever became a heterosexual sex symbol.) After Clive's wedding, Maurice turns to hypnosis to cure his unspeakable longings. Unfortunately, his "cure" is interrupted by Clive's lustful, brooding, barely literate gamekeeper Scudder (Rupert Graves), a worker more at home gutting rabbits than discussing the classics. Maurice's love for a "social inferior" forces him to confront his illicit desire and his ingrained class snobbery. --Grant Balfour

• Happy Feet | DVD | (04/10/2010) from £8.84   |  Saving you £7.14 (122.05%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!

• My Hero - Complete Series 3 - BBC1 Starring Ardal O'Hanlon, Emily Joyce, Hugh Dennis & Lou Hirsch | DVD | (14/05/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Starring Ardal O'HanlonEpisodes comprise:Baby Talk: Keeping George's alter ego secret from Janet's parents is becoming almost impossible since the new addition to the family. With a visit expected any minute, George is busy teaching the baby superhero antics. Will the truth finally come out?Zero Tolerance: Life at the health centre takes an unexpected turn when a gun wielding lunatic rushes in demanding access to the drugs cabinet. However, it is George rather than Thermoman who is left to save the day.Pet Rescue: George gets the chance to overcome his fear of dogs when he is forced to look after the in-laws family pet.The Older Man: It's George's 327th birthday and although a spring chicken in Planet Uron terms, life is rapidly taking its toll on his earthly body.Putting On The Writs: When Mrs Raven is accidentally pushed over the edge of a multi-storey building it is left to Thermoman to save her from certain death.Shock, Horror!: With baby Ollie ill, the regular visits of a worried Thermoman draws the unwanted attention of a local journalist. After news breaks of Janet's affair with Thermoman, it looks like his true identity is about to be revealed.Little Green Man: When Janet thinks that George is taking her for granted, she is not sure what action to take. Discovering her in a compromising position with the handyman does not work. Will marriage guidance be their only hope?Mine's A Double: With George off on a superhero course, Janet is left holding the baby. Life takes a sinister turn, however, when a George clone sent to keep her company decides to impersonate Thermoman and cause some trouble of his own.A Little Learning: After being banned from the in-laws' 40th wedding anniversary, George is forced to take some drastic action.A Day To Remember: After George accidentally erases his memory, Janet is ecstatic as he turns into a model husband. But domestic bliss is not set to last.

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Lord Edgware Dies | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £6.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (42.92%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Lord Edgware Dies finds Poirot (David Suchet) reopening his London office with the help of Miss Lemon (Pauline Moran) and Captain Hastings (Hugh Fraser). As they celebrate their reunion, Japp quips that there's "only one thing missing...the body". Right on cue, a corpse turns up just moments later. Most of the suspects are actors by profession, but Poirot's "little grey cells" are able to penetrate the murderer's disguise--though only after two more victims heighten the suspense. --Larisa Lomacky Moore

• River Cottage - Pig In A Day | DVD | (05/04/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  This unique DVD made by Hugh and the River Cottage team offers not merely a thorough grounding in the delights of small scale pig-keeping but also a complete guide to butchering and processing a pig from nose to tail. It includes full instructions for making your own hams bacon and sausages and much more besides. And Hugh believes ..you don't have to be a pig-keeper to enjoy this package - just a pig enthusiast. Anyone who likes pigs and pork and wants to find out how and why the best pork comes from the happiest pigs will get a great deal out of it. Enjoy the brilliant feature episode The Joy of Pigs from the top rated Channel 4 series Tales from River Cottage. Then tuck into over 100 minutes of completely original River Cottage porky delights and feast on the finest pork recipes from Gill Katie and the rest of the team. Here at River Cottage HQ we are passionate about Pigs. They are the most charming of all our domesticated livestock arguably the most delicious and certainly the most versatile.

• 101 & 102 Dalmatians (Double Pack) | DVD | (10/09/2001) from £22.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (50.03%)   |  RRP £29.99

  It's hard to know who thought it would be a good idea to make a live-action version of Disney's animated classic, 101 Dalmatians (and originally Dodie Smith's classic children's story). The one bright notion anyone had was casting Glenn Close as Disney Übervillainess Cruella de Vil; her flashing eyes and angular features are a perfect match and do credit to what is one of the most indelible animated characters Disney has ever created. The story remains essentially the same, focusing on Cruella's plot to kidnap the puppies of a young married couple (Jeff Daniels and Joely Richardson) and make them into a coat. But the dreaded John Hughes, who wrote this script, fills it with sadistic slapstick and far too few genuine laughs. The human actors work hard, but to little avail; thankfully, there's a posse of puppies to regularly steal scenes when the going gets dreary--although there are only so many laughs to be had from inappropriate dog puddles. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com Don't be fooled by the title, there are four reasons to like 102 Dalmatians, the sequel to the successful live-action remake of Disney's 101 Dalmatians. There are the 101 spotted pooches, Glenn Close back in fine form as Cruella DeVil, Oddball--the spotless Dalmatian pup--and Waddlesworth, a parrot who thinks he's a rottweiler (and is voiced by Monty Python's Eric Idle). There are just as many reasons to be disappointed: like most sequels, the story line is virtually a rewrite of t he first; the secondary casting isn't as interesting; the dialogue merely serves to move the plot along; and the third act substitutes mean-spiritedness for comedy. After a period of rehabilitation, Cruella has returned to her old tricks. Once again, she simply must have a spotted coat and will go to any lengths to get hold of the 102 Dalmatians needed to make one with a hood. She sets her sights on the pups owned by her probation officer, Chloe (Alice Evans), and the owner of a local animal shelter, Kevin (Ioan Gruffudd). Her servant Alonso (Tim McInnerny) and flamboyant furrier Monsieur Le Pelt (Gerard Depardieu, in one ridiculous outfit after another) are drafted to aid in her quest. It should come as no surprise that Chloe and Kevin fall in love, Oddball helps to save the day and Cruella is defeated. Children should enjoy the animal high jinks, but adults are less likely to be enamoured by this perfectly competent, but relatively charmless affair. --Kathleen C Fennessy, Amazon.com.

• Sharpe's Enemy | DVD | (15/01/2007) from £4.49   |  Saving you £3.50 (77.95%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Action and romance follow Sharpe as he and his chosen men once again risk their lives on a dangerous and heroic mission.In Sharpe's enemy Sharpe first has to do battle with a gang of deserters led by the evil renegade Sergeant Hakeswill (Pete Postlethwaite).Hakeswill uses hostages including Sharpe's old flame the beautiful Isabella as innocent pawns in his wicked game to win a ransom. This is only the beginning of the problems facing Sharpe. A far greater threat is on the horizon. One where failure would mean the end of the war for the allied armies ....

• The Man From The Alamo - Westerns Collection 2011 | DVD | (30/05/2011) from £11.56   |  Saving you £-1.57 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  He was a Texas hero but branded a coward! Glenn Ford stars in a sprawling, action-packed Western that hurtles from the battle of the Alamo to a gripping wagon train journey through hostile territory. Ford plays John Stroud a freedom fighter who agrees to leavehis post at the Alamo so he can warn his family and neighbours of approaching Mexican armies. When he discovers he’s too late he swears vengeance on the Yankeemercenaries who fighting for Mexico have murdered his wife and child. At the same time Stroud must face the accusations of his outraged countrymen who believe he fled his post in an act of cowardice. Only by confronting the enemy can he redeem himself in his fellow citizens eyes and his own. With a powerful cast that includes Chill Wills, Victor Jory and Julia Adams it is a double barrelled classic in the genre.

• Hansel and Gretel Limited Edition Blu-Ray | Blu Ray | (22/04/2024) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hansel & Gretal 2-Disc Limited Collector's Edition with Mediabook (Blu-ray + DVD): Released exclusively as a 2-disc limited collector's edition in the media book with the main film on Blu-ray and DVD. A captivating film for the whole family: staged with elaborate backdrops, great attention to detail and beautiful music. Produced by the legendary Cannon Group, the classic 1987 film stars David Warner ( Titanic, Planet of the Apes ) and Oscar® winner Cloris Leachman ( The Last Show ) as the evil witch. Based on the world famous fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm! The enchanting adaptation of the opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck - in a digitally restored version

• Pride And Prejudice/Sense And Sensibility/Shakespeare In Love | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £18.98   |  Saving you £1.01 (5.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Pride And Prejudice: A romance ahead of its time... The five Bennet sisters - Elizabeth or Lizzie (Keira Knightley) Jane (Rosamund Pike) Lydia (Jena Malone) Mary (Talulah Riley) and Kitty (Carey Mulligan) - have been raised well aware of their mother's (Brenda Blethyn) fixation on finding them husbands and securing set futures. The spirited and intelligent Elizabeth however strives to live her life with a broader perspective as encouraged by her doting father (Donald Sutherland). When wealthy bachelor Mr. Bingley takes up residence in a nearby mansion the Bennets are abuzz. Amongst the man's sophisticated circle of London friends and the influx of young military officers surely there will be no shortage of suitors for the Bennet sisters. Eldest daughter Jane serene and beautiful seems poised to win Mr. Bingley's heart. For her part Lizzie meets with the handsome and it would seem snobbish Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen) and the battle of the sexes is joined. Their encounters are frequent and spirited yet far from encouraging. Lizzie finds herself even less inclined to accept a marriage proposal from a distant cousin Mr. Collins (Tom Hollander) and supported by her father stuns her mother and Mr. Collins by declining. When the previously good-natured Mr. Bingley abruptly departs for London leaving a devastated Jane Lizzie holds Mr. Darcy culpable for contributing to the heartbreak. But a crisis involving youngest sister Lydia soon opens Lizzie's eyes to the true nature of her relationship with Mr. Darcy... (Dir. Joe Wright 2005) Sense And Sensibility: Sense and Sensibility is the story of two sisters: pragmatic Elinor (Emma Thompson) and passionately wilful Marianne (Kate Winslet). When their father Henry Dashwood dies by law his estate must pass to his eldest son from his first marriage. Suddenly homeless and impoverished his current wife and daughters find themselves living in a simple country cottage. The two sisters are soon accepted into their new society. Marianne becomes swept up in a passionate love affair with the dashing Willoughby (Greg Wise) while Elinor struggles to keep a tight rein on the family purse strings and to keep her feelings for Edward Ferrars (Hugh Grant) whom she left behind hidden from her family. Despite their different personalities they both experience great sorrow in their affairs but they learn to mix sense with sensibility in a society that is obsessed with both financial and social status. (Dir. Ang Lee 1995) Shakespeare In Love: Triumphant winner of 7 Academy Awards - including Best Picture - this witty sexy smash features Oscar-winning Best Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and an amazing cast that includes Academy Award winners Judi Dench Geoffrey Rush and Ben Affleck! When Will Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block a secret romance with the beautiful Lady Viola (Paltrow) starts the words flowing like never before! There are just two things he'll have to learn about his new love: not only is she promised to marry someone else she's successfully impersonating a man in order to play the lead in Will's latest production! A truly can't-miss motion picture event with outstanding critical acclaim to match its impressive collection of major awards - everyone will love this funny behind-the-scenes look at the writing of the greatest love story ever told! (Dir. John Madden 1998)

• Love Actually / Bridget Jones's Diary / Notting Hill | DVD | (22/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £32.99

  Love Actually The story of a group of people who find themselves surrounded by love... There's the new Prime Minister who falls for his personal assistant the Prime Minister's sister Karan who realises that her husband is attracted to his secretary. Author Jamie who flees England to escape his unfaithful girlfriend and then falls for his housekeeper. Movie stand-ins John and Judy who become attracted to each other on the film set. Recently widowed Daniel who helps his stepson who is smitten with one of his class-mates and Billy Mack an ageing rock star who discovers that love can be found in the most unlikely of places... Bridget Jones Diary Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is a pretty and neurotic thirtysomething singleton (in her vernacular) who vows to take control of her life after being humiliated by handsome standoffish barrister Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) at her parents' New Year's party. Determined to lose weight and cut back on vices like wine cigarettes and workaholic-alcoholic-misogynistic men Bridget begins a diary to chart her progress. Unfortunately the P.R. executive hits a snag when her boss gorgeous cad Daniel (Hugh Grant) instigates a sexy e-mail flirtation. Despite her tendency to bungle book launch parties and any situation involving the ever-disapproving Mark Darcy Bridget's winning combination of charm vulnerability and wit intrigues not only the seductively dangerous Daniel but also the arrogant barrister. Notting Hill A famous actress in disguise in London runs into a divorced bookstore owner. They strike up a friendship with each other as they each find something that was previously missing from their own lives...

• Girl From Rio | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Have you ever dreamt of escaping to a land where the sun sea sand and most of all Samba dancing is in everyone's prime lifestyle? Raymond has! Raymond hopes to find the girl of his dreams in Rio de Janeiro the fabulous dancer Orlinda who graces the cover of Samba Monthly. Upon arrival in Rio Raymond hooks up with an eccentric taxi driver name Paulo (Santiago Segura) who is only too happy to help him spend his fortune. Together they hunt down the exotic Orlinda (Vanessa Nunes). After a night of passion Raymond awakens to find both Orlinda and his money have vanished. His troubles have only just begun as everyone on the streets of Rio wants Raymond's money.

• X-Men / X-Men 2 | DVD | (08/05/2006) from £6.55   |  Saving you £9.44 (59.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  X-Men: Born into a world filled with prejudice are children who possess extraordinary and dangerous powers - the result of unique genetic mutations. Cyclops unleashes bolts of energy from his eyes. Storm can manipulate the weather at will. Rogue absorbs the life force of anyone she touches. But under the tutelage of Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) these and other outcasts learn to harness their powers for the good of mankind. Now they must protect those who fear them as the nefarious Magneto (Ian McKellen) who believes humans and mutants can never co-exist unveils his sinister plan for the future... X-Men 2: The X-Men have to band together to find a mutant assassin who has made an attempt on the President's life while the Mutant Academy at Westchester is attacked by military forces prompting some uncomfortable home truths for Wolverine...

• River Cottage - Tales From River Cottage | DVD | (14/07/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has moved on from his three year experiment as a smallholder at River Cottage but in this series of themed programmes he looks back at all he learned in those three years.

• The Avengers: The Definitive Dossier 1966 Vol. 1 | DVD | (15/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Swingingly stylish adventures with super spies John Steed and Mrs Peel! Flashback to the Sixties with the coolest duo in crimefighting! Episodes: Too Many Christmas Trees: Steed hangs up his stocking and Emma asks for more... Silent Dust: Steed watches birds and Emma goes hunting. The Girl From Auntie: Steed almost outbids himself and Emma is a bird in a gilded cage. The Thirteenth Hole: Steed finds a bogey and Emma gets a birdy. The Quick-Quick Slow Death: Steed has two left feet and Emma dances with danger. The Danger Makers: Steed joins a secret society and Emma walks the plank. The House That Jack Built: Steed takes a wrong turning and Emma holds the key to it all.

• Cry Of The Banshee | DVD | (12/01/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In a time of superstition and paranoid accusations a sadistic magistrate named Lord Whitman (horror legend Vincent Price) decides to wage war upon anyone he suspects is dabbling in witchcraft and the occult. Satanists witches pagans heretics and all those who dabble in the dark arts must be destroyed. After a coven of witches are brutally slaughtered on the command of Lord Whitman the surviving high priestess vows revenge. As a servant of Satan the high priestess uses all her powers to conjure a dark avenger from the deepest depths of hell to curse Lord Whitman''s flesh and his blood. A terrifying merciless beast of retribution is then set loose upon the earth and sent to obliterate Lord Whitman and his family. Soon his cries of victory will be replaced by cries of agony. Soon all he will hear is the cry of the banshee: kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!

• X-Men 2 | DVD | (01/07/2013) from £3.95   |  Saving you £6.04 (152.91%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The time has come for those who are different to stand united... The X-Men have to band together to find a mutant assassin who has made an attempt on the President's life, while the Mutant Academy at Westchester is attacked by military forces prompting some uncomfortable home truths for Wolverine...

• Murder Most Horrid - Series 4 | DVD | (28/10/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The fourth series of Dawn French's fantastic black comedy Murder Most Horrid comes to DVD for the very first time. In the concluding episodes Dawn takes on another range of deadly and wacky characters including a woman who is so overcome by lust that she accidentally kills the object of her desire a yachtswoman whose husband has an affair with her race partner (will the traitor return alive?) and a bored police constable who suddenly finds herself embroiled in the New York gangster scene. With more brilliant writing and fantastic performances the series guest stars many famous faces including Downton Abbey's Jim Carter and Hugh Bonneville Sarah Lancashire and Peter Serafinowicz. Episodes Comprise: Frozen Going Solo Whoopi Stone Confessions of a Murderer Elvis Jesus and Zack Dinner at Tiffany's

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Adventures Of Johnnie Waverly / Four And Twenty Blackbirds | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £6.37   |  Saving you £3.62 (56.83%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Adventure Of Johnnie Waverly: Country squire Marcus Waverly calls on Poirot to ask for help in dealing with kidnap threats against his son Johnnie. It becomes a race against time to discover the identity of the mystery letter writer and save little Johnnie from a terrible fate. 4 & 20 Blackbirds: As elderly Anthony Gascoigne lies dying at his Brighton home his estranged twin brother Henry falls to his death. A tragic accident or murder? Poirot believes the answer lies in the eating of a blackberry pie.

• Ambush Bay | DVD | (16/07/2007) from £5.54   |  Saving you £4.45 (80.32%)   |  RRP £9.99

  General MacArthur doesn't know it but he's headed for an ambush. Hugh O'Brian Mickey Rooney and James Mitchum star in this well-made WWII nail-biter that'll keep you on the edge of your seat with consistent excitement right until the explosive ending. A marine patrol secretly lands on the Japanese-occupied island of Siarago. Their mission: to locate a Japanese-American girl with vital information concerning General MacArthur's pending Philippine invasion. What they uncover instead is a Japanese plot to detonate underwater mines as the US fleet enters the bay. Cut off from outside communication these brave marines must find a way to prevent what could be the worst naval tragedy from ever happening.