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• The White Lotus: Season 2 | DVD | (21/08/2023) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Mike White's (HBO's Enlightened) Emmy®-winning series The White Lotus follows various hotel guests over the span of a week - but with each passing day, a darker side of the picture-perfect travelers, hotel employees, and idyllic locale emerges. Now in their Sicily location, the White Lotus welcomes two couples trying to decide if they're friends or frenemies; a three-generation Italian American family exploring their Sicilian roots; and a White Lotus VIP (Emmy® winner Jennifer Coolidge) traveling with her husband (and assistant) intow. Behind the scenes, the hotel's professional but prickly manager tries to keep two young locals - each striving to get ahead by different means - out of her luxury establishment. Diving into the vagaries of gender roles and sexual politics, season two of the acclaimed social satire promises to keep audiences guessing from week to week.

• The Lost Prince | DVD | (20/01/2003) from £6.12   |  Saving you £9.87 (161.27%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A marvellous reinvention of the costume epic, The Lost Prince is Stephen Poliakoff's absorbing study of the turbulent years leading up to and during the First World War, seen through the percipient eyes of a scarcely remembered royal child. Extensively researched, impeccably cast, beautifully filmed, written and directed by Poliakoff himself with masterly economy and restraint, this is a timely reminder that original, intelligent drama can work as prime time entertainment while appealing on multiple levels; and there isn't an escaped soap star in sight. Johnnie, the prince kept hidden away by his parents Queen Mary and George V for fear that his epileptic fits and idiosyncratic ways might draw unwelcome attention, is not presented as a tragic figure. His view of the great events which shatter his family and change the world forever is direct and uncluttered. Poliakoff celebrates his apartness--and that of all children who are different--as a force for good, without judging the standards, protocols and contemporary medical theories which kept him on the periphery of society. The series makes the most of its well-chosen locations, and from Johnnie's garden at Sandringham to the assassination of the Russian imperial family, it maintains a hypnotic and elegiac quality The acting is first-rate, too. Gina McKee is profoundly moving as Johnnie's devoted nurse Lalla; and Miranda Richardson's Mary is an extraordinary performance, the controlled façade of single-minded focus occasionally fracturing to reveal a flash of humanity. This production is exquisite in every respect. On the DVD: The Lost Prince is presented in its original transmission format of 16:9. The Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, enhanced by Adrian Johnston's haunting score is crystal clear. Extras include Poliakoff's revealing commentary, with occasional input from Johnston and designer John-Paul Kelly, and a couple of documentary fragments which show the production in progress and place it in context with the rest of Poliakoff's work. --Piers Ford

• Harry Palmer: The Ipcress File | DVD | (18/04/2022) from £11.04   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  As the Cold War rages, ex-smuggler turned reluctant spy Harry Palmer finds himself at the centre of a dangerous undercover mission, on which he must use his links to find a missing British nuclear scientist.

• Maybe Baby | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £14.83   |  Saving you £1.16 (7.82%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Sam and Lucy Bell (Hugh Laurie Joely Richardson) are bright thirtysomething media darlings - he's a TV Commissioning Editor for the BBC she works in a theatrical agency - who seem to have the perfect life. More than anything Sam and Lucy want a baby and so they embark on a rigorous schedule of lovemaking dictated by ovulation charts rather than passion. Nothing appears to work. In desperation they deliver themselves into the hands of Dr. James (Rowan Atkinson) who suggests the possibility of IVF as the way forward. The endless medical tests soon take their toll on the couple's relationship. Sam vents his frustration by penning a screenplay based on his current predicament: a comedy about a couple trying for a baby. Meanwhile Lucy's hormones are all over the shop and she finds herself increasingly attracted to the star client at her agency suave and debonair actor Carl Phipps (James Purefoy).

• The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby | DVD | (13/05/2002) from £39.99   |  Saving you £-20.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This 2000 television adaptation confirms Nicholas Nickleby's place among television dramatists' favourite Dickens novels. It has all the vital ingredients: a sensitive, intelligent young hero cast by circumstances in the role of everyman whose fortitude is tested at every turn; romance; danger; one of Dickens' richest braces of characters; and a sense of humanity that is, at times, overwhelming. Condensing all this into three hours is no mean achievement. Martyn Edward Hesford's screenplay maintains an impressive balance between dramatic tension and allowing the characters the space they need to reveal their essential qualities. Only in the last 30 minutes does it become something of a gallop to the finishing post. True, the horrors of the boarding school could be more horrific; the grime of Victorian London and its toothless inhabitants could be grimier and less cosmetic. But as always with a superior production of a Dickens novel, the richness and depth of the drama outweigh such minor quibbles. As for the cast, James D'Arcy's Nicholas is pitch-perfect: part cipher for the injustices and despair he encounters, part emblem for the triumph of goodness, an innocent whose eyes are quickly forced open to the darker realities of life. These darker realities are congealed in Charles Dance's relentlessly chilling, heartless Ralph Nickleby. This is a deceptively complex performance; even as we cheer the gathering forces which finally extinguish his increasingly desperate power, the awful tragedy of his end still elicits a discomforting ounce of sympathy. Gregor Fisher as the one-eyed Squeers and Pam Ferris as his fearsomely lascivious wife are outstanding in an ensemble of fine character actors. And Lee Ingleby's Smike gives our tear ducts a good workout while steering just the right side of sentimentality. On the DVD: Nicholas Nickleby is presented in widescreen format with Dolby Digital soundtrack, and has all the technical qualities you might expect from the DVD release of a modern television production. Extras include cast filmographies, a Dickens biography and a list of his work, all of which add to the disc's merits as a literary educational tool. --Piers Ford

• Maeve Binchy: Echoes | DVD | (12/05/2008) from £16.48   |  Saving you £3.51 (21.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Adapted from the novel by Maeve Binchy this is a story of love friendship and obsession set in the Irish town of Castlebay between 1952 and 1962. A young woman wins a scholarship and leaves her small town to pursue her dreams in Dublin. There she falls in love with the son of the local doctor...

• Maybe Baby | DVD | (15/01/2001) from £6.65   |  Saving you £7.34 (110.38%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Ben Elton adapts his own novel for the big screen in this comedy about a couple (Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson) who become more & more desperate as they try to conceive a child.

• Holy Lands | DVD | (17/06/2019) from £7.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Harry (Academy Award® nominee James Caan, The Godfather), a lapsed Jew and former cardiologist from New York, suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel. It is a move which deeply shocks his family and puts him at odds with the local community there, especially Rabbi Moshe (Tom Hollander, Bohemian Rhapsody). Back in New York, his ex-wife Monica (Rosanna Arquette, Pulp Fiction) is trying to manage the lives of their actual children Annabelle (Efrat Dor) and David (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), as well as her own, after finding out she has a brain tumour. Filmed in the iconic landscapes of Israel, HOLY LANDS is a universal story about love, family, loss and tolerance, told with incredible humour and heart in career-best performances by the stellar ensemble cast.

• Hunting Hitler | Complete Series | DVD | (07/09/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• She's Having A Baby | DVD | (04/11/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This time last year Jake and Kristi were two crazy single kids in love. Now they're two crazy married adults in transition. Their dreams of a perfect life in a perfect house have turned into a series of hilarious marital mishaps. And Kristi just got some news that really ought to make things interesting: she's having a baby! Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern are Jake and Kristi a perfect couple in an imperfect world. Their solutions to real-life problems make 'She's Having A Baby

• Narrow Margin | DVD | (26/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A Los Angeles District Attorney (Hackman) is attempting to take an unwilling murder witness (Acher) back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hitmen sent to silence her they board a Vancouver-bound train only to find the killers are onboard with them. For the next 20 hours as theitrain hurls through the beautiful but solated Canadian wilderness a deadly game of cat andmouse ensues in which their ability to tell friend from foe is a matter of life and death...

• Pentathlon | Blu Ray | (03/08/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Fast-paced action movie starring Dolph Lundgren as a muscular East German athlete who defects during the 1988 Seoul Olympics. When Eric Brogar (Lundgren) wins a gold medal in the pentathlon he becomes a national hero in his nation. However, his subsequent defection to the US quickly turns him into a figure of loathing, with his coach, Heinrich Mueller (David Soul), particularly disenchanted. Heinrich quickly makes plans to follow the athlete to America and exact his revenge. Will Eric be able to enjoy his freedom in peace or will his former coach force him to fight for it?

• The Cape Town Affair | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £7.49   |  Saving you £-3.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

• Romantic Comedy: Four Weddings And A Funeral, Honeymoon In Vegas, Martha - Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Four Weddings And A FuneralCharlie (Grant) is always the best man but never the groom. Determined to avoid even a hint of commitment this handsome English gentleman is notoriously late to every wedding. But today he's in for a surprise because not only did he forget the ring...but he also just caught a glimpse of the girl of his dreams. Honeymoon In VegasJames Caan (The Godfather) Nicolas Cage (Face/Off) and Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex In The City) are three sides of a deliriously funny triangle in this refreshing blast of comic lunacy (WCBS-TV) that gambles with an offbeat premise and hits the jackpot with big laughs! Martha Meet Frank Daniel And LaurenceMeet Martha she's single sexy and sick of her life. With her last she buys a plane ticket to London... one way! Meet Daniel he's single successful and he thinks he's sexy. When he bumps into Martha at the airport in America it's love at first sight... well at least Daniel thinks so! Meet Frank and Laurence Daniel's best friends... although it doesn't always look that way! Frank is constantly engaged in a game of one-upmanship with Daniel while Laurence always appears to be stuck in the middle. They haven't met Martha yet but they will; and when they do you'll soon discover that two's company three's a crowd but four is definitely a catastrophe!

• To Live For | DVD | (18/02/2013) from £5.65   |  Saving you £-0.66 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99