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• Inspector Morse - Disc 11 And 12 - The Secret Of Bay 5B / Infernal Serpent | DVD | (24/06/2002) from £4.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (201.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  When Inspector Morse first appeared on television in 1987, nobody could have predicted that it would run into the next century, maintaining throughout a quality of scripts and story lines that raised the genre of the detective series to a new level. Much of its success can be attributed to John Thaw's total immersion in the role. Morse is a prickly character and not obviously easy to like. As a detective in Oxford with unfulfilled academic propensities, he is permanently excluded from a world of which he would dearly love to be a part. He is at odds with that world--and with his colleagues in the police force--most of the time. Passionate about opera and "proper beer", he is a cultural snob for whom vulgarity causes almost physical pain. As a result, he lives from one disillusionment to another. And he is scarred--more deeply than he would ever admit--by past relationships. But he also has a naïve streak and, deep-down sensitivity, which makes him a fascinating challenge for women. At the heart of Morse's professional life is his awkward partnership with Detective Sergeant Lewis, the resolutely ordinary, worldly sidekick who manages to keep his boss in an almost permanent state of exasperation while retaining his grudging respect. It's a testament to Kevin Whateley's consistently excellent performance that from such unpromising material, Lewis becomes as indispensable to the series as Barrington Pheloung's hypnotic, classic theme music. Morse's investigations do occasionally take him abroad to more exotic locations, but throughout 14 successful years of often gruesome murders, the city of Oxford itself became a central character in these brooding two-hour dramas: creator Colin Dexter stating he finally had to kill Morse off because he was giving Oxford a bad reputation as a dangerous place! --Piers Ford

• Hostage | DVD | (28/07/2003) from £4.93   |  Saving you £1.06 (21.50%)   |  RRP £5.99

  British Secret Service agent John Rennie becomes a liability to the Agency after a harrowing mission in Argentina. His ex-wife and children receive death threats and marked for murder he returns to Argentina with a plan that will either protect his family and the woman he loves or destroy them.

• Ivans XTC | DVD | (30/06/2003) from £10.35   |  Saving you £9.64 (93.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This truly original film tells the story of Ivan Beckman the successful Hollywood agent who has it all: money fame success and power. However when his run of good fortune is shattered by bad news he decides to party even harder....

• The Big Boss | DVD | (14/07/2003) from £17.96   |  Saving you £-4.97 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This seminal martial arts film was instrumental in creating the legend that is Bruce Lee. Shot in Pak Choi in Thailand Bruce Lee introduced his magnetic charisma and ground-breaking fight choreography to the world with this film. In an emotive rollercoaster storyline of friendship betrayal revenge and deadly confrontation Bruce Lee plays Cheng a migrant worker who travels to Thailand in search of work but finds and breaks open a drug trafficking ring with his fists of steel. In his quest for justice and revenge Lee is an unstoppable force of nature breaking down wave after wave of opponents with powerful Wing Chun hand combinations and lighting fast precision kicking...

• Pink Floyd the Wall | DVD | (25/01/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Man From Elysian Fields | DVD | (26/01/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Add The Man from Elysian Fields to the list of essential movies about the pains of writing. This wry comedy-drama charts the frustrations of a financially strapped novelist (Andy Garcia) as he desperately and secretly agrees to be an "escort" for ladies who need, err, escorting. This leads him into a Faustian bargain to help a beautiful client (Olivia Williams) whose husband, a once-great, now-dying writer (a mighty James Coburn), is struggling with a final work. Of course the fact that the men are sharing a project and a woman complicates matters--and Garcia's loyal wife (Julianna Margulies) is curious about all these nights spent away. The movie explores different levels of compromise and betrayal, yet it remains tartly amusing throughout. And it has a glorious casting inspiration: the director of the mysterious escort service is played by Mick Jagger, looking decadently elegant and purring like a vaguely satanic Siamese cat. --Robert Horton

• Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection | Blu Ray | (12/11/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £149.99

  Rope: Two young men strangle their classmate, hide his body in their apartment and invite his closest friends and family to a dinner party as a means to challenge the perfection of their crime.Rear Window: A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his window and becomes convinced one of them has committed a serious murder.The Trouble with Harry: The trouble with Harry is that everyone seems to have a different idea of what needs to be done with his body.The Man Who Knew Too Much: A family holidaying in Morocco stumble on to an assassination plot and the conspirators are determined to prevent them from interfering.Vertigo: A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the activities of an old friend's wife, whilst becoming dangerously obsessed with her.Psycho: A young woman steals $40,000 from her client and subsequently encounters a young motel proprietor who has been too long under the presence and domination of his mother.The Birds: A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a Northern California town that takes a bizarre turn when birds of all kinds begin to attack people in increasing numbers and with increasing viciousness.Marnie: Mark marries Marnie, although she is a thief and possesses serious psychological problems, Mark tries to help her confront and resolve the issues.Torn Curtain: An American scientist defects to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the solution for a formula resin and has to figure out a plan to escape back West.Topaz: A French intelligence agent becomes embroiled in Cold War politics first uncovering the events leading up to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, and then back to France to break up a Russian spy ring.Frenzy: A serial killer is murdering women in London with a necktie, the police have a suspect but he isn't the correct man...Family Plot: Suspense film about a phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/private investigator boyfriend who encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while following a missing heir in California.

• Pet Shop Boys - Montage - The Nightlife Tour | DVD | (12/11/2001) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Recorded at various concert venues on their 1999/2000 tour Montage is a live showcase of the Pet Shop Boys' greatest hits, along with selected album tracks. All the Pet favourites are included, ranging from career and concert opener "West End Girls" to more recent tunes like "New York City Boy". Since their first worldwide tour in 1989, Pet Shop Boys concerts have always been rather arty affairs which have ranged from the "shocking" dance routines of the Behaviour tour to their introspective 1997 residence at London's Savoy Theatre. The Nightlife tour was no exception, merging a Zahing Hadid modernist stage set with wacky stage projections and gonk-style wigs and costumes. Artistically though, Nightlife was their best tour yet but this isn't always reflected on this recording. At times the picture quality and the cinematography are poor, resembling a 1980s art student's show reel (but then perhaps that was the intention). However the poor visual recording is redeemed by Tennant and Lowe's excellent performances and the striking special effects. Their rendition of "What Have I Done to Deserve This" including the original vocals of the late Dusty Springfield is particularly moving. The reworked live version of their minor 1991 hit "Was It Worth It?" also deserves a listen. In their own words, "Darling you were wonderful." On the DVD: with the Pet Shop Boys' ultra-modern image you would perhaps expect this DVD to be brimming with extras. Instead you have to make do with the promotional videos of "I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More", "New York City Boy" and "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk", plus an exclusive web-link. As well as being able to view the full concert or individual tracks through the main menu you can also select one of two angles to view the show. The sound recording is excellent with a choice of Dolby Digital Stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound.--John Galilee

• Gasaraki (Vol.7): In the Spider's Web | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  As Yushiro struggles desperately to rescue Miharu the noose around the neck of the free world begins to tighten. As the US and Japan find themselves driven to the brink of war the very fabric of civilization begins to unravel. Caught in the crossfire the TA Team must make the difficult decision of whom and what to fight for in a war that no one can possibly win. Apocalypse approaches in Gasaraki!

• Dragon Warrior | DVD | (11/04/2016) from £6.87   |  Saving you £8.12 (118.20%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Two estranged brothers must put aside the past in order to defeat an evil wizard and his enchanted dragon that terrorizes the land.

• The Desert Rats | DVD | (04/07/2005) from £6.28   |  Saving you £6.71 (106.85%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Richard Burton stars in this exciting film about the courageous men who held off notorious German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel despite being hopelessly outnumbered. The year is 1941 and all that stands between Rommel and the Suez Canal is the fortress of Tobruk which is manned only by a small Australian battalion whom Captain MacRoberts (Burton) must whip into shape - fast! James Mason co-stars in a stunning portrayal as Rommel in this stirring action-packed story of the World War

• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World (1998--TV movie) | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A lost world that time forgot populated by prehistoric creatures not seen on this earth for 50 million years - that is the astonishing possibility presented by Professor George Edward Challenger (Patrick Bergin) to the Royal Geographic Society of London England. A gruff impossible man Challenger calls for an expedition to prove - or disprove - this incredible claim first presented by Professor White who died on a prior expedition to this supposed lost world. Joined by the effervescent reporter Edward D. Malon the dashing big game hunter Peter Roxton Challenger's nemesis and Professor White's vivacious daughter Amanda (Jayne Heitmeyer) Challenger sets off on a journey to the edge of the earth. The explorers find a land-locked island that time and evolution forgot. By creating a primitive hot-air balloon the hardy adventurers manage to enter this dark cauldron of humanity's infancy venturing on to explore a world of stegosaurs and t-rex brontosaurs and raptors and finally make contact with a race of humanity's ancestors who make human sacrifices to their dinosaur gods. Beaten battered but triumphant Challenger and Amanda White return to England - but report their expedition as a failure. Humanity they have decided is not yet ready for the wonders they have seen.

• Born And Bred - Series 3 | DVD | (08/08/2005) from £40.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Features the complete episodes from the third series of the popular television drama which follows the post-war fortunes of Arthur Gilder and his family. In this series the village is under threat...and so are it's inhabitants. Phyllis (Maggie Steed) is shellshocked when her husband Harry (Bill Paterson) reappears after seven years missing - only to sell the pub from under her. Tom (Michael French) and Arthur's (James Bolam) relationship deteriorates when Tom gets a job offer f

• An Ideal Husband | DVD | (10/06/2002) from £3.41   |  Saving you £2.58 (75.66%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Based on Oscar Wilde's fantastic play.

• Gavin And Stacey - Series 3 | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £7.95   |  Saving you £17.04 (214.34%)   |  RRP £24.99

  All six episodes from the third series of the BBC comedy chronicling the ongoing romance between Essex boy Gavin (Mathew Horne) and Cardiff lass Stacey (Joanna Page). As Gavin starts his new job the move to Barry Island means big changes for the whole family. Pam (Alison Steadman) and Mick (Larry Lamb) have to adjust to an empty nest while Gwen (Melanie Walters) relishes having a full house again. Stacey (Joanna Page) is in her element but how will Gavin take to living in Wales?

• Battlestar Galactica: Season 2 | Blu Ray | (10/05/2010) from £10.00   |  Saving you £39.99 (399.90%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Sci-fi's hottest TV series returns as Battlestar Galactica Season 2 blasts onto Blu-Ray in Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound. As the epic second season begins the fight to save humanity rages on - even as the civil war looms within the fleet between the followers of President Roslin and Commander Adama. Relive all the intensity and excitement aboard the Galactica with a supernova of explosive bonus features including deleted scenes and commentaries. It's a heart-pounding adventure you can't afford to miss!

• Ninja Terminator | DVD | (04/02/2002) from £19.96   |  Saving you £-15.97 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  All-action martial arts tale of three Ninjas competing for a statue of the Golden Ninja Warrior which embodies the divine power of the Ninja Empire. Spectacular fight scenes and swordplay.

• War Collection - 633 Squadron / The Bridge At Remagen / The Great Escape | DVD | (06/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This box set contains the following three titles; all classic war films. 633 Squadron: 633 Squadron has enjoyed an unqualified stream of successes. Their luck changes when they are assigned to bomb a German heavy water plant which is part of the Nazi effort to develop an atomic bomb in Norway which is shielded by a mountain and guarded by heavy anti-aircraft defences. Their nearly impossible mission is further complicated by a German air raid the difficult approach to the target and the capture and torture of the underground leader who is assisting the squadron. The Bridge At Remagen: In the last days of World War II the Allied Army desperatly searched for a bridgehead across the impenetrable Rhein River in order to launch a major assault into the center of Germany. 'Bridge At Remagen' tells the true story of the battle for this last bridgehead from both the German and the American perspective. The Great Escape: Based on a true story 'The Great Escape' deals with the largest Allied escape attempt from a German prisoner of war camp during the Second World War. The first part of the film focuses on the escape efforts within the camp and the process of secretly digging an escape tunnel. The second half of the film deals with the massive effort by the German Gestapo to track down the 70 escaped prisoners who are at this point throughout the Third Reich attempting to make their way to England and various neutral countries.

• X-Men 1-3 | DVD | (01/07/2013) from £5.98   |  Saving you £12.00 (300.75%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Prepare to join the fight for mutant rights with the X-Men Trilogy on DVD! Experience the first three adventures of the saga X-Men X-Men 2 and X-Men The Last Stand in which Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) is drawn into a conflict between Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellen) who have opposing views on humanity and mutants. When the war for the future of mankind comes to a head are you ready to choose a side? This legendary collection kick-started an entire genre and features an all-star cast including Halle Berry Anna Paquin Famke Janssen and many more. Includes all new artwork and a host of bonus features for you to enjoy.

• The Fighting Sullivans | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £14.90   |  Saving you £-8.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Before Private Ryan was saved the Sullivan Brothers did their part for World War II. This rivetting and tragic drama was the basis for Steven Speilgberg's Saving Private Ryan and follows the true story of the five Sullivan brothers who served together at Guadalcanal in 1942. Their patriotisim and devotion to each other was overwhelming and took precedence over all else with tragic results. One of Hollywood's lost classics it was originally pulled from cinemas after its devastating effect on audiences of the time. The Fighting Sullivans is a story you may never have heard of but it's a movie you will never forget.