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• Friends - Series 1 - Episodes 1-8 | DVD | (27/10/2003) from £5.92   |  Saving you £1.07 (18.07%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Season 1: When the first series of Friends debuted in September 1994, it was immediately obvious there would be no need for the show to find its feet. "The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate" was a confident introduction to the six lead characters, opening in the middle of an everyday conversation with the soon-to-be uncharacteristic line: "There's nothing to tell". In fact, the soap opera-style plot got complicated pretty quickly, with spoiled brat Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) moving on from her failed wedding to feelings toward nerdy/heartthrob Ross (David Schwimmer). However, no love life was more complicated than Joey's (Matt LeBlanc), with an endless stream of girlfriends that annoyed the hell out of wisecracking roommate Chandler (Matthew Perry), who only seemed to be able to connect with Janice (Maggie Wheeler), the shrillest voice in the city. Bouncing all manner of neuroses around them were Ross' obsessive sister Monica (Courteney Cox) and endearingly ditzy Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow). Premise established, Series 1 matured the characters by providing a monkey and a son for Ross. We met also meet Ross and Monica's parents Jack (Elliott Gould) and Judy (Christina Pickles), Chandler's mother (Morgan Fairchild) and Phoebe's twin sister Ursula (Kudrow, naturally). Fans loved cameos from George Clooney, Jay Leno and show creators Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman and David Crane. But really the focus was on building to "T.O.W. Rachel Finds Out" that Ross is in love with her. --Paul Tonks

• Ken Loach: My Name Is Joe, Raining Stones, Riff Raff | DVD | (01/01/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  My Name Is JoeKen Loach's My Name Is Joe is a slice of life so raw that you can see the blood dripping off it and as in real life it mixes humour passion tragedy and violence in equal measure. Joe (Peter Mullan) is a recovering alcoholic and has done a few things in his past which he'd rather forget. Like most people he knows he's out of work but he keeps sane by coaching the self-styled worst football team in Glasgow. When one of Joe's players Liam gets involved with some local gangsters a chain of events is set in motion which not only threatens the lives of those concerned but also comes between Joe's budding love affair with social worker Sarah (Louise Goodall). Raining StonesBob Williams is a survivor. He supplements his dole by becoming embroiled in whatever scam is on offer from rustling sheep to rotting drains. But now life has dealt him a bitter blow. His van has been stolen and his daughter Colleen is approaching her first communion. She needs the traditional white dress shoes veil and gloves. Where on earth is the money going to come from? Raining Stones is a funny and essentially human story of survival in the nineties and people's aspirations for a better way of life. Riff RaffStevie a young Glaswegian just out of Barlinnie prison comes down to London and gets a job on a building site - a melting pot of itinerant laborers from all over the country. Here he has to contend with Mick the bossy ganger trying - but usually failing to control his workers Shem Mo and Larry and the other lads as they duck and dive the rules and regulations of the building trade. Stevie has other problems to contend: the wages are low the site teems with rats he has nowhere to sleep and life in London isn't that easy. One day on his way to work Stevie finds a handbag in a skip. He takes it back to it owner and meets Susan. As Stevie and Susan learn to live with the ups and downs of life in London Riff-Raff builds a portrait - sometimes gritty often funny of life as it is lived in the margins.

• The Beiderbecke Affair | DVD | (10/11/2003) from £32.98   |  Saving you £-22.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Delightful comedy drama about school teachers Trevor and Jill who are also a duo of amateur investigators. Features all six episodes from the first series: 'What I Don't Understand Is This...' 'Can Anybody Join In?' 'We Call It The White Economy' 'Um... I Know What You're Thinking' 'That Was A Very Funny Evening' and 'We Are On The Brink Of A New Era If Only....

• Savate | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £4.94   |  Saving you £-1.95 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  The true story of the worlds first kickboxer. In 1865 a corrupt Texas land owner's plan to evict innocent settlers is stopped dead by a new kind of fighter.

• London's Burning - The Complete Third Series | DVD | (10/07/2006) from £16.18   |  Saving you £3.81 (23.55%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jack Rosenthal's prime-time firefighting drama series returns to DVD.

• Lotus Eaters-Complete Series | DVD | (19/03/2007) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-10.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The story of mysteriouscouple Erik Shepherd (Ian Hendry) and his wife Ann (Wanda Ventham) continues in the second series of this classic BBC drama. Erik comes back to his bar in Crete when he discovers that Ann has lost her memory. The couple return to face death, deception and intrigue a new game is being played out and Police Chief Michael Krasakis (Stefan Gryff) warns Erik that no one can be trusted. Who is Gerald ace (Timothy Carlton), and why is he so interested in the Shepherds? Is Erik right to place his trust in Sam Webber (Paul Maxwell)? And why is the Shepherds old friend Dr Dartington (Ronald Howard) behaving so strangely? Erik comes to realise that nothing is what it seems as the saga of The Lotus Eaters reaches its shattering conclusion... The second series of this classic BBC drama has been unseen on network television for over 30 years and is now available on DVD for the . rst time. he story of mysterious couple Erik Shepherd (Ian Hendry) and Ventham) continues in the second series of this Erik comes back to his bar in Crete when he discovers that Ann has lost her memory.

• The Shawshank Redemption--3 Disc Special Edition | DVD | (20/09/2004) from £9.98   |  Saving you £10.01 (100.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This extraordinary tale of hope, friendship and survival inside a maximum security prison celebrates the decade since its release with a new three disc special edition.

• Cherry 2000 | DVD | (11/04/2005) from £12.98   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.08%)   |  RRP £12.99

  She's Blond Beautiful Forever Young! It's 2017. Romance is just a memory and love has been replaced by robotic sex toys. Of all these man-made playmates none can compare to the Cherry 2000 an android designed only to please her master. So when Sam Treadwell's (David Andrews) 'Cherry' permanently short circuits nothing will stop him finding a replacement. Even if it means hiring the tough (and female) tracker E. Johnson (Melanie Griffiths) and risking his life in the law

• Sins - Complete | DVD | (25/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Helene Junot is rich beautiful powerful and envied for her success but is surrounded by enemies who seek to destroy her. As a young girl Helene witnessed the murder of her mother was seperated from her brother and sister and was herself both beaten and raped by the Nazi's in Paris. Helene now a fully grown woman meets a photographer who puts her on the road to fame as the hottest model in Paris until she turns her hand to design and becomes a director of a top fashion house. Helene attracts many men both good and bad especially in the case of Count De Ville but she meets an American Officer on his way to Vietnam and falls madly in love but happiness eludes her as she is forced to borrow money to pay a famed Nazi hunter to track down her long lost brother who has spent 15 years in a mental institution. Helene's empire flourishes but the ruthlessness and calculative ambition in business and her quest for revenge costs her dear as she has to deal with her many enemies as her life enters a new dimension when she has to fight for her own survival and that of her empire.

• Kitty Foyle | DVD | (18/07/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Though Ginger Rogers' starring vehicles always turned a profit for RKO Radio, many filmgoers thought of Rogers only in terms of "Fred Astaire's partner." Others considered her a delightful comedienne, but no great shakes as a dramatic actress. Thus it was both a personal and professional triumph when Ms. Rogers walked home with an Oscar for her performance in Kitty Foyle. Based on Christopher Morley's Story of an American Girl, the film, told in flashback, relates the progress of working-girl Kitty Foyle (Ginger Rogers) as she pursues her Cinderella dreams.

• Jerry Maguire / Rain Man / Few Good Men | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jerry Maguire (Dir. Barry Levinson 1996): Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) is a man who knows the score. As a top agent at Sports Management International Jerry is unquestionably master of his universe - until that is he gets a sudden attack of morals and is unceremoniously fired! Hanging on by a thread Jerry is forced to start from scratch supported only be three very unlikely allies- single mother Dorothy Boyd (Renee Zellweger ) her cheeky young son Ray and Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.) a second rank player for the Arizona Cardinals - and Jerry's sole remaining client. Rain Man (Dir. Cameron Crowe 1988): Dustin Hoffman joins Tom Cruise to bring a funny and moving tale of brotherly love to the screen. Heartless Charlie Babbitt expects a vast inheritance after his estranged father dies. But Raymond his institutionalised older brother someone he's been totally unaware of is willed the entire fortune instead. Raymond is an 'autistic Savant' with severely limited mental abilities in some areas but with genius gifts in others. When Charlie kidnaps Raymond the crazy cross-country drive back to Los Angeles teaches them both a few lessons in life. For as they overcome their mutual distrust of each other a deep bond is forged as they painfully share past memories present problems and a possible shining future together. A Few Good Men (Dir. Rob Reiner 1992): One man is dead. Two men are accused of his murder. The entire Marines Corps is on trial. And 'A Few Good Men' are about to ignite the most explosive episode in US military history. Universally acclaimed A Few Good Men unites the big screen's biggest stars as Hollywood heavyweights Jack Nicholson Tom Cruise and Demi Moore lead an all star cast in director Rob Reiner's powerful account of corruption cover-up and a relentless quest for justice within the sacred corridors of the US Navy. With powerful performances from Kevin Bacon and Kiefer Sutherland A Few Good Men makes its mark as one of the best courtroom dramas of the '90s..

• Love Potion No. 9 | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £24.99   |  Saving you £-19.00 (-317.20%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The premise of Love Potion No. 9--that a magic potion makes the user irresistible to the opposite sex--could be the setup for the crassest sex farce imaginable. Instead, this film is a surprisingly subtle romantic comedy. Nebbishy scientist Paul (Tate Donovan) goes to a Gypsy fortune teller (Anne Bancroft), who tells him she sees no women in his entire life. To make up for this depressing news, she gives him a few drops of a love potion--number 8. Paul, a biochemist, scoffs; but when his pet cat accidentally gets a taste and attracts every female cat in the neighborhood, he enlists fellow dweeby scientist Diane (Sandra Bullock) to analyse it. After experimenting on monkeys, they decide to test it on themselves; soon Diane is being pursued by handsome Italians in the street and comes close to marrying the Prince of England (sic), while Paul gets a little revenge on a woman who previously rejected him, then embarks on his own love spree. Shortly they discover that they really want each other; but before they can get married, an old boyfriend of Diane returns with his own dose of love potion number 8. Paul's only hope is to get something even more powerful. Love Potion No. 9 is genuinely clever and sweet, and both Donovan and Bullock work well with the low-key but effective humour of the movie's well-written script. It's a tribute to her talent and her girl-next-door looks that Bullock, unlike most pretty stars dressing down, is effective as both a lovelorn loser and the confident glamour-girl she becomes. Altogether, a charming and enjoyable film.--Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com

• Safe | DVD | (14/02/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A typically bored affluent Californian housewife's world of domestic oblivion careers off its axis when she develops a mystery illness that puts her at odds with every aspect of the world around her - cars dry cleaners hair perms and even the new couch! Gradually she develops nosebleeds vomiting and breathing problems and finally collapses. In a desperate search for what is 'safe' she opts for virtual isolation in a porcelain igloo in the Texas desert where the inhabitants drag round oxygen cylinders and the therapists act like evangelical preachers. Injected with horror comic touches and psychological suspense Safe is a visionary tale of the future. Has Carol brought her sickness upon herself or is she made vulnerable by a world that is more dangerous than we or she understands?

• City Of Ghosts | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £7.42   |  Saving you £8.57 (115.50%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Jimmy Cremming (Matt Dillon) finds himself in Bangkok after fleeing the investigation of an insurance scam in the United States. Having discovered that his partner and mentor Marvin (James Caan) has surfaced in Cambodia Jimmy sets off to get his promised cut of the action. What he finds however is a bizarre ominous environment where cleverness is bait. The further Jimmy searches for Marvin the deeper he plunges into torment - and the farther he gets from getting out alive...

• A Summer to remember | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £5.82   |  Saving you £0.17 (2.92%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Silent since losing his hearing to meningitis young Toby Wyler takes a bitter stance against the world and his family refusing to accept his new stepfather. But when a highly trained orangutan named Casey is thrown from a truck near Toby's home the boy soon has a secret friend he can communicate with via sign language.

• Last Resort | DVD | (30/07/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Tanya (Dina Korzun) a vulnerable and nave young Russian arrives at Gatwick Airport with her English fianc. But when he fails to show up a distraught Tanya claims political asylum and finds herself virtually imprisoned in a nightmarish refugee holding centre in a lonely seaside resort. Desperate to escape Tanya forges an unlikely alliance with amusement arcade manager Alfie (Paddy Considine) which soon develops into something more. But is he just another man who will let her dow

• James Brown - Montreux 1981 | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £3.59   |  Saving you £9.40 (261.84%)   |  RRP £12.99

  'Soul Brother No. 1' 'The Godfather Of Soul' 'Mr Dynamite'. All titles that have been applied to James Brown ove rht eyears. A hugely influential figure in the black American music he was a driving force in the development of soul music in the early sixties and funk in the early seventies. He has had more R'n'B hits in the US than any other artist and has charted singles in countries around the world. One of the defining elements of James Brown's career has always been electrifying

• Yellow Sky | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Outlaw chief James 'Stretch' Dawson (Gregory Peck) takes refuge in a frontier ghost town where the only inhabitants are the elderly 'Grandpa' (James Barton) and his pretty granddaughter Constance Mae (Anne Baxter). When it becomes apparent that Grandpa is sitting on a large amount of gold 'Stretch's' compadres led by 'Dude' (Richard Widmark) plot the old man's downfall and claim the booty for themselves. However Stretch falls for the granddaughter and cannot abide the intention

• Gnomeo & Juliet / The Smurfs / Despicable Me - Triple Pack | DVD | (24/09/2012) from £2.99   |  Saving you £17.00 (85.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Gnomeo and JulietPerfect for the whole family, this fresh and funny makeover of one of the world's most timeless stories features music from Sir Elton John, and the voice talents of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Jason Statham, Ashley Jensen, Stephen Merchant, Matt Lucas, and Ozzy Osbourne. Be prepared for a shedload of fun and adventure around every plant pot! Gnomeo and Juliet is an out-of-the-ordinary animated comedy your entire family will love. The Smurfs When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours - in fact, right in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down. Despicable MeIn a happy suburban neighbourhood sits a black house with a dead lawn. This is the secret hideout of Gru (Steve Carrel), who, with his army of excitable little yellow minions, plans to take over the world! But the arrival of three little orphaned girls, and their determination to make him their Dad, threatens his reputation as a super-villian!

• Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation | DVD | (29/07/2013) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  When grumpy grandpa Roger Hobbs (James Stewart) suggests a quiet vacation to his lovely wife Peggy (Maureen O'Hara) he's thinking of a romantic break for just the two of them. What he gets however is something quite different! Before he knows what's happening Peggy has organised a full family reunion - in the oldest ugliest and most dangerous beach house ever! Now Roger's life has become a living nightmare as he struggles to cope with delinquent toddlers TV-obsessed teenagers a pair of very odd sons-in-law and a young daughter falling for a local heartthrob (Fabian). Returning to work will seem like a dream after this vacation!