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• The Brute (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (19/08/2024) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In The Brute, Sarah Douglas (Superman II) gives a courageous performance as Diane, a glamorous fashion model trying to escape the brutal blows of her sadistic husband, fearsomely portrayed by Julian Glover (For Your Eyes Only). After a particularly savage attack, Diane leaves to stay with photographer friend Mark (Bruce Robinson, writer and director of Withnail & I) and his girlfriend Carrie (Suzanne Stone). Finding solidarity with other victims at a nearby women's refuge, she aims to forge a new life alone, but her violent ex-partner is determined to track her down. Written and directed by Gerry O'Hara (The Pleasure Girls, The Bitch), The Brute is an uncompromising exploitation film which dares to tackle the taboo subject of domestic violence. INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES New restoration from a 4K scan of the original negative by Powerhouse FilmsTwo presentations of the film: the more explicit export cut (90 mins); and the uncensored UK version, under its pre-release title, The Brute Syndrome (89 mins)Original mono audioAudio commentary with actor Sarah Douglas and writer and critic Kim Newman (2022)Sticks and Stones (2022, 14 mins): director Gerry O'Hara recalls the film's origins and incurring the wrath of the women's liberation movementUK theatrical prologue (1977): a 'psychiatrist' contextualises the film's themesThe Sea Can Kill (1976, 27 mins): Royal Navy short, written and directed by Gerry O'Hara, about surviving a disaster at seaThis Week in Britain: 'Erin Pizzey' (1978, 5 mins): interview with the inspirational founder of the world's first refuge for women, produced by the Central Office of InformationOriginal theatrical trailersImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Hadleigh - Series 1 - Complete | DVD | (07/04/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Gerald Harper stars as stylish young landowner James Hadleigh. A unique character - full of charm and dynamic energy and possessed of a sharp intelligence - he has inherited amongst other things the proprietorship of the Westdale Gazette. He is in fact a man of total privilege. Tempted by a powerful press magnate into a deal he would be silly to refuse Hadleigh is torn between the promise of eventual control over a press empire and his deep love of his native Yorkshire. This set contains all thirteen episodes of the first series from 1969. Episodes: Thanks for the Offer The Wrong Side of the Hill An Excellent Thing for the District Some You Win Some You Lose Patron of the Arts If You Can't Beat 'Em The Ring The Day of the Miuras A Memory of Times Past Safety of the Realm M.Y.O.B. For Those in Peril The Dinner Party