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• The Small Back Room | DVD | (31/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Adapted from Nigel Balchin's famous novel about a military bomb disposal expert 'The Small Back Room' traces the struggles of Sammy Rice a crippled neurotic scientist. Sammy plagued by feelings of inferiority because of his lameness labours to solve the problem of a new type enemy bomb that is causing many casualties. When a close friend and collegue is killed attempting to dismantle one of the bombs Sammy is forced to face his demons take his life in his hands and prove his worth; to the military and himself...

• Sam - Series 3 - Part 2 | DVD | (10/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The third series of Sam comes to DVD this release features part two of the series. In series two Sam went to Germany in search of his father. When he returned to Skellerton many things had changed. His grandmother had died and he moved in with his grandfather. Despite moving on his mind Sam continued to be drawn back to his childhood and the day his father left.

• Callan - Series 1 - Part 2 Of 3 - Episodes 4 - 6 | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Introduced in "A Magnum for Schneider", the hour-long 1967 Armchair Theatre episode written by James Mitchell about a disillusioned British secret agent Callan (Edward Woodward), went on to offer four popular (if downbeat) series, a spin-off movie remaking the original story and a some-years-later wrap-up play "Wet Job". Remembered for its very distinctive opening titles, with a swinging broken light bulb and a memorable theme tune, the series adopted a Deighton-LeCarré approach to the grim, treacherous, grubby business of Cold War espionage and made a TV star of the intense Woodward as the sweaty, sometimes conscience-stricken, sometimes robotic Callan. Even in the 21st century this still seems a strong show, its complex stories and impressive performances outweighing a low-budget mix of video and film in the production that makes it seem less "professional" than other shows of the time. In a dramatic device that has long since fallen out of fashion in television, Callan episodes tend to wind up by leaving the audience to work out all the connections of the plot while Callan himself sits gloomily and ponders the wretchedness of his squalid world. --Kim Newman

• Sam Complete Series 2 | DVD | (01/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  From the 1930s to the 1960s Sam follows the life of a young boy growing up in a Yorkshire mining village. But Sam reflects more than just one man's life it captures the qualities and textures of the time weaving and exploring the fabric of a nation. The war is over and Sam is a young man. He is unhappy working in the pit and has no respect for Alan Dakin his mother's ex-lover whose house he lives in. When his Grandfather dies he leaves Sam some property and appoints him Trustee for his father. Nobody knows Sam's father Harry's whereabouts or even if he is still alive. Sam goes to sea and in Germany finds people who actually knew his father. But when Sam returns from sea he finds many things in Skellerton have changed. His mind strays back to his childhood and he relives the actual day his father left and his last words.

• Hadleigh - Series 2 - 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. Episodes Comprise: Invasion Exposure Ring of Fire Bow to the Lady A Quiet Place in the Country A Letter to David Nicola Penn Open Verdict The Diplomat Absolutely Feudal The Sealed Offer Breakdown Whose Life is it?

• Callan - Series 1 - Part 1 Of 3 - Episodes 1 - 3 | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £6.98   |  Saving you £9.01 (129.08%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Introduced in "A Magnum for Schneider", the hour-long 1967 Armchair Theatre episode of Callan written by James Mitchell about a disillusioned British secret agent of the same name (starring Edward Woodward), went on to offer four popular (if downbeat) series, a spin-off movie remaking the original story and a some-years-later wrap-up play "Wet Job". Remembered for its very distinctive opening titles, with a swinging broken-light bulb and a memorable theme tune, the series adopted a Deighton-LeCarré approach to the grim, treacherous, grubby business of Cold War espionage and made a TV star of the intense Woodward as the sweaty, sometimes conscience-stricken, sometimes robotic Callan. Even in the 21st century this still seems as strong, its complex stories and impressive performances outweighing a low-budget mix of video and film in the production that makes it seem less "professional" than other shows of the time. A great deal of the series opener is devoted to bringing on new regulars. Theres a fresh Mr Hunter who, like Number Two on The Prisoner--with which Callan shares series editor George Markstein--was a title not a name, so several actors held the position over the course of the show. Theres also the trendily mulleted thug Cross (Patrick Mower), who would go spectacularly off the rails in the next series and a half. In a dramatic device that has long since fallen out of fashion in television, Callan episodes tend to wind up by leaving the audience to work out all the connections of the plot while Callan himself sits gloomily and ponders the wretchedness of his squalid world. --Kim Newman

• Sam Complete Series 3 | DVD | (01/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  From the 1930s to the 1960s Sam follows the life of a young boy growing up in a Yorkshire mining village. But Sam reflects more than just one man s life it captures the qualities and textures of the time weaving and exploring the fabric of a nation. It's 1960. Harold MacMillan is Prime Minister and Britain has never had it so good. Sam is offered promotion at work but isn't interested. George suffers a fatal accident at the foundry and Pat returns to uncover the truth about her father s accident. Cassie returns from Australia and Sam's long lost father Harry returns from South Africa after more than 20 years absence. Sam attends a seminar in Norway and decides to take his family including Granddad and Ethel along with him for a trip. The seriousness of Sarah's illness becomes apparent to all the family and Tom discovers the truth about his father.

• Callan - Series 1 - Part 3 Of 3 - Episodes 7 - 9 | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £15.70   |  Saving you £0.29 (1.85%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Introduced in "A Magnum for Schneider", the hour-long 1967 Armchair Theatre episode written by James Mitchell about a disillusioned British secret agent Callan (Edward Woodward), went on to offer four popular (if downbeat) series, a spin-off movie remaking the original story and a some-years-later wrap-up play "Wet Job". Remembered for its very distinctive opening titles, with a swinging broken light bulb and a memorable theme tune, the series adopted a Deighton-LeCarré approach to the grim, treacherous, grubby business of Cold War espionage and made a TV star of the intense Woodward as the sweaty, sometimes conscience-stricken, sometimes robotic Callan. Even in the 21st century this still seems a strong show, its complex stories and impressive performances outweighing a low-budget mix of video and film in the production that makes it seem less "professional" than other shows of the time. In a dramatic device that has long since fallen out of fashion in television, Callan episodes tend to wind up by leaving the audience to work out all the connections of the plot while Callan himself sits gloomily and ponders the wretchedness of his squalid world. --Kim Newman

• Callan - Third Series | DVD | (03/02/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A