When Rob Lake begins work in a maternity unit he soon comes to suspect that his new boss Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Roger Hurley may be incompetent. He tries to turn a blind eye but one of Hurley's blunders leads to a young mother being left brain-damaged and her baby stillborn. Rob watches a fellow doctor being hounded for attempting to bring the incompetence to light seeing the ranks of the establishment join together to protect one of their own. He realizes he must risk his career to put a stop to Hurley's negligence. Meanwhile his passionate affair with colleague Donna leaves him alternatively confused and hungry for more.... Includes series 1 2 and the series finale.
When Rob Lake begins work in a maternity unit he soon comes to suspect that his new boss Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Roger Hurley may be incompetent. He tries to turn a blind eye but one of Hurley's blunders leads to a young mother being left brain-damaged and her baby stillborn. Rob watches a fellow doctor being hounded for attempting to bring the incompetence to light seeing the ranks of the establishment join together to protect one of their own. He realizes he must risk his career to put a stop to Hurley's negligence. Meanwhile his passionate affair with colleague Donna leaves him alternatively confused and hungry for more...
The Devil Rides Out (WS 1.66:1 Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono: English 91 mins) Employing ancient rituals a group of Satanists invoke the powers of darkness for personal gain risking very souls to do so. All those involved become increasingly ensnared by the malevolent presence they have summoned. Learning of a friend's involvement the Duke de Richeleau enters the fray as champion for the Powers of Light. Accompanied by his three friends Rex Van Ryn Simon Aron and Richard Eaton the Duke takes the battle to the enemy; the Devil himself! The Horror Of Frankenstein (WS 1.85:1 Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono: English 92 mins) On the sudden death of his father young Victor Frankenstein (Ralph Bates) inherits his title his castle and his comely and very accommodating housemaid Alys (Kate O'Mara). Victor decides to leave college and return home where he can carry out scientific experiments of which his teachers would never approve... With the aid of a grave-robber Victor collects the parts he requires for his greatest experiment yet; the construction of a human being! As the struggle to keep his experiments secret becomes harder the body count mounts up and the monster is not yet complete! Scars Of Dracula (WS 1.85:1 Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono: English 91 mins) When two innocent victims discover the blood drained corpse of a missing friend in Dracula's castle necropolis the flesh-creeping horror begins. Christopher Lee the definitive Count Dracula to British film fans portrays both the creature's essential power and evil and his sexual and magnetic appeal in a script that stems directly from the original Bram Stoker novel. Lust For A Vampire (WS 1.78:1 Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono: English 91 mins) When the fascinating and fatal Mircalla Karnstein enrolls at an exclusive girls' finishing school in Transylvania English teacher Richard Lestrange is among those who fall victim to her striking and sensual beauty. As he risks his life to save her from the terrified villagers he must first save himself from her lethal kiss... Blood From The Mummy's Tomb (WS 1.85:1 Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono: English 89 mins) The evil begins when professor Julian Fuchs (Andrew Keir) and his expedition team discover in Egypt after years of quest the tomb of Queen Tera (Valerie Leon). The Queen is a beautiful creature naked save for the tapestry of wonderful jewels that decorate her body. Legend suggests that Egyptian priests murdered Tera Queen of Darkness and that she has mysterious powers from beyond the grave... The opening of the tomb has a strange effect on Fuchs and his team. Are they aware of the powers they are unleashing when they return to England with the mummy and the strange artefacts found in the tomb?
John Gregson Patrick Allen and Prunella Ransome star in N. J. Crisp''s exciting and treacherous spy thriller available to own on DVD for the very first time. Once you're in the spy game you never leave. Kirby (John Gregson) is ex-Army Intelligence. Now he's a mere insurance salesman. Or is he? Returning from a trip to France Kirby finds himself being shadowed by two agents. An innocent bystander Laura (Prunella Ransome) helps him to escape. But how innocent is Laura? After all her stepfather is a high-ranking civil servant named Roger Thane (Patrick Allen) - and it's his operatives who are following Kirby... Who can Kirby trust? Suddenly Kirby's French contact is dead the KGB and CIA are all involved and an assassin is after him. Just what does he know?
'Hamlet' is part of a unique collection of some of the finest dramatic masterpieces in the English language. Originally broadcast on BBC Television and highly acclaimed worldwide.
All My Loving was created when John Lennon and Paul McCartney challenged Palmer then a classical music documentarian to make a film that encompassed the 1968 music world in one hour of screen time. The film includes clips and interviews with the likes of The Beatles Jimi Hendrix The Who Pink Floyd - who had just lost Syd Barrett - Cream Donavan Frank Zappa and Eric Burdon. The film explores music with the idea that everyone demands heroes and these heroes were going to change the world through the power of their music. This was the time of student demonstrations against the war in Viet Nam. The music describes this movement with a bitterness too deep for words alone. The music becomes an escape from the troubles of the day.
While mainland Britain shivers in deepest winter the northern island of Fara bakes in the nineties. The boys at the Met station have no more idea what is going on than the regulars at the Swan pub. Only a stand-offish visiting scientist suspects aliens are to blame. Meanwhile the new secretary to the local best-selling author is raising the temperature in her own way...
This TV pilot stars Patrick Macnee as the charming con-man Dudley Jerico.
Action suspense classic by the outstanding author Alistair Maclean. An investigation by the head of Interpol's Narcotics Bureau of a gang of heroin smugglers ensures an action packed plot full of twists and turns.
This minor 1948 film by Alfred Hitchcock beats a familiar Hitchcockian drum: an attorney (Gregory Peck), in love with the client (Alida Valli) he is defending on a murder charge, implicates himself in her guilt by trying to put the blame on another man. The no-one-is-innocent theme may be consistent with Hitchcock's best films and world view, but this is one of the movies that got away from his crucial passion for the plastic side of creative directing. Stuck in a courtroom for much of the story, the film is fit to burst with possibility but is pinned down like a freshly caught butterfly in someone's airless collection. --Tom Keogh
In the fight for freedom you have to break the rules. When anti-apartheid activist Shack Twala (Poitier) is freed from prison he quickly runs into trouble with the police. British engineer Keogh (Caine) helps Twala elude a sadistic government official (Nicol Williamson) but as both men now fugitives race 900 miles to cross the border to safety they are drawn into a conspiracy much bigger and deadlier than they realize. Poitier and Caine make a wonderful 'buddy' act in t
It's Jaws meets Saw! A wealthy sadist traps a group of complete strangers on his secluded island compound... The group are forced into a horrifying gauntlet where they must fight for their lives against a relentless onslaught of man-eating sharks - each species more vicious than the last. Who will survive..?
This magnificent series is based on Lord Louis Mountbatten's life during his years as Viceroy of India - the final years of the British Raj. Until the Second World War Mountbatten was no more than a name to the British public. He was the grandson of Queen Victoria nephew of the Tsar and cousin to the Prince of Wales. He became the chief British planner of the invasion of Normandy and then the supreme allied commander in Southeast Asia. Known as Mountbatten of Burma because he could
The hit video game roars to life with amazing special effects and spectacular action sequences. In 2007 New Angeles is ravaged by earthquakes tidal waves and vicious gang wars. The evil tycoon Koga Shuko (Terminator 2's Robert Patrick) is obsessed with finding both halves of the Double Dragon a talisman which will give him awesome mystical powers. Teenaged brothers Jimmy and Billy (Mark Dacascos Scott Wolf) wind up with the missing half thrusting them into the adventure of their lives. Marian (Alyssa Milano) and her vigilante Power Corps help them summon all of their courage resourcefulness and martial-arts skills to stop the villain's evil plan. This high octane action spectacular crackles with the energy and humour of its heroes: buckle your seatbelt and enjoy the ride!
In 'The Final Problem' Holmes investigates the theft of the Mona Lisa painting. On return to London he is threatened by his nemesis Moriarty. In 'The Empty House' Watson finds himself investigating the death of the Honourable Ronald Adair. It's been three years since Holmes died...
It's Jaws meets Saw! A wealthy sadist traps a group of complete strangers on his secluded island compound... The group are forced into a horrifying gauntlet where they must fight for their lives against a relentless onslaught of man-eating sharks - each species more vicious than the last. Who will survive...?
A freak heatwave sends the temperature soaring on the remote island of Fara. The locals including Dr Vernon (Peter Cushing) and novelist Jeffrey Callum (Patrick Allen) are left dazed by the rising temperature. When Callum is reunited with his former mistress Angela Roberts (Jane Merrow) the atmosphere becomes even more tense. It falls to Godfrey Hanson (Christopher Lee) another visitor to the island to solve the mystery. The unbearable temperature is the result of a heat ray dire
Two bikers arrive in a small remote desert town looking for trouble. They become incensed when one of the townsfolk stands up to them. Hellbent on revenge the bikers return terrifying the whole town and it's now up to the people of the town to make a stand...
Gerry Anderson's classic sci-fi series. The operatives of the secret Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organisation (S.H.A.D.O.) defend the earth from extra-terrestrials who are abducting humans to obtain their organs which can be transplanted into their own bodies... Episodes include: Reflections In The Water Timelash Mind Bender The Long Sleep
This gripping documentary of the 20th century's most terrible conflict combines film footage from news services military archivists and ministries of propaganda to bring the war vividly to life. With knowledgeable narration from Patrick Allen this is a one volume of the definitive DVD collection of World War 2.
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