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• TV Drama: Sword Of Honour, Shackleton, Longitude | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Sword Of HonourAward-winning novelist and screenwriter William Boyd brings Evelyn Waugh's classic trilogy of the Second World War vividly to life in this epic two-part drama starring Daniel Craig Megan Dodds Leslie Phillips Julian Rhind-Tutt Robert Pugh and Katrina Cartlidge. ShackletonDirected by Charles Sturridge (Brideshead Revisited Gulliver's Travels Longitude) this biopic of explorer Ernest Shackleton (Kenneth Branagh) is at once a fascinating character study of a driven man and a thrilling true life adventure. Concentrating on Shackleton's 1914 Endurance expedition to the the South Pole it details the incredible struggle he undertook to lead his 28 man crew to safety after his ship was trapped and then crushed in the pack ice. LongitudeLongitude is the fascinating story of John Harrison (Gambon) who in the 18th century believed he could make a clock that would work on board a ship - and so solve the problem of finding longitude at sea. Harrison has to struggle against a bigoted establishment in order to win recognition for his achievements. This story is intertwined with that of Rupert Gold (Irons) the former naval officer who in the 1920s discovered Harrison's clocks and - at the cost of his health his reputation and his marriage began the mammoth task of restoring them.

• Harley Street | DVD | (25/08/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Set in London's famous medical district Harley Street gets behind the facade of suave medics treating celebrity and wealthy patients. Our private practice is run by three doctors: Martha Elliot Robert Fielding and cosmetic surgeon Ekkow Obiang. While each has their unique approach to their job all three medics are outsiders in the closed world of high-end private care dominated by white privately-educated men.

• Gunpowder, Treason And Plot / Tipping The Velvet / Frankenstein | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Gunpowder Treason & Plot: Award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern explores the lives of Mary Queen of Scots and her son James I in this new BBC drama. Robert Carlyle leads a prestigious cast in this lavish production. Peoples with infamous characters driven by compelling drama and life with love lust politics and prejudice we are offered a gripping ride through a fascinating period of history. Set against the brutal landscape of rebellion against religious repression Gunpowder Treason and Plot dramalises the short reign of Mary Queen of Scots and the extraordinary battle of her son James I with the Catholic conspiracy against him. Guy Fawkes' Gunpowder Plot became one of the most scandalous events in English history and remains so to this day. Tipping The Velvet: An erotically charged exploration of lesbian life in Victorian London; the most sexually explicit drama the BBC has ever broadcast! Episode 1: The glamorous world of the 19th -century music hall provides the backdrop for Nan's first love affair with Kitty Butler a popular male impersonator. When Kitty is offered the chance to perform in London a delighted Nan accompanies her as a dresser but true success doesn't happen until Nan becomes part of the act. Episode 2: Alone and devastated by her betrayal Nan cannot return to her family in Whitstable so takes to the streets to survive. In her guise as a male impersonator she finds a niche in the Victorian sexual underworld and is also drawn into the web of a rich Sapphic society widow who offers sex excitement and luxury but at a perilous price. Episode 3: Diana throws out Nan and Blake and Blake disappears with all of the money leaving a totally destitute Nan. The only person she can think to turn to ends up unwelcoming to her. So begins a very different phase for Nan which leads ultimately to her making the most important decision of her life... Frankenstein: A fresh and new interpretation of Mary Shelley's classic gothic novel a chilling tale of one man's soulless desire to surpass the boundaries of mortal humankind. The crew of a weather-beaten ship stranded in the icy North Sea rescue a man close to death: Victor Frankenstein. He recounts his own story of a young scientist possessed of an obsessive thirst for knowledge who has challenged the very foundations of nature by creating a sentient creature pieced together with body parts stolen from a morgue. Rejected by its creator the monstrous being craves acceptance but is forced to flee into the night; abhorred and vulnerable the creature nevertheless is still at the mercy of the most base and deadly of human emotions - revenge. The fledgeling born of dark intention will stop at nothing short of complete retribution...

• Law And Order - UK: Season 7 | DVD | (07/10/2013) from £36.40   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Georgia Taylor ((Casualty Lewis Coronation Street) and critically acclaimed Paterson Joseph (The Hollow Crown Hustle Peep Show) join Law and Order: UK Series Seven. Taylor is defence barrister turned Crown Prosecutor Kate Barker fresh from the more lucrative side of the courtroom. She may not look like the average prosecutor but Kate is straight-talking charming and likeable and very used to getting her own way. She is headstrong experienced and not a fan of hierarchies; the perfect combination to infuriate her new associate Chief Prosecutor Jacob Thorne (Dominic Rowan). DI Wes Leyton (Joseph) has been in the force since the age of 18. He's been through it all and knows the only way to change things is from the inside. Newly appointed as DI Wes is frustrated by the amount of time spent dealing with budget issues and filling in forms but he is determined to make a good job of it and get results. Wes and Ronnie (DS Ronnie Brooks played by Bradley Walsh) go way back and although they weren't best mates they share a similar outlook on life. But his partner DS Sam Casey (Paul Nicholls) isn't so sure of his new boss...This series sees the police and legal teams facing dramatic storylines including a devastating train crash kidnap and child grooming. Top guest stars include Amanda Mealing Patrick Baladi Jan Francis Ramon Tikaram Ian Bleasdale and Daniel Casey. Special Features: Featurette (9 Mins)

• The Passion | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

• The Fear | DVD | (04/02/2013) from £26.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Peter Mullan stars as Brighton crime boss turned entrepreneur Richie Beckett in Richard Cottan's powerful drama that chronicles the disintegration of a criminal mind. Starring Peter Mullan, Harry Lloyd, Paul Nicholls and Anastasia Hille.