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• Carlito's Way | DVD | (24/07/2000) from £6.01   |  Saving you £6.98 (116.14%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Al Pacino cuts a noble figure in this very enjoyable drama by director Brian De Palma (Scarface), based on a pair of books by Edwin Torres. Pacino plays a Puerto Rican ex-con trying hard to go straight, but his loyalty to his lowlife attorney (a virtually unrecognisable Sean Penn) and enemies on the street make that choice difficult. Penelope Ann Miller plays, somewhat unlikely, a stripper who has a romance with Pacino's character. The film finds De Palma tempering his more outlandish moves (think of Body Double or Snake Eyes) just as he did with the popular Untouchables and Mission: Impossible. But while Carlito's Way was not as commercially successful as those two movies, it is a genuinely compelling work graced with a fine performance by Pacino and a surprising one from Penn. --Tom Keogh

• The Mask | Blu Ray | (15/12/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  He's a new kind of hero one you may not want to call on for help! When nerdy Stanley Ipkiss (Carrey) finds an ancient mask he believes his luck is finally going to change. He might even get the girl the stunning Tina Carlyle (Cameron Diaz) but by putting on the mask he gets more that he bargained for: the relic fuses to his face turning him from a meek normal man into an indestructible wisecracking hero! He contorts his body moves at warp speed knows your every desire satisfies your every whim and dances like Fred Astaire Gumby and Barishnikov rolled into one!

• Inspector Morse - Series 1 | DVD | (21/02/2005) from £25.63   |  Saving you £-0.64 (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  This box set features the entire first series of the classic British Television drama Inspector Morse. Episodes comprise: 1. The Dead of Jericho: Morse who never quite finds romance thinks that at last things will turn out differently when he meets beautiful Anne Stavely (Gemma Jones). But it is a love destined not to be when Anne is found hanging from a beam in mysterious circumstances. Morse suspects murder and sets out to discover the truth. Joining him is Serg

• Only When I Laugh - Series 4 - Complete | DVD | (15/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Only When I Laugh was written by Eric Chappell (Rising Damp Home to Roost) and directed by Vernon Lawrence (Duty Free The Bounder). The series starred James Bolam (Beiderbecke) Peter Bowles (To the Manor Born) and Christopher Strauli (Raffles) as three congenital hypochondriac layabouts forever haunting the ward patrolled by the droll Doctor Thorpe (Richard Wilson - One Foot in the Grave). Episodes Comprise: 1. Blood Brothers 2. Conduct Unbecoming 3. All in the Mind 4. In Sickness and in Health 5. Escape 6. When Did You Last See Your Father? 7. The Reunion

• Doctor Who - The Five Doctors | DVD | (01/11/1999) from £6.22   |  Saving you £13.77 (221.38%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Yes, The Five Doctors is the one that gathers together Hartnell, Troughton, Pertwee, Baker and Davison, dumps them on some moorland and lets some of the Doctor's greatest enemies take potshots at them. Except, of course, that William Hartnell had sadly passed on by the time this series was made in 1983 (although his replacement Richard Hurndall does an excellent job) and Tom Baker was only featured as a patched-in cameo, apparently prevented from joining in by a temporal thingummy. However, this kind of creakiness comes with the territory and is soon forgotten. The assorted incarnations of the Doctor (together with a scattering of assistants) are drawn together through time and space to battle Daleks, Cybermen, Yeti--those weird androids which keep jumping into the air and disappearing--and many other old foes. They realise that they're on their home planet of Gallifrey and must eventually deal with the legacy of Rassilon, founder of the Time Lords. It's all great fun, of course, and the excellent chapter points on this DVD compensate for the rather self-indulgent lack of editing. --Roger Thomas

• Trancers 2 | DVD | (02/02/2004) from £6.97   |  Saving you £4.01 (100.75%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Los Angeles 1991. It's been six years since Jack Deth wiped out the last of the Trancers zombie-like creatures whose mission is murder and he's happily settled with his new wife Lean (Helen Hunt). However his old adversaries are back and not content to let him rest...

• Spy Kids | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £5.09   |  Saving you £12.90 (253.44%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The secret agent kids are back in another adventure that finds Carmen caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Toymaker (Sly Stallone), so it's up to Juni to save his sister and ultimately the world.

• Burnistoun - Series 1-3 Boxset | DVD | (19/11/2012) from £49.99   |  Saving you £-17.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £32.99

  Welcome to Burnistoun Box Set Heaven! All three series in one handy package. It's all here! Watch every home video from Jolly Boy John ('Get real!'), witness the complete tour of duty of quality polis McGregor and Toshan, and see Biscuity Boyle's last stand - before his troosers fall down. Take the Burnistoun tourist trail from the Dekebone Roundabout to the voice activated lift. Don't forget your 2 litre bottle of ginger and salty and vinegary crisps from Paul and Walter's ice cream van. This is everything you need - just get it bought and get up eh road!

• The Brothers Series 4 | DVD | (09/01/2017) from £18.57   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  There's trouble in the boardroom and the bedroom as tensions heat up while struggling to run the family business in the fourth series of this first-rate soap opera (Observer), featuring dramatic performances from fantastic acting talent including Jean Anderson, Richard Easton, Derek Benfield and Colin Baker Simply Media are delighted to announce the first DVD release of The Brothers: The Complete Series 4, containing all fourteen episodes of this television gem written and created by N. J. Crisp (Dixon of Dock Green) and Gerard Glaister (Dr. Finlay's Casebook), following the successful release of series 1-3 to date. Originally shown on BBC One's Sunday night spot in 1974, and proving to be one of the BBC's most popular drama series of the 1970s, this will be the first time fans of the long-running boardroom soap opera will be able to own this series on DVD. So popular was the series, a Christmas album entitled Christmas with the Hammonds was even recorded by the cast! Series 4 continues the dramatic story of the Hammond family and their trials and tribulations in attempting to run the family's lucrative trucking company Hammond Transport Services, inherited after the death of family patriarch Robert Hammond, who died while doing the nasty with his secretary. Tensions run high however when, unexpectedly, shares in the family business are split between all three brothers in the family, and also Robert's secretary and mistress Jennifer (Jennifer Wilson - Z Cars) meaning the family are forced into alliances that no one wants... The three brothers are also very different characters with different ideas on how to run the business, which leads to much conflict amongst the family. Edward (Patrick O'Connell - Fraud Squad) is a no nonsense, well-paid accountant who feels he was most qualified to run the whole business by himself, David (Robin Chadwick - Pride and Prejudice (1967)) is a disinterested second class honours, first class layabout arts graduate and playboy with a glamorous girlfriend (Gabrielle Drake), while Brian (Richard Easton - Finding Forrester) is a dull accountancy wizard with a controlling wife. Throw domineering mother Mary (Jean Anderson - The Railway Children) in to the mix and The Brothers delivered a winning formula of power struggles and family feuding that kept devoted fans coming back for more for the five years that the series aired. Doctor Who fans will also rejoice at the introduction of sixth incarnation of The Doctor Colin Baker to this series as the famously ruthless young city banker Paul Merroney, seen as a prototype for the new Thatcher-era inspired generation of corporate go-getters. So deplorable was his character, Paul Merroney was even voted the most hated man in Britain at the time by readers of The Sun. With gripping boardroom drama that would not be found on television today, family tragedy, financial struggles, secrets and betrayal all on the cards, this is a series that should not be missed by any fans of The Brothers, and is a great opportunity for any newcomers to the series to get stuck in to the woes of the Hammond family. Series 1-3 of The Brothers have already been released on DVD by Simply Media, with Series 5 planned for release 27th March 2017, and series 6 and 7 to follow during the rest of 2017.

• The Getaway | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  It's better than the 1994 remake starring Kim Basinger and husband Alec Baldwin, but this 1972 thriller relies too heavily on the low-key star power of Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, and the stylish violence of director Sam Peckinpah, reduced here to a mechanical echo of his former glory. McQueen plays a bank robber whose wife (MacGraw) makes a deal with a Texas politician to have her husband released from prison in return for a percentage from their next big heist. But when the plan goes sour, the couple must flee to Mexico as fast as they can, with a variety of gun-wielding thugs on their trail. MacGraw was duly skewered at the time for her dubious acting ability, but the film still has a raw, unglamorous quality that lends a timeless spin to the familiar crooks-on-the-lam scenario. As always, Peckinpah rises to the occasion with some audacious scenes of action and suspense, including a memorable chase on a train that still grabs the viewer's attention. Getaway is not a great film, but a must for McQueen and Peckinpah fans. --Jeff Shannon

• Monarch Of The Glen - Series 3 - Part 1 | DVD | (06/10/2003) from £9.73   |  Saving you £10.26 (105.45%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Glenbogle Estate remains in financial trouble and Bank sends their representative Stella Moon to oversee its day-to-day management. Stella is shocked by the extravagant lifestyle of the Glenbogle inhabitants and introduces fierce cutbacks. These involve laying off staff and giving the dogs to the neighbours. Finally Stella relents and the dogs return to Glenbogle and eventually everything gets back to normal. EVeryone is working towards the re-opening of the estate to the public

• Moby Dick | DVD | (10/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Consumed by an unquenchable rage Captain Ahab (Gregory Peck) has but one purpose; revenge on Moby Dick the great white whale who maimed and disfigured him. The obsessed skipper of a whaling boat Ahab uses his command as an excuse to sail the seven seas in an unrelenting search of his prey. Battling a mutinous crew tropical heat and violent storms Ahab finally catches up to his quarry and begins a confrontation that culminates in an epic struggle of non-stop fury...and inevitable

• Peter Pan | DVD | (20/07/2015) from £8.25   |  Saving you £1.74 (21.09%)   |  RRP £9.99

  It Will Live In Your Heart Forever Let your dreams take flight with the film that taught us to believe Walt Disney's Original Classic Peter Pan. Bursting with fantasy adventure memorable characters music and pixie dust Peter Pan soars to new heights. Fantastic adventures await Wendy and her brothers when Peter Pan the hero of their stories whisks them away to the magical world of Never Land. After following Peter and his feisty sidekick Tinker Bell past the "second star to the right and straight on till morning " - they explore the island and Peter's secret hideout with the rambunctious Lost Boys and leap into high-flying battles with swashbuckling pirates and the infamous Captain Hook!

• Batman - The Animated Series - Vol. 3 - Out Of The Shadows | DVD | (07/03/2005) from £7.57   |  Saving you £6.42 (84.81%)   |  RRP £13.99

  He rules the night as Gotham City's shadowy protector - a crusading Dark Knight defending the innocent and striking fear into the hearts of evildoers. The legend of Batman continues in this thrilling collection of the third volume of the award-winning 'Batman: The Animated Series'. Episodes comprise: Two Face Part 1 / Two Face Part 2 / It's Never Too Late / I've Got Batman In My Basement

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Hickory Dickory Dock | DVD | (14/07/2003) from £6.98   |  Saving you £3.01 (43.12%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Petty thefts are followed by brutal but mysterious murders at a student hostel in Hickory Road. Even the ingenious little grey cells of Poirot's mind find the circumstances difficult to comprehend. What is the significance of the slashed rucksack the stolen lightbulbs and the lethal morphine tartrate which is substituted for an unsuspecting student's sleeping powder?

• Crown Court Vol.6 | DVD | (20/07/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Crown Court: Vol.6 (4 Disc)

• Before the Winter Chill | DVD | (22/09/2014) from £8.05   |  Saving you £7.94 (98.63%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Paul (Daniel Auteuil), a successful surgeon in the autumn of his life, becomes torn between a loving wife, Lucie (Kristin Scott Thomas), and a dangerous attraction for a troubled, mysterious young woman. As Paul is drawn further to Lou (Leila Bekhti), a cafe waitress claiming to be one of his former patients, Lucie begins to suspect her husband of having an affair, but the truth proves to be far darker and complex than she expected.

• 300 Spartans | DVD | (09/05/2005) from £7.91   |  Saving you £5.08 (64.22%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Released just a few years before a similar British film ZULU this 1962 English gladiator film depicts the tiny army of Sparta and their efforts to stave off an attack by Persian forces which greatly outnumbered the Spartans. Led by King Leonidis (Richard Egan) the Spartans army consisted primarily of a security force who guarded the palace. This rousing gladiator epic boasts an incredible cast including Diane Baker Ralph Richardson and Kieron Moore.

• Herbie Goes Bananas | DVD | (12/01/2004) from £5.47   |  Saving you £10.78 (256.06%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Set in exotic locations in Central America the internationally renowned Herbie everyone's favourite ""love bug"" demonstrates his special brand of car-isma and high-octane humour in this action-packed stunt-filled comedy outing. The fun begins when Herbie sets sail for Rio de Janeiro's Grande Premio racing competition with his two new owners. En route they get sidetracked by a smuggling syndicate pestered by a pint-sized pickpocket and bullied by a raging bull. Laughter shifts in

• George Gently Complete Series 1-7 | DVD | (03/08/2015) from £64.98   |  Saving you £13.76 (21.84%)   |  RRP £76.75

  Spanning five years from 1964 to 1969, this boxed set includes all the episodes from series one to seven of Inspector George Gently. Heading North following the death of his wife to solve one more case, Gently decides to stay. Partnered by the young Detective Sergeant Bacchus, Gently discovers a whole new world as the swinging sixties make their way up to Northumberland. Guest stars include Helen Baxendale, Lee Boardman, Warren Clarke, Sarah Lancashire, Pixie Lott, Neil Morrissey, Neil Pearson, Alison Steadman, Kevin Whately plus 2 more. This 21 disc set contains all 23 feature length episodes plus extras including fascinating Behind the Scenes features and interviews with Pixie Lott and Martin Shaw.