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• Aces High *Digitally Restored | DVD | (02/02/2015) from £9.43   |  Saving you £9.82 (120.20%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A classic of the war genre, Aces High is based on R.C. Sheriff's 1929 London and Broadway stageplay and brings together the estimable talents of Malcolm McDowell, Christopher Plummer and Simon Ward. Director Jack Gold's big-screen adaptation follows the story of a naive young officer (McDowell) in World War I, fresh out of school, who arrives on the Western Front, ready to join the airborne fight against the Germans.

• The Fast Show - Series One | DVD | (05/08/2002) from £6.10   |  Saving you £9.89 (162.13%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Fast Show, like Viz comic and Private Eye magazine, is one of those comedic institutions whose principal appeal is its utter predictability. The jokes in every episode are exactly the same, every sketch an only slightly different path to one of a few familiar punchlines ("I'll get me coat", "Where's me washboard?", "Scorchio!", "Suits you, Sir," and so on): once the viewer or reader is in with the jokes, they feel part of the club. This sort of reductive comedy is extremely easy to do badly: it is testament to the writing and acting of Paul Whitehouse and his team that not only are most of the set-pieces funny every time they reappear (the overly prurient tailors, the pub know-all, the Trevor Brooking-esque football pundit Ron Manager), but that each individual sketch is funny more than once. This first series of The Fast Show does not include a couple of characters who became well-loved mainstays; neither the licentious car salesman Swiss Tony, for whom everything was "like making love to a beautiful woman", or the incomprehensible raconteur Rowley Birkin QC, had been developed at this stage. However, aficionados will regard this collection as indispensable for the beginning of the saga of awkward young aristocrat Ralph and his unrequited passion for his gardener, Ted: a funny yet oddly affecting rendering of love thwarted by circumstance. On the DVD: The Fast Show--Series 1 on disc includes interviews with the cast, and English subtitles. There is an episode selector and an individual scene selector, though the latter is confusingly laid out. --Andrew Mueller

• Sam - Series 3 - Part 3 | DVD | (07/08/2006) from £17.65   |  Saving you £2.34 (13.26%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An investigation is called for when a mysterious visitor is crushed to death at Plummer And Sons.

• Simon And Garfunkel - Old Friends - On Stage | DVD | (29/11/2004) from £5.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Old Friends: Live On Stage captures the historic 2003-2004 Simon & Garfunkel 'Old Friends Tour'. Featuring a wealth of classic material from the legendary pair who recently toured together for the first time in over twenty years. Old Friends: Live On Stage spans the duo's unparalleled career and includes such enduring Simon & Garfunkel favorites as ""The Sound Of Silence "" ""I Am A Rock "" ""Scarborough Fair "" ""Bridge Over Troubled Water "" ""Mrs. Robinson "" ""A Hazy Shade Of Winter "" ""The

• Annie Hall | Blu Ray | (26/08/2013) from £39.29   |  Saving you £-26.30 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Annie Hall is one of the truest, most bittersweet romances on film. In it, Allen plays a thinly disguised version of himself: Alvy Singer, a successful--if neurotic--television comedian living in Manhattan. Annie (the wholesomely luminous Dianne Keaton) is a Midwestern transplant who dabbles in photography and sings in small clubs. When the two meet, the sparks are immediate--if repressed. Alone in her apartment for the first time, Alvy and Annie navigate a minefield of self-conscious "is-this-person-someone-I'd-want-to-get-involved-with?" conversation. As they speak, subtitles flash their unspoken thoughts: the likes of "I'm not smart enough for him" and "I sound like a jerk". Despite all their caution, they connect, and we're swept up in the flush of their new romance. Allen's antic sensibility shines here in a series of flashbacks to Alvy's childhood, growing up, quite literally, under a rumbling roller coaster. His boisterous Jewish family's dinner table shares a split screen with the WASP-y Hall's tight-lipped holiday table, one Alvy has joined for the first time. His position as outsider is incontestable when he looks down the table and sizes up Annie's "Grammy Hall" as "a classic Jew-hater".The relationship arcs, as does Annie's growing desire for independence. It quickly becomes clear that the two are on separate tracks, as what was once endearing becomes annoying. Annie Hall embraces Allen's central themes--his love affair with New York (and hatred of Los Angeles), how impossible relationships are, and his fear of death. But their balance is just right, the chemistry between Allen's worry-wart Alvy and Keaton's gangly, loopy Annie is one of the screen's best pairings. It couldn't be more engaging. --Susan Benson

• Spooks - Series 6 - Complete | DVD | (28/02/2011) from £14.97   |  Saving you £25.02 (167.13%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The stakes are higher than ever for Adam Harry and the team as growing mistrust between the British American and Iranian Governments culminates in a series of high-risk operations at home pushing the Section to its very limits. As Iran`s race to become a nuclear power impacts on British and American security the distinction between friend and foe becomes ever more blurred.

• Hornblower - The Examination For Lieutenant | DVD | (03/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Based freely on the classic novels by CS Forester, Hornblower is a series of TV films following the progress of a young officer through the ranks of the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The series greatest asset is the handsome and charismatic Ioan Gruffudd in the lead role, surely a major star in the making. For television films the production values are very good, though as Titanic, Waterworld and The Perfect Storm demonstrated, filming an aquatic adventure is a very expensive business, and it is clear that the Hornblower dramas simply make the best of comparatively small budgets. No more faithful to Forester's books than the 1951 Gregory Peck classic Captain Horatio Hornblower, the real inspiration seems to have come from the success of Sharpe, starring Sean Bean, which likewise featured a British hero in the Napoleonic Wars. Nevertheless, while rather more easy going than the real British navy of the time, the Hornblower saga delivers an entertaining adventure, greatly enhanced by the presence of such guest stars as Denis Lawson, Cheri Lunghi, Ronald Pickup and Anthony Sher. Firmly settled on HMS Indefatigable and mentored by Captain Pellew (an excellent Robert Lindsay), "The Examination for Lieutenant" finds Spain entering the war in an adventure involving both the Black Death and a lethal fireship.--Gary S Dalkin

• Monty Python - Almost The Truth - The Lawyer's Cut | DVD | (26/10/2009) from £6.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (28.61%)   |  RRP £8.99

  October 2009 sees the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus by BBC TV in 1969. Almost The Truth: The Lawyer's Cut tells the story of Monty Python through brand new interviews with the Pythons: John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones and Michael Palin and archive material from the late Graham Chapman. A host of others also contribute to putting the Python legacy in context including: Phil Jupitus Bruce Dickinson Sanjeev Bhaskar Russell Brand Steve Coogan Stephen Merchant Dan Aykroyd Nick Mason Tim Roth Simon Pegg Eddie Izzard and more. The six programmes each an hour long combine the interviews with a generous helping of clips from pre-Python material the original Flying Circus TV series the films: Monty Python & The Holy Grail Monty Python's Life Of Brian and Monty Python's Meaning Of Life and their classic live performance at the Hollywood Bowl. This is the only official authorised programme to commemorate Monty Python's 40th birthday. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Not-So-Interesting Beginnings 2. The Much Funnier Second Episode 3. And Now The Sordid Personal Bits 4. The Ultimate Holy Grail Episode 5. Lust For Glory! 6. Finally! The Last Episode (Ever) (For now...)

• Film Fantastic 1 | DVD | (12/11/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE TERRORNAUTS Joe Burke heads a radio telescope project hoping to pick up signs of life from another planet; thus far, the team has reported no positive results. But just when the project is about to be cancelled, Burke discovers a faint signal and decides to respond... UNEARTHLY STRANGER TP91 is a secret and highly complex formula which will enable man to project himself through time and space, but when Dr Munro succeeds in partially solving it he is found dead and his successor quickly senses that both he and his new wife are now in grave danger... INVASION Routine tests on a traffic accident victim lead to shocking discoveries when the man is found to be not human! His fabulous tale of being an escaped prisoner from an alien spaceship suddenly takes a turn for the sinister... THE FINAL PROGRAMME In a far-off future, mankind is in a state of decay. But a group of scientists believe they have found the means to move humanity on to its next level in the creation of an ideal, self-replicating and thus immortal human being!

• Quatermass Blu-Ray | Blu Ray | (01/07/2024) from £28.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• La Ronde | DVD | (17/06/2019) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Max Ophuls' wonderful film won a BAFTA and two Oscar nominations. Starring Simone Signoret, Simone Simon and Anton Walbrook as the enigmatic master of ceremonies who guides us through a series of amorous encounters in 1900 s Vienna. A soldier (Serge Reggiani) meets an eager young lady of the night and later has an affair with a young lady, who becomes a maid who then has an affair with the young master of the house. The young man then seduces a married woman and so spins on the carousel of romantic life...

• Jackie Chan's Who Am I? | DVD | (10/01/2000) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-14.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Shot in English and budgeted higher than any of his previous Asian features, Jackie Chan's last film under his Hong Kong contract is an action-packed, globe-trotting adventure shot with the American audience in mind. The spies and secret agent-laden plot is packed with car chases, explosions, gunfire aplenty and of course Jackie's own brand of gymnastic martial arts. But the flood of his older films between his hits Rumble in the Bronx and Rush Hour had sated American viewers and Who Am I? wound up being sold directly to cable. It's our loss, for this mix of goofy slapstick and jaw-dropping action is his most impressive film since Drunken Master II. Playing a special forces agent (named, naturally, Jackie) struck with amnesia and adopted by an African bush tribe following a failed assassination attempt, he embarks on a quest to discover his true identity while armies of killers pour after him. After an explosive opening, the story gets momentarily bogged down in the kind of mugging humour that leaves most American audiences scratching their heads, but once Jackie kicks into gear the film is a high-speed action flurry that culminates in a furious battle atop a Rotterdam skyscraper. Jackie is at his most charmingly naive (he berates the villains, pleading "Why do you want to destroy when you can make things better?") and athletically impressive: the marvellous stunts--including a flight down the side of the skyscraper--and fight choreography make Rush Hour look like a Sunday drive. --Sean Axmaker

• The Rise And Fall Of The Krays | DVD | (28/03/2016) from £3.43   |  Saving you £22.82 (1,051.61%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Simon Cotton and Kevin Leslie star as the infamous gangster twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray in this double bill of British crime dramas. 'Rise of the Krays' (2015) chronicles the Kray twins' early criminal career that saw them rise from amateur boxers to notorious and feared criminals in London's East End. The story follows the pair's violent ascension during the '60s as they turn to lives of crime full-time with the expansion of their nightclub, blackmail and racketeering operations. The sequel 'Fall of the Krays' (2016) follows the downfall of the brothers from Bethnal Green and their notorious Firm. After their violent ascension to the top of the criminal underworld, business is booming for the brothers as Reggie prepares to be married. But the twins' good fortune doesn't last as they each battle problems at home and the police prepare to finally bring down the Firm.

• Horrible Histories - Complete Series 1-3 Box Set | DVD | (04/06/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Children's BBC comedy series based on the best selling books written by Terry Deary and illustrated by Martin Brown

• Classic Albums - Paul Simon - Graceland | DVD | (01/12/2008) from £14.90   |  Saving you £-3.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Paul Simon's 1986 album Graceland is a landmark record. Recorded in New York and South Africa Graceland not only sold 14 million copies was named Album Of The Year in the 1986 Grammy Awards but also brought the sound of South African music to audiences around the world. when released in the autumn of 1986 Graceland soared to number three in the US album charts and topped the UK and South African charts for many weeks. The dramatic story of Graceland is told here both in Paul Si

• Horrible Histories: Series 5 | DVD | (28/10/2013) from £4.94   |  Saving you £5.05 (102.23%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The award-winning historical comedy series returns and it's even more horrible more gory more ghastly and more hilarious than ever!

• Bright Young Things | DVD | (19/04/2004) from £9.03   |  Saving you £7.95 (131.62%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Stephen Fry's directorial debut about the young, wild, party-loving creatures of the 1930s. Sex, scandal, celebrity... Some things never change...

• Big Bang Theory - Season 1-4 Complete | DVD | (26/09/2011) from £9.78   |  Saving you £40.21 (411.14%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Leonard and Sheldon are brilliant physicists the kind of beautiful minds that understand how the universe works. But none of that genius helps them interact with people especially women. All this begins to change when a free-spirited beauty named Penny moves in next door. Sheldon Leonard's roommate is quite content spending his nights playing Klingon Boggle with their socially dysfunctional friends fellow Caltech scientists Wolowitz and Koothrappali. However Leonard sees in Penny a whole new universe of possibilities... including love.

• Shoebox Zoo - Series 1 | DVD | (15/11/2004) from £3.48   |  Saving you £1.51 (43.39%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Shoebox Zoo fuses classic drama with state of the art CGI animation by taking viewers on a magical adventure in search of the alchemist's Book of Forbidden Knowledge lost a millennium ago in the borders of Scotland. It's the worst birthday of Marnie McBride's life. She half-heartedly blows out the 11 candles on her birthday cake and makes a wish. What she wants more than anything is for her Mom to come back. She's 11 years old today and she's never felt so lost and alone... Marni

• Coast | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £4.94   |  Saving you £35.05 (709.51%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Discover the curious relationship between the British and the seas in this series first shown on the BBC. The nation's love affair with the coast will be reawakened for this entertaining and ambitious exploration of the entire UK coastline. Every part of the 9 000-mile coast is covered to explore how we've shaped it - and how it shapes us. Hosted by a team of history and geography experts who investigate everything from life on a nuclear submarine to rebuilding the Titanic using co