"Director: David Simon"

• Friends - Season 1-10 Complete Collection (15th Anniversary) | DVD | (28/09/2009) from £47.15   |  Saving you £-7.16 (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The complete collection of every episode of classic Big Apple sitcom Friends.

• Versailles | DVD | (08/08/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £26.99

  All ten episodes from the first series of the historical drama starring George Blagden as French monarch Louis XIV. In a bid to strengthen his weakening position among the country's elite, Louis decides to move the French court from Paris to Versailles. However, with the Parisian nobility deeply opposed to the move, Louis is faced with negotiating a dangerous cycle of lies, deceit and vicious political manoeuvrings as he attempts to exert his authority.

• Friends: Complete Series 1 - 10 | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £73.94   |  Saving you £126.05 (170.48%)   |  RRP £199.99

  All the episodes from all ten series complete in one box set.

• Treme - Season 1 (HBO) | DVD | (30/05/2011) from £11.29   |  Saving you £28.70 (254.21%)   |  RRP £39.99

  As Treme opens, a group of New Orleans residents are celebrating their first "second-line parade" since Hurricane Katrina blew through the city and across the Gulf Coast just three months earlier. Folks are strutting and dancing, a brass band is blowing a joyful noise--it's a celebration of "NOLA's" resilience and proud spirit ("Won't bow--don't know how," as they say). But there's darkness just below this shiny surface, and anyone familiar with The Wire, cocreator-writer David Simon's last show, won't be a bit surprised to find that he and fellow Treme writer-producer Eric Overmyer aren't shy about going there. The New Orleans we see is a city barely starting to recover from what one character calls "a man-made catastrophe… of epic proportions and decades in the making." Many people's homes are gone, and insurance payments are a rumor. Other locals haven't come back, and still others are simply missing. The people have been betrayed by their own government, and New Orleans's reputation for corruption is hardly helped by the fact that the police force is in such disarray that the line between cop and criminal is sometimes so fine as to be nonexistent. Bad, but not all bad. NOLA still has its cuisine, its communities, and best of all its music, which permeates every chapter, from the Rebirth Brass Band's "I Feel Like Funkin' It Up" in episode 1 to Allen Toussaint and "Cha Dooky-Doo" in episode 10. There's Dixieland and zydeco, natch, but also hip-hop and rock; there are NOLA stalwarts like Dr. John, Ernie K-Doe, Lee Dorsey, and the Meters (as well as appearances by Elvis Costello, Steve Earle, and others), but plenty of younger, lesser knowns, too. Whether we hear it in the street, in a club or a recording studio, at home, or anywhere, music is the lifeblood of the city and this series, and it's handled brilliantly. Treme has a lot of characters and their stories to keep up with. There's trombonist Antoine Batiste (Wendell Pierce), a wonderful player but kind of a dog, especially to his current baby mama and his ex-wife, LaDonna (Khandi Alexander), a bar owner who's desperately searching for her missing brother. There's Creighton Bernette (John Goodman), a writer preoccupied with telling the world what's really going on in the city, and his wife Toni (Melissa Leo), a lawyer and thorn in the side of the authorities. There's Davis McAlary (Steve Zahn), a well-meaning but annoyingly clueless radio DJ, his occasional girlfriend Janette (Kim Dickens), who's struggling to keep her restaurant open, and Albert Lambreaux (Clarke Peters), who returns from Houston, finds his house in ruins, and sets about rebuilding it. You might not like all of them. Not all get through the series unscathed, or even alive. But that's part of the deal. The show feels authentic: dialogue (natural, plain, and profane), story lines, locations, camera work, the utter lack of gloss and glamour--this is no Chamber of Commerce travelogue. It's not a documentary either, but there are moments when it's just down and dirty enough to pass for one. --Sam Graham

• Treme - Season 1 (HBO) | Blu Ray | (30/05/2011) from £12.59   |  Saving you £37.40 (297.06%)   |  RRP £49.99

  As Treme opens, a group of New Orleans residents are celebrating their first "second-line parade" since Hurricane Katrina blew through the city and across the Gulf Coast just three months earlier. Folks are strutting and dancing, a brass band is blowing a joyful noise--it's a celebration of "NOLA's" resilience and proud spirit ("Won't bow--don't know how," as they say). But there's darkness just below this shiny surface, and anyone familiar with The Wire, cocreator-writer David Simon's last show, won't be a bit surprised to find that he and fellow Treme writer-producer Eric Overmyer aren't shy about going there. The New Orleans we see is a city barely starting to recover from what one character calls "a man-made catastrophe… of epic proportions and decades in the making." Many people's homes are gone, and insurance payments are a rumor. Other locals haven't come back, and still others are simply missing. The people have been betrayed by their own government, and New Orleans's reputation for corruption is hardly helped by the fact that the police force is in such disarray that the line between cop and criminal is sometimes so fine as to be nonexistent. Bad, but not all bad. NOLA still has its cuisine, its communities, and best of all its music, which permeates every chapter, from the Rebirth Brass Band's "I Feel Like Funkin' It Up" in episode 1 to Allen Toussaint and "Cha Dooky-Doo" in episode 10. There's Dixieland and zydeco, natch, but also hip-hop and rock; there are NOLA stalwarts like Dr. John, Ernie K-Doe, Lee Dorsey, and the Meters (as well as appearances by Elvis Costello, Steve Earle, and others), but plenty of younger, lesser knowns, too. Whether we hear it in the street, in a club or a recording studio, at home, or anywhere, music is the lifeblood of the city and this series, and it's handled brilliantly. Treme has a lot of characters and their stories to keep up with. There's trombonist Antoine Batiste (Wendell Pierce), a wonderful player but kind of a dog, especially to his current baby mama and his ex-wife, LaDonna (Khandi Alexander), a bar owner who's desperately searching for her missing brother. There's Creighton Bernette (John Goodman), a writer preoccupied with telling the world what's really going on in the city, and his wife Toni (Melissa Leo), a lawyer and thorn in the side of the authorities. There's Davis McAlary (Steve Zahn), a well-meaning but annoyingly clueless radio DJ, his occasional girlfriend Janette (Kim Dickens), who's struggling to keep her restaurant open, and Albert Lambreaux (Clarke Peters), who returns from Houston, finds his house in ruins, and sets about rebuilding it. You might not like all of them. Not all get through the series unscathed, or even alive. But that's part of the deal. The show feels authentic: dialogue (natural, plain, and profane), story lines, locations, camera work, the utter lack of gloss and glamour--this is no Chamber of Commerce travelogue. It's not a documentary either, but there are moments when it's just down and dirty enough to pass for one. --Sam Graham

• 10-Film Family Collection | DVD | (19/10/2020) from £20.51   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Includes: Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein, An American Tail, Balto, Curious George, Beethoven, The Land Before Time, Over the Hedge, The Tale of Despereaux, Turbo, A Simple Wish

• Triple Horror Box Set | DVD | (19/10/2009) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  This exclusive box set contains 3 classic Ozploitation horror titles: Harlequin - Robert Powell gives an award winning performance in this chilling modern twist of the Rasputin story: A mysterious stranger Gregory Wolfe (Robert Powell) miraculously cures politician Nick Rast's (David Hemmings) ill son; from there he gradually installs himself in to the family circle and gains their trust in order to manipulate the politician. However other more deadly forces have their eyes on the career of Nick Rast and they will do anything to ensure their ambitions are met. Thirst - A global networks of Vampires who call themselves the Hyma Cult are running out of the precious blood they need to survive. To ensure that they can feed they create farms where they keep kidnapped teenagers alive for the purpose of feasting on their blood. Thirst is a Vampire Cult classic that deserves a place on any horror fans film shelf. The Survivor - A tale of death and of an evil which transcends death. Moments after take off a passenger Jetliner plummets to the ground killing all on board except its pilot 'Keller' (Robert Powell). After the investigation declares that no one should have survived the crash Keller finds himself tortured with guilt and sets upon a journey of discovery to find out who was responsible and how he managed to survive. This collection is a must have for any serious horror fan.

• Drama Pack - Against The Wall / Tiger Warsaw / Split Decisions / The Whistle Blower / Darrow | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Against The Wall: It was a time of protest and war. The whole world was in turmoil and nowhere more so than behind the bleak grey walls of America's toughest prison - the monument to misery and violence they called Attica. This is a terrifying story of courage and conviction amid the chaos and horror of America's bloodiest ever prison uprising directed by the acclaimed John Frankenheimer. With both guards and inmates caged like animals Attica was a timebomb just waiting to explode. In this pressure-cooker of brutality a strange bond of humanity was forged between a young rookie officer and the Black Panther leader of revolt. But their passionate belief in a human rights respect and dignity were about to be engulfed in the hatred prejudice and revenge......and the world never be the same again. Tiger Warsaw: Deeply moving story set in the steel town of Sharon Pennsylvania. Chuck Tiger Warsaw brought shame and sorrow to his family when he shot his father in a quarrel. The following 15 years he spent self-destructing dealing and taking drugs and giving his child up for adoption. Chuck returns to his hometown in a last-ditch attempt to put his shattered life back together. But his father now a semi-invalid and his sister Paula refuse to forgive him. Only his mother is glad to see him but she is torn between her love for her son and her duty as a wife. Split Decisions: The story of a fighting Irish family whose patriarch Dan has ambitious plans for his younger son Eddie to be in the Olympic Boxing Team. The Whistle Blower: Frank Jones is an ordinary law abiding businessman but his world is shattered by the arrival of the police to tell him his son is dead. The father embarks on his own investigation into his son's death and discovers that there are no limits to what the government will do to protect its secret activities. Darrow: Some people called him Lawyer for the Damned...but Clarence Darrow was simply a man who in time of justice had the courage to stand alone. The name Clarence Darrow is permanently linked to the tremendous strides in the American legal system from the late 19th century through the early decades of the twentieth century. This complex and charismatic onetime farm boy's history-making legal defences of the Pullman Rainroad Strike the Leopold/Loeb Murder Trial and the Scopes Monkey Trial have earned him the status of an authentic American hero.