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• Teachers: Series 1 | DVD | (11/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Depending on where you get your recommendations, you'll see Teachers described as a comedy, a drama, an irresponsible depiction of the teaching profession and a (fairly) sympathetic reminder of how teachers are expected to be morally unimpeachable despite being ordinary human beings like the rest of us. In fact, it's all of the above, which perhaps does more for the show's realism than all its supposedly controversial elements put together. The series stars Andrew (This Life) Lincoln as the feckless Simon, who, like several of his colleagues, is no more mature or advanced in terms of his ability to manage his own life than his pupils. The staff at the fictitious Bristol school are given to in-fighting, petty factionalism, bad behaviour, inappropriate nookie and dishonesty, both on and off-duty. That said, they also have to wrestle with professional and moral dilemmas and deal with their dysfunctional relationships: sometimes they succeed, often they don't. It makes for a superb, bittersweet concoction. If you want yet more social comment, it's worth noting that the series was filmed in a disused, empty LEA school. On the DVD: Teachers, Series 1 bucks the take-it-or-leave-it convention of many television series releases by actually providing some interview material as part of this two-disc set. Simple extras such as this cost little enough to include and do at least add some value to the package. --Roger Thomas

• Outlaws | DVD | (28/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Make a difference or make a profit! A new smash hit black comedy from the makers of 'This Life' starring Phil Daniels as a cynical back street lawyer determined to bleed the legal aid system dry... Episodes comprise: 1. The Good the Bad and the Ugly 2. T.I.C. the Box 3. Little Criminals 4. The Value of Nothing 5. The Soft Spot 6. Sins of the Father 7. Three Monkeys 8. The Power and the Glory 9. A Life of Grime 10. Damaged Goods 11. A Dying Breed 12. The Decline of English Murder

• Teachers: Series 2 | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £4.75   |  Saving you £26.50 (759.31%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The lives and lifestyles of a group of young comprehensive school teachers in Bristol forms the backdrop for the second series of this original drama series. Starring Andrew Lincoln 'Teachers' is set in the fictional Summerdown Comprehensive where a mix of seasoned and young teachers and some raucous pupils makes for some humorous incidents. Set as much out of the classroom as in it this is a contemporary light-hearted series where the staff find their lives just as problematic after school.

• Teachers: Series 1-3 | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £10.78   |  Saving you £52.20 (670.09%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Set in the fictional Summerdown Comprehensive in Bristol Teachers is the hugely successful comedy drama following the chaotic lives of a group of perpetually juvenile teachers whose specialist subjects include beer-drinking kebab-eating and ineptness with members of the opposite sex. Set as much out of the classroom as in it this is a contemporary light-hearted series where the staff find their lives just as problematic after school. They are the teachers no parent would want teaching their kids specialising in immaturity rather than the traditional subjects. They have their own cliques gossips and bullies and their own idea of a practical joke. Follow them making friends breaking friends trying to figure out the opposite sex fighting in the playground...and dealing with lippy pupils. This box set includes the complete series 1 2 and 3.

• Scotland Calling - At The Empire Exhibition 1938 | DVD | (02/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A 2-DVD compilation of films made at and for the Empire Exhibition of 1938 which was held in Glasgow. Seven films made under the direction of John Grierson to spotlight Scotland: Face of Scotland: About the character of the Scottish people. With the voice of John Grierson as John Knox. Wealth of a Nation: A comparison of old and new industries of Scotland. Scotland for Fitness: Made to encourage a healthier population. They Made the Land: The struggle to live from the land and reclaim it from the elements. Sea Food: The story of drifters lobster creels and the Marine Laboratory's role. The Children's Story: The history of Scottish education including a BBC schools broadcast. Sport in Scotland: On the grouse moor at the Highland games or at the 1937 Scottish Cup Final this film shows the importance of sport to the Scots. Also included a collection of mainly amateur films some in colour shot at or around the time of the Exhibition. Includes the visit of the King and Queen.

• Teachers - Series 2 | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £6.42   |  Saving you £18.57 (289.25%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The lives and lifestyles of a group of young comprehensive school teachers in Bristol forms the backdrop for the second series of this original drama series. Starring Andrew Lincoln Teachers is set in the fictional Summerdown Comprehensive where a mix of seasoned and young teachers and some raucous pupils makes for some humorous incidents. Set as much out of the classroom as in it this is a contemporary light-hearted series where the staff find their lives just as problematic after school.

• Survivors | DVD | (26/01/2009) from £7.77   |  Saving you £22.22 (285.97%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Survivors is a modern day remake of the seventies BBC television series created by Terry Nation. Set in the present day the drama series focuses on the world in the aftermath of a devastating virus which wipes out most of the world's population. What would we do? How would any of us cope in a brave new world where all traditional 21st Century comforts - electricity clean running water advanced technology - have disappeared?