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• Miss Marple - A Murder Is Announced | DVD | (20/03/2006) from £7.55   |  Saving you £2.44 (32.32%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Geraldine McEwan takes over the coveted mantle of the titular super sleuth in one of a series of all-star cast adaptations of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple novels. The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn including Jane Marple are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which reads: ""A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m."" A childish practical joke? Or a hoax intended to scare poor Letitia Blacklock? Unab

• The OC - Complete Season 4 | DVD | (28/05/2007) from £11.20   |  Saving you £33.79 (301.70%)   |  RRP £44.99

  The O.C. - also known as Orange County California - is an idyllic paradise a wealthy harbour-front community where everything and everyone appears to be perfect. But beneath the surface is a world of shifting loyalties and identities of kids living secret lives hidden from their parents and of parents living secret lives hidden from their children... The complete fourth series of The O. C. Episodes Comprise: 1. The Avengers 2. The Gringos 3. The Cold Turkey 4. The Metamorphosis 5. The Sleeping Beauty 6. The Summer Bummer 7. The Chrismukk-huh? 8. The Earth Girls Are Easy 9. The My Two Dads 10. The French Connection 11. The Dream Lover 12. The Groundhog Day 13. The Case of the Franks 14. The Shake Up 15. The Night Moves 16. The End's Not Near It's Here

• Amityville Blu-Ray Collection | Blu Ray | (27/06/2022) from £27.25   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The ultimate Blu-Ray collection of Amityville sequels includes four of the best from this blockbusting horror franchise: The Evil Escapes (1989), It's About Time (1992), A New Generation (1993) and Dollhouse (1996). This box set is enhanced by a wealth of extras, including brand new features and commentaries produced by Calum Waddell.Product FeaturesDisc 1 (includes a new 5000-word booklet on the AMITYVILLE franchise):Amityville The Evil Escapes / Amityville It's About Time:NEW: Audio commentary by Bryan Norton, author of For God's Sake, Get Out! The Amityville Horror at the Movies book, moderated by Calum WaddellNEW: Interview with producer Steve WhiteNEW: Interview with film historian David Del Valle on the life of legendary Evil Escapes actress Patty DukeNEW: Ocean Avenue Effective Interview with Especial Effects artist Richard StutsmanNEW: Interview with producer Steve WhiteNEW: Film critic Kim Newman on the Amityville Horror franchiseDisc 2 (4x post cards):Amityville A New Generation / Amityville DollhouseNEW: Interview with producer Steve WhiteNEW: Film critic Kim Newman on the ˜true haunting' horror film genre.NEW: Audio commentary with director/producer Daniel Farrands (Amityville: The Awakening, The Amityville Murders), moderated by Calum WaddellNEW: Interview with director Steve WhiteNEW: Interview with cinematographer Thomas L. Callaway

• Snow Chick: A Penguin's Tale (BBC) | DVD | (21/03/2016) from £5.29   |  Saving you £10.70 (202.27%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Narrated by Kate Winslet, Snow Chick - A Penguin's Tale tells the story of an emperor penguin chick's first precarious months of life as it grows up in the world's most extreme nursery. Emperor penguins are the only animals to breed in the Antarctic winter, and after months of blizzards and temperatures of -60C, male emperor penguins are watching and waiting for their chicks to hatch. Snow Chick is the last to emerge into this harsh, frozen world. As he takes his first steps, he tries to fit in with the baby penguin gang, but when you're so small it's hard to be accepted by the bigger chicks. Soon he ventures too far from his mother for comfort and gets lost in a storm. Later, he's chased by chick-snatching penguins and escapes a scavenging petrel by the fluff of his back - all the while slipping and skating on treacherous ice. With the arrival of the comical and pugnacious adelie penguin, colony life is turned upside down. But it signals a bigger change - the parents who braved long and treacherous journeys across the sea ice to bring back food eventually return no more. With his band of penguin brothers, Snow Chick has no choice but to make his own way to the sea. A few more adventures lie ahead before he gets tossed unceremoniously into the open ocean - his new home for the next four years. An enchanting and action-packed dramatised Christmas treat, featuring one of the cutest and toughest creatures on Earth. Filming over a whole Antarctic year, the crew endured some of the toughest conditions on earth to capture these astonishing moments of intimate behaviour.

• Fireman Sam - Action Stations (The classic original series) | DVD | (31/05/2004) from £10.99   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Nee Nah Nee Nah... Fireman Sam is back in Action Stations! In the warm and friendly village of Pontypandy see Fireman Sam in his best adventures; rescuing his friends and colleagues in a variety of humorous and sometimes nail-biting situations. But whether trapped in a burning building stuck on a high cliff-face or caught in an underground cave the kids know help is always close at hand - thanks to the brave and resourceful Fireman Sam. So come join your favourite fireman in thi

• Benidorm Christmas Special 2010 | DVD | (10/01/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.92

  It's Christmas on the Costa Blanca and where better to spend it than in Benidorm with some of The Solana's best loved regulars and some very special guests... There's plenty of tinsel and turkey but not much peace and goodwill in Benidorm when the Garveys arrive to spend Christmas with Mel and Madge in their luxury hilltop villa. Mel is on business in Marrakech so Madge takes charge of the Benidorm Palace Christmas Spectacular but talent management was never her strong point and she's not helped by handyman Les (Tim Healy) failing to pick up star act Su Pollard from the airport. When Donald and Jacqueline arrive with a group of 'close personal friends' including king of the swingers Marvin (Louie Spence) and Noreen brings along a new admirer Michael is left wondering if he'll get his promised white Christmas after all.

• The Exorcist - The Complete Anthology | DVD | (17/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £33.99

  In a prequel to legendary horror "The Exorcist," priest Lancaster Merrin encounters unspeakable evil in the deserts of East Africa.

• King Of The Hill - Season 1 | DVD | (13/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  King Of The Hill is another animation hit from Beavis and Butthead creator Mike Judge who also voices the starring character Hank Hill a propane gas salesman in the fictional town Arlen Texas. Hank is often besieged by the idiosyncrasies of society but he finds (some) serenity in his home-life with his wife substitute Spanish teacher Peggy his awkward son Bobby and his live-in niece-in-law Luanne Platter. Adding flavor to the ordinary dish the series serves are Han

• The Woman in White | DVD | (05/07/2010) from £6.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (157.37%)   |  RRP £17.99

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• British Musicals Of The 1930s: Volume 2 | DVD | (26/05/2014) from £6.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (114.45%)   |  RRP £14.99

  From playful romantic comedies to variety extravaganzas the British musical films of the 1930s offered audiences a source of much-needed escapism throughout the decade haunted by the Great Depression and the growing menace of war. Often adapting much-loved hits of the music hall as well as serving as vehicles for the era's composers performers and band leaders they showcased home-grown talent alongside some of Hollywood's most bankable stars. This ongoing multi-volume collection makes available a wealth of rare gems from the very earliest days of the British talkies many of which have remained unseen since their original release; each film is presented uncut in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Blossom Time (1934)World-renowned tenor Richard Tauber features in a dramatisation of the life of Schubert focusing on the composer's unrequited love for a dance master's daughter. Black and White / 86 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / English Over The Garden Wall (1934)An aunt objects to the romance between her nephew and a neighbour's niece and the two aunts step in to put an end to the love affair - with comic consequences...Black and White / 64 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / English Mister Cinders (1934)The Cinderella story is reversed in this light-hearted adaptation with Cinders a young man who eventually wins the 'princess' - in this case an oil millionaire's daughter!Black and White / 69 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / English Everything Is Rhythm (1936)Based on the spectacular rise of bandleader and vaudevillian Harry Roy this is the comic tale of a Ruritanian princess who elopes with a dance-band leader.Black and White / 69 mins / 1.33:1 / Mono / English

• A Bouquet of Barbed Wire / Another Bouquet: The Complete Series | DVD | (04/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Box Set Comprises: A family divided and torn between love and betrayal This box set features the notorious '70s drama series and its equally infamous follow-up both high talking-points of 1970s Britain. A Bouquet Of Barbed Wire: A Bouquet Of Barbed Wire portrays the scandalous story of Peter Manson (Frank Finlay) a wealthy and successful publisher and his obsession with the life of his only daughter and her unsuitable husband. His wife tries desperately to console him and keep the fragile pieces of the family together but his jealous rage has disastrous consequences for everyone concerned. Relations become strained when Manson gets invloved with his beautiful secretary his family life is shattered as each member becomes embroiled in a web of deceit lies and betrayal. A tragic story of blood ties and forbidden desires unfolds in a truly spellbinding family drama. Based on the bestselling novel by Andrea Newman. Featuring all 7 episodes 'Home Coming' 'Introductions' 'Diversions' 'Festivities' 'Repercussions' 'Premonitions' and 'Leave Taking'. Another Bouquet Of Barbed Wire: Following on from the great success of 'A Bouquet of Barbed Wire' the sequel continues the emotional story of Peter Manson (Frank Finlay) and his tangled relationships with his family and his secretary. Unable to forget the past he remains obsessed by the memory of his dead daughter Prue. Another Bouquet is a harrowing drama of a respectable family that has spiralled deep into a mesh of lies secrets and lurid betrayals.

• Last Action Hero | DVD | (16/02/2004) from £10.16   |  Saving you £-2.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  John McTiernan (The Hunt for Red October) imaginatively directs this action comedy, which is an interesting failure with some fascinating ironies that make it well worth seeing. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays both a character named Jack Slater--a fictional cop hero who exists only in the movies (ie, the movies seen by the characters in this movie) and the actor who plays Jack Slater in the real world (ie, in the movie we're actually watching). McTiernan's hall-of-mirrors effect is fun, though Last Action Hero never quite identifies itself as a pure action movie, science fiction, a kid's movie, or anything else. (The expensive film suffered at the box office as a result and was roundly criticised for this ambivalence.) What lingers in the memory, however, is Schwarzenegger, playing himself, being confronted by Slater for having created an alter ego for film in the first place. It's a provocative moment: how often have we seen a major star blatantly wrestle with his actor's legacy in this way? --Tom Keogh

• Die Hard | DVD | (03/06/2013) from £2.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (234.11%)   |  RRP £9.99

  High above the city of LA a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. But one man has managed to escape detection.. An off-duty cop. He's alone... tired... and the only chance anyone has. Bruce Willis stars as New York City Detective John McClane, newly arrived in Los Angeles to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia). But as McClane waits for his wife's office party to break-up, terrorists seize control of the building. While th...

• That's Your Funeral | DVD | (17/04/2017) from £8.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Bill Fraser and Raymond Huntley star in the raucous British farce That's Your Funeral based on the hugely successful 1970's TV series. Holroyd's are a long established firm of funeral directors run by Emmanuel Holroyd (Raymond Huntley) and Basil Bulstrode (Bill Fraser). Business is good for Holroyd's until a new firm of undertakers comes to town with new ideas and an attractive female employee (Sue Lloyd). Plenty of laughs follow as the two rival firms compete with each other for business. The competition between the two firms mounts when there is a mix up over two coffins delivered to the local railway station with hilarious consequences. But are the new firm all that they seem and what are they really transporting in their coffins?

• Chef! - Complete Box Sset | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £7.99   |  Saving you £22.00 (275.34%)   |  RRP £29.99

  ""I am Gareth Blackstock. I am seriously unpleasant. My bark is worse than my bite and my bark is atrocious!"" Introducing Gareth ""I don't do reasonable"" Blackstock (Lenny Henry) the 2 Michellin starred chef/slavedriver of 'Le Chateau Anglais'. Woe betide anyone who gets in the way of his pursuit of gastronomic perfection... This release contains all the deliciously funny episodes from all three series of the smash hit TV sitcom! Episode Listing - Series 1: 1. Personnel 2. Beyond The Pass 3. Subject To Contract 4. The Big Cheese 5. Fame Is The Spur 6. Rice And Peas Series 2: 1. A River Runs Thru It 2. Time Flies 3. Do the Right Thing 4. A Diploma Of Miseries 5. Masterchef 6. Private Lives 7. England Expects Series 3: 1. When Janice Left Gareth 2. The Owner's Daughter 3. Divorce? 4. Gareth's Father 5. Rochelle 6. Paris Or Jamaica?

• The Plane Maker Collection | DVD | (17/04/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The prequel to ATV's famous boardroom drama The Power Game, The Plane Makers follows the fortunes of the Scott Furlong airplane development company and its managing director, the ruthless John Wilder (Patrick Wymark). This set contains all 42 surviving episodes. After months of work, a new passenger airliner, the Sovereign, is almost ready for its first flight. When John Wilder discovers that the Sovereign's French rival is due for its maiden flight he gives orders to get the plane off the ground in two days - a decision that he may come to regret... Special Features: The only surviving episode from series one (disc 1) Image galleries (discs 4, 5 and 9) PDF material (discs 4, 5)

• Animal Farm | Blu Ray | (27/10/2014) from £12.98   |  Saving you £4.00 (36.40%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The first feature-length British animated film to be given a theatrical release this landmark 1954 adaptation brilliantly conveys all the horror and humour of George Orwell’s scathing satire on the corruption of Communist ideals and the Soviet Union’s slide into totalitarianism. Animal Farm remains an outstanding achievement for award-winning animators John Halas and Joy Batchelor; actor and singer Gordon Heath narrates and the characters are voiced by Maurice Denham. To celebrate its 60th anniversary It is featured here in a new High Definition transfer made from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Inspired by the dream of Old Major a prize boar the overworked animals of Manor Farm rise up against their negligent drunken human owner and drive him out. Led by two young pigs Snowball and Napoleon they establish their own self-sufficient farm but as the farm flourishes it begins to slide into dictatorship…

• The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin - The Complete First Series | DVD | (21/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Boasting a virtuoso comic performance from Leonard Rossiter The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976-79) remains one of the greatest of all television sitcoms. Writer David Nobbs combined the surrealist absurdity of Monty Python with an on-going story line that unfolded through each of the three seasons with a clear beginning, middle and end; a ground-breaking development in 70s TV comedy. The first and best season charts middle-aged, middle-management executive Reginald Perrin as he breaks-down under the stress of middle-class life until he informs the world that half the parking meters in London have Dutch Parking Meter Disease. He fakes suicide and returns to court his wife Elizabeth (Pauline Yates) in disguise, a plot development that formed the entire basis of Mrs Doubtfire (1993). Series Two is broader, the rapid-fire dialogue still razor sharp and loaded with caustic wit and ingenious silliness, as a now sane Reggie takes on the madness of the business world by opening a chain of shops selling rubbish. The third season, set in a health farm, is routine, the edge blunted by routine sitcom conventions. At its best The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is hilarious and moving, its depiction of English middle-class life spot on, its satire prophetic. Reggie's visual fantasies hark back to The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) and Billy Liar (1963), and look forward to Ally McBeal (1997-2002) and are the icing on the cake of a fine, original and highly imaginative show. On the DVD: Reginald Perrin's discs contain one complete seven episode season. There are no extras. The sound is good mono and the 4:3 picture is generally fine, though some of the exterior shot-on-film scenes have deteriorated and there are occasional signs of minor damage to the original video masters. Even so, for a 1970s sitcom shot on video the picture is excellent and far superior to the original broadcasts. --Gary S Dalkin

• Prince of Darkness 4K Collector's Edition | 4K UHD | (19/09/2021) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This 4 disc limited Collector's Edition of John Carpenter's 1987 cult classic Prince of Darkness has been stunningly restored in 4K. Deep in the basement of an abandoned church, once run by a sinister religious sect, lies a strange bottle of green liquid being investigated by a group of local theoretic physics students. But as the night draws in the students soon realise that the relic holds a dark and powerful force beyond their control. A force that could well be the essence of pure evil: the remains of Satan himself. This release is beautifully packaged with a stylish, newly commissioned illustration by Matt Ferguson on the cover. It contains a UHD of the feature as well as a Blu-ray feature disc, bonus disc and the original soundtrack on CD. It also contains 5 art cards, a newly illustrated theatrical poster and booklet containing original articles, photography from the set, production notes and an essay from celebrated film journalist Kim Newman. The 2018 restoration of Prince of Darkness was made from the original camera negative. A full 4k 16bit Dolby Vision workflow was applied to create a 4K DCP, UHD version and a new HD version which were produced with the same high technological standards as today's biggest international film releases. The restoration and new UHD version was colour graded and approved in Los Angeles by the Cinematographer, Gary B. Kibbe (ASC). Bonus material includes: Malevolent: Unearthing John Carpenter's PRINCE OF DARKNESS: A brand new retrospective documentary produced by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures and featuring interviews with Cinematographer Gary Kibbe, actor Peter Jason, actor Alice Cooper, composer Alan Howarth, script supervisor Sandy King, visual effects supervisor Robert Grasmere, stunt coordinator Jeff Imada, Carpenter biographer John Muir, film historian C. Courtney Joyner, music historian Daniel Schweiger and Producer Larry Carpenters. Intro by John Carpenter an interview with director John Carpenter originally recorded for a French DVD release in 2003 Scene Analysis by John Carpenter - Director John Carpenter analyses key scenes from Prince of Darkness, in an interview from 2003 Audio commentary with John Carpenter and Peter Jason Sympathy for the Devil: Interview with John Carpenter - from 2013 Horror's Halloween Hallowed Grounds with Sean Clark - a fun tour of the film's locations hosted by Sean Clark Trailer Photo gallery incl. Behind the Scenes Includes: Disc 1: UHD Feature Disc 2: Blu-ray Feature Disc 3: Blu-ray Bonus disc Disc 4: Original soundtrack 5 x Art cards Theatrical poster Booklet

• Christine | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £22.98   |  Saving you £-16.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  She can't (and won't) drive 55.... Stephen King's novel about the twisted love affair between a boy and his car gets transferred to the screen, courtesy of suspense master John Carpenter. Although lacking some of the more outré supernatural elements of the source material, this high-octane cinematic tune-up more than delivers the goods, horror-wise (Christine's midnight rampages will never be forgotten)--as well as being a sly exposé of the random cruelties within the high-school pecking order. Keith Gordon (who has gone on to become a stellar director in his own right, with films such as A Midnight Clear and Mother Night to his credit) gives a wonderfully controlled central performance. Carpenter's atmospheric original score is backed up by a well-chosen collection of rock classics, including George Thorogood's "Bad to the Bone" (the titular character's all-too-apt theme song). --Andrew Wright, Amazon.com