Television

• Plebs - Series One | DVD | (29/05/2017) from £8.41   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Now here's a surprise. Plebs may have slipped under many people's radars prior to its relatively quiet debut on ITV2, but off the back of growing word of mouth, the show's DVD release became just a little more anticipated. With good reason too: even though the central idea may sound a bit gimmick, Plebs is something of a comedy pleasure. It's not a classic, but it's an assured and entertaining maiden run. The foundations of the show ask the idea just what it was like to be an everyday, nine-to-five worker in the midst of ancient Rome. Thus we follow two men, Marcus and Stylax, along with their slave Grumio, who show us the answers to that question. Ryan Sampson, in fact, steals the show as the lazy Grumio, but the charm of his co-stars, Tom Rosenthal and Joel Fry shouldn't be overlooked. There are plenty of laughs throughout Plebs, even though there's potential for more, and often, it's the delivery of the material that lifts it, rather than the sense of excellent scripts at the heart of it all. But then, there are plenty of good ideas, and it's an entertaining, well-realised show. What's more, it feels as if there's plenty left in the tank here for a second series, too. --Jon Foster

• The Vampire Diaries: Seasons 1-7 | Blu Ray | (24/10/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £79.99

  Get ready for more epic suspense, romance and thrill rides as THE VAMPIRE DIARIES continues for a seventh season. Season six of the hit series began with our heroes mourning the devastating loss of Damon and Bonnie, who turned out to be trapped in a 1994 prison world by a sociopathic magic-siphon named Kai Parker (guest star Chris Wood). Unable to cope with the loss of her love, Elena compelled away all of her memories of loving Damon, which meant that when he finally returned to Mystic Falls, he had to win her over again. Meanwhile, Caroline had to come to terms with her feelings for Stefan in light of her mother's heartbreaking battle with cancer, a battle that ultimately proved fatal, sending both Caroline and Stefan down a dangerous path as humanity-free vampires. Bonnie returned from the prison world with a surprise for Damon -- the cure for vampirism -- which he ultimately chose to give to Elena. Damon and Stefan came face to face with their mother, Lily (guest star Annie Wersching), who they had long believed to be dead. As the season built to a wedding between Alaric and Jo (guest star Jodi Lyn O'Keefe), Damon used the ceremony to profess his dedication to Elena, but not without a catastrophic event that left lives hanging in the balance. Now, in season seven, in the wake of Elena Gilbert's goodbye, some characters will recover while others falter. As Lily tries to drive a wedge between the Salvatore brothers, hope remains that Stefan and Caroline's love story is strong enough to survive.

• Poirot Blu-ray Boxset (Murder On The Orient Express / Death On The Nile / Evil Under The Sun) | Blu Ray | (20/01/2014) from £21.98   |  Saving you £15.00 (75.04%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Lord Edgware Dies finds Poirot (David Suchet) reopening his London office with the help of Miss Lemon (Pauline Moran) and Captain Hastings (Hugh Fraser). As they celebrate their reunion, Japp quips that there's "only one thing missing...the body". Right on cue, a corpse turns up just moments later. Most of the suspects are actors by profession, but Poirot's "little grey cells" are able to penetrate the murderer's disguise--though only after two more victims heighten the suspense. --Larisa Lomacky Moore

• Perfect Strangers: The Complete Fourth Season | DVD | (19/06/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Dinotopia | DVD | (13/10/2014) from £6.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (185.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Kids will love this sweeping story of two brothers whose plane crashes on a mysterious island called Dinotopia, where human beings live in harmony with dinosaurs--the herbivores, anyway. The carnivores present a problem, as the humans' defences against them--a mystical power source called sunstones--are losing strength. As they try to save the island, Carl and David (Tyron Leitso and Wentworth Miller) struggle not only with tyrannosaurs and prehistoric crocodiles, but also with repressive Dinotopian traditions and a scheming malcontent (David Thewlis) who stirs up all kinds of trouble. Meanwhile, they also wrestle with each other over the lovely daughter of the mayor of Waterfall City (Katie Carr). The pacifist ideals of Dinotopia are refreshing, but it's the special effects that will hook viewers: riding on the backs of brachiosaurs, flying atop pteranadons, arguing in court with triceratops and ankylosaurs. Anyone fascinated with dinosaurs (and who isn't?) will enjoy this whimsical fantasy. A host of British character actors also helps keep the human side of this four-hour mini-series lively; Alice Krige (also known as the Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact) gets a much more benevolent role here. --Bret Fetzer

• Family Guy Seasons 1 - 5 | DVD | (30/10/2006) from £39.99   |  Saving you £60.00 (150.04%)   |  RRP £99.99

  The most hilarious animated sit-com since The Simpsons Family Guy revolves around the Griffin family and their madcap adventures. The Griffin household includes two teenagers a cynical dog who is smarter than everyone else and a megalomaniacal mutant baby who makes numerous attempts to eradicate his parents and siblings. Heading up this eclectic household is Peter Griffin. Peter does his best to do what's right for the family but along the way he makes mistakes that are the stuff of legend! Featuring all the episodes from series 1 to 5!

• Alaska - The Last Frontier - Season 5 | DVD | (28/11/2022) from £18.46   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Shaggers In The Woods | DVD | (08/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

• LA Ink Series Three | DVD | (18/10/2010) from £7.98   |  Saving you £29.00 (484.14%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Join Kat Von D and her gorgeous colleagues for more trials tribulations and crazy tatts!

• Robotics; Notes: Part 1 | Blu Ray | (25/08/2014) from £5.39   |  Saving you £29.60 (549.17%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Kai and Aki dream of building a giant fighting robot based on a super-popular anime but that's going to be impossible if they don't get more members into their school's Robot Research Club. They'll take anyone they can talk - or force - into joining them including an eccentric robotics champion with a secret identity and a l33t video-game designer who's spent one too many late nights online. Finally their goal looks like it's within reach. But when a sentient AI program tells Kai about mysterious documents hidden on the internet things start to get strange for everyone. As the club members track down the secret messages they realize that the information might be far bigger - and more dangerous - than they expected.

• Life is a Circus | DVD | (11/11/2013) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Encompassing three hugely popular double acts, The Crazy Gang were one of Britain's best-loved, most enduring variety troupes - their antics delighting audiences for over three decades from the early 1930s and their career taking in numerous Royal Command performances. Their efforts to save a struggling circus provide the laughs in this uproarious comedy, also starring Goldfinger icon Shirley Eaton and featuring Flanagan and Allen's rendition of their greatest hit, Underneath the Ar...

• Chimerica | DVD | (20/05/2019) from £14.09   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A photojournalist travels to China with the hopes of finding out who the mysterious man was who was photographed standing defiantly in front of a tank in Tiananmen Square twenty years ago.

• Braquo Series 1-3 | Blu Ray | (21/07/2014) from £60.73   |  Saving you £-10.74 (-21.50%)   |  RRP £49.99

  The complete first three seasons of Olivier Marchal's French police thriller. The series follows a group of police led by Eddy Caplan (Jean-Hugues Anglade) who use violent and unorthodox methods in their criminal investigations. When this is brought to the attention of Internal Affairs the department is faced with the difficult and dangerous task of exposing the group's methods and putting a stop to them.

• Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea - Series One | DVD | (28/03/2011) from £29.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (33.34%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Below the surface lies a world of adventure! Join Admiral Harriman Nelson Captain Lee Crane and the crew of the Seaview as they venture through a breathtaking undersea world in Irwin Allen's action-packed TV classic where science-fiction adventure meets espionage thriller! Welcome aboard the Seaview 'the most extraordinary submarine in all the Seven Seas!' From the outside the ship appears to be a high-tech research vessel but it's actually the mightiest weapon in the Cold War arsenal of the US sent on perilous top-secret missions to battle the enemies of mankind.

• The World God Only Knows: Complete Season 2 | DVD | (21/01/2013) from £15.98   |  Saving you £11.00 (78.63%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The God of Conquests Returns! Every otaku's favourite dating sims champion is back! And Keima still has his adorable lost soul-hunting, demon cutie with him! Together, they continue their pursuit of finding escaped lost souls who are hiding within beautiful, young school girls. But how to release these trapped spirits? Why, they have to get the girls to fall in love of course! And this time when lost souls turn up in everyone from the school's bully to the school's hottest new student teache...

• Being Human - Series 1-4 Box Set | Blu Ray | (23/04/2012) from £60.53   |  Saving you £-0.54 (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Russell Tovey stars as the lovable George, battling with his double identity as a mild-mannered and geeky hospital porter who for one night a month is transformed into a flesh-hungry, predatory werewolf.Aidan Turner plays the good-looking and laid-back Mitchell who, in contrast to George, has the gift of the gab and an easy confidence with the ladies. But he is also a blood-sucking vampire struggling with going cold-turkey from the blood he craves.Completing the flat-share trio is Annie, played by Lenora Crichlow, a talkative ghost lacking in self-confidence and desperate for company. Annie is still pining after her fianc, whom she was due to marry before the fatal accident that left her with her ghostly affliction - and who happens to be the landlord of their flat.Follow the trio as they do their best to live their lives as normally as possible despite their strange and dark secrets.But with unwelcome intruders into their world, rumblings about an impending revolution from the vampire underworld and constant threats of exposure - on top of the usual issues faced by young people surrounding love, work and mates - the only thing they may be able to rely on in their heightened world, is each other.

• Tales from Fat Tulip's Garden/Fat Tulip Too - The Complete Series | DVD | (02/07/2012) from £11.96   |  Saving you £8.03 (67.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Narrated and co-written by Tony Robinson (Blackadder, Time Team) this witty, imaginative kids' series took a new approach to storytelling, appealing to children and parents alike and gaining a considerable cult following thanks toRobinson's inspired, semi-improvised narration, memorable opening titles, and a relish of all things dank, rotten, messy and muddy.The tales recount the many adventures (and misadventures) of Fat Tulip and his friends, featuring odd encounters with the likes of Fred the Baddy, a dog called Dorian, the Ugliest Possible Face, a mountaineering tortoisecalled Lewis Collins... and even the odd passing human.This set comprises both series - Tales from Fat Tulip's Garden and Fat Tulip Too - presenting 27 highly entertaining, long-sought-after episodes full of fun and humour.

• Friedkin Uncut | DVD | (12/10/2020) from £7.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Friedkin Uncut offers an introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, an extraordinary and offbeat director of cult films such as The French Connection, The Exorcist & Sorcerer. For the first time Friedkin opens up, guiding the audience on a fascinating journey through the themes and stories that have influenced his life and his artistic career. Thanks to an 'all-star' cast of friends and collaborators (including Francis Ford Coppola, Quentin Tarantino, Willem Dafoe, Matthew McConaughey, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Shannon), we discover stories, anecdotes, and discuss what being an artist really means in order to celebrate the one and only Billy Friedkin and the fun and passion of making art.

• Dangerman: The Incredible Mr. Goodwin | DVD | (25/11/2013) from £3.90   |  Saving you £16.09 (412.56%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Impossible is merely a challenge for Jonathan Goodwin a man who combines the skills of Houdini and Superman with the everyday trials of fatherhood and family life. He is a new breed of escapologist and a professional danger-man putting himself in the most extreme situations and dodging death every time. In this jaw -dropping series he attempts spectacular feats of out-of-this-world Bravery agility and physical strength. Including a race to unlock himself from a rocket-launched car fighting to the surface after being buried underground free climbing up a towering office block and hanging by a burning rope from the London Eye!

• Fear the Walking Dead: Season 6 | DVD | (31/08/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A