| "The Terry Thomas Movie Collection DVD" |
| "The three films in this Terry Thomas Collection--The Naked Truth Too Many Crooks and Make Mine Mink--are each an unalloyed delight from beginning to end Though produced on slim budgets they possess witty scripts by Michael Pertwee deft direction in two instances by Mario Zampi inventive music scores and marvellous casts featuring two generations of British actors from Athene Seyler to a young Kenneth Williams Individually and as an ensemble these players are a pleasure to watch But of course Terry Thomas the catalyst of the collection runs the gamut with a plethora of facial expressions body language and verbal repartee that contribute so much to the unbuttoned joy of each film In the earliest of them The Naked Truth (1957) TT plays a dodgy peer of the realm being blackmailed in the company of Peter Sellers Peggy Mount and Shirley Eaton by a gutter press journalist Dennis Price ("Don&39;t try to appeal to my better nature because I haven&39;t one") The moments of slapstick are brought off to a tee as when the larger-than-life Peggy Mount attempts a suicide drop from her window to be saved by an awning on a shop front Too Many Crooks (1959) has TT being blackmailed once again this time for the hoards he&39;s stashed away as a renowned tax dodger Look out for the very funny court scene where TT makes three appearances on separate charges before a bemused magistrate John Le Mesurier Make Mine Mink (1960) the odd one out in this collection was adapted from a West End stage farce Breath of Spring TT leads a gang of middle-aged biddies who decide to brighten up "the dullness of the tea time of life" by staging a series of robberies on furriers then donating the proceeds to charitable concerns The splendid cast includes Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams On the DVD The Terry Thomas Collection comes in an attractive box containing the three discs All are 43 ratio and with mono sound The only extras are a trailer for each film which in the instance of Make Mine Mink is introduced by Terry Thomas himself who presents us to his gang of fur thieves as the voice on the soundtrack announces him as "fur fur funnier than you&39;ve seen him before" --Adrian Edwards"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Norman Wisdom - Trouble In Store DVD" |
| "Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Norman Wisdom became an instant movie star with the release of Trouble in Store in 1953 Playing a character called Norman he brought his familiar stage and television personality to the big screen as a young man with the ambition to become a window dresser in a major department store Ever lovable victim of his own clumsiness all Norman&39;s efforts to improve himself result in chaos That is until he meets Sally (Lana Morris) the girl of his dreams Then things turn disastrous Costarring Margaret Rutherford Trouble in Store introduced Wisdom&39;s self-penned song which would become his theme "Don&39;t laugh at Me (&39;cause I&39;m a Fool)" The film became a massive box-office hit and won Wisdom a BAFTA Award Very much of its time admittedly it&39;s still highly entertaining In 1956 the title of his latest film Up in the World accurately described Norman Wisdom&39;s career This was the great British comedian&39;s fourth hit in as many years this time finding himself employed as window cleaner to Lady Banderville (Ambrosine Phillpotts) Apart from having hundreds of windows to polish things would be going fine for Norman if it weren&39;t for the endless practical jokes played by Lady Banderville&39;s son Sir Reginald (Michael Caridia) However when the irritating Reggie is kidnapped Norman has the chance to prove himself a hero and it just might impress his beautiful costar Maureen Swanson By now Wisdom was set on a winning formula working with much the same team as on his three previous smashes including Jerry Desmonde as Major Willoughby who had starred in both Trouble in Store (1953) and Man of the Moment (1955) --Gary S Dalkin --This text refers to an alternate DVD edition"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Carry On Camping DVD" |
| "Made in 1969 Carry On Camping belongs to the Golden Years before the loveable double-entendres had been replaced by an almost nasty sleaziness Pretty much everybody is present and correct if not politically Sid James is a likely-ish if slightly elderly lad persuading Joan Sims to join him at what he secretly expects to be a nudist colony Terry Scott is a put-upon suburban coerced into outdoor vacations by his ghastly horsey-laughed wife while Charles Hawtrey is the campest of campers who befriends them Kenneth Williams who alone makes this worth watching is gloriously ridiculous as head of a girl&39;s school Chayste Place with Hattie Jacques as Matron and Barbara Windsor as one of the 30-year-old fifth formers in their charge Technically it&39;s terrible stuff with Barbara Windsor&39;s flying bra laboured puns galore peeping tomfoolery punchlines visible two miles off "comedy" incidental music and a reactionary denouement in which they chase off a bunch of hippies Yet if you don&39;t chuckle at least half a dozen times during this however many times you&39;ve seen it there&39;s probably something wrong with you --David Stubbs"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Commando On the Front Line - Directors Cut DVD" |
| "Commando On the Front Line has gone down in history as one of the most successful documentaries ever made about the Afghanistan war It enduring popularity hinges on the raw and startling footage shot by solo tough-guy director and cameraman Chris Terrill as he joined a troop of 18-year-old recruits for 32 weeks of gruelling training in preparation for the front line Now nearly 10 years on we re-release this iconic series on DVD as Commando On the Front Line - The Director&39;s Cut Chris Terrill has recut all the films adding hours of extra footage never seen before on DVD In addition the DVD contains not only the extraordinary story of his own bid to win the famous green beret The 55 Year Old Commando but also his recent much acclaimed update film Commando Return to the Front Line All these films tell compelling stories of how boys became men toughened by battle in one of the planet&39;s most dangerous wars After enduring the toughest military training in the world these young marines were plunged into bloody combat where they witnessed death and suffered the grief for fallen comrades These epic but very personal films will give you an unflinching impression of both the triumphs and tragedies of war"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Carry On At Your Convenience (Special Edition) DVD" |
| "In 1971 when Carry On at Your Convenience hit our screens the series had long since become part of the fabric of British popular entertainment Never mind the situation the characters were essentially the same film after film The jokes were all as old as the hills but nobody cared they were still funny But it&39;s just too easy to treat them as a job lot of postcard humour and music hall innuendo This tale of revolt at a sanitary ware factory--Boggs and Son what else?--certainly chimed in with the state of the nation in the early 1970s when strikes were called at the drop of a hat Here tea urns demarcation and the company&39;s decision to branch out into bidets all wreak havoc Kenneth Williams as the company&39;s besieged managing director Sidney James and Joan Sims give their all as usual but it&39;s the lesser roles that really add some lustre Hattie Jacques as Sid&39;s budgerigar-obsessed sluggish put-upon wife and Renee Houston as a superbly domineering battleaxe with a penchant for strip poker remind us that in the hands of fine actors even the laziest of caricatures become real human beings --Piers Ford"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Rectify - Series 2 DVD" |
| "Nineteen years ago Daniel Holden (Aden Young) was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of his teenage girlfriend Hanna Dean Thanks to newly discovered DNA evidence and the efforts of his sister Amantha and lawyer Jon Stern Daniel conviction has been vacated and he returned to his mother Janet home in Paulie Georgia But not everyone is convinced of his innocence - nor is his future as a free man secure Series Two finds Daniel committed to living in the present and making choices that prove frustrating for some of the HoldenTalbot family Unfortunately there are many places and faces in Paulie that remind Daniel of the past - his incarceration Hanna and his role the night of Hanna murder He forced to the realisation that he must understand and accept what really happened if he ever going to know any peace a conclusion that shapes his determination to do whatever it takes to finally put his past behind him no matter how high the price"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Thunderbirds Are Go: Volume 2 DVD 2015" |
| "13 episodes of the CGI animated series which follows the heroics of the Tracy family as they try to save the world with their secret organisation International Rescue Aided by engineer Brains (voice of Kayvan Novak) operative Kayo (Angel Coulby) and London agent Lady Penelope (Rosamund Pike) the five Tracy brothers operating from their hidden island base in the South Pacific use their state-of-the-art Thunderbird vehicles to avert disasters across the globe But as they attempt to help those in peril the team are forced to put an end to the devious schemes of international supervillain The Hood (Andres Williams) The episodes are &39;Falling Skies&39; &39;Relic&39; &39;Breakdown&39; &39;Heist Society&39; &39;Recharge&39; &39;Extraction&39; &39;The Hexpert&39; &39;Comet Chasers&39; &39;Designated Driver&39; &39;Chain of Command&39; &39;Touch and Go&39; &39;Undercover&39; and &39;Legacy&39;"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Bugsy Malone DVD" |
| "Alan Parker kids gangster musical satire is among the best loved movies of the 1970s and features a great cast catchy song and dance routines and hilarious slapstick comedy New York 1929 a war rages between two rival gangsters Fat Sam and Dandy Dan Dan is in possession of a new and deadly weapon the dreaded gun’ As the custard pies fly Bugsy Malone (Happy Days’ Scott Baio) an all-round nice guy falls for Blousey Brown a singer at Fat Sam speakeasy His designs on her are disrupted by the seductive songstress Tallulah (double Academy Award-winner Jodie Foster) who wants Bugsy for herself"
Price: 5.49 |
| "The Sound of Music Live DVD" |
| "The ambitious two and a half hour drama filmed and transmitted live stars the spectacular Kara Tointon (Mr Selfridge EastEnders) as former nun Maria who becomes the governess for a large family who live in the shadow of their domineering and repressed widower father Captain Georg von Trapp (Julian Ovenden Downton Abbey) Along with the required discipline Maria brings love music and excitement into the children&39;s lives and also eventually begins to have an effect on their father But just when things are looking up the rise of Nazism and the looming threat of war darkens all of their futures"
Price: 5.99 |
| "The Eagle Has Landed - Special Edition (2 Discs) 1976 DVD" |
| "John Sturges&39; adaptation of Jack Higgins&39; semi-factual novel using an all-star cast In 1943 a group of Nazi soldiers parachute into Norfolk and infiltrate a small village near the holiday retreat of Winston Churchill Their plan is to assassinate the British Prime Minister but the villagers are not without initiative and as their plans get protracted they find themselves facing moral and practical dilemmas"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Inspector Morse: The Complete Series 1-12 DVD" |
| "Super sleuth Inspector Morse (John Thaw) has an ear for music a taste for beer and a nose for crime He sets out with Sergeant Lewis (Kevin Whately) to solve each intriguing case Rediscover all 33 episodes all digitally restored with full picture and sound restoration of this fantastic and class British TV series starring an amazing cast in each episode"
Price: 42.99 |
| "The Million Pound Note DVD" |
| "Gregory Peck stars in this classic adaptation of Mark Twain&39;s short story of the same name When American sailor Henry Adams (Peck) comes across two wealthy brothers who have with the help of the Bank of England developed a single note with a value of one million pounds he finds himself part of an unusual wager"
Price: 5.49 |
| "The Great Gatsby 2013 DVD" |
| "Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino heads a prestigious cast in this sumptuous adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald&39;s classic novel of doomed love and ambition considered by many to be the one of the greatest American love stories"
Price: 5.49 |
| "New Year's Eve DVD" |
| "Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Romantic ensemble comedy following the lives and loves of several New York singles and couples on New Year's Eve Harry Buckingham (Robert De Niro) a dying man confined to his hospital bed seems unlikely to have a happy New Year Perhaps Ingrid (Michelle Pfeiffer) will have more fun as she decides to use the last few hours of the year to try and complete her unfulfilled resolutions Elsewhere Sam (Josh Duhamel) is desperately trying to make it to New York to meet up with a woman he met last New Year's Eve while Tess (Jessica Biel) is due to give birth The star-studded cast also includes Sarah Jessica Parker Ashton Kutcher Katherine Heigl Zac Efron and Hilary Swank"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Mad Max Anthology DVD" |
| "Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play &39;Mad Max&39; set sometime after an apocalyptic war depicts a world in which the police have their hands full fighting roving motorcycle gangs When the wife and child of cop Max (Mel Gibson) are murdered by one of the gangs he sets out to get revenge In &39;Mad Max 2&39; following the road-side slaughter of his family ex-cop Max roams the post-apocalyptic landscape alone Reluctantly taking a pit-stop at a desert-set fortress Max is gradually persuaded to help protect the people inside it and the commodity that makes it a prime target for marauding gangs - fuel In &39;Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome&39; Max arriving in Bartertown in search of some stolen property has to fight a duel in the Thunderdome arena He is exiled to the desert by Bartertown&39;s ruler Auntie (Tina Turner) where he is rescued by a community of feral children In &39;Mad Max Fury Road&39; Max (Tom Hardy) has been captured by a gang led by the tyrannical Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) In order to escape Max teams up with Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) a woman who wants to travel across the desert and find her way back home But after liberating five female captives from Joe&39;s clutches she too must escape from the crazy gang leader and his henchmen Can they make it across the desert in one piece? Actors Mel Gibson Tom Hardy Charlize Theron Directors George Miller Language English Subtitles English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 5"
Price: 21.49 |
| "Brief Encounters DVD" |
| "With a touch of glamour gutsy humour and an overwhelming desire to improve their lot in life four women in early &39;80s Sheffield juggle the pressures of family husbands and making ends meet striving for happiness and fulfillment A chance meeting between Steph (Sophie Rundle Peaky Blinders) and Nita (Angela Griffin Lewis) kick starts a transformation as they grasp the opportunity to become Ann Summers party organisers Pauline (Penelope Wilton Downton Abbey) for whom Steph is a cleaner agrees to host a party inviting amongst others the bubbly and confident Dawn (Sharon Rooney My Mad Fat Diary) Via exotic lingerie the four unlikely friends blossom gaining confidence and independence as their ambition is ignited Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play "
Price: 7.99 |
| "Hacked DVD" |
| "Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Low-budget American horror about a young woman who falls victim to an online stalker While studying the habits of webcam users for an online research project Elizabeth (Melanie Papalia) witnesses a gruesome murder being carried out right in front of her on the social media website known as &39;The Den&39; She receives no help from her friends or the police until her boyfriend disappears and her computer is hacked With the anonymous attacker watching her every move it seems Elizabeth is destined to be their next target"
Price: 4.99 |
| "Kicking Off DVD" |
| "Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Despite a mare of a season loyal fans Wigsy (Warren Brown) and Cliff (Greg McHugh) join the thousands of adoring supporters each Saturday in the terraces to sing and cheer their boys to victory But today is different Today is important Win they stay up Lose they go down In the dying moments of the match unbelievable elation as their team score is immediately followed by unbelievable deflation as the Ref (Alistair Petrie) disallows the goal This compounded by a moody goal at the other end sends the losing supporters into a rioting frenzy Disenfranchised by the impotency of the rioting hooligans to cause any real change but determined to right this injustice Wigsy and the more reluctant Cliff inadvertently form their own two-man firmand kidnap the referee"
Price: 4.99 |
| "Gladiator Games DVD" |
| "Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play On the eve of the greatest battle of the medieval period William the Duke of Normandy is on the English coast to regain a land he believes belongs to him He is here to fight his brother-in-law Harold II King of England As William waits for the right moment for battle he meets Vidr a mysterious wayfarer who invites him to accept a ritual game of Claang; a gladiator game very similar to chess As he recounts the legendary origins of this game Vidr narrates the story of Tyr an ancient leader who like William is about to risk everything in battle that all believe to be impossible to win SPECIAL FEATURES"
Price: 4.99 |
| "The Palace Complete Series 1 (DVD)" |
| "Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Palace - Series 1 DVD contains the first installment of episodes from this witty and intriguing Royal drama which reveals the dysfunctional truth behind the world&39;s most famous family The show begins with Prince Richard IV&39;s (Rupert Evans) sudden accession to the throne following the unexpected death of his father King James III Young accustomed to a more carefree lifestyle and a little unconventional (in a Royal sense anyway) King Richard finds himself under immense pressure to quickly deal with his grief fend off unwanted attention from the Press battle against jealous siblings and deal with family members who aren&39;t confident in his ability to take the Crown Alongside Evans The Palace - Series 1 stars Jane Asher (as the widowed Queen Charlotte) Sophie Winkleman (as Princess Elanor Richard&39;s envious older sister) Sebastian Armesto (as Prince George) and Nathalie Lunghi (as the younger Princess Isabelle)"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Jericho 2016 DVD" |
| "Eight-part ITV period drama set in the Yorkshire shanty town of Jericho The series follows penniless widow Annie Quaintain (Jessica Raine) as she moves with her two children Martha and George (Amy James-Kelly and Samuel Bottomley) to find work in Jericho She opens a boarding house which attracts the railway workers who are building the nearby Culverdale Viaduct and befriends navvy Johnny Jackson (Hans Matheson) But her attempts at building a new life for herself run into problems as the secrets of the town&39;s inhabitants begin to unravel Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play"
Price: 3.99 |
| "Lovely Molly" |
| "Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From the Director of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT and Executive Producer for THE LORD OF THE RINGS When newlywed Molly returns to her long-abandoned family home she is plagued by a series of disturbing events that leaves her shaken and defenceless Reminders of a nightmarish childhood lead her to the shocking conclusion that somewhere in the house lies an evil force that will pull Molly and all those around her into darkness and death Unable to escape she must soon face her deepest fears and confront the evil that lurks in the dark"
Price: 4.99 |
| "Octonauts - Polar Adventures" |
| "Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Octonauts are a team of adventure heroes who dive into action whenever there is trouble under the sea! In a fleet of aquatic vehicles they rescue amazing sea creatures explore incredible new underwater worlds and often save the day before returning safely to their home base the Octopod Buoyed by the companionship of three leading characters - Captain Barnacles Bear Lieutenant Kwazii Cat and Doctor Peso Penguin - the Octonauts are always ready to embark on an exciting new mission"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Home Alone - 4-Film Collection DVD (2008)" |
| "Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Home Alone When Kevin&39;s family left for vacation they forgot one minor detail Kevin! Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) has become the man of the house overnight Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays But he&39;s not decking the halls with tinsel and holly Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in and Kevin&39;s rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them! Home Alone 2 Lost in New York Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is back But this time he&39;s in New York City--with enough cash and credit cards to turn the Big Apple into his own playground But Kevin won&39;t be alone for long The notorious Wet Bandits Harry and Marv (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) still smarting from their last encounter with Kevin are bound for New York too plotting a huge holiday heist Home Alone 3 A band of international crooks has hidden a military computer chip inside a toy car but an airport mix-up lands it in the hands of whiz-kid Alex Pruitt (Alex D Linz) who&39;s home alone with the chicken pox in a quiet Chicago suburb When the criminals zero in on Alex&39;s house with their high-tech gadgetry madness and mayhem kick into high gear as the pint-sized hero defends himself against the bumbling bad guys--armed with an outrageous array of ambushes and booby traps Home Alone 4 It&39;s tough being nine Tougher still is spending Christmas with dad (Jason Beghe) at his new girlfriend Natalie&39;s (Joanna Going) mansion even though it&39;s loaded with all the techno-gadgets any kid could hope for! But this Christmas Kevin (Michael Weinberg) is really in hot water again and so are Marv (French Stewart) and his sidekick (Missi Pyle) who are trying to rob Natalie&39;s house With funnier and more high-tech crime-stopping wizardry at his disposal than ever Kevin just might finally put these crooks on ice forever--and keep his parents together while he&39;s at it--in this uplifting hilarious comedy the whole family is sure to love Actors Macaulay Culkin Joe Pesci Daniel Stern John Heard Roberts Blossom Directors Chris Columbus Raja Gosnell Rod Daniel Producers John Hughes Mitch Engel Subtitles Czech Danish Finnish Hebrew Hungarian Icelandic Norwegian Polish Portuguese Swedish English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 4"
Price: 9.49 |
| "Main Street [DVD]" |
| "Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Several residents of a small Southern city whose lives are changed by the arrival of a stranger with a controversial plan to save their decaying hometown In the midst of today s challenging times each of the colourful citizens of this close-knit North Carolina community will search for ways to reinvent themselves their relationships and the very heart of their neighbourhood"
Price: 4.99 |
| "Exodus - Burnt By The Sun 2 DVD" |
| "Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play WW2 war-torn Russia the Nazi&39;s are advancing while Stalin is terrorising his own people As the Nazis attack bombing villages and destroying bridges we witness the hope and pride of a nation as former enemies unite re-group and fight united against the twin evils destroying their homeland"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Pioneer DVD" |
| "Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play PIONEER is set in the early 80&39;s at the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom Enormous oil and gas deposits are discovered in the North Sea and the authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline from depths of 500 meters A professional diver Petter is obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea Along with his brother Knut he has the discipline strength and courage to take on the world&39;s most dangerous mission But a sudden tragic accident changes everything Petter is sent on a perilous journey where he loses sight of who&39;s pulling the strings Gradually he realizes that he is in way over his head and that his life is at stake"
Price: 4.99 |
| "Dickens of London DVD" |
| "Region 2 This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe All 13 episodes of the 1976 series chronicling the life and times of London&39;s most famous author Young Charles Dickens is herded from pillar to post through his irresponsible father&39;s many debts but his desire to learn is undimmed by the traumas and poverty he endures as a youth Following success as a House of Commons reporter Charles publishes his first stories and is acclaimed as a great talent Dickens marries and has a young child but when his sister-in-law dies in tragic circumstances Dickens is haunted by her death and loses the desire to write However his father&39;s financial fiascos necessitate the swift completion of another novel After witnessing the horrific conditions of a London school Dickens embarks on a campaign to make his audience aware of the squalor which is all around them beginning with the cautionary tale &39;A Christmas Carol&39;"
Price: 11.49 |
| "Great Expectations DVD (1974)" |
| "Region 2 This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Star-studded adaptation of Dickens&39; classic novel As a boy Pip helps escaped convict Magwitch (James Mason) when he encounters him on the moors Later in life Pip is taken to the home of the wealthy eccentric Miss Havisham (Margaret Leighton) where he meets the beautiful but cold Estella (Sarah Miles) When Pip is subsequently informed by lawyer Jaggers (Anthony Quayle) that a mystery benefactor wishes him to be brought up a gentleman he assumes that Miss Havisham is responsible - intending him to eventually marry Estella Following an expensive education in London Pip - now a man (Michael York) - returns to his childhood home but the expectations he holds of his future are soon to be confounded"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Micawber DVD" |
| "Region 2 This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe David Jason plays Wilkins Micawber a character who first appeared in Charles Dickens&39; &39;David Copperfield&39; in this lavish period comedy Micawber is a man who lives his life as if he had a store of riches behind him but who is in fact completely broke He just thinks that if he keeps his spirits high then something good is bound to come along and with this simple philosophy he enriches the lives of all those around him"
Price: 9.99 |
