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Review Cinema Club / Casualty - Series 1 [DVD] [1986]
Actors & Directors
  • Gary Wicks
  • Julia Watson
  • Bernard Gallagher
  • Michael Brayshaw
  • Jan Sargent
  • Brenda Fricker
  • Frank W. Smith
  • Derek Thompson
  • Antonia Bird
  • George Harris
Release date: 2006-04-10
Creator: Janey Preger
RRP: £29.99
Price: £10.45

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Review Revelation Films Ltd / Dr Quinn - Medicine Woman Series 4 [DVD] [1995]
Actors & Directors
  • Jane Seymor; Joe Lando
Release date: 2007-06-18
Run time: 1300 min.
Creator: Jane Seymor; Joe Lando
RRP: £29.99
Price: £13.03

Review Dr Quinn - Medicine Woman Series 4 [DVD] [1995] / Revelation Films Ltd:


Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Prison Break - Season 2 - Part 2 [2006] [DVD]
Actors & Directors
  • Wade Williams
  • Wentworth Miller
  • Robin Tunney
  • Stacy Keach
  • Dominic Purcell
Release date: 2007-08-20
Run time: 463 min.
Creator: Dominic Purcell
RRP: £34.99
Price: £14.97

Review Prison Break - Season 2 - Part 2 [2006] [DVD] / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:


Review Network / Soldier Soldier - The Complete Series 2 [DVD]
Actors & Directors
  • Rosie Rowell
  • Fiona Bell
  • Denise Welch
  • Ben Nealon
  • Annabelle Apsion
Release date: 2004-06-14
Run time: 350 min.
Creator: Lucy Gannon
RRP: £19.99
Price: £6.69

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Review 2 Entertain Video / Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky [DVD]
Actors & Directors
  • Simon Curtis
  • Zoe Tapper
  • Phil Davis
  • Bryan Dick
  • Sally Hawkins
Release date: 2005-11-07
Run time: 149 min.
Creator: Sally Hawkins
RRP: £19.99
Price: £2.28

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Review Lionsgate / James Clavell's Noble House [DVD] [1988] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
Actors & Directors
  • Khigh Dhiegh
  • John Rhys-Davies
  • Eric Chen
  • Tia Carrere
  • Pierce Brosnan
  • Gary Nelson
Release date: 2008-03-25
Run time: 376 min.
Creator: Peter Holt
Price: £5.61

Review James Clavell's Noble House [DVD] [1988] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] / Lionsgate:


Review Fremantle Home Entertainment / Fanny Hill [BBC] [DVD] [2007]
Actors & Directors
  • Rebecca Night
  • James Hawes
  • Hugo Speer
  • Emma Stansfield
  • Tony Guilfoyle
  • Alison Steadman
Release date: 2008-01-21
Run time: 106 min.
Creator: John Cleland
RRP: £15.99
Price: £9.48

Review Fanny Hill [BBC] [DVD] [2007] / Fremantle Home Entertainment:


Review Acorn Media / The House Of Eliott - Series 3 - Complete [DVD] [1991]
Actors & Directors
  • Rodney Bennett
  • Aden Gillett
  • Michael Fitzpatrick
  • Louise Lombard
  • Stella Gonet
  • Graeme Harper
  • Judy Flynn
  • Ken Hannam
Release date: 2007-02-05
Run time: 521 min.
Creator: Lynda Del Sasso
RRP: £39.99
Price: £9.99

Review The House Of Eliott - Series 3 - Complete [DVD] [1991] / Acorn Media:


Review delta home entertainment / Lovejoy - Complete Series 2 [DVD] [2004]
Actors & Directors
  • Patrick Murray;Charlotte Edwards;Terence Dackombe
Release date: 2004-06-21
Run time: 600 min.
Creator: Patrick Murray;Charlotte Edwards;Terence Dackombe
RRP: £29.99
Price: £8.50

Review Lovejoy - Complete Series 2 [DVD] [2004] / delta home entertainment:


Review Network / Thatcher - The Final Days [DVD]
Actors & Directors
  • John Wood
  • Sylvia Syms
  • Trevor Bowen
  • Paul Daneman
Release date: 2007-07-16
Run time: 50 min.
Creator: John Wood
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.93

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Review 2 Entertain Video / Coupling: Complete Series 1 [DVD]
Actors & Directors
  • Sarah Alexander
  • Ben Miles
  • Jack Davenport
  • Gina Bellman
  • Kate Isitt
Release date: 2001-09-17
Run time: 180 min.
Creator: Gina Bellman
RRP: £19.99
Price: £2.84

Review Coupling: Complete Series 1 [DVD] / 2 Entertain Video:

Coupling is a witty, instantly addictive series that charts the tangled sex lives of a close-knit group comprising "exes and best friends": womaniser Jack, hapless nice guy Steve, "strange and disturbing" Jeff, uninhibited Susan, neurotic Sally and manipulative Jane. The obvious frame of reference is Friends (Steve and Susan are the Ross and Rachel equivalent), but this series also echoes Seinfeld in its coinage of catchphrases and plot lines (in episode one, Steve tries to dump Jane, who refuses to accept). But it's no mere British clone of US sitcoms: Coupling has its own fresh and provocative take on relationships. At one point, a furious Susan discovers that Patrick not only had a videotape of the former couple having sex, but that he also taped over her. -Donald Liebenson.

Review ICA Films / Jesus Camp [DVD] [2006]
Actors & Directors
  • Heidi Ewing;Rachel Grady
Release date: 2008-06-09
Run time: 87 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £7.77

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Review ITV DVD / Dirty Filthy Love [DVD] [2004]
Actors & Directors
  • Anastasia Griffith
  • Michael Sheen
  • Adrian Shergold
  • Shirley Henderson
Release date: 2007-01-15
Run time: 94 min.
Creator: Michael Sheen
RRP: £9.99
Price: £3.98

Review Dirty Filthy Love [DVD] [2004] / ITV DVD:


Review Network / Robin Of Sherwood - The Complete Series 1 [1984] [DVD]
Actors & Directors
  • Michael Praed
  • Nicholas Grace
  • Judi Trott
Release date: 2005-07-21
Run time: 300 min.
Creator: Judi Trott
RRP: £29.99
Price: £10.79

Review Robin Of Sherwood - The Complete Series 1 [1984] [DVD] / Network:

The 1984 incarnation of Robin of Sherwood had a crucial ingredient that the traditional tale previously lacked: magic. Creator Richard Carpenter combined his knowledge of Medieval England with a rich store of Arthurian-style folklore to create a world where wizards and witches rub shoulders with Norman knights and Anglo-Saxon peasants. Michael Praed's enthusiastic performance in the lead is matched by the sheer energy of all involved. There may be pauses for a spiritual tête á tête with forest demi-god Herne the Hunter, but swordplay and archery are never far behind. Wrapped in the forest's gorgeous greens and pools of shadow the show maintained a perfectly believable look, supported by what should have been (but wasn't) glaringly anachronistic music from Clannad. Best of all, however, is the crackling dialogue that still makes for compelling (and magical) viewing, especially when it comes from guest actors such as John Rhys-Davies as King Richard. On the DVD: Contained here are all six episodes of Season One. The two-part pilot is a terrific introduction to the familiar characters such as Ray Winstone's roughhouse Will Scarlet and unexpected new ones such as Mark Ryan as Nasir, "the Boba Fett of Sherwood". Camaraderie on-screen and off was legendary. It's rare to see a cast having so much fun. [+]
This exceptional three-disc box set features one of the best extras packages any TV show has been given. The original 4:3 picture is enhanced for 16:9, but the new Dolby Surround track is the real delight (the show was broadcast in mono). Quickie fare includes key cast biographies, Clannad's promo video, 175 photos and eight minutes of genuinely hilarious outtakes. The real meat comes from the misty-eyed yet fact-filled commentaries from creator Richard Carpenter and director Ian Sharp on four of the episodes. They're only just eclipsed by a brand-new hour-long documentary interviewing everyone involved. Finally, the 1983 Electric Theatre Show 25-minute documentary on the making of the show explores the character's origins and previous screen incarnations. The third disc includes everything shot for that documentary, adding up to several hours of raw footage. -Paul Tonks.

Review 2 Entertain Video / Footballers' Wives - The Complete Series 3 [DVD]
Actors & Directors
  • Sarah Barrand
  • Peter Ash
  • Ben Price
  • Gillian Taylforth
  • Laila Rouass
Release date: 2005-04-25
Run time: 442 min.
Creator: Ben Price
RRP: £24.99
Price: £16.48

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Review 2 Entertain Video / The Lost World [DVD] [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • Tom Ward
  • Elaine Cassidy
  • Bob Hoskins
  • Stuart Orme
  • Matthew Rhys
  • James Fox
Release date: 2002-06-03
Run time: 150 min.
Creator: Tony Mulholland
RRP: £19.99
Price: £2.13

Review The Lost World [DVD] [2001] / 2 Entertain Video:

Not the Steven Spielberg blockbuster, this Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous adventure story. Bob Hoskins makes an unusually genial Professor Challenger, far less of a bully than Doyle's character, but his slightly stereotyped companions are nicely filled out by a solid cast. James Fox is Challenger's more timid but still covertly adventurous rival, Tom Ward is the moustachioed big game hunter who faces an Allosaurus with an elephant gun, and Matthew Rhys plays the tagalong reporter hoping to impress his faithless fiancée. As usual, the adaptation adds a woman-orphaned jungle girl Elaine Cassidy-to the expedition, and an interesting villain (religious fanatic Peter Falk) beefs up the travelogue by marooning Challenger's gang on the South American plateau where dinosaurs, cavemen and Indians coexist eventfully. The Walking with Dinosaurs-style effects work well for the TV frame, but the real success is in integrating the Boys' Own adventuring with subtle eco-awareness, complex character interplay and the reliable wonder of soaring Pteranodons and Carnosaur attacks. -Kim Newman.

Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Charmed - Series 1 [DVD]
Actors & Directors
  • Alyssa Milano
  • T. W. King
  • Holly Marie Combs
  • Dorian Gregory
  • Shannen Doherty
Release date: 2005-06-06
Run time: 929 min.
RRP: £59.99
Price: £18.98

Review Charmed - Series 1 [DVD] / Paramount Home Entertainment:

Charmed: The Complete First Season recaptures a period when television's WB network was particularly keen on series about the supernatural and specially powered characters. The original home of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and future launch pad for Angel and Smallville, the WB debuted Charmed in 1998 with many of the same intriguing ironies that made those other shows click. Specifically, the greater a character's powers, the more vulnerable he or she becomes; the more superhuman, the more painfully obvious one's lonely, fragile humanity. The Halliwells, a trio of witch heroines and siblings at the center of Charmed, is a case in point. Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) returns to her San Francisco family home after losing her job, and moves in with her older sisters Prue (Shannen Doherty) and Piper (Holly Marie Combs). On her first night back, Phoebe finds the Book of Shadows in the attic and recites a spell giving all three women unique powers they were always meant to have: Prue suddenly has the gift of telekinesis, Piper can make time stand still, and Phoebe can see into the future. All well and good, but along with those extraordinary abilities is a new awareness of dark forces in the world from which mortals need protection. In some cases, those forces have been plotting a long time to steal the Halliwell's magical legacy once they awakened to it-and now they will never let up. Evil warlocks, demons, ancient curses, Grimlocks, and Wendigos (the last two are best left explained by their respective episodes), however, are only half the battle on this sexy dramedy, in which more ordinary matters of emotional and real-world survival also preoccupy the Halliwells. An important ally, Inspector Andy Trudeau (Ted King), is Prue's ex-lover, a delicate detail that mixes pain with duty as the couple rekindles their troubled relationship while solving otherworldly crimes. [+]
In "Dead Man Dating," Piper falls for the ghost of a murdered man who needs help, and later competes with Phoebe for the attention of a handyman, Leo (Brian Krause). Jobs and money are always an issue, too. At one time or another, Phoebe works as a psychic, Piper as a caterer, and Prue finds a job at an auction house. As with Buffy, the engine of Charmed is the seamless, sometimes-comic, sometimes-tender way in which all these dynamics in the magic and non-magic worlds blend together, presenting young adult challenges that are both unique and somehow terribly familiar. It is particularly fun to watch this series grow, deepen, and experiment during its first year. The season's true highlight is probably "That 70s Episode," in which the Halliwells go back in time to meet their younger selves. -Tom Keogh, Amazon. com.

Review Universal Pictures UK / Law & Order - Series 2 - Complete [1991] [DVD]
Actors & Directors
  • Paul Sorvino
  • Richard Brooks
  • Michael Moriarty
  • Chris North
  • Dann Florek
Release date: 2005-02-28
Run time: 368 min.
Creator: Chris North
RRP: £44.99
Price: £17.97

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Review 20th CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT / Cagney & Lacey - The True Beginning [1982] [DVD]
Actors & Directors
  • Meg Foster
  • Sharon Gless
  • Tyne Daly
  • Al Waxman
Release date: 2007-06-25
Run time: 950 min.
Creator: Tyne Daly
RRP: £29.99
Price: £6.49

Review Cagney & Lacey - The True Beginning [1982] [DVD] / 20th CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT:


Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who: Series 2 - Volume 1 [DVD] [2005]
Actors & Directors
  • David Tennant
  • Billie Piper
  • Freema Agyeman
  • Catherine Tate
  • Paul Kasey
Release date: 2006-05-01
Run time: 102 min.
Creator: Billie Piper
RRP: £15.99
Price: £2.02

Review Doctor Who: Series 2 - Volume 1 [DVD] [2005] / 2 Entertain Video:

David Tennant ably steps into the shoes of the famous Timelord, as the first couple of episodes of the ‘second’ series of the reborn Doctor Who make it to DVD. In fact, that’s not quite true. The first of the two is actually the excellent 2005 Christmas special, The Christmas Invasion, which not only marked Tennant’s first full story in the role, but also proved to be an excellent way to spend an hour. Taking place during the festive season, the story finds Earth under imminent threat of invasion, at a time when the Doctor is still getting over his regeneration. That means extra pressure for Billie Piper’s Rose Tyler, but also offers a welcome return to the series for the terrific Penelope Wilton as Harriet Jones. Yet it’s the witty script and Tennant’s confident performance that define the episode. The ‘proper’ start of the ‘second’ series was the slightly uneven New Earth, which scores well again in the humour stakes, but struggles a little more with the story itself. The Doctor and Rose find themselves billions of years in the future, called to a hospital where the feline nursing staff have a cure for every disease. Naturally, there’s something more sinister going on, and there’s the returning, unscrupulous last surviving human Cassandra (played again by Zoe Wanamaker) to deal with. But while it amounts to a fun episode, it’s slightly below the standard the show has set itself of late. [+]
All considered though, as a kick off to the second series DVD collection, there’s plenty in the pair of episodes on offer here to enjoy, and plenty of potential in David Tennant as the Doctor. Now bring on the rest…!-Simon Brew.

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Casualty - Series 1 [DVD] [1986], Dr Quinn - Medicine Woman Series 4 [DVD] [1995], Prison Break - Season 2 - Part 2 [2006] [DVD], Soldier Soldier - The Complete Series 2 [DVD], Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky [DVD], James Clavell's Noble House [DVD] [1988] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC], Fanny Hill [BBC] [DVD] [2007], The House Of Eliott - Series 3 - Complete [DVD] [1991], Lovejoy - Complete Series 2 [DVD] [2004], Thatcher - The Final Days [DVD], Coupling: Complete Series 1 [DVD], Jesus Camp [DVD] [2006], Dirty Filthy Love [DVD] [2004], Robin Of Sherwood - The Complete Series 1 [1984] [DVD], Footballers' Wives - The Complete Series 3 [DVD], The Lost World [DVD] [2001], Charmed - Series 1 [DVD], Law & Order - Series 2 - Complete [1991] [DVD], Cagney & Lacey - The True Beginning [1982] [DVD], Doctor Who: Series 2 - Volume 1 [DVD] [2005]

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