Actors & Directors
- Simon Cadell
- Bernard Horsfall
- Alfred Burke
Run time: 676 min.
RRP: £29.99
Price: £20.65
Review Enemy At The Door - Series 2 - Complete / Network:
![Review Network / The Champions: The Complete Series (Special Edition) [1968]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51XPF0CVZVL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Stuart Damon
- William Gaunt
- David Lodge
- Ray Austin
- Anthony Nicholls
- Alexandra Bastedo
Run time: 1545 min.
Creator: Monty Berman
RRP: £59.99
Price: £33.92
Review The Champions: The Complete Series (Special Edition) [1968] / Network:
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Pennies From Heaven [1978]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YR2FQ19YL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Cheryl Campbell
- Bob Hoskins
- Gemma Craven
- Jenny Logan
- Kenneth Colley
Run time: 480 min.
RRP: £29.99
Price: £18.53
Review Pennies From Heaven [1978] / 2 Entertain Video:Dennis Potter's astonishing six-part miniseries Pennies from Heaven remains one of the edgiest, most audacious things ever conceived for television. The story tells of one Arthur Parker (Bob Hoskins), a sheet-music salesman in 1930s England. Beaten down by economic hard times and the sexual indifference of his proper wife (Gemma Craven), Arthur cannot understand why his life can't be like the beautiful songs he loves. On a sales trip through the Forest of Dean, he meets a virginal rural woman (Cheryl Campbell) he suspects may be his ideal. Ruination follows. Punctuating virtually every scene is a vintage pop song-lip-synched and sometimes danced out by the characters. This startling innovation makes the contrast between Arthur's brutish life and his bourgeois dreams even more dramatic. Potter's dark vision digs into British stoicism, sexual repression, the class system and even the coming of fascism in Europe. But it is especially poignant on the subject of the divide between art and reality. Piers Haggard directs the long piece with deft transitions between songs and story. [+](It was shot partly on multi-camera video, partly on film. ) The cast is fine, especially the extraordinary Cheryl Campbell, who imbues her character with keen intelligence and no small measure of perversity. Bob Hoskins triumphs in his star-making part, bringing a demonic energy to his small-time Cockney, nearly bursting his button-down vests with frustration and appetite. Pennies from Heaven was remade in 1981 for the big screen (with Steve Martin), in an interesting, Potter-scripted adaptation; it's one of the reasons the original has been unavailable on home video for so long. -Robert Horton.
![Review Network / The Fast Lady [1962]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51N86MRDAYL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Stanley Baxter
- James Robertson Justice
- Julie Christie
- Leslie Phillips
- Ken Annakin
- Kathleen Harrison
Run time: 95 min.
Creator: Keble Howard
RRP: £9.99
Price: £7.36
Review The Fast Lady [1962] / Network:
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Between The Lines : Complete BBC Series 3 [1992]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41DPZX99R0L._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Ross Devenish
- Peter Smith
- Siobhan Redmond
- Roy Battersby
- Neil Pearson
- Tony Doyle
- Tom Georgeson
- Robin Lermitte
Run time: 550 min.
Creator: Simon Stirling
RRP: £24.99
Price: £12.27
Review Between The Lines : Complete BBC Series 3 [1992] / 2 Entertain Video:
![Review Universal Pictures UK / The Cosby Show - Series 1 - Complete [1984]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2BZQlQIoAL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Jay Sandrich
- Malcolm Jamal Warner
- Alicia Keys
- Iman
- Bill Cosby
- Phylicia Rashad
Run time: 552 min.
RRP: £27.99
Price: £12.00
Review The Cosby Show - Series 1 - Complete [1984] / Universal Pictures UK:Looking back at Series 1 of The Cosby Show, it's easy to forget that momentous history was being made. Not only did this immensely popular sitcom hold the #1 spot among all network TV shows for five consecutive seasons (a record that still stands), but it promoted an evolutionary progression that influenced the entire TV industry from that point forward. African Americans had enjoyed sitcom success in the past (on Julia, The Jeffersons, and Good Times), but the idealised family of Cliff and Clair Huxtable (Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad) represented a new and quietly revolutionary perspective; married for 21 years with five children (one in college, a detail unmentioned in the pilot episode), the Huxtables were happy and successful (he's a doctor, she's a lawyer), and issues of race were almost entirely irrelevant to the show's universal appeal. More to the point, The Cosby Show was eminently respectable family entertainment, perhaps too squeaky-clean for some tastes, but immediately popular at a time when Eddie Murphy (in Beverly Hills Cop) was honing a more profane image that Cosby disapproved of. The show was also perfectly cast for mass appeal, from the irresistible precociousness of Keshia Knight Pulliam (as the youngest and most charming Huxtable daughter, Rudy) to the stylish adolescence of Lisa Bonet (years before her controversial role in Angel Heart) as 16-year-old Denise; Malcolm-Jamal Warner as outspoken teenager Theo; Tempestt Bledsoe as sensible younger daughter Vanessa; and Sabrina LaBeauf as college student and eventual mother of twins, Sondra. Combined with the effortless chemistry of Cosby and Rashad (credited in Season 1 as Phylicia Ayers Allen), the entire cast forged an easygoing, loosely-rehearsed dynamic that was genuinely familial. -Jeff Shannon.
Release date: 2009-01-26
RRP: £19.99
Price: £14.99
Review Perfect World - Series 1-2 - Complete / Perfect World:
![Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment / Lost - Series 1-3 [2004]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518t%2BJNfXIL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Matthew Fox
- Dominic Monaghan
- Evangeline Lilly
- Naveen Andrews
- Terry O'Quinn
Run time: 2990 min.
RRP: £106.99
Price: £90.00
Review Lost - Series 1-3 [2004] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- David Giles
- Anna Massey
- Alan Bates
- Anne Stallybrass
Run time: 385 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £12.28
Review Mayor Of Casterbridge / 2 Entertain Video:
![Review Playback / Sliders - Series 3 - Complete [1996]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/419TSQG6Z0L._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Allan Eastman
- Sabrina Lloyd
- Kari Wuhrer
- Jerry O'Connell
- Cleavant Derricks
- David E. Peckinpah
- Adam Nimoy
- David Livingston
- John Rhys-Davies
- Jerry O'Connell
Run time: 999 min.
RRP: £34.99
Price: £12.00
Review Sliders - Series 3 - Complete [1996] / Playback:
![Review 4dvd / Jimmy Carr - Live Stand Up [2005]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51T10Y42DEL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Dominic Brigstocke
- Jimmy Carr
- James Mullinger
Run time: 80 min.
Creator: Sam Pinnell
RRP: £19.99
Price: £13.49
Review Jimmy Carr - Live Stand Up [2005] / 4dvd:Jimmy Carr-Live Stand Up 2 is yet another demonstration of just why its star is becoming one of Britain's most popular live comics. Filmed at London's Bloomsbury Theatre, it's an act that's not for the easily offended, but is bursting with laughs and some rapid-fire comeback lines. Along the way, he delivers his sharp one-liners with admirable consistency, in his trademark deadpan style. Continuing to joke around subject matters that others would choose to leave well alone, he undoubtedly sails close to the wind, but succeeds through a combination of well-written material and superb delivery. His act holds the attention right from the off too, with an opening that sees him communicating with his audience via a giant screen. Trust us, it works. And there's an unexpected highlight on the DVD too, which almost eclipses the main event. The Comedy Idol programme sees Carr judging a stand-up talent content, which throws up genuine hilarity along with some of the strangest comedic acts you're likely to have seen. Mix in that, with the main act and generous dose of further bonus material, and Jimmy Carr-Live Stand Up 2 not only offers tremendous entertainment, it's excellent value too. Heed that 18 certificate, though. [+]-Jon Foster.
Actors & Directors
- Diarmuid Lawrence
- Clive Owen
- Anton Lesser
- Stuart Orme
- David Thacker
- Daniel Craig
- Graham Theakston
- Tim Fywell
- Joely Richardson
- Virginia McKenna
Run time: 830 min.
RRP: £44.99
Price: £32.12
Review Minette Walters Collection / 2 Entertain Video:
![Review Network / Hadleigh - Series 3 [1973]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51wZWETqsPL._SL160_.jpg)
Release date: 2009-01-19
Run time: 650 min.
RRP: £29.99
Price: £17.98
Review Hadleigh - Series 3 [1973] / Network:
Actors & Directors
- David Warry-Smith
- Allan Eastman
- Von Flores
- Lisa Howard
- Gene Roddenberry
- Ken Girotti
- Leni Parker
- Kevin Kilner
- Jeff Woolnough
RRP: £34.99
Price: £13.99
Review Earth Final Conflict : Complete Season 1 / Universal Pictures UK:
Actors & Directors
- Desmond Llewelyn
- Gillian Blake
- Arthur English
Run time: 325 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £12.98
Review Follyfoot Series 2 / Network:
Actors & Directors
- Peter Davidson
- Amanda Redman
- Ishia Bennison
- Julie Graham
- Roger Golby
Run time: 1330 min.
RRP: £49.99
Price: £49.86
Review At Home With The Braithwaites - Series 1-4 - Complete / Network:
![Review Channel 4 DVD / Black Books: Series 2 [2002]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MRKTF3W3L._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Dylan Moran
- Tamsin Greig
- Bill Bailey
Run time: 144 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £6.46
Review Black Books: Series 2 [2002] / Channel 4 DVD:One of the few genuinely outstanding British comedy shows of the past decade, Black Books unites excellent comedic performances, very funny scripts, and plenty of rewatch value. The concept is simple enough. Bernard (expertly played by Dylan Moran) runs a bookshop. The only problems are he can't stand people, hates customers, and would far prefer to be barking out cutting remarks and drinking wine. Still, it's after drinking much of the aforementioned wine that he offers Manny (Bill Bailey, again in terrific form) a job. Manny accepts, and finds his daily life involves taking abuse from Bernard, while remaining strangely and resolutely upbeat. Fran (Tamsin Greig) meanwhile also likes her wine, and finds herself stuck between the two of them, with a few odd encounters of her own thrown in too. So far nothing particularly out of the ordinary, right? Well, mix in some of the creative force behind Father Ted, combine those aforementioned performances, and simmer to the point where episode after episode garners a cocktail of sniggers and belly laughs, and you have something really rather special. Like many of the best shows, the curtain has come down on Black Books after only three series. But the long-lasting legacy are episodes that are set to be enjoyed for a long, long time to come. [+]-Simon Brew.
Release date: 2007-04-02
Run time: 60 min.
RRP: £3.99
Price: £3.48
Review Judy Garland At the London Palladium / Boulevard Entertaiment:
![Review ITV DVD / Catherine Cookson - The Fifteen Streets [1989]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51p%2BaTYFfiL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Billie Whitelaw
- Owen Teale
- Sean Bean
- Ian Bannen
- Clare Holman
- David Wheatley
Run time: 108 min.
RRP: £7.99
Price: £3.42
Review Catherine Cookson - The Fifteen Streets [1989] / ITV DVD:
Actors & Directors
- Matt Lucas
- Paul Kaye
- David Walliams
Run time: 150 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £5.96
Review Dennis Pennis - Pennis From Heaven / 2 Entertain Video:
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