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Friday 14th February 2020 |
It's St. Valentine's Day and we're in the mood for ... well, buying a load of beautiful new Blu-rays, actually. For plenty of top picks - plus Radio 4 series to download, DVDs and more - read on.
Closing on Sunday night, now's your final chance to enter our competition to win a deluxe-packaged copy of Monty Python's Flying Circus Series 2 on Blu-ray, fully restored and remastered to high definition, and accompanied by an intricately detailed making-of book.
Coming soon
The Battle Of The Sexes - Dual Format Edition
Classic comedy from acclaimed director Charles Crichton, this brand-new restoration of the 1959 feature - starring Peter Sellers - will be released in April.
When American businesswoman Angela Barrows (Constance Cummings) is sent by her company to Edinburgh to look into potential export markets, she meets Robert MacPherson (Robert Morley), a company manager who has just inherited his father's textile business and wants her advice on updating it to modern standards.
Before long Angela is introducing all sorts of new-fangled ideas and the employees, scandalised that they have to work under a female boss, turn to Mr Martin (Peter Sellers), who promises to lead the fight against the interloper.
Also includes a fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film and detailed credits.
Inside No. 9 - Series Five
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith present a fifth anthology of films. From night-time to half-time, from the magic of Christmas, to the mysteries of magic, into the minds of monsters.
Starring alongside Pemberton and Shearsmith is a wealth of talent including: Stephanie Cole (Doc Martin), Jenna Coleman (Victoria), Kadiff Kirwan (Timewasters), David Morrissey (The Other Boleyn Girl), Ralf Little (The Royle Family), Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk), Maxine Peake (Funny Cow), Phil Davis (Poldark) and many more.
This release includes all of the brand new (current) Series 5, plus the Hallowe'en 2018 special, Dead Line.
Gloomsbury - The Complete Series 1-5
Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer star in Sue Limb's comedy parodying the arty and adulterous adventures of the Bloomsbury Group. A stellar cast, including Roger Lloyd-Pack, Morwenna Banks, Jonathan Coy and John Sessions, join in this affectionate send-up of the infamous literary pals who dominated the English cultural scene in the early 20th Century.
Alfie Darling
Sixties icon Alfie Elkins makes a ribald return appearance in this sequel to the classic comedy-drama that shot Michael Caine to stardom.
Alan Price stars as the Jack-the-Lad with an over-active libido alongside Jill Townsend, Hannah Gordon, Rula Lenska and Joan Collins. Alfie Darling is presented here as a brand-new high definition transfer from the original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio
Alfie makes a good living driving huge trucks across Europe, with a girl hidden away in every place he visits - as well as some along the way! Then he meets cool, aloof Abby, who resists his charms - but Alfie was never one to shy away from a challenge!
Roger + The Rottentrolls - The Complete Series 1-4
Every episode of the fondly-remembered late-90s childrens' comedy from ITV come to DVD.
A thousand years ago, in a very strange valley where the rocks are all slightly mad, Merlin was trying to create a ski resort for King Arthur, when he picked up some strange Norwegian trolls in a snow cloud....Ever since, they waited for their mystical leader whose name they found carved in a rock - Roger Was Ere. So one day, when Roger Becket from Cowgill stopped at the bottom of the valley and shouted 'Roger Was Here' - from that moment on, he was King of the Rottentrolls!
The BAFTA award-winning (1997 Best Children's Entertainment Show) series was first broadcast on 13 September 1996 and ran for four series, ending on 25 February 2000. Written by Tim Firth (Calendar Girls) and narrated by Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) this classic series starred Nick Barber and Holly Grainger as Roger and his stepsister.
The Maltby Collection - The Complete Series 1-3
All three series of David Nobbs's museum-based sitcom, starring Julian Rhind-Tutt.
Rod Millet has always dreamed of working at the Maltby Collection, but on being appointed Deputy Curator of Painting and Sculpture, it quickly becomes clear that the son of a self-made biscuit mogul isn't going to fit into the musty, insular world of London antiquities. But when, on his first day, Rod learns that the museum has been earmarked for closure, he starts a campaign to save it (threatening his boss Walter Brindle's plans for a cushy early retirement). W
Cold Feet - Complete Series Nine
Ahead of its conclusion next week, the complete ninth series of ITV's continuing, hit comedy drama is now available to pre-order ahead of its DVD release on 16th March.
As ever, James Nesbitt, John Thomson, Fay Ripley, Hermione Norris and Robert Bathurst are the stars of the popular series charting the lives and loves of the now middle-aged group of friends living in Manchester.
A complete box set of all nine series to date will also be released. Will there be a tenth to come? ITV have yet to announce anything - but probably, yes.
Keep Fit
One of the successful run of pre-war Ealing comedies that secured George Formby's enduring popularity with the British public, Keep Fit sees everyone's favourite gawp trying, once again, to win the girl of his dreams! It is presented here as a high definition remaster from original film elements.
Gormless George, a feeble department store barber's assistant, has a thing for attractive manicurist Joan. Hector, his rival for Joan's attention, is a handsome, moustache-sporting man-about-town who is no stranger to playing dirty tricks. When scrawny George becomes mistakenly involved in a local fitness campaign, he finds himself competing against the caddish Hector for his true love's affections!
Previously available on DVD, this is the first ever HD restoration and Blu-ray release of any George Formby film.
Last Christmas
Kate (Emilia Clarke) harumphs around London, a bundle of bad decisions accompanied by the jangle of bells on her shoes, another irritating consequence from her job as an elf in a year-round Christmas shop. Tom (Henry Golding) seems too good to be true when he walks into her life and starts to see through so many of Kate's barriers.
As London transforms into the most wonderful time of the year, nothing should work for these two. But sometimes, you gotta let the snow fall where it may, you gotta listen to your heart ... and you gotta have faith.
Directed by Hollywood's Paul Feig and written by comics and screen star Emma Thompson, the film is inspired by the music of Wham! and George Michael.
Daliso Chaponda: Citizen Of Nowhere - Series 1 & 2
Britain's Got Talent star Daliso Chaponda takes a comic look at the relationship between the UK and Africa in these two BBC Radio 4 series. The UK and Africa have had a long and complicated past, and Daliso acts as our relationship guidance counsellor, looking at the history of this relationship and helping us navigate the rocky historical waters between the two places.
Along with his sidekick 'The Other Guy' (James Quinn), Daliso explores how the UK and Africa first met; looks at the people on both sides who don't want the relationship to work; considers charities and organisations who want to help and discusses the process of immigration.
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators - Series Three
The third series of the hit BBC daytime show, which concluded its TV run this afternoon. Combining corpses, comedy and cracking mysteries, this quirky crime drama has won the hearts of over 200 countries.
Now that Lu has passed her private investigator exams and Frank's tidied himself up a bit, there's no stopping them. But murder, kidnap, blackmail and infidelity still abound in the pretty tourist town of Stratford-upon-Avon. An ageing heavy metal star with a pact with the devil. A Shakespeare museum full of deadly secrets. A King Lear story set in a carpet warehouse. Welcome to the birthplace of the Bard, where low-life criminals get caught up in deliciously high drama.
High Hopes - Remastered & Restored
Mike Leigh writes and directs this class-struggle comedy drama that portrays the intertwined lives of an extended working class family in London during the Thatcher years.
The story follows left-wing bike messenger Cyril Bender (Philip Davis), his girlfriend Shirley (Ruth Sheen) and Cyril's conservative mother (Edna Dore), who lives in the last council house on her street next to the appallingly upper class Boothe-Braines (Lesley Manville and David Bamber).
Cyril's consumerist sister Valerie (Heather Tobias) and her car salesman husband Martin (Philip Jackson) join the family to throw a surprise 70th birthday party for Mrs. Bender but, despite their best intentions, the event descends into disaster.
For more, see our full list of new releases and products coming soon.
Out now
A Serial Killer's Guide To Life
Described as "Sightseers meets Thelma And Louise", A Serial Killer's Guide To Life is written and directed by Staten Cousins Roe (This Way Out) and produced by Forward Motion Pictures - a multi award-winning production company run by husband and wife team Staten and Poppy Roe, longlisted as 'Breakthrough Producers' for the 2019 BIFAs.
Olivier Award-winning Katie Brayben, Poppy Roe, Ben Lloyd-Hughes and Emmy-nominated Sian Clifford (Fleabag) star in the horror-comedy about a 30-something self-help addict who wants nothing more than to escape her overly controlling mother and the dead-end seaside town where she grew up. So when strange and strikingly confident new life coach Val suddenly arrives on the scene and invites her on a road trip of alternative therapies, Lou finds the perfect opportunity to leave, and the perfect person to become. Unfortunately for Lou, Val's a serial killer.
Wilt
Henry Wilt spends his evenings walking his dog and fantasising about murdering his domineering wife, Eva. Whilst incredibly drunk at a party, Wilt's entanglement with a life-size inflatable doll ends with him dumping it in a convenient hole at a building site. The following morning, when Eva cannot be found, Wilt's activities attract the suspicion of the dogged Inspector Flint of Norwich CID, who firmly believes that Mrs Wilt is now pushing up twenty tons of pre-mixed concrete...
Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith star as the hapless Wilt and his single-minded pursuer in this classic comedy film, adapted from Tom Sharpe's outrageously funny novel by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick. Co-starring Alison Steadman and Diana Quick, Wilt is presented here as a brand-new high definition transfer from the original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.
Brett Domino - I Think I'm in Love with the Girl Who Works on Checkout Six in Decathlon
A new comic romantic single from Brett Domino, released for Valentine's Day.
Say My Name
When a one-night stand gets interrupted by a robbery, two complete strangers are forced to navigate the seedy underbelly of a sleepy Welsh isle in order to get back their stolen property. Along the way, their opposing personalities and differing outlooks on life bring them to a boiling point.
This independent romantic comedy, written by comedian and podcaster Deborah Frances-White (The Guilty Feminist) and directed by Jay Stern, invites viewers along on the duo's night of unwanted self-discovery, that will have the couple either hating or loving each other by the morning.
The Goes Wrong Show - Series 1
The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society undertake another (overly) ambitious endeavour, held back by prolific over-actor Robert Grove, the screen-hogging Sandra Wilkinson and the artistically mistrusted Dennis Tyde.
Six wonderfully crafted half-hours of theatrical catastrophe to delight across the generations. Episodes include the gripping courtroom drama A Trial To Watch and Secon World War spy thriller The Pilot (which is not the pilot).
The Goes Wrong Show is simply Mischief's biggest disaster yet - and it'll be back for a second series, too!
A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
It's one small step for lamb in Shaun's new out of this world family adventure.
When a mischievous alien crash-lands near Mossy Bottom farm, Shaun sets on a thrilling rescue mission to help return her home, while a secret government UFO organisation is hot on their trail, can Shaun and the flock avert Farmageddon before it's too late? From the multi-award-winning studio that brought you Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit, hold on to your seats as we blast off on an exciting and heart-warming sci-fi comedy adventure.
A double-collection with the first hit Shaun The Sheep film is also available; as are plenty of other books and tie-in products.
The Love Ban
A rumbustious comedy from Ralph Thomas and Betty Box, The Love Ban (originally released as It's A 2'6" Above The Ground World) stars Hywel Bennett and Nanette Newman as an enthusiastically procreative couple with a family planning problem.
Based on the hit stage play of its original name - and also featuring Nicky Henson and John Cleese - it is presented here as a brand-new high definition transfer from the original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.
Young married couple Kate and Mick have a problem: Mick's strict Catholicism forbids him from using birth control, but after six children in eight years Kate has had enough and draws the line! Turned out of his own bed, Mick's erotically charged fantasy life begins to take over...
For more, see our full list of new releases and products coming soon.
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