Midsomer Murders The Early Cases Collection (1998) Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC. Number of discs: 19 Run Time: 1800 minutes. $ 159.99 The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. The smash hit series stars John Nettles (Bergerac) as Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby, a dogged investigator and devoted family man, unflappable in the face of the maxabre crimes and eccentric characters he encounters on the job. Collected here are the first 18 episodes by original U.K. broadcast date. These include the five mysteries adapted from the novels of Caroline Graham, as well as the next 13 original stories inspired by her characters. DS Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey), Barnaby's first and longest-serving deputy, assists the chief on all of these cases. Guest stars include Emily Mortimer, Anna Massey, Richard Briers, Prunella Scales, Julian Wadham, Orlando Bloom, and Celia Imrie.
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Rumpole of the Bailey: The Complete Series Megaset (1980)Actors: Leo McKern, Peggy Thorpe-Bates, Albert Welling, Robin Halstead, Shelagh Stephenson. 14 Disc DVD Set $ 99.99 An immensely popular series broadcast on PBS from 1978 to 1992, RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY set a new bar for all courtroom dramas to come. Balancing suspense and satire as deftly as the scale of justice, Horace Rumpole tirelessly defends the downtrodden while undressing the upper classes. A timeless mixture of comedy and drama, RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY was one of television's most celebrated courtroom dramas. Flawlessly adapted by John Mortimer from his best-selling Edgar Award-winning novels, and starring the esteemed Leo McKern (A Man for All Seasons), this 14-disc DVD Megaset™ includes all 42 episodes from the seven seasons of RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY
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The Inbetweeners - Series 1-3 - $ 29.99 Complete - Format: PAL - Number of discs: 3 - The Inbetweeners Series follows the often misguided footsteps of four friends, Will, Simon, Neil and Jay, as they try to navigate their way through sixth form, with their hormones running riot.
None of our heroes are exceptional, all are distinctly average: Will is constantly trying to raise their social standing, Simon is a hopeless romantic who is obsessed with schoolmate Carli, Neil is sometimes so slow it’s more like owning a pet than having a friend, and Jay is a borderline sex pest constantly bragging about imaginary sexual experiences. |
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The Cadfael Collection (1995) Actors: Derek Jacobi, Michael Culver, Julian Firth, Mark Charnock, Terrence Hardiman. 13 DVD Disc Set. $ 59.99 In this unique mystery series based on the bestselling books by Ellis Peters, Sir Derek Jacobi (I, Claudius) stars as Brother Cadfael, a compassionate seeker of truth and justice in chaotic world medieval England. A distinctively packaged, complete set of the hit mystery series based on the books by Ellis Peters. The fascinating world of 12th-century England provides the setting and the detective is a Benedictine monk. Sir Derek Jacobi (I, Claudius; Gladiator; Gosford Park) masterfully portrays this compassionate seeker of truth and justice in a chaotic and lawless world. The collection includes an insert with a new, signed essay by Jacobi All 13 episodes of the series: The Leper of St. Giles, Monk's Hood, One Corpse Too Many, The Sanctuary Sparrow, The Devil's Novice, St. Peter's Fair, The Virgin in the Ice, A Morbid Taste for Bones, The Raven in the Foregate, The Rose Rent, The Holy Thief, The Pilgrim of Hate, The Potter's Field.
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My Family Complete Series 1 - 11 all on 22 DVD's $ 129.99 Actors: Robert Lindsay, Zoe Wanamaker, Kris Marshall, Daniela Denby-Ashe, Gabriel Thomson.Format: PAL. This fantastic comedy centres around a dysfunctional family from Chiswick. Ben is a moody dentist who "pretends" that he has know interest in the upbringing of he's children which creates many laughs. Susan is a middle aged (although she doesn't like to admit it)tour guide who wears the trousers in the family and makes dinner "unbearable" with her terrible cooking. Nick is easily described as an idiot, he leaps from job to job with no actual intention of leaving home which causes several conflicts between himself and Ben. Janey is the middle child who later drops out of university after she has a baby. She is fashion obsessed and at times moans that she is the poor relation in the family. Finally their is Michael who is the "geek" of the family, he soon becomes sex obsessed and eventually comes out as gay. Later characters include Abi, a dim witted relative of Ben. Roger, an annoying dentist who works with Ben. Alfie, a strange Welsh musician and Kenzo, the son of Janey.
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Doctor Who: Series 1 - 4 Collection [DVD] 199.99 23 dvd This collection brings together the first four series of the BBC's re-imagined Doctor Who, which was first transmitted in 2005, starring Christopher Eccleston (Elizabeth, Shallow Grave) as the crusading timelord, ably assisted by the gorgeous Rose (Billie Piper – Secret Diary of a Call Girl).
Series 1 Christopher Eccleston's Doctor is wise and funny, cheeky and brave. An alien and a loner (it's difficult keeping up with friends when your day job involves flitting through time and space), his detached logic gives him a vital edge when the world's in danger. But when it comes to human relationships, he can be found wanting. That's why he needs new assistant Rose. Rose (Billie Piper) is a shop-girl from the present day. From the moment they meet, the Doctor and Rose are soulmates. They understand and complement each other. As they travel together through time, encountering new adversaries, the Doctor shows her things beyond imagination. She starts out as an innocent, unfettered by worldly concerns. But she ends up an adventurer who, by the end of the series, can never go home again... Series 2 The complete second series featuring David Tennant as the tenth 'regenerated' Doctor Who. In 'The Christmas Invasion' Christmas trees and seasonal Santa Claus impersonators begin wreaking havoc on the residents of London. Meanwhile the TARDIS lands on Earth with a new Doctor aboard. The Doctor is not yet fully recovered from regeneration. An invasion of the planet threatens mankind and there's only the Prime Minister to battle it out. Series 3 The third series of Doctor Who is full of new thrills, new laughs, new heartbreak and some terrifying new monsters. From the moment the Doctor walks into the life of medical student Martha Jones he changes it forever. Series 4 David Tennant is back in his role as the Doctor in the fourth series of the hit sci-fi show! Award-winning comedienne Catherine Tate returns as the Doctor's new companion, reviving her role as Donna Noble. Also on hand to help the Doctor are some familiar faces as he has the New Dalek Empire to stop! Actors: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, Noel Clarke, John Barrowman, David Tennant Format: PAL Region: Region 2 Number of discs: 23 |
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