William Shakespeare's repute spans the world - the beauty of his language, his profound insight into human nature and the complexity and integrity of his characters, confirming him as the greatest ever playwright. These BBC adaptations, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilise the best theatrical and television talent to bring the full glory of his plays to the small...
Includes the Cary Grant films THAT TOUCH OF MINK, THE GRASS IS GREENER, INDISCREET, FATHER GOOSE, MR BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE, BRINGING UP BABY, NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART, MR LUCKY, ONCE UPON A HONEYMOON, IN NAME ONLY, GUNGA DIN, THE TOAST OF NEW YORK, SYLVIA SCARLETT, CHARADE, I'M NO ANGEL, SHE DONE HIM WRONG, BLONDE VENUS, OPERATION PETTICOAT, MY FAVOURITE WIFE, T...
In the small coastal town of Capeside, Massachusetts, a group of high school kids come of age, each with their own set of trials and tribulations. Affluent, 15 year-old Dawson Leary (James Van Der Beek), idolises Steven Spielberg and wants to be a film maker. He has been friends with Joey (Katey Holmes) who lives across the pond with her pregnant sister since they were both...
A 19 disc set celebrating all of DS Troy's cases, featuring all 29 films starring Daniel Casey and John Nettles. Based on the best selling novels by Caroline Graham. Episodes featured: The Killings at Badger's DriftWritten in BloodDeath in DisguiseDeath of a Hollow ManFaithful Unto DeathStrangler's WoodBlood Will OutDeath's Shadow Beyond the GraveDead Man's Eleven Blue Herr...
This is the powerful wartime story of the Ashton family, living in Liverpool during the Second World War.The family struggles to deal with the harsh realities of war as their sons are sent away to fight and their children are evacuated to strange, previously unheard of parts of Britain. Those who remain at home live in constant fear of a knock on the door with a telegram fr...
Series 1:From Alan Ball, the Oscar winning writer of American Beauty, comes a series that digs where others fear to tread. When a bus kills Nathaniel Fisher, owner of the Fisher & Sons Funeral Home in Los Angeles, the tragedy casts a pall on the homecoming of his prodigal son Nate. Together with his mother Ruth, brother David and sister Claire, they must learn to deal with ...
Set in the town of Denton, the series focuses on Detective Inspector Frost and his long-suffering Superintendent Harry Mullen. Features all five complete series.
Boxset Contains All Episodes from Series 6-12.David Jason stars as Detective Inspector Jack Frost, an authority-flouting maverick who won't and doesn't abide by the rules and will stop at nothing to see justice is done.
14 Box Set Collection:The BirdsFamily PlotFrenzyThe Man Who Knew Too MuchMarnieRear WindowSaboteurShadow Of A DoubtTopazTorn CurtainThe Trouble With HarryRope VertigoPsychoPsycho Bonus Disc - The Hitchcock Legacy
A celebration of Britain's most famous and enduring television programme, featuring 80 landmark episodes from the 1970's, this is the very best of 'Coronation Street' from the decade that established it as a staple part of British television culture.With many episodes unseen since their original broadcast this is an opportunity to revisit old friends and re-live some classi...
All is not as it seems on Wisteria Lane, the pristinely manicured suburban setting of television's hottest prime-time soap. We learn this within the first few minutes of the DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES pilot episode, when seemingly sane and happy housewife Mary Alice Young removes a revolver from a drawer and shoots herself in the head. In the process of trying to make sense of he...
Disillusioned by his wartime experiences in France, ex-sergeant Jack Ford (James Bolam) returns home to Gallowshields on Tyneside in search for a job - any job.Unfortunately, with Britain in the grip of recession, there is no work to be had. Aligning himself with the equally impoverished Seaton family, Jack sets about improving his fortunes - and along the way falls deeply ...
MAHABHARAT, India's Greatest Epic is a story based on an ancient Sanskrit verse of sibling rivalry interwoven with Hinduism and the mythological history of India. The most cherished of all Indian classics, this 94 episode series of over 70 hours shown on the BBC for two years contains complex sub-stories of philosophy, divinity, adventure, bravery and betrayal.This complete...
6 classic BBC adaptations which capture all the wit, insight and romance of the original Jane Austen novels.Featuring:- Pride And Prejudice- Sense And Sensibility- Mansfield Park- Emma- Northanger Abbey- Persuasion
In the courtroom, esteemed Barrister James Kavanagh (John Thaw) tackles tough cases involving rape, pornography, vigilantes, and prostitutes, but his most difficult battles occur at home, where he tries to balance his familial duty with the pressures imposed on him by his job. This collection includes all 27 episodes of the courtroom drama.