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Becoming Jane (Blu-Ray) £18.99
The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable marrying for love. Naturally her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appointed husband to assure their daughter's future social standing. They are eyeing Mr Wisley, nephew to the very formidable, not to mention very rich, local aristocrat Lady Gresham, as a prospective match. But when Jane meets the roguish and decidedly non-aristocratic Tom Lefroy, sparks soon fly, along with the sharp repartee. His intellect and arrogance raise her ire then knock her head over heels. Now the couple, whose flirtation flies in the face of the sense and sensibility of the age, is faced with a terrible dilemma. If they attempt to marry, they will risk everything that matters family, friends and fortune.
Bleak House (Blu-Ray) £23.99
Acclaimed writer Andrew Davies turns his talents to one of Charles Dicken's most brilliant novels - arguably the greatest ever depiction of Victorian London, from its glittering heights to its very lowest depths - adapting it into a series of half-hour episodes. At the court of Chancery, the interminable suit of Jarndyce and Jarndyce becomes the centre of a web of relationships at all levels - from aristocrat Sir Leicester Dedlock, to Little Jo, the lowly crossing sweeper - and a metaphor for the decay and corruption at the heart of English society. A skillfully crafted thriller; an epic feast of characters and storylines; and a passionate indictment of the legal system, Bleak House is as searingly relevant today as it was in the mid-19th Century.
Hotel Babylon: Series 1 (Blu-Ray) £26.49
Tamzin Outhwaite and Max Beesley star in this tantalizing and seductive insight into the sexy world of the luxury five-star hotel industry, revealing life beyond the glamour and faade of the smiling faces and glittering chandeliers. Based on Imogen Edwards-Jones and Anonymous' searing expose of life behind the scenes of the luxury hotel industry in London, Hotel Babylon delves deep into the frenetic, non-stop hidden culture of the hotel staff, from the discreet concierge to the flamboyant bar managers everyone has a story.
Robin Hood: Complete Series 1 Boxset (Blu-Ray) £34.99
Starring: Sam Troughton, William Beck, Anjali Jay, Joe Armstrong, Jonas Armstrong, Harry Lloyd, Gordon Kennedy, Lucy Griffiths, Keith Allen, Richard Armitage. All 13 episodes of the BBC series starring Jonas Armstrong in the titular role. Robin of Locksley (Armstrong) returns home from defending King and country in the Holy Land, to find a corrupt and changed Nottingham. The ruthless Sheriff of Nottingham (Keith Allen) is now in charge, crippling the poor with greedy taxes and severely punishing them for stealing even a loaf of bread. The ever-gallant Robin and his faithful, if slightly unenthusiastic, manservant Much (Sam Troughton) are determined to fight for the good of these hapless people. Aided by a gang of talented outlaws including Will Scarlett (Harry Lloyd), the ingenious engineer who can construct anything from any material, just as long as it's wood, Little John (Gordon Kennedy), the man-mountain who can destroy all in his path, but is afraid of a trickling stream, and Djaq (Anjali Jay), master of trickery and disguise. As each episode unites the gang against the Sheriff and his dastardly deeds, will they succeed in thwarting injustice to relieve the poverty and hunger of the good people of Locksley?
Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky (Blu-Ray) £14.99
This is a story of unrequited love, passion, ambition and disappointment, set in 1930s London, revolving around The Midnight Bell, a bar off the Euston Road. The three part mini- series follows the lives of three different people with three different backgrounds but all connected by love. First there is the barman Bob, who hankers after Jenny, a penniless girl who has been forced out of her home. Then there is his colleague, Ella who is flattered by the love of a mature gentleman but also is in love with Bob. And finally there is Jenny...
