Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The lavish BBC costume drama based on Alexandre Dumas' classic novel set in the early 1800s sees Alan Badel leading a distinguished cast in the greatest tale of betrayal adventure romance & revenge the world has ever known Edmond Dantes is a brave & honest young man whose peaceful life & plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are abruptly shattered when he is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune Unlawfully sentenced to the infamous island prison of Chateau D' If Edmond is destined to spend the rest of his days behind bars When Edmond audaciously escapes the island he sets off to find the treasure & exact revenge on those who wronged him This 12-part BBC series is now widely considered to be one of the finest adaptations of the legendary story Actors Alan Badel Natasha Parry Morris Perry Michael Gough Rosalie Crutchley Directors Peter Hammond Format PALLanguage English Subtitles English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio Unknown Number of discs 2 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play TALL DARK & DEADLY! Updating the vampire mythos to early 1970s Los Angeles these much-loved cult classics star Robert Quarry (Dr Phibes Rises Again) as the svelte Count Yorga living in a mansion in the southern California hills with his equally mysterious brides Introducing himself as a mystic from Bulgaria who s an expert on seances his true nature is given away by the title of his first film Count Yorga Vampire long before the hapless Donna (Donna Anders Werewolves on Wheels) & her friends discover the truth The sequel The Return of Count Yorga sees him relocate to San Francisco where he has designs on an orphanage as a source of potential victims but gets distracted by the prospect of the beautiful but innocent Cynthia (Mariette Hartley Marooned) becoming the latest addition to his harem Firm drive-in favourites from the moment they were first unleashed the Count Yorga films were directed by Bob Kelljan (Scream Blacula Scream) with just the right mix of atmosphere suspense & tongue-in-cheek humour with Quarry s delivery of the Count s witty one-liners being a particular joy SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition digital transfers of both Yorga films from original film elements by MGMOriginal mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf & hard of hearing Audio commentary on Count Yorga Vampire by David Del Valle Audio commentary on The Return of Count Yorga by David Del Valle Interview with critic & author Kim Newman Theatrical trailers Reversible sleeve featuring original & newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys First pressing only Booklet featuring new writing on the films by Frank Collins ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play TALL DARK & DEADLY! Updating the vampire mythos to early 1970s Los Angeles these much-loved cult classics star Robert Quarry (Dr Phibes Rises Again) as the svelte Count Yorga living in a mansion in the southern California hills with his equally mysterious brides Introducing himself as a mystic from Bulgaria who s an expert on seances his true nature is given away by the title of his first film Count Yorga Vampire long before the hapless Donna (Donna Anders Werewolves on Wheels) & her friends discover the truth The sequel The Return of Count Yorga sees him relocate to San Francisco where he has designs on an orphanage as a source of potential victims but gets distracted by the prospect of the beautiful but innocent Cynthia (Mariette Hartley Marooned) becoming the latest addition to his harem Firm drive-in favourites from the moment they were first unleashed the Count Yorga films were directed by Bob Kelljan (Scream Blacula Scream) with just the right mix of atmosphere suspense & tongue-in-cheek humour with Quarry s delivery of the Count s witty one-liners being a particular joy SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition digital transfers of both Yorga films from original film elements by MGM Original mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf & hard of hearing Audio commentary on Count Yorga Vampire by David Del Valle Audio commentary on The Return of Count Yorga by David Del Valle Interview with critic & author Kim Newman Theatrical trailers Reversible sleeve featuring original & newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys First pressing only Booklet featuring new writing on the films by Frank Collins ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A classic high-tension thriller directed by Montgomery Tully this rarely-seen gem features an exceptional trans-Atlantic cast including Zachary Scott (on magnificently sinister form as a brutal master-criminal) Mervyn Johns noir heroine Peggie Castle fan favourite Lee Patterson & British screen spiv Sydney Tafler The Counterfeit Plan is featured here in a br&-new transfer from the original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio With the aid of his accomplices convicted murderer Max Brandt escapes whilst being escorted to a French prison & flees across the Channel Arriving in England he seeks out a wartime acquaintance Louie An expert forger Louie has now turned his back on his criminal career but Brandt is determined to blackmail him into putting his formidable skills to use once more ...

Set in a Nazi concentration camp this drama centres on history's biggest counterfeit operation In THE COUNTERFEITERS prisoners must choose between aiding the Third Reich in their money-making scheme & their own well-being ...

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- The Gambler 2 Bellamy Brothers
- Let Your Love Flow 3 Lady Antebellum
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A stunning new colouring book that will take you through a year in the life of the English countryside Nearly 40 years ago ...

The Country Girls & its sequels The Lonely Girl & Girls in their Married Bliss changed the temperature of Irish literature in the 1960s & inspired generation after generation of readers & writers The passion artistry & courage of Edna O' Brien's vision in these three novels continue to resonate into the twenty-first century
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Beginning with new evidence that cites the presence of books in Roman villas & concluding with present day vicissitudes of collecting this generously illustrated book presents a complete survey of British & Irish country house libraries Replete with engaging anecdotes about owners & librarians the book features fascinating information on acquisition bordering on obsession the process of designing library architecture & the care (and neglect) of collections The author also disputes the notion that these libraries were merely for show arguing that many of them were profoundly scholarly assembled with meticulous care & frequently used for intellectual pursuits For those who love books & the libraries in which they are collected & stored The Country House Library is an essential volume to own ...

Historian Dan Cruickshank is invited through the closed doors of six of Britain’s greatest private houses in an illuminating & surprising journey through our architectural history These fascinating buildings remain private homes & closed to the public but their owners have allowed Dan Cruickshank to roam the corridors tease out each home’s story – who built them lived in them & lost them – & uncover tales of excess & profligacy power & ambition From the disarming Elizabethan charm of South Wraxall Manor the classical rigour of Kinross House in Scotland & the majesty & ingenuity of Hawksmoor’s Easton Neston to the Palladian sweep of Wentworth Woodhouse with its 600-foot frontage the Victorian exuberance of Clandeboye & the Edwardian ingenuity of Lutyens’ Marsh Court the secrets of these houses reveal not only the story of our architecture but also reflect the fortunes of the nation itself Dan shows how the story of each house tells the social & economic history of Britain each built on an economic crest or crash & uniquely expressive of its creator’s aims strengths & frailties; the crystallisation of a ruling class at a moment in time ...