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Call The Midwife - Season 10 (DVD): Jenny Agutter, Linda Bassett, Helen George, Leonie Elliott, Laura Main, Stephen McGann,... Call The Midwife - Season 10 (DVD)
Jenny Agutter, Linda Bassett, Helen George, Leonie Elliott, Laura Main, …
R279 Discovery Miles 2 790 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

The multi-award winning drama returns to BBC One for a tenth season!

It’s 1966, and it’s a testing time for the nuns and midwives. With Trixie’s help, Sister Julienne is determined to steer Nonnatus House out of its financial quandary. Dr Turner deals with an array of difficult cases, including a former soldier involved in nuclear test explosions.

Meanwhile, Sister Monica Joan experiences a crisis of faith, and Sister Frances realises she needs to be a little less spiritual if she’s to really connect with the local women. There are some interesting challenges ahead, as well as great celebrations when England wins the football World Cup.

Also includes the 2020 Christmas Special and Call The Midwife: Special Delivery 10th Anniversary Special.

Call The Midwife - Season 12 (DVD): Jenny Agutter, Linda Bassett, Helen George, Judy Parfitt Call The Midwife - Season 12 (DVD)
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R361 R333 Discovery Miles 3 330 Save R28 (8%) Ships in 15 - 30 working days

Call The Midwife returns for more heat-warming tales of life in London's hard-up East End. The Midwives are back to welcome new lives in the changing times of the 1960s.

It's 1968 and Enoch Powell's infamous "Rivers of Blood" speech creates serious tension in Poplar, especially when a group of dockers march in support of Powell.

The midwives welcome a new nun, Sister Veronica, who's an instant hit with everyone - except Nurse Crane. Meanwhile, Trixie's relationship with Matthew goes from strength to strength, while Nurse Crane helps Nancy with her financial woes. Sister Julienne enjoys helping out on the district rounds, Shelagh and Dr Turner split their time between the busy maternity home and their lively young family, while Reggie continues to bring joy into Violet and Fred's lives.

Mrs Wilson (DVD): Ruth Wilson, Iain Glen, Fiona Shaw, Keeley Hawes Mrs Wilson (DVD)
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R264 Discovery Miles 2 640 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

Golden Globe-winning actress Ruth Wilson stars in this powerful three-part drama inspired by the memoir of her own grandmother about her family's history.

Set in London in the 1940s and 1960s, and in India in the 1930s, the series follows Alison Wilson, who thinks she is happily married until her husband, Alec, dies and a woman turns up on the doorstep claiming that she is the real Mrs Wilson. Alison is determined to prove the validity of her own marriage - and Alec's love for her - but is instead led into a world of disturbing secrets.

The Alienist - Season 1 (DVD): Daniel Bruhl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning, Brian Geraghty, Q'Orianka Kilcher The Alienist - Season 1 (DVD)
Daniel Bruhl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning, Brian Geraghty, Q'Orianka Kilcher
R526 Discovery Miles 5 260 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

A psychological thriller and mystery series set in 1896 about the hunt for a serial killer responsible for the gruesome murders of boy prostitutes that have gripped New York City. Based on the novel by Caleb Carr.

The Alienist opens when a series of haunting, gruesome murders of boy prostitutes grips New York City. Newly appointed police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt calls upon criminal psychologist (aka alienist) Dr. Laszlo Kreizler and newspaper illustrator John Moore to conduct the investigation in secret. They are joined by Sara Howard, a headstrong secretary determined to become the city's first female police detective.

Using the emerging disciplines of psychology and early forensic investigation techniques, this band of social outsiders set out to find and apprehend one of New York City's first serial killers.

Poldark - Season 4 (DVD): Aidan Turner, Eleanor Tomlinson, Heida Reed Poldark - Season 4 (DVD)
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R517 R353 Discovery Miles 3 530 Save R164 (32%) Ships in 15 - 30 working days

1796: To defend Cornwall and those he loves from an empowered George, Ross must learn to play the political game on a journey that takes him to the nation's capital.

While Demelza manages the Poldark’s affairs at home, Elizabeth moves to further secure her marriage but Drake struggles in resigning Morwenna to life with Osborne, and the Enyses are tested as never before.

Les Miserables - (2018) (DVD): Dominic West, Lily Collins, David Oyelowo, Adeel Akhtar, David Bradley, Derek Jacobi, Olivia... Les Miserables - (2018) (DVD)
Dominic West, Lily Collins, David Oyelowo, Adeel Akhtar, David Bradley, …
R318 Discovery Miles 3 180 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

The ground-breaking new BBC adaptation of Victor Hugo’s epic novel.

Against the epic backdrop of France at a time of civil unrest, Les Misérables is the story of Jean Valjean, a former convict unable to escape the shadow of his past life. His future is threatened by his nemesis, the chilling police officer and former prison guard Javert, who is determined to bring him to justice. Meanwhile Fantine, a working class woman abandoned by her rich lover, is driven to increasingly desperate measures to provide for her young daughter.

Their stories collide and as a revolutionary violence ignites on the streets of Paris, Jean Valjean begins an epic journey towards self-acceptance, redemption and love.

The Durrells: The Complete Collection - Season 1-4 (DVD, Boxed set): Keeley Hawes, Josh O'Connor, Milo Parker, Callum... The Durrells: The Complete Collection - Season 1-4 (DVD, Boxed set)
Keeley Hawes, Josh O'Connor, Milo Parker, Callum Woodhouse, Daisy Waterstone, … 2
R909 R676 Discovery Miles 6 760 Save R233 (26%) Ships in 15 - 30 working days

All four seasons of this charming and hugely popular ITV series, based on Gerald Durrell’s much-loved Corfu trilogy of novels.

Season 1
Impoverished but sparky widow Louisa Durrell make the radical decision to seek out a new destiny for her family when her options in late 1930s England seem to be limited to struggling on or marrying a wealthy but dreary older man. Concerned that the lives of her four ‘children’, ranging in age from 11 to 21, are heading down the wrong track, she relocates her reluctant brood to a dilapidated house in the Greek sun.

Season 2
Sparky English widow Louisa and her brood continue to put down roots in their dilapidated rented house, alongside an ever-increasing menagerie of animals brought home by youngest son Gerry.

Season 3
A visit from Aunt Hermione isn’t the usual dreaded experience as the formerly formidable matriarch has embraced the laid-back Greek attitude and found romance. Leslie’s also enjoying a much-improved love life with three very different girls. But there’s no safety in numbers when his mother and siblings decide to interfere. Margo has (temporarily) given up on love and found a new vocation, while Gerry’s obsession with animals continues to grow. As for Louisa, a trip to the UK with Larry to sort out family affairs reminds her of the restrictions of her old life. After a brush with bohemian London artists, she realises her heart lies in her island paradise.

Season 4
Louisa’s keeping busy by opening the doors of the family villa as a guest house. But with cousin Basil as her only paying guest, business isn’t exactly booming. Larry’s struggling to get his risqué Black Book published and enjoying love with two ballet dancers, while Leslie’s throwing himself back into his job (and shooting). Animal-mad Gerry now has ambitions to open his own zoo, and Margo’s up for another new challenge as she decides to start her own beauty salon.

The Crown - Season 4 (DVD): Olivia Colman, Gillian Anderson, Emma Corrin, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Josh... The Crown - Season 4 (DVD)
Olivia Colman, Gillian Anderson, Emma Corrin, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, … 1
R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

The Crownfollows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. The fourth season covers the time period between 1979 and 1990.

The story picks up in 1979 as Margaret Thatcher is elected Britain's first female Prime Minister. Under pressure from his family to find a suitable wife, Prince Charles begins dating Lady Diana Spencer.

The Durrells: Series One - Three (DVD, Boxed set): Keeley Hawes The Durrells: Series One - Three (DVD, Boxed set)
Keeley Hawes
R166 Discovery Miles 1 660 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

A warm, funny, feel-good series about a family’s adventures on a gorgeous Greek island when they uproot from their English home in the hope of a better life.

Based on Gerald Durrell’s much-loved Corfu trilogy of novels, The Durrells sees impoverished but sparky widow Louisa Durrell make the radical decision to seek out a new destiny for her family when she relocates her reluctant brood to a dilapidated house in the Greek sun.

This beautifully shot series follows the family as they adjust to their new life, face a whole new set of challenges and meet new friends, rivals, lovers – and animals.

Peaky Blinders - Season 4 (DVD): Cillian Murphy, Helen McCrory, Paul Anderson, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hardy Peaky Blinders - Season 4 (DVD)
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R368 Discovery Miles 3 680 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

When Tommy Shelby receives a mysterious letter on Christmas Eve, he realises that his entire family is in danger of annihilation. As the enemy closes in, Tommy flees his country house and heads to the only safe place he knows.

Steven Knight’s beloved crime saga makes a triumphant return to the streets of Birmingham in its most sensational and action-packed season yet.

Versailles - Season 3 (DVD): George Blagden, Alexander Vlahos Versailles - Season 3 (DVD)
George Blagden, Alexander Vlahos
R365 Discovery Miles 3 650 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

Louis has brought an end to the Affair of the Poisons and won the war against Holland. It seems that nothing will thwart his plans to expand his empire and assert his power over the whole of Europe. But his dreams come at a cost, the people have had enough of paying and trouble is brewing.

At Versailles too, Louis must face new challenges. Maintenon, his new mistress, leads him into an assertion of absolutism causing him considerable dissent in the Court. The King's tolerance for any kind of dissidence, be it from his people, Protestants or the Pope himself, slowly disappears; and yet a threat hangs over Louis: a mysterious prisoner whose face is hidden behind an iron mask.

The Crown - Season 1 (DVD): Claire Foy, John Lithgow, Matt Smith, Jeremy Northam, Vanessa Kirby The Crown - Season 1 (DVD)
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R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

The Crown focuses on Queen Elizabeth II as a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill.

The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne.... a new era is dawning.

Peter Morgan's masterfully researched scripts reveal the Queen's private journey behind the public facade with daring frankness. Prepare to be welcomed into the coveted world of power and privilege and behind locked doors in Westminster and Buckingham Palace....the leaders of an empire await.

Call The Midwife - Season 13 (DVD): Jenny Agutter, Linda Bassett, Helen George, Judy Parfitt Call The Midwife - Season 13 (DVD)
Jenny Agutter, Linda Bassett, Helen George, Judy Parfitt
R348 Discovery Miles 3 480 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

The midwives of Nonnatus House continue to face complex medical and personal dilemmas as the multi-award-winning drama returns for a thirteenth season.

It’s 1969 and more babies than ever are being born in hospital. Pressure on maternity beds remains extremely high across the country. However, Poplar is coping better than most due to the popularity of home births under the auspices of the Sisters. And a new midwife-training scheme sees Nonnatus House welcome a host of new midwives.

The recruits face social problems arising from the docks, concerns among the Nigerian and Sylheti communities and health challenges from Cerebral Palsy, Tetanus and TB.

Victoria: Series One (DVD): Jenna Coleman, Tom Hughes, Peter Bowles, Catherine Fleming Victoria: Series One (DVD)
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R94 Discovery Miles 940 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

Victoria is the landmark account of the early years on the throne of one of Britain’s greatest queens.

Jenna Coleman plays Victoria, taking her first faltering steps from capricious, hormonal teenager to respected monarch. Central to the drama is the scandalous friendship between Victoria and her first Prime Minister Lord Melbourne, and the romance with her cousin Prince Albert.

Call The Midwife - Season 6 - (plus 2016 Christmas Special) (DVD): Jenny Agutter, Linda Bassett, Helen George, Judy Parfitt Call The Midwife - Season 6 - (plus 2016 Christmas Special) (DVD)
Jenny Agutter, Linda Bassett, Helen George, Judy Parfitt 2
R305 Discovery Miles 3 050 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

It is now 1962, and the Nonnatus House team are as committed to caring for the people of Poplar as always. However, the social revolution in the outside world is mirrored by change and challenge much closer to home.

As they strive to help mothers and families cope with the demands of childbearing, disability, disease and social prejudice, our beloved medics must make choices - and fight battles - of their own.

Season 6 will see them laugh together, cry together, and pull together, supporting each other as never before.

The Christmas Special will see the series transported to the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Nonnatus House receives an SOS from a tiny mission hospital. Understaffed, underfunded, and with a poor water supply, struggling Hope Clinic is faced with closure. Can our much-loved medics and midwives make a difference to the people whose lives depend upon its work? Far from home and everything familiar, the team are both shaken and exhilarated by the challenges they face - and by the time the mission trip is over, some lives are permanently changed.

Outlander - Season 6 (DVD): Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan Outlander - Season 6 (DVD)
Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan
R526 Discovery Miles 5 260 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

In this sixth season, Claire and Jamie Fraser continue to set up their new life in colonial America, but on the cusp of the American Revolution, they must prepare to defend their home and land.

Taboo - Season 1 (DVD): Tom Hardy, Leo  Bill, Oona Chaplin, Richard Dixon, David Hayman, Michael Kelly, Danny Ligairi, Jonathan... Taboo - Season 1 (DVD)
Tom Hardy, Leo Bill, Oona Chaplin, Richard Dixon, David Hayman, …
R406 Discovery Miles 4 060 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

All eight episodes from the critically-acclaimed British television drama starring Tom Hardy, Jonathan Pryce and Oona Chaplin.

Following the death of his father, a feared shipping tycoon, adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London in 1814 after a decade spent travelling in Africa to claim the rights to the mysterious island of Nootka Sound which has been left as part of his father's will. Surprising everyone, including his half-sister Zilpha who feared he was dead, Delaney finds himself coming up against the head of the mighty East India Company, Sir Stuart Strange, who is desperate to secure the much sought-after island for his own gain. Negotiating the dark and dangerous games of London's rich and powerful, Delaney is forced to go to extreme lengths in his attempts to claim what is his.

Encircled by conspiracy, murder and betrayal, a dark family mystery unfolds in a combustible tale of love and treachery.

Black Sails - Season 3 (DVD): Toby Stephens, Zach McGowan, Ray Stevenson Black Sails - Season 3 (DVD)
Toby Stephens, Zach McGowan, Ray Stevenson
R406 Discovery Miles 4 060 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

In the wake of Charles Town, the world lives in fear of Captain Flint. But when his campaign of terror crosses over into madness, it falls to John Silver to locate the man within the monster.

Meanwhile, with Eleanor Guthrie gone, Jack Rackham and Captain Charles Vane struggle to secure Nassau for the ages. All will be tested when a new threat arrives.

It knows them. It understands them. And in the blink of an eye, it will turn them against each other.

The Gilded Age - Season 1 (DVD): Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Morgan Spector The Gilded Age - Season 1 (DVD)
Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Morgan Spector
R526 Discovery Miles 5 260 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

From Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes comes this historical drama series set during the American Gilded Age—a period of immense economic change, of huge fortunes made and lost, and the rise of disparity between old money and new money.

Against this backdrop, the story begins in 1882 when young Marian Brook, the orphaned daughter of a Union general, moves into the New York City home of her thoroughly old money aunts and gets caught up in the dazzling lives of her stupendously rich neighbors.

House Of The Dragon - Season 1 (DVD): Paddy Considine, Emma Darcy, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Rhys Ifans House Of The Dragon - Season 1 (DVD)
Paddy Considine, Emma Darcy, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Rhys Ifans
R570 R486 Discovery Miles 4 860 Save R84 (15%) Ships in 15 - 30 working days

Set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series finds the Targaryens ruling over the Seven Kingdoms – and on the brink of a civil war within their own house.

Prior to the birth of a son, King Viserys sent shockwaves through the kingdom and declared his daughter, Rhaenyra, his heir. Once a healthy boy entered the picture, plans were afoot to make sure she would never sit on the Iron Throne.

Now, with schemes hatched on both sides – and the kingdom in the balance – viewers will see the house that dragons built and learn how they tore it all down.

Upstairs Downstairs - Season 1 - (2010 Version) (DVD): Eileen Atkins, Jean Marsh, Ed Stoppard, Keeley Hawes Upstairs Downstairs - Season 1 - (2010 Version) (DVD)
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R137 R103 Discovery Miles 1 030 Save R34 (25%) Ships in 15 - 30 working days

One of the most loved television series of all time is brought back to life with a stellar cast and a story full of scandal, romance and intrigue set against a sweeping historical backdrop.

1936. The house at 165 Eaton Place has stood empty since the Bellamy family sold it six years earlier. Now the doors are finally flung open by new owners, diplomat Sir Hallam, his wife Lady Agnes, and, back from the Raj, Maud, Lady Holland, his mother. With the arrival of Agnes’s debutante sister, Lady Persie, the sumptuous home is ready to come to life.

And who better than Rose, the house’s former parlourmaid, to recruit the new staff? The new 'downstairs' family is as full of characters as its previous incarnation with the highly strung butler Mr Pritchard, cook Mrs Thackeray, chauffeur Harry Spargo and a vivacious and spirited young team.

Soon both the elegant upstairs world and the downstairs staff have built their own labyrinth of secrets, lies and scandal, and as they feel the tremors of royal and political upheaval and the ominous threat of war, the house reverberates to the familiar sounds of rumour, excitement and dread…

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (DVD): Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (DVD)
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R399 R320 Discovery Miles 3 200 Save R79 (20%) Ships in 15 - 30 working days

Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman return as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in this entertaining holiday special.

What if this wasn't the modern day? What if it was the late Victorian period? What if the world's most famous consulting detective and his best friend lived in a Baker Street of steam trains, hansom cabs, top hats and frock coats?

Welcome to Sherlock 1895!

Victoria - Season 2 (DVD): Jenna Coleman, Tom Hughes, Peter Bowles, Diana Rigg Victoria - Season 2 (DVD)
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R320 Discovery Miles 3 200 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

Following critical acclaim, Victoria resumes her role as queen establishing herself as a working mother, learning to balance her responsibilities as both parent and Sovereign. However, Prince Albert is still struggling to find a role for himself alongside his powerful wife as she returns to her duties, intent on proving that she can be mother, dutiful wife and Queen.

Victoria’s challenges during her reign, both home and abroad, leave her with a modern dilemma, can she really have it all?

The Darling Buds Of May - The Complete 20th Anniversary Collection (DVD, Boxed set): David Jason, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks,... The Darling Buds Of May - The Complete 20th Anniversary Collection (DVD, Boxed set)
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R376 Discovery Miles 3 760 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

Set in quintessential 1950s England, The Darling Buds Of May is rural idyllic bliss in its full glory as we follow the exploits of the Larkin family.

Led by the loveable Pop Larkin (Sir David Jason) and Ma Larkin (Pam Ferris) family life is never short of surprises, not least when their eldest daughter Mariette (Catherine Zeta-Jones) falls for the rather haphazard tax inspector Charlie.

Life never looked anything short of perfick on Home Farm.

Contains all 11 episodes from seasons 1, 2 and 3.

Upstairs Downstairs - Season 1 & 2 - (2010 version) (DVD, Boxed set): Eileen Atkins, Jean Marsh Upstairs Downstairs - Season 1 & 2 - (2010 version) (DVD, Boxed set)
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R528 R318 Discovery Miles 3 180 Save R210 (40%) Ships in 15 - 30 working days

One of the most loved television series of all time is brought back to life with a stellar cast and a story full of scandal, romance and intrigue set against a sweeping historical backdrop.

Season 1
1936. The house at 165 Eaton Place has stood empty since the Bellamy family sold it six years earlier. Now the doors are finally flung open by new owners, diplomat Sir Hallam, his wife Lady Agnes, and, back from the Raj, Maud, Lady Holland, his mother. With the arrival of Agnes’s debutante sister, Lady Persie, the sumptuous home is ready to come to life. And who better than Rose, the house’s former parlourmaid, to recruit the new staff? The new 'downstairs' family is as full of characters as its previous incarnation with the highly strung butler Mr Pritchard, cook Mrs Thackeray, chauffeur Harry Spargo and a vivacious and spirited young team. Soon both the elegant upstairs world and the downstairs staff have built their own labyrinth of secrets, lies and scandal, and as they feel the tremors of royal and political upheaval and the ominous threat of war, the house reverberates to the familiar sounds of rumour, excitement and dread…

Season 2
Set in the year preceding World War Two, 165 Eaton Place reopens its doors and welcomes you back into the enthralling lives of its inhabitants, both upstairs and down. Now a well‐established and thriving household in the heart of London, life in Eaton Place has moved on; Lady Agnes and Sir Hallam’s family is complete with the addition of two small children and London has settled into an easy peace with the apparent aversion of war. But with both upstairs and downstairs harbouring life‐changing secrets and the menace of war creeping ever closer, the smooth running of Eaton Place threatens to come crashing to a shattering halt. And as romance, heartbreak and intrigue engulf the household, its inhabitants discover that the real threat is much closer to home…

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