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The Rab C Nesbitt Collection £8.99

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It was great to hear the news that Rab C Nesbitt will be returning for a one-off special this Christmas, as he’s been away far too long. How a show about an alcoholic Glaswegian who believes that unemployment is the life for him would go down if it was made now, I don’t know - not well probably.

The Rab C Nesbitt Collection is a five disc set that contains all 30 episodes from the first five series’, and you also get the two "Fitba" and "Home" specials included as well.

Click here to get this for £8.99 from HMV.

Hammer House Of Horror £11.99

Hammer are known for their series of films, but they also had a short-lived TV series called Hammer House Of Horror as well. I say short-lived because it only ran for a total of 13 episodes towards the end of 1980.

This four disc set contains every installment starring such people as Pierce Brosnan, Peter Cushing, and Brian Cox.

HMV are selling this boxset of cheap DVDs for £11.99 - for more information, click here.

The Hairy Bikers Cookbook: Series One And Two £4.99

Two big fat blokes riding around on motorbikes trying different kinds of food doesn’t sound all that entertaining, but The Hairy Bikers somehow manage to make it so. I think it’s due to their passion for the subject and the sense of humour the two guys share.

The Hairy Bikers Cookbook: Series One And Two DVD comes with 14 episodes filled with food, culture, and history from all around the world.

Click here to buy this for £4.99 from HMV.

Brush Strokes: Series One And Two £6.99

Brush Strokes is a comedy show about a wisecracking house painter called Jacko, but it’s probably remembered more for Elmo Putney the pub landlord. He was a bit slow, and so was an easy target for memorable moments.

The Brush Strokes: Series One And Two set contains the first batch of episodes from the five years that the programme ran.

To get this boxset for £6.99 from HMV, simply click here.

Citizen Smith: Series One And Two £6.99

From the writer of Only Fools And Horses comes Citizen Smith, a comedy about a young Marxist revolutionary living in Tooting in South London. "Wolfie" Smith is the leader of the Tooting Popular Front, whose goals are "power to the people" and "freedom for Tooting" - the reality is he’s an unemployed dreamer and petty criminal.

The Citizen Smith: Series One And Two boxset contains the first 15 episodes of the show. I should point out that some of them may be edited due to contractual reasons, which sounds a little vague.

Click here to buy this set for £6.99 from HMV.

The New Statesman: The Complete Series £8.99

The New Statesman was a sitcom that aired during the late 80s and early 90s that satirised the Conservative Government of the time. It was sort of like a combination between "Yes Minister" and "The Young Ones" - in fact, both this and "The Young Ones" star Rik Mayall in a leading role.

The New Statesman: The Complete Series contains every episode from all four series’, as well as the "Who Shot Alan B’Stard?" special and audio commentaries on selected episodes.

HMV have this set available for £8.99 - click here for more details.

The 4400: The Fourth Season £13.99

With the writer’s strike and lower ratings than the makers were hoping for, The 4400 has been cancelled. It’s a shame, as this last series ended on a bit of a cliffhanger - so we may very well never get any conclusion. Sad times.

The 4400: The Fourth Season is a four disc set which has the final (probably) 13 installments, as well as bonus material on the story behind the show. There’s also a director’s cut of the final episode.

Click here to get this boxset for £13.99 from HMV.

Walking With… DVDs From £5

Some of the Walking With… DVDs are available from £5. These documentaries aim to recreate extinct animals and present them as David Attenborough would in one of his wildlife shows.

The BBC probably spent a fair chunk of change on making these too.

Walking With Beasts: The Complete Series £8 (at Tesco)
Walking With Dinosaurs £6 (at HMV)
Walking With Dinosaurs: The Ballad Of Big Al £6.64 (at Tesco)
Walking With Monsters £5 (at Tesco)

Transformers: Seasons Three And Four £7.96

Transformers is/was an American animated series that depicts a war between giant robots who can turn into vehicles, animals, and other objects (including a seemingly useless cassette). This was another show aimed at kids which was designed basically to sell toys - along with some other 80s cartoons like He-Man and M.A.S.K.

The Transformers: Seasons Three and Four boxset contains the final 33 episodes ever made of this programme, along with some good bonus material.

Click here to get this set for £7.96 from uWish. The same retailer also has the Transformers: Complete Generation One Collection set for £29.96 and Transformers: The Complete Takara Collection (which is the sequel to the original series) for £19.96.

Going Overboard 97p

It has to be said that Adam Sandler’s career has vastly improved since Going Overboard, but that’s not all that difficult when you consider how bad it is. Then again, I think that was the whole point.

Sandler plays Shecky Moskowitz, a cruise ship waiter who longs to become the ship’s comedian. The current one doesn’t want any competition though, so refuses to let Moskowitz perform as his warm-up act - until his hat gets blown to sea and everyone presumes he has drowned. Will Shecky take his big chance?

WH Smith are selling this terrible DVD for only 97p - for more information, click here.