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Green Wing: The Complete First And Second Series’ £5 Each

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Channel 4 is a haven for decent comedy - Father Ted, Spaced and Adam & Joe have been personal highlights. I never really bothered with Green Wing (no idea why), but I know that it’s from the team behind Smack The Pony so laughs should be plentiful.

It’s set in a hospital, but throws in a bit of a soap opera style theatrics and a dose of sketch-show madness making for quite a unique comedy show.

Tesco are selling Green Wing: The Complete First Series on DVD for only £5 - click here for more details.

Following the events of the first series, Green Wing: The Complete Second Series shows us how perverse the staff of the hospital have become.

Although the previous series didn’t have a plot, as such, this series does - but isn’t better for it, sadly. If you enjoyed the first series, you’ll probably enjoy this one as well though.

Tesco also have this series priced at £5 - for more information, click here.

The Green Wing Special was created as a one-off episode to complete the story, as it were. Find out whether the show has a happy ending or not - my bets are on not (I haven’t seen it, so I could be wrong).

Although not quite as good as the series’ were, this is a good enough way to finish a show without leaving it in limbo. Buy it if only to complete your collection.

This DVD is slightly cheaper at Tesco - click here to get it for only £3!

Billy Connolly: The Essential Boxset £9.99

Many British comedians have come and gone, but Billy Connolly is still standing tall. Even though he’s done fewer live performances in more recent times, his older stuff is some of the best comedy you’ll probably ever see.

Billy Connolly: The Essential Boxset contains six discs filled with his best stand-up performances, as well as his World Tour Of Scotland series where he visits different landmarks around the country (and delivers some more great comedic moments whilst he does it).

Instore at Morrisons you can currently get this set for the bloody cheap price of £9.99.

Spaced: The Complete First And Second Series’ £3 Each

If you enjoyed Shaun Of The Dead and/or Hot Fuzz (and who didn’t?), then you should really check out Spaced - if you haven’t already. It’s by the same folk behind both films and stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, as well as Jessica Hynes.

Daisy Steiner and Tim Bisley are two twenty-somethings who lie about being a "professional married couple" in order to get a flat. As we follow their story, the mix of their friends, interests and ambitions leads them into a bizarre world on the edge of normality.

Click here to buy Spaced: The Complete First Series for only £3 from Tesco.

Starting where the first series left off, Spaced: The Complete Second Series contains another six episodes filled to the brim with laugh out loud moments.

There’s a US remake being touted around, but here’s hoping that it doesn’t get picked up (Americans are good at taking decent British comedies and turning them into crap).

Click here to get this DVD for the same price - £3 at Tesco.

You might also be interested in Spaced: The Definitive Edition which contains both these series’, plus an extra disc filled with bonus material.

Primeval: Complete Series One And Two Boxset £16.99

When Doctor Who returned to our screens a few years ago, it was inevitable that ITV would try and come up with something to beat it. Their result? Primeval - a show about prehistoric creatures appearing on Earth.

Although it does try to be like Doctor Who, it’s nothing like it at all really. It’s a bit like Jurassic Park crossed with Quantum Leap, in a way.

In order to get the Primeval: Complete Series One And Two Boxset for £16.99 from Play.com, all you have to do is click right here (you might also like to know that it’s part of a 2 for £30 offer they are currently running).

Planet Of The Apes Double Pack £3.93

Quite often films that were perfectly fine to begin with are remade - the remakes usually turn out to be big steaming piles of crap. This is the case with Planet Of The Apes.

The original 1968 version sees an astronaut landing on a planet ruled by apes who use humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself amongst the hunted, his life in the hands of a ruling chimpanzee scientist.

The 2001 remake follows pretty much the same story, but is let down by some terrible acting and some downright shoddy special effects.

Click here to buy a Planet Of The Apes Double Pack for just £3.93 from Asda.

Beowulf: Director’s Cut £9.99

Beowulf is a slightly odd looking film, in that it uses a combination of real actors and CGI animation. Who would have thought that Who Framed Roger Rabbit could have led to such different ways of filmmaking?

I should probably point out that Angelina Jolie is practically naked at one point, but as it’s not entirely her (it’s mostly damn CGI) - so don’t get to excited!

The Beowulf: Director’s Cut DVD contains a slightly longer version of this epic movie, along with a fair amount of bonus material (not as much as, say, The Wizard Of Oz: Collector’s Edition, but still two discs worth).

Play.com have this DVD available for the relatively cheap price of £9.99 - for more information, click here.

Heroes: Season One (HD-DVD) £17.98

The price of the HD-DVD release of Heroes: Season One has been going up and down faster than a hookers knickers recently, so you may want to hold off from making a purchase - on the other hand, as HD-DVD stocks are dwindling you may wish to buy it while someone actually has a copy.

If you’ve been living under a rock for a while, Heroes is a US show about ordinary people who discover that they have extraordinary powers (like being able to fly, travel through time, etc. ). Which reminds me, if you’re into superhero type things (which this technically is), then The Marvel Heroes Boxset is still available for a decent price.

Click here to buy this set for £17.98 from Amazon.

Prison Break: The Complete First Season £17.98

The picture’s a little misleading, as this is the two individual parts (which are each £8.99) instead of having them in one complete collection.

Prison Break: The Complete First Season has easily been the best so far, with the prisoners plotting and scheming to get out of jail in the first place - some really good, drama-filled episodes on offer here.

To get the first part of season one for £8.99, click here - click here for the second part, which is the same price.

National Lampoon’s Vacation £2.99

Out of all of the National Lampoon series of films, only two really stand out as being great - National Lampoon’s Animal House and National Lampoon’s Vacation.

National Lampoon’s Vacation stars Chevy Chase as Clark W. Griswold, an inept man who takes misfortune in his stride. Join him and his family as they attempt to get to Wally World, whilst meeting a whole host of memorable characters along the way.

Click here to pick this up for only £2.99 from Choices UK - one of those cheap DVDs it’s easy to recommend if you’re a fan of decent comedy.

Smallville: The Complete Sixth Season £13.99

Smallville started off quite well, but kind of lost its way around the fourth season - that said, the current series showing on e4 has been pretty good so far. Probably due to the appearance of Supergirl who’s incredibly…super.

Smallville: The Complete Sixth Season contains all 22 action-packed installments, including standout episodes "Zod", "Arrow", "Rage" and "Phantom".

HMV are selling this boxset for £13.99 - click here for more details.