Let’s be honest — there’s something a bit romantic about sliding a DVD into a player, pressing play, and watching the FBI warning flicker on screen like you’re about to commit high treason for watching Bridget Jones's Diary for the fifteenth time. It’s cinema, darling — in disc form. Streaming may be convenient, but is it charming? Is it reliable? Does it come with a bonus blooper reel and director's commentary where Hugh Grant confesses he improvised that line about the “barmy cow”? Precisely.
Remember the golden era of the DVD? Deleted scenes. Menus you actually navigated. Box sets with embossed cases you could proudly display on your IKEA shelf like a middle-class trophy.
These weren’t just discs. They were statements. You liked Doctor Who before it was cool. You owned Buffy the Vampire Slayer on box set. You could recite the entirety of Hot Fuzz by heart — and you still can, because you’ve got the Region 2 disc with the “Village Fate” commentary.
Fast-forward to today, and you’re at the mercy of streaming licences vanishing in the night like a dodgy landlord. That film you were halfway through last week? Gone. But your DVD? Faithful. Eternal. Slightly scratched, perhaps. But eternal.
At Just a Shop, Sir, we believe in preserving this glorious medium. Our DVD collection is a lovingly curated mishmash of cult classics, BBC gems, and glorious niche nonsense you didn’t know you missed. From complete series box sets to oddball horrors with sleeves too questionable for polite company, we’ve got discs that’ll make your shelves sing (or possibly groan under the weight — either way, worth it).
Whether you’re building your collection or just looking to replace that missing Series 4 of Red Dwarf your ex never returned, we’ve probably got it. And if we don’t, we’re likely rummaging through our archive at this very moment to find it for you.
So go ahead. Dust off that DVD player (you do still have one, right?). Revisit the joy of physical media. Celebrate the forgotten art of special features. And if you fancy a browse, we’ve got a few humble suggestions right here in our DVD collection that we think you’ll enjoy. Possibly too much.