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post #1 of 51
7/16/11 at 8:08am
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Thought it would be a good idea to start a separate TV shows discussion thread for Network DVD (source of release dates is Network DVD's forthcoming releases page).

 

Upcoming TV show releases:

 

 

Monday 18th July:

 

 

The Chief: The Complete Fourth Series

Heartbeat: The Complete Fifth Series

Spooner's Patch: The Complete Series

 

 

Monday 25th July:

 

 

Baywatch: The Complete Season Four

French Fields: The Complete Second Series

Lollipop Loves Mr. Mole

No Job for a Lady: The Complete Second Series

 

 

Monday 8th August:
 

 

The Good Companions: The Complete Series

Maggie and Her: The Complete First Series

Oh Please Yourselves: Frankie Howard at ITV

Stay Lucky: The Complete Second Series

 

 

Monday 15th August:

 

 

Heartbeat: The Complete Sixth Series

The Strange World of Gurney Slade: The Complete Series

 

 

Monday 19th September:

 

 

French Fields: The Complete Third Series

The Persuaders!: The Complete Series (Blu-ray release).

 

 

EDIT: Due to the recent events in London, future titles from Network will understandably be delayed.


Edited by WaveCrest - 8/9/11 at 2:55pm
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post #2 of 51
8/9/11 at 12:45pm
Some unfortunate news from Network due to the riots in London:

Due to the civil unrest in London and the resultant fire at the Sony storage depot at Enfield, a large amount of DVD stock has been irretrievably damaged - including a large number of Network titles. As a result stock availability will be limited for the next few weeks until normal service is resumed. This will also affect new titles due to ship over the next few weeks - these will, of necessity, be delayed. When we have more information on stock availability and new release dates we will update accordingly but, in the meantime, your patience is appreciated.

We’d like to thank all those customers who’ve contacted Network to express their concern at our wellbeing - please be assured that we’re not going anywhere.

Any unshipped orders will be refunded straight away and the shop will be open for business again as soon as the stock and distribution situation is sorted out.

The Persuaders! 40th anniversary event on the 10th of September will be completely unaffected by this situation.
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post #3 of 51
8/9/11 at 3:00pm
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When I saw Enfield mentioned in the news I thought of Network.


Edited by WaveCrest - 8/9/11 at 3:23pm
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post #4 of 51
8/10/11 at 10:13am
Encouraging news today from Network:
'On behalf of the whole team at Network I'd like to thank everybody who has contacted us following the fire at the Sony distribution warehouse on Monday evening with messages of goodwill and support. We are genuinely moved.

Whilst the loss of stock (and mercifully only stock) is regrettable, I'm happy to reassure everyone that the interruption in supply will be short term and is the only aspect of the business affected.

Whatever was lost that night is completely replaceable as we have asset backup for all our projects. As the manufacturing base is elsewhere, replication is also unaffected but it will, however, take a while to replenish the catalogue. As you will appreciate, demand for services is currently at a premium but the staff and management of Sony are working tirelessly to action their contingency plans to restore all services as quickly as possible in what are exceptional circumstances. We are very happy to pledge our continued support for them.

I am pleased to say that, although ironically we don’t have any stock ourselves, one of our most eagerly anticipated releases, The Strange World of Gurney Slade, will meet its release date next Monday and you can order it from Amazon, Play and other online retailers. It is an incredible series, worth waiting for, and would urge you to order it now as stock is limited for the time being.

Elsewhere in our company it is business as usual as we continue to work on our forthcoming titles for the remainder of this year and beyond. The release schedule is always full and your continued support allows us to ensure that it remains so; in fact just this week agreement was reached for a series of titles that archive television fans will be thrilled with. '
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post #5 of 51
8/10/11 at 2:30pm
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It's very encouraging news indeed. It will take a while for them to get back to normal

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post #6 of 51
8/12/11 at 3:38pm
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Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix posted a review on their website today of Network's release of The Strange World of Gurney Slade:

 

 

The Strange World of Gurney Slade - Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix review

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post #7 of 51
8/12/11 at 5:22pm
I was going to hold off on The Strange World of Gurney Slade until it was on sale: considering the events of the past week I went ahead and ordered it from Amazon UK.
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post #8 of 51
8/14/11 at 12:57pm
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Another Network title which hasn't been affected is Heartbeat: The Complete Sixth Series (out tomorrow).


Edited by WaveCrest - 8/15/11 at 4:00pm
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post #9 of 51
8/30/11 at 2:08pm
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A news update was posted on Network's website last Friday. Below is the portion of the update to do with Network's website and service:

 

 

 

Quote:

Network is pleased to announce that our webshop will be re-opening on Friday 9 September. The hiatus has given us the opportunity to revamp the whole site, the range and facilities - some of which were in the planning stages before the unfortunate events that halted the service earlier in the month. These exciting changes will be introduced gradually over the coming months and should be complete before the end of the year.

Please note that those new titles which have become available while our webshop service has been turned off are all obtainable from other online retailers. If anyone has any questions on either this or orders that have been unfulfilled due to the civil unrest they should contact us at shop@networkdvd.net.

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post #10 of 51
9/1/11 at 2:12pm
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The BBFC added a new listing to their website on Tuesday for a 1962 series called City Beneath the Sea, with a UK release date of Monday 17th October.

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post #11 of 51
9/9/11 at 12:36pm
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Network's website is back up and running as of today.

 

I had been considering getting their DVD set of the 70's cop show The Sweeney, which contains the pilot Regan, the four series and the two spin-off movies. However, on Network's website it says they're releasing in October on Blu-ray the pilot Regan.

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post #12 of 51
9/27/11 at 5:19pm
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Some forthcoming TV/TV show titles from Network (source of release dates is Network's forthcoming releases page, and Amazon UK):

 

 

The Adventures of Robin Hood: The Complete Series - Monday 12th December

Baywatch: The Complete Season Five - Monday 31st October

For the Love of Ada: The Complete Third Series: Monday 17th October

Fresh Fields/French Fields: The Complete Series - Monday 24th October

The Gentle Touch: The Complete Fifth Series - Monday 14th November

Heartbeat: The Complete Eighth Series - Monday 24th October

It Takes a Worried Man: The Complete First Series - Monday 31st October

London Bridge: Volume 1 - Monday 14th November

The Male of the Species (TV film) - Monday 10th October

Morecambe and Wise: Two of a Kind - The Complete Series - Monday 10th October

Pardon the Expression: The Complete Series - Monday 12th December

The Pathfinders in Space trilogy - Monday 17th October

Redcap - Monday 12th December

Regan (the original Armchair Cinema pilot for The Sweeney) (Blu-ray) - Monday 10th October

Revelations: Volume 1 - Monday 14th November

Robin of Sherwood (Jason Connery) - Monday 31st October

Second Thoughts: The Complete Third Series - Monday 7th November

Shadows: The Complete Third Series - Monday 3rd October

Sunday Night at the London Palladium: Volume 2 (and a boxset of Volumes 1 & 2) - Monday 10th October

A Very Peculiar Practice: The Complete Series - Monday 10th October.


Edited by WaveCrest - 1/3/12 at 1:45pm
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post #13 of 51
9/27/11 at 6:19pm

I wonder if there's any chance of an upcoming sale? There are a couple of titles I'm interested in, but wonder if they might have some price reductions in a couple of months for the holiday season.

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post #14 of 51
9/29/11 at 9:36am
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Fingers crossed there will be a sale before and during the Christmas and New Year holidays. I'm hoping the complete series set of The Sweeney (the pilot Regan, the four series and the two feature film spin-offs) is in a possible future sale. I got fed up of waiting for Joker's Wild: Series 1 to come down in price, so I ordered it.

 

My only complaint is that you can't pre-order titles on their website. You can add titles to your wishlist, but that option is not available at the moment.


Edited by WaveCrest - 9/29/11 at 4:17pm
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post #15 of 51
9/30/11 at 12:50pm
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Future Network DVD web exclusives (available through their website) being released before the end of this year (source: Network's main website page):

 

 

Bill Brand: The Complete Series - Monday 14th November

Bognor: The Complete Series - Monday 7th November

Bulman: The Complete Second Series - Monday 7th November

The Crezz: The Complete Series - Monday 28th November

Jokers Wild: The Complete Second Series - Monday 14th November

The Magic Ball: The Complete Second Series

The Main Chance: The Complete Third Series - Monday 5th December

The Plane Makers: Volume Two - Monday 21st November

Red Letter Day: The Complete Series - Monday 7th November

Sergeant Cork: The Complete Third Series - Monday 21st November

The Tyrant King: The Complete Series - Monday 14th November

World in Action: Volume Three - Monday 5th December.


Edited by WaveCrest - 12/8/11 at 4:41pm
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post #16 of 51
10/19/11 at 3:48pm
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Some of Network's titles being released in the first few months of next year (subject to change, and source of release dates is Amazon UK, and Network's Forthcoming Releases page):

 

 

January 2012:

 

 

Boon: The Complete Sixth Series - Monday 16th January

For the Love of Ada: The Complete Fourth Series - Monday 16th January

Medics: The Complete Third Series - Monday 30th January

Miss. Jones and Son: The Complete Second Series - Monday 23rd January

My Old Man: The Complete Second Series - Monday 23rd January

The Other 'Arf: The Complete Second Series - Monday 23rd January

Romany Jones: The Complete Second Series - Monday 23rd January

Sadie, It's Cold Outside: The Complete Series - Monday 30th January

Second Thoughts: The Complete Fourth Series - Monday 16th January

 

 

February 2012:

 

 

Airline: The Complete Series - Monday 13th February

Backs to the Land: The Complete Second Series - Monday 6th February

Dramarama - Volume 1 - Monday 13th February

Gone to the Dogs/Gone to Seed - The Complete Series - Monday 27th February

Heartbeat: The Complete Ninth Series - Monday 6th February

 

 

 

March 2012:

 

 

Cannon and Ball: The Complete Fourth Series - Monday 12th March

Cowboys: The Complete Second Series - Monday 5th March

The Fellows: The Complete Series - Monday 19th March

Follow Me: The Complete Series - Monday 12th March

Hale and Pace: The Complete First Series - Monday 12th March

Heartbeat: The Complete Tenth Series - Monday 26th March

Lady Killers: The Complete First Series - Monday 12th March

Mixed Blessings: The Complete First Series - Monday 12th March

Ripping Yarns: The Complete Series - Monday 5th March

Second Thoughts: The Complete Fifth Series - Monday 5th March

Village Hall: The Complete First Series - Monday 26th March

 

 

April 2012:

 

 

Backs to the Land: The Complete Third Series - Monday 9th April

Baywatch: The Complete Series Six - Monday 2nd April

Beadle's About: The Complete Second Series - Monday 2nd April

Boon: The Complete Seventh Series - Monday 9th April

The Chief: The Complete Fifth Series - Monday 9th April

Justice: The Complete First Series - Monday 30th April

The Larkins: The Complete Fifth Series - Monday 2nd April

Maggie and Her: The Complete Second Series - Monday 16th April

Mr. Rose: The Complete First Series - Monday 23rd April

My Favourite Martian: The Complete First Season - Monday 9th April

Parkin's Patch: The Complete Series - Monday 16th April

The Piglet Files: The Complete Second Series - Monday 16th April

Shelley: The Complete Sixth Series - Monday 30th April

Slinger's Day: The Complete Series - Monday 23rd April

Stay Lucky: The Complete Third Series - Monday 23rd April

The Wheeltappers and Shunter's Social Club: The Complete Fifth Series - Monday 23rd April.


Edited by WaveCrest - 5/4/12 at 1:12pm
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post #17 of 51
11/16/11 at 3:28pm
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Thread updated with recent release dates for Network DVD web exclusives (post #15).


Edited by WaveCrest - 11/17/11 at 1:38pm
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post #18 of 51
11/17/11 at 8:41am
It really seems that they have pretty much come to a halt with the ITC shows that were seen in the American market. No more Fury and they still haven't touched The Gale Storm Show, which I would love to get ahold of. Even something like Seaway, which was produced in Canada but did air in the US.
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post #19 of 51
11/17/11 at 1:40pm
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One of Network's boxsets I've been interested in getting is The Definitive Sweeney. Has been out for a while, but with the Blu-ray release of pilot episode Regan, the series and two movies may get released on Blu-ray.


Edited by WaveCrest - 11/27/11 at 3:17pm
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post #20 of 51
1/30/12 at 4:27pm
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Along with Network's 40% off everything sale, some very interesting sounding early news of a couple of future titles from Network (towards the bottom of the main page on Network's website):

 

 

Edgar Wallace Mysteries (from Merton Park Studios)

 

and

 

The Human Jungle (from ABC TV).

 

 

Is the former title the TV series The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre? Did an IMDb search for 'Edgar Wallace', and among the search results was The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre.

 

The Human Jungle aired between 1963 and 1964 and starred Herbert Lom. Haven't seen him in very many straight acting roles.

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post #21 of 51
2/1/12 at 6:58am
The Human Jungle is a good show, quite similar to The Eleventh Hour and Breaking Point, which both aired in the US around the same time. I've got a bunch of them from 16mm but it will be nice to get the full run.

I just notice the thing about Love Story coming in April. Is that the Paramount produced anthology series from the mid-70s or a Brit show with the same title? I've only got a couple of the American ones from when TV Land ran it and its a pretty good show with great guest stars so here's hoping.
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post #22 of 51
2/1/12 at 3:31pm
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Originally Posted by Neil Brock View Post

I just notice the thing about Love Story coming in April. Is that the Paramount produced anthology series from the mid-70s or a Brit show with the same title? I've only got a couple of the American ones from when TV Land ran it and its a pretty good show with great guest stars so here's hoping.


It's a UK series with the same title, which aired between 1963 and 1974 (the IMDb says the last episode was shown in January 1974). It's only available for DVD pre-order on Amazon UK at the moment, and in it's product description for this title it says there will be eight episodes in the set, originally screened between 1963 and 1973. There is temporary front cover artwork up on the Amazon UK pre-order listing page. The title hasn't been passed by the BBFC yet.

 

 

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The BBFC added a new listing to their website today for a new Network title, a 1977 mini-series called Follow Me.

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post #23 of 51
2/9/12 at 8:56am
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Updated post #16 of this thread with revised release dates (source: Amazon UK).

 

The BBFC today (9th February) passed the first 12 episodes of Heartbeat's tenth series and the first 16 episodes of Baywatch's sixth season.

 

Update on the two new Network titles posted about in post #20 of this thread. Network have posted on their website details of The Human Jungle and The Edgar Wallace Mysteries, along with some newly announced titles coming out in July and further ahead this year.  Information on the titles coming out in July are on the Amazon UK listing pages for the titles available for DVD pre-order, Network's website's main page, on the Forthcoming Releases page (from this page there is more information on the respective pages for these new titles).

 

 

 

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Network titles being released in July (subject to change. Source of info is Network's website, and source of release dates below is Amazon UK):

 

 

July 2012:

 

 

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Volume 1 - Monday 30th July:

 

- Urge to Kill

- Clue of the Twisted Candle

- Marriage of Convenience

- The Man Who Was Nobody

- Partners in Crime

- The Clue of the New Pin

- The Fourth Square

- October Moth

 

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Volume 2 - Monday 30th July:

 

- The Man at the Carlton Tower

- The Clue of the Silver Key

- Attempt to Kill

- Man Detained

- Never Back Losers

- The Sinister Man

- Backfire!

- The White Trap

 

 

and

 

 

Public Eye: The ABC Years - Monday 11th June

Tempo: Volume One - Monday 23rd July

Undermind: The Complete Series - Monday 23rd July (TBC)

 

 

Later in 2012:

 

 

Armchair Theatre

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

Our House (Charles Hawtrey and Hattie Jacques series) - only 3 episodes exist

Overseas Press Club (*Exclusive*) - anthology series

Scotland Yard Mysteries/Scales of Justice (made at Merton Park Studios).

 

 

EDIT: The Human Jungle has been pushed back to September (source: Amazon UK).


Edited by WaveCrest - 4/9/12 at 3:20pm
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post #24 of 51
2/16/12 at 2:13pm
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The BBFC on Monday passed the remaining 12 episodes of Heartbeat's tenth series and the remaining 6 episodes of Baywatch's sixth season. Both sets will have a '12' certificate. Still nothing yet for Baywatch Nights.

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post #25 of 51
2/18/12 at 8:58am
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Updated post #16 - Love Story: Volume One has been taken off the release schedule (Amazon UK have the "31st December, 2012" release date), and new titles added to April 2012 list (source: Amazon UK).

 

 

Some of the new titles for May, June and July (source: Amazon UK):

 

 

May 2012:

 

 

And Mother Makes Five: The Complete First Series - Monday 28th May

Arthur Haynes: Volume Three - Monday 21st May

Mixed Blessings: The Complete Second Series - Monday 28th May

Sez Les: Volume Four - Monday 28th May

Where the Heart Is: The Complete Second Series - Monday 21st May

You Must Be Joking: The Complete Series - Monday 21st May

 

 

June 2012:

 

 

Andy Capp: The Complete Series - Monday 11h June

The Governor: The Complete Second Series - Monday 4th June

Hine: The Complete Series - Monday 11th June

No Job for a Lady: The Complete Third Series - Monday 4th June

Village Hall: The Complete First Series - Monday 4th June

Whodunnit?: The Complete Third Series - Monday 4th June

 

 

July 2012:

 

 

Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel: The Complete Series - Monday 30th July

General Hospital: The Complete First Series - Monday 9th July

Heartbeat: The Complete Eleventh Series - Monday 23rd July

Morecambe & Wise - Two of a Kind: The Complete Second Series - Monday 16th July

The South Bank Show: Volume 1 - Monday 2nd July

The South Bank Show: Volume 2 - Monday 2nd July.


Edited by WaveCrest - 4/9/12 at 8:48am
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post #26 of 51
3/1/12 at 2:32pm
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New title been added to Network's Forthcoming Releases page:

 

 

The Fellows: The Complete Series - Monday 19th March.

 

It adds on the Network DVD listing page for the above title, that it will be available for twelve months.

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post #27 of 51
4/9/12 at 8:50am
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The release date of The Human Jungle: The Complete Series (see post #23 of this thread) has been pushed back to Monday 17th September, and posts #23 and #25 have been updated with revised release dates for some titles (source: Amazon UK).

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post #28 of 51
4/9/12 at 9:50am
Nice to see Scarlet Pimpernel in there as that is one of the last remaining period pieces that Network hadn't done yet. I'm still hoping that some day they will get around to Halls of Ivy and The Gale Storm Show but they don't seem to be too interested in the series that were made for the American market. Same holds for Seaway, made for the Canadian market. By the way, I'm still waiting for Hawkeye to reappear. I know that went away when the rioters burned down their warehouse but I would have thought by now it should have been enough time to re-press the discs.
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post #29 of 51
4/9/12 at 12:05pm
It looks as though Undermind has been pushed back to nearly the end of July - Network's own site says "available to ship July 23rd" although the dates havenn't changed in online stores yet.

Damn.
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post #30 of 51
4/9/12 at 3:31pm
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Originally Posted by Nebiroth View Post

It looks as though Undermind has been pushed back to nearly the end of July - Network's own site says "available to ship July 23rd" although the dates havenn't changed in online stores yet.
Damn.


Have updated post #23 with the release date for Undermind: The Complete Series, changing the release date to the one given on Network's website. However, I've added a "(TBC)" beside it as, after checking the release dates on Network's Forthcoming Releases page for just the TV titles (not the film titles) with the updated posts (post #23 and #25), it's only Undermind: The Complete Series whose UK release date isn't the same as on Amazon UK.

 

Did email Network recently about different release dates on Network's website compared to on Amazon UK, adding that I thought the earlier release dates on Network's website could be because they will be Network web exclusives for a few weeks, before becoming available on Amazon UK and other DVD shopping websites. Their response was that the release dates on Network's website needed to be updated or would be updated (the titles which I remember had an earlier release date on Network's website, compared to the updated release dates on Amazon UK, were the first two Edgar Wallace Mysteries volumes).


Edited by WaveCrest - 4/9/12 at 4:14pm
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