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Lost in Austen is out on DVD this week
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Monday, 22, Sep 2008 02:34
Lost in Austen, The Street and Doc Martin in this week's biggest televisual DVD highlights.
Jemima Roper stars in ITV1's Lost in Austen, out on DVD this week.
A devotee of the 19th century writer's brooding and britches romances, Amanda Price (Roper) finds herself unexpectedly thrown into that world when she discovers Elizabeth Bennett (Gemma Arterton) in her bathroom and ends up taking her place amid the plot of Pride and Prejudice.
Roper talks through the clever comedy below:
As well as three series of Doc Martin coming to DVD this week, there's a release for The Edge, a feature length special edition of Martin Clunes' Cornish medical adventures.
The second season of Jericho hits the DVD shelves, representing a viewers' triumph over studio idiocy.
Skeet Ulrich leads the pack as the enigmatic Jake Green, who returned to the titular Kansas town after the death of his grandfather only to find himself plunged into a battle for survival when a nuclear blast leaves the small settlement isolated from the rest of the country.
Originally cancelled by CBS, it was restored to the screen thanks to viewer complaints - its rich acting talent and human themes amid an extraordinary situation were hugely deserving of such a protest.
There's a new Doctor Who release as The Trial of a Time Lord hits the shelves.
A perennially popular story arc among hardcore fans of the Doctor, this 1986 14-episode set sees the Time Lord (Colin Baker) on trial and facing death as a number of other stories play out.
Click here to take a look
All three series of the hilariously camp gay drama series Dante's Cove come to DVD this week while you can indulge your inner Kevin McCloud with series five of Grand Designs.
After the release of its Star Wars special, the first season of the anarchic Robot Chicken is available on DVD, featuring guest appearances from Scarlett Johansson, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Hulk Hogan, and there's a boxset release for the superb BBC drama The Street.