Mick:

What you are looking for is a DVD Player that is ALL-REGION playable, with BOTH NTSC and PAL formats. In addition, it should have BOTH Dolby 5.1 Surround and DTS 5.1 Surround capabilities.

Here in the states --- I bought mine from the following company:

http://www.playbacktrading.com

Because you live in the UK --- you are going to need to find the European version of the player above --- which has the correct voltage requirements for the country in which you live.

However, if you try PLAYBACK TRADING --- I am sure that sending an e-mail to them will point you into the proper direction for the correct dealer which can get you a unit.

BTW, I went through this because in the USA --- there are no BILL HICKS DVD's. However, in the UK there are two, and with my ALL-REGION player, I can enjoy them in spite of the lawsuit that Mary Reese Hicks has placed upon my new friend KEVIN BOOTH --- who was Bill's best friend and producer.

KDB = Buffalo, NY USA