Comfortably one of ITV’s most ambitious drama productions of all time, Titanic is a four part miniseries, from the pen of Downton Abbey scribe Julian Fellowes. Its scope is certainly dramatic, too. As well as focusing on the well-known disaster of the sinking of the famous liner itself, Titanic boasts a massive cast, who tell a series of interweaving stories. There’s plenty of human drama on board the boat, and there’s a dissection of the attitudes and segregation of society that’s firmly in the production’s crosshairs.

Given the scale of the production, it’s also refreshing that the disc has no shortage of material that looks at how it was all done. There’s a meaty making of piece, for instance, that runs to over half an hour, and accompanying that is an even longer piece, examining the stories of the sister boats to the Titanic. There’s a lot more than those, too, and the extras alone offer terrific value.

But it’s the main drama that’s the key interest. It’s a little tricky to follow the multitude of characters at times, and an active brain is helpful while watching it. But if you’re willing to invest the time and thought, then Titanic is a classy piece of drama. --Jon Foster