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Win a Home Entertainment System with 'Notes on a Scandal' DVD

Based on the best seller by Zoe Heller, Notes on a Scandal is a tale of two women caught up in a drama of need and betrayal. When Barbara Covett, a domineering and lonely teacher, begins a passionate obsession with her new younger and more attractive colleague it sets in motion a scandal that will rock both their lives in a way they never imagined.

Cate Blanchett plays Sheba Hart, a naive and misguided woman, who upon starting as the new art teacher at St George’s School in leafy North London, attracts the attention of the calculating and manipulative colleague, Barbara Covett (Judi Dench). Save for her cat, Portia, Barbara lives alone, without friends or confidantes and so enjoys this rapport she has formed with her new-found ‘kindred spirit’.

Their budding relationship, however, takes an ominous turn when Barbara threatens to expose Sheba's affair with one of her young students (Andrew Simpson) to both her husband (Bill Nighy) and the world. With powerhouse performances by both its leads, this mesmerising story, noted in equal parts dark humour and realism in the diary of Barbara Covett, is a fascinating look into the darker side of loneliness and obsession.

This riveting thriller received four Academy Award nominations; Best Actress for Judi Dench, Best Supporting Actress for Cate Blanchett, Best Adapted Screenplay for Patrick Marber and Best Score for Philip Glass. The film also received three BAFTA nominations (for Best British Film, Best Actress for Judi Dench and Best Adapted Screenplay for Patrick Marber). Dench, Blanchett and Marber also received Golden Globe nominations.

Based on Zoe Heller’s award-winning novel of the same name, this psychological thriller is directed by Richard Eyre (Iris, Stage Beauty) from an adaptation penned by Patrick Marber (Closer) and has a stellar support cast including Bill Nighy (Love Actually) who plays Cate’s cuckolded husband.

Notes on a Scandal is available to buy on DVD NOW!

Thanks to Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Digital Spy is giving ONE lucky reader the chance to bag themselves a Home Entertainment system and a copy of the DVD!

To enter, simply fill in your name and email address below along with your answer the following question:

Dame Judi Dench plays which character in the film?

a) Sheba Hart
b) Barbara Covett
c) Portia the cat

The winners will be chosen randomly and notified by email after the closing date of Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at midday. In accordance with our privacy policy, your information will not be used for any other purpose. This competition is open to residents of the United Kingdom only. Please also note that there may only be one entry per household.

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