The man who runs the UK's last video shop is set to drive 600 miles tomorrow to Scotland to save 20,000 VHS tapes from the dump.
VideOdyssey owner Andy Johnson is travelling up from Liverpool to Dundee to collect the mammoth donation of tapes.
The movie buff followed his dream to open a video rental store and it has proven so popular that he has had to expand the store.
People across the country have donated their tapes to him, including George McInnes in Dundee.
George's massive 20,000 haul of VHS tapes has been collected over decades from car boot sales, and he is happy to let them go and be loved elsewhere.
It is the biggest collection of tapes Andy has ever heard about.
The 42-year-old's dream rental store has went from strength to strength, with the retail space and opening hours being extended to cope with the growing demand.
Nostalgia has been the cause of this, with youngsters in their 20s renting out VCRs and tapes and experiencing their childhood again first had.
VideOdyssey already boasts an incredible 15,000 tapes, offering its very own time warp to the 80s and 90s.
Andy revealed that he believed that his tapes are beginning to enjoy a similar resurgence as vinyl, with film fans craving the same physical connection to their collection.
They can also enjoy the artwork on the cover and the nostalgic feel of playing an analogue copy.
Andy told of his joy about how popular his video shop had been since opening.
He said: "We're on a mission to save film. I hoped there would be a good reaction to opening a video shop, but the response has been phenomenal. I'm absolutely blown away by the love and support we have received.
"Especially during the various lockdowns, where we offered a Nostalgia SOS pack with a player and 10 tapes.
"VHS is starting to have a similar comeback seen with vinyl. People want that physical connection to their favourite films, rather than the cold experience of playing something from the cloud."
The dad-of-one is based in Toxteth TV in Liverpool and is applying for funding to create a national archive.
Andy used to work as a clerk in a video shop as a teenager, and is now on a mission to gather people's collections of old gems and save some films, which never came out on a digital format, from oblivion.
He often travels across the country on his day off to collect video tapes.
However, his obsession does not come in the way of his family life.
He added: "It's taken over my life in a short space of time. Thankfully, I have a very understanding wife. As we have a three-year-old boy, and they've both travelled with me to pick up VHS hauls.
"But nothing like the size of this collection in Dundee.
"A lot of amazing movies were never brought out digitally and they're in danger of being lost forever. Not to mention the millions of hours of precious family memories that people only have on VHS tapes.
"I can see VideOdyssey becoming a national archive for tapes. It's important to protect them for future generations of film fans."
