The Ruth Rendell mysteries. Set 1
(DVD)
Published
Silver Spring, MD : Distributed by Acorn Media U.S., [2006].
Format
DVD
ISBN
1569389071, 9781569389072
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 463 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goleta Valley Library - Audio Visual - DVDs | TV Series | Checked Out | February 26, 2025 |
| Lompoc Library - Audio Visual - DVDs | RUTH | Checked Out | February 19, 2025 |
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Published
Silver Spring, MD : Distributed by Acorn Media U.S., [2006].
Language
English
ISBN
1569389071, 9781569389072
UPC
054961907199
Notes
General Note
Title from container and disc sleeves.
General Note
Based on the fiction by Ruth Rendell.
General Note
Master of the moor originally broadcast on television in 1994.
General Note
Vanity dies hard originally broadcast on television in 1993.
General Note
The secret house of death originally broadcast on television in 1995.
General Note
The double originally broadcast on television in 1996.
General Note
Special features: Ruth Rendell biography; cast filmographies.
Participants/Performers
Master of the moor: Colin Firth, Robert Urquhart, George Costigan.
Participants/Performers
Vanity dies hard: Eleanor David, Mark Frankel, Peter Egan, Leslie Phillips, Jane Gurnett.
Participants/Performers
The secret house of death: Amanda Redman, Owen Teale.
Participants/Performers
The double: Camilla Power, Jason Flemyng.
Description
Master of the moor: As a boy, Stephen Whalby took to his beloved moor to escape trouble at home. Trouble follows him there as an adult, however, when women's bodies begin turning up among the rocks, heather, and bogs. Stephen finds no refuge when D.I. Manciple--a rude outsider, unwelcome in the village of Vangmoor--targets him as the prime suspect.
Description
Vanity dies hard: In the town of Salstead, the lives of two friends seem to take different trajectories. Wealthy, aging Alice Fielding finally finds happiness with a much-younger husband, while widowed Nesta Drage plunges near poverty when her business fails. After Nesta mysteriously disappears, Alice vows to find her--and discovers a tangled web of secrets among those she trusted most.
Description
The secret house of death: Susan Townsend, a newly divorced single mother, wants to remain aloof from the gossip so relished by the other women in her suburban neighborhood. But when she happens upon the bodies of two adulterous lovers, her quiet life vanishes, along with her safety.
Description
The double: Peter Milton becomes involved with Zoe, the apparant "double" of his girlfriend Lisa. Can Lisa survive the superstition predicting her death? And is Zoe really what she seems?
System Details
DVD, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects
LC Subjects
England -- Drama.
Female friendship -- England -- Drama.
Foreign television programs.
Man-woman relationships -- England -- Drama.
Missing persons -- England -- Drama.
Moors (Wetlands) -- England -- Drama.
Murder -- England -- Drama.
Rendell, Ruth, -- 1930-2015 -- Film adaptations.
Superstition -- England -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
Television programs -- Great Britain.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Female friendship -- England -- Drama.
Foreign television programs.
Man-woman relationships -- England -- Drama.
Missing persons -- England -- Drama.
Moors (Wetlands) -- England -- Drama.
Murder -- England -- Drama.
Rendell, Ruth, -- 1930-2015 -- Film adaptations.
Superstition -- England -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
Television programs -- Great Britain.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Zeiger, N., Preston, T., Evans, M., Bond, J., Grint, A., Harvey, J., Haggard, P., Goddard, J., McMurray, M., Firth, C., Urquhart, R., Costigan, G., David, E., Frankel, M., Egan, P., Phillips, L., Gurnett, J., Redman, A., Teale, O., Power, C., Flemyng, J., & Rendell, R. (2006). The Ruth Rendell mysteries . Distributed by Acorn Media U.S..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Neil. Zeiger et al.. 2006. The Ruth Rendell Mysteries. Silver Spring, MD: Distributed by Acorn Media U.S.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Neil. Zeiger et al.. The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Silver Spring, MD: Distributed by Acorn Media U.S, 2006.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Zeiger, N., Preston, T., Evans, M., Bond, J., Grint, A., Harvey, J. and Haggard, P. et al (2006). The ruth rendell mysteries. Silver Spring, MD: Distributed by Acorn Media U.S.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Zeiger, Neil., et al. The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Distributed by Acorn Media U.S., 2006.
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