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Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (596 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Intricate plots, strongly drawn characters, and gritty authenticity mark this riveting Welsh drama series. Welsh detective and workaholic widower, DCI Noel Bain relies on his instinct and intelligence to solve terrible crimes while trying to protect his teenage daughter from the horrors of his world in six feature-length mysteries.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (272 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The youngest, most attractive British sleuths on TV return to crack wise while they crack open six new cases. Detective Sergeant Scribbs and Inspector Ash sparkle as bickering, bantering crime-solvers.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. In this episode, as Midsomer Barton celebrates Oak Apple Week, the mother of a former festival queen drowns herself. But is it really suicide?
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
©2014
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 671 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Heaven help the murderer who crosses paths with G.K. Chesterton's cassocked crime-solver, Father Brown. Despite his absentminded air, the kindly priest always manages to confound criminals with his inescapable logic and keen understanding of the human condition. Often joined by his friend, thief turned private investigator Hercule Flambeau, Father Brown unravels devious schemes in 1920s England.
7) Murderland
Publisher
BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Ltd
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Young Carrie's mother has been murdered and she may have seen the killer. From the moment she discovers her mother's body, her need to uncover the truth becomes an obsession, bringing her closer to the detective in charge. But what happens when those you trust have the most to hide, and may be those from whom you have the most to fear?
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
U.K. broadcast ed.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 398 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
One of the little-known stories of WWII is the fate of the Channel Islands, the only part of the British Isles invaded and occupied by the Germans. Tells the story through the eyes of three island families and the German soldiers with whom their lives become interwined.
10) Painted lady
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 198 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Maggie Sheridan is a semi-retired, former '60s rock singer. She seems resigned to a life lived on a crumbling country estate, ruminating about her past. Everything changes when a botched robbery leaves her friend Sir Charles Stafford dead and one of his prized pantings missing. Determined to retrieve the masterpiece and find the killer, Maggie plunges into the dark underworld of the art trade. Posing as a wealthy Polish countess, she sets off on a...
11) Home Fires
Publisher
Pbs
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bitter rivals fight for control of the Women's Institute in a rural English town as it struggles with the onset of World War II. Separated from husbands, fathers, sons and brothers for years at a time, some permanently, they find themselves under extraordinary pressures in a rapidly fragmenting world.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 567 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The cold case unit, led by quick-tempered cop DS Boyd, has assembled to re-examine unsolved crimes with cutting-edge detection techniques. Pressure is on for this mix of forensics, psychology, and detective investigators to yield results.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 585 min. ) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An evolutionary zoologist discovers prehistoric creatures alive and well in the present day. Unexplained anomalies are ripping holes in the fabric of time, allowing dinosaurs to escape the past and roam the modern world.
14) The gambling man
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2006, ℗1995
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 cm.
Language
English
Description
With ambitions far beyond backstreet card tables, Rory Connor learns that bigger games require higher risks--even losing his heart.
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Full frame; [2 disc].
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (208 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ripe for retirement in the eyes of some, Tennison is still up for a fight, and she'll need all the energy she can muster when she takes on the darker forces of British government in search of a sadistic killer with a guilty past.
16) Prime suspect: 2
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
Full screen; [2 disc].
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 208 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This case involves a death in the Afro-Caribbean community that puts Detective Chief Inspector Tennison and the rest of the police force in the middle of racial controversy. Emmy Award Winner - Outstanding Miniseries.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 465 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When social outcast Cassie Hughes unearths hidden ancient artifacts, she gains otherworldy powers with a terrifying link to the past. Though these newfound abilities frighten Cassie, she cannot deny that they make life with her irritating classmates infinitely more interesting. Her fate turns, however, when tragedy befalls her best friend, and Cassie embarks on the ultimate journey of discovery.
18) A perfect spy
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
U.K. broadcast ed.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 390 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Magnus Pym, British double agent and master of deception, in seven gripping episodes filmed on location around the world.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2006, ℗1993
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (152 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cissie Brodie, a 16 year old girl, struggles to hold her family together after their parents die in the cholera epidemic of 1832. Her turbulent life takes a cruel turn after she is raped and left pregnant. Eventually she is forced to make a decision between two men who profoundly influence her life.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. In this episode, Martin Barrett leads Barnaby and Jones on a trail of blackmail.
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