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Series
Midsomer murders. Set 15 volume disc 1
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Barnaby is torn between work and family obligations when the maid of honor at a high-society wedding is murdered just days before his own daughter's nuptials. The body count rises as the detectives sift through a tangled web of upper-crust affairs and servants' gossip. Barnaby has to race to solve the case in time to walk Cully down the aisle.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 330 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The three gables": A woman calls for an investigation after she is offered a lot of money to sell her estate. "The dying detective": A woman is convinced that her cousin is putting her family in jeopardy. "The golden pince-nez": Scotland Yard is troubled with a murder investigation and no promising leads. "The red circle": Holmes and Watson are called upon by the landlady of a rooming house who is afraid one of her tenants is up to no good. "The...
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006], c2003
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 450 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jack Frost is a non-nonsense detective whose unorthodox methods fuel the tension between him and his superiors. While Frost's rude behavior may label him boorish among his peers, the people of Denton know they can count on him when trouble arises.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Detective Jack Frost is called to investigate when a couple return from holiday to find the body of a complete stranger in their bed. He also becomes involved in a murder inquiry and uncovers a crime ring involved in the importing of endangered species and illegal animal goods.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 257 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In these stories, lesser-known Christie heroes and heroines solve crimes of the heart as well as puzzling cases of larceny and murder. With just the right mix of danger and deception, romance and revenge, innocence and intrigue, these classic adaptations are Christie at her best"--Container.
Series
Midsomer murders. Set 14 volume disc 1
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When local doctor James Kirkwood and Delyth Mostyn, a recent divorcé, decide get married, their families don't exactly celebrate and people begin to show up dead. When a hit-and-run driver kills Dr. Kirkwood's colleague, Barnaby concludes that the murderer actually had Delyth's fiancé in mind, and someone will stop at nothing to prevent their nuptials.
Publisher
Acorn Media [distributor]
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 364 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A devout Catholic priest freelances as a private investigator in rural England during the 1920s. When it comes to amateur detective work, don't let this priest's absent-minded air and penchant for an occasional tipple fool you. His kindly eyes pick up clues that professionals usually miss, and his keen understanding of human nature lets him search men's souls for motives.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (398 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rosemary and Laura need more than a green thumb to solve human and horticultural mysteries. Locations include London's Kew Gardens, a Surrey vineyard, and a Spanish village.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (6 hrs. 40 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
One of Britain's most successful detective series starring award-winning actor David Jason as Detective Inspector Jack Frost, a policeman with a knack for attracting trouble. Set in the town of Denton, Frost approaches each case with his characteristic dry wit and a sense of moral justice.
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Never mind the tube connecting the exhaust pipe to the window of the vintage automobile-- Simon Bright's death only looks like suicide. The lovesick young man's murder touches off a search for Laura, his girlfriend and partner in ballroom dancing classes. But who saved the last dance for Simon?
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 225 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Living on risk: Believing she has been hired to prevent a kidnapping, Cordelia resorts to desperate measures, only to stumble upon the body of one of the men she's been watching.
Playing God: Superintendent Fergussen, Scotland Yard, condescends to hire Cordelia Gray to investigate his daughter's beau, a handsome young doctor who turns up dead.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[c2000]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three episodes of the impeccably turned-out diminutive Belgian sleuth. With the his razor sharp mind and the aid of the affabel Captain Hastings, Poirot unravels the thorniest cases without mussing a hair of his famously sculpted mustache. Set in the elegance of 1930's England, the series also includes Chief Inspector Japp and Miss Lemon.
Series
Publisher
distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The village of Little Worthing prides itself on two tourist attractions: the annual boat race and an elaborate model village. Then the body of troublemaker Richard Tanner turns up bound on the model with string and pegs like a passage from Gulliver's Travels. As Barnaby and Jones investigate, they discover that outsized passions swirled around the tiny figurines and that this model hamlet hides troubling personal histories"--Container.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
Full screen; [1 disc].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 204 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Tennison has proven herself and won her colleagues' grudging respect. When she is assigned to head a murder inquiry in the African Caribbean community, it seems further evidence that her star is on the rise."--Container.
Series
Midsomer murders. Set 12 volume 1
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Every year, the Skimmington Fayre, a medieval ritual, rekindles an age-old battle of the sexes in Broughton. But this year, the men decide to reclaim their dignity and the bodies really start to accumulate.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three hour-long mysteries. "The kidnapped prime minister": Poirot is called to solve the case when Britain's prime minister vanishes on the eve of important international negotiations. "The adventure of the western star": Poirot is called to investigate when a Belgian film star's priceless diamond disappears after she receives threatening letters. "How does your garden grow?" : An alleged Communist conspiracy casts suspicion on the Russian servant...
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