British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 363 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
While Cambridge police detectives interview witnesses who may or may not tell the truth, 'Sam' extracts revealing truths from calcified bones, decomposed and charred bodies, tell-tale bruises and overlooked fingerprints. Brace yourself for twists and turns in four gripping episodes: the suspicious drowning of a six-year-old girl, the apparently ritual killing of a young man, a death in police custody, and the fiery murder of a refugee's business partner....
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (354 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Award-winning actor Martin Shaw stars as the principled detective George Gently in these feature-length mysteries. These powerful dramas unfold against the beautiful backdrop of rural Britain during the tumultuous 1960s. Based on the long-running series of books by Alan Hunter.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (582 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Meet Britain's finest--and most ill-tempered--chef, Gareth Blackstock, of the prestigious Le Cha?teau Anglais restaurant. Each meal is a masterpiece. Just don't ask for salt. Chef Blackstock rules his kitchen with an iron ladle and puts up with no slacking. The trouble is that his underpaid and overworked kitchen staff is littered with slackers"--Container.
Series
Johnny Worricker trilogy volume pt. 2
Publisher
Pbs
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Worricker after the director of MI5 dies. A conspiracy to turn control of MI5 over to the Prime Minister leads Worricker to the islands known as the Turks & Caicos, where he is persuaded by the CIA to deal with a group of ambiguous Americans attending a high-level conference. At the same time, an old girlfriend, Margot Tyrrell, is being asked to betray her boss in London in order to establish an illicit connection between the prime minister and dark...
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
8 DVDs (ca. 1400 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Social climber Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced 'Bouquet, ' of course!) puts her best foot forward in this high-class comedy. She performs selfless acts of charity for the lower classes (her sisters), doles out invaluable advice to her husband Richard, acts the part of adoring eldest daughter to her incapacitated Daddy, and still finds time to keep the neighbors on edge with her morning coffees and candlelight dinner parties.
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (168 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Eustace is summoned back to the magical land of Narnia with his new friend Jill. Many years have passed since Eustace's last visit. King Caspian is old and frail. The mysterious disappearance years ago of his son, Prince Rilian, has remained unsolved. Aslan the lion charges the children to embark on a perilous journey through enchanted lands of giants and witches to find Rilian and bring him home.
Series
Chronicles of Narnia volume 2-3
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (168 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The magical land of Narnia is ruled by the corrupt King Miraz. His nephew, Prince Caspian, calls on Lucy, Peter, Susan and Edmund to help him defeat Miraz and restore Narnia to its former glory. Years later Caspian, Lucie, Edmund and obnoxious cousin Eustace set sail to rescue the six lords who were banished by Caspian's evil uncle.
10) Page eight
Series
Johnny Worricker trilogy volume pt. 1
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Johnny Worricker is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss and best friend Benedict Baron dies suddenly, leaving behind him an inexplicable file, threatening the stability of the organization. Meanwhile, a seemingly chance encounter with Johnny's striking next-door neighbor and political activist Nancy Pierpan seems too good to be true. Johnny is forced to walk out of his job, and then out of his identity to find out the truth.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + contents insert.
Description
A hilarious, biting look at everyday office life. In series two, Swindon have merged with Slough and manager David Brent has to assimilate the new intake, a group of well-trained and motivated personnel. It should be an easy job, but sadly no one informed the staff that good looks, popularity, and humor are reserved only for the Boss.
13) Freud
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 350 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A six-part BBC mini-series, filmed in Austria, New York and London. This series examines Freud's complex life, his groundbreaking work and his relationship with his patients. Special features include a newly filmed interview with David Suchet and a gallery of Suchet's personal Freud archive including production photos, press clippings, etc.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (668 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An epic tale of ambition, debauchery, and intrigue, the Emmy-winning BBC series is one of the most popular and acclaimed dramas in Masterpiece Theatre history. Based on the novels by Robert Graves, spanning the history of the Roman Empire from Augustus to Nero. Episodes include: A Touch of Murder, Waiting in the Wings, What Shall We Do About Claudius?, Poison is Queen, Some Justice, plus extended versions of episodes one and two, and bonus features....
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Andes, the dragon's back: With glaciers, volcanoes, snow-capped peaks, enormous deserts, tropical rainforests, caustic salt pans, and cloud forests, the Andes are an extraordinary world of diverse terrains, extreme temperatures, and a staggering array of wildlife. Five thousand miles long and extending over seven countries, this high mountain range boasts some of the highest, saltiest, wettest and driest terrains on the planet.
Life in Death Valley:...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
8 DVDs (ca. 1285 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
British television comedy series about the employees of the Grace Brother's department store in London. Sales clerks in Ladies' Lingerie and Gentlemen's Ready-made departments are often at odds with each other and with store management.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The handsome stranger: Gerry is fed up with all the "townies" buying weekend cottages in Dibley. Then she meets one particularly charming newcomer. The vicar in white: After presiding over the marriages of hundred of other people, it appears Gerry's big day has finally arrived.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (663 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
David Powlett-Jones, a young Welshman, returns from the trenches of World War I disillusioned and suffering from shellshock. Accepted as a teacher at an elite boys boarding school, David fears he won't last. Luckily, the faith of the headmaster who hired him proves well-founded. Over the course of his 20-year rise through the ranks of the school, he also finds and loses love with several women.
19) I, Claudius
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (ca. 669 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A dramatization of Robert Graves' version of the times of the Roman Empire from Augustus to Claudius told through the dying Claudius as he sets down the history of his family.
20) L'Orfeo
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert ([6] p. : ill.)
Description
Opera is based on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus, who attempts to rescue his dead lover Eurydice from Hades.