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1) Vera: Set 5
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (371 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the award-winning novels by Ann Cleeves. A cantankerous but brilliant detective solves unthinkable crimes in northeast England. Blethyn imbues DCI Vera Stanhope in this hit detective drama. Set Five includes four all new feature-length mysteries.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 176 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Detective Jack Frost returns to seek out the unpleasant truth, often at great personal cost. This season Frost raids an illegal dogfighting ring, hoping to nab a local gangster, but the thug eludes him, and a brutal killing follows. Meanwhile, he is disturbed to find that someone is copying a series of unsolved crimes from years earlier, and Frost himself may be the killer's next victim. Most unexpected of all, love finally finds the aging detective,...
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Murder in the mews: On Guy Fawkes Night, Poirot is called in on a case he suspects is murder made to look like suicide. The adventure of Johnnie Waverly: A country squire hires Poirot to investigate threats against the squire's young son. Four and twenty blackbirds: Poirot's keen powers of observation and culinary know-how help him solve a murder case.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 467 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Formats
Description
With old-school detective work and a little state-of-the-art forensics, the veterans unearth a range of baffling crimes, including the murder of a lawyer, a racially motivated attack on an Asian bride, and a mysterious unidentified human torso. Includes the complete 8-episode second season.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (582 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The hit British crime series returns with new mysteries. Aging cops and traditional sleuthing trump high-tech gadgets and modern criminology. As one of the most-watched shows on British television, New Tricks features strong writing, wry humor, and a splendid cast. Bonus: Behind-the-scenes featurette and bloopers.
Series
Midsomer murders. Set 17 volume disc 2
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The detectives investigate a string of savage murders precipitated by a local art auction.
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 280 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Three episodes from the British detective series featuring Detective Inspector Jack Frost, a policeman who approaches his cases with a dry wit and sense of moral justice, as he hunts down criminals in Denton, England. In episode 1, DI Frost must deal with a desperate mother and solve a 20 year old missing persons case following the discovery of a teenage girl's remains. In episode 2, Frost tries to find out why a clown is dead and help find a man...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 204 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 5 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Appropriate adults: When an 8 year old girl disappears near the local woods, foul play is suspected as circumstances point to a seemingly harmless 20 year old with Down's Syndrome.
Quarry: Two animal rights activists are murdered following a protest of a fox hunt.
Paying the price: A ruthless kidnapper tests Frost's skills to the full - it proves a tough case to crack and, for one woman, time is running out.
Series
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (558 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The English village mystery gets a contemporary spin in this hit British television series that has earned a worldwide following. Bucolic settings harbor macabre crimes and eccentric characters that are no match for DCI John Barnaby; his assistant, DS Jamie Winter; and new pathologist, Dr. Fleur Perkins.
Series
Midsomer murders. Set 16 volume disc 2
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Barnaby and Jones discover that Midsomer County is home to a secret pagan cult after one of its more prominent members is murdered. Suspicion initially falls on the author of a book alleging that the sect's rituals are merely the product of drink and an overactive imagination. But soon it seems that all of the members of the Magic Circle have something to hide.
Series
Midsomer murders. Set 15 volume disc 2
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A nine-decade rivalry between the Hammond and Hicks families turns violent after a dishonored soldier's name is added to the World War I memorial in Midsomer Parva. When the Hicks patriarch is shot dead, suspicion naturally falls back onto the Hammonds. As the investigation proceeds, however, it appears that the two families have much more in common than they originally believed.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (371 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DCI John Barnaby and DS Jamie Winter, endeavor to solve perplexing crimes in the delightful yet deadly county of Midsomer they investigate murders among a group of doomsday preppers, at a police retirement village, an artisanal bakery, and a drag show.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (437 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As punishment for messing up a kidnap rescue and shooting a dog in the process, Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman is re-assigned to the newly created unsolved murder squad. Due to a manpower shortage her team is made up of veteran detectives brought back onto the police force, bringing a 1970's mentality to modern policing. The team's first case is to re-investigate a twenty year old murder conviction which has suddenly come into question due...
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (467 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
New Tricks follows a team of semi-retired and somewhat curmudgeonly detectives as they reinvestigate cold cases. The fifth season returns with more sharp writing, dry humor, and engrossing mysteries. Guest stars include Claire Bloom, James Fox, David Troughton, and Ronald Pickup. Includes bonus behind-the-scenes featurette.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
7 DVDs (21hrs. 30min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inventive crimes, charming scenery, and notable guest stars have set it apart from the crowd and won it legions of fans. This set includes all fourteen feature-length mysteries from series fourteen and fifteen in UK broadcast order. Series fourteen marks the first complete season starring Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby, and series fifteen marks the last season with Jason Hughes as DS Ben Jones.
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