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Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 184 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison finds herself searching for Sallie Sturdy, a fourteen-year-old girl presumed murdered. Facing the hospitalization of her father, descending deeper into alcoholism, and resisting pressure to retire quietly, Tennison vows to bring Sallie's killer to justice before ending her career. She forges a surprising friendship with Penny Philips, Sallie's best friend.
Formats
Description
Dame Christie's most popular character, prim and proper Miss Jane Marple, is adored worldwide by mystery fans for her razor-sharp mind, intuitive understanding of criminal behavior, and trademark knitting needles. Body in the library: The body of a glamorous blonde is found in the library at Gossington Hall and Dolly Bantry needs to clear her husband's name - so she calls her dear friend, Jane Marple. A murder is announced: When an intriguing ad in...
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in Victorian London, fearless young Sally Lockhart has a mind for numbers and for sleuthing. Recently orphaned Sally is armed with a pearl-handled pistol and her keen mind, uncovers the secrets of her father's death aboard the sunken schooner Lavinia, discovers hidden cursed jewels, and faces England's deadliest villains with bold courage.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 286 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The newest additions to the sisterhood of British sleuths are attractive, sharp, and extremely entertaining. Meticulous and stubborn Kate teams up with street-smart Emma as bickering detectives in an upscale suburb.
Series
Publisher
WGBH
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sally Lockhart has started her own financial consulting business. When her client loses a fortune from the unexpected collapse of a shipping line, Sally is determined to find out why so many of their ships have mysteriously vanished without a trace.
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (208 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 201 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tennison relocates to the Greater Manchester Police for a stint as a community relations officer at local schools. Later she is assigned the shooting case of a young drug dealer, and she pegs a corrupt local drug lord as the killer. Somehow he stays one step ahead of her investigation. Is he getting inside information?
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 206 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Tennison has been transferred to a new station and a new assignment: getting prostitutes off the streets of Soho. But when a 17-year-old rent boy is burned to death, her superiors aren't keen on her investigating the murder."--Container.
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.
12) Missing persons
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An unstoppable force of nature in a hat and sensible shoes, Hetty decides to try tracking down the long-lost son of her best friend's husband. A taste of success encourages her to go looking for missing persons as a professional sleuth.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (364 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
All eight episodes from the second series of the ITV detective drama. Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp star as two homicide detectives working for the Greater Manchester Major Incident Team. As Janet Scott (Sharp) and Rachel Bailey (Jones) investigate a string of macabre crimes across the city, they must also face up to some harsh truths in their own personal lives.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (272 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 207 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Tennison seizes the opportunity to head a murder investigation--something she should have done long ago, had she not been passed over by her male superiors time and again. With a suspect already identified and her own team openly hostile, she uncovers errors and conflicting facts that point to a coverup within the force."--Container.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Rachel Bailey and Janet Scott are back for another season. Upon stepping into the position of acting DI, Rachel senses the growing divide amongst her team. With Janet preoccupied by the arrest of her daughter and unable to advise on the situation, the two are left struggling to refocus on the horrific case at hand, the sinister world of Darknet.
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 195 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
20) Vera: Set 9
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (357 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope and her trusted team chase ruthless killers and unravel complex mysteries, uncovering secrets that sometimes stray a little too close to home, set in rural Northumberland.
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