British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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.
22) The state within
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A tightly plotted conspiracy thriller about the limits of diplomacy in a world where government has abdicated responsibility for war. The British ambassador to the United States finds himself in a web of deceit after an airplane explodes over Washington, D.C. and British terrorists are suspected.
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
c2007.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A massive survey of science from flint tools to the theory of relativity. It was made as a science counterpart to Sir Kenneth Clark's series Civilisation, with Jacob Bronowski presenting his own view of science and mankind.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Can Judge John Deed's unrelenting idealism lead to ultimate justice? Or is his rebellious nature doing more harm than good? In two nail-biting double episodes, the eponymous judge is sent to the Hague as the British representative at the International Criminal Court, where he must try a young soldier for war crimes in Iraq. Instead he uncovers nefarious reasons for bringing him to trial.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 356 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Deed must deal with corruption within the jury, the suspected murder of a barrister, and a case connected to a lucrative government deal with a foreign country during which finalizing the contract seems to some more important than seeing justice is done. Subsequent episodes raise other important questions of justice: a man with the mental age of 13 on trial for murder; the uncovering of a massive mortgage fraud perpetrated by lawyers with the connivance...
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
c2007.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (156 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A massive survey of science from flint tools to the theory of relativity. It was made as a science counterpart to Sir Kenneth Clark's series Civilisation, with Jacob Bronowski presenting his own view of science and mankind.
28) Graceland
Series
Publisher
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (75 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on Peter Mayle's bestseller by the same name, it is the hilarious first year account of the Mayles' adjusting to both the idiosyncracies of the locals and the quaint traditions of this ancient and charming region.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
c2007.
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (645 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Captures rare action, impossible locations, and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest, and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, [the program] takes you to places you've never been to experience sights and sounds never before captured on film. Prepare to be overwhelmed by the beauty and majesty of 'Planet Earth'.
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Unselfishness is the rule. Everything ants do is for their colony's good. This film explores the world of ant colonies. They can be found almost everywhere on the planet, and have existed in some form back almost to the time of the earliest living things. Dr. Edward O. Wilson argues that the instinctive behavior of ants, particularly their tendency to live in large colonies, have made it possible for ants to survive in most conditions. The program...
35) Luther: 2
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (231 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
John Luther, the near-genius detective struggling with his own demons, returns with two distinctive, thrilling crime stories. Devastated by the brutal murder of his wife, John Luther returns to policing in a different world. His old unit has gone and he's working in the newly created Serious and Serial unit, headed by former police complaints officer Martin Schenk. Luther quickly gathers together his team, rescuing his old partner Detective Justin...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 292 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
At the Bayview Retirement Village, the elderly are expected to grow old gracefully, enjoying their final years in peace, quiet and comfort-- but not if Tom and Diana have anything to do with it! Meet two elderly eccentrics who refuse to put up with the appalling food and condescending staff in this BAFTA-nominated comedy series.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 178 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A former Scotland Yard sleuth now tracking murders in Britain's North Country, George Gently (Tony nominee Martin Shaw) is an old-time copper in the rapidly changing 1960s. In these two feature-length mysteries, Gentry and Bacchus investigate the suspicious death of an ex-informant facing a seemingly hopeless future, as well as the murder of a young woman poised on the brink of an exciting new chapter in her life.
Publisher
Burbank, CA
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
One of the most loved television series of all time is brought back to life with a fresh cast and sumptuous production values. It's 1936, and six years since parlor maid Rose left 165 Eaton Place, when fate brings her back as housekeeper to its new owners: Sir Hallam, his wife Lady Agnes, and Maud, Lady Holland, his mother. Rose soon finds she has her work cut out as she recruits a new 'downstairs' family to help run the elegance and finery of the...
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
c2007.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (156 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A massive survey of science from flint tools to the theory of relativity. It was made as a science counterpart to Sir Kenneth Clark's series Civilisation, with Jacob Bronowski presenting his own view of science and mankind.