British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Publisher
Distributed by E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two recently-widowed men come to terms with the deaths of their wives. Reggie Conyngham-Jervis is a wealthy ex-fighter pilot. Roy Southgate is a retired milkman. Both are widowed on the same night. Now this 'odd couple' decide to overlook their differences and move in together. At first the two become friends, until their unlikely relationship is threatened by the arrival of Liz Franks, an alluring woman with a hidden agenda.
62) 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.
63) State of play
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (350 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The murder of an ambitious politician's researcher leads journalist Cal McCaffrey to uncover a complex thriller revealing the links between government and big business.
65) Bleak House
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005?]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (418 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"At the court of Chancery, the Jarndyce and Jarndyce case grinds on for years with no end in sight. Entangled in the lawsuit are a growing number of innocent victims: Ada Clare and Richard Carstone, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a child with mysterious parentage; and even Jo, the destitute little crossing-sweeper. As the case staggers onward, yet more people become embroiled in the furious legal battle,...
66) The moonstone
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A stolen Hindu diamond, the Moonstone, works its curse after being stolen from it's shrine. Just before Rachel's birthday, a man named Franklin Blake announces to Rachel that the Moonstone has been bequeathed to her by Herncastle. Blake gives her the jewel on her birthday and offers to mount the jewel for her to wear. The jewel goes missing and Rachel believes that Blake stole it. Determined to prove his innocence, Blake leaves in order to pursue...
67) Berkeley Square
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (8.5 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A warm-hearted family drama set in turn-of-the-century London where three young girls come together as nannies and grow to be friends.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 344 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The new series picks up where the last story ended - with Havers shot in the line of duty, and Lynley estranged from his wife Helen. How will these traumas affect their ability to do their jobs?
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 585 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As Molly MacDonald comes to terms with becoming a widow, Lexie and the estate employees must come to terms with her new position in life as fiance? of the laird, Archie. Includes all ten episodes from the fourth series.
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (203 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The grim reaper finally gets to Victor Meldrew. He may not arrive in the form of a strangely shaped unordered parcel, as a workman with the intellect of an orangutan, or even as Meldrew-fixated ex-neighbor Patrick, but he better be prepared to listen.
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.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 600 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Life is a challenge for any priest in a small mountain town, and Father Peter struggles to save his parishioners' souls without falling himself for the local barkeep, Assumpta. Series Three is the dramatic conclusion of Peter and Assumpta's story.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (451 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows Mma Ramotste, a recently bereaved woman, as she sets up the only woman-run Private Detective Agency in Botswana and her attempts to get it off the ground. She gets help from Mma Makutsi, her new secretary, and Mr. JLB Matekoni, the owner and super mechanic of the wonderful Speedy Motors. Mma Ramotste takes on cases, meets many new people who need her help - from a woman who thinks the man who has turned up at her door is not her father, to...
76) MI-5: Volume 6
Publisher
Distributed in the USA by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (ca. 586 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Having survived the bombing of the Thames Barrier, Adam and Ros recover to find London facing an even greater threat. While attempting to thwart an attack that could jeopardize a historic peace accord, the team unwittingly unleashes a deadly virus.
77) Clarissa
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 201 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the 18th century novel by Samuel Richardson, this is the original tale of fatal attraction and dangerous liasons. A wealthy young heiress, famed for her virtue, is sought by a man wishing to seduce and destroy her reputation. For the first time in his life he becomes genuinely infatuated with his prey, and sows the seeds of his own fate.
78) RFK
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This probing and perceptive biography reassesses the remarkable and tragic life of the third Kennedy son, Robert Francis Kennedy. A man who would almost certainly have been president if his violent assassination hadn't intervened. Features extensive interviews with family members, friends, journalists, Washington insiders, and civil rights activists. Profiles the pivotal roles RFK played in the many major events of the 1960's - the Cuban Missile Crisis,...
Publisher
BBC Video Ltd
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 300 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"'Auschwitz: inside the Nazi state' is the result of three years of research, drawing on the close involvement of world experts, recently discovered documents and nearly 100 interviews with camp survivors and perpetrators, many of whom are speaking on the record for the first time. Their stories are brought to life through the innovative use of archive footage, dramatic recreations of key ... moments, and their ... testimony"--Container label.
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (290 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Reveals how the first big artistic discoveries were made and how they have cascaded down the centuries to define the look of the present day. Encompassing everything from cave paints to ceramics and pyramids to palaces, this film explores the global trend for unrealistic depictions of the human body; the secret powers of the feature film; how politicians manage to manipulate people so easily; visions of the afterlife; and why we use imagery at all....