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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.
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All seven episodes from the first series of the Edwardian costume drama following the lives and loves of those above and below stairs in a stately home prior to the outbreak of WWI. The Grantham family, long time custodians of Downton Abbey, face a crisis when the heir to the estate dies on the 'Titanic'. With his three daughters unable to inherit by law, Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), the current Earl of Grantham, must try and marry his eldest...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the true story of four brilliant young men at Cambridge University who are recuited to spy for Russia. They take huge personal risks to pass Britain's biggest secrets to Moscow.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 510 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Creator Julian Fellowes brings the top PBS drama of all time to its climactic sixth and final chapter. The fates of the Crawley family, and the servants who work for them, are discovered as they face new challenges and begin forging different paths in a rapidly changing world.
6) Spencer
Publisher
Decal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Formats
Description
A fictionalized account of Princess Diana's decision to end her marriage to Prince Charles, and separate from the royal family.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
3 Blu-rays (ca. 510 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Creator Julian Fellowes brings the top PBS drama of all time to its climactic sixth and final chapter. The fates of the Crawley family, and the servants who work for them, are discovered as they face new challenges and begin forging different paths in a rapidly changing world.
Series
Publisher
BFS Entertainment & Multimedia
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 285 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After a one-night stand, Ben Coulter wakes up with a hangover, and blood on his hands. Lying beside him, fatally stabbed, is the body of a woman. A nightmare begins that changes Ben's life forever, as damning evidence emerges to incriminate him in a murder that he has no recollection of committing. While in prison awaiting his trial, Ben must endure terrifying forms of 'justice' from hardcore inmates. Will he survive prison long enough to make it...
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During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of "gross indecency," an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading...
11) The courier
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2021.
Formats
Description
The true story of a British businessman unwittingly recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. Forming an unlikely partnership with a Soviet officer hoping to prevent a nuclear confrontation, the two men work together to provide the crucial intelligence used to defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Chronicles the life and times of Queen Victoria from her childhood to her early rise to power and the first turbulent years of her rule. Her romantic relationship and eventual marriage to Prince Albert culminates in a royal power struggle which ultimately is the key to her happiness when she comes to the realization that he is someone she can fully trust and believe in.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Formats
Description
The worldwide phenomenon Downton Abbey becomes a grand motion picture event, as the beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance, and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the balance. Written by series creator Julian Fellowes and starring the original cast
14) Small island
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 3 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores the lives of two couples, one Jamaican and the other English, whose worlds intertwine in post-World War II Britain, at a turning point in the long relationship between the two countries. It is a story of tender emotion and sparkling wit, of crossings taken and passages lost, of shattering compassion and of reckless optimism in the face of insurmountable barriers.
Publisher
AMC Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (5 hrs., 14 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young doctor feels stuck in a system which can seem like it's against him as he faces 97-hour weeks, life-and-death decisions, and so much gore all for a wage that barely pays for his parking meter.
16) The servant
Series
Criterion collection volume 1182
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The prolific, ever-provocative Joseph Losey, blacklisted from Hollywood and living in England, delivered a coolly modernist shock to the system of that nation's cinema with this mesmerizing dissection of class, sexuality, and power. A dissolute scion of the upper crust finds the seemingly perfect manservant to oversee his new London townhouse. But not all is as it seems, as traditional social hierarchies are gradually, disturbingly destabilized. Lustrously...
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2019.
Formats
Description
Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'the Boss,' Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen's powerful lyrics.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Great Paxford's inspirational band of women return for more incredible stories from the home front as they deal with imminent threat during the Battle of Britain. As the nation finds itself increasingly beleaguered, relationships, friendships, and loyalties within the community will be tested as never before. The women find they must heighten their efforts to boost morale amidst the chaos and uncertainty enveloping the village.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 540 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Great War rages across Europe, and not even the serene Yorkshire countryside is free from its effects. The men and women of Downton are doing their part: heir Matthew Crawley and footman Thomas Barrow are off fighting, while Lady Grantham and Isobel Crawley are squabbling over whether Downton should be used as a hospital. Lady Mary is seeing a wealthy newspaper magnate while Lady Edith becomes much warmer and Lady Sybil seeks to ingratiate herself...
20) Mothering Sunday
Pub. Date
2022
Formats
Description
On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild finds herself alone on Mother's Day. Her employers, Mr. and Mrs. Niven, are out and she has the rare chance to spend quality time with her secret lover. Paul is the boy from the manor house nearby, Jane's long-term love despite the fact that he's engaged to be married to another woman, a childhood friend and daughter of his parents' friends. But events that neither can foresee will...
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