"Inspector Thomas Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers, the most celebrated British detective duo in years, employ cunning, intuition, and street smarts to unravel some of the most heinous and suspenseful crimes. Despite their obvious differences- he is an upper-crust aristocrat, while she is decidedly working class- the sleuths evolve into a potent team, deciphering tantalizing mysteries. Based on the popular detective novels of Elizabeth ..."
"This DVD set include three popular mysteries - A Great Deliverance, the premiere film in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries series starring Nathaniel Parker (Far from the Madding Crowd) and Sharon Small (About a Boy), Second Sight 1 starring Clive Owen (Closer, Croupier), and Touching Evil 1 starring Robson Green (Reckless)."
""A Touch of Frost is one of the best crime dramas to come out of Britain…"—The Toronto Sun A Touch of Frost is one of Britain’s most successful detective series and stars award-winning actor David Jason as Detective Inspector Jack Frost, a policeman with a knack for attracting trouble. Set in the dreary town of Denton, Frost approaches each case with his characteristic dry wit and a sense of moral justice. A Touch of Frost Season 5 incl ..."
""A decapitation, a traumatized teen, and localized police corruption," a superior tells Thomas Lynley of Scotland Yard. "A good result is important for all of us." The result is very good indeed, as Elizabeth George's gripping bestseller is given the grand PBS treatment. Originally broadcast on Mystery!, this production marked the long-running series' first adaptation of a whodunit written by an American. Nathaniel Parker stars as ..."
""A decapitation, a traumatized teen, and localized police corruption," a superior tells Thomas Lynley of Scotland Yard. "A good result is important for all of us." The result is very good indeed, as Elizabeth George's gripping bestseller is given the grand PBS treatment. Originally broadcast on Mystery!, this production marked the long-running series' first adaptation of a whodunit written by an American. Nathaniel Parker stars as ..."
"Star-crossed lovers, feuding family, royal plots, noble destinies, and salt-of-the-earth heroes. No wonder R.D. Blackmore's romantic classic has been a perennial favorite. Amelia Warner (Michael Caine's innocent child bride in Quills) is Lorna, the beautiful young brunette "queen" of the feral Doone clan in this latest adaptation, a handsome 2.5-hour co-production between the BBC and A&E. The once noble line now lives out of a swa ..."
"In 1929, Lord Barset's expedition to the Antarctic is lost without trace. Or so it seems. Nearly a century later, his grandson funds a much-publicized return to the icy wastes."
"Based on autobiography by naturalist Gerald Durrell, telling of the part of his childhood he spent on the Greek island of Corfu between 1935 and 1939.My Family and Other Animals was made into a ten-part BBC television series in 1987 written by Charles Wood and directed by Peter Barber-Fleming. It starred Hannah Gordon and Brian Blessed, with Darren Redmayne playing the young Gerry"
"Great Expectations. Set of 3 VHS tapes. Walt Disney Home Video. Starring: Jean Simmons, John Rhys Davies, Ray McAnally, Anthony Calf, Kim Thomson, Adam Blackwood, and Anthony Hopkins. Produces by Greg Smith. Screenplay by John Goldsmith. Directed by Kevin Connor. Approximately 310 minutes. ISBN: 1-55890-945-1. UPC: 717951062031."