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Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (646 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
One of the best-selling authors of all time, Georges Simenon is most famous for his more than 100 novels and short stories featuring Chief Inspector Maigret of the Paris police. Concerned more with "why" than "who" Maigret's profound perception of the realities of human behavior and extraordinary psychological insight make him one of fiction's most interesting and unique sleuths.
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Romance novel addict Catherine Morland is taken to Bath, England by the wealthy Mr. and Mrs. Allen and introduces her to Georgian society. She meets the social-climbing Isabella and John Thorpe. She also meets the handsome Henry Tilney and his elegant sister, Eleanor. After making an impression on Henry and Eleanor's father, the Tilneys invite her to their country mansion, Northanger Abbey. Catherine falls in love with Henry but soon realizes that...
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 195 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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.
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 239 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
David Starkey continues his multi-part examination of the English throne, with five episodes covering nearly 250 years, from Charles II to Victoria. Replete with infidelities, betrayals, and rivalries, English history emerges as a compelling family saga.
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 206 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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.
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 201 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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?
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 207 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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.
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 206 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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.
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
Digitally remastered collector's ed. ; Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (660 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 companion guide
Language
English
Description
Spans three decades from the early twenties to World War II in Charles Ryder's relationship with the wild and eccentric Sebastian Flyte and the aristocratic Marchmain family.
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 305 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Detective Superintendent Tennison moves among stations to head high-profile cases for the Area Major Investigation Team. In 'The Lost Child,' a wrenching personal decision colors her search for an abducted toddler. In 'Inner Circles,' the manager of an exclusive country club is found dead in his home, and fingers point to the residents of a local housing project. 'The Scent of Darkness' finds Tennison happy in her private life, but strained at...
11) Jeeves & Wooster
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
8 videodiscs (approximately 1200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Bertie Wooster is the classic young British man of means, blessed with a touch too generous a heart and a slight deficit in the noggin department. Jeeves is his hilariously arch and resourceful valet, a "Gentleman's Gentleman" without equal who sees Bertie through the never-ending swirl of hopeless old friends, indomitable aunts, unbidden guests, and romantic entanglements that dominate his life. "The Complete Jeeves and Wooster" includes all 23...
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (208 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Uncertain of her future but unwilling to sacrifice her freedom, Bathsheba rejects the proposal of Gabriel Oak only to become his employer. Still in love, Gabriel can only watch as Bathsheba flirts with her neighbor, Mr. Boldwood unleashing a passionate obsession within the reserved Boldwood. Both men forsake their hearts, however, upon the arrival of the dashing soldier Frank Troy. Despite being in love with another woman himself, Troy sees a challenge...
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
8 videodiscs (approximately 1150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This collection contains all 23 episodes of the series hailed as "irresistible" by critics and beloved by millions of fans worldwide. The inept clubman Bertie Wooster is rescued from various unpleasant situations by the suavely resourceful valet, Jeeves.
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 750 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Beset by the political tension of an unsettled year, Gandhi calls for British removal from India. Police Superintendent Ronald Merrick arrests an Indian news reporter. Daphne Manner arrives from London. Merrick vents his frustrations on Kumar in a vicious jailhouse beating. Daphne gives birth. Mildred Layton prepares for her daughter's wedding. The Governor finds out about Merrick's abuse. Sarah is seduced by an officer. Susan delivers a baby boy....
15) Country matters
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (411 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Adaptations of short stories by A.E. Coppard and H.E. Bates. Set against the English countryside during the post-World War I period. Reveals the timeless and constant qualities of the British landscape and its people.
16) The up series
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (710 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1964 Michael Apted interviewed a group of seven-year-old children from diverse backgrounds from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Every seven years, Apted has been back to talk to the same subjects.
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 330 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The three gables": A woman calls for an investigation after she is offered a lot of money to sell her estate. "The dying detective": A woman is convinced that her cousin is putting her family in jeopardy. "The golden pince-nez": Scotland Yard is troubled with a murder investigation and no promising leads. "The red circle": Holmes and Watson are called upon by the landlady of a rooming house who is afraid one of her tenants is up to no good. "The...
18) Ballet shoes
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Rated PG ; Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three girls adopted by an explorer are raised as sisters by his niece. As each of the girls have their own dreams, they learn that in order to realize them, they must also keep their family together.
19) Will Shakespeare
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (303 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Begins with Shakespeare's youthful obscurity in Avon. As he struggles to survive as a playwright, he faces multiple hardships, but defeats all obstacles to achieve unprecedented success in London.
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 184 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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. Along the way, she forges a surprising friendship with Penny Philips, Sallie's best friend.
