Summary: When a prominent French politician is found dead on the border between the UK and France, detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wassermann are sent to investigate on behalf of their respective countries. The case takes a surreal turn when a shocking discovery is made at the crime scene, forcing the French and British police into an uneasy partnership.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle works in the English town of Hastings. As World War II tears at the social fabric of this once quiet coastal community, Foyle investigates crimes the conflict has fostered on the home front.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV FOYSummary: Set in England in the years leading up to the First World War, Downton Abbey tells the story of a complicated community. The house has been home to the Crawley family for many generations, but it is also where their servants live, and plan, and dream, and they are as fiercely jealous of their rank as anyone. Some of them are loyal to the family and committed to Downton as a way of life, others...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE DOWSummary: He describes himself as "just a civil servant." But in the cloak-and-dagger world of the British security services, mild-mannered Mr. Palfrey is an invaluable player in the spy game. A master of counterespionage and a spy-catcher extraordinaire, he is smart, discreet, cunning and likes to do things his own way. His new boss quickly realizes the talents and the dangers of the deceptively...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media Group 2010
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MR.Summary: DI Henry Crabbe looks forward to retiring and opening his dream restaurant, but his accountant wife is not sure they can afford it and his police boss still wants his help in solving crimes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2011
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV PIESummary: "After 25 years in the force, Detective Inspector Henry Crabbe has lost his appetite for the job. He plans to take early retirement and open his dream restaurant, Pie in the Sky. But his accountant wife, Margaret, doesn't think the numbers add up. And his boss, ACC Fisher needs him around to handle those delicate cases at which he excels. Although craving retirement, Crabbe discovers that crime...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2010
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV PIESummary: Featuring the strongest collection of characters you will ever see; all played with extraordinary range by three actors/writers. This set includes each hysterical episode from series two, as seen in the UK.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV LEASummary: It's 1953 and Father Brown carries on investigating various mysteries and criminal activities in and around his Cotswold village of Kembleford.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV FATSummary: "The mythical city of Camelot, in a time before history began. A fantastical realm of legendary beasts and mysterious peoples. A dangerous world in which magic has been banned by the ruthless tyrant. Uther Pendragon. When Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, arrives in the kingdom he quickly makes enemies including the heir to Uther's crown, the headstrong Prince...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ADVSummary: "The second season of Merlin sees our hero battle deadly assassins, magical monsters and ever more powerful sorcerers as he strives to fulfill his destiny as Prince Arthur's protector. All the while, Merlin must work harder than ever to conceal his growing magical powers, as King Uther redoubles his war against magic. Merlin faces his most formidable opponent yet as an ancient evil buried deep...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ADVSummary: All is not well for brilliant but boorish Dr. Martin Ellingham as the hit British dramedy returns. To Martin's utter disgust, his medical practice remains under official scrutiny because of his pre-existing blood phobia, and he is forced to attend refresher courses starting with phlebotomy. His wife, Louisa, and aunt Ruth urge him to take this risk to his career seriously, but events conspire...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DOCCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Do 9Summary: Based on the novel by R.F. Delderfield, this follows the fortunes of Paul Craddock, a former soldier who purchases a run-down Devon estate. Set between the Boer War and the outbreak of World War I, the miniseries depicts the end of an era, as England moves into the modern age.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV HORSummary: "They are IT: basement denizens, banished from the upper floors of Reynholm Industries by unhinged CEO Denholm Reynholm. But at least they have each other. Computer whiz Moss (Richard Ayoade) is all brains and social awkwardness, while his Irish co-worker, Roy (Chris O'Dowd) just tries to coast through the day. Their mutual goal is to fend off as many work requests as possible and stay...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Basil Rathbone portrays the deductive genius, Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce his mystified colleague, Dr. Watson in these fourteen classic films.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY COMSummary: The hit British crime series returns with new mysteries. Aging cops and traditional sleuthing trump high-tech gadgets and modern criminology. As one of the most-watched shows on British television, New Tricks features strong writing, wry humor, and a splendid cast.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2012
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV NEWSummary: Follow the lives and loves of the Land Girls who are working the fields for Britain during WWII in the Women's Land Army.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by BFS Entertainment & Multimedia 2011
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV LANSummary: Though crime is nothing new in Yorkshire, police sergeant Catherine Cawood finds her world turned upside down when the man she blames for her daughter's death, Tommy Lee Royce, is released from prison. Meanwhile, a desperate father arranges a kidnapping with a local drug lord to receive his wealthy boss' ransom money. The plan spirals out of control, however, when Tommy becomes involved with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Set in rural England during the Second World War, the highly popular, award-winning drama returns for a third five-part series and continues to follow the lives and loves of the Land Girls who are working the fields in the Women's Land Army.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by BFS Entertainment & Multimedia 2012
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV LANSummary: Set in England during the Second World War, a five-part drama that captures the sacrifices and experiences of four young women in the Women's Land Army. Sharing hardships and working alongside captured POWs, Annie, Bea, Joyce and Nancy toil in the fields to grow food for the war effort.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BFS Video 2010
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV LANSummary: The show follows Margaret and Helen Schlegel, two intelligent, idealistic sisters living together in Edwardian London with their hypochondriac brother, Tibby. Their loving but interfering Aunt Juley tries to keep the siblings in line after the death of their parents, but a series of events push the sisters to lead unorthodox lives full of romance, tragedy, and drama.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2020
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV HOWSummary: A contemporary take on the Oscar Wilde fable, thirteen year old Arbor and Swifty are best friends for whom the joys of boyhood are almost nonexistent. They seek their fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal, leading to tragic consequences.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SELSummary: 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...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2012
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV FARSummary: The hit British crime series returns with new mysteries. Aging cops and traditional sleuthing trump high-tech gadgets and modern criminology. As one of the most-watched shows on British television, New Tricks features strong writing, wry humor, and a splendid cast.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2012
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV NEWSummary: "Superintendent Sandra Pullman ... heads a team of aging detectives pulled out of retirement for a job they're uniquely qualified to do: tackle cold cases--some of them decades old"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Acorn Media 2011