Summary: As World War II ends, thousands of British soldiers get 'demobbed', demobilized and sent back into civilian life. Among them are Captain Ian Deasey and Lance Corporal Dick Dobson. Deasey and Dobson have had a 'good war, ' much of it spent entertaining the troops with their bawdy stage routines. But after serving four years in the North African desert, they find it hard to adjust to peacetime...
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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 DEMSummary: The continuing story of British transplant Dr. Ruby Walker and the staff of the Good Karma Hospital as they work to heal their patients in modern-day rural India.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV GOOSummary: Disgraced detective Sandra Pullman is given a chance to save her career by heading up a team of retired detectives in charge of solving open cold cases.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2011
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV NEWSummary: Othello: Shaespeare's tragic story of how a great man's vanity is manipulated by a jealous aide to bring about his downfall.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur International Films 2014
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS SIRSummary: Jimmy Rose is a career criminal newly free after twelve years in prison. Greeted with cold disdain from his wife, Jackie, Jimmy decides to stick to the terms of his parole: hold down a job and stay right in the eyes of the law. But when he finds out that his beloved granddaughter, Ellie, ran away and is now a drug addict, Jimmy will risk everything to bring her home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV TRIArmstrong, Alun
Summary: Disgraced detective Sandra Pullman is given a chance to save her career by heading up a team of retired detectives in charge of solving open cold cases.
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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 NEWSummary: This six tales of suspense examines the jealous, betrayals, and resentments that lead to tragedy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Acorn Media 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The Colonies' survivors have found their hopes of eluding their Cylon pursuers dashed by an invasion and occupation of their new home. As the fate of all human life hangs in the balance, friends become enemies, enemies become unexpected allies, and decisions are made that will haunt some people for the rest of their lives"--Set container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BATSummary: A veteran turns vigilante when he returns home to find his neighborhood besieged with crime and corruption.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie QueenSummary: Wanting a fresh start after a broken relationship and a stressful job in the UK, Dr. Ruby Walker takes a job in India. Although she applied to work at a new urban clinic, Ruby ends up at the overcrowded and underfunded Good Karma Hospital run by the formidable Dr. Lydia Fonseca. As she adjusts to her new life in rural India, Ruby slowly realizes that the hospital may be more than the rundown...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV GOOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD GOOSummary: Based on the 1997 Royal National Theatre production, widely considered the finest staging of King Lear in the past decade, Ian Holm 'touches greatness' (N.Y. Times) in Shakespeare's most sublime and difficult role.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: He has survived on the streets for twenty years. He's a gambler-- a thief-- a killer and a cop. Now he's investigating the most shocking case of his life, and as he moves closer to the truth, his self-destructive past is closing in.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY ACTION/ADVENTURE BADSummary: As the life-affirming medical drama set in India returns, Dr. Ruby Walker is still reeling following Gabriel's shock departure, and then she's dealt another blow when her father is diagnosed with cancer. Two new doctors join the Good Karma team, while Greg and Lydia's relationship is threatened by the possibility of marriage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV GOOSummary: British ex-pat Dr. Ruby Walker has left the Good Karma Hospital to practice as a GP near her family in rural India. But when a medical crisis forces her to return, Ruby must make peace with the hospital's intimidating head, Dr. Lydia Fonseca, and face her handsome but reticent colleague, Dr. Gabriel Varma. Just as Ruby feels ready to rekindle her romance with Gabriel, the sudden arrival of his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV GOOSummary: In Series two, British transplant Dr. Ruby Walker furthers her career under the watch of her formidable boss, Dr. Lydia Fonseca. While Lydia's boyfriend, beach bar owner Greg, tries to help newly widowed Paul overcome the death of his wife, Ruby continues to spar with her handsome but standoffish colleague, Dr. Gabriel Varma. Then a link to Ruby's estranged family brings her closer than ever to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY BRITISH TV GOOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD GOOSummary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Silas and Jamal are buddies who enjoy smoking voluminous amounts of marijuana. They end up in the possession of some magical weed that enhances their brainpower during college entrance exams, thus enabling them to enter that esteemed institution of learning, Harvard University. Once firmly ensconced in the halls of academia, however, the pals run out of their supernatural supply and are forced...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 2002
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HOWSummary: "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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Acorn Media 2011
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV NEWSummary: The old dogs of the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad are about to welcome a few new faces, but first, Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman and her loyal team, Gerry Standing, Brian Lane, and Steve McAndrew, will solve their final cases together, bringing justice to decades-old murders that stumped London's Metropolitan Police.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV NEWSummary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: As punishment for messing up a kidnap rescue and shooting a dog in the process, Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman is re-assigned to the newly created unsolved murder squad. Due to a manpower shortage her team is made up of veteran detectives brought back onto the police force, bringing a 1970's mentality to modern policing. The team's first case is to re-investigate a twenty year old...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: With old-school detective work and a little state-of-the-art forensics, the veterans unearth a range of baffling crimes, including the murder of a lawyer, a racially motivated attack on an Asian bride, and a mysterious unidentified human torso. Includes the complete 8-episode second season.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2 Entertain Video 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Superintendent Sandra Pullman leads the unsolved crimes unit of the Metropolitan Police. Her team includes three aging former detectives lured out of retirement. Can a curmudgeonly trio of crime busters learn new tricks to crack tough crimes? Or are old-fashioned hunches and footwork still best?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Acorn Media 2010