Inc BBC Worldwide Americas
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 325 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows the story of the Celts from their earliest roots through the flowering of their culture and their enduring heritage today. Includes reconstructions of iron-age villages, dramatizations of major historical events and visits to modern Celtic lands.
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 237 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Daniel attends a family reunion with his parents, he discovers a world he hardly knew existed. Seduced by the allure of his new world, Daniel adopts the role of go-between for his glamorous Aunt Alice and his cousins Rebecca and Charles.
Pub. Date
2006, c1987-1989
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (212 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie wrote and starred in their own sketch comedy series on the BBC. "Witty and urbane, Fry and Laurie lampoon an endless array of targets with a delicious turn of phrase and elaborate wordplay. Absurdities abound... Includes 1987 Christmas special."--Cover.
Pub. Date
c2014
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (527 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Completely restored and remastered in stunning high definition, see Agatha Christie's Miss Marple as never before! Joan Hickson, the actress Agatha Christie herself wanted for the role, stars as the shrewd sleuth in four thrilling whodunits: The Murder at the Vicarage, The Moving Finger, The Body in the Library, and A Murder is Announced. Watch as Miss Marple puts her perceptive powers to good use and gets to the bottom of even the most complex crimes...
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approx. 347 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In this hilarious series, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, co-creators of The Office and Extras, send their friend Karl Pilkington around the world. Karl thinks he's visiting the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World but along the way the 'Little Englander' must endure camel rides, jungle treks, tribal customs, and local oddballs while dining on toads and testicles, and searching for a clean bathroom.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
To Celia's dismay, Caroline takes on a challenging new headship role at a troubled state school and buys a rundown farmhouse nearby. Is there more to this big upheaval than she is letting on and will her move prompt her mother and Alan to finally find a place of their own? Meanwhile Gillian's struggling to adjust to new husband Robbie being around all day since he retired from the police.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 342 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Looks at life through the eyes of a successful couple living in metropolitan London. Along with their friends, Al and Davina Jackson struggle with sexual temptation and professional jealousy and try to cope with their fear of the future.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (574 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1959, Dr. Lucian Blake returns to his Australian hometown to continue his late father's medical practice, but it is his additional responsibility as the town's chief medical officer that leads him to investigating cases of suspicious death.
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 356 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Deed must deal with corruption within the jury, the suspected murder of a barrister, and a case connected to a lucrative government deal with a foreign country during which finalizing the contract seems to some more important than seeing justice is done. Subsequent episodes raise other important questions of justice: a man with the mental age of 13 on trial for murder; the uncovering of a massive mortgage fraud perpetrated by lawyers with the connivance...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 269 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The blunt-talking Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel does not suffer fools gladly, but he has even more trouble with what he calls the 'smart arses' of the world. So when the inexperienced Peter Pascoe joins his team at Mid-Yorkshire CID, the omens don't look good. Pascoe is one of the new breed of career police officers, armed with a degree, a caring attitude, and a sharp brain.
Pub. Date
Ã2015.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (386 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm
Description
If the living told the truth, forensic pathologist Dr. Samantha Ryan wouldn t have to spend so much time examining the dead. The living want us to believe that an Asian boxer died of a fatal blow in an exhibition fight, an AIDS sufferer died of AIDS, a young woman was stabbed by her jealous husband, and an old woman was beaten to death by a violent alcoholic. But the dead tell different stories with their grim clues. Welcome back to the Cambridge...
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (270 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A contemporary take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle stories, Sherlock is a thrilling, funny, fast-paced adventure series set in present-day London. The iconic details from Conan Doyle's original books remain: they live at the same address, have the same names, and, somewhere out there, Moriarty is waiting for them. And so across three thrilling, scary, action-packed, and highly modern adventures, Sherlock and John navigate a maze of cryptic clues...
14) The 39 steps
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Wrongfully accused of murder, Richard Hannay finds himself on a roller coaster action adventure full of excitement, drama, danger, fun, and romance as he attempts to save the nation from invasion. On the run from spies and the police, the last thing he expected was to be stuck with Victoria Sinclair, an opinionated suffragette, but their mutual loathing turns to romance as they find themselves facing death together.
15) The hour
Pub. Date
Ã2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"London, 1956. At Lime Grove Studios, the BBC has just launched 'The Hour,' a topical news program. At the heart of the show are three contrasting journalists: enigmatic producer Bel Rowley, a spirited woman in a man's world; her best friend, Freddie Lyon, a brilliant and passionate reporter; and charming, well-connected front man Hector Madden. As Freddie moves to cover a significant but controversial story, the trio becomes entangled in an intense...
16) Zen
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (265 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Aurelio Zen is a formidable detective, but he's always put honesty before advancement. The arrival of clever and ambitious Tania to the team sees Zen's vigor reawakened. Driven by romance, re-energized, and armed with a new confidence, Zen's investigations take him from crowded Rome to the spectacular Italian countryside as he negotiates a complex string of murder cases.
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (377 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Detective Andy Dalziel is an idiosyncratic copper with a penetrating wit and questionable personal habits. Inspector Peter Pascoe is his cultured sidekick, a thoughtful 'New Man' with a degree in Social Sciences, a caring attitude and a sharp brain. When they threw together these contrasting characters, few thought their talents would gel and that, sharing a commitment to justice, they would forge an impressive crime-solving partnership, and a tentative...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 346 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
BBC interviewer Roy Mallard travels the country to talk to ordinary folk. Mallard has little or no skill as an interviewer, he is over-earnest, and after most of his voice-overs, you realize there's something slightly odd about what he's said. He's apt to talk nonsense and is so obviously unattractive there's a running joke that nobody can believe he's married.
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 443 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Judge John Deed is on a mission for justice and he's prepared to break the rules to deliver it. In his red robes and wig, Deed might look like every other High Court judge, but his passionate belief in justice sets him apart from his peers. To the police force, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Lord Chancellor's Department and even many of his colleagues, Deed is a man more concerned with justice than the letter of the law.
20) The Forsyte saga
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
7 videodiscs (ca. 1300 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
BBC television adaptation of John Galsworthy's work, chronicling nearly 50 turbulent years of a wealthy English family.