Geoffrey Sax
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Hired by West Country landowner Sir Henry Coverley, Whicher takes on a seemingly straightforward case of infidelity, following his client's young wife as she meets her lover in London. However, when a key witness mysteriously fails to attend the divorce hearing, the investigation takes a dark twist, leading the private inquiry agent into the heart of the English countryside and to the most disturbing and destructive of secrets. Feature-length Victorian...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Based on the beloved character created by M.C. Beaton. Agatha, public relations specialist, moves from London to the small village of Carsley, hoping for a quieter, simpler life. She soon finds her dreams dashed when she becomes a murder suspect after entering a quiche-making competition.
Publisher
Genius Products
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Alex Rider has been trained since birth for a career as a spy. It's not until his beloved uncle, Ian Rider, dies that Alex learns of his intended purpose in life. At just 14, Alex is not sure he can do all that is required of a super spy. Without much choice he is taken under the wing of Britain's secret intelligence service. The Special Operations Division of the MI6 sends Alex on a mission which could save or cost millions their lives. As Alex embarks...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Set during the London Blitz of 1940, here is a vibrant, original crime drama. This is a world where people live life in the moment. It is also a world where criminals can use the blackout and devastation to hide their darkest activities. As the Luftwaffe drop their bombs, below people are literally getting away with murder.
Publisher
Distributed in the USA by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011], p1996
Language
English
Description
After returning to Earth with the remains of his arch-enemy, the Doctor is killed in a shootout, but when he wakes up later as a new Doctor he must once again search for the Master, who has also taken on a new body.
8) Us
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Three weeks, six countries and one divorce? What was supposed to be the holiday of a lifetime becomes a desperate quest for Douglas Petersen to save his marriage. From the bestselling novel by David Nicholls.
10) Sleepers
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
c2007]
Language
English
Description
A four-part spy satire about two long-forgotten KGB agents in England who have no intention of coming in from the cold. In fact, their 25 years as 'sleeper' agents -- during which time they had no contact with the Kremlin --have been quite comfortable. Albert Robinson (Warren Clarke) has a wife, three children, and a good job in a Lancashire brewery; and bachelor Jeremy Coward (Nigel Havers) is a London investment banker with a couple of residences...
11) White noise
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005], c2004
Language
English
Description
A man, who is shattered by the death of his wife, is contacted by a man, who claims to be receiving messages from her through 'white noise'. When he becomes convinced of the messages' validity, he tries to contact her on his own.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Set in the mist of Victorian London and featuring the real-life detective who inspired the first generation of crime writers, including Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins and Arthur Conan Doyle. The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher are gripping murder mysteries full of twists and turns and unexpected journeys starring Paddy Considine as Jack Whicher, the most celebrated detective of his day. Hired by West Country landowner Sir Henry Coverley, Whicher takes...
15) Frankie & Alice
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Frankie is an African-American go-go dancer with dissociative identity disorder (DID). She struggles to retain her true self while fighting against two very different personalities: a seven-year-old girl named Genius, and a Southern white racist named Alice. Inspired by a remarkable true story.
16) Broken trust
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A taut, psychological thriller about a district court judge trapped in a dangerous government sting operation involving fellow jurists. What started out as a favor to the district attorney to expose a corrupt judge soon turns into an ongoing nightmare for Judge Timothy Nash. After agreeing to take part in the setup, Nash quickly finds himself entangled in a web of conspiracy and seduction that leads to shocking discoveries, everybody is suspect and...
Author
Series
Dalgliesh volume 1
Language
English
Description
A girl's body is found in a remote part of Norfolk. The postmortem seems routine, but shortly afterwards the senior biologist at the forensics lab is murdered. DCI Adam Dalgliesh and DS Kate Miskin are called in to lead the inquiry.
Author
Series
Dalgliesh volume 2
Language
English
Description
Another dead body is discovered, staged to look like a suicide. Dalgliesh and Miskin begin to untangle a web of rivalries and infidelities within the rural community, unearthing a killer with secrets to hide and tracks to cover.
Author
Series
Dalgliesh volume 5
Language
English
Description
Marcus and Caroline Dupayne struggle to convince their brother, Neville, to renew the lease on their family's museum. When Neville's car is torched on the museum grounds and he perishes inside, all who work there are suspects-including his siblings.
Author
Series
Dalgliesh volume 6
Language
English
Description
The grisly discovery in the trunk provides a new line of inquiry that leads to a hidden room, ties to intelligence agents, and a scandalous society at the heart of the museum. The team race to crack the case as the killer prepares to strike again.