BBC Worldwide Ltd
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Some stories include: When a young man is found brutally murdered, Banks' instinct drags his team into a world of organized crime. The apparent suicide of a young girl drags Banks deeper into the dark world of 'untouchable' criminal Steve Richards. When a devoted husband and father goes missing, a ransom demand takes Banks and his team on a journey into the Chinese community.
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When her fiancé dies exactly as described in one of her novels, mystery writer Harriet Vane becomes the prime suspect. Can Lord Peter Wimsey find the real poisoner in time to save her from the gallows? Impossible, it seems. The Crown's case is watertight. The police are adamant. The judge's summing-up is clear: Harriet Vane is guilty. But Lord Peter is determined to find her innocent - as determined as he is to make her his wife.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The changeling: Beatrice-Joanna is betrothed to one man, but loves another. She hires her father's servant to kill her betrothed, but is then horrified at what she has done.
The apple cart: The king must match wits with an unruly mistress and a cabinet wanting a constitutional monarchy.
Caesar and Claretta: The story of Mussolini and his lover, Claretta Petacci on their last night together.
The philanthropist: A circle of friends talks of unimportant...
4) Oceans
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
From discovering the truth behind rumors that the Mediterranean has become a breeding ground for the Great White to exploring ancient wrecks that tell tales of piracy past and present, the explorer team ventures fearlessly into some of the planet's most challenging environments, providing a vital and timely understanding of our oceans.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Ltd
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate a single mystery--the disappearance of a young man on the overnight ferry to Shetland--that evolves into an increasingly complex case, leading the investigation from the Shetland Islands to the streets of Glasgow.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Hop on your bicycle and travel back to the 1950's to join the priestly gumshoe Father Brown (Mark Williams, Harry Potter, Doctor Who) for another compelling series of mysteries based on the novels of G. K. Chesterton. Quiet lanes and country houses hold daunting secrets that only Father Brown, using his intuition and skill, will be able to work out much to the chagrin of Inspector Sullivan (Tom Chambers, Waterloo Road). Joined by his gang of dedicated...
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
All eight episodes from the second series of the ITV detective drama. Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp star as two homicide detectives working for the Greater Manchester Major Incident Team. As Janet Scott (Sharp) and Rachel Bailey (Jones) investigate a string of macabre crimes across the city, they must also face up to some harsh truths in their own personal lives.
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"On the hundredth anniversary of the end of World War I: a hardcover edition of the classic tale of a young German soldier's harrowing experiences in the trenches, widely acclaimed as the greatest war novel of all time. When twenty-year-old Paul Baumer and his classmates enlist in the German army during World War I, they are full of youthful enthusiam. But the world of duty, culture, and progress they had been taught to believe in shatters under the...
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In New York, with brain-swapping aliens poised to attack, the Doctor and Nardole link up with an investigative reporter and a mysterious masked superhero known only as the Ghost. Can the Doctor save Manhattan? When the Doctor, Bill and Nardole become trapped on a space station without oxygen, they discover the spacesuits are trying to kill them.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Sarah is on the run from a bad relationship when a lookalike stranger commits suicide right in front of her. Sarah sees a solution to all her problems by assuming the dead woman's identity and clearing out her bank account. Instead, she stumbles into a thriller mystery, and uncovers an earth-shattering secret: she is a clone. She learns there are more like her, genetically identical individuals, nurtured in wildly different circumstances, and someone...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Language
English
Formats
Description
The next doctor: Christmas 1851, and Cybermen stalk Victorian London. The Doctor discovers a spate of mysterious deaths, and he's surprised to meet another Doctor. The two Doctors will need to be enough to stop the rise of the CyberKing.
Planet of the dead: When a London bus takes a detour to an alien world, the Doctor must join forces with the extraordinary Lady Christina. But the mysterious planet holds terrifying secrets and time is running out...
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Celebrated author GK Chesterton's beloved character, Father Brown, is brilliantly brought to life in this charming ten-part BBC series starring Mark Williams (Harry Potter, Doctor Who). With the warmth of The Vicar of Dibley, the intellect of Miss Marple, the humour of Father Ted and the intrigue of Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown is a fresh new take on a classic genre. Set in the 1950s in the heart of the English countryside, Father Brown is a kindly...