Granada (Firm)
1) The Queen
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An intimate, moving portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Tony Blair following the untimely death of Princess Diana. The Queen's restrained reaction causes a public relations debacle that Prime Minister Blair must defuse. The two struggle to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an open display of mourning.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (272 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The youngest, most attractive British sleuths on TV return to crack wise while they crack open six new cases. Detective Sergeant Scribbs and Inspector Ash sparkle as bickering, bantering crime-solvers.
Publisher
KOCH Vision
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In these Ruth Rendell mysteries, Inspector Wexford delves into two harrowing murder cases: Road Rage--a deadly tale of eco-terrorism, out-of-control anger and kidnapping, and Simisola--a haunting case of multiple murder and racism.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (ca. 650 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The stars play a pair of middle-aged, dating game dropouts as wary of romance as they are perfect for each other. Through rocky unsettling times, the pair lurch their way to companionship, friendship, and finally love. Contains all 26 episodes of this British comedy classic.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 184 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison finds herself searching for Sallie Sturdy, a 14-year-old girl presumed murdered. Facing the hospitalization of her father, descending deeper into alcoholism, and resisting pressure to retire quietly, Tennison vows to bring Sallie's killer to justice before ending her career. She forges a surprising friendship with Penny Philips, Sallie's best friend.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 309 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Each author gives the mystery genre his or her own twist, with results from humorous to the macabre. You will visit conventional English drawing rooms, a boy's prep school, a luxury health spa and a snowbound hotel.
Publisher
Distributed by Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the administrator of a psychiatric clinic is murdered, Commander Dalgliesh finds himself caught in a whirlwind of political intrigue, blackmail and deceit.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (260 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
British humor at its finest! The tale of two formidable ladies as they vie for social supremacy in their provincial 1920s town, which overflows with snootiness, low cunning schemes, and a rivalry that won't end.
Publisher
Granada
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 17 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's the 1950's and Sidney "Pop" Larkin has managed to avoid paying taxes for practically his entire working life. He embarks on a number of ill-fated entrepreneurial ventures and his daughter causes more than one head to turn with her flirtatious ways. But the flamboyant Larkins are thoroughly devoted to each other in good times and bad.
11) Marple: Series 5
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (267 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Miss Marple solves mysteries set against a rich background of grand English estates, gorgeous scenery, and post-WWII period detail.
Publisher
Distributed by Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Albert Pierrepoint joins the family business and becomes the most feared and respected executioner in Britain. Living a split life as a master hangman, loyal husband and grocery delivery man, Albert became the most feared executioner in Britain, famed for his craftsmanship in hanging over 450 people. Once praised and demonized for his role in the Nazi war trials, he must ultimately face a fate he couldn't have imagined.
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hercule Poirot stamps out evil with savoir faire to spare in this British television production. The dapper, diminutive Poirot and his lanky assistant Captain Hastings sort out cases in and around 1930s London.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (307 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Father Brown is a seemingly distracted and even a bit dotty priest. He always manages to confound criminals with his keen observations and inescapable logic. He prefers to go unnoticed, dismissed as irrelevant. That is until the moment of truth arrives and he unravels the most devious criminal schemes.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A twenty-something wedding planner disapproves of her widowed mother's whirlwind romance and, unable to stop her mother's wedding, decides to take control of it with the help of the groom's son.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Within the icy slopes of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, there exists a secret waterworld. In this program, scientists travel into these previously unexplored recesses to learn why, in 1892, one of Mont Blanc's hidden lakes burst forth, enveloping the villages below and killing 200 unsuspecting people.