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Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Some say George Smiley is in innocent retirement. Others say he was sacked after the Czech scandal. But all agree that nobody ever leaves the 'Circus' without some unfinished business. Brought out of retirement to trace an enemy infiltrator in the department where he was once the prize employee, the shy and retiring master of espionage moves forwards to investigate and finds himself going backwards over very old ground ...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2006, 2007
Language
English
Description
In this final episode of the series, Fitz returns to England for his daughter's wedding, to find profound changes to his homeland, following the 9/11 and the Iraq war. He joins the police in hunting for a murderer with no apparent motive.
Publisher
Distributed by RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
As the enormously popular mystery series returns, World War II is over, but the Cold War simmers in 1946 London. DCS Christopher Foyle has retired from police work when Britain's secret intelligence service compels him to join its ranks. Reunited with his former colleague, newlywed Sam Wainwright, Foyle faces new--but no less deadly--threats in the world of spies and counterintelligence.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. In this episode, as Midsomer Barton celebrates Oak Apple Week, the mother of a former festival queen drowns herself. But is it really suicide?
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. In this episode, according to local legend, Winyard is haunted-- and it lives up to its reputation when a young couple dies on the property in a grisly fashion.
27) A perfect spy
Publisher
BBC Video ; Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c1987, c2006
Language
English
Description
A gripping tale of international intrigue adapted by Arthur Hopcraft, as seen on Masterpiece Theatre.
30) Prime suspect 4
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
In this PBS series Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison is promoted to Detective Superintendent.
31) The sandbaggers
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
The CIA term theirs "Clandestine Operations Division," the KGB call theirs "Executive Action Section" and the British Secret Intelligence Services's team go by the nickname "The Sandbaggers." Roy Marsden is Neil Burnside, ex-Sandbagger and now Director of Operations for SIS. Burnside is a dedicated professional, to whom SIS is not simply a way of life, but life itself.
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Having been demoted and transferred to the north, D.C.I. Tennison finds herself under-used until she gets a case where a 12-year-old boy confesses to murder. She becomes involved with trying to convict the local crime boss who has proved impossible to touch.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
The bespectacled spymaster is once more called from retirement to come to the aid of the 'Circus'--and he returns with a vengeance. The murder of an emigre Soviet General who was also a British agent, sends him digging into the past on a twisted trail across Europe that moves, inexorably, towards a final showdown with his old adversary, Karla of Moscow Centre.
Publisher
TI Inc. Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
LIFE goes upstairs, downstairs, and into every fascinating historical nook and cranny of America's favorite British TV mansion-and Highclere Castle, the storied 17th century stately home where the series is filmed. Magnificent photography and gripping stories make this a must-have read for the show's millions of fans. Find out more about: The illegitimate daughter of a Rothschild whose marriage to the Fifth Earl of Carnarvon kept Highclere in the...
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
The CIA term theirs "Clandestine Operations Division," the KGB call theirs "Executive Action Section" and the British Secret Intelligence Services's team go by the nickname "The Sandbaggers." Roy Marsden is Neil Burnside, ex-Sandbagger and now Director of Operations for SIS. Burnside is a dedicated professional, to whom SIS is not simply a way of life, but life itself.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Twenty-five episodes inspired by the dark humor of Roald Dahl, this series of brilliantly written and acted standalone suspense stories was an instant hit that became an international phenomenon that starred a cavalcade of top stars. Seasons 1 & 2.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets. Second sight: A mysterious death brings Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby and his young assistant Sergeant Dan Scott to Midsomer Mere, where villagers claim psychic powers. Hidden depths: Barnaby and Scott face a bizarre crime scene when a local oenophile gets killed by a combination of catapult, croquet, and Chateau Lafite. Sauce for the goose: After a visitor dies while touring...
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