Filmed in the beautiful heartlands of England, this out-standing production is a vivid portayal of George Eliot's compelling story of love, rejection and reconciliation. Driven by passion, intelligence and imagination, Maggie Tulliver is a rare free spirit in the convention-bound world of Victorian rural society. Despite the fierce love between her and her stolid brother Tom, who is incapable of understanding Maggie's waywardly emotional nature, she turns to others for the companionship she craves. Denied the friendship of Philip Wakem, the son of her father's implacable enemy, she meets and is drawn irresistibly towards the young and handsome Stephen Guest. Torn between love and devotion to her family, she is rejected by Tom and only an act of supreme courage can effect a final but tragic reconciliation.
Filmed in the beautiful heartlands of England this out-standing production is a vivid portayal of George Eliot's compelling story of love rejection and reconciliation. Driven by passion intelligence and imagination Maggie Tulliver is a rare free spirit in the convention-bound world of Victorian rural society. Despite the fierce love between her and her stolid brother Tom who is incapable of understanding Maggie's waywardly emotional nature she turns to others for the companion
The year is 2089. An alien race stalks the land in towering machines known as Tripods. They have taken over the earth and enslaved mankind with a mind-controlling device ceremoniously implanted at the age of fourteen. Will Parker anxiously awaits this ritual but hears of a place where a group of people is organising a resistance movement. Together with his cousin they leave their village hoping to join them. They have not left unnoticed however and the giant alien machines are in pursuit. Based on the novels by John Christopher The Tripods was one of the most expensive productions ever undertaken by the BBC using a huge cast and many new special effects. Originally aired in the Saturday afternoon slot previously occupied by Doctor Who The Tripods is another classic sci-fi serial from the BBC. Includes the whole of series 1 and 2.
Flora appears to be the perfect politician's wife running her husband's constituency and country home with ease while he pursues his career as Minister for the Family at Westminister. Until a sex scandel involving her husband changes Flora's life forever. Political intrigue adultery and betrayal is just the beginning until Flora takes her revenge.
The Bill: Vol. 3 (2 Discs)
This boxset contains five dramatisations of Minette Walters stories featuring: The Ice House; The Scolds Bridle; The Echo; The Dark Room and The Sculptress. The Ice House (Dir. Tim Fywell 1997): Since the disappearance of her husband David ten years earlier Phoebe Maybury had been under suspicion and Inspector Jack Walsh had mounted an intensive investigation but in the absence of a corpse the case had remained unsolved. The discovery of a body in the ice house ten yea
A motley crew of retired police officers are assigned to re-open troublesome cases that were never laid to rest. From the discovery of a new motive in the killing of a college lecturer to tracing of a missing child the team finds a way through the detail that eluded the original officers. But they are finding a surprising incidence of cover-up and conspiracy in their new investigations. Are their superiors about to close ranks? Or is someone feeding them particular files? Either way
Amanda Redman Dennis Waterman James Bolam and Alun Armstrong star as an unlikely team of crack detectives in this the complete second series of New Tricks.
A woman's life is turned upside down when it is revealed that her husband a member of the British Parliament has been having an affair with a former prostitute.
Michael Elphick stars in his best-loved role as a latter-day Lone Ranger in this enormously successful BAFTA-winning series. Witty heart-warming storylines and legendary guest stars – Brian Blessed Daniel Craig Dennis Waterman Susannah York Christopher Eccleston Jenny Agutter and Leslie Phillips to name only a few – ensured Boon was a ratings winner over seven seasons and is fondly remembered to this day.
The final episodes of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries based on the bestselling novels of Elizabeth George finds Lynley and Havers' friendship pushed to its limits. These final two episodes comprise the sixth and final series of the popular TV thriller where class divisions are tested and overcome by the desperate and sometimes personal demands of detective work. Limbo: The body of a young boy - abducted 15 years earlier - is discovered in the grounds of an Italian country villa. Lynley who as a family friend had helped in the Italian investigation goes out to Italy to support the family. But when he begins an affair with the family's now grown-up daughter - Julia - and she is then found dead in her Rome apartment Lynley is hauled in for questioning by the Italian police. Is he guilty of her murder? Lynley is convinced that Julia's death is somehow tied to her brother's abduction 15 years ago. Is the man Lynley helped convict of that crime innocent as he has always claimed? Know Thine Enemy: The body of a missing school girl Sarah Middleton is discovered in a lake wrapped in rubble sacks and chains. She has been raped and the bruising on her hands suggests she may have been held prisoner. Meanwhile another school girl Kelly Stevens is reported missing by her mother. Kelly is diabetic and unless she is found quickly she will slip into a diabetic coma. But with Assistant Commissioner Evans stopping door-to-door enquiries fearing they will alarm the public will Lynley and Havers be able to find enough leads to save Kelly?
Man of the world turned man of the cloth - Cadfael is a rare hero. He is a man who has choosen to live as a monk - yet he's no saint. Once a soldier who fought in the crusades he has lived - and loved... Episodes comprise: The Rose Rent St Peter's Fair The Raven In The Foregate.
Brother Cadfael, the medieval mystery-solving monk, is a fascinating detective, at once a man of God, of science, and even of action. Derek Jacobi stars as the former "soldier, sailor, sinner, and Crusader" who has his faith tested by crimes of royal intrigue and baffling murders that seem to plague 12th-century Shrewsbury. You'll find few Benedictine monks so skilled at using a quarterstaff, but beware never to tell him your theory of how a crime "must" have been committed. "We must always be wary of 'must'," he states. "Nothing is certain." And so attest these divine mysteries based on the books by Ellis Peters. Each feature-length episode is self-contained but plays against the backdrop of England's civil war between forces loyal to King Stephen and those to Empress Maud. Eoin McCarthy costars as local Under-Sheriff Hugh Beringar, who relies on Cadfael when murder subverts his efforts to keep the peace. --Donald Liebenson
Man of the world turned man of the cloth - Cadfael is a rare hero. He is a man who has choosen to live as a monk - yet he's no saint. Once a soldier who fought in the crusades he has lived - and loved... Episodes comprise: The Virgin In The Ice The Devil's Novice A Morbid Taste For Bones.
The two mis-matched detectives tackle a second series of high-octane criminal cases... Episodes Comprise: 1. Silver Dollar 2. Wheelman 3. Love You To Death 4. No Surrender 5. Tequila Sunrise 6. Blood Money 7. Set A Thief 8. The Hit 9. In The Dark 10. The Bogeyman
The second series of the BBC's The Scarlet Pimpernel starring Richard E. Grant. Contains 3 feature length TV films on 3 discs. Episodes 1. Ennui 2. Friends And Enemies 3. A Good Name
Boondock Saints: Conner and Murphy MacManus are devoted Catholic brothers living a tough life in a tough neighbourhood believing that it is God's will for them to rid Boston of the bad guys. Equipped with guns cash and a belief in divine intervention the MacManus brothers are deemed saints by the public. But with FBI agent Smecker on their backs surely the killing has got to stop... or does it? Money Kings: After 40-odd years Vinnie has a decent life. He and his wife Ellen finally have some time together and his bar in South Boston is a second home for the neighborhood men. The guys drink up front and place bets in the back room. And when somebody local is down on their luck Vinnie can be counted on to strike a fair deal. Vinnie knows that Frankie is blowing paychecks on the numbers and driving away his wife but Vinnie is a reasonable man... Made Men: Ex-mobster Bill 'The Mouth' Manucci has double-crossed The Skipper one of Chicago's toughest crime bosses and made off with a cool million. Even an anonymous life in rural South Carolina with the help of the Federal Witness Protection Program isn't enough to keep The Skipper from tracking him down. A gang of mob henchmen led by Miles are sent to collect the stolen cash and teach Bill a lesson. A run-in with the corrupt local Sheriff Dex leads to a destructive detour via a Crystal Methane factory and some very upset rednecks. With the mob the Sheriff and a bunch of rednecks on his tail Bill is forced to put his trust in ex-partner Miles and his wife. The trouble is now nobody knows who is on which side...
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