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Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The protagonist of this 12-part British drama series was Detective Chief Jack Mowbray, played by Ross Kemp. When his district was invaded by an elusive serial killer, Mowbray was browbeaten by his boss, DCS Henderson (Kenneth Cranham), to catch the murderer yesterday, if not sooner. As the unknown villain continued to cut a bloody swath through the moors, the overworked Mowbray's personal life suffered mightily. Series 1 follows the hunt for a serial...
Publisher
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, at a family gathering, thrice-married baronet Freddy Butler keels over dead, leaving an estate worth killing for.
Publisher
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
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
After finally catching serial killer and occult 'sorcerer' Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. After his execution, Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes must take up the hunt once again. Contending with Watson's new fiancée and the dimwitted head of Scotland Yard, the determined detective must unravel the clues that will...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
The owner of Bantling Hall dies and leaves his prize racehorse to a syndicate of four people, one of whom is his son, a horse trainer. But the windfall turns out to be extremely unlucky for all of them. Barnaby and Scott enter the world of horseracing and discover a shocking secret worth killing for.
Series
Inspector Alleyn mysteries volume Set 1
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
An eminent barrister dies in an incident at a village inn, seemingly killed by a poisoned dart. That is mystery enough, but when Alleyn goes to investigate he finds a wealth of suspects and a web of deceit he must unravel to catch the murderer.
Publisher
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.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
p2008.
Language
English
Description
With a proposed Goodfare supermarket dividing he residents of Elverton, an environmental consultant hired by the store is found stabbed to death in a dilapidated barn. As it turns out, the mysterious victim had been "consulting" with several local ladies in the countryside--and definitely not about the environment.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
p2008.
Language
English
Description
Annie Woodrow, the wife of a pop music impresario, stands accused of killing her best friend. Although all the evidence points to Mrs. Woodrow as the killer, DCI Barnaby begins to doubt her guilt. With his old friend, clinical psychologist Pru Plunkett, feeding his suspicions, Barnaby sets out to find the truth.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
A peaceful Barnaby family outing to watch the Midsomer Regatta ends with the discovery of the body of Rowing club chairman Guy Sweetman. A notorious philanderer, Guy upset many people in his life, including fellow rowers, jealous husbands, and jilted conquests. But who was angry enough to kill him?
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
p2008.
Language
English
Description
Laurence Barker, the new director of the Midsomer Worthy choir, wants to win the upcoming choral competition in the worst way, and he demands perfection from his singers. But when tenor and local artist Connor Simpson is murdered after practice and other choir members receive threatening notes, disharmony reigns.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
Delighted to be invited to the wedding of Gwenda, her former housemaid, Miss Marple travels to the isolated island where Gwenda lives with her fiancé, Leo Argyle, and his grown children. Though they are happy for their father, the Argyles are still reeling from the murder of their mother and the execution of their brother Jacko for the crime. Then a stranger arrives who exonerates Jacko, leading all to realize that the real murderer is still in their...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
p2008.
Language
English
Description
Reviving a medieval ritual, the annual Skimmington Fayre gives the women of Broughton their chance to symbolically humiliate the menfolk. This year, the males have vowed to break with tradition and reclaim their dignity. But neither side in this battle of the sexes ever expected so many casualties.
Series
Inspector Alleyn mysteries volume Set 1
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
The British Home Secretary dies after an operation for abdominal pains, but his wife insists he's been murdered. When Alleyn investigates her claim, he finds a great many things at the nursing home are not as they should be. He also finds a great many suspects, including a surgeon with a grievance, a nurse crossed in love, a betrayed wife, and a bewildering array of political enemies.
18) Second sight
Series
Publisher
Distributed by BFS Entertainment & Multimedia
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A hot-shot police detective continues to work on cases without telling anyone except his direct assistant that he is losing his sight. Includes all the episodes from the two seasons.
20) Final curtain
Series
Inspector Alleyn mysteries volume Set 1
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
Troy has a commission to paint a birthday portrait of the famous actor Sir Henry Ancred at his country estate, Ancreton Manor. She finds the volatile Sir Henry agitated and ill, surrounded by his eccentric and equally dramatic family. A sudden, suspicious death at the manor leads Troy to call in Alleyn to investigate. He finds a tale of anonymous letters and bitter arguments over the dead man's will, lending credence to Troy's suspicions.
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