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Language
English
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Description
"Death on the Nile": A pleasure cruise down the Nile turns deadly when a murder is discovered on board. "Sad Cypress": The solution to a double-murder case appears to be cut and dried, but Poirot's instincts eventually lead him to the real truth. "The Hollow": A weekend retreat where all the guests appear to despise one another finds Poirot hard at work doing what he does best. "Five little pigs": Poirot agrees to help a young woman prove her mother's...
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1926, with her personal life in tatters and her writing in crisis, a young Agatha Christie (Ruth Bradley, In Her Skin), becomes involved in a notorious unsolved murder.When the Goddaughter and namesake of Florence Nightingale is found on a train to Hastings with her skull caved in, the subsequent investigation and public outcry fail to catch the killer. Driven to distraction by the absence of justice, Florence's partner of twenty-six years turns...
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 400 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Foyle, a veteran detective is persuaded to remain on duty at home rather than join the troops at the front as World War II begins. But home is on the vulnerable southern English coast and the chaos, danger and venality of war seep into everyday events.
Series
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A precious jewel known as The Wolvercote tongue is missing and its owner has been found dead in a hotel room. Morse suspects foul play, despite the pathologist's report that she died of a heart attack.
Publisher
Mhz Networks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008, 2010
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 307 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italiano
Formats
Description
Contains the following episodes based on the novels by Andrea Camilleri: Track of Sand; The Wings of the Sphinx; and August Heat.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Full screen, letterboxed, widescreen.
Physical Desc
12 videodiscs (2064 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mysteries involving Detective Inspector Lynley, eighth Earl of Asherton, and his partner, Sergeant Barbara Havers, from the working class.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (367 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a seemingly quiet country town in New Zealand, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd finds that murder can happen anywhere. Working alongside Detective Constable Kristin Sims, Shepherd solves grisly murders in this gripping and well-written series.
Publisher
Pbs
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen ed ; Original UK ed.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 450 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The continuing stories of rookie Constable Morse. Shaun Evans (The Take, The Virgin Queen) stars as the young Endeavour Morse, before his signature red Jaguar, but with his deductive powers already running in high gear. Four new episodes and the pilot is included.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (573 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Malachy and Jake Doyle, a father-and-son detective team, solves intriguing cases while mismanaging their own relationships. Set against the spectacular backdrop of St. John's, Newfoundland, the hit Canadian series finds the Doyles dealing with Mal's mortality, the not-so-funny world of stand-up comedy, a cold crime too close for comfort, and the usual laughs, fistfights, car chases, lager, and family skirmishes.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the co-creator of the landmark series, the story millions of fans have been waiting to get their hands on for 25 long years. The Secret History of Twin Peaks enlarges the world of the original series, placing the unexplained phenomena that unfolded there into a vastly layered, wide-ranging history, beginning with the journals of Lewis and Clark and ending with the shocking events that closed the finale."--Provided by Amazon.com.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[c2000]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three episodes of the impeccably turned-out diminutive Belgian sleuth. With the his razor sharp mind and the aid of the affabel Captain Hastings, Poirot unravels the thorniest cases without mussing a hair of his famously sculpted mustache. Set in the elegance of 1930's England, the series also includes Chief Inspector Japp and Miss Lemon.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Antiques dealer Jean White is nearly bankrupt after her husband's sudden death, and so she heads to their one last asset: a cottage in antiques hub Sainte Victoire, France. There, Jean begins investigating his death, aided by sympathetic taxi driver Dom. She soon finds the colorful locals have a treasure trove of other mysteries for her to assess, too.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 400 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. The made-to-measure murders: Barnaby and Jones investigate the murder of a widow on her way to confession as well as the death of her husband two years before. The sword of Guillaume: While visiting Brighton on business, DCI Barnaby partners with his cousin, Brighton's DCI John Barnaby, to investigate a local murder. Blood on...
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (286 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ashley Jensen stars in these three feature-length mysteries based on M.C. Beaton's bestselling novels. Formerly a high-flying PR executive in London, Agatha Raisin has now settled into small-town life in the Cotswolds, but her early retirement is far from quiet. Along with her friends Roy and Gemma, Agatha solves the village's bizarre murders with panache, but her love life may be a puzzle beyond even her skills to decipher.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
1990
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three episodes of the impeccably turned-out diminutive Belgian sleuth. With the his razor sharp mind and the aid of the affabel Captain Hastings, Poirot unravels the thorniest cases without mussing a hair of his famously sculpted mustache. Set in the elegance 1930's England, the series also includes Chief Inspector Japp and Miss Lemon.
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