2 Entertain Video (Firm)
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
12 videodiscs (1,207 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
It's not as though retirement has given Victor Meldrew more leisure time. He just has more opportunity to complain bitterly, to let inconsequential matters get to him, to drive his wife up the wall, and to look up new illnesses in the medical dictionary
Publisher
Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas [for] 2 Entertain Video
Pub. Date
©2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 146 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents the stories behind masterpieces of sculpture: Michelangelo, David; Edgar Degas, The little dancer aged 14; Auguste Rodin, The kiss.
Publisher
2 Entertain Video Ltd
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (895 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Episodes of the comedy serial about the terminally treacherous Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh (alias The Black Adder) following him through time and English history from the 15th century to World War I
4) The hour
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"London, 1956. At Lime Grove Studios, the BBC has just launched 'The Hour, ' a topical news program. At the heart of the show are three contrasting journalists: enigmatic producer Bel Rowley, a spirited woman in a man's world; her best friend, Freddie Lyon, a brilliant and passionate reporter; and charming, well-connected front man Hector Madden. As Freddie moves to cover a significant but controversial story, the trio becomes entangled in an intense...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 467 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
With old-school detective work and a little state-of-the-art forensics, the veterans unearth a range of baffling crimes, including the murder of a lawyer, a racially motivated attack on an Asian bride, and a mysterious unidentified human torso. Includes the complete 8-episode second season
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (270 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Three new crime dramas based on the best selling books by Henning Mankell - Sidetracked, Firewall, and One Step Behind follow Inspector Kurt Wallander, a disillusioned everyman, as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in southern Sweden
Publisher
2 Entertain Video Ltd
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 530 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When convicted child killer Oswald Danes miraculously survives his own execution, the footage holds America transfixed. And then everyone realizes that nobody is dying. People keep aging--they get hurt and sick--but they never die. The result: a population boom, overnight. It's a race against time as CIA agent Rex Matheson investigates a secret British institution named Torchwood that seems to hold the answers.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Set in a richly portrayed society well-stocked with eccentric nobles and gossipy villagers, this story centers around 17-year-old Molly Gibson, the only daughter of a respected country doctor. The well-ordered world of Molly's childhood is soon to be complicated by new people and unexpected situations. Most devastating is her father's decision to remarry after many years of widowhood. Molly's faltering efforts to cope gracefully with an impossible...
Publisher
2 Entertain Video Limited [distributor]
Pub. Date
©2010
Physical Desc
15 videodiscs (ca: 29 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The lavish BBC retelling of the legendary hero who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor. Newcomer Jonas Armstrong stars as Robin Hood, with comedian Keith Allen playing his formidable foe, the Sheriff of Nottingham.
11) Hamlet
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (182 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This production of Shakespeare's masterpiece from Britain's renowned Royal Shakespeare Company was filmed on location rather than in the theatre. No recent stage production in Britain has attracted the excitement and nearly unanimous critical praise as this Hamlet. Dynamic, exciting, and contemporary, it breathes new life into Shakespeare's greatest play.
12) Life
Publisher
BBC Earth
Language
English
Formats
Description
Four years in the making, and filmed over 3000 days across every continent and in every habitat, see 130 incredible stories from frontiers of the natural world. Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action: individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome challenges from adversaries and their environment.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (270 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
A contemporary take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle stories, Sherlock is a thrilling, funny, fast-paced adventure series set in present-day London. The iconic details from Conan Doyle's original books remain: they live at the same address, have the same names, and, somewhere out there, Moriarty is waiting for them. And so across three thrilling, scary, action-packed, and highly modern adventures, Sherlock and John navigate a maze of cryptic clues...
14) MI-5: Volume 6
Publisher
Distributed in the USA by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 586 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Having survived the bombing of the Thames Barrier, Adam and Ros recover to find London facing an even greater threat. While attempting to thwart an attack that could jeopardize a historic peace accord, the team unwittingly unleashes a deadly virus
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
7 videodiscs (ca. 1,078 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
This award-winning series reveals the full and fascinating stories behind famous works of art, not just how they came to be created, but also how they influenced others and came to have a life of their own in the modern world. The works of art featured here are both instantly familiar and profoundly mysterious. Revolutionary in their conception, and iconic years after their execution, they each have their own compelling stories. For behind the beautiful...
16) MI-5: Volume 4
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 592 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
The group was left reeling after the shocking death of Danny at the hands of hostage-takers as the last season concluded. Now Adam, Harry, Ruth, Fiona and rising star Zafar set out to become even stronger in their battle to safeguard the nation
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
©1998, ℗2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 370 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The crime-busting odd couple of British law enforcement are back to solve more gripping murder mysteries. This series is as action-packed as ever, although two investigations affect the pair a bit too personally. Pascoe's wife, Ellie, puts her life and her marriage at risk when she gets perilously involved in a murder inquiry. Meanwhile, Dalziel becomes involved in a psychological game with a dangerous killer.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
The laughs are non-stop in this hilarious sketch comedy series. Includes a new take on rising for the national anthem, The Bishop and the Warlord on Top of the Pops, and the now legendary 'Kick Ass' sketch.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (207 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
Fry and Laurie are back in this final season, with such classic comedy sketches as Going for the Gold, a suggestive Barman and Song, and more. Contains entire 7 episodes of the fourth season.