Lindsay Duncan
Author
Language
English
Description
"Fiona Maye is a High Court judge in London presiding over cases in family court. She is fiercely intelligent, well respected, and deeply immersed in the nuances of her particular field of law. Often the outcome of a case seems simple from the outside, the course of action to ensure a child's welfare obvious. But the law requires more rigor than mere pragmatism, and Fiona is expert in considering the sensitivities of culture and religion when handing...
3) Gifted
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Frank Adler is a single man raising a child prodigy, his spirited young niece Mary, in a coastal town in Florida. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old's mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank's formidable mother Evelyn, whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary.--
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A heartwarming father-son story set in glorious Tuscany about bohemian London artist Robert, who returns to Italy with his estranged son Jack to make a quick sale of the house they inherited from his late wife. Neither expects to find the once beautiful villa in such a state of disrepair. Renovations go badly, with father and son soon finding themselves at odds. Robert's comical lack of DIY experience leads him to seek help from some colorful locals."...
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Amanda Price gets propelled into the scheming 19th century world of Pride and Prejudice while the book's Elizabeth Bennet is hurled into hers. As the plot unfolds, Amanda triggers new romantic twists and turns as she tries to help the Bennet sisters nab husbands and even manages to captivate the tantalizing Mr. Darcy. But what about Elizabeth, and what will become of one of the world's greatest love stories?
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Adaptation of Tom Perrotta's novel about life in a small town after many of its residents vanished in a Rapture-like event. In the third season, the Garvey and Murphy families come together as they desperately grasp for a system of belief to better explain what defies explanation. The world is crackling with the energy of something big about to happen, a corresponding bookend to the Sudden Departure that sent them all spinning years earlier, bringing...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"When Diana Bishop, historian and witch, calls up an ancient, bewitched manuscript from Oxford's Bodleian Library, she knows she must solve its mysteries. She is offered help by the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont, but he's a vampire, and witches should never trust vampires." --
9) Dirty tricks
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Part bawdy bedroom farce, part zany crime caper. The story about a charming underachiever on the run from the law. Sure, he's manipulative, money-grubbing, and completely amoral. But is he a murderer? Absolutely not, he insists, despite the pesky corpses piling up. After befriending an accountant, he beds the man's randy wife Karen before a wealthy widow next catches his eye. When Karen meets an untimely demise, a plodding police detective gets involved,...
Publisher
Shudder
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Matthew and Diana return from their trip to 1590 to find tragedy has occurred at Sept-Tours. They are closer to knowing the location of the Book of Life and its missing pages, but enemies from their past and present are threatening from all sides."--
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
It is the summer of 1953 and Nurse Appleyard is rushed to a secret location where she discovers her patient is Winston Churchill, the elderly Prime Minister. Churchill has suffered a stroke and may not last the weekend. As Churchill's wife and family gather at his bedside, long-buried tensions rise to the surface.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A side-splitting view of Britain's busiest airport and the people who work in and pass through it every day. Characters include scandal-prone charmer Omar Baba, the owner of FlyLo, Britain's eighth favorite low cost airline, Taaj, who is more interested in whether the documentary crew are filming in 3D than he is in doing the job, the perky check-in staff Melody and Keeley, Precious Little, a jolly, busty West Indian lady who works at the coffee kiosk,...
Series
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Based on Peter Mayle's bestseller by the same name, it is the hilarious first year account of the Mayles' adjusting to both the idiosyncracies of the locals and the quaint traditions of this ancient and charming region.
15) Longford
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story of the devout Catholic British Lord Frank Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, and his controversial, colorful, headline-making friendship with one of Britain's most notorious criminals, child murderess Myra Hindley.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Two siblings, Nessa and Ephra Stein, children of a Zionist arms procurer, now run a foundation aiming to reduce the conflict through increasing Palestine's economic prosperity. When Nessa's foundation is about to announce a major business contract with a prominent Palestinian businessman, he is found dead in an apparent suicide. As doubt circles around his cause of death, an international investigation turns into a manhunt.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
When Daniel attends a family reunion with his parents, he discovers a world he hardly knew existed. Seduced by the allure of his new world, Daniel adopts the role of go-between for his glamorous Aunt Alice and his cousins Rebecca and Charles.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Bringing together three outstanding BBC productions, provides a unique insight into the fascinating life of one of the most significant political figures in British history. The Long Walk to Finchley begins on the night Thatcher met her husband-to-be Denis. The Falkland's Play portrays the backroom story of Thatcher's war. Finally, Margaret examines Thatcher's last days in power. The film paints a detailed and compelling portrait of one of the most...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This sparkling British comedy follows a May-December romance between free spirit Lauren and young-at-heart divorced grandfather Ed. The age gap isn't Lauren and Ed₂s only challenge: they face the disapproval of Lauren's parents, who are practically Ed's contemporaries, and her envious older sister, who₂s got a chaotic family of her own. On the other side, they endure Ed's down-on-his-luck, live-in brother; his irresponsible grandson; and most...