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Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 155 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A trio of attractive up-and-comers and four legendary British actors star alongside castles and country houses in a BBC drama about how the upper class loved in the 1930s.
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As WWII makes city life in Britain more and more dangerous, three evacuee children are sent to the English countryside to the home of Bobbie Waterbury, who knows the children will find as much adventure along the railway as she had years before. No one could possibly know how dangerous that adventure would grow after they discover an injured US soldier hiding instide the station.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 350 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A trip back home to Glasgow presents James with a dilemma that will mean choosing between the people he loves. As Helen and James navigate their feelings for one another, Siegfried, Tristan, and Mrs. Hall are also forced to consider their places in the world, while James must decide between supporting his family or following his heart.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 405 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Linda Radlett, daughter of Lord and Lady Alconleigh, follows her heart in and out of adventures, marriages, and dalliances, much to the dismay of her parents. Her dear friend Polly Hampton maintains a cooler head in her romantic entanglements. Seamlessly weaving together the two women's tangled love affairs.
Publisher
BFS Entertainment & Multimedia [distributor]
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 1020 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set during the ever-sunny 1950s, this is the story of the indestructible Larkins, headed by dreamer and schemer Sidney "Pop" Larkin. These folks lead an idyllic, flamboyant life in the English countryside, enlivened by Pop Larkin's never-ending entrepreneurial adventures and the fierce devotion of each family member to one another through good times and bad. Features interviews, photo gallery, biographies, and more. Title has been repackaged.
Series
Criterion collection volume 119
Language
English
Formats
Description
Acerbic and irresistibly self-destructive Withnail and neurotic Marwood are down-at-the-heels actors in 1960s London, living in self-inflicted squalor and drowning their artistic frustrations with booze and any drugs they can get their hands on. Fleeing the doldrums - and unpaid bills - of the city, the pair finds themselves stuck in the less than idyllic country cottage of Withnail's lascivious uncle Monty. Features trailer.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Silas Marner was a man who had everything, until he lost it all. Falsely accused of theft and driven out of his town, Silas starts life anew. One day, upon arriving home, he discovers a child asleep on the hearth.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (350 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's Spring 1940 and with Europe at war, the community in Darrowby are pulling together more than ever before. With Tristan away serving, Siegfried and James bring in some extra hands to help around the practice: highly efficient bookkeeper Miss Harbottle, and student vet Richard Carmody.
Publisher
Granada
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 17 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's the 1950's and Sidney "Pop" Larkin has managed to avoid paying taxes for practically his entire working life. He embarks on a number of ill-fated entrepreneurial ventures and his daughter causes more than one head to turn with her flirtatious ways. But the flamboyant Larkins are thoroughly devoted to each other in good times and bad.
11) Country matters
Publisher
Distributed by Koch Vision
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (411 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Adaptations of short stories by A.E. Coppard and H.E. Bates. Set against the English countryside during the post-World War I period. Reveals the timeless and constant qualities of the British landscape and its people.
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Full screen silver anniverary ed.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 650 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Disc 1. Season 1: episodes 1-6. Newly widowed Audrey is forced to auction Grantleigh when she finds out that her husband was bankrupt. She is mortified when the buyer is "a Czech grocer" intent on running his Empire from the Manor.
Disc 2. Season 2: episodes 7-13. Hilarity abounds as Richard imposes new efficiency standards upon farm management and stirs Audrey's protest with his modernizing methods.
Disc 3. Season 3: episodes 14-20. In this final...
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's the spring of 1939. Big changes are happening at Skeldale House and everyone has to learn how to adjust. Tristan is now a qualified vet while James enters a new stage of his life with Helen and at the practice.
Publisher
Theodora Films Limited & Moonage Pictures Limited
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"1920s, Oxfordshire. On the brink of adulthood, Linda Radlett (Lily James) and her beloved cousin Fanny Logan (Emily Beecham) are stuck in the countryside, impatiently waiting for life to begin so they can escape the confines of Alconleigh. Linda, who has lived her life under the terrifying regime of Uncle Matthew (Dominic West), dreams of excitement and adventure. But Fanny, abandoned by her mother The Bolter (Emily Mortimer) and raised by her Aunt...
15) Atonement
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hr., 3 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1935, thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner, the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister Cecilia. He hopes that Cecilia has comparable feelings. All it will take...
16) Hot fuzz
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nicholas Angel is the finest cop London has to offer. He has an arrest record that is higher than any other officer on the force. As a result, Angel's superiors send him to a place where his talents won't be quite so obvious. They send him to the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of Sandford. He is partnered with the well-meaning but overeager police officer Danny Butterman, who is the son of the police chief. Danny is a huge action movie fan...
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