BBC Video (Firm)
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Edition
Fullscreen.
Language
English
Description
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie wrote and starred in their own sketch comedy series on the BBC. They lampoon an endless array of targets with a delicious turn of phrase and elaborate wordplay. Absurdities abound as they devise new swearwords not yet banned for broadcast, and Fry impersonates Michael Jackson.
Publisher
BBC Video : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas
Language
English
Description
Macbeth is the chef in a 3-star restaurant; Beatrice and Benedick are rival co-anchors; Titania and Bottom carouse in a tawdry theme resort; and Petruchio sets out to tame the conservative Kate in a politically incorrect marriage of convenience.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Language
English
Description
Set amidst the Victorian splendor of Britain's first department store, The Paradise is a rags-to-riches story of a young girl who falls in love with the intoxicating charms of the modern world. As Denise finds her feet as a lowly shop girl, she must navigate her way through power struggles, intrigues, and affairs. When the shop's dashing and reckless owner, John Moray, spots her talents, she knows she can use this opportunity to rise to great things....
5) Red Dwarf VI
Publisher
BBC Video
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Red Dwarf is lost and Lister can't remember where he parked it! Chasing their mother ship leads them through simulant hunting zones, hostile GELF space, and even a Wild West reality.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Edition
Queens Jubilee
Language
English
Description
A three-part documentary series celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years as Head of State of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth. For the first time in modern history a Monarch reaches her Diamond Jubilee. To mark the occasion presented is a definitive analysis of The Queen's reign, and more.
Publisher
BBC Video
Language
English
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A contemporary take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle stories 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. Sherlock and John navigate a maze of cryptic clues and lethal killers to get at the truth.
Publisher
BBC Video
Language
English
Description
Daniel Craig stars in one of his earliest roles in this adaptation of award-winning crime novelist Minette Walters's literary debut. Ten years ago, Phoebe Maybury's hateful husband David disappeared from Streech Grange. Now, a naked, unidentifiable corpse has been discovered in the icehouse on the Grange and Inspectors Walsh and McLoughlin have to decide whose it is, whether he was murdered; and who killed him.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Edition
Widescreen Edition
Language
English
Description
Fiona Bruce tells the fascinating stories behind the creation of Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Leading experts share their knowledge of the Kings and Queens whose vision and taste left their mark on these exceptional buildings.A celebration of these great royal palaces and their history in three films presented by Fiona Bruce. Fiona tells the fascinating stories behind the creation of Buckingham Palace, Windsor...
Publisher
BBC Video
Edition
Widescreen Edition
Language
English
Description
Anne Lister is a landowning woman who defied the conventions of her 19th century life to great scandal, for Anne was a lesbian. Her affair with 'soul mate' Marianna Belcombe keeps society guessing but when it is announced that Marianna is to be married to the older, corpulent and wealthy Charles Lawton, Anne is distraught. And so she begins a string of relationships.
14) Red Dwarf V
Publisher
BBC Video
Language
English
Description
The crew runs through six outrageous adventures, encountering love, death, existential erasure ... and a killer glove puppet.
Publisher
BBC
Language
English
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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...
Publisher
BBC Video
Language
English
Description
The Tenth Doctor with the first seven thrilling episodes from the second series of the re-booted Doctor Who. Alongside his companion Rose, he must help Queen Victoria battle the Empire of the Wolf and battle an invasion of Earth from the evil Cybermen. Thrills, heartbreak, and terrifying monsters keep Doctor Who are around every corner of this huge fan favorite.
Publisher
BBC Video
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Copper is BBC America's first original scripted series. Set in 1860s New York City, the drama is centered on Kevin Corcoran, an intense, rugged, Irish-American cop working in the city's notorious Five Points neighborhood. He struggles to maintain his moral compass while embarking on a quest to learn the truth about the disappearance of his wife and the death of his daughter.
Language
English
Description
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor had one of the most fascinating, glamorous and tempestuous relationships of the 20th century - the two most famous movie stars of their day who played out every high and low of their love affairs, multiple marriages and divorces right in the public eye. The movie follows their private and public relationship played out against their ill-fated appearance in a 1983 revival of Noel Coward's stage play. Tempestuous,...
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
Introduces viewers to the most diverse group of animals ever to live on this planet. From the smallest to the largest, from the slowest to the fastest, from the least attractive to the most irresistible. Looks at 4,000 species, including ones that have outlived the dinosaurs and conquered the farthest places on Earth. Examine how their adaptations for finding food have had an effect on the way they socialize, mate and live.