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Series
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Language
English
Description
Inspector Morse returns when a schoolgirl from a wealthy family is missing. Morse is convinced she has been murdered and his investigations reveal that there is more going on at her exclusive school than meets the eye. But before he has unravelled the mystery, he finds another murder on his hands.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The series returns with new mysteries. The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. Inspired by the novels of Caroline Graham, modern master of the English village mystery, the series stars Neil Dudgeon (Life of Riley) as the capable Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby, with Jason Hughes (This Life) as his earnest, efficient partner, Detective Sergeant Ben Jones. Guest...
3) Grantchester
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
It's 1953 and Sidney Chambers is vicar of Grantchester, a village just outside Cambridge, England. Sidney's is a quiet life. He tends to his flock, keeps up with his jazz collection, and does his best to contain his passion for beautiful heiress Amanda Kendall. But when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious circumstances, Sidney quickly finds that people confide things in a parish priest that they would never tell police.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Detective Richard Poole is still trapped on the stunning Caribbean island of Saint Marie, but, for him, the sun, sea, and sand aren't quite paradise. Faced with puzzling murders and a local team with unorthodox approaches, Poole must use his eye for detail, relentless logic and stubborn refusal to leave anything unexplained to solve these cases. He is joined once again by the feisty Camille Bordey, instinctive, wild, exotic and brilliant. Together...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Four women who worked as codebreakers at Bletchley Park have taken up civilian lives. Susan has collated data about a series of murders. She tries to convince the police she knows where another body is, but they are unable to locate it and dismiss her. She turns to her three friends and they work out where the next victim will be taken, find the body, and then decide they are the only ones who can track down the killer.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2006/2007
Language
English
Description
Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle, a long time veteran of the Hastings police force, 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.
11) Sharp objects
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A reporter confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to cover a violent murder.
12) Manhunt
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When the battered body of a French student is found on Twickenham Green in London, hardworking and humble DCI Colin Sutton is appointed the lead detective on his first big case. Despite objections from his superiors, Sutton believes the young woman's murder may be connected to a previous attack and embarks on a quest to catch a serial killer. Realistically portraying the ins and outs of police investigations, it tells the story of one detective's...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The smash-hit whodunit returns to BBC One, as D.I. Neville Parker (Ralf Little) attempts to solve a slew of mysterious murders in the sun-soaked Caribbean. The hugely popular comedy-drama is back for its tenth anniversary series with its usual combination of baffling murders, intriguing puzzles and famous guest stars. There are also some big surprises in store starting with the shock return of D.S Florence Cassell (Josphine Jobert). Can Florence help...
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