Tim Pigott-Smith
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Adapted from the Tony-nominated stage play, this is an examination of contemporary Britain-part political thriller, part family drama. After the Queen's death, Prince Charles finds himself wrestling his conscience over a bill to sign into law, resulting in a constitutional and political crisis.
Publisher
Lionsgate Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
According to The Gospel of Mark, Jesus is a heroic man of action, an exorcist, healer, and miracle worker - the Son of God who keeps his identity secret. This film presents the story of Jesus using the biblical text as it was written following word-for-word The Gospel of Mark in a viewer's choice of narration selecting ether the New International Version or the King James Version.
5) Houdini
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Before David Blaine and David Copperfield, there was one man whose name was synonymous with being the master of illusion and escape - Harry Houdini. It follows the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. presidents to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin. The drama will chronicle the life of a man who can defy death through his stunts, his visions...
6) 6 days
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Unfolding over six terrifying days, this tells all sides of the incredible true story of six heavily armed gunmen who invaded the Iranian Embassy in London, taking 26 people hostage. Negotiators, police, politicians, and the highest level military officials wrestle over the correct response, all observed by some of the world's first live television news coverage.
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
It's November of 1962, and Bruce Reynolds is gathering a group of men together with the intent of robbing a Royal Mail train bound for London from Glasgow. The gang holds a practice robbery in the London Heathrow Airport to see if they're ready, and then, on August 8, 1963, they rob the train of over Đ2.6 million. Six of Scotland Yard's finest police officers are called in to investigate the case, determined to not only recover the stolen money,...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004], ©2003
Language
English
Description
Working for the MI7 agency, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral. When entrepreneur Sauvage sponsors an exhibition of the Crown Jewels and the valuable gems disappear on the opening night, the newly designated agent must jump into action. Tracking the thieves' underground escape route, English locks in on Sauvage despite repeated assurances by boss Pegasus...
Series
James Bond volume 22
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Is there solace in revenge? Reeling from the events of Casino Royale, 007 is determined to find out who was pulling the strings. Bond pursues the agents of an assassination attempt on "M," and all those roads lead to Dominic Greene, a world-renowned developer of green technology. MI-6, upset by Bond's investigative methods, denounces him. So Bond must call in favors and partner up with the mysterious and feisty Camille, a woman with a mission of her...
10) North & South
Publisher
Bbc Us / Canada
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
As the daughter of a middle-class parson, Margaret Hale has enjoyed a privileged upbringing in rural southern England. When her father uproots the family to take work in the northern mill town of Milton, Margaret is shocked by the dirt the noise and the gruffness of the people, but she reserves her highest contempt for the charismatic mill-owner John Thornton.
Series
Foyle's war volume set 6
Publisher
[Acorn Media]
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Detective Chief Superintendant Christopher Foyle is a police investigator in the British coastal community of Hastings. In the immediate aftermath of World War II, Foyle finds his longed-for retirement interrupted by cases involving international intrigue, military racism, and an accused traitor all too willing to go to the gallows.
12) V for Vendetta
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2006
Language
English
Description
Set in a future where Germany has won World War II and Britain has become a fascist state, this is the story of a young working-class woman, Evey, who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man known only as 'V.' Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, 'V' ignites a revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about 'V's'...