Ian Richardson
1) Bleak House
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Widescreen; Special edition.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs in 3 separate volumes (DVD) (approximately 465 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two innocent young orphans are the potential heirs to a fortune. Their fates are snarled in a monumental legal battle known as Jarndyce and Jarndyce. Another orphan, Esther Summerson, whose mysterious parentage proves to be intertwined with the fate of the Jarndyce wards and the aloof Lady Dedlock. Lady Dedlock faces the revelation of her dark past once Mr. Tulkinghorn catches wind of it. The icily beautiful Esther's background also comes to light...
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Full screen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An art teacher, hired to teach two young English women, is startled by a chance encounter with an ethereal woman dressed in white as he travels to his new job. Things become even more mysterious when one of his new students bears a resemblance to the ghostly woman.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs in 2 separate volumes (DVD) (approximately 600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on Michael Dobbs' best-selling novel about a man who schemes and backstabs his way to the top until he is standing on a pile of broken promises, betrayals, and the bodies of those who oppose him.
4) Hogfather
Publisher
Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (189 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
It's the holiday of Hogswatch in the parallel universe of Discworld, the night when kids anticipate presents from the beloved Hogfather. But someone--or something-- wants the Hogfather out of the way. Now it's up to the most unlikely of heroes to get the holiday back on track before humanity loses all hope.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Trapped in a loveless political marriage to the dissolute nephew of the ailing Russian Empress Elizabeth, young German princess Sophia Fredericka bides her time, chooses her lovers carefully and plots her path to the throne. Skillfully manipulating the Russian triumvirate of church, army and aristocracy, she adroitly rides the shifting currents of social change and unrest to become one of Russia's most unforgettable and beloved rulers, Catherine the...
Series
George Smiley novels volume 5
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 324 min. ) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Some say George Smiley is in innocent retirement. Others say he was sacked after the Czech scandal. But all agree that nobody ever leaves the 'Circus' without some unfinished business.
8) From hell
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1888 London's Whitechapel slums, poor women like Mary Kelly and her friends walk the streets for a living. When the streetwalkers begin to be murdered one by one, it attracts the attention of Inspector Abberline, who takes a personal interest in the case, and Mary Kelly. Now he must use his psychic abilities to stop the most notorious serial killer in history--Jack the Ripper--before Mary is killed.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In New Hampshire in 1777, Dick Dudgeon's father dies. Called back home to the unhappy family he revolted against years ago, Dick finds he's been named heir, much to the horror of his religious mother. To complicate matters, the British have arrived.
Publisher
BBC Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
Widescreen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The story of the relationship between the young Arthur Conan Doyle and his real-life mentor and noted forensic scientist, Dr. Joseph Bell, as they unite to solve the most baffling murder cases in Victorian Scotland.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (512 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dark Horse: An inspiring and heartwarming classic about a horse and a rider who are given a second chance.
Gordy: When Gordy's family is taken to a place from whicih no pig has ever returned, Gordy faithfully sets off to find them.
Into the west: Two kids receive a gift beyond their wildest dreams -- a magical horse.
King of the Wind: The courageous story of a mute arabian boy and his prized thoroughbred.
Spymate: When a young inventor is kidnapped...
13) Gormenghast
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
2001, c2000
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The castle of Gormenghast is home to the ancient family of Groan, where nothing has changed in thousands of years. The dynasty is threatened by the charming and evil kitchen-boy, Steerpike. With the birth of a new heir, Titus Groan, Steerpike begins his ruthless ascent to power. As he charms, outwits and terrorizes the castle's inhabitants, only Titus, the young timid Earl of Groan, stands in Steerpike's way.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (324 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet ([4] p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.).
Language
English
Description
"No doubt remains; a mole has infiltrated the highest level of the Circus, code name for British Secret Intelligence Service. Sidelined agent George Smiley is covertly tapped to root out the mole, a task that requires a painstaking dig through the labyrinths of Cold War-era espionage and his own past."--Container.