Summary: Agatha Christie's world famous mysteries are delightfully adapted in a new series of French TV movies, sexy, witty and definitely addictive! Set in the 1950s, these iconic stories introduce new investigators in classic Christie style. Chief Inspector Laurence, a man of class and refined taste, and the young ambitious journalist Alice Avril, along with Laurence's ever loyal secretary, Marlene....
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Publisher / Publication Date: MHZ Networks Home Entertainment 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV AGASummary: When a prominent French politician is found dead on the border between the UK and France, detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wassermann are sent to investigate on behalf of their respective countries. The case takes a surreal turn when a shocking discovery is made at the crime scene, forcing the French and British police into an uneasy partnership.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV TUNSummary: Long-awaited and unseen anywhere for decades, Georges Simenon₂s Maigret (1960- 1963) is the definitive adaptation of Georges Simenon₂s world famous novels. This BBC television production stars Rupert Davies as Commissaire Jules Maigret, the dogged French detective. Though Simenon₂s books have been adapted many times, Davies₂s celebrated, BAFTA-winning portrayal won the approval of Simenon...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY BRITISH TV MAISummary: Long-awaited and unseen anywhere for decades, Maigret (1960-1963) is the definitive adaptation of Georges Simenon's world-famous novels. The BBC television production stars Rupert Davies as Commissaire Jules Maigret, the dogged French detective. Though Simenon's books have been adapted many times, Davies's celebrated, BAFTA-winning portrayal won the approval of Simenon himself, who stated: "At...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY BRITISH TV MAISummary: "The blockbuster French television series 'Murder in...' sweeps you along to the great sites and regions of France. Cops chase down the criminals against stunning backdrops: lush forests, remote islands, rocky coastlines, beaches with clear blue water and grand ranches. Sure, there's a murder or two, but along the way you'll get to know French cuisine, unique characters and centuries-old...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MURSummary: This absurdist, metaphysical murder mystery opens with the discovery of human body parts stuffed inside a cow on the outskirts of the English Channel in northern France. The bumbling and mumbling Captain Van der Weyden is assigned to investigate the crime, but he has to contend with a young prankster, the mischievous Quinquin, as he proceeds to investigate the case.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN LILSummary: The set includes: Murderous Melodies - Based on the novel by Agatha Christie The Sittaford Mystery; A Crazy Case- Based on the Hercule Poirot novel Evil Under the Sun; Zero Hour - Based on the novel by Agatha Christie Towards Zero; Rendezvous with Death - Based on the Hercule Poirot novel Appointment with Death; A Body for Breakfast - Based on the works of Agatha Christie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV AGASummary: "The blockbuster French television series 'Murder in...' sweeps you along to the great sites and regions of France. Cops chase down the criminals against stunning backdrops: lush forests, remote islands, rocky coastlines, beaches with clear blue water and grand ranches. Sure, there's a murder or two, but along the way you'll get to know French cuisine, unique characters and centuries-old...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The blockbuster French television series Murder In-- sweeps you along to the great sites and regions of France. Cops chase down the criminals against stunning backdrops: lush forests, remote islands, rocky coastlines, beaches with clear blue water, and grand ranches. Sure, there's a murder or two, but along the way get to know French cuisine, unique characters, and centuries-old history and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The blockbuster French television series sweeps you along to the great sites and regions of France. Cops chase down the criminals against stunning backdrops: lush forests, remote islands, rocky coastlines, beaches with clear blue water, and grand ranches. Sure, there's a murder or two, but along the way, you'll get to know French cuisine, unique characters, and centuries-old history and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Ex-pat antiques dealer Jean White solves new mysteries in Sainte Victoire, from a deep-sea diving mishap to a historical duel, alongside her friend-and flirting partner-Dom. "Enjoyably gentle Gallic whodunit" -Telegraph.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MADSummary: In this darkly comic French crime series wheelchair-bound police captain Fred Cain is quicker and more mobile than most able-bodied people. In his investigations, he spins circles around suspects and digs deep inside the darkest hidden corners of the human mind. A motorcycle accident caused by speeding and his own use of narcotics has left him unable to walk, but clear-eyed about criminality...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CAISummary: In this darkly comic French crime series wheelchair-bound police captain Fred Cain is quicker and more mobile than most able-bodied people. In his investigations, he spins circles around suspects and digs deep inside the darkest hidden corners of the human mind. A motorcycle accident caused by speeding and his own use of narcotics has left him unable to walk, but clear-eyed about criminality...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CAISummary: It's Christmas Eve and an unidentified corpse is discovered in the Bois de Boulogne gardens and Inspector Antoine Jouin investigates the murder. Or was it suicide? It's a case that takes him deep into Paris' secret underbelly and into the heavily wooded park on the outskirts of Paris. In this place, people go to seek out and satisfy their darkest desires surreptitiously. This time, Jouin must...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024