Manville, Lesley

Summary: Follows the adventures of a newly widowed woman as she navigates her new life with the help of her family.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2018

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MUM

Summary: Happily married one day and widowed the next, Cathy Walker feels her way through her first year as a suddenly single woman. Some days it would be easier to rebuild her life without well-intentioned advice and often hilarious help from her son, her brother, and their girlfriends. Thank heaven for Cathy's lifelong friend Michael, who keeps a loving eye on her.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MUM

Summary: The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries inspired by the novels of Caroline Graham. Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby has policed the murderous county for decades, and now he is ready to retire. In these four episodes Barnaby investigates his final cases before leaving the denizens of MIdsomer in the capable...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Acorn Media 2012

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Midsomer

Summary: Pauline's divorce money has come through and she's hired a country mansion for the week to celebrate Derek's birthday. So Cathy, Michael, Kelly, Jason, Pauline, Derek, Reg and Maureen up sticks and decamp to the English countryside. Each episode takes place on a different day of their trip, revealing all the clashes, awkwardness and comedy that results from the family being stuck together in...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MUM

Summary: Summer 1939. Harry, a translator at the British Embassy in Warsaw, is falling in love with Polish waitress Kasia. When German tanks roll into Poland, and Britain declares war on Germany, Harry and Kasia face terrible choices. With her life in grave danger, can Harry help her, and if he can, how will he ever explain himself to Lois Bennett, the girl he left behind in Manchester?

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV WOR

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Wo 1

Summary: "October, 1940. Manchester, England. As valiant Jewish RAF pilot David defends the skies against the Luftwaffe, Harry and Kasia finally arrive home. How will Robina cope with another refugee under roof? When yet another house guest arrives -- Sir James, a civil servant on official business -- he looks set to beguile his host, but will Kasia be charmed as well? Meanwhile, in Berlin, teenager...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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3 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV WOR

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV WOR

Summary: Ambitious and acclaimed series from The Queen writer Peter Morgan offers a comprehensive look at the adult life and reign of Elizabeth II over a projected six-season arc. The fifth season follows Elizabeth from the early to late '90s, as the fraying union of Charles and Diana ultimately came to separation, and John Major saw his tenure as prime minister end with the election of Tony Blair.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV CRO

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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CRO

Summary: "[A] relationship blossoms between Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed before a fateful car journey has devastating consequences. Prince William tries to integrate back into life at Eton in the wake of his mother's death as the monarchy must ride the wave of public opinion. As she reaches her Golden Jubilee, the Queen reflects on the future of the monarchy with the marriage of Charles and Camilla and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2024

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV CRO

Summary: A beguiling murder mystery with a solution that will both astonish and shock viewers, the plot revolves around the character Susan Ryeland, an editor who is given an unfinished manuscript of author Alan Conway's latest novel, but has little idea it will change her life.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MAG