Ferdinand Fairfax
Series
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Seeking to escape the stifling London court society, the beautiful headstrong Lady Dona St. Columb flees to her family estate on the Cornish coast. Her new freedom swiftly brings her into contact with the dashingly handsome French privateer Jean Aubrey who sweeps her off her feet and into a world of adventure on the high seas very different from her dull and boring life at court with her husband Sir Harry.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Intent on escaping the clutches of his indomitable Aunt Agatha and the perpetual threat of wedlock, Bertie once again flees his native England for New York accompanied, as ever, by the unflappable Jeeves. Yet even the waters of the Atlantic cannot keep the witless Wooster safe, and he is soon up to his ears in a frightful tangle of wayward cousins, stolen babies, unwanted engagements and even -- heaven forbid -- his domineering aunt.
5) Danger UXB
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
During World War II, a young British officer joins an engineering unit responsible for the dangerous task of defusing unexploding bombs during the London Blitz.
6) Lilies
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Iris, May, and Ruby are sisters living in Liverpool after WWI. Dutiful, devout Iris runs the household efficiently in place of their deceased mother. Wayward, dreamy May works as a maid but longs to act. And feisty, ambitious Ruby sells corsets to keep the family afloat. With their overbearing father and war-tormented brother, they struggle through poverty, passions, and profound disappointments.
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
Ã1994
Language
English
Description
The epic race to the South Pole between rival explorers Scott and Amundsen is one of the greatest adventure stories of the twentieth century. Their motives and methods were quite different, but their aim was the same-to plant their country's flag first.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Explores the bitter internal rivalries among police investigators, the political pressures of high-profile cases, and the legal maneuverings of defense attorneys and prosecutors. Police probe an abandoned house concealing multiple murders, a dysfunctional family with a deeply troubled musical prodigy, the mysterious disappearance of a well-connected woman, and a shadowy sex club for London's elite.