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The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. In "The straw woman, " when a curate dies tragically at a festival revival, some villagers of Midsomer Parva suspect black magic. Barnaby and Scott unravel a centuries-old mystery, complicated by Scott's attraction to a schoolteacher who has been branded a witch by the village.
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"When her body is discovered in Setwale Wood, villagers assume that Susan Bartlett killed herself in despair over her infertility. But Barnaby soon discovers he has a murder investigation on his hands and that the village is seething with deep-seated resentments"--Container.
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A successful local composer, Joan Alder has been dead for decades when a series of mysterious events revive interest in her work. From murder to forgery to the sudden appearance of long-lost relatives, Barnaby struggles to uncover the culprit before further murders add a deadly coda to Alder's career.
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"Death threats against beautiful but spoiled Melissa Townsend bring Barnaby and Troy to the affluent village of Midsomer Malham. Some villagers blame her for causing the death of an elderly villager by refusing to fix the leaking roof of his cottage, a family property under her management"--Container.
29) Space: 1999
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Each videodisc presents 3 epidsodes of the space adventure series. Also included on each disc are special features such as interviews with cast and crew, photo galleries of production stills, and other featurettes.
30) Hogfather
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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.
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"The fast-paced world of international sports is the setting for Inspector Michael Jericho's next big case. Running champion Johnny Sean and his new bride have been found brutally murdered the day after their wedding. Some suspect it was the work of the KGB in retaliation for Swan's previous defeat of the Soviet champion, and to guarantee future Soviet victory. But when Johnny turns up alive, Jericho discovers that the even heroes have secrets." --...
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"Inspector Michael Jericho investigates the murder of a young black man in the racially divided neighborhood of Notting Hill. On the same night as the killing, Sir Nicholas Wellesley is kidnapped from his exclusive club and held for ransom which his wife Lady Clare insists on paying. When Jericho discovers that Sir Nicholas lives a secret double life that leads back to Notting Hill, he determines that the crimes must be connected." -- container.
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The Living dead: Steed finds a mine of information-- and Emma goes underground. A haunted chapel provides the first clue to an underground (literally!) effort to conquer all of Britain. The correct way to kill: Steed changes partners-- and Emma joins the enemy. Even multiple Steed replicas cannot prevent The Avengers from putting paid to a secrets-for-sale entrepreneur. The hidden tiger: Steed hunts a big cat-- and Emma is badly scratehed. The Avengers...
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A tour of Plummer's relish factory proves too hot to handle when a man gets crushed by a tower of bottles, then thrown into a sterilizing oven. Upon learning that the deceased worked for a competitor in the industry, Barnaby and Scott discover that the Plummers harbor far more secrets than just the family recipe.
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All seven episodes from the first series of the Edwardian costume drama following the lives and loves of those above and below stairs in a stately home prior to the outbreak of WWI. The Grantham family, long time custodians of Downton Abbey, face a crisis when the heir to the estate dies on the 'Titanic'. With his three daughters unable to inherit by law, Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), the current Earl of Grantham, must try and marry his eldest...
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Michael Kitchen stars as Detective Chief Inspector Christopher Foyle in this original PBS Masterpiece Theatre mystery series. Set in the beautiful southern English countryside amid the disorder and danger of World War II, Foyle's War takes place far from the glory of the front. His is an ordinary struggle, against everyday evil, in extraordinarily dangerous times.
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