Alrick Riley
2) The whale
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
On November 20, 1820, in the Southeast Pacific, an enormous 85-foot sperm whale rammed and sank Nantucket whale ship The Essex and set its crew adrift more than a thousand miles from land. Only eight members of the young crew survived starvation, thirst and exposure, rescued at last by British whale ships three months later. Elderly Tom Nickerson recalls how, in 1819, he went to sea as cabin boy on The Essex, leaving Nantucket. Its recently promoted...
3) The secret
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
©2002.
Language
English
Description
Emma Faraday is burdened by a devastating secret from her childhood--a secret she has kept hidden for years from everyone, including her husband, until the day her old friend, Nadia, re-enters her life, seething with resentment and looking for revenge.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Having survived the bombing of the Thames Barrier, Adam and Ros recover to find London facing an even greater threat. While attempting to thwart an attack that could jeopardize a historic peace accord, the team unwittingly unleashes a deadly virus.
5) Walter's war
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Walter Tull, the Jackie Robinson of professional English football before World War I, and survivor of the worst racial slurs his opponents can hurl at him. When the game turns to war in 1914 and the playing field to the Battle of Somme, Tull makes history again as the first mixed-race officer in the British Army." --
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
In this season, the team loses Mickey Bricks to an overseas sabbatical, so it's time for someone else to lead the gang. Danny steps up to the plate, but can the others convince him that the team needs another member-- especially when it comes in the form of street kid Billy Bond? There are, as always, plenty of marks who are greedy, rude, or simply nasty enough to be parted from their cash. Targets include a porn baron, a ruthless nursing home owner,...
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Television series centering around the five-star Hotel Babylon, a place where money not only talks, it buys you just about anything you desire. Delve deep into the frenetic, non-stop hidden culture of the hotel staff. From the discreet concierge to the flamboyant bar managers, everyone has a story.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Judge John Deed is on a mission for justice and he's prepared to break the rules to deliver it. In his red robes and wig, Deed might look like every other High Court judge, but his passionate belief in justice sets him apart from his peers. To the police force, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Lord Chancellor's Department and even many of his colleagues, Deed is a man more concerned with justice than the letter of the law.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In September 2010, two of Stephen's suspected killers are arrested in dawn raids and stand trial for his murder. The defense and prosecution argue over potential cross-contamination in the years since the murder that could mean the forensic evidence is unsafe. While they await the verdict, Doreen Lawrence tells Clive that whatever the outcome, the fight for justice will go on.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
On April 22, 1993, 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence was murdered by a gang of racists on a London street. Thirteen years later, in 2006, the murder remains unsolved, and Stephen's family continue their fight for justice. Meanwhile, DCI Clive Driscoll finds Stephen's cold case files and is convinced the case can be solved, despite opposition from within the police
Author
Series
Bedlam ; 2
Language
English
Description
Molly is worried when Leah falls victim to a series of horrifying events, but Kate discovers there's more to Leah than meets the eye.
Author
Series
Bedlam ; 3
Language
English
Description
While Sadie and Jed strike up a passionate affair, Ryan tracks down a mysterious old woman he's seen wandering the grounds.
Author
Series
Bedlam ; 5
Language
English
Description
While Mark receives phone calls in the dead of night, Kate suspects Warren might be hiding a dreadful secret.
Author
Series
Bedlam ; 6
Language
English
Description
Molly is haunted by the figure of a burning man, but things get intimate with Ryan when he is forced to protect her.
Author
Series
Bedlam ; 1
Language
English
Description
Jed goes to Bedlam Heights to save Kate, who has riled the violent ghost of a former asylum inmate with an old ring.
Author
Series
Bedlam ; 4
Language
English
Description
Jed and Ryan encounter a familiar face at Grace's funeral, while Kate learns disturbing revelations about her grandfather.