Brenda Blethyn
21) Vera: Set 4
Pub. Date
c2014
Description
Northumberland Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope and her partner, Detective Sergeant Joe Ashworth, work to unravel four new crimes.
Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope and her assistant Detective Sergeant Joe Ashworth take on four new cases on their Northumberland beat: the stabbing of a senior citizen on a rush-hour train; the brutal murder of a young professional at a beach resort; the shooting of a loner out on the moors; and the drowning...
22) Sonny
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Description
Sonny has just returned from the Army to his mother's loving arms. His mother runs a whorehouse in the sultry, sordid streets of New Orleans, and he is her best employees, but he is thinking about a career change. Until now, he's survived in a business where women paid to sleep with him, but how much will it cost him to be free?
23) Anne Frank
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
The story of Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl who lived in hiding with her family during the Nazi occupation.
24) Vera: Set 6
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Includes four all-new, feature-length mysteries. From the death of a woman found on the Northumberland cliffs to the body of a fisherman pulled out of the sea, these cases prove to be some of the most difficult and emotional in Vera's career.
25) Blizzard
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
A young girl rekindles her holiday spirit as her aunt tells her a tale of a young ice skater, an enchanted reindeer and their heartwarming story of friendship
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Shy, warm-hearted, good-looking Tim Dwight has two women crazy about him. One is a dream girl named Jill. The other is his mum, Jean, a bawdy aging comedienne who doesn't realize she's past her sell-by date for a big break. As Jean tries to make it in show biz, she also struggles to hold her family, including Tim and his disabled brother Mark, together. Will the arrival of Tim's dream girl bust them up?
28) Vera: Set 5
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
With her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope and her trusted right-hand man DS Joe Ashworth face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape.
29) Vera: Set 7
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope and her assistant Detective Sergeant Aiden Healy work to solve four more perplexing cases, set in rural Northumberland.
30) Vera: Set 6
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Includes four all-new, feature-length mysteries. From the death of a woman found on the Northumberland cliffs to the body of a fisherman pulled out of the sea, these cases prove to be some of the most difficult and emotional in Vera's career.
31) Daddy and Them
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Struggling musician Claude and his wife Ruby get the news that Claude's uncle Hazel has been accused of murder and is in jail awaiting trial. Claude and Ruby head for the Arkansas town where they grew up, and, before long, there's a friendly (and sometimes not-so-friendly) war of words among the factions of the family, including Claude's mother Jewel, father O.T., and sister Rose.
32) Atonement
Pub. Date
2008
Formats
Description
In 1935, thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner, the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister Cecilia. He hopes that Cecilia has comparable feelings. All it will take...
33) Citizen Kane
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
The story of an immensely weathly newspaper publisher, as he is remembered by his friends and former wife after his death.