In celebration of 50 years of ITV this fantastic box set includes 8 of the most memorable episodes from classic series A Touch Of Frost Inspector Morse Prime Suspect Poirot Cracker Sharpe Sherlock Holmes & Kavanagh QC.
The police believe they have solved the brutal murder of a prostitute when they arrest father of four David Harvey on strong circumstantial evidence. However an identical murder while David is in custody means the team have to decide if they have the wrong man or whether they are dealing with a copycat killer. Meanwhile the death of Fitz's mother drives him into the arms of his wife while Jimmy Beck recently returned from sick leave finally breaks under the strain of work and his own guilt. When he takes the law to the limits he finds Penhaligon staring at him across an unbridgeable gap. Something has to give ...
The investigation into a serial rapist drags Fitz into the murky and emotional world inhabited by both the perpetrators and victims of rape. With the noose tightening in response to details revealed on Fitz's radio programme Penhaligon is raped as she investigates the case. Unsurprisingly her relationship with Fitz undergoes major changes which are only made worse by the return of Fitz's wife Judith to the family home in unexpected circumstances. A knife-edge conclusion tests Fitz to the utmost as his world of domestic disorder is thrown into even deeper disarray.
Like a roller coaster ready to fly off its rails, Van Helsing rockets to maximum velocity and never slows down. Having earned blockbuster clout with The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, writer-director Stephen Sommers once again plunders Universal's monster vault and pulls out all the stops for this mammoth $148-million action-adventure-horror-comedy, which opens (sans credits) with a terrific black-and-white prologue that pays homage to the Universal horror classics that inspired it. The plot pits legendary vampire hunter Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) against Dracula (the deliciously campy Richard Roxburgh), his deadly blood-sucking brides, and the Wolfman (Will Kemp) in a two-hour parade of outstanding special effects (980 in all) that turn Sommers' juvenile plot into a triple-overtime bonus for CGI animators. In alliance with a Transylvanian princess (Kate Beckinsale) and the Frankenstein monster (Shuler Hensley), Van Helsing must prevent Dracula from hatching his bat-winged progeny, and there's so much good-humored action that you're guaranteed to be thrilled and exhausted by the time the 10-minute end-credits roll. It's loud, obnoxious, filled with revisionist horror folklore, and aimed at addicted gamers and eight-year-olds, but this colossal monster mash (including Mr. Hyde, just for kicks) will never, ever bore you. --Jeff Shannon
When a young man with a chronic speech impediment is caught by the police for joyriding Fitz is brought onto the case and recommends a psychological evaluation. However D.S. Beck releases the young man contrary to Fitz's advice and the violent murder of a loan shark in a dark alley marks the beginning of what Fitz considers to be a Bonnie & Clyde style killing spree. A volatile male personality with enough strength to murder a man with his bare hands and a female with the sexual chemistry to lure potential victims to their death. Fitz's success on the professional front contrasts with his own personal failings as the drink and gambling take their toll.
Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London Ghost Dance offers a stunning analysis of the complexity of our conceptions of ghosts memory and the past. It is an adventure film strongly influenced by the work of Jacques Rivette and Jean-Luc Godard but with a unique and artistic discourse of its own. The film focuses on philosopher Jacques Derrida who considers ghosts to be the memory of something which has never been present a theory explored in the film.
An illicit rendezvous discovered in a park initially appears to be a clear case of adultery but on closer inspection a darker picture develops. A man abuses his position of trust to recruit young girls into his religious sect. Morality is turned on its head when an innocent young girl is 'punished' for the wrong doings of her 'priest'. Bearing all the symbolism of the serpent rearing its ugly head in the Garden of Eden a world of religious fanaticism hypocrisy and perversity unfolds. Appearances can be deceptive as Fitz attempts to unearth the most sinister truths behind the religious faade with spine-chilling consequences.
FROM HELL referring to the return address on a letter penned by the Ripper is about people who are in hell trying to survive the grimmest circumstances. At the core are five impoverished prostitutes who share a desperate friendship drawn tighter as their ranks are terrorized by a gruesome murderer. Mary Kelly Kate Eddowes Liz Stride Dark Annie Chapman and Polly exist on the brink earning a meagre living with their bodies in a society that concurrently dishonours and feeds upon them. Owning virtually nothing of value they are threatened by a monster that would steal from them their only possession: existence.
Fitz is full of Eastern promise when his lecture tour to Hong Kong is interrupted by the local police who need help with a murder investigation. No sooner is he on the case than another murder comes to light. Is Hong Kong being besieged by it first serial killer? Fitz has no choice but to send for help and though he asks for Penhaligon it's Wise who turns up. With the team together and the number of bodies increasing Fitz realises that there are pieces to the puzzle that he has to find if he is to save a life.
Fitz's two worlds collide when one of his students is brutally murdered on a moving train and the girl's grieving parents enlist him to help crack the case. The frenzied nature of the attack convinces the police that this is the work of the notorious 'Sweeney'. When an unconscious blood-soaked man is discovered close to the scene he becomes the prime suspect. Kelly (Adrian Dunbar) claims to be suffering from amnesia and Fitz is given the task of unlocking the dark recesses of his soul in a bid to find the truth.
The police believe they have solved the brutal murder of a prostitute when they arrest father of four David Harvey on strong circumstantial evidence. However an identical murder while David is in custody means the team have to decide if they have the wrong man or whether they are dealing with a copycat killer. Meanwhile the death of Fitz's mother drives him into the arms of his wife while Jimmy Beck recently returned from sick leave finally breaks under the strain of work and his own guilt. When he takes the law to the limits he finds Penhaligon staring at him across an unbridgeable gap. Something has to give ...
A fourteen year old boy is found hanging in the local woods. The pathologist's report finds that he was strangled left face down and then strung up. Fitz is brought in to comfort the grieving family and the victim's character is revealed - it appears Tim was a loner and gay. His death has a profound effect on his English teacher Mr Cassidy who makes two unsuccessful suicide attempts. Suspicious of Cassidy's motives and apparent guilt he is brought in for questioning. His relationship with Tim proves to be more than just teacher-pupil and his own sexuality is brought into question. As the investigation proceeds the local community turns lynch mob and Fitz has the terrible burden of trying to find the truth amongst all the madness.
James Bond is back in an adventure, which is bigger, better, and more explosive than ever before. It's packed with incredible stunts, glamorous locations, beautiful women and fast cars! Bond has a dangerous new enemy to face in his deadly mission. Aided by the Russian underworld, his treacherous foe has stolen a top-secret helicopter and the lethal Soviet space weapon 'GoldenEye' with which he plans to obliterate the Western world.
The investigation into a serial rapist drags Fitz into the murky and emotional world inhabited by both the perpetrators and victims of rape. With the noose tightening in response to details revealed on Fitz's radio programme Penhaligon is raped as she investigates the case. Unsurprisingly her relationship with Fitz undergoes major changes which are only made worse by the return of Fitz's wife Judith to the family home in unexpected circumstances. A knife-edge conclusion tests Fitz to the utmost as his world of domestic disorder is thrown into even deeper disarray.
Their History Their Music Their Words! Masters of Jazz tells the epic story of 20th Century Jazz. This DVD features three documentaries: Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker The World According To Coltrane John Thelonious Monk: American Composer
When a young man with a chronic speech impediment is caught by the police for joyriding Fitz is brought onto the case and recommends a psychological evaluation. However D.S. Beck releases the young man contrary to Fitz's advice and the violent murder of a loan shark in a dark alley marks the beginning of what Fitz considers to be a Bonnie & Clyde style killing spree. A volatile male personality with enough strength to murder a man with his bare hands and a female with the sexual chemistry to lure potential victims to their death. Fitz's success on the professional front contrasts with his own personal failings as the drink and gambling take their toll.
This indispensable DVD offers one of the most interesting films ever made about a modern experimental jazz pioneering. The star is Steve Lacy the soprano sax innovator talking about his musical concepts and his major influences from Sidney Bechet to John Coltrane Cecil Taylor Gil Evans and Thelonious Monk who showed him the way to 'lift the bandstand'.The documentary film directed by Peter Bull presents clips of all these artists who underpin the human inspirations behind Lacy's processing of sly wit precise abstraction and mystical method. He's revealed as a sort of post-modern modernist whose music can sing it's laughing at itself crying.
Sex and love and eternity are things we all want and need but when they lead to murder it can only bring tragedy to Stuart Grady and Bill Nash. Fitz is soon pitched against two people who superficially survive as father and son when all the time they need more that ever to admit they love each other. In the background the legacy of Jimmy Beck continues to twist the knife in Fitz's relationship with the traumatised Penhaligon while Fitz's wife Judith desperately tries to cling to the wreckage of her marriage as she realises with awesome clarity the full impact of a new baby on their lives.
All hope was lost in a land where sunlight disappeared and the world became dreary grey. Until Despereaux Tilling was born that is!
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