A huge success for Thames Television, Van der Valk stars Barry Foster as the no-nonsense Dutch detective whose exploits enthralled ITV audiences over three decades. As head of Amsterdam CID he has to contend with murder, blackmail, missing persons and the more tricky cases that come the way of the Dutch police! Created by Nicolas Freeling, this ratings-topping series co-stars Michael Latimer, Nigel Stock and Ronald Hines, and guest stars include Clifford Rose, Geoffrey Bayldon, Michael Sheard, Paul Eddington, Sydney Tafler, Lisa Daniely, Jane Lapotaire, Freddie Jones, Hildegard Neil, Patrick Troughton, Suzy Kendall, Bob Hoskins, Pamela Salem, Ian Hendry, Jane Merrow, Tom Bell, Amanda Burton, Kenneth Cranham, Brian Cox and Anthony Valentine. This set contains all five series, including the feature-length specials that were made in the early 1990s.
The BBC's answer to the glossy soaps of 1980s America came with - a then - massive 1 000 000 budget and one of the catchiest theme tunes this side of Black Beauty (courtesy of Eastenders tune-smith Simon May)! Maurice Colborne (Gangsters) stars as Tom Howard recently made redundant as an aircraft designer who decides to ply his trade in the world of boats instead; taking the reigns at a run-down local construction yard. A family of considerable wealth and pre
A BBC adaptation of Thackery's novel which follows the relative changes in fortunes of two friends in the early 19th century...
Sid Halley Champion National Hunt Jockey faces the end of his racing career and his marriage. Crippled by an accident on the turf he is forced into the murky underworld of man's richest sport to take his chances with playboys punters touts and crooks. Inspired by the Dick Francis novel Odds Against.
Van der Valk - Series 1 (Part 1)
Van der Valk - Series 1 (Part 2)
Gerry Anderson's classic sci-fi series. The operatives of the secret Supreme Headquarters Alien Defence Organisation (S.H.A.D.O.) defend the earth from extra-terrestrials who are abducting humans to obtain their organs which can be transplanted into their own bodies... Episodes include: Sub-smash The Sound Of Silence The Cat With Ten Lives
Complete series one of the famous Dutch Detective Van der Valk.
Featuring an interview with author Dan Brown! Host and author of international best-seller Cracking The Da Vinci Code Simon Cox takes you on an in depth journey through the heart of the mysteries behind Dan Brown's best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code. The comprehensive documentary cuts through the confusion ultimately cracking Da Vinci's code and revealing the remarkable truth behind the legend of the Holy Grail. HEAR THE EXPERTS probe new revelations in an exclusive discussion with authors Clive Prince and Lynn Picknett whose book The Templar Revelation is the main source for The Da Vinci Code. They confide that Brown did not access all of their research and explain secrets untold until now. Dr Stephen A Hoeller renowned expert on comparative religion and Gnostic history uses current thinking and Christian history to reach startling conclusions. Mark Oxbrow Templar expert and writer on Rosslyn Chapel reveals new Rosslyn mysteries and confides that the chapel may be alive. SEE THE SITES then follow the path of the book and explore the Louvre Museum and Saint Sulpice Church in Paris; investigate the amazing sites of Temple Church and Westminster Abbey; and examine Scotland's enigmatic and mysterious Rosslyn Chapel. All experts ultimately converge on the mysterious; Rennes-Le-Chateau region of France believed to be the centre of the paradox of Christianity. EXAMINE THE ART The Madonna of the Rocks and The Last Supper as well as several additional works by Leonardo Da Vinci are detailed and dissected using unique visual aids to expose their remarkable conspiratorial symbolism and their true meaning.
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