Stewart Harcourt
Description
It is the summer of 1953 and Nurse Appleyard is rushed to a secret location where she discovers her patient is Winston Churchill, the elderly Prime Minister. Churchill has suffered a stroke and may not last the weekend. As Churchill's wife and family gather at his bedside, long-buried tensions rise to the surface.
Description
Ashley Jensen stars in these three feature-length mysteries based on M.C. Beaton's bestselling novels. Formerly a high-flying PR executive in London, Agatha Raisin has now settled into small-town life in the Cotswolds, but her early retirement is far from quiet. Along with her friends Roy and Gemma, Agatha solves the village's bizarre murders with panache, but her love life may be a puzzle beyond even her skills to decipher.
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Based on the beloved character created by M.C. Beaton. Agatha, public relations specialist, moves from London to the small village of Carsley, hoping for a quieter, simpler life. She soon finds her dreams dashed when she becomes a murder suspect after entering a quiche-making competition.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Inspector George Gently is a by-the-book cop from London now working in the North East of England. With the social changes sweeping the rest of 1960s Britain, the former Scotland Yard detective finds that crime occurs here the same as anywhere else. Along with his cocky young sidekick, Sergeant John Bacchus, the two investigate the suspicious death of an ex-informant facing a seemingly hopeless future, as well as the murder of a young woman poised...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Chief Inspector Michael Jericho of Scotland Yard is a respected, uncompromising, and forward-thinking detective investigating high-profile murders in 1950s London. The series is set in a fascinating period of Britain's social history, when London saw an explosion of color, glamour, and shifting attitudes after the Second World War. Jericho is a man surveying a city changing beyond recognition in front of his eyes.
Pub. Date
2016
Description
The delightful Ashley Jensen (Catastrophe) stars as unlikely private detective Agatha Raisin, who uncovers killers in the Cotswolds in this British-village mystery. In Series Three, Agatha opens a PI agency to uncover the killers lurking in her sleepy Cotswold village, with help from her friend Roy and paramour James.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Based on the beloved character created by M.C. Beaton. Agatha, public relations specialist, moves from London to the small village of Carsley, hoping for a quieter, simpler life. She soon finds her dreams dashed when she becomes a murder suspect after entering a quiche-making competition.