Lesley Manville
Author
Language
English
Description
Joan and Tom (Academy Award® nominee Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson) have been married for many years. An everyday couple with a remarkable love, there is an ease to their relationship which only comes from spending a lifetime together. When Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer, the course of her treatment shines a light on their enduring devotion, as they must find the humor and grace to survive a year of adversity.
Author
Series
Mum volume 5
Language
English
Description
As summer draws to a close, Cathy and Michael see each other for the first time in months. And with Maureen in hospital, Reg anxiously waits for news.
Author
Series
Mum volume 3
Language
English
Description
Cathy is having a barbecue. Michael hasn't replied to her email and she wants to know why.
Author
Series
Mum volume 2
Language
English
Description
It is Easter Sunday and Cathy and Michael have plans to clear the front room together. Jason and Kelly have got other ideas.
Author
Series
Mum volume 4
Language
English
Description
Kelly and Jason are up early and going on holiday. Michael has had a terrible night and has something he wants to tell Cathy.
Author
Series
Mum volume 1
Language
English
Description
It is Cathy's 60th birthday and the family are going for lunch.
Author
Series
Mum volume 6
Language
English
Description
It is Fireworks Night and Cathy is having a bonfire. As Michael moves on after the death of his mother, Cathy feels she needs to tell him something.
Author
Language
English
Description
A young orphan girl happens to come across a book about hypnosis, and pretty soon she's hypnotized her way onto a London show and become rich and famous. But when she attracts the attention of a crook who wants the book for himself, she must figure out how to outwit him.
Author
Series
Thursday Murder Club novels volume 2
Thursday Murder Club mystery volume vol 2
Thursday Murder Club mystery volume 2
Thursday Murder Club mystery volume vol 2
Thursday Murder Club mystery volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim-the Thursday Murder Club-are still riding high off their recent real-life murder case and are looking forward to a bit of peace and quiet at Cooper's Chase, their posh retirement village. But they are out of luck. An unexpected visitor-an old pal of Elizabeth's (or perhaps more than just a pal?)-arrives, desperate for her help. He has been accused of stealing diamonds worth millions from the wrong men and he's seriously...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Farlingaye Hall is a beautiful hotel in Suffolk on the east coast of England. Unfortunately, it is also the site of the brutal murder of Frank Parris, a retired advertising executive. Stefan Codrescu, a Romanian maintenance man, is arrested after police find blood spatter on his clothes and bed linen. He is found guilty and spends eight years in prison. It appears an open and shut case, but there is more than meets the eye. Alan Conway, the late...
12) Let him go
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Following the loss of their son, retired sheriff George Blackledge and his wife Margaret leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson. When they discover that he is in the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas, George and Margaret must fight for the survival of their family.
13) Phantom thread
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set in 1950's London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 163 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Pauline's divorce money has come through and she's hired a country mansion for the week to celebrate Derek's birthday. So Cathy, Michael, Kelly, Jason, Pauline, Derek, Reg and Maureen up sticks and decamp to the English countryside. Each episode takes place on a different day of their trip, revealing all the clashes, awkwardness and comedy that results from the family being stuck together in the middle of nowhere.
16) Magpie murders
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"A successful author of Agatha Christie-style novels dies under suspicious circumstance, with his last book seemingly unfinished. This leaves two mysteries: what happened to him? And how does his latest potboiler end?...the author's book editor, Susan Ryeland...assumes the role of detective in the case. Meanwhile, Tim McMullan plays the fictional sleuth in the incomplete novel, whose investigation parallels Susan's." --container.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1950s London, a widowed cleaning lady falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, deciding she must have one of her own. After working to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris that will change not only her own outlook, but the very future of the House of Dior.
18) Mum: Season two
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Happily married one day and widowed the next, Cathy Walker feels her way through her first year as a suddenly single woman. Some days it would be easier to rebuild her life without well-intentioned advice and often hilarious help from her son, her brother, and their girlfriends. Thank heaven for Cathy's lifelong friend Michael, who keeps a loving eye on her.
19) Mum: Season one
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 3 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Happily married one day and widowed the next, Cathy Walker feels her way through her first year as a suddenly single woman. Some days it would be easier to rebuild her life without well-intentioned advice and often hilarious help from her son, her brother, and their girlfriends. Thank heaven for Cathy's lifelong friend Michael, who keeps a loving eye on her.
20) Painted lady
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 198 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Maggie Sheridan is a semi-retired, former '60s rock singer. She seems resigned to a life lived on a crumbling country estate, ruminating about her past. Everything changes when a botched robbery leaves her friend Sir Charles Stafford dead and one of his prized pantings missing. Determined to retrieve the masterpiece and find the killer, Maggie plunges into the dark underworld of the art trade. Posing as a wealthy Polish countess, she sets off on a...