British TV - Staff Picks: Home
A staff-recommended selection of the "best" in British TV series, available on DVD.
British TV Series DVDs
- Murdoch MysteriesISBN: B001O4C6NAWitness the clever solving of mysteries in Toronto, Canada during the Victorian era -- using forensics!
- Blue MurderISBN: B000NVKZVKDCI Janine Lewis heads a police team that investigates Manchester's most gruesome murders while balancing her personal life as a single mother of four.
- Two Fat LadiesISBN: B000TGI7B4Enjoy Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright's funny tales and delicious recipes, with meals for everyone.
They roar across Britain on their motorcycle & sidecar in search of fresh ingredients, good company and culinary adventure. - Catherine CooksonISBN: 9781417230303Stories based on the best-selling novels by Catherine Cookson -- Disc one. The cinder path -- Disc two. Colour blind -- Discs three and four. A dinner of herbs -- Disc five. The girl -- Disc six. The secret -- Disc seven. The tide of life -- Disc eight. Tilly Trotter
- Irish R. M.ISBN: 978156938812919th Century comedy bristling with mistrust between the English and Irish. Takes place in Ireland. A retired English army office is appointed Resident Magistrate for the West of Ireland in the days before Irish independence.
- BramwellISBN: B000QUCQV0Dr. Eleanor Bramwell struggles against society's odds to become a leading female surgeon in 1895 London.
British TV Series DVDs
- Murphy's LawISBN: B001Y44DKYFollows the exploits of a detective from Northern Ireland as he goes undercover in London.
- Downton AbbeyISBN: 9781608833894Follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants as they face the challenges of the Great War.
- CadfaelISBN: 9781569385043Cadfael, a Benedictine monk at an abbey in Middle Ages Shrewsbury, solves crimes and murders.
- Call the MidwifeISBN: 9781622243112A moving, intimate, funny, and true-to-life look at the colorful stories of midwifery and families in the slums of East London in the 50s. Based on the bestselling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth.
- BallykissangelISBN: 9780790783680A light drama involving the lives of an English priest and villagers in rural Northern Ireland.
- Monarch of the GlennISBN: 9780790780917Contemporary soap opera/comedy taking place in the Village of Glenbogle, Scotland.
- The Vicar of DibleyISBN: 9780790781785The sleepy English town of Dibley is expecting a typical male replacement for their vicar but instead are sent a female vicar with an irreverant style.
- Hamish MacBethISBN: 9781419812903Contemporary sheriff dealing with crime and misdemeanors in rural Scotland.
- Garrow's LawISBN: B003AND1S2British lawyer William Garrow defends accused criminals in 18th-century England.
- MerlinISBN: 9781419888663The early adventures of a young Merlin and his relationship with Prince Arthur at Camelot in the mythical kingdom of Albion.
- Judge John DeedISBN: 9781419889400A tough, idealistic judge with a passionate belief in justice makes powerful enemies in the British government.