Martin Shaw
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Judge John Deed is on a mission for justice -- and he's prepared to break the rules to deliver it. In his red robes and wig, Judge John Deed might look like every other High Court judge, but his passionate belief in justice sets him apart from his peers. To the police force, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Lord Chancellor's Department and even many of his colleagues, Deed is a man more concerned with justice than the letter of the law - a man who...
Series
George Gently volume series 2
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Inspector George Gently, a former Scotland Yard sleuth, returns to track murderers in Britain's North Country.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Actor Martin Shaw stars as the principled detective George Gently in these four feature-length mysteries. These dramas unfold against the beautiful backdrop of rural Britain during the tumultuous 1960s. Based on the long-running series of books by Alan Hunter
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A former Scotland Yard sleuth now tracking murders in Britain?s North Country, George Gently (Tony nominee Martin Shaw) is an old-time copper in the rapidly changing 1960s. In these two feature-length mysteries, Gentry and Bacchus investigate the suspicious death of an ex-informant facing a seemingly hopeless future, as well as the murder of a young woman poised on the brink of an exciting new chapter in her life
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
The eighth season moves into the 1970s, with DCI George Gently facing retirement. In the opening episode Gently discovers the victim's wife was convicted of the murder eight years ago, he decides to re-open the case; a controversial move. But DI Bacchus opposes Gently's decision, not least because he worked as a DS on the original investigation and putting mentor and protégé at complete odds.
9) Macbeth
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A classic tragedy about the lust for power and its ultimate bloody consequences. Macbeth is a Scottish war hero whose insane ambition unleashes a cycle of violence. Prompted by the supernatural prophecy of three witches, Macbeth is then goaded by his lady into slaying King Duncan in order to assume the throne. He plunges further into murder and moral decay to keep the unsteady crown on his head.