Britain's Most Bumbling But Beloved Detective Things are looking up for Detective Constable "Dangerous" Davies (Peter Davison, Doctor Who, At Home With The Braithwaites). Sure, he still … Read More

The Power and the Passion of Charles II In the critically acclaimed tradition of Napoleon and Catherine the Great, A&E and the BBC bring to life on of history's most compelling figures - Great … Read More

You Can't Hide From Your Past! Steve McTear (Robson Green) is a man with a hidden past. A top fencer on the verge of making the British World Championship team, McTear suddenly finds himself on the … Read More

Maverick filmmaker Derek Jarman (Edward II, Jubilee) unleashes a stunning vision of a devastated modern world, a portrait of England gone mad with decadence in a state of eternal twilight. A dazzling … Read More

The greatest actor of the 20th century presents five works by great 20th-century playwrights. Stars include Olivier, Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Maureen Stapleton, Alan Bates, Malcolm McDowell, … Read More

It takes both hands to grab onto love. Kate thought she had found the man of her dreams. Alex was relishing a dream of marriage with his soul mate. Suddenly, they're each left facing the bittersweet … Read More

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's magnificent epic The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp dramatizes the passions and pitfalls of a lifetime in the military. The film follows the exploits of … Read More

"Sumptuously costumed and splendidly staged, this elaborate cinematic biography blends documentary with drama to tell the story of a great artistic genius who became the musical voice of a … Read More

How would the modern face of policing cope in the land of The Sweeney? That’s the question posed by Life on Mars, as DI Sam Tyler (John Simm) a modern cop transported back to 1973 after a nasty … Read More

When you’re miles from the ordinary, anything is possible After his best friend dies, Charlie (Jason Flemyng – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) hits the road and stumbles into … Read More

From the BBC, three sisters bound by love and hardship in 1920's Liverpool Meet the Moss girls - "my lilies," as their father calls them - three young women finding their way through life … Read More

Walt Whitman called Lillie Langtry "the essence of poetry". James Whistler confessed that even he couldn't capture her beauty in a painting. And George Bernard Shaw declared her … Read More

Love, Class and Tragedy deep under the skin of 80s Britain A story of love, class, sex and money, The Line of Beauty crawls deep under the skin of Thatcher's Britain. Framed by the two general … Read More

All Of Britain And Half OF France Were His Kingdom. But There Was One Thing Henry II Would Never Control...His Family. In winter of 1183, a royal family prepares for a joyous Christmas holiday … Read More

Sara Crewe is the pampered darling of her father, a wealthy army colonel, and the Victorian London girls' school where she lives. But when her father dies and her fortune is lost, Sara becomes an … Read More

Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel is brought to life by an all-star cast and all-star creative team in this acclaimed production of the children's classic. Set in New England during the Civil War, … Read More

New Release August 11, 2009

The Time-Spanning High Seas Epic Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons (Reversal Of Fortune) stars in this sweeping adaptation of Dava Sobel's best-selling book which tells a time spanning parallel story … Read More

A great grandson of Queen Victoria, nephew of the Tsar, and cousin of the Prince of Wales, Lord Louis Mountbatten had proven his mettle as Supreme Allied Commander in Southeast Asia during World War … Read More

Ian Holm gives one of his finest performances as J.M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan. The friendship he develops with the Llewelyn Davies brothers changes both his life and the lives of millions. … Read More

Currently Unavailable . . This extraordinary Masterpiece Theatre featured production based on the novel by JB Priestley, and featuring one of the last performances of Sir Laurence Olivier, takes you … Read More

Amanda Price is sick of the modern world. She yearns for the romance and elegance found in the books by her favorite author, Jane Austen. But she's about to get a rude awakening as one fateful … Read More

The history of human civilization parallels the history of its cities. From Athens under the rule of Pericles to the Jerusalem that Jesus knew, the great cities of the past defined the eras in which … Read More

Provincial heiress Lydia Aspen grows from bashful teen to wild jazz-age flapper while toying with the affections of a young writer and three other men who fall passionately in love with her. Loving … Read More

Filmed in the North Country of England, this is a film noir set in the 1930s as a family struggles with poverty and unemployment. Depressing and realistic, it portrays the lengths to which a family … Read More

Academy Award nominee Sir Ian McKellen gives a phenomenal performance in Loving Walter as a mentally challenged man dealing with the harsh realities of the word. From birth, Walter has always been a … Read More

The Royal Shakespeare Company Production Murder, prophecy and witches! Macbeth returns, starring Academy Award® nominee Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Academy Award ® winner … Read More

In an era when women were allowed to be ornaments, mothers or drudges, young Marie Sklodowska of Poland dreamed of something more. She defied convention to study physics and mathematics at the … Read More

"Compelling and Shocking!"-Jeffrey Lyons, NBC-TV A stirring, must-see motion picture critics called one of the best films of the year, The Magdalene Sisters is the triumphant story of three … Read More

This BBC collection brings together an ensemble of legendary performances by the incomparable Maggie Smith in timeless works by William Shakespeare, Bernard Shaw, Alan Bennett and Tennessee Williams! … Read More

Shot down by enemy fire, RAF Squadron Leader Jimmy Porter (Alfred Lynch – The Krays) joins forces with French Resistance fighters to get back to England. Jimmy is recruited to assist … Read More

True virtue triumphs over superficiality in this distinguished, remastered BBC production of Jane Austen's celebrated novel Mansfield Park. Set in 18th century England, Jane Austen's tale of virtue … Read More

The village of Tilling-on-the-Sea in the late 1920s is the setting for E.F. Benson's delightfully comic tales of provincial English society. Miss Mapp holds sway over Tilling's social life - with … Read More

The teacups of Tilling rattle once again as Mapp and Lucia continue their elegantly bitter rivalry for social advantage. On battlegrounds such as politics, weddings, finances and art, the adversaries … Read More

Her eyes shine as brightly as the diamonds at her slender throat or as the countless candles that turn the Palace of Versailles into a light-drenched fantasy world. She is Marie Antoinette, Queen of … Read More

She's back! Proper, demure, and sharp as a tack, Agatha Christie's beloved Miss Marple returns to the limelight in sparkling new adaptations of four classic Christie novels. Geraldine McEwan (The … Read More

Four all new , full length mysteries bring you a Miss Marple like no other. Geraldine McEwan (Vanity Fair, The Magdalene Sisters) returns as the spinster sleuth, as shrewd and sagacious as ever. … Read More

A host of memorable characters and a thrilling tale come together in this magnificent adaptation of Dickens' comic masterpiece of greed and selfishness, now in a beautifully remastered version. Who … Read More

Men admire him, or want to punch his lights out. Women adore him. He's cool and 18th century Europe is his playground. Ladies and gentlemen (but especially ladies), meet the legendary Casanova! … Read More

This DVD set includes three favorite romance stories from Masterpiece Theatre - Anna Karenina, starring Helen McCrory (Dead Gorgeous), Stephen Dillane (The Real Thing), and Kevin McKidd … Read More

"A beautifully accomplished whole-family film." --Hollywood Reporter on The Railway Children Product Description 4-DVD set includes Carrie's War, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Pollyanna, and The … Read More

The haunting MASTERPIECE THEATRE drama that shows how living with theienemy changes everything. In the only part of Britain occupied by the Nazis during WWII, the nightmare began June 1940. Hitler's … Read More

Based on Daphne du Maurier's Gothic novel, this romantic made-for-television drama centers on the beautiful young bride of the much older, recently widowed Maxim De Winter. A middle-class lass, … Read More

What's not to like about this follow-up to the touching and hilarious Reckless? That made-for-TV film from Britain's Granada Television concerned the unlikely but quite real love affair between Owen … Read More

Director Coky Giedroyc provides a two and a half-hour remake of Emily Bronte's Gothic classic, "Wuthering Heights" that adequately depicts the passionate love/hate relationship made famous … Read More

Disc #1 -- Masterpiece Theatre: Wuthering Heights Disc #2 -- Masterpiece Theatre: Jane Eyre, Disc 1 Disc #3 -- Masterpiece Theatre: Jane Eyre, Disc 2

The definitive adaptation of the James Fenimore Cooper novel, this eight-part BBC production stars Philip Madoc, in an Emmy®-nominated performance as the villainous Magua, and Kenneth Ives as the … Read More

The Hit UK Forensic Series Starring John Hannah From deep within the morgue at St. Patrick's Hospital in London's East End, Dr. Iain McCallum (John Hannah) and Dr. Angela Moloney (Zara Turner, … Read More