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Murder most English. Vol. 1-3 [videorecording] / BBC ; dramatized by Richard Harris ; directed by Ronald Wilson ; produced by Martin Lisemore.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: AMP-8286 | Acorn MediaPublication details: [Silver Spring, Md.] : Acorn Media, [2009]Description: 3 videodiscs (344 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inUniform titles:
  • Murder most English (Television program)
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Contents:
v. 1. episode 1. Hopjoy was here (part 1) ; episode 2. Hopjoy was here (Part 2)/Lonelyheart 4122 (part 1) ; episode 3. Lonelyheart 4122 (part 1) -- v. 2. episodes 4-5. The Flaxborough crab (part 1 & 2) -- v. 3. episodes 6-7. Coffin, scarcely used (part 1 & 2).
Cast: Anton Rodgers, Christopher Timothy, Moray Watson, John Comer, Brenda Bruce.Summary: Clad in tweed and puffing on a pipe, Detective Inspector Purbright pursues the evildoers of Flaxborough with a doggedness that belies his polite conversation and mild manner. Although the quiet country town appears all gentility, beneath the surface lies a darker world of deception, intrigue, treachery, and infidelity.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD DRAMA Murder m Available 33111005825613
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Clad in tweed and puffing on a pipe, Detective Inspector Purbright pursues the evildoers of Flaxborough with a doggedness that belies his polite conversation and mild manner. Although the quiet country town appears all gentility, beneath the surface lies a darker world of deception, intrigue, treachery, and infidelity. Includes seven episodes.

"A Flaxborough chronicle."

"Due to the age of these programs and the improved resolution that DVD provides, you may notice occasional flaws in the image and audio on this DVD presentation that were beyond our ability to correct from the original materials."

Based on the Flaxborough novels by Colin Watson.

Contains 7 episodes of the television series.

Originally broadcast on British television in 1977.

Title from set and individual containers.

v. 1. episode 1. Hopjoy was here (part 1) ; episode 2. Hopjoy was here (Part 2)/Lonelyheart 4122 (part 1) ; episode 3. Lonelyheart 4122 (part 1) -- v. 2. episodes 4-5. The Flaxborough crab (part 1 & 2) -- v. 3. episodes 6-7. Coffin, scarcely used (part 1 & 2).

Anton Rodgers, Christopher Timothy, Moray Watson, John Comer, Brenda Bruce.

Clad in tweed and puffing on a pipe, Detective Inspector Purbright pursues the evildoers of Flaxborough with a doggedness that belies his polite conversation and mild manner. Although the quiet country town appears all gentility, beneath the surface lies a darker world of deception, intrigue, treachery, and infidelity.

Not rated.

DVD, fullscreen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital.

Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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