Pam Ferris
1) Matilda
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1997.
Language
English
Description
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
We discover the history of Greenway, which provides a rare insight into the life of Agatha Christie, including an exclusive interview with Christie's only grandson Matthew, and also interviews with Janet Morgan, Agatha's biographer, and the Agatha Christie expert and crime writer Baroness P.D. James. Also featured is stunning footage of Greenway House, Christie's magical manor in Devon where she escaped from the literary circus and spent time with...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005].
Language
English
Description
Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme, two middle-aged women, make a fresh start by opening a gardening business. Mysteries grow around these two gardening sleuths as they dig up trouble on the job and use investigative skills to get to the bottom of things.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2012.
Language
English
Description
A moving, intimate, funny, and true-to-life look at the colorful stories of midwifery and families in East London in the '50s. Based on the bestselling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth. When Jenny Lee first arrives in Poplar, she knows nothing about hardship, poverty, and life itself. But Jenny is brought up to speed fast once she joins a team of midwives who provide care to the poorest women.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
A naive, young governess is hired by a charming bachelor to look after his two young children in a grand mansion in rural England. She is determined to make the most of her situation, despite the Master's strange stipulation that she never contact him.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In 1957, twenty-two year old Jenny leaves her home to become a midwife in a deprived nursing convent helping poor pregnant mothers coping with harsh living conditions.
With Nonnatus House scheduled for demolition, Jenny, Chummy, and Sister Julienne search for a new location nearby, while Jenny₂s relationship with Alec continues to blossom. But an outbreak of polio affects the nurses and nuns more than they could have imagined.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Based on the bestselling children's book by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. the story follows siblings Stan, Katie, Rosie, Max, the baby, and Rufus the dog, who decide one day to go on an adventure through whirling snowstorms, oozing mud, and dark forests in search of bears. But when Rosie and Rufus become separated from the rest of the family, it looks like bear hunting might not be quite as fun after all.
10) Luther: 2
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
John Luther, the near-genius detective struggling with his own demons, returns with two distinctive, thrilling crime stories. Devastated by the brutal murder of his wife, John Luther returns to policing in a different world. His old unit has gone and he's working in the newly created Serious and Serial unit, headed by former police complaints officer Martin Schenk. Luther quickly gathers together his team, rescuing his old partner Detective Justin...
11) Pollyanna
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
An orphaned girl comes to live with her wealthy, embittered aunt in an English village. She soon charms everyone but her aunt, who is not won over until both are confronted with tragedy.
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Pigling Bland's trip to market becomes an unexpected adventure when he meets Pig-wig, a lovely little pig who has been stolen, and offers to help her escape from the wicked farmer. The mischievous Tom Kitten falls into the grasp of a fat, greedy rat called Samuel Whiskers, who wants to enjoy Kitten Dumpling for his dinner. The enchanting story of a tailor working on a magnificent coat for the Mayor of Gloucester. When the tailor falls ill, the coat...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Before the hit series launched in 2004, two made-for-TV movies introduced the main character and the picturesque Cornish fishing village of Port Isaac (later called Portwenn).
Doc Martin: After he discovers his wife has been unfaithful, Dr. Martin Bamford flees London for a Cornish seaside village and finds himself involved in a local scandal.
Doc Martin and the legend of the Cloutie: When Doc Martin tries to buy an isolated farm house for more...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
Season Two continues to follow Jenny and the other midwives as they deal with all the problems the neighborhood of Poplar has to throw at them. A fascinating portrayal of birth, life, death and a community on the brink of huge social change, Call the Midwife offers a gripping insight into a way of life that is so drastically different from how we live now.
17) Holmes & Watson
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a mysterious murder at Buckingham Palace. It seems like an open-and-shut case as all signs point to Professor James Moriarty, the criminal mastermind and longtime nemesis of the crime-solving duo. When new twists and clues begin to emerge, the world's greatest sleuth and his trusted assistant must now use their legendary wits and ingenious methods to catch the killer before the...
18) Tolkien
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Explores the formative years of the renowned author's life as he finds friendship, courage, and inspiration among a fellow group of writers and artists at school. Their brotherhood strengthens as they grow up and weather love and loss together, including the author's tumultuous courtship of his beloved Edith Bratt, until the outbreak of the First World War which threatens to tear their fellowship apart. All of these experiences would later inspire...
19) Nativity!
Publisher
Distributed and manufactured by Freestyle Digital Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
This Christmas, elementary school teacher Paul Maddens decides to take on the biggest challenge of his life - staging his school's musical production of the Nativity. Competing against his arch rival at the local private school for the coveted best-reviewed show in town, the stakes are raised when a potential visit from Paul's ex-girlfriend Jennifer, a Hollywood producer, sends everyone involved into a festive frenzy.
20) Saving Santa
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A lowly stable elf (Martin Freeman) must travel back in time to save Santa's Kingdom from the evil billionaire scoundrel Neville Baddington (Tim Curry).