Mark Benton
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When ominous noises on the roof startle Dora Bentley in the middle of the night she panics and calls out for help. Brusque care home owner Penelope Pincott dismisses her concerns - it was only a bad dream and she's far more concerned with the mysterious power cuts and inexplicable cockroach infestations. Penelope and hapless husband Owain enlist the services of Frank and Lu - someone's trying to sabotage their care home but they just don't know who,...
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Undertaker Peter Quintus leads a quiet and unassuming life with his loving wife Anne. So when he's visited one morning by two mysterious hitmen who inform him he has just 24 hours to live because of an undisclosed misdemeanor he goes into a tailspin. Mr R. And Mr G. Refuse to give details, but assure Peter they will return tomorrow so he must put his affairs in order. Peter flees straight to the detective agency and offers Frank and Lu an eye-wateringly...
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When the Mayor of Arden is discovered murdered in his isolated cottage suspicion falls on local criminal, Billy the Brick Porters, but he's nowhere to be found. DI Marlowe is straight on to Frank's case: she knows Frank and Billy have history - where would he go to hide out? Frank is evasive and Marlowe issues a stark warning - hand him in or there will be trouble. When Billy turns up at the agency he pleads with Frank to clear his name and reminds...
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Old school magician, Lawrence Pross, is in the midst of his grand finale when tragedy strikes and his unlucky volunteer is fatally trapped in his medieval iron maiden. Accused of involuntary manslaughter, Lawrence is reduced to performing cheap tricks to passing tourists. His daughter Maggie doesn't believe the trick was faulty and convinces Lawrence to enlist Frank and Lu. They believe their act was sabotaged by Lawrence's nemesis Anton.
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Things aren't looking good for ex-cop Frank Hathaway: his detective agency is in dire financial straits and cases are thin on the ground. So when a sobbing Lu Shakespeare appears in his office, he sees a solution to his cash flow worries. Lu suspects her charming fiancé, Clive, might be playing away, but is unconvinced when Frank seemingly catches Clive giving his devoted secretary, Janice, a diamond necklace.
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The hilariously mismatched detective duo of Luella Shakespeare and grumpy Frank Hathaway return for ten more episodes of the hit mystery/comedy- drama set in beautiful Stratford-upon-Avon. One might think the birthplace of William Shakespeare would be safe from fraud, extortion, vice, identity theft, and ransom, but they would be wrong.
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"From suspected ghosts to the torrid world of Shakespearian escorts, not to mention the fiendish passions and bitter rivalries of ballroom dancing, it's business as usual for the debt-laden ex-policeman and his much more credible partner-in-crime. And the pair also have demons of their own to wrestle with - Lu joins a slimming club and clashes with her sister, while Frank finds himself on the wrong side of the law accused of murder" --Container.
10) Flick
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Memphis cop Lieutenant McKenzie is called in to investigate a series of strange deaths and weird sightings following the resurrection of a murder victim from the 1950s. Now brought back to life in modern times, Johnny tries to find his teenage sweetheart (who is now age 62), and also seek revenge for his death.
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A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven at Christmas, forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash, and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.
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Set in England during the Second World War, a five-part drama that captures the sacrifices and experiences of four young women in the Women's Land Army. Sharing hardships and working alongside captured POWs, Annie, Bea, Joyce and Nancy toil in the fields to grow food for the war effort.
17) Topsy-turvy
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Criterion collection volume 558
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Brings the world of Gilbert and Sullivan to life as a dramatization of the staging of the duo's legendary 1885 comic opera, The Mikado. The world-famous Victorian librettist and composer, along with their troupe of temperamental actors, must battle personal and professional demons while mounting this major production becomes an epic about the harsh realities of creative expression.
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Awkward teen, Hamish, is plagued with a recurring dream in which he sees the body of a murdered woman but always wakes up before he can learn anything more. He can't quite work it out, but he's pretty sure it's a premonition - he's terrified he's going to do something awful, and he needs Frank and Lu to tail him over the weekend and keep him out of trouble.