Martin Shaw

"Myth is our wild way of telling the truth, of sharing stories that have our living earth speaking through them. There is an old insistence that we each have a twin we know nothing about. A wild, curious twin that was thrown out the window the night we were born, taking much of our energy with them. This story is a quest to find and court our wild twin, for they have something important to tell us. If there was something we were here to do in our...

Inspector George Gently, an incorruptible cop transplanted from London to Northumberland in the mid-1960s. Gently and his cocky young protege, Sergeant John Bacchus, together investigate menacing crimes and confront the social and political changes rumbling throughout the country. Includes bonus features.

Award-winning actor Martin Shaw stars as the principled detective George Gently in these three feature-length mysteries. These powerful dramas unfold against the beautiful backdrop of rural Britain during the tumultuous 1960s. Based on the long-running series of books by Alan Hunter.

Commander Dalgliesh undertakes a highly sensitive murder investigation at the Dupayne Museum. The circumstances of the case bear an unsettling similarity to the historical cases commemorated in the museum's notorious Murder Room.

Inspector George Gently, a former Scotland Yard sleuth, returns to track murderers in Britain's North Country.

Season three of this dark, gritty crime drama follows two concurrent mysteries: one the case of a man suffering from psychosis, desperate to find answers about a girl he saw strangled years ago. The other, the case of a government minister blackmailed by the same man's brother. However, the mystery of how these two cases connect is not the only source of driving tension. Fans of the series want to know if Cormoran and his assistant Robin end up together,...

Commander Dalgliesh is asked by Sir Alfred Treeves, a successful businessman, to investigate the death of his son, one of the young ordinands of the theological college of St. Anselm's in East Anglia.

Inspector George Gently is a by-the-book cop from London now working in the North East of England. With the social changes sweeping the rest of 1960s Britain, the former Scotland Yard detective finds that crime occurs here the same as anywhere else. Along with his cocky young sidekick, Sergeant John Bacchus, the two investigate the suspicious death of an ex-informant facing a seemingly hopeless future, as well as the murder of a young woman poised...

"Detective Chief Inspector George Gently ... returns to the job six months after he and his sergeant, John Bacchus ... were gravely injured in the line of duty. Both officers appear to be on the mend, physically at least. ... At a time of changing attitudes and values in Britain, Gently and Bacchus are undergoing transitions of their own ... set in 1969"--Container.

Young Tess Durbeyfield attempts to restore her family's fortunes by claiming their connection with the aristocratic d'Urbervilles. But Alec d'Urberville is a rich wastrel who seduces her and makes her life miserable. When Tess meets Angel Clare, she is offered true love and happiness, but her past catches up with her and she faces an agonizing moral choice...