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All eight episodes of the maritime adventure series based on the
novels by C.S. Forester. Full of action, intrigue and romance,
Horatio Hornblower (Ioan Gruffudd) battles against the sins of the
sea and discovers the true relationship between the French, the
English and the Irish. Episodes comprise: 'The Even Chance', 'The
Examination for Lieutenant', 'The Duchess and the Devil', 'The
Frogs and the Lobsters', 'Mutiny', 'Retribution', 'Loyalty' and
'Duty'.
Cate Blanchett reprises her role as the 'Virgin Queen' in this
sequel to the Oscar-nominated 'Elizabeth'. This time round
Elizabeth has to contend with the rising power of Spain, as Philip
II (Jordi Molla) readies an armada for invasion, intent on
returning England to Catholic influence. While her trusty servant
Sir Francis Walsingham (Geoffrey Rush) works tirelessly to protect
her from numerous plots, Elizabeth discovers she has a potential
weakness in her fondness for Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen).
Three BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations starring John Shrapnel
as Morse and Robert Glenister as Lewis, plus a bonus reading by
Colin Dexter of one of his short stories. In Last Seen Wearing,
Inspector Morse is reluctant to take over an old missing person
case from a dead colleague. But two years, three months and two
days after teenager Valerie Taylor's disappearance, somebody
decides to supply some surprising new evidence. . . In The Silent
World of Nicholas Quinn Inspector Morse tackles the murder of an
exam invigilator. The newly appointed member of the Oxford foreign
exam syndicate was deaf, and he wasn't from the insular world of
the Oxford colleges. Now he is dead. After he's rushed into
hospital, Inspector Morse becomes intrigued by an old crime in The
Wench is Dead. Could the wrong men have been hanged for the murder
of Joanna Franks? Plus Colin Dexter reads his own short story, The
Double Crossing, in which it is a good first day for a certain
detective named Lewis. Gripping, suspenseful and entertaining,
these BBC dramatisations were adapted by Guy Meredith from the
original Inspector Morse novels by Colin Dexter. Duration: 4 hours
45 mins approx.
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