The Ruth Rendell mysteries. Set 1

DVD 2006

Master of the moor: As a boy, Stephen Whalby took to his beloved moor to escape trouble at home. Trouble follows him there as an adult, however, when women's bodies begin turning up among the rocks, heather, and bogs. Stephen finds no refuge when D.I. Manciple--a rude outsider, unwelcome in the village of Vangmoor--targets him as the prime suspect.

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ISBN:

9781569389072
1569389071
0099369206

Description:

3 videodiscs (approximately 463 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
stereo
Dolby
video file
DVD video

Other Title:

Ruth Rendell mysteries (Television program)
Master of the moor
Vanity dies hard
Secret house of death
Double

Notes:

Title from container and disc sleeves
Based on the fiction by Ruth Rendell
Master of the moor originally broadcast on television in 1994
Vanity dies hard originally broadcast on television in 1993
The secret house of death originally broadcast on television in 1995
The double originally broadcast on television in 1996
Special features: Ruth Rendell biography; cast filmographies
Master of the moor: Colin Firth, Robert Urquhart, George Costigan
Vanity dies hard: Eleanor David, Mark Frankel, Peter Egan, Leslie Phillips, Jane Gurnett
The secret house of death: Amanda Redman, Owen Teale
The double: Camilla Power, Jason Flemyng
DVD, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo

Contents:

Vol. 1: Master of the moor / Meridian Broadcasting Limited ; Granada International Media Limited ; a Blue Heaven production ; producer, Neil Zeiger ; adapted by Trevor Preston ; directed by Marc Evans (ca. 154 min.)
v. 2: Vanity dies hard / Meridian Broadcasting Limited ; Granada International Media Limited ; a Blue Heaven production ; producer, Neil Zeiger ; adapted by Julian Bond ; directed by Alan Grint (ca. 155 min.)
v. 3: The secret house of death (ca. 103 min.) ; The double (ca. 51 min.) / Meridian Broadcasting Limited ; Granada International Media Limited ; a Blue Heaven production ; producer, Neil Zeiger ; adapted by John Harvey and Piers Haggard ; directed by Jim Goddard and Mary McMurray

Control Number:

1898716

UPC:

054961907199

Other Authors:

Acorn Media (Firm)
Blue Heaven (Firm)
Bond, Julian, 1930-2012
Costigan, George
David, Eleanor, 1956-
Egan, Peter
Evans, Marc, 1963-
Firth, Colin, 1960-
Flemyng, Jason
Frankel, Mark
Goddard, Jim
Granada Media (Firm)
Grint, Alan
Gurnett, Jane, 1956-
Haggard, Piers, 1939-2023
Harvey, John, 1938-
McMurray, Mary, 1949-
Meridian Broadcasting
Phillips, Leslie, 1924-2022
Power, Camilla
Preston, Trevor
Redman, Amanda, 1957-
Rendell, Ruth, 1930-2015. Double
Rendell, Ruth, 1930-2015. Master of the moor
Rendell, Ruth, 1930-2015. Secret house of death
Rendell, Ruth, 1930-2015. Vanity dies hard
Teale, Owen, 1961-
United Film & Television Productions
Urquhart, Robert, 1921-1995
Zeiger, Neil

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