Mark Bazeley
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English
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Having left the Metropolitan Police under a cloud, Whicher's days as a detective are behind him. However, when he saves a respectable country lady from a violent robbery in a dangerous part of London, she hires him to investigate the savage murder of her 16-year-old niece. The investigation pits Whicher against wealthy and powerful figures, as well his former colleagues in the Met, and leads to a psychiatric institution where he must confront his...
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English
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Bitter rivals fight for control of the Women's Institute in a rural English town as it struggles with the onset of World War II. Separated from husbands, fathers, sons and brothers for years at a time, some permanently, they find themselves under extraordinary pressures in a rapidly fragmenting world.
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English
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DCS Christopher Foyle investigates wartime crimes in the English coastal town of Hastings. With the end of World War II slowly but inevitably approaching, Foyle and his fellow citizens learn the price of victory and face a peace that will transform their lives in unexpected ways. Plan of attack: April 1944. DS Milner's investigation of a transportation fraud sets in motion a series of events that brings Foyle back to the force. As Hastings hosts an...
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English
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Great Paxford's inspirational band of women return for more incredible stories from the home front as they deal with imminent threat during the Battle of Britain. As the nation finds itself increasingly beleaguered, relationships, friendships, and loyalties within the community will be tested as never before. The women find they must heighten their efforts to boost morale amidst the chaos and uncertainty enveloping the village.
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Body Farm volume 5
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English
Description
The Body Farm team are called in to investigate the death of prominent human rights lawyer Richard Warner. He died in a fire at his home but it is not clear if the fire was set deliberately, so the team analyse the severely burned body without knowing the cause of the fire.
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Series
Body Farm volume 2
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English
Description
The team discover the body of Jason, a young male prostitute, dumped in the estate of wealthy businessman, Harold Penton. Evidence suggests that someone had sex with Jason shortly before his death, but the exact cause is difficult to identify as he had a host of diseases.
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Body Farm volume 4
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English
Description
Eve and the team are called to a women's prison to carry out tests on the body of an inmate, Beth Fox. The body has been found badly bruised, injuries, which would indicate that she has been beaten to death. However, Eve suspects something even more sinister has happened here.
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Series
Body Farm volume 6
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English
Description
The team are called to look at the death of Ray Quinn, who was killed in what looks like a robbery at a Classic Car garage. The owners, Mick and Martin Flannery, are keen to clear the scene so that they can open for business again, but after an initial investigation, Eve is convinced that there is more to the case than a robbery gone wrong.
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Series
Body Farm volume 1
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English
Description
When Eve gets a call from DCI Craig Hale asking for her help investigating an unusual crime scene, she sees an opportunity to bring much needed funding to The Body Farm, but her decision to work with the police on real crime scenes will take her team out of their comfort zone.
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Body Farm volume 3
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English
Description
The body of a dead man, later identified as 35 year old Connor Ryan, crew member of a fishing trawler, is found floating at sea. When Eve arrives at the harbour to examine the body, Hale tells her that the trawler and the other crew members Patsy Fay and Tom Wilkes, a marine biologist, are missing.
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English
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Set 5: With the end of World War II slowly but inevitably approaching, Foyle and his fellow citizens learn the price of victory and face a peace that will transform their lives in unexpected ways.
Set 6: In the immediate aftermath of World War II, Foyle finds his longed-for retirement interrupted by cases involving international intrigue, military racism, and an accused traitor all too willing to go to the gallows.