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Cold Comfort Farm (1968)
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Adaptation of Stella Gibbons's comic novel of the same name. Following the death of her parents, 20-year-old Flora Poste (Sarah Badel) finds herself alone with insubstantial means in 1930s London. Fascinated by the little she knows of her distant relatives the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm in Sussex, she goes to stay with her aunt Judith Starkadder (Rosalie Crutchley) and a colourful array of cousins. There she finds a variety of earthy, passionate relations, dominated by Great Aunt Ada Doom (Fay Compton) who long ago saw "something nasty in the woodshed" and now holds the rest of the household in thrall. Flora decides to put to rights the lives of all of them.

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The Death of the Heart (1987)
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A young orphan girl, Portia, goes to live with her well-to-do aunt and uncle. As she is groomed to become a lady, she is confused by the young man who seems to be courting her. Surrounded by pretentious people who have no clue how to deal with teenagers, she soon loses her naïveté and thinks of running away.

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The Dark Angel (1987)
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The Dark Angel is a sensual and stylish adaptation of Uncle Silas - Sheridan le Fanu’s influential Victorian literary masterpiece. Sheltered heiress Maud Ruthyn's troubles begin when her father hires a new governess. Madame De La Rougierre (played with considerable relish by Jane Lapotaire) is a cruel, brandy-swigging schemer with an unhealthy interest in Maud's inheritance and an approach to childcare that would make Mary Poppins faint. When Maud's father dies she has no choice but to live with her wicked uncle Silas, who will inherit the family fortune if Maud should happen to die. This is not a recipe for domestic bliss and soon it seems that everyone but Maud is either bad, mad, or both.

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Inspector Morse: Service of All the Dead (1987)
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彼德·哈蒙德 actor: 约翰·肖 / 凯文·沃特利 …
other title: 摩斯探长:众灵之祷 / 摩斯探长第一季:E03众灵之祷(死亡弥撒)
Morse and Lewis investigate the murder of Harry Josephs, a warden at St. Oswald's church who is found dead immediately after a church service. The initial focus is on a tramp who attended the service but the autopsy reveals that Josephs died of an overdose of morphine. When others who attended the same service are killed - including the vicar Lionel Pawlin, the church organist Paul Morris, his 12 year old son and Harry Josephs' wife Brenda - Morse suspect that everyone who attended that particular service is in danger. However, the solution to the case revolves around deceit and mistaken identity.

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Inspector Morse: The Sins of the Father (1990)
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彼德·哈蒙德 actor: 约翰·肖 / 凯文·沃特利
other title: 摩斯探长:父辈之罪 / 摩斯探长第四季E02:父辈之罪
Trevor Radford, Managing Director of the family's Radford Breweries, is found murdered in the brewery. He had been working late one evening mounting a defense against an unwelcome takeover attempt from a rival brewery. There appears to be some disagreement in the family as to whether they should sell out. His brother Stephen, an entrepreneur in his own right, thought the time had come to rid themselves of a losing proposition but their father would like to maintain the family tradition that now spans 150 years. Morse and Lewis learn that Trevor's wife was having an affair with Stephen, so there is always the possibility that there this is a crime of passion rather than greed. They also learn of a long ago claim against the business' assets.

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Inspector Morse: The Settling of the Sun (1988)
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彼德·哈蒙德 actor: 约翰·肖 / 凯文·沃特利 …
other title: 摩斯探长:旧日遗恨 / 摩斯探长第二季:Ep03-旧日遗恨
Morse is pressed into service when, while attending a college dinner for an eclectic group of foreign summer students, a Japanese member of the group suddenly excuses himself and a short time later is found brutally murdered in his room. There are any number of suspects, several of whom had bad experiences with the Japanese during World War II and at least one student that is clearly not what he claims to be. When traces of drugs are found on the Japanese student's clothing the drug squad is now involved. But when a second member of the group is murdered, Morse is convinced that this is far more than a simple case of drug smuggling gone awry.

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"The Return of Sherlock Holmes" Wisteria Lodge (1988)
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★ 9.6 14 ratings
other title: 威斯特里亚寓所 / 维斯特里亚寓所
Sherlock Holmes is approached by Mr. Scott-Eccles who recounts strange events. He recently dined with an acquaintance, a Spanish gentleman named Diaz with whom he shared an interest in map making. He spent the night at Mr. Diaz' rented home, Wisteria Lodge, but awoke the next morning to find the house abandoned. Thinking that Diaz might be doing a runner, he contacted the landlord but was told that the man's rent had been paid in full. A somewhat bored Holmes agrees to look into these mysterious circumstances surrounding the case but the local constabulary, in the form of Inspector Baynes, make it very clear that he is out to make a reputation for himself by solving this case without the Great Detective's help. Written by garykmcd

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"The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" The Three Gables (1994)
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★ 9.6 10 ratings
other title: 三角墙山庄
山庄近来发生了一件极其古怪的事情…… 一日,一个神秘人物向屋主麦伯利太太声称:他看中了这所陈旧宅子,并开出一个令人惊讶的高昂价格,希望屋主能将宅子整个儿卖给他……“整个儿”的意思是“屋内包括家具、地毯、书籍等等在内的”一切“特品,而且即便是屋主的私人用品,未经检查,都不得带出屋外……

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"The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" The Golden Pince-Nez (1994)
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★ 9.6 11 ratings
彼德·哈蒙德 actor: 杰锐莱·布莱特
other title: 金边夹鼻眼镜
与世隔绝的乡村宅邸里,品行端正,性情温和的秘书被人刺杀在老教授的书房,被害人临终前喃喃地说“教授,是她”!老教授对这个“她”的所指却一无所知。而现场遗留的一副形状奇特的金边夹鼻眼镜,则引起了福尔摩斯的极大兴趣…

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The Sign of Four (1987)
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★ 9.3 23 ratings
other title: 四签名 / 셜록 홈즈의 귀환 : 네 사람의 서명 …
Miss Mary Morstan contacts Sherlock Holmes for his help regarding her father, captain Morstan, who disappeared 10 years ago. Since his disappearance she annually receives a valuable pearl by post from an unknown person. The mystery leads Holmes and doctor Watson into an intricate plot regarding a lost treasure belonging to four convicts on the Andaman Islands

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"The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes" The Eligible Bachelor (1993)
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★ 9.5 11 ratings
other title: 单身贵族 / 福尔摩斯之单身贵族
对20年来从未堕入情网的圣西蒙勋爵来说,这是个激动人心的时刻; 来自加利福尼亚的身家百万的美艳新娘、数额巨大在嫁妆、简约而隆重的婚礼……一切都显得如此新奇、美好和幸福。 唯一令人遗憾的是,婚礼刚刚结束,新娘就彻底失踪了……

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Uncle Silas (1989)
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彼德·哈蒙德 actor: 彼得·奥图尔 / 比蒂·埃德尼 …
other title: 西斯叔叔 / The Dark Angel
Arguably the archetypal Gothic thriller, The Dark Angel is a sensual and stylish adaptation of Uncle Silas - J. Sheridan Le Fanu s influential Victorian literary masterpiece. Starring Peter O Toole in a wonderfully rich performance as the dangerous, scheming and perhaps quite mad Silas Ruthyn, this three-part drama is elegantly directed by cult favourite Peter Hammond (Sherlock Holmes, The Avengers) and also features Beatie Edney as the unfortunate Maud, Jane Lapotaire as the grotesquely sinister Madame de la Rougierre, Tim Woodward as the brutal Dudley and Hammer Horror doyenne Barbara Shelley in her final dramatic television role. When her father unexpectedly dies, young Maud Ruthyn becomes heiress to a large fortune that is held in trust for her until she comes of age. Romantically obsessed by a youthful, Byronic painting of her Uncle Silas she readily agrees to being placed in his care - ignoring warnings of his behaviour as a known rake, wastrel and opium fiend. Unfortunately for Maud things are not what they seem, and Silas benevolent demeanour hides a web of deception and terror.