Janet McTeer
1) Glimpse
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A very unique and stressful job interview where someone is watching the whole thing. And someone else is watching them watch.
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Governor volume 5
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Helen takes a risk in moving Braithwaite back to an ordinary cell. Officer Morgan is summoned to an inquiry into the hostage situation. Snoopy agrees to be an informer in exchange for transfer out of the protected prisoners' wing.
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Governor volume 3
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Two new admissions arrive: Norman, a tough and dangerous prisoner, and Anthony, a young and scared first-time offender. Following the escape, the prison service place Helen under review and consider shutting down Barfield.
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Governor volume 5
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As Barfield Prison begins to take shape again, Helen hires several new officers and two female employees: psychologist Maureen and educator Zania. Having lied about his marital situation, prisoner Alan is granted home leave for the weekend.
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Governor volume 6
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Barfield wakes up to a tragedy involving Alan as Helen prepares for an important visit from headquarters. Maureen leads a drama group, but Helen and the officers believe she's getting too close to Norman. Anthony and dealer Snoopy plan a hit on their tormentor, Braithwaite.
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Governor volume 1
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After a disastrous riot at Barfield Prison, Helen Hewitt joins an investigation team tasked with looking into a suspicious death. When the governor of Barfield is ousted, Helen takes the job, becoming the youngest woman in charge of an all-male prison and causing resentment among both prisoners and officers.
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Governor volume 3
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Now reinstated as governor of Barfield, Helen tries to comfort the prison psychologist, Annette. Snoopy's sentence is extended, although he doesn't remember what he did in a drug-fueled rage. Brathwaite receives a visit from his father.
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Governor volume 4
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Anthony and three other prisoners stand trial for their part in the hanging incident. Helen is called as a witness to the prosecution and spars with Anthony's formidable lawyer.
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Governor volume 4
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The officers debate Helen's new regulation recommendations, including taking away inmates' phone card privileges. Rehearsals for the musical continue, but Annette worries her pianist is growing too attached to one of the prisoners.
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Governor volume 1
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No longer governor of Barfield Prison, Helen holds a researcher position studying hostage and siege procedures in America. But a desperate situation brings Helen back to Barfield. Will Helen's negotiating skills save an officer's life?
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Governor volume 2
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Helen heads an investigation into the hostage incident at Barfield Prison. The situation has left Officer Morgan a broken man, and the prison is further rocked by a vote of no confidence in the current governor, Keller.
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Governor volume 2
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Helen's television appearance doesn't go as planned when she is blindsided by the prison refurbishment costs. Tensions are high as a prisoner attempts to escape, a cell is burgled, and a wealthy new inmate arrives.
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Governor volume 6
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With Annette indisposed, Helen takes over direction of the musical and hires members of a local dramatic society to help. But Barfield's most violent top-security inmates plan an escape using the performance as a cover-up.
14) Matilda Bone
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Newbery Medal-Winning Author: A sheltered, self-involved girl finds herself apprenticed to a bonesetter in medieval England in a tale "laced with humor" (Kirkus Reviews).
Into the fascinating, pungent setting of Blood and Bone Alley, home of leech, barber-surgeon, and apothecary, comes Matilda, raised by a priest to disdain worldly affairs and focus on spiritual matters. To Matilda's dismay, her work will not involve Latin or writing,...
Into the fascinating, pungent setting of Blood and Bone Alley, home of leech, barber-surgeon, and apothecary, comes Matilda, raised by a priest to disdain worldly affairs and focus on spiritual matters. To Matilda's dismay, her work will not involve Latin or writing,...
15) Into the storm
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[2009]
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1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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This sequel to the award-winning film The Gathering Storm offers an intimate look at the making of a nation's hero, when Churchill was at his most commanding and effective. It shows how his prowess as a great wartime leader ultimately undermined his political career and threatened his marriage.
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[2006]
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2 videodiscs (219 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The true story of Vita Sackville-West's tortured, public affair with novelist Violet Keppel. Though Vita and her husband, diplomat Harold Nicolson, knowingly cheated on each other throughout their 50-year marriage, it was her liaison with her childhood friend Violet that threatened the marriage. Frank and daring in its depiction of lesbian love, this release includes scenes cut from the original broadcast.
17) The exception
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[2017]
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1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A German soldier tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm in Holland during the onset of World War II, but falls for a young Jewish Dutch woman during his investigation.
18) Me before you
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[2016]
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1 videodisc (110 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Louisa 'Lou' Clark lives in a quaint town in the English countryside. With no clear direction in her life, the quirky and creative 26-year old goes from one job to the next in order to make ends meet. Taking a job at the local 'castle' she becomes caregiver and companion to Will Traynor, a wealthy young banker who became wheelchair bound in an accident. Embarking together on a series of adventures, both Lou and Will get more than they bargained for....
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[2005]
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4 videodiscs (ca. 376 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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These four lavish productions are all-new adaptations of Christie classics and feature Geraldine McEwan starring in: The Murder at the Vicarage, The Body in the Library, A Murder is Announced, and 4:50 From Paddington.
20) Albert Nobbs
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[2012]
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1 videodisc (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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A woman passes as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making.