BFS Video (Firm)
Series
Sharpe's volume 1
Pub. Date
c1995
Formats
Description
The adventures of a maverick British officer who fights behind French lines in Spain and Portugal during the Napoleonic Wars.
Series
Sharpe's volume 6
Pub. Date
c2000
Description
Continues the exploits of Richard Sharpe, a soldier who rises from the British ranks to become an officer during the Napoleonic Wars. In this episode Sharpe becomes involved in the partisan gun trade while searching for hidden Aztec gold.
Formats
Description
When the incompetent Sir Henry Simmerson (Cochrane) loses most of his men and his regimental flag during battle, Sharpe (Bean), spurred by the memory of a friend who was recently killed sets out for revenge. He is determined to capture the French mascot, a carved golden eagle which is carried into combat. Sharpe is also looking to a settle a personal score with two arrogant officers who have angered him at their mistreatment of the elegant widow Josefina...
Pub. Date
c1993
Description
Edith Holden's book, The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady has been published in 13 languages and has sold millions of copies all over the world. Central's faithful adaptation stars Pippa Guard as Edith Holden and James Coombes as Ernest Smith and brings the nature diary to life, making each month a celebration in it's own right. Filmed entirely on location in and around Warwickshire, Dartmoor and London, The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady...
Pub. Date
c1997
Description
Sharpe returns to England and is ordered to the North where he is to command the local militia in a troubled town. It is here that Sharpe faces an agonizing decision - whether to side with the town's corrupt gentry or to support his own kind, the rough and tough of the world who are abused by their superiors.
11) Random passage
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
This mini-series follows the fortunes, mostly misfortunes, of a group of Irish and English immigrants who come to Newfoundland in the early 19th century. Hoping for a better life, they find themselves instead in the remote, unpopulated, and hostile landscape of Cape Random, struggling to survive. The settlers face extremely harsh conditions and catastrophes that range from devastating storms to bear attacks, yet the small outport community staggers...