Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A lavish nine-part series about the life & times of the child born Nancy Langhorne in Danville Virginia on 19th May 1879 who would become the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons introduce a Private Member&s Bill that raised to 18 the age qualification for buying alcohol & vote against the Government in May 1940
- helping Winston Churchill to become Prime Minister More than just a biography of the first ever woman to sit in the House of Commons this epic series on the life of Nancy Astor is a compelling story of rags to riches romance & heartache A story that begins in post-civil war Virginia follows Nancy through a disastrous teenage marriage to an arrogant & conceited playboy & finds her divorced & a single mother by the time she is 24 Only a move to England offers a way out of her misery Witty & charming Nancy became the focus for the country&s most eligible bachelors including the man she takes as her second husband Waldorf Astor – one of the richest men in the world Moving into the lavish stately home Cliveden Nancy enjoys life as a prominent hostess for the social elite but when Astor surrenders his seat in the Commons for a place in the Lords a door opens that will seal Nancy’s place in history forever…
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Legendary teenage sleuth Nancy Drew enters the 21st century in this feature film from director Andrew Fleming (NIXON THE CRAFT) In Nancy's (Emma Roberts) latest mystery she & her father (Tate Donovan) make a temporary move from rural River Heights to Los Angeles Determined to make the most of her stay Nancy has chosen them a rental home with a notorious past the mysterious death of its owner starlet Dehlia Draycott in the early 1980s The closer Nancy edges towards the truth the more trouble she encounters from someone who clearly doesn want the mystery solved To make matters worse old-fashioned Nancy doesn quite fit in with the cool kids--or anyone else--at Hollywood High except for younger would-be Romeo Corky (Josh Flitter) Screenwriters Fleming & Tiffany Paulsen do not try to make over this beloved character into a modern teen Instead they make earnest Nancy simply a girl who likes old-fashioned things outfits that include penny loafers & coordinated knee socks headbands & homemade knee-length dresses; her classic roadster convertible; impeccable manners; & her housekeeper homemade baked goods Roberts--the daughter of Eric Roberts & niece of Julia Roberts--is affable as Nancy Even Bruce Willis (playing himself in a cameo) can resist her charms Rachel Leigh Cook Barry Bostwick & Marshall Bell also star as characters whose lives will change significantly if Nancy can solve the mystery & Max Thieriot plays her smitten hometown boyfriend Ned Nickerson This is a fun blast from the past for women who grew up reading Carolyn Keene classic novels as well as for young girls who are enjoying THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK or THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE for the first time ...

A Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys mystery unlike any other you’ve ever read! When the teenage brothers Frank & Joe Hardy are accused of the murder of their father – a detective in the small resort town of Bayport – they must team up with Nancy Drew to prove their innocence (and find the real guilty party in the process) in a twisting noir tale complete with double-crosses deceit & dames Writer Anthony Del Col (Assassin’s Creed Kill Shakespeare) & artist Werther Dell’ Edera (Batman Detective Comics House of Mystery) bring the iconic teen detectives into the modern age & redefine noir for a new generation of readers! ...

" Monkey-Wrench Blues" & " Dress Reversal" In " Monkey-Wrench Blues" Nancy (and mechanic Bess) is asked to drive a fuel-efficient prototype in a government-sponsored race But someone is determined that Nancy & Bess lose- at any cost! Plus when Bess & George help Nancy pick out a dress for Deirdre&s big party little do they suspect it&s the identical dress Deirdre will be wearing After a minor altercation with the perturbed hostess Nancy leaves the party only to be grabbed by a dark figure tossed into a van & kidnapped! That leaves Bess & George with some help from Ned to try & solve the mystery of exactly what just happened to Nancy in " Dress Reversal" ...

Two Nancy Drew mysteries
- In " Doggone Town" Nancy & Ned investigate the mysterious disappearance of the entire population
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Parts one & two of The HIGH MILES Mystery! Has Nancy Drew solved the world&s energy crisis? On a mission sponsored by young rich & handsome Ralph Credo Nancy teams up with eccentric scientist Roy Hinkley to find an amazing high efficiency engine able to operate at an unbelievable 200 miles per gallon! The prototype engine mounted on a tank was part of an experiment during the final days of World War II There&s just one problem the engine & the tank are haunted Meet the Author STEFAN PETRUCHA is the author of such YA series as Timetripper Split & The Rule of Won as well as THE THREE STOOGES POWER RANGERS PAPERCUTZ SLICES & many other series from Papercutz He has written X-Files comics for Topps Disney comics for Egmont & he was nominated for a Stoker Award for his graphic novel Kolchak The Devil in the Details SHO MURASE is half Japanese & half Korean but her first language is Spanish because she grew up in Spain She moved from Europe to Vancouver & from Vancouver to Maverix Studios in California where she works in animation & draws comics She is the author of Sei Death & Legend published by Image Comics & ME2 from Tokyopop ...

In “ Tiger Counter” Nancy Drew & her friends Bess & George have volunteered at the River Heights Animal Protection Center never dreaming that they might soon need protection from the animals But that’s what happens when a truck delivering circus tigers breaks down by the woods & the big cats escape Nancy & her friends were nearby responding to a call from Mrs Eartha—one of her pet cats was attacked by a coyote—when suddenly they’re swept up in the deadly mystery of the missing tigers In “ What Goes Up…” Nancy Drew gets caught up—lieterally—with a crook with a million dollars in stolen cash Chief Mc Ginness is in hot pursuit so the desperate thief decides to escape in Nancy’s hot air balloon—except he doesn’t want Nancy along for the ride Let’s hope that what goes up can come back down… alive! Meet the Author STEFAN PETRUCHA is the author of such YA series as Timetripper Split & The Rule of Won as well as THE THREE STOOGES POWER RANGERS PAPERCUTZ SLICES & many other series from Papercutz He has written X-Files comics for Topps Disney comics for Egmont & he was nominated for a Stoker Award for his graphic novel Kolchak The Devil in the Details ...

Nancy Drew teen sleuth extraordinaire has been asked to be a bridesmaid in what is sure to be no ordinary wedding The blushing bride is marrying a reality TV star so the entire ceremony & its preparation are being filmed Unfortunately the plans go off-script thanks to an unknown villain bent on sabotaging the wedding! Can Nancy identify the perpetrator in time or will the bride-to-be have to call off the ceremony before anyone gets hurt
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Nancy & Lucifer filleted their way out of Hell & they left the Gates open! Now demons are pouring on Earth & angels want to destroy the whole planet before Hell spreads through all the realms & Nancy her daisy dukes & her trusty chainsaw are in the way! Featuring Lucifer the Twelve Disciples of Hell giant demons & nekkid angels! If you like grindhouse films & crazy gorey fun be sure to check out this volume written by El Torres with artwork by the insane master of detail Enrique Lorenzana! Collects Nancy In Hell (On Earth) 1-4 ...

Take a white-knuckle tour of Hell because it seems it's the only choice in the afterlife! Nancy claims to be a good girl
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