Thames Television

A Murder of Quality (1991)

A Murder of Quality | United Kingdom
Genre
Thriller| Drama| Mystery
IMDB
6.4 (719 votes)
At the request of his old war time colleague Ailsa Brimley, George Smiley agrees to look into the murder of Stella Rode. Brimley had only just received a letter from her saying she feared for her life at her husband's hand. The husband, Stanley Rode teaches at Carne School, but Smiley is doubtful that he had anything to do with his wife's death. As Smiley investigates, he learns that Stella was a nosy busybody who loved to learn other's little secrets and then gossip about them - or possibly blackmail them. When a student is killed and Smiley unearths a secret, he has the evidence to name the killer.Based on John Le Carré's 1962 thriller (his first) in which George Smiley is brought out of spy retirement to solve a murder in a British public school. The setting is based on Le Carre"s own schooldays in Sherborne and his brief experience teaching at Eton.

The Treaty (1991)

The Treaty | Ireland
Genre
Drama| Historical| War| TV Movie
IMDB
8 (158 votes)
How the Anglo-Irish Treaty between the unrecognised Irish Republic, represented by Michael Collins, and the British government was concluded after high-stakes negotiations in 1921.

Escape to the Country (2002) (Series)

Escape to the Country | United States of America| United Kingdom
Genre
Unknown genere
IMDB
7.3 (811 votes)
The property show that helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.