The moonstone
Rachel Verinder finds herself inheriting a large Indian diamond on her eighteenth birthday as a legacy from her uncle, a corrupt British army officer who served in India. The diamond, associated with the Hindu moon god, is of great religious significance as well as being extremely valuable, and there are whispers of a curse placed upon it. Sure enough, the stone is stolen from Rachel's bedroom later that night. and a period of turmoil, unhappiness, misunderstandings and ill-luck ensues.
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| Victoria | Available |
Browse Related Items
| Subject |
| Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889 > Television adaptations. Diamonds > Drama. Jewelry > Religious aspects > Drama. Jewelry theft > Drama. Crime > Drama. |
| Genre |
| Television mini-series. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Television crime shows. Television adaptations. Fiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. |
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 210 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher London : BBC, [2018]
- Copyright ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from disc surface. Based on the novel by Wilkie Collins. Anamorphic wide screen (16:9). GMD: videodisc. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Episode 1 -- Episode 2 -- Episode 3 -- Episode 4 -- Episode 5. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music, Patrick Neil Doyle ; editors, Charlie Fawcett, Jonathan Lucas ; director of photography, Stephen Murphy. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | John Thomson, Sarah Hadland, Joshua Silver, Terenia Edwards, Leo Wringer, David Calder, Sophie Ward, Stewart Clarke. |
| Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Originally broadcast on television as a mini-series in 2016. |
| Target Audience Note: | Rating: Not rated. Rating: TVPG. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, NTSC, anamorphic wide screen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0. |
| Language Note: | English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |