MHz International Mystery

When a young girl arrives in Vigata to meet her aunt's yacht, Detective Montalbano discovers a connection between the boat, a corpse found at sea and a motorboat called "Ace of Hearts." He finds himself attracted to a young Coast Guard officer assigned to help in the case, but there's no time for love when a second body washes up and there's a gruesome mystery to solve. In Italian with English subtitles.

Terence Hill stars as the remarkable parish priest with a nose for crime! Don Matteo is preparing for a funeral when he finds out that the man, who passed away in a nursing home, didn’t die a natural death. Suspicion falls on the victim’s son’s girlfriend, who offers to anonymously pay for the funeral. 2000. In Italian with English subtitles.

Encore Presentation! Police Inspector Corrado Cattani has been suspended from duty and is living in Switzerland to be near his daughter, who is in a psychiatric clinic following her kidnapping ordeal; and his wife, from whom he recently separated. A mysterious man named Ferretti approaches Cattani with an offer he can’t refuse, involving his former mentor Sebastiano Cannito. 1985. In Italian with English subtitles.

Has that veteran criminal, the wheelchair-bound Palmari, been behind the latest string of jewel robberies? But when he turns up dead and his mistress has an iron-clad alibi, Maigret must start a different sort of hunt. Directed by Andrzej Kostenko, 1994, color. In French with English subtitles.

Two Lebanese youths and a schoolgirl are killed in a drive by shooting. Inspector Wright, appoints Malik to run the investigation. Crowley doesn’t like his junior colleague supervising the case. Broadcast in English.

The Regicide is a penetrating depiction of the inner machinations of power in its public and private guises. A compelling and intensely thrilling story about those who rule and those affected by that rule, about power and powerlessness, and above all, about perpetrators and victims. 2005. In Swedish with English subtitles.

Fat Friends: Love Me Slender

Fat Friends is a drama with comic overtones following the live and loves of the members of a weekly weight loss club. Written by Kay Mellor, the series is a precursor of sorts to the popular British sitcom Gavin & Stacey, featuring many of the same stars from that show: Ruth Jones, James Corden and Alison Steadman. In the series premiere, Kelly Simpson is determined to get into her two sizes too-small wedding dress in time for her big day; meanwhile at the slimming club, her mother Betty has won through to the regional finals of Superslimmers 2000 even though her husband isn't very happy about her losing all that weight. 2000. In English.

Based on the true story and a bestselling novel, this powerful epic captures the incredible journey of German soldier Clemens Forell in his dramatic escape from a Siberian labor camp after World War II. Through bitter cold winters, desolate landscapes, and life threatening adventures, Forell – determined to be reunited with his beloved family – makes his way, step by step, day by day, towards freedom. 8,000 miles and three endless years of uncertainty later, he is finally about to reach his destination… An edge of your seat drama that celebrates the power of the human spirit and the force of will, when inspired and empowered, by love. Directed by Hardy Martins, 2003, color. In German with English subtitles.

Following the death of a former police inspector, Inspector Soneri has the job of discovering what made a valorous officer go crooked. During the investigation he finds himself battling his friend and colleague Angela, who is defending one of the suspects, and it leads to a fatal professional embarrassment. In Italian with English subtitles.

One nurse lies dead and another vanishes after their hospital is hit by a blackout. The only witness claims to have seen Nurse Tekla doing her rounds, but she died 60 years prior. Irene is challenged by an intriguing case all studded with complex relationships with wandering ghosts. 2008. In Swedish with English subtitles.