Bookish

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2026]

©2026

2 videodiscs (325 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

auditory closedCaptions

digital

optical

sound

2.00:1

wide screen

NTSC

video file

DVD video

region 1

"London 1946. The appropriately named Gabriel Book owns a bookshop in Archangel Lane. His wartime was packed with espionage and secrets and he finds that his peace time is just as full of adventure. Now, he helps the police solve the strangest of crimes and the knottiest of murders, but the time he spends with the force is not without its dangers. For although he is very happily married to his childhood best friend, the captivating Trottie, Book is a gay man living at a time when homosexuality was illegal. When Book and Trottie take in Jack, it seems like an act of altruism: a second chance for a young jailbird. Jack proves a worthy assistant both in the shop and in Book's murder investigations, but it soon becomes clear that Jack's appointment wasn't quite as random as it first seemed." -- Container.

Rating: Not rated.

Bookstores -- Drama.

Bookstore owners -- Drama.

Crime -- Drama.

Murder -- Drama.

Gay men -- Drama.

Nineteen forties -- Drama.

LGBTQ+ people.

Detective and mystery television programs.

Fiction television programs.

Television crime shows.

Television series.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Gay drama.

LGBTQ+ drama.

Queer drama.

Gatiss, Mark, creator, screenwriter, actor.

Arcache, Christopher, television producer.

Giammetta, Carolina, television director.

Sweet, Matthew, screenwriter.

Walker, Polly, actor.

Finch, Connor, actor.

Levey, Elliot, actor.

Harrison, Blake, 1985?- actor.

Kömür, Buket, actor.

Cavaliero, Rosie, actor.

Bruccoleri, Ella, actor.

McInnerny, Tim, actor.

Horan, Gerard, actor.

Mays, Daniel, actor.

Norris, Luke, 1985- actor.

Drew, Amanda, 1969- actor.

Fortune-Lloyd, Jacob, actor.

Richardson, Joely, actor.

Nay, Jonas, 1990- actor.

McGann, Paul, actor.

Connolly, Isabelle, actor.

Papoulia, Angeliki, 1975- actor.

Eagle Eye Drama Limited, presenter, production company.

Happy Duck Films, production company.

UKTV (Firm), production company.

Beta Film GmbH, production company.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster.

PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.

Bookish (Television program). Season 1.

Bookish. Season 1

Bookish. Season one

Bookish. Series 1

Bookish. Series one

Mark Gatiss, Polly Walker, Connor Finch, Elliot Levey, Blake Harrison, Buket Kömür, Rosie Cavaliero, Ella Bruccoleri, Tim McInnerny, Gerard Horan, Daniel Mays, Luke Norris, Amanda Drew, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Joely Richardson, Jonas Nay, Paul McGann, Isabelle Connolly, Angeliki Papoulia.

English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Slightly foxed, part 1 / directed by Carolina Giammetta ; written by Mark Gatiss ; Slightly foxed, part 2 / directed by Carolina Giammetta ; written by Mark Gatiss ; Deadly nitrate, part 1 / directed by Carolina Giammetta ; written by Matthew Sweet and Mark Gatiss ; Deadly nitrate, part 2 / directed by Carolina Giammetta ; written by Matthew Sweet and Mark Gatiss -- Such devoted sisters, part 1 / directed by Carolina Giammetta ; written by Matthew Sweet and Mark Gatiss ; Such devoted sisters, part 2 / directed by Carolina Giammetta ; written by Matthew Sweet and Mark Gatiss.

9781531717889

BBKS610

841887049979