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After just about surviving yet another summer with the dreadful dursleys, the arrival of aunt marge is the final straw and, in a fit of anger, harry casts a spell on her, causing her to blow up like a balloonhe fully expects to be expelled from hogwarts for his blatant flaunting of the rule not to use magic outside term time, but the arrival of the mysterious knight bus and a meeting with cornelius fudge, the minister of magic, result in harry enjoying the rest of the holidays in the wonderful surroundings of the leaky cauldronreview:age 9 and overharry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is the third, and possibly the best, book in the phenomenally successful, award-winning harry potter series by jk rowlingback at hogwarts, harry's movements are restricted by the presence of the dementors--guards from azkaban on the look out for blackbut there's a tense atmosphere at hogwarts with an escaped murderer on the loose and the sinister prison guards of azkaban guarding the schoollisteners will be enthralled by the classic novel brought vividly to lifestephen fry's endearingly snooty vocal chords are a perfect match for rowling's superb storytelling, and fry manages to give even further depth to a complex and absorbing plot by adding an irreverent wit and a deep-rooted touch of class to a compelling and magical tale that, once heard, will never be forgottenmeanwhile sirius black--one-time friend of harry's parents, implicated in their murder and follower of "you- know-who"--escapes from azkaban and this has serious implications for harryage 9 and over --susan harrison see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dorchester harry can't wait to start his third year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry after the summer holidays
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The punishment is halted by the arrival of the hero, lassiter, a gunman in black leather, who routs the persecutors and then gradually recounts his own history of an endless search for a woman abducted long ago by the mormonsabout the series: for over 100 years oxford world's classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globehere was the unknown and the perilous' the novel that set the pattern for the modern western, riders of the purple sage was first published in , immediately selling over a million copiessecrecy, seduction, captivity, and escape: out of these elements zane grey built his acclaimed story of the american westsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham with searching eyes he studied the beautiful purple, barren waste of sageeach affordable volume reflects oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much morein the remote border country of south utah, a man is about to be whipped by the mormons in order to pressure jane withersteen into marrying against her will
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Obviously nothing is about to run smoothly for the young trainee spell-caster, and stirring things up this time is the arrival of one sirius black, escapee of the wizard prison azkabanthroughout the game you have the ability to switch between the three characters, thus making best use of their key skills and attributes in order to overcome the various challenges and enemies that you come up againstoxfam bookshop ipswich "the third instalment in jk rowling's phenomenally successful series of children's books is about to take over the world's cinema screens and, faithfully at heel as always, is the cross-platform release of the accompanying video game from eaif you're a fan of the books you'll know that prisoner of azkaban brings a change in direction for the series and, subsequently, the game is a little darker and slightly more complexthis time around, however, the aforementioned three-way gameplay element means that you need to take advantage of all three characters in order to progress through the gameprisoner of azkaban sees you assume the roles of not just harry but also those of his chief sidekicks ron weasley and hermione grangerfor example, harry's grappling spell serves as a means to reach those hidden ledges and, at one particular point, harry and ron have to work together when battling malfoy on a trainbeing the third episode, it's therefore the third year at hogwarts for master potter and his two young friendsthe gamecube version of prisoner of azkaban supports nintendo's much-touted gba connectivity, which means that - if you own both systems and both versions of the game - you can wire the two consoles up and transfer what's known as an owl care kit to your game boythe gameplay itself treads pretty much the same territory as the previous two hp games, in that it's generally a case of exploring a host of jk rowling's fantasy locales, interacting with the residents, solving puzzles, and defeating enemieskind of like a tamagotchi, the owl care kit allows you to take care of an owl by feeding, cleaning, exercising and teaching it, before you upload it back to your gamecube and enter it into owl races" see oxfam website for delivery information read morealong with the dementors, the sinister guards of azkaban, sirius is about to cause more than a few problems for the three young friends
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William hague's biography is comparable to roy jenkins's recent bestselling life of churchill - an eminent politician writing an outstanding prime ministerial life - and announces the arrival of a brilliant new historical writer no british politician since has exercised such supremacy for so longyet he annihilated his opponents in the general election the following year and dominated the governing of britain for twenty-two years nearly nineteen of them as prime ministerhe enjoyed huge success, yet died at the nadir of his fortunes, struggling to maintain a government beset by a thin majority at home and military disaster abroad; he worked, worried and drank himself to deathsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe younger william pitt - known as the schoolboy' - began his days as prime minister in , deeply underestimated and completely beleagueredpitt presided over dramatic changes in the country's finances and trade, brought about the union with ireland, and directed and was ultimately consumed by the years of debilitating war with francedomestic crises included unrest in ireland, deep division in the royal family and the madness of the king, and a full-scale naval mutinyoxfam shop evesham a lively, authoritative biography of one of the towering figures in british history who became prime minister at the age of twenty-four, written by the youngest-ever leader of the tory party
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The progress of the war is followed from the outbreak rebellion of summer , through seville, the war in the aragon mountains, madrid, malaga, the arrival of the international brigades in , the notorious destruction of guernika by the german condor legion, barcelona and franco?s victorious march, checked briefly on the ebrosee oxfam website for delivery information read moreby means of chronological chapters covering the major phases the author describes the roles of figures such as arthur koestler, ernest hemingway, pablo picasso, george orwell, esmond romilly, martha gellhorn (hemingway's lover), salvador dali, the poet federico lorca (who was killed) etcother famous names include the spies kim philby and anthony bluntthis is a highly informative and interesting work covering a period of military history that has been largely neglectedoxfam books & music bury stedmunds this book tells the tragic story of the spanish civil war through the eyes of writers, artists and musicians who were deeply involved and close to it
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Drawing primarily upon the archaeological record, and supported by ethnographic, linguistic and historical evidence, the authors trace the origins and development of culture in india and pakistan from its earliest roots in palaeolithic times, through the rise and disintegration of the great indus civilization to the emergence of regional cultures, and the arrival and spread of indo-aryan speaking peoplesthey conclude with the early buddhist period and the appearance of city states right across pakistan and north india, establishing the pattern of subcontinental unity and regional diversity that was to characterize the country henceforwardcambridge world archeologyoxfam bookshop leeds 379ppoffering an original and stimulating perspective on the archaeology of the subcontinent, the rise of civilization in india and pakistan will be invaluable to students of south asian culture and early historysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe authors have made every attempt to incorporate the results of the most recent research and their book is illustrated throughout with photographs, maps and line diagramsmany spectacular discoveries of archaeological significance have been made in the indian subcontinent since the first appearance of raymond and bridget allchin's book the birth of indian civilization, for long the most authoritative and widely read text on its subjectit will also appeal to anyone interested in historical geography, world prehistory and archaeology in generalin the rise of civilization in india and pakistan the authors have completely revised and rewritten their earlier work to present an integrated and dynamic account of human culture in south asiaadvances in related fields, particularly in geomorphology, palaeobotany and palaeoclimatology, have also radically altered our picture of the emergence of indian civilisation
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In this enthralling sequel, he follows the fortunes of the escape academy right up until the arrival of the allied forces in aprila true classic, latter days at colditz is the bestselling conclusion of the story of the infamous german pow campno highlighting or other notessee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery good condition for ageunclipped d/j clean/intact and protected by transparent wrapperoxfam bookshop newport in the colditz story, pat reid told the story of the escape academy that sprang up inside the most impregnable german pow camp of the second world war, ending appropriately with his own incredible escape from colditzthis is the scarce first edition, publishedbut reid's own break-out was by no means the lastthese tales of fantastic bravery and stunning ingenuity are every bit as mesmerising as the original
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With a little fighting spirit and the arrival of a new musical resident, the charismatic miss primrose trent, the choir is rebornhearts are breaking as sons and husbands leave to fight, and when the vicar decides to close the choir until the men return, all seems lostin the idyllic village of chilbury change is afootbut coming together in song is just what the women of chilbury need in these dark hours, and they are ready to singthough for one villager, the choir is the perfect cover to destroy chilbury's new-found harmonysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'the writing glows with emotional intelligencethis atmospheric debuthad me sniffing copiously' daily mailin wartime, survival is as much about friendship as it is about couragean uplifting and heart-warming novel perfect for fans of helen simonson's the summer before the war and the guernsey literary and potato peel pie societysome see the choir as a chance to forget their troubles, others the chance to shine
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Holden proceeds to describe the arrival of english and dutch settlers, the establishment of an english government, and the development of sugar and coffee plantations, trade and settlementsthe overall condition of the print block is good enough to merit rebindingthe pages have suffered some water damage, but the marks are faint, and they in no way obscure the text or illustrationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morep + frontipsiece, and a few pages at the back, where a publicity leaflet about the book was bound inthe endpapers are cracked and the hinges loosening; however, the binding has remained firm except for the fthe three maps and nineteen illustrations mentioned on the title page are all presentthe name of a previous owner is written on the foxfam shop west hampstead first published in , this important history of natal begins with a description of the country and an account of its discovery by vasco da gamaan appendix inserted while the book was being prepared for publication contains "a brief history of the orange-river sovereignty and of the various races inhabiting it, the great lake ngami, commandoes of the dutch boers, &c" the cloth cover of the book is in poor condition: there are numerous water and other markings, and tears along the edges of the spine, though it is still attached
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Just as the dust from the case of the white bulldog begins to settle in the small russian town of zavolzhsk, its sleepy rural existence is shaken up once again by the arrival of a desperately frightened monk who seeks the help of the bishop, mitrofaniisceptical of ghost stories, mitrofanii sends first his clever young ward, then two of his most trusted advisors, to investigate the mysteryfinally sister pelagia takes matters into her own hands and, adopting a number of ingenious disguises, she ventures across the blue lake in search of answerssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop evesham sister pelagia, bespectacled, freckled, woefully clumsy and possessed of a not very nunnish aptitude for solving crimes, returns in a tale of monastic intrigue, murder and adventureall meet with unexpected fatesas she delves deeper into the layers of secrecy that cloak the islanders, and as the body count continues to rise, pelagia begins to realise that an encounter with a ghost may be the least of her problemsthe monks have been troubled by visions of a dark, hooded figure that appears to walk on the waters of the vast blue lake surrounding their monastery
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His starting point is the arrival of the first visitors to the cape, the portugeuse, inoxfam books & music beeston this book is in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreexternally the bottom right corner of the front cover has been creased and the is some slight signs of edge wear on the front and back coversinternally all the pages are clean, tight and unmarkedit was here that the crucial frontier was variously to be found - the volatile border where colonial expansion met local intransigence and brutal warfare proved the only solution to the impassenoel mostert vivdly recounts this momentous story and its appalling aftermath - the self-immolation of the xhosa the story of the nine 'kaffir' wars, fought in the 18th and 19th centuries between the whites and the xhosa nation, form the heart of this astonishing bookin an epilogue he observes that the end of the wars did not mean the end of the agony, but rather a legacy of pain and anger that to this day shapes south african societyin a comparatively small area of land, eastwards from the cape, on territory demarcated by the great fish and the great kai rivers
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It also charts the increasing modernization of romantic customs over the georgian era - most notably with the arrival of the printed valentine's card - revealing how love developed into a commercial industrycourtship in georgian england was a decisive moment in the life cycle, imagined as a tactical game, an invigorating sport, and a perilous journey across a turbulent seathe book concludes with the rituals of disintegration when engagements went awry, and pursuit of damages for breach of promise in the civil courtsit provides new insights into the making and breaking of relationships, beginning with the formation of courtships using the language of love, the development of intimacy through the exchange of love letters, and sensory engagement with love tokens such as flowers, portrait miniatures, and locks of hairthe game of love in georgian england brings together love letters, diaries, valentines, and proposals of marriage from sixty courtships sourced from thirty archives and museum collections, alongside an extensive range of sources including ballads, conduct literature, court cases, material objects, newspaper reports, novels, periodicals, philosophical discourses, plays, poems, and prints, to create a vivid social and cultural history of romantic emotionslove emerges as something that we do in practice, enacted by couples through particular socially and historically determined ritualssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wearthe book demonstrates the importance of courtship to studies of marriage, relationships, and emotions in history, and how we write histories of emotions using objectsthis volume brings to life the emotional experience of courtship using the words and objects selected by men and women to navigate this potentially fraught process
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Jones', 'the equation', 'the dreamscape', 'safe', 'bound', 'the no-brainer', 'the transformation', 'ability', 'inner child', 'unleashed', 'bad dreams', 'midnight', 'the road not taken' and 'there's more than one of everything'together the team investigates various cases which go beyond the realms of normal police work and soon begins to uncover a trail leading to a global corporation called massive dynamicsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefbi agent olivia dunham (torv) suspects a sinister presence behind the bizarre and unexplained goings on which have been occurring and enlists the help of a scientist who has been in a mental institution for the last 17 years, walter bishop (noble), along with his son peter (jackson)oxfam bookshop ipswich sci-fi television series, co-created by jj abrams and starring anna torv, joshua jackson and john noble, about a team which investigates cases of strange phenomena that exist on the fringes of scienceepisodes comprise: 'pilot', 'the same old story', 'the ghost network', 'the arrival', 'power hungry', 'the cure', 'in which we meet mr
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Roos argues that nightwood allegorizes the role of liberal newspapers - epitomised by the sensationalism of the world - in driving a us policy that hastened the arrival of warno marks and good bindingeliot, this is a comprehensive exploration of the historical contexts of djuna barnes's masterpiece, nightwoodsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein djuna barnes's nightwood: 'the world' and the politics of peace, bonnie roos reads barnes's novel against the backdrop of herbert bayard swope's popular new york newspaper the world to demonstrate the ways in which the novel wrestles with such contemporaneous issues as the great depression and its political fallout, the failures of the league of nations and the collapse of peace between the two world warsoxfam books & music totnes ranging over depression-era politics, the failures of the league of nations, popular journalism and the modernist culture exemplified by such writers as james joyce and tbloosbury paperback in "as new"Â condition
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In 'going my way' (), the arrival of easy-going young priest father chuck o'malley (crosby) at debt-ridden st dominic's church does not sit easily with ageing father fitzgibbon (barry fitzgerald), who has been in charge for 45 yearssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the sequel 'the bells of st mary's' (), father o'malley (bing crosby) becomes involved in running st mary's, a school for disadvantaged childrenhe and its conservative mother superior (ingrid bergman) clash over how things should be done, but are quick to join forces when the school is threatened by a rich man's plans to build a new office blockhowever, o'malley is soon reaching out to the local, disenfranchised youth and swelling the parishioners' ranks through the medium of songoxfam bookshop lymington bing crosby double-bill
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Tracklist a1 the arrival of the queen of sheba a2 a new orleans suite a3 big spender a4 here comes the sun a5 ob-la-di, ob-la-da b1 the odd couple b2 zwei freunde polka de concert b3 trio sonata in g minor for two oboes and continuo (allegro – andante – vivo) b4 folk song suite see oxfam website for delivery information read morerecorded at all saints church petersham and released on the bbc record label in the uk in12" vinyl stereo recording of the sheba sound - a group of three woodwind players, two oboes, a bassoon and a harpsichordist-pianistthis record is in very good condition - no scratches seen
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Struggling to keep herself, her lodgers, and her son going as every day life vanishes in the face of war, eithne's world is transformed by the arrival of mr turk, the virile, carnal, carnivorous local butcher who falls passionately in love with heras the house bursts to life with the electricity - metaphorical and real - he brings, dark secrets come to light see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham from the bestselling author of the best exotic marigold hotelpretty eithne clay runs a ramshackle south london boarding house with the help of her teenage son, ralph, and their maid, winnie
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The series dramatises various real events in the prison's history from the arrival of the first british prisoners after dunkirk until the liberation of the castle by the americans in , and also explores the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their german captorsthe series portrays the tortuous experiences of allied prisoners of war incarcerated at colditz castle during world war iioxfam bookshop holmfirth all 28 episodes of the s bbc drama series starring robert wagner and david mccallumsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepurpose-built by the nazis to hold high-risk and politically important prisoners, the prison had a reputation for being escape-proof, but this did not stop its prisoners from making many attempts to escape their captivity
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The series dramatises various real events in the prison's history from the arrival of the first british prisoners after dunkirk until the liberation of the castle by the americans in , and also explores the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their german captorsthe series portrays the tortuous experiences of allied prisoners of war incarcerated at colditz castle during world war iisee oxfam website for delivery information read morepurpose-built by the nazis to hold high-risk and politically important prisoners, the prison had a reputation for being escape-proof, but this did not stop its prisoners from making many attempts to escape their captivityall 28 episodes of the s bbc drama series starring robert wagner and david mccallum
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This stunning picture book examines the consequences of the arrival of a group of rabbits with entirely unfamiliar waysthe parallels with our own experience of colonisation are many; stolen children, the onset of industrialisation, and population increasesscuffs, minor blemishes including mild bumping at edges and the spine is slightly bowed)the change in the native animals' environment is brilliantly depicted by shaun tan's illustrations, which also serve to highlight the 'strangeness' of the rabbitsoxfam bookshop newport winner of the children's book council children's picture book of the year ()see oxfam website for delivery information read more beautifully illustrateda dramatically moving allegory of colonisation told from the viewpoint of native australian animals few signs of previous use (ethe rabbits bring new food and animals, and make their own houses to live in, eventually dominating the environment and its other inhabitants not ex-library and no notes or highlighting
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This page resembled the memory about new york of one of the most epic and important moments of walter simonson's x-factor, such as the arrival of the ship of apocalypse as it breaks the tip of one of the most iconic buildings in the city, which had already been portrayed in this case in the king kong film and in jay anacleto's glorious pencilare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicontinuation of marvels with the same screenwriter kurt busiek but supported by roger stern classic screenwriter for marvel and with the drawing of jay anacleto with a fantastic pencil to which colour was added, diluting the work done by this wonderful artistour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The arrival of handsome young doctor harrison causes yet further agitation not just because of his revolutionary methods but also because of his effect on the hearts of the ladiesoxfam shop pershore in this witty and poignant story the railway is pushing its way relentlessly towards the town from manchester, bringing fears of migrant workers and the breakdown of law and ordersee oxfam website for delivery information read moremeanwhile miss matty jenkyns nurses her own broken heart after she was forced to give up the man she loved when she was a young girl
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The build up of the raf air offensive after and the arrival of squadrons from america, australia, canada and poland, meant that by early in in lincolnshire alone, there were several thousand aircraft and personnelnumbered among them are the lancaster, manchester, hampden, wellington, hurricane, spitfire and beaufighterprevious owners name inside front coveroxfam bookshop brigg at the height of the second world war, lincolnshire had no fewer than 46 operational airfields, all but nine built sincesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefully illustratedin this book, each airfield is described and details of its wartime function givenalso highlighted are the many and varied aircraft that comprised the operational units
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Everything changes with the arrival of tweeny, a young maid, as a friendship develops between her and master georgethe two plan to stowaway to australia to start a new life but master george leaves the ship before it sails when his missing father reappears book has a slight lean and a slightly sunned spineoxfam bookshop kingsbridge first edition, first printingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresigned by author berlie doherty on the title-page, without dedicationtwins, dorothy and walter hollins have a passion for writing stories, climbing trees and getting into troublethe twins introduce master george to the sailing-ship treeit is just before world war i and their father is butler at the big house where master george livesthe page edges are yellowed with medium spotting
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The arrival of baby harryprologue book ii - escape from the dursleysharry's wonderous worldinvisibility cloak and the face of voldemortfinale - harry's wonderous worldthe chamber of secrets
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Now tasked with training new recruit marina loiseau (giraudeau), guillaume's situation is further complicated by the arrival in paris of nadia (zineb triki), his love interest from his time in syria, and the case of a fellow agent who mysteriously goes missing while undercover in algeriasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop sawston all ten episodes from the first season of the french political drama starring mathieu kassovitz and sara giraudeauafter returning to paris following an extended undercover mission in syria, french intelligence officer guillaume debailly (kassovitz) must face up to the challenge of reconnecting with his estranged daughter and ex-wife as he attempts to adjust to life back at home
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Now tasked with training new recruit marina loiseau (giraudeau), guillaume's situation is further complicated by the arrival in paris of nadia (zineb triki), his love interest from his time in syria, and the case of a fellow agent who mysteriously goes missing while undercover in algeriaoxfam bookshop swanage newall ten episodes from the first season of the french political drama starring mathieu kassovitz and sara giraudeausee oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter returning to paris following an extended undercover mission in syria, french intelligence officer guillaume debailly (kassovitz) must face up to the challenge of reconnecting with his estranged daughter and ex-wife as he attempts to adjust to life back at home
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This series sees the arrival of the park's first jaguars, a special visit by the all blacks rugby team and a trip to south africa to bring home three white lions to live at zion gardensoxfam shop kendal case worn cd's very good complete third series of the sky one wildlife show that follows craig busch, aka 'the lion man', as he creates the zion wildlife gardens in new zealandsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Now tasked with training new recruit marina loiseau (giraudeau), guillaume's situation is further complicated by the arrival in paris of nadia (zineb triki), his love interest from his time in syria, and the case of a fellow agent who mysteriously goes missing while undercover in algeriasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham all ten episodes from the first season of the french political drama starring mathieu kassovitz and sara giraudeauafter returning to paris following an extended undercover mission in syria, french intelligence officer guillaume debailly (kassovitz) must face up to the challenge of reconnecting with his estranged daughter and ex-wife as he attempts to adjust to life back at home
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In this series, while still trying to come to terms with the death of his wife, danny (stephen tompkinson)'s plight is eased by the arrival of new vet alice (dawn steele)see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop hebden bridge the complete fourth series of itv's popular drama about a bristol vet who relocates his family to south africa so that they can set up a game park
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