Michael Hordern

When her brother Joel begins speaking in Spanish and practicing strange rituals, Norah delves into the mysterious world of Santeria and begins to suspect that Joel might be possessed by the spirit of a serial killer.

Oliver Twist, an innocent and near-starving young orphan, flees from the workhouse to the streets of London and is befriended by the Artful Dodger who introduces him to a gang of street urchins and their unsavory leader. Suddenly Oliver finds himself caught up in a world of pick-pocketing and criminal activity until one night his life is turned around by the kindness of one of his victims. Unfortunately, as the villains he thought he had left behind...

An American general is shot down over Germany during WWII and captured. Unknown to the Germans, he has full knowledge of the D-Day operation. British Intelligence puts together a team to rescue him, but an American is in the squad for reasons unknown.

The story of Alexander the Great, Greek hero and world-conqueror. Alexander is a man torn by conflict between his teacher, Aristotle, his warrior father and his own ambition.

Petruchio is a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona who journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. There he meets Katharina, a self-willed shrew who leads Petruchio on a merry chase before he successfully circumvents her attempts to avoid marriage. After the honeymoon, Kate helps Petruchio win a wager that he has the most obedient wife. In reality, Kate has found a more effective way to dominate her mate.

The Bismarck was the fabled German battleship of World War II. Traces the "life" of the Bismarck from its launching (courtesy of newsreel footage) through its many battles and narrow escapes, concluding with its far-from-inevitable sinking in the Spring of 1941. The story concentrates on the human element, specifically a British intelligence captain, who has lost his family in the London blitz and thus has a personal reason for seeing the Bismarck...

Rise and fall of a young 18th century Irishman bent on achieving fame and fortune, mainly by marriage.