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A bookshop owner helps the police solve the knottiest of murders in post-war London.
In post-war London, Gabriel Book, a literary enthusiast and bookseller, combines his day job with his favorite hobby — helping solve knotty murder cases. Although happily married to his best friend, Trottie, Book is a gay man at a time when homosexuality was illegal. When a new assistant, Jack, arrives at the bookshop, it soon becomes clear his appointment wasn’t as random as it at first seems.
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Season 1 Preview
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In post-war London, Gabriel Book, a literary enthusiast and bookseller, combines his day job with his favorite hobby — helping solve knotty murder cases. Although happily married to his best friend, Trottie, Book is a gay man at a time when homosexuality was illegal. When a new assistant, Jack, arrives at the bookshop, it soon becomes clear his appointment wasn’t as random as it at first seems.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(dramatic music) - My name's Book, Book's Books.
- What exactly is it you do?
- Sometimes people like me to give an opinion on things.
Like murder.
(dramatic music) - There's been an accident.
- Start at the beginning, Inspector, and leave nothing out, especially if it's salacious, gory, or vaguely scandalous.
(person screaming) - Who done it?
- That is the question.
(dramatic music continues) This is your very last chance.
(hand slaps) Well, let's all calm down, should we?
(knife thudding) (dramatic music)
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Preview: S1 | 30s | A bookshop owner helps the police solve the knottiest of murders in post-war London. (30s)
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Preview: Ep6 | 30s | As tension builds and the hotel staff rebel, can Book unmask Captain Orr’s murderer? (30s)
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Preview: Ep5 | 30s | Exiled royalty, a poisoning and Trottie as a suspect. Is this Book’s toughest case yet? (30s)
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Preview: Ep4 | 30s | Book and his team race to unmask the film-set killer before they can strike again. (30s)
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Clip: Ep3 | 30s | A film crew takes over Archangel Lane, bringing both glamour and murder to Book’s door. (30s)
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Preview: Ep2 | 30s | The bombsite skeletons yield vital new evidence and Harkup’s killer is brought to book. (30s)
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