Barbara Cartland Collection, The

Aroview: Four made-for-TV adaptations from the prolific romance novel oeuvre of British writer and media personality Barbara Cartland.

A HAZARD OF HEARTS (1987): Period melodrama with Helena Bonham Carter playing the daughter of compulsive gambler who uses her hand in marriage as collateral in a failed bet to an old rival.

THE LADY AND THE HIGHWAYMAN (1989): Swashbuckler set during the restoration of Charles II, with Hugh Grant in an early role as the titular highwayman.

A GHOST IN MONTE CARLO (1990): An ageing courtesan takes her orphaned niece from her convent home in Paris, relocating to Monte Carlo to begin a new life.

DUEL OF HEARTS (1991): Alison Doody falls in love with a Lord, only to learn that he has been accused of murder, and flights to prove his innocence.