Acorn Media (Firm)
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Appearances can be deceiving and never more so than in the case of Miss Marple, Agatha Christie's spinsters sleuth. She may look like a sweet old lady, but her demure hat and sensible tweeds conceal a superior intelligence and steely resolve. And although her eyes twinkle, they don't miss a clue.
Publisher
Distributed by RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
As the enormously popular mystery series returns, World War II is over, but the Cold War simmers in 1946 London. DCS Christopher Foyle has retired from police work when Britain's secret intelligence service compels him to join its ranks. Reunited with his former colleague, newlywed Sam Wainwright, Foyle faces new-but no less deadly-threats in the world of spies and counterintelligence.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
Jack Irish is the brooding antihero of Australian writer Peter Temple's award-winning novels. The mystery finds Jack grappling with more personal and professional drama as he continues to investigate crimes in Melbourne's seedy underbelly.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Hugh Knight is a renowned heart surgeon in Sydney, who believes he can live outside the rules. But after an incident involving drugs and alcohol, he is banned from surgery. Forced to work as a local doctor, Hugh retreats to rural Wyhope, his rarely visited hometown, which, he assumes, will be distraction-free. He couldn't be more wrong
Publisher
Channel Four Television Corporation
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Archaeologist Francis Pryor has made ancient history popular in books and television specials. In this three-part series, he uses the myth of the British icon- King Arthur- to explain new discoveries that dispute the traditional view of early Britain.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In Season Eighth of this delightful detective show, joy and heartbreak await Det. William Murdoch and his friends in turn-of-the-century Toronto. After his brutal beating by the dockyard gang, Inspector Brackenreid's future remains uncertain. Constable Crabtree faces life-altering changes, including a new romance, while Dr. Emily Grace and Dr. Julia Ogden join the women's suffrage movement. And in the show's 100th episode, wedding bells ring as Murdoch...
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Days before Christmas in turn-of-the-century Toronto, Detective William Murdoch is called to investigate a daring train robbery. When witnesses insist the culprit exhibited super-human abilities, Constable Crabtree realizes the robber bears a striking resemblance to the title character of his new graphic novel, Jumping Jack.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[-2005]
Language
English
Description
This is the gripping third series that airs on PBS. Michael Kitchen plays a veteran detective whose job on the home front in southern England is complicated by WWII raging over Europe. DVD includes behind the scenes documentary and cast reflections.
Series
Midsomer murders volume set 4
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
"In the picture-perfect village of Midsomer Market, a murderer is knocking off the members of a ladies reading group, one by one. Barnaby and Troy discover the ladies were up to something more risky than discussing fiction"--Container.
15) Tainted fruit
Series
Midsomer murders volume set 4
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
A wealthy young landlady fears for her life after she callously ignores the plight of an elderly tenant.
"Death threats against beautiful but spoiled Melissa Townsend bring Barnaby and Troy to the affluent village of Midsomer Malham. Some villagers blame her for causing the death of an elderly villager by refusing to fix the leaking roof of his cottage, a family property under her management"--Container.
Series
Midsomer murders volume set 4
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
"After a student at the Devington School in Midsomer Parva is murdered, suspicion falls on villagers resentful of the school's snobbery. But Barnaby and Troy are more interested in the code of secrecy surrounding an elite student club"--Container.
Publisher
[Acorn Media]
Pub. Date
[2015],c2015.
Language
English
Description
Go behind the scenes of the series that has captivated viewers for more than a decade. Learn about the creation of Foyle's war, the decision to set it during World War II, the research that goes into each episode and the casting of Michael Kitchen as DCS Foyle.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Freshly promoted DI Anna Travis reunites with DCS James Langton to investigate the murder of a former police officer. The dead man was Langton's friend, and the detectives soon learn the case is much bigger than they first believed. A drug found at the scene has the chillingly accurate street name 'Drop Dead,' and the notorious criminal behind the drug might be someone who no longer exists."--Container.
19) Death and dreams
Series
Midsomer murders volume set 6
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Investigating a string of deaths in Midsomer Worthy, Barnaby follows a trail of strange clues, nearly to his own demise.
20) Birds of prey
Series
Midsomer murders volume set 6
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Investment in a secret invention leads to an apparent suicide in Midsomer Magna. Then a villager who was stealing falcon eggs from the inventor's wife turns up dead. Barnaby and Troy begin to investigate the possible link between the two cases.