Acorn Media (Firm)
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
These 6 episodes feature the literary talents of Michael Robson, Charles Wood, Fay Weldon, Antonia Fraser, Frances Galleymore, and Gordon Honeycombe. Each gives the genre his or her own peculiar twist, with results ranging from humorous to macabre.
4) The guilty
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
London attorney Steven Vey has a brilliant career, a beautiful wife, and money to burn. To top it off, he's about to be named Britain's youngest-ever judge. But one night a celebration with his pretty secretary, Nicky, goes too far. He calls it a drunken indiscretion; she calls it rape. Meanwhile, Birmingham punk Eddy Doyle is fresh out of prison with no prospects. After learning that the stuffy vicar who raised him isn't his real dad, Eddie goes...
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 spinster 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
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Eighteen months ago, mother-of-three Faith had her cozy life thrown into chaos after the disappearance of her husband, Evan. Still striving to keep her family together, Faith must fulfill Evan's debt to a vicious crime family even as she fights her attraction to a former client. Then a local farmer is found dead, and his wife, Madlen, is arrested for his murder.
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot The Movie Collection volume set 1
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2011]
Language
English
Description
At the height of WWII, brave British women risk their lives as secret agents in occupied France. Based on real-life stories, filmed on location, this suspenseful series features strong female characters, tension-filled plots, and historical authenticity.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The English village mystery gets a contemporary spin in this hit British television series that has earned a worldwide following. Bucolic settings harbor macabre crimes and eccentric characters that are no match for DCI John Barnaby and his assistant, DS Charlie Nelson. When the corpse of an elderly man disappears from his deathbed, Barnaby and Nelson find themselves on the hunt for a serial body-snatcher.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Sgt. Jack Driscoll had to leave Dublin fast when his affair with a senior officer's wife was discovered. But Jack's father, Gerry, comes to his son's aid. Recently retired from his post as Garda Sergeant in a small Connemara town, Gerry manages to 'swing it' so that Jack inherits the job. Jack's now on his own, in charge of hundreds of square miles of remote, beautiful rural Ireland.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Detective Chief Superintendant Christopher Foyle is a police investigator in the British coastal community of Hastings. In the immediate aftermath of World War II, Foyle finds his longed-for retirement interrupted by cases involving international intrigue, military racism, and an accused traitor all too willing to go to the gallows. Mysteries include: The Russian House; Killing Time; and The Hide.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. Inspired by the novels of Caroline Graham, modern master of the English village mystery, the series stars Neil Dudgeon as the capable Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby, with Jason Hughes as his earnest, efficient partner, Detective Sergeant Ben Jones. Guest stars include Warren Clarke, Joanna David, Genevieve O₂Reilly,...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Doc Martin continues his misanthropic adventures in the idyllic seaside village of Portwenn. The fourth season of the hit dramedy sees two unexpected arrivals that complicate the good doctor's already messy life. Contains eight episodes.