Acorn Media (Firm)
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (371 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inspector George Gently in these feature-length mysteries set in the North East of England during the social upheaval of the 1960s. These episodes follow Gently and his partner as they solve four grisly murders.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (731 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. in container.
Description
"With an outsized passion for fun, Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright take cooking and conversation to places where ordinary food shows dare not go. These eccentric dames crisscross the British Isles on their Triumph Thunderbird motorcycle and sidecar, preparing sumptuous feasts for all manner of folks, from lumberjacks to teenage lacrosse players. They shun faddish, health-conscious fare in favor of big old-fashioned flavor, usually enhanced...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (492 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In this lighthearted British mystery series, DI Henry Crabbe looks forward to retiring and opening his dream restaurant, but his accountant wife is not sure they can afford it and his police boss still wants his help in solving crimes. The former detective turned restaurateur struggles to balance his passion for cooking with his knack for catching criminals. Contains 10 episodes.
7) Dirty tricks
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 146 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Part bawdy bedroom farce, part zany crime caper. The story about a charming underachiever on the run from the law. Sure, he's manipulative, money-grubbing, and completely amoral. But is he a murderer? Absolutely not, he insists, despite the pesky corpses piling up. After befriending an accountant, he beds the man's randy wife Karen before a wealthy widow next catches his eye. When Karen meets an untimely demise, a plodding police detective gets involved,...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (488 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. in container.
Description
"After 25 years in the force, Detective Inspector Henry Crabbe has lost his appetite for the job. He plans to take early retirement and open his dream restaurant, Pie in the Sky. But his accountant wife, Margaret, doesn't think the numbers add up. And his boss, ACC Fisher needs him around to handle those delicate cases at which he excels. Although craving retirement, Crabbe discovers that crime solving can be just as hard to resist as his signature...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (401 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The critically acclaimed drama returns for six more riveting episodes. In this season, DC Kate Fleming and DS Steve Arnott of AC-12 investigate the conduct of Sergeant Danny Waldron of the Armed Response Unit.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (339 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on George Simenon's classic detective novels and starring Michael Gambon, is equipped with rigorous logic, uncanny judgment of character, and, of course, his signature pipe and fedora. Inspector Maigret relishes the challenge of solving any mystery. Filled with dangerous crimes and elusive characters from the villages of rural France to the alleyways of Montmarte. Brings the most intriguing and complex puzzles from Simenon's anthology to the...
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2008], c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Minotaur was a creature that was a monstrous half-man, half-bull imprisoned in Daedalus's labyrinth. Crete gave birth to Europe's first civilization nearly 5,000 years ago. Then it collapsed in fire and violence. Many questions have arisen from the society and Hughes is following in the footsteps of famed archaeologists to find startling new insights into the Minoan culture. Fresh evidence excaved from sites all over Crete offers tantalizing clues...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (236 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Filled with humor, wit, and moral dilemmas, this raucous drama tells the true story of New Zealand's most controversial lawyer, Mike Bungay. In a high-profile career that begins in the 1960s and spans decades, he successfully defends alleged murderers, spies, and gang members, but he can't escape his own inner demons.
15) Porterhouse blue
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 200 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in a fictional, all-male Cambridge college, this movie aims it's barbs at aristocrats, politicians, and TV reporters as well as academics. From Brian Eastman, the producer of Poirot, Rosemary & Thyme, and Traffik.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013], c2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 294 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"After 25 years in the force, Detective Inspector Henry Crabbe has lost his appetite for the job. He plans to take early retirement and open his dream restaurant, Pie in the Sky. But his accountant wife, Margaret, doesn't think the numbers add up. And his boss, ACC Fisher needs him around to handle those delicate cases at which he excels. Although craving retirement, Crabbe discovers that crime solving can be just as hard to resist as his signature...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The eight season moves into the 1970s, with DCI George Gently facing retirement. In the opening episode Gently discovers the victim's wife was convicted of the murder eight years ago, he decides to re-open the case; a controversial move. But DI Bacchus opposes Gently's decision, not least because he worked as a DS on the original investigation and putting mentor and protégé at complete odds.