Acorn Media (Firm)
1) Provence
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005], c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (79 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inhabited since prehistoric times, Provence is bounded by the Alps to the east and the Rhone River to the west. Its timeless charms, celebrated by writers and painters over the centuries, have been more dazzling than in this aerial tour, enhanced by a historical narrative and set regional music.
4) The guilty
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 201 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 400 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Foyle, a veteran detective is persuaded to remain on duty at home rather than join the troops at the front as World War II begins. But home is on the vulnerable southern English coast and the chaos, danger and venality of war seep into everyday events.
10) Lorna Doone
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young man is sworn to destroy the Doones who killed his father, but falls in love with a beautiful member of the Doone clan. R. D. Blackmore's classic tale of forbidden love, revenge, and adventure in lawless 17th century England is one of the greatest love stories ever told.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (77 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
From Wall Street to Washington Heights, down Fifth Avenue, over bridges, and across the grid, Visions of New York City celebrates the irresistible attraction of the little 25- by 2-mile island that is New York.
Series
Midsomer murders. Set 19 volume disc 1
Publisher
distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Detective Chief Insepctor Tom Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Ben Jones investigate the murder of Milton Cross resident Sonia Woodley as well as the death of her husband two years before.
Series
Midsomer murders. Set 8 volume 1
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. In "The Maid in Splendour," unrequited love, secret business deals, and passionate affairs threaten the lives of those connected to The Maid in Splendour, Midsomer Worthy's beloved local pub. When one of the pub's bartenders is found murdered in the nearby woods, Barnaby and Scott uncover a deadly clash of cultures in the gossipy...
Series
Midsomer murders. Set 3 volume 1
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"When the owners of Inkpen Manor announce plans to turn the memorial garden on their grounds into a tea room, the villagers of Midsomer Deverell are outraged. But are any of them angry enough to kill? After members of the Inkpen family are murdered, Barnaby and Troy investigate"--Container.
Series
Midsomer murders. Set 8 volume 2
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. In "The straw woman," when a curate dies tragically at a festival revival, some villagers of Midsomer Parva suspect black magic. Barnaby and Scott unravel a centuries-old mystery, complicated by Scott's attraction to a schoolteacher who has been branded a witch by the village.
Series
Publisher
distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Ben Jones investigate the murder of Midsomer Conservation Society member Maureen Stubbs and her alleged complicity in burglaries and vandalism against supporters of a modern property development in Pelfe Chase.
Series
Midsomer murders. Set 1 volume 3
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Barnaby is enlisted to keep the peace when the arrival of two feuding clans of travelers disrupt the tranquility of Martyr Warren. Local magistrate and Falklands War veteran Hector Bridges gets fired up about the interlopers and unwisely marches into the fray.
19) Callan: Set 2
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (663 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A British assassin works for a secret intelligence service during the Cold War. The acclaimed British spy series reaches its captivating conclusion. A Cold War assassin is trapped in a shadowy intelligence agency. A gripping espionage drama set in the dark days of the Cold War, akin to Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Bonus features included.