Acorn Media (Firm)
2) The level
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (288 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It follows Detective Sergeant Nancy Devlin, who leads a double life. Her high-flying police career is at odds with an attachment to shady businessman and drug trafficker Frank Le Saux, who acts as a father figure to her. Having kept him off the police's radar for years, Nancy finds her secret at risk of exposure when Frank is murdered in Brighton and she's placed in the middle of the investigation, with a killer stalking her.
3) Detectorists
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The charming comedy-drama from BBC Four tells the story of Andy and Lance, members of the Danebury Metal Detectors Club. As Andy pursues a degree in archaeology and Lance considers being a musician, they spend their days searching through fields with their metal detectors, dreaming of finding a fortune.
"This gentle tale of treasuring-hunting folk struck TV gold."--The Guardian (UK)
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 167 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Includes two programs: Visions of Greece, which covers the most famous cities and sites, and Visions of Greece: Off the beaten path, which features rarely visited locales. Also includes nearly an hour of bonus footage not seen on PBS.
5) Vera: Set 5
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (371 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the award-winning novels by Ann Cleeves. A cantankerous but brilliant detective solves unthinkable crimes in northeast England. Blethyn imbues DCI Vera Stanhope in this hit detective drama. Set Five includes four all new feature-length mysteries.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005], c1976
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 781 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Through hard work, talent, and ambition, a servant girl rises from scullery maid to become the finest chef in London and Edwardian society's premier hostess. Along the way her beauty and spirit attract the attention of high-placed admirers.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (673 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the novel by R.F. Delderfield, this follows the fortunes of Paul Craddock, a former soldier who purchases a run-down Devon estate. Set between the Boer War and the outbreak of World War I, the miniseries depicts the end of an era, as England moves into the modern age.
11) The black book
Series
Rebus. Set 2 volume disc 1
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 69 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a part-time prostitute turns up in a shallow grave among shale hills known locally as the Five Sisters, Rebus links her murder with the death of another young woman 10 years earlier. He targets a distinguished member of Parliament as the prime suspect for both cases. But the real proof may lie in an anonymously mailed book, lavishly illustrated and written in rune-like code.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 202 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jack Irish, is a brooding antihero of Australia. Reeling in the wake of his wife's murder, the former lawyer has reinvented himself as a part-time private investigator and full-time alcoholic, intent on drowning his demons. When an old client dies after leaving Jack several frantic voicemails, the PI realizes he can't outrun or out-drink his past. Jack returns to the world that took everything away from him: a seedy place of lowlifes, corruption,...
Series
Midsomer murders. Set 19 volume disc 2
Publisher
distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
While visiting Brighton with the Causton Chamber of Commerce, Detective Chief Insepctor Tom Barnaby partners with his cousin, Brighton's DCI John Barnaby to investigate a local murder and related criminal activities.
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (74 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Muscle is the body's natural heating system. Regular strength training revs up your metabolism and helps protect against the bone loss that naturally occur in your 50s. A complete strength workout includes insights into the importance of strength training; exercise tips for achieving maximum goals; 40-minute core routine, including abdominal section; advanced excerses; Q & A session.
Series
Bit of a do complete collection volume disc 1-2
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (301 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows the working-class Simcocks and middle-class Rodenhursts through their excruciatingly awkward but uproariously funny interactions at a variety of family functions.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 207 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Tennison seizes the opportunity to head a murder investigation--something she should have done long ago, had she not been passed over by her male superiors time and again. With a suspect already identified and her own team openly hostile, she uncovers errors and conflicting facts that point to a coverup within the force."--Container.
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Faith Alexander's unannounced visit to her wealthy Uncle Rex's estate turns into quite a surprise, indeed. Everyone there thinks she died in a plane crash three years earlier. When Rex's body turns up, his would-be heirs engage in a battle of wills that exposes plenty of motives for murder.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (286 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the picturesque Kent countryside, the Larkins are looking forward to a fun-filled summer of 1959. After Pop sells the crumbling mansion next door for more than its worth, he celebrates with plans to build a swimming pool. But the new neighbors soon plot their revenge, catching Pop in their snare. Can Ma and the rest of the Larkin famiy manage to keep him out of prison? Meanwhile, daughter Primrose longs for love when handsome Reverend Candy arrives...