Acorn Media (Firm)
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.
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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 & Troy begin to investigate the possible link between the two cases.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (306 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...
Series
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (371 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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 Jamie Winter
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
1990.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Three episodes of the impeccably turned-out diminutive Belgian sleuth. With the his razor sharp mind and the aid of the affabel Captain Hastings, Poirot unravels the thorniest cases without mussing a hair of his famously sculpted mustache. Set in the elegance 1930's England, the series also includes Chief Inspector Japp and Miss Lemon.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (241 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The elite murder squad returns. As the detectives solve each case (skeletal remains dug up in the garden, the brutal murder of a pub landlord, a teenage au pair found dead, the double-shooting of a father and son), there's one mystery Detective Inspector David Bradford can't unravel. Where is his wife Sarah? As the other detectives investigate why David is lying to them about the night Sarah disappeared, they begin to think the unthinkable: did the...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The mystery begins in the lounge of the Bellona Club where the elderly members all slumber like corpses in their chairs. On Armistice Day 1922, one of them really is a corpse. Question is, did the General or his sister, the wealthy Lady Dorland, die first? Wimsey uncovers love, greed, anguish, betrayal and finally, the bitter truth.
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.
95) Cold call
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After single mother June receives a fateful phone call, she takes increasingly desperate measures to salvage her family's future in this dark thriller. Finding herself the victim of a scam that wipes out her savings, June tries to hunt down those responsible with the help of an old flame.
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014, ©2014
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (599 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Charlie and Nicola Buchanan are a pair of crime-scene cleaners with a knack for solving mysteries. As they go about their work, they discover clues the police overlook. This warm and witty whodunit from Down Under is sure to please mystery and comedy fans alike.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media U.S
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (75 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Aerial views of Ireland with a soundtrack of traditional and modern Celtic music. Flying above the wondrus beauty of Giant's Causeway and the windswept Cliffs of Moher, through famously green country glens and charming fishing ports, down into bustling cities and serene historic ruins, this travelogue features stunning views.
98) Vera: Set 6
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (370 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Includes four all-new, feature-length mysteries. From the death of a woman found on the Northumberland cliffs to the body of a fisherman pulled out of the sea, these cases prove to be some of the most difficult and emotional in Vera's career.
100) Rake: Series 2
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 462 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Cleaver makes a bitter enemy of the powerful new Attorney General, Cal McGregor, when Cleaver is caught having an affair with his wife. Cleaver's paramour, Missy, causes a scandal with a memoir about her life as a prostitute, and his best friend's wife, Scarlet, can't forgive Cleaver for the damage he caused to her marriage. Cleaver's legal career is just as hectic as his personal life as he defends alleged terrorists, teenage murderers, and leakers...