Acorn Media (Firm)
Publisher
Acorn Media Enterprises
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 179 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Andy and Lance continue to pursue their shared hobby of metal detecting searching the Essex countryside for treasure while navigating the challenges of their personal lives.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
2016, 2015.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
2 DVD (177 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Andy is still out of a job and struggling to provide for his wife, Becky, and new son. Lance is still unlucky in love, though someone special unexpectedly walks into his life.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (474 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Janet King, a senior crown prosecutor, returns to work after maternity leave to find her workplace even more demanding than when she left. She quickly becomes involved in a high-profile and controversial case, and makes several enemies in her search for the truth.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (376 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd arrives on assignment in Brokenwood, a small town where memories--and animosities--run deep. He's an experienced cop with a 1971 "classic" car, a collection of country music cassettes, and an indeterminate number of ex-wives. The new woman in his life is his assistant, Detective Constable Kristin Sims a by-the-book investigator nearly twenty years younger than her boss's car, who quickly has to get used to his lone-wolf...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (367 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a seemingly quiet country town in New Zealand, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd finds that murder can happen anywhere. Working alongside Detective Constable Kristin Sims, Shepherd solves grisly murders in this gripping and well-written series.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (385 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the sleepy town of Brokenwood, New Zealand, the affable residents may seem harmless, but killers, blackmailers, and thieves lurk in every picturesque corner. To quell the community's alarming murder rate, Detective Mike Shepherd uses an unconventional style that contrasts with the methodical approach of his partner, Detective Kristin Sims, and the eager assistance of DC Sam Breen.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (366 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie tells the story of an educator's effect on impressionable young ladies at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls in Edinburgh, revealing the challenges they face growing up in 1930s Scotland. Devoted to her students, Miss Brodie endeavors to fill them with a love of art and culture and as much self-confidence as she possesses. In doing so, she offends the conservative Miss Gaunt, tests the patience of headmistress Miss Mackay,...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (464 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Episode 1. With Elaine away with her boyfriend, Martin finds himself with a new receptionist in the form of her cousin, Pauline who arrives unannounced. He assists his aunt Joan by examining her friend, Muriel Steele. Her son, Danny Steele thinks she is displaying early signs of dementia and wants to put her in a home. Martin's initial examination reveals her to be perfectly normal but he must re-evaluate his diagnosis when she behaves oddly. Martin...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 369 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
DSS Mike Shepherd and DC Kristin Simms return to uncover more macabre goings on in the quaint, murder-ridden town of Brokenwood. Beneath the town's peaceful veneer are buried secrets, treacherous lies, and murderous rivalries.
The black widower : The Frog and Cheetah publican, Ray Neilson, has branched into tourism with his 'Lord of the Ringz Tours.' But when Ray's wife is discovered dead under a giant foam spider, things get mirky. But when the...
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Belgium sleuth Hercule Poirot untangles a baffling mystery of a murderer who announces his next victims through a series of letters each addressed to the the detective himself.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (576 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the sleepy town of Brokenwood, New Zealand, the affable residents may seem harmless, but killers, blackmailers, and thieves lurk in every picturesque corner. To quell the community's alarming murder rate, Detective Mike Shepherd uses an unconventional style that contrasts with the methodical approach of his partner, Detective Kristin Sims, and the eager assistance of DC Sam Breen.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (approximately 13 hours) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
"Detective William Murdoch ... solves the most perplexing mysteries of Edwardian-era Toronto with scientific insight and revolutionary techniques"--Container.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 281 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Episode 1. Meet Martin Ellingham, an eminent physician with a nasty disposition. Forced to give up his career as a London surgeon after developing a fear of blood, he takes a job as GP in the sleepy Cornish village of Portwenn. His irascible manner and permanent scowl soon have the town in an uproar; he insults each patient he sees and offends nearly everyone else. The only person who's glad to see him is his aunt Joan. Episode 2. Martin's first official...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 283 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A recent widower and acclaimed poet, Dalgliesh is a cerebral, reserved man but possessed of exceptional empathy and insight. As he investigates complex crimes in 1970s England, he plumbs the darker depths of the human psyche in his pursuit of justice.
18) Vera: Set 5
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 6 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
With her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope and her trusted right-hand man DS Joe Ashworth face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (177 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's 1939 and Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten strangers are invited to Indian Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast in southern England. Cut off from the mainland, with their generous hosts Mr and Mrs U.N. Owen mysteriously absent, they are each accused of a terrible crime. As each member of the party starts to die one by one, the survivors realize that one of them is a killer and start to turn on each other.
20) ANZAC girls
Publisher
Screentime Pty Ltd
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (364 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on true events, this drama tells the story of five Australian and New Zealand nurses during World War I. Drawing on the real participants' diaries and letters, this six-part drama celebrates the contributions of women to the war effort.