Acorn Media (Firm)
301) Vidago Palace
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Portuguese
Description
In 1936 Portugal, the opulent Vidago Palace hotel is a haven for Europe's elite from the Spanish Civil War erupting across the border. Beautiful young aristocrat Carlota arrives at the resort to plan her wedding to the wealthy Cesar, which will save her family from bankruptcy. But her heart is preoccupied with thoughts of Pedro, the handsome son of the hotel's concierge.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Based on the novels by Julie Wassmer, this mystery series follows big-hearted restaurant owner Pearl Nolan, who sets up a local detective agency in the English seaside town of Whitstable after undergoing police training in an earlier career. She's joined by Detective Mike McGuire, who comes from London to investigate a case.
303) My life is murder
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A contemporary Australian detective drama about retired cop Alexa Crowe. With her old boss regularly asking for her insight on cold cases and a young police data-analyst eager to be mentored, whether Alexa wants to or not, Alexa can't seem to stop solving crime.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these four contemporary British television mysteries. Blood Wedding -- Cully's wedding day is fast approaching, but a series of bizarre murders at an upper-class wedding leave Barnaby distracted. Shot at Dawn -- A long-standing family feud erupts into violence after a disgraced soldier's name is placed on a World War I memorial. Left for Dead -- Barnaby discovers a potential...
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets. A series of grisly murders rocks the village of Fletcher's Cross and local spiritualists fall under suspicion. Barnaby and Scott immerse themselves in the luxurious world of rowing after a murder mars the annual Midsomer Regatta. In the orchid-mad village of Midsomer Malham, Barnaby and Scott must discover who would kill to own an extremely rare specimen. Why did the owner of...
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Explores the bitter internal rivalries among police investigators, the political pressures of high-profile cases, and the legal maneuverings of defense attorneys and prosecutors. Police probe an abandoned house concealing multiple murders, a dysfunctional family with a deeply troubled musical prodigy, the mysterious disappearance of a well-connected woman, and a shadowy sex club for London's elite.
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Filmed back-to-back in Welsh and English, the series tells the story of lawyer, wife, and mother, Faith as she fights to find the truth behind the sudden disappearance of her husband, Evan. She comes to discover that her beautiful, idyllic coastal hometown harbors many dark secrets that threaten the lives of Faith and her family.
309) Jack Irish: Season 2
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When an Australian aid-worker is kidnapped by Muslim extremists, a high-stakes race to save his life pits East against West in these exciting new episodes. From the island of Mindanao in the Philippines to Melbourne, Jack Irish is caught in a global web of religious zealotry among right-wing Christians and media-savvy jihadists.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Janet confronts a hornet's nest of illegal gambling, organized crime and money laundering while tracking the tragic death of a young sports star. What begins as a spot betting investigation soon unmasks the elite professional sportsmen and women, and their connection to the shadowy underbelly of performance enhancing drugs, match fixing, kickbacks and ultimately murder.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Delivers more hard-hitting drama in these final episodes from the hit series. Follows each case from the scene of the crime to the jury's verdict, portraying with uncompromising realism the professional and personal pressures that detectives endure.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. Four funerals and a wedding: Every year, the Skimmington Fayre, a medieval ritual, rekindles an age-old battle of the sexes in Broughton. But this year, the men decide to reclaim their dignity and the bodies really start to accumulate. Country matters: With the town of Elverton in an uproar over a new supermarket, an environmental...
314) Patrick Melrose
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Chronicling the hilarious highs and devastating lows of his tumultuous life, this blackly humorous drama follows Patrick from his childhood trauma at the hands of an abusive father and neglectful mother, to the peak of his heroin addiction, and his attempts to stay sober and support his family.
315) Patrick Melrose
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Chronicling the hilarious highs and devastating lows of his tumultuous life, this blackly humorous drama follows Patrick from his childhood trauma at the hands of an abusive father and neglectful mother, to the peak of his heroin addiction, and his attempts to stay sober and support his family.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
As the most opulent hotel in Manchester, England, during the decadent Roaring '20s, The Grand is more than a building. It's a nexus for schemes, scandals, romance and intrigue. For owner John Bannerman, The Grand symbolizes a tradition of luxury and elegance begun by his father. For Marcus Bannerman, it becomes a risky investment and a way to entice his brother's wife into bed. And for the maids and porters employed there, it represents a possible...
Publisher
[Acorn Media]
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Danish
Description
"In the seaside Danish town of Elsinore, the personal and professional converge for DCI Dan Sommerdahl ... ; his estranged wife, criminal technician Marianne ... ; and his best pal and partner, Detective Flemming Torp ... . Separated after 25 years of marriage, Dan now asks for a divorce despite still being in love with Marianne. She, meanwhile, wants to rediscover herself--which gets complicated when Flemming, needing a place to stay and carrying...
319) East of Eden
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Adam and Charles Trask grow up in the shadow of their father, Cyrus. Cyrus prefers Adam, inciting jealousy in his younger son. Adam is signed up for the cavalry, while Charles works on the family farm. Reuniting years later, the brothers live in peace until a beautiful woman nearly beaten to death arrives on their front porch. Adam nurses her back to health and falls blindly in love. But Cathy hides a cruel past. Adam and Cathy marry and have twin...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Series follows anti-corruption unit 12 (AC-12) as they investigate fellow police officers accused of corruption. In series five, Stephen Graham stars as John Corbett, the ruthless leader of an organized crime group who hijacks a seized drugs transport. AC-12 investigators suspect corrupt police officers of leaking information. As the body count rises, AC-12 realize they₂re facing their most vicious adversary yet.