Acorn Media (Firm)
Series
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920's Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger sharp wit.
11) Cloudstreet
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Set around Perth from 1943-63, two families, each scarred by catastrophe, find a home for their hearts in this acclaimed Australian miniseries. The Lambs are hardworking and God-fearing, the Pickles are luckless and derelict, yet they find common ground beneath the same roof.
Series
The Duchess of Duke Street volume Series 1
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Born into the servant class, Louisa Leyton rises from the scullery to become the best chef in Edwardian London and manager of the most elegant-- and discreet-- hotel in town. She learns the rules of society from powerful men captivated by her beauty, but she never sheds her Cockney accent or attitude. Based on the true story of Rosa Lewis, a cook who became the owner of the Cavendish Hotel and through her culinary skills, beauty, and connections,...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Dr. Martin Ellingham is brilliant, dedicated, and highly efficient. He's also brusque, abrasive, and terrified of blood. Once a successful London surgeon, he's now a GP in the idyllic Cornish fishing village of Portwenn, where he's every bit as eccentric as the villagers he serves.
Pub. Date
2009
Description
This is the ultimate in armchair travel to Italy. It offers a unique aerial view shot from a helicopter, via a mounted camera, showcasing the country's breathtaking scenery and abundant architectural wonders. An informative narrative and soundtrack of traditional regional music further enhance the experience.
15) Scoop
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Mistaken for a foreign correspondent, a mild-mannered wildlife writer is sent to a fictional African country on the eve of a war. He flounders through a sea of wild rumors and sleazy journalists desperate for a story.
16) Vera : Set 1
Description
Based on the award-winning novels by Ann Cleeves, Vera stars two-time Oscar℗ʼ nominee Brenda Blethyn (Pride & Prejudice, Secrets & Lies) as a cantankerous but brilliant detective who solves unthinkable crimes in northeast England. Blethyn imbues DCI Vera Stanhope with "a monumental intelligence" (The Guardian, UK) in this hit detective drama.
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
Michael Kitchen stars as Detective Chief Inspector Christopher Foyle in this original PBS Masterpiece Theatre mystery series. Set in the beautiful southern English countryside amid the disorder and danger of World War II, Foyle's War takes place far from the glory of the front. His is an ordinary struggle, against everyday evil, in extraordinarily dangerous times.