Barbara Taylor Bradford COLLECTION
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Barbara Taylor Bradford COLLECTION
Welcome to the first Acorn Catalogue for 2012 We are so very excited about our release of Accused which is a moving and powerful piece of television written by Jimmy McGovern who also penned The Street. There are brilliant performances from the likes of Christopher Eccleston (Dr Who), who in the first episode plays Willy and is deep in debt and ends up in all sorts of trouble. This great drama recently aired on the ABC, don’t be the last to grab the DVD. See page 3 for more details. In the meantime sit back and enjoy our catalogue which is getting bigger and better with a great range of titles and special prices. If you want any further information on any of our titles then give our team a call on 02 9310 7999. When placing an order please use the enclosed order form or visit our new website www.acornmediaau.com Acorn Media Australia Customer Service Behind The Scenes Lynne Hindes Operations Manager Sandra Evans Jason Dann Lynne has been with Acorn Media Australia from its inception and is a major asset when it comes to ordering our stock for you to purchase. Hobbies: Music, SES and more recently adopted a beautiful cat that she has named Piaf. Lynne Hindes 2 visit our website www.acornmediaau.com ACCUSED By Jimmy McGoven Unflinching drama from the award winning Jimmy McGovern (Cracker, Hillsborough, The Street) and starring Warren Brown, Peter Capaldi, Mackenzie Crook, Christopher Eccleston, Naomie Harris, Andy Serkis, Ben Smith, Juliet Stevenson and Marc Warren. Weaving tales of fascinating hypothetical scenarios, Accused is a gripping blend of true to-life situations, moral dilemmas and intriguing characters. Each story is about an ordinary person who ends up in the dock. But should these men and women be there? Are they innocent or guilty or somewhere in between? As each hour long episode unravels we see how these people became the accused and finally whether they walk free or go down... DVD Extras: Behind The Scenes Interviews. Code: AMA10185 Best Drama/Best Actor International Emmy® Awards Price: $39.95 NEW 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 356 mins. Certificate MA15+ Gareth Malone Choral animateur, singer & presenter WINNER OF THE ROYAL TELEVISION AWARDS BAFTA winning Gareth Malone teaches choral singing to people who have no experience but are willing to give it a try. From reluctant school age children to shy adult communities where singing is not a current activity. Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne Gareth has been given the task of finding 50 teenagers from across East Sussex, to sing on the main stage of one of the world’s most prestigious opera houses, Glyndebourne in the UK. The Choir Unsung Town Follow charismatic choirmaster Gareth Malone as he attempts to turn South Oxhey, a housing estate near Watford, into a centre of choral excellence. Code: AMA10170 Price $39.95 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 180 mins. Certificate PG NEW DVD Extras: Gareth Malone Biography, English Subtitles. call our order line 02 9310 7999 Code: AMA10243 Price $39.95 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 232 mins. Certificate M NEW DVD Extras: Gareth Malone Biography, Picture Gallery, English Subtitles. 3 GEORGE GENTLY SERIES 3 It’s the 1960’s, George Gently an ex-Scotland Yard detective who along with his young, ambitious partner, Sgt. John Bacchus (Lee Ingleby) - find themselves investigating a family with unimaginable secrets. Starring: Martin Shaw and Lee Ingleby. DVD Extras: Alan Hunter Biography, Martin Shaw Biography and English Subtitles. Indian Hill RAILWAYS “Fascinating, sweet and utterly charming” TIME OUT From the Himalayas in the north, to the Nilgiris in the south – for a hundred years, little steam trains have climbed through the clouds and into the wonderful world of Indian Hill Railways. Contains: Series 3 Code AMA10163 THE DARJEELING HIMALAYAN RAILWAY Price: $29.95 THE NILGIRI MOUNTAIN RAILWAY 1 DVD Approx Run Time 176 mins. Certificate M THE KALKA-SHIMLA RAILWAY Also Available: Series 1 Code AMA10035 Narrated by Bernard Hill. Price: $34.95 Code: AMA10217 English Subtitles. 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 266 mins. Certificate M Series 2 Code AMA10105 Price: $34.95 Box Set Series 1 & Series 2 Code AMA20081 Price: $54.95 Price: $29.95 1 DVD Approx Run Time 177 mins. Certificate G English Subtitles. English Subtitles . 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 354 mins. Certificate M 4 DVDs Approx Run Time 620 mins. Certificate M Harbour Lights A Dance to the Music of Time Starring Nick Berry (Heartbeat) If you loved Heartbeat, you will adore Harbour Lights! The complete British tv series based on the epic literary masterpiece Series One and Series Two are set in the beautiful harbour town of Bridehaven where Nick Berry plays Harbour Master Mike Nicholls. Ruthless business dealings and the sea dominate local lives. Friendship, adultery, ambition and failure play out against the backdrop of London’s social, political and artistic life. Chronicles half a century of British upper-class life from the 1920’s through to the 1960’s. Starring: Nick Berry (Heartbeat), Tina Hobley, Gerard Horan. DVD Extras: Picture Gallery. Code: AMA10150 Price: $59.95 5 DVDs Approx Run Time 782 mins. Certificate PG 4 Code: AMA10010 Price: $69.95 Now $49.95 SAVE $20 4 DVDs Approx Run Time 415 mins. Certificate MA 15+ visit our website www.acornmediaau.com A Year at Kew SERIES 2 The Lost Gardens of Heligan This UNESCO World Heritage site attracts over a million visitors each year all eager to enjoy the beautiful gardens and magnificent glasshouses. As Seen On ABC Country House Rescue Each episode introduces some of the gardens monthly highlights. Includes the Wollemi Pine Story. Code: AMA10244 Price: $34.95 NEW A stunning DVD which captures the magical reawakening of one of nature’s “Sleeping Beauties”. An exquisite garden which had suffered years of neglect is transformed to become Britain’s favourite garden attraction. Code AMA10067 Price: $24.95 3 DVDs Approx Run time 404 mins. Certificate G 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 144 mins. Certificate G Also Available: A Year at Kew SERIES 1 DVD Extras: English Subtitles. Code: AMA10193 Price: $34.95 Now $29.95 SAVE $5 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 348 mins Certificate G The Grand Complete Collection Written by Russell T Davies (Doctor Who, Touching Evil) and featuring awardwinning Susan Hampshire, this is addictive period drama in the tradition of Upstairs, Downstairs, The Duchess of Duke Street and Downton Abbey. Divided by class and circumstance or tied together by love and loyalty, the myriad of characters who populate The Grand prove unforgettable. Code: AMA20072 Price: $59.95 She Stoops to Conquer New Street Law A Classical Comedy of Errors In the murky waters of the law, defence and prosecution do whatever it takes to win. Barrister Jack Roper ( John Hannah) rejected his former mentor and top prosecutor, L a u re n ce S c a m m e l l Q C (Paul Freeman) to set up a defence-only chambers with a passion for justice. DVD Extras: Picture Gallery. Code: AMA10171 Price: $39.95 Now $29.95 5 DVDs Approx Run Time 802 mins. Certificate M The tale centres on Kate - who is a well-bred lady who pretends to be a barmaid to win the heart of her stuffy suitor. Filmed entirely at a 17th - century English manor house, this production escapes the confines of the stage and enlivens Goldsmith’s witty text in every scene. SAVE $10 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 468 mins. Certificate M DVD Extras: The Artist’s Biographies, A Gooseberry Fool. Code: AMA10218 Price: $39.95 call our order line 02 9310 7999 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 203 mins. Certificate G 5 of n S V i S i o Great value at $19.95 each VISIONS OF ENGLAND AMA10106 VISIONS OF SCOTLAND AMA10107 VISIONS OF WALES AMA10108 VISIONS OF IRELAND AMA10109 VISIONS OF GERMANY – Along The Rhine AMA10116 VISIONS OF GERMANY – Bavaria AMA10146 VISIONS OF AUSTRIA AMA10117 VISIONS OF GREECE AMA10118 VISIONS OF GREECE – Off The Beaten Path AMA10119 VISIONS OF ITALY – Northern Style AMA10120 VISIONS OF ITALY – Southern Style VISIONS OF ITALY – The Great Cities VISIONS OF SICILY VISIONS OF FRANCE – The Riviera VISIONS OF FRANCE – Provence VISIONS OF THE GREAT CITIES OF EUROPE VISIONS OF ISRAEL VISIONS OF PUERTO RICO VISIONS OF CANADA VISIONS OF NEW YORK CITY AMA10125 AMA10126 AMA10129 AMA10127 AMA10128 AMA10130 AMA10196 AMA10197 AMA10198 AMA10199 S hot from a helicopter-mounted camera, planned with precision for optimum lighting and angles, and scored with traditional regional music, VISIONS® aerial series has thrilled audiences nationwide. VISIONS® is a visual itinerary, an emotional visit to your family’s homeland, a souvenir of the trip of a lifetime or the virtual realisation of your fantasy holiday. Whatever the inspiration, one thing’s certain, you won’t see these locations like this any other way. Great value box sets also available of n S V i S i o of n S Vi S i o of n S V i S i o FRANCE AND THE GREAT CITIES OF EUROPE BRITAIN & IRELAND ITALY NEW Contains: France Provence, Riviera and Great Cities of Europe Contains: England, Scotland, Wales & Ireland Contains: Sicily, North & South Italy Code: AMA20097 Code: AMA20077 Code: AMA20088 Price: $49.95 Price: $44.95 4 DVDs Approx Run time 225mins. Certificate G 3 DVDs Approx Run time 166 mins. Certificate G Price: $39.95 3 DVDs Approx Run time 169 mins. Certificate G 6 visit our website www.acornmediaau.com Victorian Farm Also Available: A specialist team devote a year of their lives to re-creating life in a 19th century rural environment. In a rural world without flushing toilets, running water, street lights, gas and electricity or motor vehicles, how will the group survive? SAVE $10 DVD Extras: Victorian Farm Calendar, Picture Gallery and English Subtitles. Victorian Pharmacy From the makers of Victorian Farm Code: AMA10176 Price: $39.95 Now $29.95 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 240 mins. Certificate PG Turn Back Time The High Street Code: AMA10137 Code: AMA10204 Price: $39.95 Now $29.95 Price: $34.95 Now $24.95 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 354 mins. Certificate PG 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 343 mins. Certificate G Bouquet of Barbed Wire & Another Bouquet BOX SET Bouquet of Barbed Wire Follow the emotional torments and tortures of a wealthy middle class family who spiral deep into a mesh of lies, secrets and lurid betrayals. Starring: BAFTA® award-winning Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon and Sheila Allen. Trevor Eve (Waking the Dead) s t a r s a lo ng sid e H e r mio n e Norris (Spooks) in this modern reworking of Andrea Newman’s taboo-busting psychological drama by the acclaimed writer of Prime Suspect. Code: AMA20090 Code: AMA10184 Price: $64.95 Price: $34.95 4 DVDs Approx Run Time 713 mins. Certificate M 1 DVD Approx Run Time 135 mins. Certificate M AS SEEN ON CHANNEL 7 America’s Scenic Rail Journeys From the rugged beauty and pioneer spirit of Alaska to British Columbia’s majestic peaks, Mexico’s colossal canyon, the autumnal splendour of the Adirondacks and the Pacific Ocean’s rugged coastline, these rail journeys tour some of the most spectacular and breathtaking scenery in the world. Visiting both renowned and less travelled areas, the series explores the remarkable natural beauty and rich history of the continent. So climb aboard for six incredible adventures. SAVE Price: $39.95 $5 Now $34.95 Code AMA10162 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 322 mins. Certificate E Britain’s Heritage Railways All aboard for a nostalgic tour of some of the finest, most picturesque and most interesting rail lines and rolling stock in the country. This superb collection of eight wonderful films on 4 DVDs, features the best of the heritage railways meandering across the rolling landscape of Great Britain. Code: C110660-9 Price: $44.95 4 DVDs Approx Run Time 430 mins. Certificate E call our order line 02 9310 7999 7 Pam Ayres Word Perfect Live From The Theatre Royal Windsor Pam Ayres has been entertaining audiences around the world for over 35 years. Her latest solo theatre show illustrates why she is one of the UK’s most popular liver performers. DVD Extras: An interview with Pam Ayres and English Subtitles. Code: AMA10211 Price: $29.95 1 DVD Approx Run Time 94 mins. Certificate PG Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury Treasure Houses of Britain Seasoned stomper Julia Bradbury dons her walking boots once again to explore the canals of Britain and their towpath trails. These four walks follow a hidden network of locks, bridges, aqueducts and tunnels, perfect for exploring on foot. A rare opportunity to explore five of Britain’s stately homes Join Selina Scott as she glides around some of Britain’s finest stately homes. Accompanied by their owners, she takes us on a marvellous guided tour of Chatsworth House, Blenheim Palace, Burghley House, Holkham Hall and Boughton House. DVD Extras: Julia Bradbury Biography, Picture Gallery and English Subtitles. Code AMA10182 Price: $29.95 Now$24.95 Code AMA10092 1 DVD Approx Run Time 116 mins. Certificate G Also Available: Code AMA10132 SAVE $5 Code AMA10169 NEW Price: $34.95 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 245 mins. Certificate G Code AMA20064 Code AMA10091 Code: AMA10241 Price: $29.95 Price: $29.95 Price: $29.95 Price: $39.95 Price: $29.95 Now $24.95 Now $24.95 Now $24.95 Now $34.95 Now $24.95 English Subtitles. English Subtitles. English Subtitles. English Subtitles. 2 DVDs 1 DVD 1 DVD 1 DVD Approx Run Time 349 mins. 1 DVD Approx Run Time 165 mins. Approx Run Time 175 mins. Approx Run Time 116 mins. Approx Run Time 116 mins. Certificate G Certificate G Certificate PG Certificate G Certificate G 8 visit our website www.acornmediaau.com era Heston’s Fishy Feast River Cottage Everyday Heston creates a mouth-watering feast using long forgotten sustainable delights from the sea. Heston’s bedazzled guests are talk show host Jonathan Ross, comedienne Ronni Ancona and actor Denis Lawson. Hugh demonstrates how to make the most of leftovers, turning scraps destined for the bin into delectable fare for the lunch box and visits the homes of everyday folk to take them on a journey of a lifetime. DVD Extras: Heston Blumenthal Biography. DVD Extras: A Selection of Hugh’s Recipes. Code: AMA10225 Price: $19.95 Code: AMA10188 Price: $39.95 1 DVD Approx Run Time 47 mins. Certificate PG 3 DVDs Approx Run Time 422mins. Certificate PG NEW Also Available: The Hairy Bikers Mums know best! XXX Simple and easy recipes that you can follow T he Hair y Biker s are on a mission to save Britain’s best family recipes from being lost for all time. They’re travelling up and down the country in search of mums with recipe book s handed down from generation to generation, discovering their stories and creating their lipsmacking family favourites including Cheese Pie, Clootie Dumplings, Home-Made C r u m p e t s , B a r rov ia n L ove Sponge, Pan Haggerty, Great Grannie’s Pudding, Bacalao al bras, Roast Saddle of Venison, Baked Alaska, Roast Ham and more. NEW DVD Extras: English Subtitles, The Hairy Bikers Twelve Days of Christmas. Code: AMA10189 Price: $39.95 3 DVDs Approx Run Time 414 mins Certificate PG River Cottage Spring and Autumn DVD Extras: Recipes. Code: AMA10096 Price: $44.95 4 DVDs Approx Run time 374 mins. Certificate M River Cottage Summer’s Here Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is celebrating the summer season by whipping up seasonal delights and cooking up the finest edible goodies from the garden. DVD Extras: Recipes and Picture Gallery. Code: AMA10151 Price: $34.95 1 DVD Approx Run Time 186 mins. Certificate PG call our order line 02 9310 7999 9 Red Dog NEW iiii “A wonderful Australian Family film” David Stratton, The Australian SAVE $10 Based on the legendary true story of the charismatic kelpie who united a desperate local mining community in the 1970’s and 80’s, while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master. DVD Extras: Making of Red Dog, Training Footage, Deleted Scenes and More. Murder Most English The Flaxborough Chronicles Four terrific tales of detective sleuthing based on the Flaxborough novels of Colin Watson. Starring Anton Rodgers as Detective Inspector Purbright and Christopher Timothy as Detective Sergeant Love. DVD Extras: Cast Filmographies, Author Biography and English Subtitles. Code AMA10020 Code: R-1104179 Price: $34.95 Now $29.95 Price: $39.95 Now $29.95 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 344 mins. Certificate PG 1 DVD Approx Run Time 89 mins. Certificate PG SAVE $5 Andrew Marr’s Megacities “It is the big story and Marr tells it so well” The Guardian The Young Ones Re-living your youth can make you young again Could it be that we all have the power to think ourselves young again? That’s the extraordinary claim of an experiment first conducted 30 years ago which has been re-staged. Six well-loved celebrities in their 70’s and 80’s - Liz Smith, Lionel Blair, Dickie Bird, Sylvia Syms, Derek Jameson and Kenneth Kendall - have agreed to spend one week living as though it were 1975 to see if re-living your youth can make you young again. DVD Extras: The Science of the Young Ones. Code: AMA10252 Price: $34.95 Now $29.95 10 SAVE $5 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 242 mins. Certificate G Andrew Marr explores the world’s megacities, what draws people magnetically to the megacities? How much - or how little - planning, construction and care does it keep to sustain them; and are they, ultimately sustainable? DVD Extras: English Subtitles. Code: AMA10160 Price: $34.95 1 DVD Approx Run time 172 mins. Certificate G NEW NEW visit our website www.acornmediaau.com Oz & Hugh Raise The Bar Plus Oz and Hugh Drink to Christmas Special Oz Clarke and Hugh Dennis are on a mission to revive the good old British pub. Their plan: to scour the British Isles for the best independent drinks, soak up pub culture and then open a pub of their own. May the best landlord win! DVD Extras: Biographies and English Subtitles. Oz And James’s Drink To Britain James finally gets to drink a pint (or two) on home soil. The improbable duo travel the length and breadth of the UK, sampling the broad range of booze on offer, in an attempt to find the drink that defines Britain. Code: AMA10254 DVD Extras: English Subtitles and James May Biography. Price: $29.95 Code: AMA10192 2 DVD’s Approx Run time 300 mins. Certificate PG NEW Oz And James’s Big Wine Adventure Box Set Series 1 and Series 2 This boxed set features Oz-Clarke renowned wine authority and James May - a beer drinker who, at the outset, can identify a wine only as ‘nice’ or ‘nasty’. Great value, Series One and Series Two. DVD Extras: Oz and James Uncorked, Oz Clarke Biography, James May Biography. Code: AMA20069 Price: $59.95 SAVE Now $45.95 $5 4 DVDs Approx Run Time 400 mins. Certificate PG Certificate PG Fred Dibnah’s Made In Britain NEW Fred’s remarkable journey in search of what made Britain Great Travelling the leng th and breadth of Britain, Fred’s intention was to seek out the remarkable achievements of the craftsmen, engineers, inventors and industrial workers. It was a journey that took him to Britain’s most iconic engineering marvels as well as less familiar sites: from the Forth Bridge and the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge to Europe’s last deep-working iron ore mine in Cumbria and a local castings workshop in Bo’ness. Code: C1122199 Also Available: Series 1 Code AMA10077 Series 2 Code AMA10078 Price: $34.95 Now $24.95 Price: $34.95 Now $24.95 SAVE $10 2 DVDs 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 173 mins. Certificate PG Price: $34.95 Now $29.95 2 DVDs SAVE Approx Run Time $5 228 mins. Price: $39.95 39.95 2 DVD’s Approx Run time 354 mins. Certificate E Approx Run Time 227 mins. Certificate PG call our order line 02 9310 7999 11 HEARTBEAT Set during the 1960’s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield and initially starring former EastEnder Nick Berry as PC Nick Rowan, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines, with a host of colourful characters that viewers took to their hearts, and a wonderfully nostalgic soundtrack. Heartbeat ran for 18 years between 1992 and 2010, winning several prestigious television awards - including Best Performing Peak-Time Drama in 1999 and a number of ITV Programme of the Year awards. The series has garnered a devoted following and remains prime-time viewing world-wide. NEW The Complete First Series The Complete Second Series NEW This first series sees Nick and his doctor wife Kate (Niamh Cusack) settling in Aidensfield, having left the bustle of London behind. As villagers’ initial suspicion gives way to acceptance, the couple become increasingly involved, both professionally and personally, in the daily life of the rural community. Bill Maynard also stars as the irrepressible Claude Jeremiah Greengrass, with guest appearances from, among others, Philip Glenister, Annette Crosbie, Eleanor Bron, John Duttine and Elizabeth Spriggs. Starring former EastEnder Nick Berry as PC Nick Rowan, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime, medical and personal storylines, with a host of colourful characters. This complete second series – featuring John Simm and Hugo Speer in early TV roles, alongside cast regulars Niamh Cusack, Derek Fowlds and Bill Maynard – was originally screened in 1993. DVD Extras: Archive introductions on selected episodes by Nick Berry. Code: AMAR1126639 Code: AMAR1126639 Price: $39.95 12 DVD Extras: On location with Heartbeat documentary. Price: $39.95 3 DVD’s Approx Run Time 515 mins Certificate PG 3 DVD’s Approx Run Time 523 mins Certificate M visit our website www.acornmediaau.com Our Friends In The North The Cosmos “One of the top 5 dramas of all time!” The Guardians top 50 Television dramas A Beginner’s Guide The complete BAFTA® award-winning drama starring Christopher Eccleston, Gina McKee, Mark Strong and Daniel Craig in one of the BBC’s finest contemporary dramas. An epic nine part series following the lives of four friends from Newcastle across four decades from 1964 to 1995. DVD Extras: The Cast, Historical Significance, Awards and Accolade, English Subtitles. Code AMA10161 WHERE DID THE UNIVERSE COME FROM? Where is it headed? Does it harbour intelligent life elsewhere? Today, sophisticated technology is bringing scientists closer and closer to answering those big questions. Join veteran science educator Adam Hart-Davis and his colleagues, as they probe the very nature of the cosmos. DVD Extras: 12-page Downloadable Viewers Guide and Picture Gallery. SAVE $10 Code AMA10221 Price: $44.95 Now $34.95 Price: $29.95 1 DVD Approx Run time 169 mins. Certificate E 3 DVDs Approx Run Time 629 mins. Certificate MA 15+ Mastercrafts With Monty Don AS SEEN ON ABC TV A major new exploration of traditional British craftsmanship! This series hosted by Monty Don, celebrates all aspects of rural crafts including woodcraft, thatching, weaving, stone masonry, blacksmithing and glass making and helps put the traditional British crafts back on the map in a novel and inventive way. It reveals the fascinating history of British craftsmanship, inspiring interest and involvement in these valuable and rewarding crafts and showcases some of Britain’s leading craftsmen explaining the techniques at the heart of their trades. DVD Extras: Monty Don Biography and Picture Gallery. Code: AMA10180 Price: $39.95 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 362 mins. Certificate PG call our order line 02 9310 7999 13 Aerial Britain A fantastic collection of superb AERIAL BRITAIN films offering a unique, bird’s eye view of the British landscape. SAVE $10 Volume 1 contains Volume 2 contains Volume 3 contains The Great British Coastline Oxford & The Rural Surrounds Bristol and Bath & The Rural Surrounds Manchester & The Rural Surrounds. The Coast To Coast Walk The Northumberland Coast The Cleveland Way The West Highland Way The Pennine Way. The South West Coast Path The Pembrokeshire Coast Path The Norfolk Coast Path & Norfolk Broads Saxon Shore Way South Downs Way. Code: AMA10214 Code: AMA10215 Code: AMA10216 Price: $54.95 Now $44.95 Price: $54.95 Now $44.95 Price: $54.95 Now $44.95 4 DVDs Approx Run Time 218 mins. Certificate E 4 DVDs Approx Run Time 222 mins. Certificate E 4 DVDs Approx Run Time 233 mins. Certificate E The Camomile Lawn The reckless abandon of wartime, in all it’s pain and glory. SAVE $5 This lusty, darkly humorous drama reunites The Good Life co-stars Felicity Kendal and Paul Eddington. Also starring J e n nife r Ehle a nd Cl aire Bloom. Faithfully adapted from the Mary Wesley book. DVD Extras: Biography of Mary Wesley and Cast Filmographies. Code AMA10007 Price: $34.95 Now $29.95 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 264 mins. Certificate MA 15+ 14 The Broker’s Man Kevin Whately stars as ex-detective Jimmy Griffin, an insurance fraud investigator who is determined to seek out the real truth rather than take the easy option and often finds himself at odds with his bosses and his clients. Jimmy is an honest man in the corrupt world of insurance fraud. DVD Extras: Kevin Whately Biography and Cast Filmographies. SAVE $5 Code AMA10093 Price: $39.95 Now $34.95 4 DVDs Approx Run Time 565 mins. Certificate M visit our website www.acornmediaau.com Mysteries Myths & Legends OF BRITAIN The past has left us with a legacy of mysterious places. Britain and Ireland are covered with examples of a mysterious past, from stone rings to burial chambers. Mysteries, Myths and Legends of Britain takes a dramatic tour of this past. DVD Extras: Fortresses of Britain. Code AMA10240 JOSEPH CAMPBELL The Power Of Myth With Bill Moyers In lively, expansive dialogues, Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers discuss how myths hold the key to understanding human experience. Topics discussed world religions, marriage, the virgin birth and pop culture. This series fires the imagination and the intellect. DVD Extras: Selections from Moyers’ interview with ‘Star Wars’ creator George Lucas and more. Price: $24.95 Code AMA10245 Price: $39.95 1 DVD Approx Run time 94mins. Certificate G 2 DVD’s Approx Run time 387mins. Certificate PG NEW Sword of Honour NEW SAVE $10 Cheaters, cowards, and lunatics dominate a good man’s “good war”. Daniel Craig (Casino Royale, Munich) stars in Evelyn Waugh’s wartime epic of emotion, love and loss. DVD Extras: Evelyn Waugh Biography Cast Filmographies. Code AMA10001 Price: $34.95 Now $24.95 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 202 mins. Certificate M Fred Dibnah’s Industrial Collection Fred examines the early use of wind and water power and traces the development of the steam engine. He also tracks down the early steam engines that are still working today. Code C1117119 Price: $39.95 3 DVDs Approx Run time 409 mins. Certificate E NEW call our order line 02 9310 7999 15 Agatha Christie’s Single Volumes, Great Value at $24.95 each POIROT NEW Series 1 - Vol. 1 - AMA10011 Series 2 - Vol. 1 - AMA10017 Series 3 - Vol. 1 - AMA10026 2 DVDs - Approx Run Time 251 mins. Cert. PG 2 DVDs - Approx Run Time 251 mins. Cert. M 2 DVDs - Approx Run Time 253 mins. Cert. M The Adventure of the Clapham Cook Murder in the Mews The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly Four and Twenty Blackbirds The Third Floor Flat Peril at End House Part 1 Peril at End House Part 2 The Veiled Lady The Lost Mine The Cornish Mystery How Does Your Garden Grow? The Million Dollar Bond Robbery The Plymouth Express Wasp’s Nest The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor Series 1 - Vol. 2 - AMA10013 Series 2 - Vol. 2 - AMA10018 Series 3 - Vol. 2 - AMA10027 2 DVDs - Approx Run Time 248 mins. Cert. PG 2 DVDs - Approx Run Time 255 mins. Cert. M 2 DVDs - Approx Run Time 249 mins. Cert. M Triangle at Rhodes Problem at Sea The Incredible Theft The King of Clubs The Dream Disappearance of Mr Davenheim Double Sin The Adventure of the Cheap Flat The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Adventure of the Western Star The Double Clue The Mystery of the Spanish Chest The Theft of the Royal Ruby The Affair at the Victory Ball The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge Series 4 - Vol. 1 - AMA10032 Series 5 - Vol. 1 - AMA10041 Series 6 - Vol. 1 - AMA10058 2 DVDs - Approx Run Time 207 mins. Cert. M 2 DVDs - Approx Run Time 208 mins. Cert. PG 2 DVDs - Approx Run Time 206 mins. Cert. PG The Mysterious Affair at Styles The ABC Murders The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb Dumb Witness The Underdog Hercule Poirot’s Christmas Yellow Iris Series 6 - Vol. 2 - AMA10059 The Case of the Missing Will Series 4 - Vol. 2 - AMA10032 2 DVDs - Approx Run Time 205 mins. Cert. M One Two, Buckle My Shoe Death in the Clouds Series 5 - Vol. 2 - AMA10042 2 DVDs - Approx Run Time 208 mins. Cert. PG The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman The Chocolate Box Dead Man’s Mirror Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan 2 DVDs - Approx Run Time 206 mins. Cert. PG Hickory Dickory Dock Murder on the Links Series 7 - AMA10060 2 DVDs - Approx Run Time 223 mins. Cert. M The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd Lord Edgware Dies Series 8 - AMA10062 2 DVDs - Approx Run Time 206 mins. Cert. M Murder In Mesopotamia Evil Under The Sun 16 visit our website www.acornmediaau.com Agatha Christie’s Poirot Series 7 & 8 Poirot stars David Suchet as the enigmatic, eccentric and extremely intelligent Belgian detective. Poirot pits his wits and little grey cells against first class deceptions and murderers to search for motives and clues which lead him to solve the mysteries. Poirot is aided in his tasks by Miss Lemon and Hastings his reliable side kick. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Lord Edgware Dies, Murder in Mesopotamia, Evil Under The Sun. DVD Extras: Biography of Agatha Christie and David Suchet and Cast Filmographies. Code AMA20060 Price: $64.95 Now $44.95 SAVE $20 4 DVDs Approx Run Time 429 mins. Certificate M Also Available at $44.95 Each - See Page 16 for full listing of the episodes in the series Poirot Series 1 AMA10014 Poirot Series 2 AMA20017 Poirot Series 3 AMA20026 Poirot Series 4 AMA20032 Poirot Series 5 AMA20041 Poirot Series 6 AMA20058 The Politician’s Wife Strumpet City A powerful award winning drama starring Juliet Stevenson, Trevor Eve and Minnie Driver. A brilliant, incisive political drama. From the books by James Plunkett, this stirring production is based on a true story that retells a dramatic period of Ireland’s past. DVD Extras: Background essay by writer Paula Milne and Cast Filmographies. DVD Extras: Biography of James Plunkett, Jim Larkin and The Dublin Lockout, Cast Filmographies. SAVE $10 Code AMA10003 Price: $29.95 Now $19.95 1 DVD Approx Run Time 187 mins. Certificate M SAVE $10 Code AMA10019 Price: $39.95 Now $29.95 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 359 mins. Certificate M call our order line 02 9310 7999 17 The Barbara Taylor Bradford ColleCtion Propelled by a star-studded casts and rich period detail, these superb adaptations of Barbara Taylor Bradford b r i n g to l ife h e r m os t beloved and unforgettable heroines and the men who love them. Code: AMA20070 Price: $59.95 Now $39.95 6 DVD’s Approx Run time 1060 mins. Certificate M DVD Extras: Interview with B.T. Bradford Cast Filmographies Photo Gallery. Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Lindsay Wagner, Victoria Tennant, James Brolin, Deborah Kerr. SAVE $20 The Pallisers Behaving Badly Set in the palatial country houses and grand Mayfair salons of mid-Victorian England, The Pallisers is a wonderful saga of wealth, passion, power, intrigue and scandal. Code AMA10006 Over 20 hours of superb viewing DVD Extras: Interview with Susan Hampshire, Anthony Trollope Biography, Cast Filmographies, Pallisers Book List and English Subtitles. SAVE $20 Price: $34.95 Now $29.95 SAVE $5 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 203 mins. Certificate PG Code AMA20020 Price: $99.95 Now $79.95 8 DVDs Approx Run Time 1300 mins. Certificate PG 18 When her husband of twenty years falls in love with a younger woman, Bridget decides to fight back in the only way she knows. DVD Extras: Biography of Judi Dench and Catherine Heath, Cast Filmographies. visit our website www.acornmediaau.com LILIES Tales of the City Lilies follows the lives of the Moss family, Dadda, Billy, Iris, May and Ruby. They all live in a dockland terraced house in Liverpool in the 1920’s. Based on Armistead Maupin’s ground-breaking stories. It’s San Francisco of the 1970’s and fresh faced Midwesterner Mary Ann Singleton arrives for a visit and decides to stay. Tales of the City evokes both a unique time and a unique place and the universal yearning for connection. Starring: Olympia Dukakis, Laura Linney, Donald Moffat and Marcus D’Amico. Starring: Brian McCardie, Catherine Tyldesley, Leanne Rowe, Kerrie Hayes, SAVE Daniel Rigby. Code: AMA10012 $5 Code AMA10203 Price: $39.95 Price: $39.95 Now $29.95 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 301 mins. Certificate M DVD Extras: Cast Filmographies, A Picture Gallery and more. 3 DVD’s Approx Run time 470 mins. Certificate MA 15+ When The Boat Comes In The Complete Collection Created by James Mitchell the long-running British drama series When the Boat Comes In was set in the decades between the two World Wars. Disillusioned by his wartime experiences in France, ex-sergeant Jack Ford ( James Bolam) arrived in the town of Gallowshields on Tyneside in search of a job - any job. Unfortunately, what with the nationwide financial recession, virtually no one in town had any employment to offer. Aligning himself with the equally impoverished Seaton family, Jack sets about to improve his fortunes. Stars: James Bolam & Susan Jameson, (New Tricks), Jean Heywood, James Garbutt. DVD Extras: Production Notes, Cast Filmographies and English Subtitles. SAVE $50 24 DVDs Approx Run Time 42 Hours. Certificate M Code: AMA20078 Price: $229.95 Now $179.95 Robbie Coltrane’s Incredible Britain Climb into the passenger’s seat of Robbie Coltrane’s classic Jaguar Roadster, relax and experience a Britain you’ll never see on the traditional tourist tracks. DVD Extras: Biography of Robbie Coltrane, English Subtitles and a Fun Facts Map. Code AMA10045 Price: $24.95 1 DVD Approx Run Time 137 mins. Certificate PG call our order line 02 9310 7999 19 COMEDY AT Wodehouse Playhouse John Alderton and Pauline Collins star in these classic adaptations of P G Wodehouse stories. The stories are based around three general themes; The Mulliners, relating to the rather bizarre extended family of Mr Mulliner; The Oldest Member stories, which take place in and around the golf club and The Drones Club, an all male society whose members include Freddie Fitch Fitch and Adolphus Stiffham. DVD Extras: Cast Filmographies, P G Wodehouse Biography and English Subtitles. 6 DVDs Approx Run Time 600 mins. Certificate G Code AMA20071 Price: $64.95 Now $54.95 Take a Letter Mr. Jones... The Complete Comedy Series John Inman (Are You Being Served?) stars as a male personal secretary to a divorced female company executive played by Rula Lenska in this hilarious British roll reversal sitcom. SAVE $10 Includes all six episodes of “Take a Letter Mr Jones...”, which was created by the hit writing team of ‘On The Buses’. Code AMA10139 Price: $29.95 Now $24.95 SAVE $5 1 DVD Approx Run Time 146 mins. Certificate PG Chelmsford 123 Series One & Two Hallelujah In 123 AD, a young Roman General, Aulus Paulinus (Jimmy Mulville), is found guilty of a most terrible crime - failing to grovel sufficiently to the Emperor. His punishment is the worst job in the Empire Governing Britannia. It’s hard to believe, but in those day’s Britain was a cold, miserable dump, populated by beer-swilling hooligans. Dame Thora Hird charms audiences in this delightful series. She plays Emily Ridley - a gungho, old-school Salvation Army captain whom her superiors would like to put out to pasture. DVD Extras: Cast Filmographies and Picture Gallery. Code AMA20066 Price: $34.95 Now $29.95 Code AMA10219 Price: $34.95 SAVE Now $29.95 $5 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 311 mins. Certificate M 20 DVD Extras: History of the Salvation Army. 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 355 mins. Certificate PG SAVE $5 visit our website www.acornmediaau.com ITS BEST First of The Summer Wine A prequel to Roy Clarke’s original Last of the Summer Wine Rejoin the characters of the Last of The Summer Wine, in the series which takes you back to where it all began. Follow the antics of the young Compo, Clegg and Seymour and their usually level headed female counterparts, all of whom are grappling with the world around them, their youth and their experiences with the opposite sex - usually with hilarious consequences. Starring: Derek Benfield, Sarah Dangerfield and David Fenwick. Set bet ween May and September 1939 as Hitler’s Nazi Germany and Great Britain become increasingly poised for war, the characters’ lives are about to be changed forever. Code AMA10200 DVD Extras: Picture Gallery, English Subtitles. SAVE $5 Price: $34.95 Now $29.95 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 217 mins. Certificate PG Beyond the Fringe Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Alan Bennett create comedy mayhem in the complete 1964 farewell performance of the West End and Broadway hit sketch show. DVD Extras: Background Notes, Cast Biographies and more. Code AMA10002 Price: $19.95 1 DVD Approx Run Time 116 mins. Certificate PG Black and White SAVE $5 Life of Riley Surgical Spirit Be the first to see one of UK’s favourite comedies. Maddy is on her second marriage and is determined to be a perfect mother and a brilliant stepmother. Sheila Sabatini is a brilliant surgeon, but her sharp tongue gets her into trouble with fellow consultant surgeons. They think she’s a “ghastly woman”, mainly because she likes to unearth their lazy and hypocritical behaviour at every opportunity. No matter how hard she tries to do the right thing – it always seems to go wrong, with hilarious consequences. Starring: Caroline Quentin and Neil Dudgeon. DVD Extras: Picture Gallery. Code AMA10208 exclusive DVD Extras: Cast Filmographies, Picture Gallery and English Subtitles. Code AMA10145 Price: $34.95 1 DVD Approx Run Time 172 mins. Certificate PG Price: $34.95 Now $29.95 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 315 mins. Certificate PG call our order line 02 9310 7999 21 Also Available: Certificate E Jumpin’ and Jiving Discovery Hamlet Playing Shakespeare AMA10008 AMA10220 AMA10123 Certificate G Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones AMA10147 Certificate PG Love on a Branch Line AMA10122 Testament of Youth AMA10121 A Very British Coup AMA10131 When The Boat Comes In - Series 1 AMA20062 When The Boat Comes In - Series 4 AMA20076 NOW $19.95 $14.95 $34.95 $44.95 $39.95 $39.95 $34.95 $29.95 $24.95 $39.95 $29.95 $34.95 $24.95 $59.95 $59.95 Certificate M Coming Home AMA10005 The Ebony Tower AMA10143 The Little House AMA10209 Porterhouse B.L.U.E AMA10022 When The Boat Comes In - Series 2 AMA20063 When The Boat Comes In - Series 3 AMA20075 Our Mutual Friend AMA10025 NOW $34.95 $24.95 $29.95 $34.95 $39.95 $34.95 $59.95 $59.95 $34.95 $24.95 Certificate MA15+ The Book Group Series 1 & 2 Outlaw Bikers Underworld Series 1, 2 & 3 AMA10223 AMA10206 AMA10148 $34.95 $29.95 $24.95 $19.95 $39.95 High Stakes Series 1 & Series 2 Echoes Kenrick Maple is an investment bank in the City. To achieve a change, it has appointed as chairman Nicholas Quinn ( Jack Shepherd). This appointment brings Quinn into conflict with Bruce Morton (Richard Wilson), the bank managing director who is outraged at Quinn and his determination to revamp his company. Geraldine James stars in this wonderful drama, based on the novel by Maeve Binchy and set in the Irish town of Castlebay in the 1950’s. Clare O’Brien seems to have achieved her dreams of escape from small-town life when she wins a scholarship to university in Dublin. DVD Extras: Cast Filmographies. Code: AMA10115 22 DVD Extras: Maeve Binchy Biography and more. Code: AMA10099 Price: $34.95 Now $29.95 SAVE $5 Price: $34.95 Now $29.95 2 DVDs Approx Run time 279 mins. Certificate PG 2 DVDs Approx Run time 202 mins. Certificate M SAVE $5 visit our website www.acornmediaau.com Melissa The Hanging Gale A great BBC adaptation of the Frances Durbridge’s whodunit. Guy’s wife is found murdered, he has to prove his innocence. It is the 1840’s in Donegal, Ireland. The Phelan family are struggling to save themselves from being evicted from their homestead by an English land agent during the potato famine. Starring: Peter Barkworth, Elizabeth Bell and Joan Benham. SAVE $5 DVD Extras: Biography of Francis Durbridge, Cast Filmographies and English Subtitles. DVD Extras: Cast Filmographies, Production Notes and Picture Gallery. Code AMA10073 Price: $34.95 Now $29.95 SAVE $5 Code AMA10016 Price: $24.95 Now $19.95 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 201 mins. Certificate M 1 DVD Approx Run Time 149 mins. Certificate PG The Far Pavilions The Rector’s Wife Based on the best selling novel by M. M. Kaye. Set in India at the end of the 19th Century. A timeless story of star crossed lovers. Anna Bouverie has long served as a priest’s wife, committed to his work and their family. But the endless rounds of community service and servility have worn away at her until she can barely feel or recognise herself. Starring: Omar Sharif, Sir John Gielgud and Christopher Lee. DVD Extras: Production Notes, M. M. Kaye Biography. Code AMA10044 Price: $34.95 Now $24.95 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 316 mins. Certificate PG SAVE $10 NEW Starring Prunella Scales, Lindsay Duncan DVD Extras: Joanna Trollope’s Biography and Bibliography. Code AMA10210 Price: $34.95 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 201 mins. Certificate M call our order line 02 9310 7999 23 Time Team Collection Featuring Tony Robinson Time Team is the most popular and longest-running history program on television. From the British Isles to foreign lands, they challenge our knowledge by unearthing relics of times long passed. At each archaeological dig they give themselves just 3 days to unearth and discuss their findings. This Box Set contains: The Best of Time Team Time Team – Codnor Castle and Other Digs Time Team – Friars Wash and Other Digs. DVD Extras: Nevis West Indies Part 2, Turkdean Revisited, Historical Time Line, Biographies, A-Z Archaeological Tools, The Era’s Explored. Code AMA20079 Price $99.95 11 DVD’s Approx Run time 1807 mins. Certificate G Also Available Time Team Westminster Abbey and Other Digs The Best of Time Team Code AMA10226 Code AMA10046 Price: $49.95 Price: $49.95 Now $44.95 4 DVDs Approx Run Time 619 mins. Certificate G 3 DVDs Approx Run Time 520 mins. Certificate G Time Team Codnor Castle and Other Digs Time Team Friars Wash and Other Digs Code AMA10094 Code AMA10110 Price: $49.95 Now $44.95 4 DVDs Approx Run Time 650 mins. Certificate G SAVE Price: $49.95 Now $44.95 $5 4 DVDs Approx Run Time 637 mins. Certificate G The Complete Irish R. M. Comic Drama series Starring Peter Bowles as a retired English Army Officer who becomes a resident Magistrate in turn-of-the-century West Ireland. DVD Extras: Stories and recipes, Profile of Somerville and Ross, Cast Filmographies. Code AMA20068 Price: $79.95 Now $64.95 each 6 DVDs Approx Run Time 925 mins. Certificate PG 24 SAVE $15 Also Available Series 1 Code AMA10015 Series 2 Code AMA10068 Series 3 Code AMA10069 SAVE $5 Price: $34.95 Now $29.95 each With each series you receive 2 DVDs Approx Run Time 309 mins. Certificate G and PG visit our website www.acornmediaau.com