Acorn TV’s January 2019 Slate – Returning favorites Agatha Raisin, Murdoch Mysteries and No Offence
Acorn TV starts off the new year with exclusive U.S. Premieres of
A new season of Paul Abbott’s highly entertaining police drama NO OFFENCE
The final TV movie in the second season of AGATHA RAISIN
More new episodes of smash hit MURDOCH MYSTERIES, Season 12,
Plus streaming exclusives of James Nesbitt’s undercover cop drama MURPHY’S LAW
and acclaimed BBC newsroom drama THE HOUR.
U.S. Premieres:
- The final Series 2 movie, AGATHA RAISIN AND THE CURIOUS CURATE, starring Ashley Jensen (1/28, Exclusive WORLD Premiere, Acorn TV Original)
- New season of outrageous British police dramedy NO OFFENCE, Series 3 from acclaimed writer Paul Abbott (Shameless, State of Play, Cracker) (1/7, Trailer)
- New episodes of the hit period mystery series, MURDOCH MYSTERIES, Season 12 (Weekly, Season Premiere Trailer, INTERVIEWS Available)
The detailed January 2019 calendar is below, as well as links to the press watch site with images.
January 2019 Acorn TV Calendar
Monday, January 7th
NO OFFENCE, Series 3 (Exclusive U.S. Premiere)
“Beautiful balance of seriousness and bingeability… for fans of clever cop shows” –The New York Times
“Few cop shows extract this much entertainment… an irresistible feast for all the senses” –Telegraph
Paul Abbott’s (Shameless, State of Play, Cracker) outrageous British police procedural returns. The female-driven police procedural follows an unorthodox team of cops in Manchester. Series 3 sees Viv (Joanna Scanlan, Requiem, The Thick of It), Dinah (Elaine Cassidy, Acceptable Risk), and the Friday Street team face off against their most formidable antagonist yet: The Far Right. The series opens amidst a contentious mayoral election which becomes a flashpoint for deadly violence as an assassin enters the political fray. In the aftermath of the fatal shooting of one of their team, Friday Street must infiltrate the murky world of the Far Right and their wealthy and powerful benefactors to catch the killer. (6 EPS)
LORD & MASTER Finale (Heer & Meester, Foreign Language)
“Fun mystery series” –Euro TV Watch
This light-hearted Dutch series features the adventures of playboy Valentijn Rixtus Bentinck. Lovingly raised by a priest at a Catholic boarding school, Valentijn received an exemplary education as well as an impressive inheritance. However, while his life is full of excitement, he longs to solve the mystery of his origins. The first two series are on Acorn TV and this marks the feature-length series finale. (TV MOVIE)
WORST WEEK OF MY LIFE, Series 1-3
BBC One sitcom. In Series 1, getting married should be the best experience of your life but ‘anything that can go wrong, does’ in the final week of arrangements for Howard (Ben Miller, Death in Paradise) and Mel (Sarah Alexander, Jonathan Creek). Series 2 follows the week leading up to the birth of their first baby. Series 3 involves the week leading up to Christmas. (17 EPS, 30 mins. each, 2004-2006)
MURDOCH MYSTERIES, Season 12, Ep 4/18 (Exclusive U.S. Premiere)
One of Acorn TV’s most popular series returns for a new season. Garnering more than two dozen Gemini® nominations and the sole 2016 ‘Fan’s Choice Award’ at the Canadian Screen Awards for Yannick Bisson, Murdoch Mysteries has found a huge audience in North America for its period charm, entertaining mysteries, and likeable characters. Set in Toronto in the late 1890s and early 1900s during the age of invention, the mystery series centers on Detective William Murdoch, a methodical and dashing detective, who enlists radical new forensic techniques like fingerprinting, ultraviolet light, and trace evidence to solve some of the city’s most gruesome murders.
Monday, January 14th
MURPHY’S LAW, Series 1 (Streaming Exclusive)
“Eminently watchable…Nesbitt acts the hell out of the lead role” –San Francisco Chronicle
“Clever and unsettling…Murphy wins over everyone, including viewers.” –Entertainment Weekly
First season of BBC and BBC America’s hit undercover cop series, starring James Nesbitt (The Hobbit trilogy, Cold Feet) as an undercover cop driven to the brink of self-destruction. Detective Tommy Murphy is a broken man. Haunted by the murder of his young daughter in Northern Ireland, he flees to London to work undercover for the Metropolitan Police. Murphy battles his demons with drink and dangerous assignments, using his Irish charm and wisecracking wit to blend effortlessly into London’s seedy underworld. (5 EPS, 2003)
ART DETECTIVES, Series 3
Art detective Dr Bendor Grosvenor and social historian Emma Dabiri delve into Britain’s local museums and country houses to look for lost and hidden public treasures. They set out to uncover the forgotten but fascinating stories behind the paintings, people, and our public collections, with some amazing results. (3 EPS)
MURDOCH MYSTERIES, Season 12, Ep 5/18 (U.S. Premiere)
One of Acorn TV’s most popular series returns for a new season. Set in Toronto in the late 1890s and early 1900s during the age of invention, the mystery series centers on Detective William Murdoch, a methodical and dashing detective, who enlists radical new forensic techniques to solve some of the city’s most gruesome murders.
Monday, January 21st
THE HOUR, Series 1-2 (Streaming Exclusive)
BBC’s Emmy®-winning and Golden Globe-nominated newsroom drama stars BAFTA-winner Ben Whishaw (A Very English Scandal, London Spy, James Bond’s Q), BAFTA-winner Dominic West (The Affair, The Wire), and Golden Globe nominee Romola Garai (Emma, The Crimson Petal and the White). Set in Cold War-era England, the series centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news program. The team of The Hour seek the bigger stories, and with a looming crisis in Suez, they soon find themselves at the heart of a fierce political struggle between the government and the BBC which will dominate their decisions and test their resolve. (12 EPS, 2011-12)
THE REBEL, Series 1
The 2016 comedy series adapted from the comic-strip of the same name appearing in “The Oldie” magazine. Simon Callow (Outlander, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love) stars as rebellious pensioner Henry Palmer. Co-starring Bill Paterson (Outlander, Traffik).(9 EPS, 30 mins. each)
MURDOCH MYSTERIES, Season 12, Ep 6/18 (U.S. Premiere)
One of Acorn TV’s most popular series returns for a new season. Set in Toronto in the late 1890s and early 1900s during the age of invention, the mystery series centers on Detective William Murdoch, a methodical and dashing detective, who enlists radical new forensic techniques to solve some of the city’s most gruesome murders.
Monday, January 28th
AGATHA RAISIN AND THE CURIOUS CURATE (Exclusive WORLD Premiere, Acorn TV’s first sole commission)
“My favorite show of the summer…comic mystery with delightful Ashley Jensen” –The New York Times
Emmy®-nominated actress Ashley Jensen (Available for INTERVIEWS, Catastrophe, Extras, Ugly Betty) returns in the adaptations of MC Beaton’s best-selling novels. The series follows a London PR whizz turned amateur sleuth, who becomes entangled in mischief, mayhem, and murder when she opts for early retirement in the country. In The Curious Curate, there’s a dishy new church curate in town and attendance at Sunday service has never been higher… much to Sarah’s chagrin. But all is not angelic in sweet happy Carsely as murder rips through the heart of the village. Will all of Agatha’s friends be safe and could one of them be driven to murder? (TV Movie)
DISCOVERING BRITAIN
A celebration of Britain’s outdoors – its history, culture and tradition – that also explores our love affair with the nation’s past. Maureen Lipman and Larry Lamb get to the heart of what makes British heritage great, while unearthing possible threats to its longevity. Through this series, they’re joined by Michael Buerk, who returns to some of the beautiful parts of the country he knew as a young reporter over 40 years ago. Also taking part in the series are Emilia Fox, Don Warrington, Wendy Craig, Peter Davison, Mica Paris and Bill Paterson – who help to build a picture of ‘Britishness’. (2016, 6 EPS)
MURPHY’S LAW, Series 2 (Streaming Exclusive)
Second season of BBC and BBC America’s hit undercover cop series, starring James Nesbitt (The Hobbit trilogy, Cold Feet) as an undercover cop driven to the brink of self-destruction. Detective Tommy Murphy is a broken man. Haunted by the murder of his young daughter in Northern Ireland, he flees to London to work undercover for the Metropolitan Police. Murphy battles his demons with drink and dangerous assignments, using his Irish charm and wisecracking wit to blend effortlessly into London’s seedy underworld. (6 EPS)
MURDOCH MYSTERIES, Season 12, Ep 7/18 (U.S. Premiere)
One of Acorn TV’s most popular series returns for a new season. Set in Toronto in the late 1890s and early 1900s during the age of invention, the mystery series centers on Detective William Murdoch, a methodical and dashing detective, who enlists radical new forensic techniques to solve some of the city’s most gruesome murders.
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