Silver Spring, MD; August 12, 2008 — Acorn Media announces the October 7, 2008 DVD debut of Midsomer Murders, Set Eleven, offering four contemporary, stand-alone mysteries from the top-selling British mystery franchise. The perennial hit series is still going strong after 11 years of production with no end in sight.

Inspired by the novels of Caroline Graham, modern master of the English village mystery, Midsomer Murders combines quirky characters and surprising mysteries with postcard-perfect English village settings and the ever-charming John Nettles (Bergerac) as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby. In this set, Jason Hughes (This Life) joins the cast as Barnaby’s eager new sidekick.

Set Eleven includes appearances by such notable performers as Elizabeth Spriggs (Sense and Sensibility), George Baker (I, Claudius), Simon Callow (Four Weddings and a Funeral), Joss Ackland, Siân Phillips (I, Claudius), Dermot Crowley, and Julia McKenzie.

Feature-length mysteries in Set Eleven:
The House in the Woods, Dead Letters, Vixen’s Run, and Down Among the Dead Men

Midsomer Murders premiered in the United Kingdom in March 1997. Since then, more than sixty feature-length episodes have aired with new episodes still in production. In the U.S., the series has been seen on A&E and The Biography Channel. The episodes in Set Eleven consist of the first half of Series Nine, which aired in the U.K. in 2005-06.

Special Features: Fascinating Facts, The Killings at Badger’s Drift connection, Caroline Graham biography, production notes, and cast filmographies.

Headquartered in suburban Washington, D.C., Acorn Media distributes distinctive home video releases to the North American market with a special focus on the best of British television. Acorn’s DVD sets are available from select retailers, catalog companies, and direct from Acorn Media at (888) 870-8047 or www.acornonline.com.