Silver Spring, MD; August 12, 2008 — Coming to U.S. audiences for the first time, Acorn Media announces the October 7, 2008 DVD debut of Mobile with Michael Kitchen (Foyle’s War), Jamie Draven (Billy Elliot), and Keith Allen (BBC America’s Robin Hood) headlining an excellent ensemble cast in a tense, innovative four-part conspiracy thriller.

Someone is blowing up mobile-phone towers across England. Messages scrawled in blood-red paint at the scenes proclaim that mobile phones are the instruments of the devil. What’s more, a gunman—or gunmen—is shooting cell phone users in mid-conversation. Baffled police investigators scramble to avert public panic.

In four interlocking parts, this tense drama peels back the layers of a terrorist conspiracy, gradually revealing the evil at its core. Each of the first three episodes focus on a different character— a disgruntled engineer (Neil Fitzmaurice), a bitter ex-soldier (Jamie Draven), and a disgraced telecom executive (Michael Kitchen)—united by circumstance or collusion. In a style reminiscent of Crash, the narrative moves backward and forward in time, unraveling the three men’s complex motives and their connections to a ruthless self-made millionaire (Keith Allen). The result is an ultra-modern thriller packed with surprising twists and astonishing emotional depth.

Mobile co-stars Samantha Bond (Miss Moneypenny in the Pierce Brosnan 007 films), as the wife of the telecom executive and Julie Graham (Bonekickers, At Home with the Braithwaites) as the wife of the engineer.

The 2007 drama was a ratings hit in the U.K. but has not been broadcast in the United States yet. Mobile won a Silver World Medal at the 2008 New York Festivals International Television Broadcasting Awards.

Episodes: The Engineer, The Soldier, The Boss, and The Showdown

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.