Silver Spring, MD — Available to U.S. audiences for the first time, Acorn Media announces the May 25, 2010 DVD debut of George Gently, Series 2, the popular mystery series based Alan Hunter’s long-running series of detective novels set amid the upheavals and excesses of 1960s Britain. Likened to Foyle’s War and Midsomer Murders, this series finds Inspector George Gently (Martin Shaw, Judge John Deed, The Professionals) confronting sex-club entrepreneurs, corrupt politicians, gangs, and more. The four feature-length modern dramas in Series 2 boast clever writing, stylish direction, and strong casts (DVD 4-Vol., $59.99, www.AcornOnline.com).

Bringing an air of world-weary dignity to his role, Shaw returns as Inspector George Gently, a former Scotland Yard sleuth now tracking murderers in Britain’s North Country. Far from London, these once-quiet counties are just beginning to feel the social and political changes of the 1960s. The menacing crimes test even Gently’s big-city experience and hard-won wisdom. And his impulsive young protégé, Sergeant Bacchus (Lee Ingleby, Nicholas Nickleby), tests nearly all of his patience.

The first-rate supporting casts include Tim McInnerny (Blackadder), Nicholas Jones (Kavanagh QC), Mark Williams (Harry Potter), and Andrew Lee Potts (Primeval).

George Gently, Series 2 premiered in the U.K. on BBC1 in May 2009 and includes four feature-length episodes: Gently with the Innocents, Gently in the Night, Gently in the Blood, and Gently through the Mill. Due to popularity, a third series was commissioned in January 2010.

Special Features: Text interviews with Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, production notes from producer Johann Knobel, and historical facts about 1964.

Street: May 25, 2010
SRP: $59.99
DVD 4-Vol. Boxed Set: 4 episodes - Approx. 356 min.

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.