Silver Spring, MD — Likened to Foyle’s War and Midsomer Murders, George Gently, Series 3, debuts on Blu-ray and DVD on June 28, 2011 from Acorn Media. This set marks the first Blu-ray release of the popular mystery series based on Alan Hunter’s detective novels set amidst the upheavals and excesses of 1960s Britain. In Series 3, Inspector George Gently (Martin Shaw, Judge John Deed, The Professionals) delves into a family’s dark secrets and a university’s chaotic campus. The two feature-length modern dramas boast clever writing, stylish direction, and strong casts (Blu-ray Single/DVD 2-Vol., $39.99, www.AcornOnline.com). Available to U.S. audiences for the first time, Series 3 premiered in the U.K. on BBC1 in September 2010, but George Gently has not aired in the U.S. yet. A fourth series has been commissioned as well.

Tony®-nominated actor Martin Shaw returns as Inspector George Gently, a grizzled London detective and grieving widower who finds new life—and new purpose—in Britain’s windswept Northumberland. In the mid-1960s, this remote region has just begun to feel the ripples of social and cultural change rocking the rest of the world, and Gently brings big-city smarts and unflappable judgment to his job. Teamed with brash young sergeant John Bacchus (Lee Ingleby, Nicholas Nickleby), he uncovers motives for murder in a once-tranquil place during a time of transition.

The splendid casts in Series 3 include Daniel Casey (Midsomer Murders), Ruth McCabe (My Left Foot), Sarah Lancashire (Sons & Lovers), and Warren Clarke (Dalziel & Pascoe, Red Riding).

Feature-length episodes: Gently Evil and Peace & Love

Street Date: June 28, 2011 - 2 mysteries - Approx. 176 min. - SDH subtitles
Blu-ray Single (SRP: $39.99) / DVD 2-Vol. Boxed Set (SRP: $39.99)

Acorn Media previously released George Gently, Series 1 and 2 as DVD 3 and 4-Vol. Boxed Sets ($49.99-59.99).

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.