Silver Spring, MD — The final series of the gritty, Welsh detective drama, A Mind to Kill, Series 3 debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on April 19, 2011. Acclaimed actor Philip Madoc (The Last of the Mohicans, Doctor Who, The Avengers) returns to the dark police drama as DCI Noel Bain, a worldly detective who uses insight and intelligence to solve monstrous crimes. Nominated for five Welsh BAFTA awards, including best actor for Madoc, A Mind to Kill aired widely in U.K in the mid 1990s in both English and Welsh-language versions, but is available to U.S. audiences for the first time with its DVD release. This DVD 4-disc set includes eight feature-length mysteries, each rife with complex plots and strongly drawn characters ($69.99, www.AcornOnline.com).

Back on the job after a leave of absence, Welsh detective Noel Bain finds that everything has changed. His team has been disbanded, and he feels like an anachronism in the penny-pinching new department. Even worse, his daughter, Hannah, has decided to join the force. But she also inspires him to get back on track, solving horrific crimes with instinct, intelligence, and a passion for defending the innocent.

Philip Madoc plays the uncompromising detective to perfection in these feature-length mysteries. Set in a Wales more bleak than picturesque, the series has earned comparisons to Cracker and Wallander for its strongly drawn characters and no-holds-barred storytelling.

Episodes: Shadow Falls; Box; The Little House in the Forest; Sound Bites; The Inner Life of Strangers; Colour Blind; Engineer; and Blood and Water.

Street: April 19, 2011
SRP: $69.99
DVD 4-Disc Set: 8 episodes - Approx. 776 min. - SDH subtitles
Bonus: The Women of A Mind to Kill: Notes from Ffion Wilkins, Sharon Morgan, and Gillian Elisa Contains nudity and graphic scenes

Acorn Media released Series 1 in February 2010 (3-vol. boxed set, 6 episodes) and Series 2 in October 2010 (4-vol. boxed set, 7 episodes).

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.