Silver Spring, MD —In the vein of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Callan, Mr. Palfrey of Westminster Complete Collection debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on September 21, 2010. Golden Globe® nominee Alec McCowen (Gangs of New York, The Age of Innocence, Travels with My Aunt), "plays [Palfrey] to perfection" (The Times, UK) in this stylish drama about a mild-mannered British civil servant who’s secretly a counterspy. Mr. Palfrey of Westminster premiered in the U.K. in 1984 and aired in the US on public television in the 1980s and 2000s. The 3-disc set includes all ten episodes of the popular thinking man’s spy drama (www.AcornOnline.com; $49.99).

He describes himself as "just a civil servant." But in the cloak-and-dagger world of the British security services, Mr. Palfrey is an invaluable player in the spy game. A master of counterespionage and a spy-catcher extraordinaire, he’s smart, discreet, cunning—and likes to do things his own way.

His new boss quickly realizes the talents and the dangers of the deceptively charming, utterly ruthless Palfrey. Known simply as “the Coordinator” and splendidly played by Caroline Blakiston (Brass, Scoop), she appoints an assistant (Clive Wood, Pillars of the Earth) to work with Palfrey but report back to her. As always, however, Palfrey has his own ideas.

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster features guest appearances by Julian Glover (The Young Victoria), Leslie Phillips (Chancer), Richard Johnson (The Camomile Lawn), and Deborah Grant (Bergerac).

Street: September 21, 2010
SRP: $49.99
DVD 3-Disc Set: 10 Episodes - Approx. 501 min. - SDH subtitles
Contains nudity

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.