Silver Spring, MD — The witty courtroom drama from the creators of Inspector Morse, The Brief: Complete Collection, debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on February 28, 2012. Alan Davies (Jonathan Creek) stars in the seriocomic misadventures of clever criminal law barrister Henry Farmer, whose every day is a juggling act between surviving his messy personal life and pleading cases only he can win. Broadcast on ITV between 2004 and 2005 and syndicated on public television, the DVD 4-Vol. complete collection includes all eight episodes of this “jolly lawyer drama” (The Financial Times) ($59.99, www.AcornOnline.com).

Whether he’s trying to keep an innocent person from going to jail or save himself from financial ruin, Henry Farmer’s life is a symphony of chaos, both inside and outside the courtroom. His long list of problems includes a mountain of gambling debts, an affair with an important politician’s wife (Zara Turner, Sliding Doors), a distant son, and a sharp-tongued father—who’s also a judge.

Working with tough colleague Cleo Steyn (Cherie Lunghi, Excalibur) and alongside a cast of colorful characters (including Christopher Fulford, Millions; George Innes, Upstairs, Downstairs; and Linda Bassett, Calendar Girls), Henry will need all his wit and charm to secure justice for his clients and a reprieve for himself.

Episodes: The Road to Hell; So Long, Samantha; Children; A Sort of Love; Blame; Lack of Affect; Forever on the Mind; The Architect’s Wife

Street Date: Feb. 28, 2012
SRP: $59.99
DVD 4-Disc Set: 8 episodes - Approx. 559 min. – British mystery - SDH subtitles

Headquartered in suburban Washington, D.C., Acorn Media U.S. distributes distinctive home video releases to the North American market with a special focus on the best of British TV. 2011 releases included Upstairs, Downstairs: 40th Anniversary Edition, Brideshead Revisited: 30th Anniversary Edition, and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Early 2012 releases include a bonus packed collector’s edition of I, Claudius; the Blu-ray debuts for the first three series of Agatha Christie’s Poirot; the first Blu-ray of Acorn’s top-selling series with Midsomer Murders, Set 19; the U.S. debut of Lynda La Plante’s Above Suspicion; complete collections of Poldark, Northern Lights, and French Fields; and more episodes from Single-Handed, New Tricks, Murder Investigation Team, and Man in a Suitcase. Acorn’s DVD sets are available from select retailers, catalog companies, and direct from Acorn Media at (888) 870-8047 or www.acornonline.com.

The Brief is distributed by ITV STUDIOS Global Entertainment; one of the world’s leading international TV distribution, home-entertainment and merchandising & licensing businesses.