Silver Spring, MD — Touching Evil: The Complete Collection, the spellbinding British crime drama seen on PBS Mystery!, arrives on DVD from Acorn Media on July 6, 2010. After a near-death experience, Detective Inspector Dave Creegan joins an elite police unit that investigates the most dangerous evildoers in Britain. Leading a superb ensemble cast, Robson Green (Wire in the Blood, Reckless) gives a charismatic lead performance as a cop with a unique ability to connect with criminal minds in these gripping dramas. The Complete Collection includes all eight feature-length episodes from the three series (5-disc set; $79.99; www.AcornOnline.com).

Detective Inspector Dave Creegan (Robson Green) is new to the Organized and Serial Crime unit, but he’s no stranger to violence. After a gunshot wound to the head, Creegan recovers to find his personal life in shambles. He joins an elite team of detectives that takes on everyone from sadists and serial killers to psychopaths and pedophiles. Creegan’s new colleagues, DI Susan Taylor (Nicola Walker, MI-5) and DC Mark Rivers (Shaun Dingwall, Above Suspicion), are wary of his methods. While the OSC uses advanced police techniques, Creegan prefers to rely on his instincts. But they soon learn to respect him for his results, even though he rarely plays by the rules.

Created by Paul Abbott (Cracker, State of Play, Shameless), Touching Evil’s superb ensemble cast also includes Michael Feast (State of Play), with guest stars Ian McDiarmid (Star Wars), James Nesbitt (Murphy’s Law, Match Point), Philip Jackson (Agatha Christie’s Poirot), and Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings, Little Dorrit). A hit on PBS, this award-winning drama features gripping investigations into ghastly crimes, anchored by Green’s compelling lead performance.

The acclaimed series debuted on PBS’s Mystery! in the late 1990s and early 2000s and is still currently airing on PBS stations around the country. Airing for three series, Touching Evil was nominated for three BAFTAs, including best drama series, and seven Royal Television Society Awards. The series proved so popular, an American version was made for the USA Network in 2004 starring Jeffrey Donovan (Burn Notice), Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air), and Bradley Cooper (The Hangover).

Street: July 6, 2010
SRP: $79.99
DVD 5-Disc Set: 8 episodes on 5 discs - Approx. 13 hours - SDH subtitles Contains violence, nudity, and disturbing images

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.