Acorn TV is Also Featuring the Premieres of the Newest Seasons of Hit Detective Dramas VERA Starring Two-Time Oscar(R) Nominee Brenda Blethyn and ABOVE SUSPICION Starring Kelly Reilly and Ciaran Hinds
RLJ Entertainments (Nasdaq:RLJE) Acorn TV, the first streaming service focused on the best of British TV in North America, announces the exclusive U.S. premiere of Doc Martin, Series 6 beginning on October 7, 2013. Called completely addictive (Slate) and absolutely bloody hilarious (London Evening Standard), Doc Martin, starring BAFTA winner Martin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly, Shakespeare in Love), is Acorns newest best-selling series and, after Downton Abbey, is the biggest success story on public television in recent years. In the U.K., Doc Martin is ITVs highest-rated drama series with more than 10 million viewers, while in the U.S. its the #1 series on many public television stations and has millions of viewers across the country. The series is also a global phenomenon having sold to more than 70 countries, with licensed local versions in France, Germany, Spain, Russia, among many more. Available at http://www.Acorn.TV and via its popular Roku channel, Acorn TV begins exclusively streaming Series 6 on Monday, October 7, with a new episode added each Monday through the season final on November 25. Currently, Acorn TV has all previous episodes readily available for catch-up viewing.
Though the U.S. premiere of most British series are several months after their initial British broadcast, Acorn TV can greatly reduce the broadcast window and offer Series 6 only one month after its season premiere on ITV in the U.K. In the U.S., Series 6 will not begin airing on public television until February 2014 or be available on DVD until March 25, 2014, so Acorn TV has a four month exclusive window.
Doc Martin stars Martin Clunes in an uproarious lead performance as a tactless, self-centered, and uptight doctor. After hotshot London surgeon Martin Ellingham develops a crippling fear of blood, he reluctantly becomes the lone doctor in a quirky seaside town, where he quickly offends the eccentric villagers with his dour and dismissive bedside manner. Series 6 features the highly anticipated wedding of Martin and Louisa (Caroline Catz, Murder in Suburbia).
On Oct. 7th, Acorn TV will also add the U.S. premieres of Vera, Series 3, called one of the best mysteries... in the last decade (The Baltimore Sun), and Above Suspicion, Set 3, called the most talked about cop show on British TV since Prime Suspect (BestBritishTV). In Vera, two-time Oscar(R) nominee Brenda Blethyn (Secrets & Lies, Pride & Prejudice) stars as Vera Stanhope--a brilliant police detective with a disheveled exterior, a sharp tongue, and an uncanny ability to solve crimes. Above Suspicion is based on the bestselling novels by Lynda La Plante (Prime Suspect) and stars Kelly Reilly (Flight, Sherlock Holmes feature films) as a young detective trying to prove herself with Ciar n Hinds (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Game of Thrones) as her flawed and charismatic boss. Acorn TV is also adding the U.S. premiere of Joanna Lumleys Greek Odyssey documentary as well as The Brokers Man starring Kevin Whately (Inspector Lewis) and The Last Detective starring Peter Davison (Dr. Who).
Miguel Penella, Chief Executive Officer of RLJ Entertainment, Inc., said, Doc Martin is a perfect example of the kind of hugely popular British content that we are excited to exclusively offer Acorn TVs subscribers. There are millions of British drama, comedy, and mystery fans in the U.S., so were thrilled to offer more exclusive content and shorter timeframes between when programs air in their home country and the U.S.
Currently, Acorn TV features a catalog of more than 70 series for catch-up viewing and discovery of new series, with no set end dates. In September, Acorn TV added the U.S. premiere of Murdoch Mysteries, Season 6, a hit period detective series, as well as all 22 previous episodes of Foyles War. Additionally, the three new Foyles War episodes are being added the day after they premiere on MASTERPIECE Mystery! on PBS. Acorn TV also features all previous episodes of many popular British series, including George Gently, Midsomer Murders, The Forsyte Saga starring Damian Lewis (Homeland), iconic miniseries I, Claudius, as well as more than 50 episodes of Agatha Christies Poirot and the U.S. premiere of Jack Irish starring Guy Pearce.
Called the chief curators of the best Brit TV by TIME magazine, RLJ Entertainments Acorn brand holds exclusive North American distribution rights to the most critically acclaimed British programs, which are available for streaming on Acorn TV and from Acorn in lavishly packaged DVDs/Blu-rays. RLJ Entertainment also manages the literary estate of Agatha Christie, the best-selling novelist of all time, and owns the hugely popular period detective series Foyles War.
To watch Acorn TV via computers, iPhones, iPads, etc.: http://www.Acorn.TV
To add the Acorn TV channel on your Roku: https://owner.roku.com/add/acorntv
About Acorn TV
Available at http://www.Acorn.TV, Acorn TV is the first British TV focused streaming service in North America. Given the limited broadcast options for U.S. viewers to watch first rate international programs, Acorn TV offers U.S. fans the opportunity to not only stream many of their favorite series but, more importantly, discover new and classic programs previously unavailable to U.S. audiences. Acorn TV offers a free 30-day trial and thereafter is just $4.99/month or $49.99/year. Acorn TV subscribers also receive free shipping on all orders from Acorns catalog and website, AcornOnline.com. Launched in July 2011, Acorn TV is accessible on the #1 streaming player, Roku, as well as computers, and through the browsers on iPhones and iPads. It is also available on many other portable devices.
RLJ Entertainment,
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Acorn TV is Also Featuring the Premieres of the Newest Seasons of Hit Detective Dramas VERA Starring Two-Time Oscar(R) Nominee Brenda Blethyn and ABOVE SUSPICION Starring Kelly Reilly and Ciaran Hinds 
