Midsomer Murders - 'Set 23' Announced by Acorn for DVD, Blu-ray Disc
Available to own starting on February 4th
Posted by David Lambert
11/19/2013
WHAT EVIL LURKS BEYOND THE WELL-TRIMMED HEDGES OF MIDSOMER?... The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. Inspired by the novels of Caroline Graham, modern master of the English village mystery, the series stars Neil Dudgeon (Life of Riley) as the capable Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby, with Jason Hughes (This Life) as his earnest, efficient protégé, Detective Sergeant Ben Jones. Guest stars include James Callis, Kerry Fox, Paul Ritter, Sinéad Cusack, and Harriet Walter. "TV gold" - Entertainment Today
THE MYSTERIES:
The Dark Rider - Sightings of a headless horseman doom members of the aristocratic DeQuetteville family as they plan a Civil War battle reenactment.
Murder of Innocence - The return of a convicted murderer to Midsomer sparks a series of revenge killings, but the top suspect soon becomes a target.
Death and the Divas - Tensions between a Hollywood superstar and her actress sister come to a head amid murders modeled on the sisters' horror films. NOTE: Death and the Divas contains disturbing images.
Acorn Media has today announced that Midsomer Murders - Set 23 will be released on February 4th as a 3-DVD set ($39.99 SRP) and also as a high-def 2-disc Blu-ray set ($49.99 SRP). These 3 mysteries (approx. 278 minutes) are accompanied by BONUS Audio commentary for The Dark Rider with star Neil Dudgeon and director Alex Pillai, a behind-the-scenes featurette for Death and the Divas (15 min.), and English subtitles. The DVD contains English stereo audio but the Blu version contains English 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio. Here's the packaging:
