Acorn TV streams world-class mysteries, dramas, and comedies from Britain and beyond. Each month they announce additional programming that they will be adding to the subscription service as well as some titles that will be leaving. This is the line-up for September 2024.
Coming Soon to Acorn TV
September 2nd
Spirited Seasons 1-2
Uptight dentist, Suzy Darling (Claudia Karvan, Newton’s Law, Love My Way), leaves her egotistical husband, Steve
(Rodger Corser, The Heart Guy, The Traitors Australia), and moves into a penthouse to start a new life with her
children, only to discover she has to share it with Henry (Matt King, Peep Show, RocknRolla), who is no ordinary
man: he’s a 1970’s British punk rock legend and he’s a ghost. Suzy soon finds sharing her life and home with a ghost
is a wild, maddening and strangely fun adventure.
Bloodlines
In 1999, South African emigrant psychiatrist Colin Bouwer (Mark Mitchinson, Under the Vines) murdered his wife in
what he thought was an undetectable manner. He was not counting on the skills and tenacity of New Zealand police
and his colleagues in the medical profession. Also features Nathalie Boltt (Riverdale).
September 9th
The Long Shadow
When mother of four Wilma McCann is found murdered near her home in October 1975, DCS Dennis Hoban (Toby
Jones, The Detectorists, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) leads the investigation but is frustrated in his efforts to find her
killer. After a succession of further murders, it dawns on the detectives that they are dealing with a multiple
murderer. Also features David Morrissey (The Walking Dead, The Driver).
September 16th
Candice Renoir, Season 10– Acorn TV Exclusive
After a 10-year hiatus, Candice Renoir returns to a French port city, turning her perceived weaknesses into strengths
as she solves cases, all while embracing her femininity.
The Lovers
When Seamus (Johnny Flynn, Emma, Ripley) unexpectedly drops into Janet’s (Roisin Gallagher, The Fall, The Dry)
world, they clash and yet also find themselves inextricably drawn to each other…
September 23rd
A Discovery of Witches: Seasons 1-3
The bold and romantic thriller that uncovers a secret underworld of vampires, witches and daemons hiding in plain sight for fear of persecution by humans. Brilliant historian Diana Bishop is a witch denying her own heritage. But when she unexpectedly calls up an ancient, bewitched manuscript from Oxford Bodleian Library, she finds herself thrown into the heart of a dangerous mystery.
How to Murder Your Wife
In 1977, sixty-five-year-old Alf Benning (Simon O’Connor, Heavenly Creatures) decides that life is too short if he has
to spend the rest of it with his overbearing wife… so he decides to murder her and cut her into bits – six to be exact!
A set of outlandish plans and misadventures will make Alf the most unlikely murderer you will ever know, and his
actions will take you on the most bizarre journey of any true story you’ll ever experience.
Bon Voyage
Bon Voyage is tense thriller that tells the story of a family whose touring holiday of France turns into every parent’s
worst nightmare, as a mysterious couple puts the lives of their children in jeopardy. Features Fay Ripley (Cold Feet,
Dead Gorgeous), Ben Miles (Andor, The Crown), and Daniel Ryan (Mount Pleasant, Litvinenko).
September 30th
The Bench: Seasons 1-2
Legal drama based in a magistrate’s court in Wales. Features Mark Lewis Jones (Gangs of London, Chernobyl) and
Eiry Thomas (Keeping Faith, Torchwood).
