Series Two Of BBC Hit Cop Drama 'MURPHY'S LAW' Released On DVD 4/27

BBC's hit undercover cop drama series Murphy's Law is back with the DVD debut of Series 2 from Acorn Media on April 27, 2010. Award-winning actor James Nesbitt (Waking Ned Devine, Bloody Sunday, Woody Allen's Match Point, and Five Minutes of Heaven) delivers another powerhouse performance as roguish undercover cop Tommy Murphy in this "outstanding series" (The Mirror, UK). Based on his novel, Colin Bateman (Divorcing Jack) wrote and created the series specifically for Nesbitt. The 2-volume DVD set includes all six episodes from Series 2 (www.AcornOnline.com, $39.99).

The stakes are higher, the stories grittier, and Murphy even more tormented. He takes on six different personas as he hunts for a serial killer, investigates a young officer's death, joins an Interpol investigation, tracks down the truth about a biotech laboratory, solves a suicide in a convent, and has the chance to exact a very personal revenge.

Death holds no fear for Murphy; the worst already happened when the IRA murdered his daughter years ago. He masks his troubled past with his Irish charm and wisecracking demeanor, but his demons can't stay buried forever.

Murphy's Law ran for five seasons and aired on BBC America in the U.S. Series 2 debuted in the U.K. on BBC One in May 2004.

Street: April 27, 2010 SRP: $39.99

DVD 2-Vol. Boxed Set: 6 episodes - Approx. 302min. - 16:9 widescreen - SDH subtitles

BONUS: Biography of James Nesbitt.

Coming up from Acorn Media:

May 4: "Must-see viewing for two decades... endlessly watchable" (Los Angeles Times) On the Road with Charles Kuralt Set 2 and CSI meets Sherlock Holmes in Murdoch Mysteries Season Two

May 25: George Gently Series 2 (U.S. Debut), Martin Shaw stars in the popular BBC detective series set amid the upheavals and excesses of 1960s Britain; Testament (Athena, DVD Debut), a global search exploring the fascinating and often surprising history of the Bible; and A Cold War Spy Collection: The Glory Boys & The Contract with featured stars Rod Steiger, Anthony Perkins, and Joanna Lumley.

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