Acorn TV has announced the titles that are coming to the AMC-owned streaming service in January. The Acorn TV January 2022 lineup adds to the service’s wide variety of acclaimed English and foreign-language dramas, engaging comedies, documentaries and more.
The Acorn TV January 2022 schedule includes new episodes from Queens of Mystery Season 2 and The Larkins, as well the movie Help, starring Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham.
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ACORN TV JANUARY 2022 HIGHLIGHTS
QUEENS OF MYSTERY SEASON 2 (Acorn TV Original)
Three 2-Part Mysteries Premiere Mondays Beginning January 10 Through January 24
Queens of Mystery follows the adventures of three crime-writing sisters, Beth (Sarah Woodward, The Pale Horse), Cat (Julie Graham, The Bletchley Circle, Shetland, Penance), and Jane (Siobhan Redmond, Unforgotten) Stone, and their 28-year-old niece, Detective Sergeant Mattie Stone (Florence Hall for S2, The Princess Switch: Switched Again).
Using their knowledge of crime – both real world and fictional – together they solve murders in the picturesque English region of Wildemarsh. But no matter how many cases they are able to crack, the unsolved mystery that haunts all the characters is that of Mattie’s mother’s disappearance 25 years ago.
HELP (Acorn TV Exclusive)
Film Premieres Monday, January 31
In the Rose d’Or Award-winning film Help, young care worker, Sarah (Emmy winner Jodie Comer, Killing Eve, Free Guy), forms an unlikely bond with nursing home resident, Tony (Stephen Graham, The North Water, Line of Duty), living with young onset dementia. But when the Covid-19 pandemic hits, her character and their relationship are put to the test under horrifying circumstances.
Written by BAFTA winner Jack Thorne (Enola Holmes, His Dark Materials), Help also stars Ian Hart (The Terror, The Last Kingdom) and Lesley Sharp (Scott & Bailey, Three Girls).
THE LARKINS (Acorn TV Exclusive)
New Episodes Continue Mondays; Season Finale January 17
This exciting new adaptation of H.E. Bates’ classic novel The Darling Buds of May follows the warm-hearted, wheeler-dealing adventures of the iconic Larkin family in the idyllic Kent countryside. Set in the late 1950s, each episode contains a story of the week concerning their personal family sagas, and the politics of their village life alongside series arc stories.
Starring Bradley Walsh (Law & Order UK), Joanna Scanlan (No Offence) and Sabrina Bartlett (Bridgerton). The first season ends with a Christmas special, where all the talk in the village is about the pantomime and an ongoing slate of burglaries.
ACORN TV SCHEDULE
AVAILABLE JANUARY 3
Under the Vines (Acorn TV Original) – Weekly episodes every Monday | Episode 6: SEASON FINALE
Nic brings word of Oakley’s newfound fame, which has already reached an unimpressed Marissa. As Daisy and Louis help Tippy prepare for her speech, Griffin’s arrival blindsides everyone, especially Gus. Gala prep at Shimmering Lake takes an explosive turn, putting the entire showcase in jeopardy until Daisy offers an alternative that could save the day. Louis faces an unenviable decision. (1 EP, 2021)
The Larkins (Acorn TV Exclusive) – Weekly episodes every Monday | Episode 5 of 6
With the imminent arrival of her sister, Ma is cleaning like a demon. Bertha and her family are firm suburbanites who despise the countryside and in particular dirt and animals. Things aren’t going very well between Mariette and Charley, so Tom makes his move. Meanwhile, Tom’s plans for Bluff Court are speeding ahead, and Ma and Bertha do some speeding of their own in a not-so-sisterly road race. (1 EP, 2021)
Cuffs – All episodes
This fresh contemporary 8-part cop show takes the audience on an exhilarating ride through the challenges of frontline policing in the vibrant and alternative seaside city of Brighton. Adrenalized and propulsive, the show is packed full of dramatic incidents and colorful characters as every episode sees cops put their lives on the line to protect the public; from a booby-trapped cannabis farm in a suburban semi, to an elderly farmer’s wife with a shotgun – this is a job fraught with danger.
But the high stakes are also matched with more absurd altercations such as a middle-class dog-napping and naturists fighting on the beach. Starring Ashley Walters (Top Boy), Peter Sullivan (The Borgias), Amanda Abbington (Sherlock), Jacob Ifan (Bang, A Discovery of Witches) and Shaun Dooley (Exile). (8 EPS, 2015)
AVAILABLE JANUARY 10
Queens of Mystery Season 2 (Acorn TV Original) | First of three 2-part mysteries – SEASON PREMIERE
Episodes One and Two – “Sparring with Death”
When Matilda (Florence Hall) investigates a murder at Wildemarsh Wellness Retreat, she finds several people with distinctly ill intentions towards each other. A second death leads Matilda to uncover a heart- wrenching tragedy, waiting to be avenged. (2 EPS, 2021)
The Larkins (Acorn TV Exclusive) – Weekly episodes every Monday | Episode 6 of 7 – NEW SERIES
The Larkins dash to the railway station to stall Mariette’s departure to France. They convince her to stay for a donkey derby/gymkhana and cocktail party in a few days. The pressure is on for the Larkins – this has to be a magical social event that will change Mariette’s mind. (1 EP, 2021)
AVAILABLE JANUARY 17
Queens of Mystery, Season 2 (Acorn TV Original) | Second of three 2-part mysteries
Episodes Three and Four – “The Modern Art of Murder”
A body is discovered at the opening of a new art gallery where her Aunt Cat (Julie Graham) is exhibiting. Matilda’s interviews of the suspects don’t paint a pretty picture, but after a second murder at the gallery, she starts to realize there’s more to them than meets the eye. (2 EPS, 2021)
The Larkins Christmas Special (Acorn TV Exclusive) – 7 of 7 episodes
In the village, all the talk is of the pantomime and an ongoing spate of burglaries – Miss Pilchester, the Normans and Johnny Delamere are amongst the victims. Whilst PC Harness applies his limited gifts to finding the culprit, Mariette (Sabrina Bartlett, Bridgerton) and Charley (Tok Stephen, Silent Witness) take their love to the next level.
Pop (Bradley Walsh, Doctor Who) and Ma (Joanna Scanlan, No Offence) are overjoyed to have the pair back for Christmas, but when Charley’s parents arrive to meet the Larkin clan, and the entire village is left without lighting and heating following a power cut, chaos descends on the Larkins’ farm. (1 EP, 2021)
Republic of Doyle Season 6 – All episodes
Republic of Doyle revolves around the deliciously dysfunctional Doyle family as they try to make it all work running a father and son private investigative agency… Starring Allan Hawco (Caught, Trojan Horse) and Sean McGinley (Richard Attenborough’s Closing The Ring, Bleak House). (13 EPS, 2014)
AVAILABLE JANUARY 24
Queens of Mystery Season 2 (Acorn TV Original)| Third of three 2-part mysteries – SEASON FINALE
Episodes Five and Six – “The Raven”
Matilda investigates what appears to be a robbery with clues reminiscent of her own mother’s disappearance — and then Aunt Jane (Siobhan Redmond) finds a body and the case becomes a murder. But as Matilda searches for the identity of the killer, there are other parties, much closer to home, who’d prefer Matilda not disturb too many secrets. (2 EPS, 2021)
The Murder Maps Season 1 – All episodes
This drama-doc series takes you back in time to the most shocking and surprising murder cases in history. Host Nicholas Day guides viewers into the world of the killer as we see how police ingenuity and early forensics helped bring them to justice. (4 EPS, 2015)
The Beautiful Lie – All episodes
Starring Sarah Snook (Succession), Rodger Corser (The Heart Guy), with Sophie Lowe (The Returned), and Benedict Samuel (The Walking Dead). This acclaimed drama is a reimagining of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina set in contemporary middle-class life, exploring the love-lives of both ‘happy’ and ‘unhappy’ families in all their mess and grandeur.
The Beautiful Lie is more than a great love story – it’s a sprawling saga of adultery, scandal, manners and mayhem – about the fates of three enmeshed families across three generations. (6 EPS, 2015)
AVAILABLE JANUARY 31
Republic of Doyle, Season 6 – All episodes
Republic of Doyle revolves around the deliciously dysfunctional Doyle family as they try to make it all work running a father and son private investigative agency… Starring Allan Hawco (Caught, Trojan Horse) and Sean McGinley (Richard Attenborough’s Closing The Ring, Bleak House). (13 EPS, 2014)
Help (Acorn TV Exclusive) – Film
In the Rose d’Or Award-winning film Help, young care worker, Sarah (Emmy® winner Jodie Comer, Killing Eve, Free Guy), forms an unlikely bond with nursing home resident, Tony (Stephen Graham, The North Water, Line of Duty), living with young onset dementia. But when the Covid-19 pandemic hits, her character and their relationship are put to the test under horrifying circumstances.
Written by BAFTA winner Jack Thorne (Enola Holmes, His Dark Materials), Help also stars Ian Hart (The Terror, The Last Kingdom) and Lesley Sharp (Scott & Bailey, Three Girls). (Film, 2021)
A Tale of Two Sisters – All episodes
Rounding out the Acorn TV January 2022 schedule, this series explores some of history’s most iconic female figures and their sisters, as well as their legacy. (3 EPS, 2018)