Acorn TV Australia Review: Price, features and content

Australians can binge-watch some classic British shows with Acorn TV.

Acorn TV

Acorn TV is the streaming home for British television from the folks at AMC Networks, who also own Shudder and Sundance Now. Acorn TV offers a wide selection of TV shows from the United Kingdom and beyond at an affordable monthly price. With new episodes added every month and some quality originals being created for the service, it's not a bad deal for fans of British telly.

What is Acorn TV?

Acorn TV is a subscription video-on-demand service with a strong focus on British television shows. Users pay a monthly or yearly fee to access a growing library of television shows in Acorn's library. The platform primarily offers TV series from the United Kingdom, but there are also some classic Aussie shows, like Jack Irish, available to stream.

Acorn first started distributing British television in the United States in 1994; first on VHS, then DVD and Blu-ray. In 2013 it eventually launched a streaming platform and quickly became a service focused on offering British dramas, comedies, mysteries and documentaries, all ad-free.

It's similar to BritBox, but with not as many new titles.

How much does Acorn TV cost?

Due partly to its niche selection of television shows and a comparatively small library, Acorn TV comes at a fairly generous $6.99 per month. Better yet, you can knock 2 months off the price if you subscribe to a full year of Acorn TV, paying $69 for a 12-month subscription. That's a good deal for anyone still paying for Foxtel to access UKTV.

There's also a one-week free trial if you're curious to check out what's on offer.

Product AUFTV-NEW Free trial period Max video quality Simultaneous streams Monthly price
Acorn TV
Acorn TV logo
7 days
HD
4
$6.99
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How much content does Acorn TV offer?

This table was last updated on 09 Dec 2024. There are 145 titles in the Acorn TV library.
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19-2
  • Season 1
  • Season 2
  • Season 3
  • Season 4
ShowDrama
A Tale of Two Thieves
  • A Tale of Two Thieves
ShowCrime
Above Suspicion
  • Series 3
  • Series 4
ShowCrime
Acorn TV in Conversation
  • Acorn TV in Conversation
ShowAll
Agatha Christie Hour
  • Agatha Christie Hour
ShowMystery
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
  • Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
ShowMystery
Agatha Raisin
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
  • Series 4
ShowMystery
Balthazar
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
  • Series 5
ShowDrama
Baptiste
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowDrama
Black Box
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Blighty Film Collection
  • Films
ShowDrama
Blood
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowMystery
Candice Renoir
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
  • Series 4
  • Series 5
  • Series 6
  • Series 7
  • Series 8
  • Series 9
  • Series 10
  • Corsica Special
  • Halloween Special
ShowDrama
Cannes Confidential
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Cape Town
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Cardinal
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
  • Series 4
ShowMystery
Cheat
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Chronicle Mysteries
  • Movies
ShowDrama
Cider with RosieMovieMiniseries
Code of a Killer
  • Code of a Killer
ShowDrama
Collision
  • Collision
ShowDrama
Crossroads
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowDrama
Dalgliesh
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
ShowMystery
Darby & Joan
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowDrama
Dark Money
  • Miniseries
ShowDrama
Darrow & Darrow
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Dead Still
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Deadline
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Dear Murderer
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Detective Maria Kallio
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Dublin Murders
  • Series 1
ShowMystery
Emma Fielding Mysteries
  • Series 1
ShowMystery
Essex Boys RetributionMovieCrime
Family History Mysteries
  • Feature
ShowMystery
Finding Joy
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowAll
Fixer Upper Mysteries
  • Fixer Upper Mysteries
ShowDrama
Flower Shop Mysteries
  • Series 1
ShowMystery
Foyle's War
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
  • Series 4
  • Series 5
  • Series 6
  • Series 7
  • Series 8
  • Series 9
  • Series 9
ShowDrama
Frankie Drake Mysteries
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
  • Series 4
ShowMystery
Garage Sale Mysteries
  • Series 1
  • Series 3
ShowDrama
George Gently
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
  • Series 4
  • Series 5
  • Series 6
  • Series 7
ShowMystery
Girlfriends
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Glorious 39MovieDrama
Glue
  • Miniseries
ShowDrama
Golden YearsMovieCrime
Granite Harbour
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowDrama
Grantchester
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
  • Series 4
  • Series 5
  • Series 6
  • Series 7
ShowDrama
HIP
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
ShowDrama
Hailey Dean Mysteries
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowMystery
Harry Wild
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
ShowAll
Haunted Harmony Mysteries
  • Movie
ShowMystery
Hinterland
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
ShowDrama
Hollington Drive
  • Series 1
ShowMystery
Injustice
  • Injustice
ShowCrime
Jack Taylor
  • Set 1
  • Set 2
  • Set 3
ShowMystery
Keeping Faith
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
ShowDrama
Line of Duty
  • Season 1
  • Season 2
  • Season 3
  • Season 4
  • Season 5
ShowDrama
London Kills
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
  • Series 4
ShowCrime
Lost Letter Mysteries
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
ShowDrama
Love, Lies & Records
  • Love
  • Lies & Records
ShowAll
Mary Kills People
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
ShowDrama
Matchmaker Mysteries
  • Series 1
ShowMystery
Mayflies
  • Miniseries
ShowDrama
Midsomer Murders
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
  • Series 4
  • Series 5
  • Series 6
  • Series 7
  • Series 8
  • Series 9
  • Series 10
  • Series 11
  • Series 12
  • Series 13
  • Series 14
  • Series 15
  • Series 16
  • Series 17
  • Series 18
  • Series 19
  • Series 20
  • Series 21
  • Series 22
  • Series 23
ShowDrama
Missing (2009)
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowDrama
Morning Show Mysteries
  • Series 1
ShowMystery
Mrs Sidhu Investigates
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Mrs. Wilson
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowMystery
Murder Investigation Team
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowMystery
Murderland
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
My Life Is Murder
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
  • Series 4
ShowMystery
Mysterious CreaturesMovieDrama
Mystery Road
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowMystery
National Treasure
  • Series 1
ShowMiniseries
No Offence
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
ShowDrama
One Lane Bridge
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
ShowDrama
Pitching In
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Place of Execution
  • Series 1
ShowMystery
Poquelin & De Beaumont
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Queens of Mystery
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowMystery
Recipes for Love & Murder
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Resort to Murder
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Rosamunde Pilcher's Summer Solstice
  • Miniseries
ShowDrama
Rosamunde Pilcher's The Other Wife
  • Miniseries
ShowDrama
Rosamunde Pilcher's Winter Solstice
  • Miniseries
ShowDrama
Rules of the Game
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Sando
  • Series 1
ShowComedy
Second Sight
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowDrama
Shattered
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Signora Volpe
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowDrama
Single-Handed
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowMystery
Still Life: A Three Pines MysteryMovieDrama
Straight Forward
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Striking Out
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowDrama
Suspects
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
  • Series 4
  • Series 5
ShowMystery
Taggart
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
  • Series 4
  • Series 5
  • Series 6
  • Series 7
  • Series 8
  • Series 9
  • Series 10
  • Series 11
  • Series 12
  • Series 13
  • Series 14
  • Series 15
  • Series 16
  • Series 17
  • Series 18
  • Series 19
  • Series 20
  • Series 21
  • Series 22
  • Series 23
  • Series 24
  • Series 25
  • Series 26
  • Series 27
ShowCrime
The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries
  • Season 1
  • Season 2
  • Season 3
ShowDrama
The Bench
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowDrama
The Best of Us
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
The Bridge
  • Season 1
ShowDrama
The Brokenwood Mysteries
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
  • Series 4
  • Series 5
  • Series 6
  • Series 7
  • Series 8
  • Series 9
ShowMystery
The Catch
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
The Chase
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowDrama
The Chelsea Detective
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowDrama
The Clinic
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
  • Series 4
  • Series 5
  • Series 6
  • Series 7
ShowDrama
The CorruptedMovieCrime
The Gone
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
The Good Karma Hospital
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
  • Series 4
ShowDrama
The Gourmet Detective Mysteries
  • The Gourmet Detective Mysteries
ShowMystery
The Great Train Robbery
  • The Great Train Robbery
ShowDrama
The Grey ManMovieDrama
The Gulf
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowMystery
The Hour
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowComplete Series
The Ice Cream Girls
  • Series 1
ShowMystery
The Light in the Hall
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
The Madame Blanc Mysteries
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
ShowDrama
The Martha's Vineyard Mysteries
  • Series 1
ShowMystery
The Miniaturist
  • The Miniaturist
ShowDrama
The Murders
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
The Night Caller
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
The Paradise
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowDrama
The Replacement
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
The Salisbury Poisonings
  • Series 1
ShowMystery
The ScapegoatMoviePeriod Drama
The Secret Agent
  • Secret Agent
ShowMystery
The Selfish GiantMovieDrama
The Sommerdahl Murders
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
ShowDrama
The Sounds
  • The Sounds
ShowMystery
The South Westerlies
  • Series 1
ShowComedy
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
  • Miniseries
ShowDrama
The Truth
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
The Wipers TimesMovieComedy
Therese Raquin
  • Therese Raquin
ShowDrama
Tin Star
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
ShowDrama
Transport
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Trivia
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
ShowDrama
True Justice Mysteries: Family Ties
  • True Justice Mysteries: Family Ties
ShowDrama
Under the Vines
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
ShowDrama
WPC 56
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
ShowDrama
White Sands
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Whitstable Pearl
  • Series 1
  • Series 2
  • Series 3
ShowMystery
Whole Lotta SoleMovieCrime
Winter
  • Pilot
  • Winter
ShowMystery
Witness Number 3
  • Series 1
ShowDrama
Acorn TV is a one-stop shop for anyone with a taste for British comedy and drama. While Acorn TV's hook might be its access to classy classics like Doc Martin and Foyle's War, there are a few popular Aussie shows in the mix too, with Jack Irish and A Place to Call Home both making the cut. Some Acorn TV originals include Agatha Raisin, Striking Out and Queens of Mystery.

Which devices are compatible with Acorn TV?

Acorn TV works with several devices, ensuring a smooth user experience regardless of what screen you're watching on. Check to see if your device is listed below.

How to set up Acorn TV

  • Step 1: Ensure that you have 1 of the above devices to watch Acorn TV on
  • Step 2: Head to the Acorn TV site
  • Step 3: Select a package, enter your personal and payment details
  • Step 4: Log in on 1 of your compatible devices and you can start watching titles on Acorn TV

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