"The Killings at Badger's Drift" was the very first episode of Midsomer Murders. It gave the television world Iris and Dennis Rainbird, an odious blackmailing mother and her creepy undertaker son. In the episode, they are both brutally murdered because they have discovered the incestuous secret of a brother and his sister.
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Jan 10, 2003 · Death and Dreams: Directed by Peter Smith. With John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard. The investigation into an elaborate suicide leads Barnaby to suspect the dead man may have had help pulling the trigger.
Sep 03, 2006 · Death in Chorus: Directed by Sarah Hellings. With John Nettles, Jason Hughes, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard. A heated competition among Midsomer church choirs is interrupted by the bludgeon murder of the Midsomer Worthy's tenor, a local artist.
Sep 08, 2010 · Blood on the Saddle: Directed by Richard Holthouse. With John Nettles, Jason Hughes, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson. A Wild West show comes to Ford Florey and a serial killer starts to eliminate villagers in a "wild west" fashion related to a parcel of disputed swamp land.
Jul 29, 2009 · Secrets and Spies: Directed by Renny Rye. With John Nettles, Jason Hughes, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson. A number of murders near a government safe house in Midsomer appears to be connected to a group of British spies stationed in East Berlin during the Cold War.
Barnaby's partner, DS Gavin Troy, portrayed by Daniel Casey, also made his debut in the pilot. In February 2009, it was announced that Nettles had decided to leave Midsomer Murders after two further series were to be made.
Meanwhile, DS Troy, having been promoted to Inspector has his last case in Midsomer, to look into the murder of a youth, Simon Mayfield ( Henry Cavill ), who had caused problems for many in the village. Simon had been shot with a gun that he and his friends had been using the night before, "lamping in the woods".
In February 2009, it was announced that Nettles had decided to leave Midsomer Murders after two further series were to be made. By his final appearance in series 13 on 2 February 2011 in "Fit for Murder", Nettles had appeared in 81 episodes. Interview: John Nettles on Midsomer Murders.
To film a version of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Not only the film crew arrive, but a notorious criminal as well, George Ince, lurking around the Manor.
When the Midsomer Worthy Writers Circle choose to invite the famous writer Max Jennings to their next meeting, fellow writer and group chairman Gerald Hadleigh is opposed to the decision. After Jennings' visit, Gerald's body is found at his house by his housekeeper the following morning.
The village pub of Midsomer Worthy , The Maid in Splendour, is the workplace of many locals. One night, popular barman Jamie Cruickshank is found dead near an abandoned cottage in the woods. The new manager Stephen Bannerman, who is thoroughly disliked by many, wants to sell the Maid to property developers in secret.
Barnaby and Troy investigate an apparent suicide that is just a tad too elaborate for them to accept at face value. The man had been under treatment for depression, his wife had recently divorced him and he owed money to a good many people. Barnaby's doubts are confirmed when the autopsy reveals the man was drugged.
The music piece that the marching band plays is the "Turkish March" Rondo Alla Turca (Sonata No 11 in A Major) by Mozart. The original piece is for piano, here adapted for course.
DCI Barnaby and DC Jones investigate the murder of Connor Simpson, a member of the Midsomer Worthy choir that had been rehearsing for an upcoming competition. The man was found in his home, bludgeoned to death with a poker. Simpson had received an apparently threatening note with a pig's heart enclosed.
This is the 50th episode of the show. Much is made of that milestone on the DVD production notes, though the cast didn't appear to be aware during filming.
At a Wild West show in Ford Florey, Faye Lennox is murdered. She was the estate manager and lover of unpopular farmer Jack Fincher, who is engaged in a long-standing dispute with neighbour Silas Burbage over a piece of waste-land. Soon afterwards Fincher is lassoed and dragged to his death.
The poker hand of Aces and Eights is known as the Dead Man's Hand because that is the hand legend alleges Wild Bill Hickock held when he was assassinated. The term "dead man's hand" predates Hickoks death, the composition of the hand varied with place and time. It wasn't until the 1920s that the hand was aces and eights, two each with any kicker.
After a break-in at Causton Museum where an animal skeleton is stolen ex-spy Brenda Packard tells Barnaby that Allenby House, owned by testy ex-spymaster Malcolm Frazer, is a safe house for agents.
As a skilled amateur cricket player (he plays for the Lord's Taverners) Peter Davison found it very difficult to play cricket badly, as required for the story in this episode. "It takes some skill to keep missing the ball like I did!"
It’s based on Caroline Graham’s Chief Inspector Barnaby book series. It’s set in several villages within the fictional English county of Midsomer and is known for it’s occasional lightheaded jokes and moments of dark humor. Seasons 1-13 starred John Nettles as ...
Midsomer Murders is a TV show that has incredibly gone on for 20 seasons. Let's take a look at the best and worst episodes according to IMDB. Midsomer Murders is a British detective drama that began in 1997. It’s based on Caroline Graham’s Chief Inspector Barnaby book series. It’s set in several villages within the fictional English county ...
Fans disliked the episode because of the tonal dissonance between Midsomer and the Wild West. Many also think it to the weakest storyline in the series.
The village of Midsomer Mallow is competing for the “perfect village” title when a resident is killed with a pitchfork. Peter Drinkwater was a thief and womanizer, so there are a lot of initial suspects including a jealous husband, a spurned lover, and a robbery victim.
In this season 20 episode, DCI John Barnaby and DS Winter investigate the death of Mark Adler, a businessman and former rugby player. He is found dead in a cryotherapy center associated with his former rugby team, the Causton Lions. The mystery takes Barnaby and Winter through some serious club rivalry, old grudges, romance, and artisanal chocolates. After Mark Adler’s death, two more people die—one by suicide and the other by owning in hot chocolate.
DCI Tom Barnaby has a constable sit in on Annie Woodrow’s trial for bludgeoning someone to death. However, as the constable starts to report back to Tom Barnaby, he starts to worry that maybe he has arrested the wrong person.
During an eclipse, an amateur astronomer named Jeremy Harper is killed by a blow to the head with a meteorite while on Moonstone Ridge. The initial suspect is Laurence Janson, the head of the university observatory who wants to build on Moonstone Ridge and is having an affair with Harper’s wife.
Iconic, quirky, sometimes whimsical Midsomer Murders is twenty-one years old and still going strong. It is made in England by ITV and syndicated to over 200 jurisdictions.
Iconic, quirky, sometimes whimsical Midsomer Murders is twenty-one years old and still going strong. It is made in England by ITV and syndicated to over 200 jurisdictions. It is a streaming staple all over the world.
The story revolves around a familiar Midsomer Murders theme: Good, old traditional village life versus the wicked modernizers. Peter Egan plays Norman Swanscombe, a modernizer who is running for Parliament.
Tom Barnaby's wife Joyce just happens to be one of the judges. Then a local thief and womanizer (played by a young Orlando Bloom) gets skewered by a pitchfork and all hell breaks loose.
It had it all. Beautiful countryside, multiple murders, incest, and suicide. Elizabeth Spriggs (who went on to be the Fat Lady in Harry Potter) plays Iris Rainbird and Richard Cant is wonderful as Dennis, her icky undertaker son.
Midsomer has it's own magazine. Guess what it is called? Its owner, Guy Sandy is prone to write nasty restaurant reviews. He doesn't make it to the end of the show. In 2008's Midsomer Life, Selena Cadell plays an alcoholic hotel maid who meets her end after being pushed into a tumble dryer and, well, tumbled to death. It was a glorious moment. The special effects weren't all that great, but we got the idea. Death by tumble dryer could only happen in Midsomer.
The blackmailing duo gets hacked and cut to death over a stately tea tray because of their tendency to blackmail the locals. So popular was the dastardly pair that in 2006 they played Iris's sister and nephew in Dead Letters.