Set in the deceptively idyllic fictional English county of Midsomer, the suspenseful drama MIDSOMER MURDERS is based on the popular novels of Caroline Graham.
Featuring an eccentric cast of characters, ubiquitous red herrings, and quaint countryside scenery, this long-running crime series recalls classic public television British mysteries of the past.
At the heart of the show is the perceptive and meticulous criminal investigator Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (John Nettles - BERGERAC; THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AT WAR).
EPISODE GUIDE:
“Things That Go Bump In The Night” Parts 1 & 2 aired Thursdays, Dec. 29, 2016 & Jan. 5, 2017 at 9 p.m. - Fletcher's Cross undertaker Patrick Pennyman is found dead in his own chapel of rest with a shocked look on his face. Suspicion points at the local spiritualist church which is heavily controversial in the village.
Barnaby and Scott try to uncover the mysteries of the church as well as trying to unmask the brutal killer. They have to interview the undertaker's former business partner who hated the man, a handyman with a mischievous personality and a womanizing pensioner. And when another murder is committed the village unleashes its full evil potential.
“Dead In The Water” Parts 1 & 2 air Thursday, March 30 from 10-11:30 p.m. - The body of Guy Sweetman (Benedict Blythe) is found in the river on the day of the annual Midsomer Regatta. Guy was a ladies man with many enemies, so Barnaby has his work cut out for him.
"Orchis Fatalis" Parts 1 & 2 air Thursday, April 6 from 10-11:30 p.m. - It's the Midsomer Malham Orchid Society's annual show, and the competition is fierce. Bitterly disappointed at coming in third, Henry Plummer consoles himself in secret with his real prize – a priceless, one-of-a-kind yellow Roth orchid, illegally smuggled out of Borneo. Then a classics scholar is poisoned, and her journal, written in Latin and detailing her rather naughty activities, provides Barnaby's first clue.
"Bantling Boy" Parts 1 & 2 air Thursday, April 13 from 10-11:30 p.m. - Horse trainer Bruce Hartley (Simon Kunz) is killed after refusing to go along with the other owners and sell their racehorse, Bantling Boy. But the syndicate is based on a dark secret, and as one death follows another, Barnaby and Scott are drawn deeper into the owners' lives.
"Second Sight" Parts 1 & 2 air Thursday, April 20 from 10-11:30 p.m. - John Ransom collapses and dies outside a pub after a fight with his brother-in-law over the baptism of his niece. He has electrical scars across the top of his head, from being a lab rabbit for his brother "Mad" Max, who was conducting experiments on his sibling, suspecting him of having the ability, known as "second sight" to predict events that should be unpredictable.
"Hidden Depths" Parts 1 & 2 air Thursday, April 27 from 10-11:30 p.m. - Solicitor Nick Turner falls from his roof in an apparent suicide. However, Barnaby uncovers evidence to suggest the opposite as Turner's neighbor Jack Wilmot is missing and a number of dodgy deals are discovered. And when Turner's rival Otto Benham is found to have been catapulted with bottles the investigation takes a turning. But Barnaby and Scott are struggling to find a killer as they have been trapped in a wine cellar.
Stay tuned for Season 9 beginning Thursday, May 4, 2017 on KPBS TV!
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