Encore Thursdays, July 13 - July 27, 2023 from 10 - 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV
This hit murder mystery series is now broadcast in more than 200 countries and continues to attract great ratings and the best in acting talent, based on the award-winning detective novels by Caroline Graham. Blackmail, intrigue, deceit, adultery and murder abound, as the dastardly goings on in the seemingly idyllic county of Midsomer are unraveled by DCI Barnaby.
The original cast in the first three seasons includes John Nettles as DCI Tom Barnaby, Daniel Casey as Sgt. Gavin Troy, Jane Wymark as Joyce Barnaby, Laura Howard as Cully Barnaby, and Barry Jackson as Dr. George Bullard.
EPISODE GUIDE:
Episode: "The Killings At Badger's Drift" (Parts 1 & 2) - The peace of the seemingly idyllic village of Badger's Drift is shattered by the inexplicable murder of an old lady, Emily Simpson (Renée Asherson), found dead in her cottage after witnessing something unsettling in the woods. Her old friend, Lucy Bellringer (Rosalie Crutchley), is convinced that Emily's death was not from natural causes. The investigation of DCI Barnaby (John Nettles) and Detective Sergeant Troy (Daniel Casey) of Causton CID uncovers a web of sinister events, some long buried in the past.
Episode: “Written in Blood” (Parts 1 & 2) - Gerald Hadleigh, the secretary of the writers’ circle in the quiet village of Midsomer Worthy, was never in favor of inviting the best-selling novelist Max Jennings to attend one of their meetings. When Hadleigh is found brutally battered to death, the other members of the circle wish they had heeded his reluctance. Barnaby & Troy discover that Hadleigh was a man of mystery, with no National Insurance number, no relatives and no marriage certificate to match the wedding photo on display in his house. When another body is found, they have a double murder on their hands.
Episode: “Death of a Hollow Man” (Parts 1 & 2) - In the village of Ferne Basset, an elderly resident is found drowned after a violent attack. Meanwhile, at the Corn Exchange in Causton, a local amateur dramatic production of Amadeus reveals a backstage world of intrigue, passion and gossip — and a whole new meaning to the term “corpsing” when there is a second murder. Guest starring Bernard Hepton ("Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy").
Episode: “Faithful unto Death” (Parts 1 & 2) - An investigation into the finances of a village community crafts center takes a sinister turn when Simone Hollingsworth, the wife of the center’s owner, disappears and a neighbor is murdered. A number of aggrieved investors in the center become persons of interest to DCI Barnaby. Guest starring Roger Allam (ENDEAVOUR).
Episode: “Death in Disguise” (Parts 1 & 2) - One of the founders of a new-age commune, The Lodge of the Golden Wind Horse, dies in a fall down the stairs, apparently accidentally. But when the other founder is mysteriously murdered in front of a roomful of people, the first death looks like it may have been deliberate as well. Guest starring Stephen Moyer (TRUE BLOOD).
