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:
“Tainted Fruit” Parts 1 & 2 air on Thursdays, Aug. 27 & Sept. 3 at 9 p.m. - After drugs and syringes are discovered stolen from a local veterinary surgery owned by Raif and Georgina Canning, a local woman is found dead next to her swimming pool, killed by an overdose of barbiturates.
When Raif Canning and Adam Keyne—men who discovered the body—are found murdered as well, Barnaby and Troy must weed through a dark world of adultery and lies to uncover the identity of the calculating perpetrator. Their efforts reveal a woman who places more importance on her social prowess and status than the life of her lover. Guest star: Lucy Punch (DOC MARTIN; "Hot Fuzz")
"Ring Out Your Dead" Parts 1 & 2 air on Thursdays, Sept. 17 & 24 at 9 p.m. - In Midsomer Wellow, the church bell-ringers are being murdered one by one. In hopes of winning a national striking competition, the determined bell group continues with rehearsals despite the growing number of deaths. As each is murdered, the killer leaves a line from a nursery rhyme by the body, though one of these notes has been altered to allude to a long-ago incident in Midsomer Wellow's past. Barnaby and Troy must find the connection between this note and a past Midsomer Wellow murder to stop one villager's quest for bloody revenge. Guest stars: Hugh Bonneville (DOWNTON ABBEY) and Graham Crowden (WAITING FOR GOD)
"Murder On St. Malley's Day" Parts 1 & 2 air on Thursdays, Oct. 1 & 8 at 9 p.m. - After a pupil at the prestigious Devington School dies of a stab wound suffered while competing in a race, shocked locals are sure the death can be linked to the long-running rivalry between the school and the locals. As Barnaby investigates, he encounters the Pudding Club, an elite secret society with which the murdered student had been involved. After a local Devington man is found murdered on the school grounds, Barnaby finds that one man is willing to kill to keep the morbid history of the Pudding Club from being exposed.
"Market For Murder" Parts 1 & 2 air on Thursdays, Oct. 15 & 22 at 9 p.m. - When the head of a local book club is robbed and battered to death with her walking stick, suspicion soon falls on club members. When the club is exposed as a front for a lucrative investment portfolio, many believe that money and riches were the motive behind the brutal attack. The investigation becomes increasingly urgent as more book club members are killed. As the hidden secrets and mysterious pasts of these women are uncovered, Barnaby finds that for one murder, unrequited love is a stronger motive than money. Guest star: Anglea Thorne (TO THE MANNER BORN)
"A Worm In The Bud" Parts 1 & 2 air Thursdays, Oct. 29 & Nov. 5 at 9 p.m. - When the body of Susan Bartlett, wife of local farmer Simon Bartlett, is discovered in Setwale Wood, local villagers readily assume she committed suicide due to depression related to her inability to have a child. When Barnaby discovers the timestamp on her suicide is from seven hours after her death, the search for a suicide motive morphs into the hunt for a killer. Barnaby and Troy quickly find themselves thrust into a whirlwind of witchcraft, ancient potions, infidelity and land feuds that expose a chilling example of the consequences which can result when parents believe they always know best. Guest star: Wendy Craig (ARE YOU BEING SERVED)
Distributed by American Public Television, produced by All3Media International.
