As seen on A&E and The Biography Channel — WHAT EVIL LURKS BEYOND THE WELL-TRIMMED HEDGES OF MIDSOMER... — The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television ... more »mysteries. The smash hit series stars John Nettles (Bergerac) as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, a dogged investigator and devoted family man, unflappable in the face of the macabre crimes and eccentric characters he encounters on the job.
Inspired by the characters of novelist Caroline Graham, these 17 mysteries see the promotion of Barnaby s earnest assistant, Sergeant Troy (Daniel Casey, The Wingless Bird), and the arrival of his brash replacement, Sergeant Dan Scott (John Hopkins, Love in a Cold Climate). Guest stars include Hugh Bonneville, Gemma Jones, Honor Blackman, John Standing, Freddie Jones, Susan Wooldridge, Phoebe Nicholls, Stella Gonet, and Henry Ian Cusick.
THE MYSTERIES INCLUDE:
Tainted Fruit,
Ring Out Your Dead,
Murder on St. Malley s Day,
Market for Murder,
A Worm in the Bud,
A Talent for Life,
Death and Dreams,
Painted in Blood,
A Tale of Two Hamlets,
Birds of Prey,
The Green Man,
Bad Tidings,
The Fisher King,
Sins of Commission,
The Maid in Splendour,
The Straw Woman,
Ghosts of Christmas Past,
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE John Nettles interview, essays by star John Nettles and co-creator Betty Willingale, Midsomer map, production notes, Caroline Graham biography, and cast filmographies.
Plus two exclusive bonus discs: Map of Midsomer Murders, a behind-the-scenes documentary hosted by John Nettles, and Super Sleuths, a documentary about the show s first decade.
Set contains 19 discs (including bonus programs); approx. 28 hours. Mysteries previously released on DVD as Sets Four, Six, Seven, and Eight, the original U.K. broadcast order.« less