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Sunday October 17, 2004

Midsomer Murders

There is nothing better than sitting in front of the TV on a Sunday night with a glass of wine in the hand and an episode of Midsomer Murders on.

The stories are based on the Inspector Barnaby Books by Caroline Graham which are filmed in beautiful English villages in and around the Berkshire/Buckinghamshire area ( where I live ...).

The main character Barnaby is played by John Nettles . He is also known for the other TV detective series Bergerac. Barnaby's wife Joyce in every programme seems to develop a new hobby or has just joined a new local society etc. Joyce is played by Jane Wymark and they have a daughter Cully who has had more jobs than her mother has had hobbies ! Both always seem to get caught up in Barnaby's cases which usually end up with a large proportion of the local village population being murdered over the period of the two hour long programme (before the case is solved..). Barnaby has had two sidekicks 'Troy' played by Daniel Casey who has now left and is now in a drama series about firemen. Troy's replacement is John Hopkins .

The most enjoyable part of these easy to watch shows is spotting villages and scenery where we have been. The Bull and Butcher is a famous pub in Turville where in one of the bars you will see a picture of the Midsomer cast outside the pub. Up on top of a hill overlooking the village is a windmill used during the filming of the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

( Oct 17 2004, 07:00:00 AM PDT ) Permalink

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