The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television 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.
As seen on A&E and The Biography Channel, Acorn Media presents the January 5th DVD release of Midsomer Murders - Barnaby's Casebook. This huge 19-DVD collector's edition runs approximately 28 hours, and also includes bonus programs. Per the studio, those consist of a John Nettles interview, essays by star John Nettles and co-creator Betty Willingale, a Midsomer map, production notes, a Caroline Graham biography, 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. Video is anamorphic widescreen, and audio is English Stereo. Cost is $159.99 SRP in the USA, and CA$199.99 SRP in Canada. Here's a list of the mysteries, followed by the packaging:
- 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
  
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