Once again Midsomer provides a rather unusual murder; a land owner is discovered tied to a tree with his innards missing presumed eaten! Suspects quickly emerge; he was having an affair so the wife could have done it; his daughter stood to inherit his estate, there were poachers in the woods and there was some ill feeling between him and an hotelier and his celebrity-chef wife. Before Barnaby and Nelson can start eliminating suspects there is a second murder; the man's daughter is killed after tasting poisoned soup. It seems likely that the real target was chef, Ruth Cameron and once again plenty of people appear to have motives. As the story progresses those with the most obvious motives are gradually eliminated from the enquiry until inevitably the real killer is caught.
As a longtime fan of 'Midsomer Murders' I really enjoyed this episode; the mystery was good with enough suspects and motives to keep one guessing until the end although I suspect plenty of people will guess; is it ever not a character played by a familiar actor who doesn't appear to have much of a motive?! That isn't say the killer is the only guilty person; entertainingly more than one other character is arrested for lesser offences. As always the acting is solid and features plenty of well-known faces including Sharon Small, Hayley Mills, Arabella Weir and Clive Wood. Amidst the drama there is some humour too; back at home Barnaby and his pregnant wife have to figure out why Sykes the dog isn't eating! Overall this was a pretty good episode that fans are sure to enjoy.
As a longtime fan of 'Midsomer Murders' I really enjoyed this episode; the mystery was good with enough suspects and motives to keep one guessing until the end although I suspect plenty of people will guess; is it ever not a character played by a familiar actor who doesn't appear to have much of a motive?! That isn't say the killer is the only guilty person; entertainingly more than one other character is arrested for lesser offences. As always the acting is solid and features plenty of well-known faces including Sharon Small, Hayley Mills, Arabella Weir and Clive Wood. Amidst the drama there is some humour too; back at home Barnaby and his pregnant wife have to figure out why Sykes the dog isn't eating! Overall this was a pretty good episode that fans are sure to enjoy.