This episode is one of my favorites: funny, intricate and absorbing, with well known faces in the cast. The episode is a prime example of how amazing the production values (especially the audio work) are throughout the series. Hearing individual voices in the choir, the wings of an owl as it flares over a churchyard, the framing of each shot and the color of Barnaby's eyes. This "behind the scenes" work, that gets far too little praise, is a large reason I go back to Midsomer Murders again and again.
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Also, I have to laugh at Barry Jackson being a better choir conducter than Peter Capaldi. I sang in madrigal choirs all through school and college. Jackson is a rock. Capaldi is a swaying Aspen dancing to a different tune.
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Also, I have to laugh at Barry Jackson being a better choir conducter than Peter Capaldi. I sang in madrigal choirs all through school and college. Jackson is a rock. Capaldi is a swaying Aspen dancing to a different tune.