"A Tale of two Hamlets is set in the Midsomer villages of Upper Warden and Lower Warden and starts when Larry Smith gets murdered after Entering a summer house to promote the hit horror movie "The House of Satan". Barnaby and Troy start to investigate, but the Smythe-Webster family seems to stay silent without reaveling much to Barnaby. Rupert Smythe-Webster owns the manor house after his elder brother commited suicide years prior to the episode, but even he does not say much. The Smythe-Webster family is a family with secrets and it turns out that one of the wifes have had a relationship with one of hers husband's brothers. A while later, Frank Smythe-Webster, simply known as Frank Webster, is found murdered and Barnaby believes the Smythe-Webster family knows more than they want to share.
"A Tale of two Hamlets" is an enjoyable and intriguing episode, and compared to the decent series six opener "A Talent For Life", and the different feeling kind of episode with "Painted in Blood", "A Tale of two Hamlets gets Midsomer Murders back on track as they did with "Death and Dreams". "A Tale of Two Hamlets" is an good episode because the murderer's identity is very well hidden, with many suspects, among the members of the Smythe-Webster family. The killing methods are indeed very well, and the story has many twist, turns and red herrings.
"A Tale of two Hamlets brings the six series of Midsomer Murders back to a Midsomer Murders episode again, after the unusual "Painted in Blood" episode. 8/10 Hossy Christie.
"A Tale of two Hamlets" is an enjoyable and intriguing episode, and compared to the decent series six opener "A Talent For Life", and the different feeling kind of episode with "Painted in Blood", "A Tale of two Hamlets gets Midsomer Murders back on track as they did with "Death and Dreams". "A Tale of Two Hamlets" is an good episode because the murderer's identity is very well hidden, with many suspects, among the members of the Smythe-Webster family. The killing methods are indeed very well, and the story has many twist, turns and red herrings.
"A Tale of two Hamlets brings the six series of Midsomer Murders back to a Midsomer Murders episode again, after the unusual "Painted in Blood" episode. 8/10 Hossy Christie.