Barnaby has to deal with a murder at the wedding reception for a local aristocratic family as well as daughter Cully's upcoming nuptials.Barnaby has to deal with a murder at the wedding reception for a local aristocratic family as well as daughter Cully's upcoming nuptials.Barnaby has to deal with a murder at the wedding reception for a local aristocratic family as well as daughter Cully's upcoming nuptials.
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- TriviaThe wedding congregation was made up of 34 members of the national press, posing as wedding guests.
- GoofsAlthough Barnaby is correct in saying that there are no snakes in New Zealand, he is quite wrong about there being no spiders: there are numerous spider species found across the whole country, both native and introduced.
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[Jones is interviewing guests at the wedding]
DS Ben Jones: If I could start with you, Mr Colk-key-hown.
[stunned silence]
DS Ben Jones: Mr Colk-key-hown?
Randall Colquhoun: [patronisingly] It's pronounced "Co-hoon".
DS Ben Jones: You're the best man, I gather.
Randall Colquhoun: I *was*.
DS Ben Jones: A friend of the family, then?
Randall Colquhoun: No, sworn enemy! What do *you* think?
Harry Fitzroy: Look, we have family matters to discuss. Do we really have to do this now?
DS Ben Jones: Yes. And I'll also need to talk to the vicar who was just here.
Harry Fitzroy: Who? Uncle Marcus?
DS Ben Jones: But I'm happy to start with you - and Mr Colk-key-hown.
- ConnectionsReferences Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
- SoundtracksWedding March
Written by Felix Mendelssohn
Though I wouldn't call myself a regular viewer, I've always admired 'Midsomer Murders' for its professionalism and class. The episode "Blood Wedding" (Season 11, Episode 2) is no exception. Whereas slick, kinetically-edited video games like 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' and its offspring take shallow detectives through shallow crimes and even shallower criminals, this British series allows twice the time for events to unfold, allowing a more thorough and complete exploration of the thoughts and motives, not only of the murderer, but also of the non-guilty suspects, who typically aren't very innocent, either. "Blood Wedding" confronts the issue of the upper-class – a notion altogether rather foreign to this Australian – and the potentially-deadly snobbery and perceived superiority that typifies belonging to a revered British "name." As the upper-class bicker dangerously amongst themselves, Detective Barnaby (John Nettles) finds himself amid the chaos of planning his daughter's wedding.
The mystery itself, penned by David Harsent and directed by Peter Smith, is very well-written, with plenty of red herrings cast out into the open to throw you off the scent. Once the murders get going, and the killer's motives remain ambiguous, almost anybody could conceivably be the next victim, and so you're always prompted to continue watching. The episode's hilarious climax, when both experienced detectives find themselves simultaneously arresting two different people for the same crime (only one of them's right!) really highlights how well the story was able to bamboozle and mislead viewers. For the final minutes, the episode slows down for some local character development, as Barnaby's grown daughter (Laura Howard) finally gets married to her somewhat-neglectful fiancé. Even former partner Sergeant Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey) dramatically drops in to say a quick "cheerio" to long-time fans of the show. "Blood Wedding" is an enjoyable way to spend two hours.
- ackstasis
- Sep 4, 2008
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- Church, Peppard, Oxfordshire, England, UK(wedding of Ned Fitzroy and Beth Porteous)
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- Runtime2 hours
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- 4:3