When a young violinist wins an important prize, it's mayhem for Barnaby and Winter in "Curse of the Ninth," from 2017.
The award is controversial, many feeling it should have gone to another student. Then the winner is found murdered and his prize Stradivarius stolen.
"The Curse of the Ninth" is a superstition connected with the history of classical music. In essence, it is the belief that a "ninth symphony" is destined to be a composer's last; the composer will die after writing it, or before completing a "tenth".
This episode follows the usual Midsomer Murders lines - an old situation entering into the new, an identity problem, father-son conflict, and, in this episode, a chance at romance for Winter with the return of Kam. She has some news of her own, it turns out.
Very good, straightforward episode, with Sarah Barnaby posting chapters of her book online for critical review, though she won't let Barnaby read them.
It's amazing anyone in Midsomer is still alive, but as long as they are, I guess we'll enjoy these mysteries from across the pond.
The award is controversial, many feeling it should have gone to another student. Then the winner is found murdered and his prize Stradivarius stolen.
"The Curse of the Ninth" is a superstition connected with the history of classical music. In essence, it is the belief that a "ninth symphony" is destined to be a composer's last; the composer will die after writing it, or before completing a "tenth".
This episode follows the usual Midsomer Murders lines - an old situation entering into the new, an identity problem, father-son conflict, and, in this episode, a chance at romance for Winter with the return of Kam. She has some news of her own, it turns out.
Very good, straightforward episode, with Sarah Barnaby posting chapters of her book online for critical review, though she won't let Barnaby read them.
It's amazing anyone in Midsomer is still alive, but as long as they are, I guess we'll enjoy these mysteries from across the pond.