Midsomer Murders - The House In The Woods [DVD]

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Eric Calder, Chairman and boss of Calder's Biscuits, is found murdered whilst on a business trip in Copenhagen. He had been poisoned with strychnine applied to a box of Calder's biscuits. It is discovered the box had been sent from the village of Badger's Drift, home to Calder's firm. The detectives team up with two female Danish police officers to investigate, where suspects and motives abound before the mystery is unravelled. The crime festival and book fair open in the village of Luxton Deeping. Shortly after, an announcement is made, during a meeting of a newly discovered manuscript by the late crime writer George Summersbee. When the manuscript is stolen and a woman is found dead after spinning a roulette wheel trap, Barnaby and Nelson know they are set to work to uncover many secrets and obsessions within the village. Tensions run high in the village of Solomon Gorge when a fishing competition, and an extreme obstacle course, are both scheduled for same weekend. The excitement for these two events soon turns to fear when the electrocuted body of Lex Bedford is found within the water obstacle. Two further murders, of Ned Skye and Cornelius Tetbury, soon follow. But it is only later when Barnaby and Winter learn of the death of Lola Silvermane ten years previously, who had been believed to be travelling the world after she left the village, that they uncover the key to the case. Peter and Caroline Cave are house-hunting in Midsomer Newton and view a tumbledown cottage in secluded woodland. The following morning they are both found dead in their car near the house. DCI Barnaby and Acting DC Ben Jones enter a world where crooked estate agents, property developers, and eccentric villagers all seem to be withholding information. It is not long before another villager is murdered. The detectives find out that a years-old armed robbery holds the key to the case.

You have completely abandoned us': Families of Israelis murdered and taken hostage by Hamas claim UK government has treated them 'disgracefully' and say they have not done enough to ensure release of hostages In February 2009 it was announced that Nettles had decided to leave Midsomer Murders after the conclusion of series 13 in July 2010. When his last episode "Fit for Murder" aired on 2 February 2011, Nettles had appeared in 81 episodes. [2] [3] Connie Bishop, a school teacher who is known to sleepwalk, begins to experience disturbing dreams and is convinced of an intruder in her home. She becomes a murder suspect when a local councillor and, soon after, a local handyman are found with their throats cut near to her house. Her friends are not convinced of her guilt and nor is Barnaby. As the investigation continues, local philanthropist Howard Richardson and his social-climbing wife Zukie irritate the community when they introduce their own plans for the annual village charity occasion. Events come to a dramatic conclusion when Barnaby and Jones unexpectedly interrupt the charity evening to arrest the killer.There is a fierce rivalry between traditional and digital photographers in the village of Luxton Deeping. When the photographic society's committee decides not to accept digital images at the annual photographic exhibition, matters take an ugly turn and there is a confrontation. The following day, photographer Lionel Bell is found murdered in woodland, strangled with the cord of his light meter. As the detectives begin to investigate, evidence seems to implicate Barnaby in the murder and he is taken off the case. He is replaced by DI Martin Spellman, a colleague disliked by Tom, who appears more interested in his upcoming wedding than the case. When another photographer is murdered, Barnaby continues his investigation unofficially to discover who is framing him and bring the guilty party to justice. This episode concerns an empty, forlorn house that has lots of stories around it. It has historic significance for the area, and several people are interested in it for one reason or another. Kate and David are at Bill's house. She tells Bill she only stayed with John because of David. But David's more troubled than ever. Kate asks if Bill is OK with David staying the weekend. Bill says it's fine and they are planning to go out on the boat. The 30 house price hotspots of 2023: Coastal county in North West and Scottish seaside haven top this year’s list DAISY GOODWIN: Why I believe a good funeral can be just as memorable and life-affirming as a wedding (and to deny your family one is selfish), as more than half of us say a formal send-off is a waste of money

Gerald Hadleigh ( Robert Swann), chairman of the Midsomer Worthy Writers Circle, is deeply troubled when the group decides to invite writer Max Jennings ( John Shrapnel) to their next meeting. The morning after Jennings's visit, Hadleigh's housekeeper finds him bludgeoned to death in his home. Barnaby and Troy discover Hadleigh was somewhat of an enigma since a witness observed an unknown woman enter his house the night before his murder. The police detectives now find themselves scrutinizing all the writers and unearth many secrets before Max himself is found dead from poisoning. Anna Massey, Joanna David, and Una Stubbs also appear. When Susan Bartlett is found murdered in Setwale Wood in Midsomer Worthy, DCI Barnaby and DS Troy discover the wood is the centre of a court case over a proposed redevelopment involving neighbouring farmers Simon Bartlett and James Harrington. Barnaby and Troy now suspect murder when two children tell them they found the body the previous afternoon. But as they investigate this case, they soon uncover a web full of witchcraft, potions, and hidden secrets. When James Harrington is also found murdered, Barnaby and Troy realise, that they need to work fast to avoid further deaths. The following actors and actresses who appeared in this episode have appeared in subsequent episodes Just before the scene where Mrs Merrill is meeting with Mr Mitchell, the location is established with a brief shot of a clubhouse for a golf course. This is the same course where James Bond played a round with Goldfinger. Barnaby and Troy go to the hospital to talk to Dorothea Pike. Barnaby says to Dorothea, "You killed your son. It was because you knew what he had done all those years ago. He killed three girls. Eva Hoffman. Joan Chaplin. Judith Albiston. And you found out about it." Dorothea says, "It was an abomination. Flesh of my flesh. I couldn't go to the police. I couldn't. But I warned him. It must never happen again. Never while I'm alive. Never." She turns her head and falls asleep. (or dies). Barnaby talks to Troy on the way out, "That's why the killer stopped after three girls. His mother found out. And she spent the next nine years watching him, protecting him. Remember when we told Leonard? About the killing?" ( Leonard said, "No. That's not possible. I mean... Have you taken the papers up yet? To mother?"). "He knew there couldn't have been a fourth murder, because he himself was the killer. He didn't want his mother to see the paper. Because he knew she'd jump to the wrong conclusion." Troy says, "She knew nothing about Carla Constanza. Until I went into her room and told her."

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After gathering on Moonstone Ridge to observe a total eclipse of the sun, members of the amateur Midsomer Stanton Astronomical Society start to meet their deaths in bizarre ways. Three amateur astronomers are killed - the first, by a blow to the head with a meteorite, the second with a spear, and the third nearly decapitated using a bronze disc with astronomical markings. The astrological sign Scorpio seems to be a common theme of the killings, but Barnaby begins to doubt whether the case is so straightforward. The police arrive. Barnaby finds white clay on the tires of John's car. John tells the detectives that it is his watch. But he hasn't been near Raven's Wood. John says he last saw Carla in Rio a few months ago. He hasn't spoken to her since. Troy says Carla called the house last Wednesday at 5:00. John claims he never received a call- He never gets in before six. Kate says she didn't have any messages on the answering machine. Coroner slams 'insensitive' comments made by Ofsted chiefs ahead of inquest into headteacher Ruth Perry who took her own life after 'tearful' inspectionA young couple approaches her and overhears a man in the office discussing this house, which he, in fact, is selling. The agent's story to him is that there are no offers. The couple, very disappointed in other places they have viewed, would love to see this place. She won't let them. Eventually they find it themselves. And wind up dead. George Meakham shows up. Barnaby tells him to go home. Meakham persists, "Listen to me. Eva Hoffman. The 13th day of the month. Friday 13th, Joan Chaplin. A full moon. The classic serial killing. Judith Albiston. Just eight days after Joan. Today is the 13th. It's eight days since the last death. And there's a full moon tonight. Don't you see?" Barnaby says NO. George says, "There will be another victim." Upon his death, Karl Wainwright, owner of the Easterly Grange Hotel, leaves an estate with a number of beneficiaries, including hotel manager Gregory Chambers, his wife Suzanna ( Samantha Bond), and hotel chef Tristan Goodfellow. One by one, they meet grisly deaths. Gregory is found dismembered in woodland where he had been foraging for mushrooms, Suzanna is killed with a shotgun and Tristan eats a meal of mushrooms that includes the deadly Destroying angel. Kenneth Gooders ( Jonathan Coy), the solicitor handling the estate, is also killed when his large drinks cabinet topples over and crushes him. A cryptic new script for Gregory's former Punch and Judy show may provide Barnaby and Troy with some answers.

At the Fox and Goose, Leonard Pike goes to take a bath. Someone comes up to the door with a knife. Leonard gets in the bath, humming to himself. ...He is surprised by the knife...Father of volunteer killed by IDF forces in 2003 warns Israel that unless it recognises it's 'fundamentally unethical and inhuman attitudes' towards Gaza bombardment it will lose Western support and strengthen Hamas