Summary
A new run opens with John investigating reports of a headless horseman. In other shows, a barrister is killed with a lethal dose of morphine; and an astronomer is killed during a total eclipse of the sun.
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Midsomer Murders
- 2011
- Season 15
- 6 episodes
- Mystery
- Drama
Episode 5: The Sicilian Defence
Summary
Coma victim Harriet Farmer finally wakes up a year after she was attacked while trying to elope, but her boyfriend Finn Robson is still missing. Soon after she regains consciousness, members of a chess club are targeted by a killer. Could the assault that left Harriet for dead be linked to moves on a games board? Guest starring Fay Ripley (Cold Feet), with Neil Dudgeon and Jason Hughes
Review
Here’s another dollop of Midsomer madness as a young May Queen
is attacked in the woods by a man wearing a mask shaped like
a chess piece. Her boyfriend is missing. The victim is in a coma
for a year, before suddenly coming round, unable to remember what happened to her.
There’s a strong chess theme running through a typically bizarre story as nice DCI Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) and his well-meaning but dim sidekick DS Jones (Jason Hughes) turn up at a fraught chess convention.
The usual avalanche of suspects includes the father of the missing boy, who SHOUTS all the time, and an ambitious chess mother. Barnaby, whose wife is currently clearing out the family loft (this is a curious comedy subplot), even dabbles in a bit of amateur psychology. But he proves that a little knowledge really is a dangerous thing.
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- Released on
- 2013-01-09
- Languages
- English
- Formats
- Colour
Credits
Cast
| role | name |
|---|---|
| DCI John Barnaby | Neil Dudgeon |
| DS Ben Jones | Jason Hughes |
| Sarah Barnaby | Fiona Dolman |
| Kate Wilding | Tamzin Malleson |
| David Farmer | Richard Lumsden |
| Harriet Farmer | Jo Woodcock |
| Dr Laura Parr | Julie Graham |
| Jamie Carr | John Bell |
| Olivia Carr | Julie Cox |
| Edward Stannington | Nicholas Rowe |
| Alan Robson | Cal MacAninch |
| Arthur Potts | John Henshaw |
| Caroline Potts | Fay Ripley |
| Vivian Stannington | Cheryl Campbell |
| Wendy Robson | Rowena King |
| Fay Bell | Sophie Stone |
| Finn Robson | Royce Pierreson |
Crew
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Producer | Jo Wright |
| Director | Alex Pillai |
| Writer | Paul Logue |
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Episode 5
The Sicilian Defence
Summary
Coma victim Harriet Farmer finally wakes up a year after she was attacked while trying to elope, but her boyfriend Finn Robson is still missing. Soon after she regains consciousness, members of a chess club are targeted by a killer. Could the assault that left Harriet for dead be linked to moves on a games board? Guest starring Fay Ripley (Cold Feet), with Neil Dudgeon and Jason HughesReview
Here’s another dollop of Midsomer madness as a young May Queen
is attacked in the woods by a man wearing a mask shaped like
a chess piece. Her boyfriend is missing. The victim is in a coma
for a year, before suddenly coming round, unable to remember what happened to her.There’s a strong chess theme running through a typically bizarre story as nice DCI Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) and his well-meaning but dim sidekick DS Jones (Jason Hughes) turn up at a fraught chess convention.
The usual avalanche of suspects includes the father of the missing boy, who SHOUTS all the time, and an ambitious chess mother. Barnaby, whose wife is currently clearing out the family loft (this is a curious comedy subplot), even dabbles in a bit of amateur psychology. But he proves that a little knowledge really is a dangerous thing.
How to watch
Next showing
There are no live broadcasts scheduled for this show. But it is available via the streaming providers below.
Streaming
Details
- Released on
- 2013-01-09
- Languages
- English
- Formats
- Colour
Credits
Cast
role name DCI John Barnaby Neil Dudgeon DS Ben Jones Jason Hughes Sarah Barnaby Fiona Dolman Kate Wilding Tamzin Malleson David Farmer Richard Lumsden Harriet Farmer Jo Woodcock Dr Laura Parr Julie Graham Jamie Carr John Bell Olivia Carr Julie Cox Edward Stannington Nicholas Rowe Alan Robson Cal MacAninch Arthur Potts John Henshaw Caroline Potts Fay Ripley Vivian Stannington Cheryl Campbell Wendy Robson Rowena King Fay Bell Sophie Stone Finn Robson Royce Pierreson Crew
role name Producer Jo Wright Director Alex Pillai Writer Paul Logue
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