Midsomer Murders

Series 20 - Episode 3 Drawing Dead

Review

by Jane Rackham

There’s bonkers and then there’s this. You can’t possibly take anything seriously when most of the characters are dressed up as comic-book heroes. Even DC Winter is sporting some sort of Super Chicken outfit.

DCI Barnaby is definitely out of his comfort zone – and out of Midsomer because he’s investigating a murder in the village of Carver Valley. It’s hosting its seventh annual comic festival run by Timothy Argo, whose father was murdered a few years earlier. Add to the mix a supermodel in a coma, a hotly contested election for position of sheriff, an arrogant comic-book writer who is making a comeback (played by Bill Bailey), several strange marriages and you’ve got more outlandish suspects with convoluted motives than a game of Cluedo.

Summary

A comic convention is held in Carver Valley, but the event gets off to a sinister start when the latest creation of a mysterious writer is stolen from the organiser's house and burned. Barnaby takes up the case, which turns murderous when a former supermodel is killed during the event. The only clue is an unusual issue of the missing comics, which seems to reveal the dark secrets of six local people - and provides the police with six likely suspects. Guest starring Bill Bailey and Jemma Redgrave.

Cast & Crew

DCI John Barnaby Neil Dudgeon

DS Jamie Winter Nick Hendrix

Fleur Perkins Annette Badland

Sarah Barnaby Fiona Dolman

Darwin Chipping Bill Bailey

Dr Juno Starling Jemma Redgrave

Stella Starling Ruby Bentall

Barrett Lounds Nicholas Burns

Murray Eccbeer Ben Caplan

Isaac Starling Nicholas Farrell

Ruth Crane Ellen Thomas

Timothy Argo Will Brown

Bluebell Eccbeer Eloise Joseph

Zennia Lounds Elena Saurel

Jerome Buchanan Josh Williams

Francesca Lounds Heather Wright

Director Toby Frow

Executive Producer Jonathan Fisher

Executive Producer Michele Buck

Producer Guy Hescott

Writer Jeff Povey

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