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Market For Murder
"Market For Murder" is the fourth episode of the fifth series of ''Midsomer Murders'' and the twenty second episode overall. It stars John Nettles as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby and Daniel Casey Daniel Casey (born 1 June 1972) is an English actor. He is best known for playing DS Gavin Troy, the original sidekick of DCI Tom Barnaby, for the first six seasons of the long-running television series ''Midsomer Murders''. Early life ... as Detective Sergeant Gavin Troy. Plot Stock broker Selwyn Proctor is furious when his classic car blows up outside his prestigious home in Midsomer Market. On the other hand, he would be more furious if he discovered that the reading club his wife Tamsin and a group of other ladies from the village are part of is actually a group of middle-aged women investing in the stock market. These include glamorous divorcee, Ginny Sharp, local GP's wife Sandra Bradshaw and Lady Chetwood of Chetwood House on the outskirts of the village. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midsomer Murders
''Midsomer Murders'' is a British crime drama television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the '' Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series (created by Caroline Graham), and broadcast on two channels of ITV since its premiere on 23 March 1997. The series focuses on various murder cases that take place within small country villages across the fictional English county of Midsomer, and the efforts of the senior police detective and his partner within the fictional Midsomer Constabulary to solve the crime by determining who the culprit is and the motive for their actions. It identifies itself differently from other detective dramas often by featuring a mixture of lighthearted whimsy and dark humour, as well as a notable soundtrack that includes the use of the theremin instrument for the show's theme tune. The programme has featured two lead stars—from its premiere in 1997, John Nettles as Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Tom Barnaby, until h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Rodgers
Anthony "Anton" Rodgers (10 January 1933 – 1 December 2007) was an English actor and occasional director. He performed on stage, in film, in television dramas and sitcoms. He starred in several sitcoms, including ''Fresh Fields'' (ITV, 1984–86), its sequel '' French Fields'' (ITV, 1989–91), and ''May to December'' (BBC, 1989–94). Early life and career Rodgers was born in Ealing, the son of William Robert Rodgers and Leonore Victoria (née Wood).Who's Who in the Theatre: A Biographical Record of the contemporary stage, seventeenth edition, ed. Ian Herbert, Gale Research Co., 1981, p. 582 His early education was at Westminster City School. The family were evacuated to Wisbech, Isle of Ely during the war, where his father worked for Balding and Mansell, printers of ration books, permits and passes; Rodgers was sometimes erroneously reported as having been born in Wisbech. Later he was educated at the Italia Conti Academy and LAMDA. He appeared on stage from the age o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Casey
Daniel Casey (born 1 June 1972) is an English actor. He is best known for playing DS Gavin Troy, the original sidekick of DCI Tom Barnaby, for the first six seasons of the long-running television series ''Midsomer Murders''. Early life The son of journalist and television presenter Luke Casey, he grew up in Stockton-on-Tees and attended Grey College, Durham, graduating with a BA in English Literature before pursuing a career in acting. Career Casey began his acting career on stage, in a touring production of ''Dead Fish''. Casey is known for portraying DS Gavin Troy in ''Midsomer Murders'', and Anthony Cox in ''Our Friends in the North''. He also played leading firefighter Tony Barnes in the 2004 ITV firefighting series ''Steel River Blues''. He also guest starred in ''M.I. High''. In 2010, he appeared in an episode of ''Inspector George Gently'', and in 2011, he appeared in ''Marchlands''. In 2012, and again in 2014, he appeared in ''Casualty''. In early 2016, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Barnaby
Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Geoffrey "Tom" Barnaby (born 20 April 1943) is a fictional detective created by English writer Caroline Graham as the protagonist in her ''Chief Inspector Barnaby'' novel series and adapted into one of the main characters in the ITV drama ''Midsomer Murders''. Tom Barnaby (played by John Nettles) first appears in the programme's first episode ''The Killings at Badger's Drift'' and last appears in ''Fit for Murder'', an episode broadcast on 2 February 2011, which is the final episode of the thirteenth series. He states in an episode called ''Picture of Innocence'' that his birthday is 20 April 1943. He is married to Joyce Barnaby, played by Jane Wymark and has a daughter called Cully, played by Laura Howard. He appeared in 81 episodes before handing over to his cousin John Barnaby ( Neil Dudgeon). He is assisted in every episode by a sergeant. He has three sergeants throughout his tenure, Gavin Troy; 1997–2003, Daniel Scott; 2003–2005 and B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nettles
John Vivian Drummond Nettles, OBE, (born 11 October 1943) is an English actor and author. He is best known for his starring roles as detectives in the crime drama television series '' Bergerac'' (1981–1991) in the title role, and ''Midsomer Murders'' (1997–2011) as Detective Inspector Tom Barnaby. He has also narrated several television series. Early life Nettles was born in St Austell, Cornwall, in 1943. His birth mother was an Irish nurse who came to work in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He was adopted at birth by carpenter Eric Nettles and his wife Elsie. As a youth he attended St Austell Grammar School. In 1962 he went to study history and philosophy at the University of Southampton, where he developed an interest in acting, and after graduation he joined the Royal Court Theatre. Acting career Nettles played Laertes to Tom Courtenay's Hamlet in 1969 at the University Theatre for 69 Theatre Company in Manchester. From 1969 to 1970, he was in repertor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Worm In The Bud (Midsomer Murders Episode)
''Midsomer Murders'' is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on Caroline Graham's '' Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series, originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. From the pilot episode in 1997 until 2 February 2011 the lead character, DCI Tom Barnaby, was portrayed by John Nettles OBE. 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. Since 2011 the lead character has been DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon), who permanently joined the show following John Nettles' 2011 departure. He is the younger cousin of DCI Tom Barnaby. Like his cousin, John Barnaby works for Causton CID. Several actors have appeared in a variety of Midsomer Murders episodes: Daniel Casey (DS Gavin Troy, series 1–7), John Hopkins (DS Daniel Scott, series 7–8), Jane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder On St
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the crime of killing a person with malice aforethought or with recklessness manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.") This state of mind may, depending upon the jurisdiction, distinguish murder from other forms of unlawful homicide, such as manslaughter. Manslaughter is killing committed in the absence of ''malice'',This is "malice" in a technical legal sense, not the more usual English sense denoting an emotional state. See malice (law). brought about by reasonable provocation, or diminished capacity. ''Involuntary'' manslaughter, where it is recognized, is a killing that lacks all but the most attenuated guilty intent, recklessness. Most societies consider murder to be an extremely serious crime, and thus that a pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Thorne
Angela Margaret Leslie Thorne (born 25 January 1939) is an English actress of stage, television and film who is best known for her roles in ''To the Manor Born'', as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton's best friend Marjory Frobisher, and as Margaret Thatcher in '' Anyone for Denis?'' Early life Angela Thorne was born in Karachi, British India, in 1939. The daughter of an Indian Army doctor father, William Herbert Alfred Thorne, and a teacher mother, Sylvia (Leslie), she spent the first five years of her life in India. BBC - ''Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)'', 16 August 2010 She was later a pupil at Farlington School in Horsham, West Sussex. She trained for the stage at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Her marriage to television actor Peter Penry-Jones lasted from 22 September 1967 until his death in 2009. They had two sons, Laurence and Rupert, both actors. In the BBC programme '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' featuring son Rupert, broadcast in August 2010, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerda Stevenson
Gerda Stevenson (born 10 April 1956 in Peeblesshire, Scotland) is a Scottish actress, director and writer, described by ''The Scotsman'' in 1999 as "Scotland's finest actress". She has played many parts in the theatre, including the title role in Edwin Morgan's English translation of Racine's ''Phèdre'', and Lady Macbeth, and has appeared in many television dramas. She was Murron MacClannough's mother in the Mel Gibson film '' Braveheart'', and her voice is familiar to listeners of British radio, as a reader of short stories and adaptations. In particular, she has performed several poems and songs by Robert Burns for the BBC. Her play ''Federer Versus Murray'' toured to New York in 2012, and her poetry collection ''If This Were Real'' was published by Smokestack Books in 2013. In 2019, her poems illustrated the paintings of her one time neighbour, Scottish painter Christian Small, in the book ''Inside & Out - The Art of Christian Small,'' published by Scotland Street Press''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Birdsall
Jesse Birdsall (born 13 February 1963) is an English actor, known for his roles as Marcus Tandy in the BBC1 soap opera ''Eldorado'', Nick Beckett in the adventure series '' Bugs'' (1995–1999), football manager Roger Webb in ''Footballers' Wives'' between 2004 and 2006, and Fraser Black in ''Hollyoaks'', as well as for villain Ron Gregory in a few episodes of ''The Bill''. Career As a child, Birdsall attended the Anna Scher children's theatre school in Islington, and in his teens appeared in Nanette Newman's children's cooking programme ''Fun Food Factory'' and in several television plays and series, usually with his trademark rockabilly look. He had one line as an extra ("Watch it mate!") in an episode of ''Minder'' from 1980 entitled "Don't Tell Them Willie Boy was Here". In 1982 he starred alongside singer Hazel O'Connor in the TV drama series set in a nightclub called ''Jangles''. He first came to wider public attention in the serial ''Annika'' in 1984, his first notable tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Ravenscroft
Christopher Ravenscroft (born 1946) is an English actor, best known for his recurring role as DI Mike Burden in ''The Ruth Rendell Mysteries'', the ITV adaptation of Ruth Rendell's Inspector Wexford mysteries. Biography Ravenscroft was born in Hampstead, London, and was the star of a number of school plays. He went to London University to study law where he did some more theatre and soon decided that he would rather be an actor than a lawyer, and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. While working at the Liverpool Playhouse in the early 1970s he met his future wife, Caroline Smith, who was associate director at the time. He currently lives in Chiswick, West London. Filmography Film *''Henry V'' (1989) as Montjoy *'' Tom and Thomas'' (2002) as Frederick Lord *'' The Football Factory'' (2004) as Tamara's Father *''The Man Who Knew Infinity'' (2015) as J.J. Thomson Television *''John Halifax, Gentleman'' (1974) as Edwin *''Coronation Street'' (1978) as Police Sergeant *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Barbara Leigh-Hunt (born 14 December 1935) is a British actress. Her numerous theatre credits include Broadway productions of ''Hamlet'' (1958) and ''Sherlock Holmes'' Justice (1973) (1974), and she won the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for the National Theatre production of ''An Inspector Calls''. Her film appearances include ''Frenzy'' (1972), ''Henry VIII and His Six Wives'' (1972), '' Bequest to the Nation'' (1973) and ''Billy Elliot'' (2000). Early life Leigh-Hunt was born in Bath, Somerset. Career On stage, Leigh-Hunt has appeared in many productions as well those with the Bristol Old Vic, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. Her early film roles have included Catherine Parr in ''Henry VIII and His Six Wives'' (1972), '' Bequest to the Nation'' (1973) and ''Oh Heavenly Dog'' (1980). Her most famous movie role is probably in Alfred Hitchcock's penultimate film ''Frenzy'' (1972), as a woman raped and strangled by a serial killer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
