"Orchis Fatalis" is the third episode of the eighth season of British television show ''
Midsomer Murders'' and the thirty-eighth episode overall. It stars
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 M ...
as
Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby and
John Hopkins as Detective Sergeant Dan Scott. It concerns the discovery of a very rare
orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowerin ...
, the yellow roth, and a number of murders seemingly committed in an attempt to acquire it.
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Midsomer Murders episodes
2005 British television episodes