Midsomer Murders: Series 9

Welcome to England’s most murderous county. . . The English village mystery gets a contemporary spin in this hit British television series that has earned a worldwide following. Bucolic settings harbor macabre crimes and eccentric characters that are no match for nice-guy detective Tom Barnaby (John Nettles, Bergerac) and his new assistant, Detective Constable Ben Jones (Jason Hughes, This Life). “Delightful in a murderously charming way” (Leonard Maltin’s Movie Crazy). Guest stars include Simon Callow, George Baker, Siân Phillips, Elizabeth Spriggs, Julia McKenzie, and Peter Capaldi. THE MYSTERIES (original U.K. broadcast order) The House in the Woods—A young couple dies on a property that’s rumored to be haunted. Dead Letters—The mother of a former festival queen drowns herself during Oak Apple Week. But is it really suicide? Vixen’s Run—A thrice-married baronet keels over dead, leaving an estate worth killing for. Down Among the Dead Men—An accountant’s slaying leads Barnaby and Jones on a trail of blackmail. Four Funerals and a Wedding—An age-old battle of the sexes turns deadly at the Skimmington Fayre. Country Matters—A mysterious man turns up murdered on the proposed site of a contentious new supermarket. Death in Chorus—The tenor of Midsomer Worthy’s choir is killed prior to a big competition. Last Year’s Model—Barnaby has second thoughts about a woman’s guilt as she goes on trial for murder.