Midsomer Murders (film)

Midsomer Murders is a 1997 British crime drama film written and directed by and, based from the novels in the  book series by  and starring  as. The film follows Barnaby and his young Sergeant as they investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.

Plot
In the prologue, Little Auburn, a village that has been abandoned since the Second World War, is re-opened to the public for the first time in over fifty years. But on the night of opening, local youngster Kasper Shaftesbury is found crushed to death by a tank. Starting at the beginning of the pipeline, American mercenary assassins Mr. Webb and Mr. Dixon murder a Scottish dentist by placing a scorpion down the back of his shirt. Shortly after, the dentist’s contact arrives and they blow up his helicopter with a bomb, leading to the opening credits.

When gentle spinster Emily Simpson is murdered in her own home in the seemingly tranquil village of Badger's Drift, it attracts the attention of DCI Tom Barnaby and DS Gavin Troy of Causton CID. When her friend, Lucy Bellringer, is unconvinced that Miss Simpson died of natural causes, she voices her suspicions. Suspects include Iris and Dennis Rainbird, the Lessiter family, which includes Trevor, the local GP, his wife Barbara, and daughter Judith. Other persons of interest are Henry Trace, the landowner and is engaged to young Katherine Lacey; his estate manager is David Whitely, Katherine's artist brother Michael, and Phyllis Cadell. Barnaby also learns of the shooting of Henry's first wife Bella almost two years ago.

Cast

 * as
 * as Joyce Barnaby
 * as Cully Barnaby
 * as DS Gavin Troy
 * as Dr. George Bullard
 * as Emily Simpson
 * as Lucy Bellringer
 * as Michael Lacey
 * as Katherine Lacey
 * Julian Glover as Henry Trace
 * Selina Cadell as Phyllis Cadell
 * Christopher Villiers as David Whitely
 * Richard Cant as Dennis Rainbird
 * Elizabeth Spriggs as Iris Rainbird
 * Bill Wallis as Dr. Trevor Lessiter
 * Diana Hardcastle as Barbara Lessiter
 * Jessica Hynes as Judith Lessiter
 * as Kasper Shaftesbury
 * as Mr. Webb
 * as Mr. Dixon