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Midsomer murders. Set eight [videorecording] / produced by Brian True-May ; Bentley Productions ; [A&E ; ITV Networks].

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: AMP-9187 | Acorn MediaPublication details: Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media ; All 3 Media International, c2007.Edition: WidescreenDescription: 3 videodiscs (ca. 300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1569389187
  • 9781569389188
Other title:
  • Midsomer murders. Set 8
Uniform titles:
  • Midsomer murders (Television program)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The maid in splendour / screenplay by Andrew Payne ; directed by Richard Holthouse -- The straw woman / screenplay by Jeff Dodds ; directed by Sarah Hellings -- Ghosts of Christmas past / screenplay by David Hoskins ; directed by Renny Rye.
Production credits:
  • Costume designer, Reg Samuel ; music composed by Jim parker ; production designer, Paul Cowell ; editor, Derek Bain ; director of photography, Colin Munn.
Cast: John Nettles, John Hopkins (The maid in splendour) Raymond Coulthard, Alan Cox, Peter-Hugo Daly, William Gaunt, Dave Hill, Laura Howard, Barry Jackson, Freddie Jones, Frances Tomelty, Jane Wymark (The straw woman) Keith Barron, Richenda Carey, Richard Cordery, Laura Howard, Kelly Hunter, Barry Jackson, Maggie O'Neill, Jemima Rooper, Susanna Wise, Jane Wymark (Ghosts of Christmas past) Bruce Alexander, William Chubb, Haydn Gwynne, Laura Howard, Barry Jackson, Mel Martin, Margery Mason, Philip Quast, Jane Wymark.Summary: The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. The Maid in Splendour: Unrequited love, secret business deals, and passionate affairs threaten the lives of those connected to The Maid in Splendour, Midsomer Worthy's beloved local pub. When one of the pub's bartenders is found murdered in the nearby woods, Barnaby and Scott uncover a deadly clash of cultures in the gossipy village. The straw woman: When a curate dies tragically at a festival revival, some villagers of Midsomer Parva suspect black magic. Barnaby and Scott unravel a centuries-old mystery, complicated by Scott's attraction to a schoolteacher who has been branded a witch by the village. Ghosts of Christmas past: The Villiers family has gathered to celebrate Christmas exactly nine years after Ferdy Villiers suicide. When another member of the family dies mysteriously, Barnaby and Scott find they must investigate the past as well as the present.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD DRAMA Midsomer Season 7.5 The Maid in Splendour Available 33111005825522
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Likable cop Tom Barnaby and Sergeant Dan Scott solve grisly crimes in villages brimming with rose-covered cottages and eccentric characters.

Based on the characters created by Caroline Graham.

Originally broadcast on television in 2003-2004.

Special features: Disc 1. A conversation with John Nettles; Carolyn Graham biography. All discs. Midsomer County Map; Cast filmographies (John Nettles, John Hopkins, Barry Jackson, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard, Alan Cox, William Gaunt, Freddie Jones, Keith Barron, Jemima Rooper, Haydn Gwynne, Margery Mason).

The maid in splendour / screenplay by Andrew Payne ; directed by Richard Holthouse -- The straw woman / screenplay by Jeff Dodds ; directed by Sarah Hellings -- Ghosts of Christmas past / screenplay by David Hoskins ; directed by Renny Rye.

Costume designer, Reg Samuel ; music composed by Jim parker ; production designer, Paul Cowell ; editor, Derek Bain ; director of photography, Colin Munn.

John Nettles, John Hopkins (The maid in splendour) Raymond Coulthard, Alan Cox, Peter-Hugo Daly, William Gaunt, Dave Hill, Laura Howard, Barry Jackson, Freddie Jones, Frances Tomelty, Jane Wymark (The straw woman) Keith Barron, Richenda Carey, Richard Cordery, Laura Howard, Kelly Hunter, Barry Jackson, Maggie O'Neill, Jemima Rooper, Susanna Wise, Jane Wymark (Ghosts of Christmas past) Bruce Alexander, William Chubb, Haydn Gwynne, Laura Howard, Barry Jackson, Mel Martin, Margery Mason, Philip Quast, Jane Wymark.

The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. The Maid in Splendour: Unrequited love, secret business deals, and passionate affairs threaten the lives of those connected to The Maid in Splendour, Midsomer Worthy's beloved local pub. When one of the pub's bartenders is found murdered in the nearby woods, Barnaby and Scott uncover a deadly clash of cultures in the gossipy village. The straw woman: When a curate dies tragically at a festival revival, some villagers of Midsomer Parva suspect black magic. Barnaby and Scott unravel a centuries-old mystery, complicated by Scott's attraction to a schoolteacher who has been branded a witch by the village. Ghosts of Christmas past: The Villiers family has gathered to celebrate Christmas exactly nine years after Ferdy Villiers suicide. When another member of the family dies mysteriously, Barnaby and Scott find they must investigate the past as well as the present.

Not rated.

DVD; region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.

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