Midsomer Murders: Set Five (The Killings at Badger's Drift / Written in Blood / Death of a Hollow Man / Faithful unto Death / Death in Disguise)
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. Based on the novels by Caroline Graham, modern master of the English village mystery, the series stars John Nettles(Bergerac)as the unflappable Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby with Daniel Casey(The Wingless Bird)as his eager young assistant. Guest stars include Emily Mortimer, Jonathan Firth, Anna Massey, Joanna David, Bernard Hepton, Nicholas le Prevost, Sarah Badel, and Paul Chapman.The Mysteries:The Killings at Badger’s Drift—The death of an elderly woman and the persistence of her lifelong friend draw Barnaby into a case that reveals the sordid side of this quaint village.Written in Blood—Investigating the brutal murder of a Midsomer Worthy writer, Barnaby discovers that the victim had been living a fictitious life.Death of a Hollow Man—In Causton, Barnaby and his family take part in an amateur theatrical production of Amadeus that provides an abundance of real-life drama.Faithful Unto Death—When the wife of a wealthy local businessman disappears, Barnaby finds that Fawcett Green harbors a complex web of financial and romantic entanglements.Death in Disguise—Barnaby needs all his wits about him as he investigates a string of deaths at a local New Age commune.