Homicide, blackmail, greed, and betrayal: just a taste of what goes on behind the well-trimmed hedges of Midsomer County. Inspired by the novels of Caroline Graham, "the best detective writer since Agatha Christie" (Sunday Times, UK), this British series is deliciously sinister and darkly humorous.
Disc 1
Dance with the Dead
Never mind the tube connecting the exhaust pipe to the window of the vintage automobileSimon Bright’s death only looks like a suicide. The lovesick young man’s murder touches off a search for Laura, his girlfriend and partner in ballroom dancing classes. But who saved the last dance for Simon?
Disc 2
The Animal Within
Faith Alexander’s unannounced visit to her wealthy Uncle Rex’s estate turns into quite a surprise, indeed. Everyone there thinks she died in a plane crash three years earlier. When Rex’s body turns up, his would-be heirs engage in a battle of wills that exposes plenty of motives for murder.
Disc 3
King’s Crystal
Owners of an artisan glassworks, the King family harbors relationships of positively Shakespearean complexity. When the enterprise shatters into pieces and its accountant winds up stabbed, Barnaby digs into rivalries of business and bloodwhile DS Jones explores secret Masonic rites.
Disc 4
The Axeman Cometh
Thirty years past their prime, the band Hired Gun aims for a comeback at the Midsomer Rocks Music Festival. With Barnaby among the legions of fans who still love the band’s music, their revival holds promiseuntil someone sounds a discordant note by killing off the musicians, one by one.
Packaging: Boxed set
Run Time: 400 minutes
Format: Widescreen
Number of discs: 4
Language: English
Subtitles: N/A
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: Yes
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Rating: N/A
"Caroline Graham is the best detective writer since Agatha Christie"London Sunday Times
"There are few better ways to unwind after making a killing at the office than by watching English people murder each other. This long-running British mystery series, inspired by the novels of Caroline Graham, is, like many a mystery from across the pond, set in a small English village. The feature-length mysteries in this new set have not aired in the U.S., and appear here on DVD for the first time. The mysteries are well-plotted, and the movies feature excellent British character actors, evocative settings and, luckily for the squeamish, not too much violence." - Smartmoney.com
Edgar Allan Poe Award Nomination for Best Television Feature or Miniseries (1999)