Midsomer Murders
Christmas Special: Ghosts of Christmas Past
UK (ITV Channel) scheduled for Christmas Day 2004. First aired in Australia 1st October 2004
This English crime drama series, based on books by Caroline Graham, is
filmed mostly in the villages and towns of the rural county of Buckinghamshire.
It usual contains a great many ingenious and remarkable murders (usually
several in each episode) amid the eccentric denizens of Middle England.
If you want to learn more about what the Midsomer Murders drama series is about check out this wonderful website run by Joan Street. Her page on the episode 'Christmas Past' has a lovely photo gallery, which includes a glimpse of Philip as Ross Villiers.
Production details:
- Writer: David Hoskins
- Director: Renny Rye
- Producer: Brian True-May
Cast:
- DCI Tom Barnaby: John Nettles
- Sgt. Dan Scott: John Hopkins
- Ross Villiers: Philip Quast
- Joyce Barnaby: Jane Wymark
- Cully Barnaby: Laura Howard
- Dr. Bullard: Barry Jackson
- Dominic Jones: Bruce Alexander
- Douglas: John Burgess
- Clare: Claire Carrie
- Digby Frears: William Chubb
- Aidan Carter: Dominic Colenso
- Howard Frears: Rory Copus
- Ferdy Villiers: Kevin Doyle
- Doctor: Harry Gostelow
- Jennifer Carter: Haydn Gwynne
- Kate Frears: Mel Martin
- Lydia Villiers: Margery Mason
- Vicar: Bryan Matheson
- Detective: Charles Millham
- Muriel
- (Joyce Barnaby's mother): Daphne Oxenford
- Emily Hyde: Alice Patten
- Drinker in Pub: Tim Treloar
- Girl: Laura Jeffree
- Aiden aged 11: Christopher Sutton
- Phoebe aged 12: Gemma
- Martin Howard aged 4: Luke Foster
Synopsis: (ABC Programme Schedule)
It's Christmas in Midsomer, but before DCI Barnaby (John Nettles) can relax and enjoy time with his family, he has a double murder to solve.
A prominent family in the district comes under investigation when their elderly aunt Lydia (Margery Mason) dies after a suspicious fall. Jennifer Carter (Haydn Gwynne), one of Lydia's nieces, denies any wrongdoing and claims that her aunt merely had an unfortunate accident.
But when Barnaby and Scott (John Hopkins) learn that Lydia nearly died the day before while trapped in the garage, their instincts tell them something's not quite right and warns the family to take extra care.
Foolishly, Jennifer ignores their advice and continues with her traditional Christmas shooting trip. The murderer strikes again and Jennifer dies in a well-disguised accident.
Who would want both Lydia and Jennifer dead and why? Barnaby and Scott find themselves delving into the family history to find a possible motive. They learn about the suicide nine years ago of Jennifer's eldest brother Ferdy (Kevin Doyle). Before his death, Ferdy was set to inherit the family fortune and was happily engaged, much to the disapproval of the rest of the family. Ferdy was devastated when Jennifer informed him of his fiancée's questionable past. He broke up with her and went on to kill himself.
But when Sgt Scott finds a videotape in Lydia's room, suspicions turn to Jennifer's son Aidan (Dominic Colenso). The tape contains incriminating footage of Aidan that could threaten his inheritance. Could he possibly be responsible for the murder of his own mother?
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