1. DEATH’S SHADOW
When Richard Bayly, a local property developer, is diagnosed with a brain tumour he feels the need to confess his sins to Reverend Stephen Wentworth before he dies. Later that night Richard is violently murdered in his own home.
DCI Barnaby can’t understand who would want to kill a dying man. However, he soon learns that Richard’s redevelopment plans for the village were not seen as beneficial by everyone. When another murder is committed, Barnaby and Troy face a race against time to unearth the truth surrounding tragic events from the past to discover the perpetrator.
Guest stars Richard Briers, Anna Cropper and Judy Parfitt. Written by Anthony Horowitz. Directed by Jeremy Silberston.
2. STRANGLER’S WOOD
When Carla Constanza - the face of Brazil’s leading cigarette brand for Monarch Tobacco - is found strangled in the infamous Strangler’s Wood, DCI Barnaby and DS Troy not only find themselves investigating her murder, but three identical unsolved murders of innocent girls from eight years before.
When Barnaby meets the other inhabitants of Midsomer Worthy he discovers more than one potential suspect - an ex-Detective Chief Inspector unhealthily obsessed with the original case; the creepy village landlord with a dark past and a sinister over-protective mother; the Managing Director of Monarch Tobacco, who stands to lose a lot of money and an au pair who knows more about Carla’s death than she is letting on... As the murders mount up, Barnaby and Troy realise that time is running out.
Guest stars Kathleen Byron, Jeremy Clyde and Peter Eyre. Written by Anthony Horowitz. Directed by Jeremy Silberston.)
Special Features:
* Foldout Midsomer Map
* Talent Profiles
* Textless Title Sequences
