Midsomer Murders - Season 6 - Eps 4: A Tale of Two Hamlets
Someone is decimating the ancient Smythe-Webster family of Upper Walden, and the bad blood between the villages of Upper and Lower Walden is renewed with a vengeance. First, young heart-throb actor Larry Smith (alias Laurence Smythe-Webster) dies in an explosion at a publicity event for a new film. House of Satan is based on a book by a local writer, the late Ellis Bell of Lower Walden - a village whose inhabitants are referred to by its Vicar, the Reverend Simon Smythe-Webster, as ""the weasels of the wild wood"".The next to die is Larry's uncle, House of Satan producer Frank Webster (Francis Smythe-Webster), electrocuted to death on his exercise bike. Finally, Barnaby's principal suspect, Danny Pinchel, the family's cook, is drowned in a large bowl of tomato soup...Barnaby realizes he is dealing with an historic grudge, and he enquires into the family's antecedents.
About Midsomer Murders
Title: Midsomer Murders
First Air Date: 1997-03-23
Last Air Date: 2025-12-30
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.5/10 (from 338 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 26
Total Episodes: 144
Network: ITV1
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Production Companies: Bentley Productions, ITV, BBC
Synopsis
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Cast
Neil Dudgeon
DCI John Barnaby
Nick Hendrix
DS Jamie Winter
Fiona Dolman
Sarah Barnaby
Annette Badland
Fleur Perkins
