Midsomer Murders: Set 14
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Actor: John NettlesBrand: Acorn
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 400 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2010-02-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media
Movie Reviews of Midsomer Murders: Set 14
Movie Review: TOP BRITISH MYSTERY THAT REMAINS 1st RATE ENTERTAINMENT
Summary: 5 Stars
UPDATE: The next Midsomer DVD set (15) not only has the 3 episode presentations, very well done, as always, but it has a bonus disc "Super Sleuths," a documentary about the show's first decade which is quite interesting and welcome to even the most avid of fans. The bonus disc is a duplicate for anyone who has purchased the 17 mystery super box of "MIDSOMER MURDERS: BARNABY'S CASEBOOK". That set had two bonus discs and this is one of those. For those buying this series one set at a time, the bonus disc will be a delightful added feature to your Midsomer Murders entertainment. So...Set 15 is a 4-disc pack, not 3. A value, and the episodes are suspensefully death-defying.
Order it now with your set 14--you WILL want them both.
Midsomer is the heart of murder. And the "MIDSOMER MURDERS" series is the heart of British Mystery Drama, and continues to be after a dozen years. It's longevity is it's greatest review recommendation. If you are new to Midsomer Murders, be made aware that Midsomer is the county of multiple murders. Almost never just one at a time. Barnaby (John Nettles) would not know what happened if he was left with only one body per case.
This 4 DVD set 14 contains 4 feature-length stand alone stories, but the same excellent regular cast. Besides DCI Barnaby, is wife Joyce (Jane Wymark) and daughter Cully (Laura Howard). They add a family home-life plot to every episode, always interrupted by the murder investigation underway. The ladies also add a delicate touch of romance to the show. Jason Hughes plays DS Jones, Barnaby's right hand man.
It is the delightful mix of murders, crime fighting, romance, and even some comedy relief; in other words a blend of sub-plots with a major multi-murder plot that makes this show one for almost anyone. Well, except maybe the REVIEWING YOUNG, someone to young to appreciate the bestseller style of suspense/mystery/romance/drama that sells millions. This show is based on the novels of Caroline Graham. It's not a comic book depiction on DVD, like YOUTH ORIENTED shows with super-action animated figures. MIDSOMER MURDERS will require some intellect to enjoy, as millions of viewers have pleasantly found.
These more recent episodes contain many award winning guest stars.
Episode 1, DEATH AND DUST, involves a murder related to an intended marriage between 2 older people with children quite vocally unfavorable to the idea. It is a delight to see Stephanie Cole (Doc Martin, great series-check it out) playing the former mother-in-law to the male of the pair. A rare episode with only one murder.
...PICTURE OF INNOCENCE, has to do with shootings, digital vs film, even a camera duel, but the murders are identical MO head bashings, all by the same odd metal instrument. Well it is a part of a large camera of sorts. Not the first time Barnaby becomes something of a suspect.
...THEY SEEK HIM HERE, a has been director plods on in a cheap version of Scarlet Pimpernel, complete with guillotine on the set. The murder apparatus is predictable, but certainly not the murderer. As with all MIDSOMER MURDERS, not good for children.
...DEATH IN A CHOCOLATE BOX, Like all Midsomer stories, this one again provides the picturesque setting, like a calendar photo, but a deep dark secret from the inside of the jail cell, ex-cons now on the outside, and corpses leave stains on the panoramic vista. Can Barnaby make tranquility return to the village?
Did I mention all episodes DO have subtitles?
Barnaby probably averages a murder every 30 minutes. That's fast-paced mystery and suspense to me! THE BEST FROM BRITAIN--PERHAPS BEST IN THE WORLD.
If you like MIDSOMER MURDERS, there is two collection boxes of episodes now available. 17 episodes in "Midsomer Murders: Barnaby's Casebook" (see my review) & "Midsomer Murders - The Early Cases Collection" contains 18 episodes.
Summary of Midsomer Murders: Set 14
WHAT EVIL LURKS BEYOND THE WELL-TRIMMED HEDGES OF MIDSOMER?
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. Inspired by the novels of Caroline Graham, modern master of the English village mystery, the series stars John Nettles (Bergerac) as the unflappable Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, with Jason Hughes (This Life) as his earnest, efficient protégé, Detective Sergeant Ben Jones. Guest stars include Stephanie Cole, Gareth Thomas, Christopher Fairbank, Richard Hope, Peter Eyre, Chris Barrie, Matthew Marsh, and Clare Higgins.
THE MYSTERIES
Death and Dust--The impending marriage of a widowed doctor and a well-to-do divorcée motivates a murder of mistaken identity.
Picture of Innocence--In the midst of a ?shooting war? between rival camera clubs, someone tries to frame Barnaby--and definitely not for a portrait.
They Seek Him Here--Heads roll, quite literally, when a movie crew begins filming an adventure classic set during the French Revolution.
Death in a Chocolate Box--A long-buried scandal reemerges to haunt two of Barnaby?s former colleagues, now the managers of a halfway house.
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