Midsomer Murders - Set Seven (The Green Man / Bad Tidings / The Fisher King / Sins Of Commision)
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Actor: Midsomer MurdersDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 400 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-10-03
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media
Movie Reviews of Midsomer Murders - Set Seven (The Green Man / Bad Tidings / The Fisher King / Sins Of Commision)
Movie Review: Cully Barnaby should be made a Midsomer Murder victim
Summary: 5 Stars
"Midsomer Murders" as a whole presents the very best of what the British can do with the old-fashioned, village "whodunits". Tom Barnaby is the world-weary, low-key chief inspector who toodles around the fictitious Midsomer County, England, solving various murders. Some plots are a trifle thin, but most are engaging, and his sidekicks (Troy in the first several series, Scott in the last) are perfect foils for Barnaby's mature (and usually dead-on) instincts.
All that having been said, I simply cannot cope with the central character's long-suffering daughter, the unlikely-named CULLY. She is nothing more than a millstone around the viewer's neck, a constant Madame Bringdown who does nothing but throw a pall of misery over nearly every scene in which she takes part. Reviewer C. O. DeRiemer justly referred to her as a "grim, serious young woman"--an attitude that pushes her already-subdued father's demeanor even further into himself. Poor Joyce Barnaby, Cully's mother, is so soft-hearted and dithering that her child's blunt, cheerless, and wheedling mannerisms seem only to exacerbate the elder female Barnaby's innate excitability.
Either Laura Howard is a vastly underwhelming actress or, even worse, the creators/writers of this series actually wanted the character of Cully to come across as completely alienating. I can't help but notice that she:
1) has no friends 2) seldom has a romantic interest (*SURPRISE*) and 3) is constantly draped all over her parents' home, either living with them or simply dropping in to lecture or nag them. Horrible, horrible character--I'd have thoroughly enjoyed it if they'd incorporated Cully Barnaby into a plot as a murder victim.
Summary of Midsomer Murders - Set Seven (The Green Man / Bad Tidings / The Fisher King / Sins Of Commision)
Midsomer Murders: Set Seven includes four intriguing episodes from season seven of the long-running, British mystery series, based on a series of books by Caroline Graham. Fans of Midsomer Murders will certainly take note of a big change in the crime drama, as Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) of the Causton C.I.D. loses his longtime junior partner, Detective Sergeant Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey) to the latter's promotion and relocation. Still, Troy is around for "The Green Man," Barnaby's attempt to crack a case of multiple murders in quaint Midsomer, a supposedly quiet English village in which passions flair and blood flows with astonishing regularity."The Green Man" concerns a pair of overlapping investigations with an environmental theme. When an effort to restore a stream uncovers the remains of several people who died in a long-ago, tunnel cave-in, Barnaby discovers that one of the apparent victims was actually placed on the site much later. Meanwhile, adolescent hoodlums harassing an indigent woodsman are turning up dead. "Bad Tidings" introduces Barnaby's new partner, Detective Sergeant Dan Scott (John Hopkins), unhappy about his transfer from London and reluctant to settle in. But he pulls his weight assisting Barnaby on a strange case that begins with the murder of a woman walking home from a flamenco-themed party at the Midsomer Mallow village hall. (A recurring theme in Midsomer Murders of hatred and deception running rampant among trustees of Midsomer's social and cultural life plays a big part here.) "The Fisher King" resurrects an old, unsolved mystery concerning the death of a man who excavated ancient artifacts, while Barnaby and Scott also try to find out who killed an arrogant millionaire with a wound similar to the one suffered by the titular, Arthurian figure. Finally, "Sins of Commission" is a wild episode peeling back secrecy surrounding sexual and fiduciary scandals surrounding a literary festival. Adding both to the drama and fun is the way Barnaby's wife (Jane Wymark) and daughter (Laura Howard) have a way of getting involved with every investigation. With a likable, low-key hero and creative new forms of Midsomer malice, Set Seven is a winner. --Tom Keogh
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 Barnaby. Daniel Casey (The Wingless Bird)) costars as Barnaby's earnest young assistant, Sergeant Troy. When Troy wins a promotion and transfer, Barnaby gets a partner of a different stripe. Sergeant Dan Scott (John Hopkins, Love in a Cold Climate)) is a streetwise Londoner who mistakenly expects an easy, dull life on the rural beat. Guest stars include Cherie Lunghi, John Standing, Michael Simkins, Henry Ian Cusick, Diana Kent, and Stella Gonet.
The Mysteries
The Green Man -- Troy passes his inspector's exam and is moving on, but not before one more challenging case with Barnaby in Midsomer Worthy
Bad Tidings -- Dan Scott, Barnaby's new partner, gets a baptism by fire with a case in Midsomer Mallow that implicates Cullly and her old schoolmates.
The Fisher King -- Barnaby and Scott follow a maze of Celtic rites, ancient artifacts, and twisted relationships to find the murderer of a Midsomer Barrow landowner.
Sins of Commission -- Murder attends the annual literary festival in Midsomer St. Michael, leading Barnaby and Scott to discover a hotbed of corruption within the highbrow crowd.
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