Midsomer Murders-Season 12-Part 1 (2009)

John Nettles returns to investigate deadly deeds and gruesome goings-on in the first 4 episodes from Season 12 of the top-rating mystery, MIDSOMER MURDERS.

Based on the award winning Inspector Barnaby novels created by mystery writer Caroline Graham, unflappable detectives DCI Tom Barnaby and DS Ben Jones are drawn into the worlds of golf, spying, cricket and cycling as mystery, murder and mayhem shatter the peaceful and picturesque surroundings of the Midsomer villages once again.

CASE 1 THE DOGLEG MURDERS

The peaceful setting of prestigious Whiteoaks Golf Club is rocked by death and controversy when a golfer is bludgeoned to death near the notorious 13th hole known as Crisp’s Folly. Barnaby and Jones discover gambling is rife at the club, along with illegal money-lending and assault. Then as the club considers giving ordinary villagers full membership rights, another golfer is killed.

CASE 2 THE BLACK BOOK

Felicity Law approaches Anthony Prideaux to sell a painting she has found in her attic. Recognising its worth as a painting by esteemed Midsomer artist Henry Hogson, Anthony tries to con her into selling it for a trifling amount.

However Felicity is not one to be conned and eventually the painting is offered for sale by auction. Despite Patricia Blackshaw’s best efforts on behalf of the Hogson Society, she is outbid by an American collector and she cannot hide her disappointment. When Felicity is found strangled and tortured, Barnaby and Jones investigate and learn about a lot more than art.

CASE 3 SECRETS AND SPIES

Barnaby’s secret past as a spy is revealed when a former agent is gashed to death after a cricket match in Midsomer Parva. While locals blame the ‘beast of Midsomer’, Barnaby realises the killing has links to the local network of spies during their time in Cold War Berlin. But then he is thrown off the case by MI6.

CASE 4 THE GLITCH