Inventive crimes, charming scenery, and notable guest stars have set Midsomer Murders apart from the crowd and won it legions of fans. Returning with another collection of mysteries from the fan favorite series, Midsomer Murders: John Barnaby’s First Cases makes its DVD debut on December 5, 2017 from Acorn, an RLJ Entertainment, Inc. brand. Series 14 marks the first complete series starring Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby, and Series 15 marks the last season with Jason Hughes as DS Ben Jones. The DVD 7-Disc set features 14 feature-length mysteries and bonus behind-the-scenes and commentary ($79.99, Amazon.com).
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in this hit British mystery series that has earned a worldwide following. In this collection of Series 14 and 15, John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon, Life of Riley) takes over as Midsomer County’s new Detective Chief Inspector, solving macabre crimes with the help of DS Ben Jones (Jason Hughes, This Life) in his last cases as Barnaby’s assistant.
Guest stars include Samantha Bond (Downton Abbey), Edward Fox (Gandhi), Pam Ferris (Call the Midwife, Rosemary & Thyme), Warren Clarke (Poldark), James Callis (Battlestar Galactica), Julie Graham (The Bletchley Circle), Sinéad Cusack (Marcella), Hattie Morahan (Beauty and the Beast), Martine McCutcheon (Love Actually, EastEnders), Kate Ashfield (Shaun of the Dead), Charity Wakefield (Close to the Enemy, Wolf Hall), Kevin Doyle (Downton Abbey), and Harriet Walter (The Crown).
The Mysteries: Death in the Slow Lane; Dark Secrets; Echoes of the Dead; The Oblong Murders; The Sleeper Under the Hill; The Night of the Stag; A Sacred Trust; A Rare Bird; The Dark Rider; Murder of Innocence; Death and the Divas; Written in the Stars; The Sicilian Defence; Schooled in Murder
BONUS: Midsomer Murders in Conversation (34 min.), The Dark Rider audio commentary with star Neil Dudgeon and director Alex Pillai, behind the scenes of Death and the Divas (15 min.), and a biography of Sykes the dog.
Street Date: December 5, 2017; SRP: $79.99; DVD 7-Disc Set: 14 feature-length episodes – Approx. 21.5 hours – SDH Subtitles – UPC 054961262694; Contains nudity, sexual situations, and disturbing images.
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