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| Author/Contributor(s): | Hopkinson, Frank |
| Publisher: | Pitkin |
| Date: | 3/15/2022 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Following in the Pitkin Armchair film and TV locations series, Midsomer Murders Location Guide highlightsthe real-life locations behind the fictional Midsomer County—the pubs,churches, and villages that make it such an international success.
MidsomerMurders turns twenty-five in 2022, and to celebrate a quarter-century ofDetective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby unraveling the murderous deeds of ruralfolk, Pitkin is launching a guide that pinpoints the most popular locationsused for filming the series.
Thefirst episode, “The Killing at Badger’s Drift,” was an immediate ratingssuccess in 1997 when John Nettles returned to television as DCI Barnaby afterten years of playing Sergeant Jim Bergerac. Nettles went on to star in eighty-oneepisodes of Midsomer Murders before retiring in 2010 and handing thereins to his cousin, John Barnaby. The series is sold around the world and isknown as Barnaby in Europe, so it needed a DCI Barnaby at the Neil Dudgeon, who appeared as an amorous gardener in the series fourepisode “Garden of Death,” took the part.
Thelocation guide highlights some of the familiar pubs, churches, villages, andcountryside that can be visited. The Lions of Bledlow has been five differentpubs in its Midsomer lifetime, while the Crown Inn at Sydenham canclaim at least three. Villages clustered around the Oxfordshire-Buckinghamshireborder—Turville, Hambleden, Fingest, Haddenham, and Long Crendon—are favoritebackdrops.
Whilemany of the grand country houses are private residences, a few, such asMapledurham and Greys Court, are administered by the National Trust. Plus,there are many ancient churches to admire, quite often the scene of grislygoings-on in the vestry. Ask Mark Gatiss about the Sword of Guillaume!
Withall 128 episodes available on BritBox, fans of the show can watch oldepisodes with Midsomer Murders Location Guide in hand and spot exactlywhere DCI Barnaby brings the sometimes unlikely villains to book.
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