Midsomer Murders: Death and Disguise starts as DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) & Sgt. Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey) are called into investigate the death of William Carter (Robert Pickavance) at The Lodge of the Golden Windhorse, a huge stately home owned by Ian Cragie (Michael Feast) & occupied by the strange members of his religious cult. Carter's death looks like an open and shut case, a clear accident where he fell down some stairs & broke his neck. However when cult leader Craigie is stabbed & killed it quickly becomes a double homicide for Barnaby, there are plenty of suspects & motives which Barnaby has to wade through to find the truth & bring a killer to justice...
Episode 5 from season 1 this Midsomer Murder mystery was directed by Baz Taylor & although Death and Disguise was the final story from season 1 it's as good as any of them. The script by Douglas Watkinson has all the usual lies, red herrings, suspects, multiple murder, accidents, dark secrets, eccentric character's & a complex plot that I have come to expect from this show. Generally speaking Midsomer Murders episodes can be a little slow at times but they are very absorbing, intriguing & very entertaining. You need to concentrate 100% of the time while watching most Midsomer Murders as when the complex murder plot is finally revealed unless you've been watching & listening all the way through it won't make much sense & Death and Disguise is such a case in point. Any armchair sleuth who enjoys a good murder mystery will probably love this series & quite rightly so as it's quality with strong character's, good plots, the earlier shows definitely had a dark edge to them & the balance between letting the viewer have some clues to keep you interested but not enough so as to make the story too predictable has always been very good. Persoanlly I'm a big fan of the show & my only real problem with them are the length of the episodes & the fact they have little re-watch value as once you know the killer or killers identity there's not much point in watching it again.
This one looks very nice & it's set in a gorgeous stately home in the English countryside, the location used was actually Nether Winchendon House in Buckinghamshire so now you know. As usual the production values are high & it's well made in some beautiful locations. The acting is good from all involved.
Death in Disguise is a good way to round off season 1 but the season as a whole was excellent anyway, in my humble opinion this is classic Midsomer Murders that is a must for any amateur detectives out there.
Episode 5 from season 1 this Midsomer Murder mystery was directed by Baz Taylor & although Death and Disguise was the final story from season 1 it's as good as any of them. The script by Douglas Watkinson has all the usual lies, red herrings, suspects, multiple murder, accidents, dark secrets, eccentric character's & a complex plot that I have come to expect from this show. Generally speaking Midsomer Murders episodes can be a little slow at times but they are very absorbing, intriguing & very entertaining. You need to concentrate 100% of the time while watching most Midsomer Murders as when the complex murder plot is finally revealed unless you've been watching & listening all the way through it won't make much sense & Death and Disguise is such a case in point. Any armchair sleuth who enjoys a good murder mystery will probably love this series & quite rightly so as it's quality with strong character's, good plots, the earlier shows definitely had a dark edge to them & the balance between letting the viewer have some clues to keep you interested but not enough so as to make the story too predictable has always been very good. Persoanlly I'm a big fan of the show & my only real problem with them are the length of the episodes & the fact they have little re-watch value as once you know the killer or killers identity there's not much point in watching it again.
This one looks very nice & it's set in a gorgeous stately home in the English countryside, the location used was actually Nether Winchendon House in Buckinghamshire so now you know. As usual the production values are high & it's well made in some beautiful locations. The acting is good from all involved.
Death in Disguise is a good way to round off season 1 but the season as a whole was excellent anyway, in my humble opinion this is classic Midsomer Murders that is a must for any amateur detectives out there.