World Famous Comics: John Nettles John Hopkins Midsomer Murders - Set Eight
John Nettles John Hopkins Midsomer Murders - Set Eight
Starring: John Nettles; John Hopkins Directed By: Caroline Graham Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: Box set, Color, Subtitled, Widescreen Label: ACORN MEDIA Number of Items: 3 Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 27, 2007 Running Time: 300 minutes Theatrical Release Date: June 28, 1998
Description: What evil lurks beyond the well-trimmed hedges of Midsomer...
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 with John Hopkins (Love in a Cold Climate) as his brash young assistant. Guest stars include John Burgess, William Gaunt, Freddie Jones, Keith Barron, and Margery Mason.
The Mysteries The Maid in Splendour—Midsomer Worthy’s beloved local pub figures in a case involving unrequited love, secret business deals, and passionate affairs. The Straw Woman—Scott becomes bewitched by a village schoolteacher as he and Barnaby unravel a centuries-old mystery in Midsomer Parva. Ghosts of Christmas Past—Barnaby escapes Christmas with his in-laws only to be thrust into the shadowy world and dark secrets of the mysterious Villiers family.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE John Nettles interview, Midsomer map, Caroline Graham biography, and cast filmographies.
Amazon.com: Idyllic Midsomer county has an alarmingly high mortality rate--at least on television. As actor John Nettles comments in a charming interview, after several series of the murder mystery program Midsomer Murders only a handful of villagers would be left alive. The show's writers tried to lower the body count to a more plausible number, but viewers complained, so Midsomer is as lethal as ever. Set Eight, featuring three episodes from Midsomer Murders' seventh series, racks up its share of corpses as the ever-observant DCI Barnaby (Nettles) and his brash right hand man Dan Scott (John Hopkins) sort through a tale of unrequited love and secret real estate deals that mirrors an old legend, a collision of the church and pagan ways that sparks several flaming deaths, and a Christmas gathering that turns murderous as the truth about a long-ago suicide comes out. Midsomer Murders is topnotch: The 90-100 minute episode length allows each episode to unfold intricate plots while cultivating a distinct atmosphere and establishing vivid characters. Anchoring it all is Nettles, whose combination of gravitas and sly wit make him not only an excellent detective but a delightful and engaging personality. Hopkins is less charismatic, but he provides a suitable foil for his senior colleague. Aside from the interview with Nettles, the extras are modest: A map of the county, a handful of cast filmographies, and a slender bit of biography about Caroline Graham, the mystery novelist who created DCI Barnaby and his rural miasma of passion, jealousy, and bitter revenge. --Bret Fetzer
Midsomer Murders - Set 8 still like the series but do not like the new Sgt. He is awful in my opinion. Of all the series # 8 is mediocre at best.
Midsomer Murders set 8 As always, these are outstanding. We watch them as soon as they arrive and then wait for the next set to come out. We have just about all of them and are anxiously waiting for set 11. Hope they never stop making Midsomer Murders, I believe that they would always be popular. The Brits seem to do the best when it comes to mysteries.........would like them to put Martha Grimes' Richard Jury stories into video.
Midsomer Murders Set 8 These three episodes are some of the best of the series. Especially well done is the episode, "The Straw Woman." The storyline evokes depth from the Scott character that comes as something of a surprise if one has followed the series through from the beginning.
Avid watcher of the Series Excellent group. You have to watch carefully as this set is probably the most complex of the series I have yet seen.
Another winner Forget that Sgt. Troy is gone, the series is still excellent in the BBC tradition.
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